Hey Brooke, I bought the Initiate V3 in VA with the standard aaa batteries for my daughter , she loves it. IMO; it happens to be one of the most comfortable sabers to use, period.
The VA is more pinkish purple than purple on hers, if that makes since, with the UEMG blade. The standard blades also look good.
My son has a DVA saber that is a more blueish purple if that makes since. And him and I like the DVA better.
That's not a complaint on the VA because it does look very good. My daughter likes both colors.
That being said this was one of the first 4 sabers we bought and the only thing I would do different is get the Lit-ion batteries because the VA and DVA are mixed colors and with aaa batteries they will change colors (turn red) as the batteries die. Just an FTI so be aware of it. I would prefer the Lit-ion batteries on ALL mixed colors to avoid the color changing.