I’ve wanted to design a Signature SA set forever. So, I came up with the idea of a dark variant of Dasher that could stand on its own but also act as a glorified moogle kit for sets like Dancer, Danger Zone, Mechanist, Calm Depths, and other older blue sets.
As the name implies, SA Dasher Nights is basically a dark variant of Dasher. You can use it as a monotone navy blue set, brighten it up with optional Dancer-colored accents, or mix and match it with old Dasher & Dancer sets to extend their coverage.
Nights uses Danger Zone’s BFU navy blue as its base, with Dasher & Dancer’s BBJ light blue for its legends and accents. While no new molds were used, I did try to match existing legends used on vintage Dasher terminals, such as Rub Out (from the Dasher D1), New Line (Dasher D200), and Command for the OS key, used across various Dasher models.
I initially pitched Nights as a narrow 75%/TKL monokit with minimal 40’s support, aimed at avoiding orphaned child kits. Signature Plastics suggested expanding the kitting to match their broader SA Standard black and white sets.
As a result, Nights now supports a wide range of layouts, including most 40’s setups, ortho boards, UK ISO, Alice, and the usual 60-100% ANSI layouts, Tsangan, HHKB, and more. The accent kit even includes gamer-friendly WASD keys, which I haven’t seen in an SA set for a while. Finally, Nights uses arrow symbols instead of text directional legends—these are the newer, thinner arrows that first debuted with Fledgling.
I’m excited to see how people use this set—not just as a standalone, but as a way to complete or extend their favorite classic blue kits. SA Dasher Nights was designed to both honor and evolve the legacy of sets like Dasher&Dancer, and I hope it finds a place in your collection.