Review: Star Wars Black Series Devon Izara from Maul: Shadow Lord
- Mephitsu
- Aug 1
- 5 min read
"Is this what our future holds? Always running."
Maul made his triumphant return to the Star Wars Universe in 2026 with a new animated series, Maul: Shadow Lord, continuing his story from The Clone Wars and bridging the gap until his brief cameo in Solo and his eventual final appearances in Star Wars: Rebels. A four-figure wave of Star Wars Black Series figures was unveiled for the first season, and these were shipped in July 2026. The wave features Maul himself along with Rook Kast, the Eleventh Brother Inquisitor, and Devon Izara.
The Shadow Lord collection for the Galaxy Collection was assigned another red tone, a brighter version than that used on Andor and Attack of the Clones, but still very similar. The focus colour is applied over the black box in terms of the numbering and character details as well as on the side artwork.
Devon Izara is number 04 in the collection, pictured straight on to camera in her cloak, looking to one side with her lightsaber in hand and angled towards the floor. As Devon is shorter than most of her peers in the line, the imagery sits her lower in the wider montage with the cityscape of Janix behind her. The artwork connects to the previous figure of The Eleventh Brother and will connect into the next Maul: Shadow Lord release, Marrok. The picture for Devon is used again on the back of the box with a short piece of text that positions the premise of the show rather than the character, and this same text is used on all the Wave 1 figures.
Inside the packaging, Devon Izara is set against a red-hued backdrop that includes an embedded image of the same Janix skyline we see on the side art.
Devon has, as is the case with all animated characters, been converted from her on-screen look in Shadow Lord to what she might look like in a live-action setting. Her sole outfit from Season 1 of Maul has been replicated with a dark blue tunic top, beige arms and grey bracers, on the left of which is a beige tan band/communicator. Her belt is a soft plastic individual piece used to hide the gap between waist and legs, and this is also coloured in beige, with a grey band around the centre.
Devon’s legs are sky blue and otherwise plain in their design, working down to a pair of lighter brown boots with a tan upper section. Over all of this sits Izara’s cloak. This is sculpted rather than being soft goods and features a rough, hewn texture which wraps around her neck, covering the lower part of her face. It then sweeps down over the shoulders, running almost to the floor.
The cloak can be removed, but the head has to be popped off first. Once the cloak is off, the head is fully revealed as a live-action interpretation of Devon Izara, complete with pink skin and facial print tech to pick out her eyes and mouth. The Leku head-tails are wrapped with a leather-look cap at their base and then extend as a softer plastic down Devon’s back. Sadly, the more subtle markings of the Leku seen on screen in the animation are simply missing from the figure. The likeness is difficult to judge with no actor on which it can be based, although there are elements that do look like her voice actor, Gideon Adlon.
Devon comes with 19 points of pinless articulation, which includes an upper body with a ball-joint waist, which allows the ability for forward, sideways, and backward leaning. The neck is jointed top and bottom, providing extra head movement and the ability to mimic some of Devon’s mannerisms. The arms feature ball-jointed shoulders, elbow joints, and wrist pivot.
The legs provide a stable base for posing and include a hybrid of the older and newer leg configuration with an ankle rocker, rotating single knee joint, thigh swivel, and hip joint. Without the cloak in particular, the range on the legs allows for sitting, kneeling, and lightsaber form posing.
Her lightsaber is included as an accessory, and this is a silver piece with a brown central section and grip. It includes both a loop at the far end and a peg on the side. This is designed for two holstering positions on the figure's belt. The loop allows it to be hung on her right hip, while the peg slots into a socket right at the back for a hidden position behind her cape. The hook works fine, but the peg is incredibly difficult to engage. Like the Rook Kast blasters from the same wave, the principle is sound; the execution is not great.
Devon Izara is another relatively strong conversion from animated series to Black Series live action styling, but does look a little vanilla in that likeness considering the expressiveness of the animation. She is missing that scowl, and like Rook Kast is missing some of the angular features, the face being softened completely. The lack of markings on the head tails is also disappointing, while the wider outfit is a decent replication - but a little too clean.
The plastic cloak works fine, and still allows a range of posing when it's in place. Taken off, Devon has a wide range of movement with or without her lightsaber and provides companion pieces for the other Maul figures to date, either displayed alongside Maul himself, or facing off against the Eleventh Brother. The key will be if we can ever unite Devon Izara with her Master, Eeko-Dio Daki, from Season 1, as that will be an impressive pair for your display.
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