The Rogue 1 is one of the first two products by Icon which apparently is a sister company of SureFire, although it has not been officially stated. The Rogue 1 is available in three colors, the one reviewed here is in silver. The head's housing is made from a single piece of aluminum which has a shallow crenellated bezel. This allows light to shine through when the light is placed head down. The lens is made of polycarbonate plastic, behind which sits a rubber o-ring. The Rogue 1 is rated as being waterproof up to a depth of 1 meter. The reflector is made of plastic and has a textured surface. The surface finish of the reflector is consistent and well done with no flaws to be found. The exterior of the head has a plain cylindrical design with a large plastic inlay of the Icon logo. I noticed fine machining lines running along the external surface of the head, I don't know if this was an intentional design choice but it does give provide slight textured feel. Type 2 anodizing is also well done throughout, it has a glossy polished finish but thanks to the fine lines, it doesn't attract fingerprints. Looking from the rear you can see the black plastic module which housed the electronics and LED. The "+" contact point for the battery has a unique "S" shaped curve, this is purely aesthetic and doesn't provide any functional advantage.

The main body of the Rogue 1 houses the battery tube and push button switch. It has a unique caged design which has three rods around the tube. The rods are thick and sturdy, there is very minimal flex even when heavy pressure is applied on them. This design gives the Rogue 1 quite a large form factor for a single AA powered flashlight. The Type 2 anodizing is consistent as it is on the head, it also has the same machining lines found on the head. Threads on the front end which screws into the head is well machined and of average thickness, although I did notice some squeaking during tests. A thick rubber o-ring sits just below the threads providing a moisture seal as well. A forward push button is housed inside the battery tube towards the rear end, there is no separate tail cap. The switch has soft tension and average travel, it provides good tactile feedback when fully engaged and produces an audible click. A large rubber switch cap protrudes out the rear end which makes engaging the switch very easy, although this also means that the Rogue 1 is not able to tail stand.

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The Icon Rogue is a simple two-mode flashlight, each alternate press of the switch cycles between the high and low brightness levels. Although it uses a forward push button switch as mentioned above, it would be impractical to use it for momentary activation since it cycles the output. The last output level used is not memorized, each off/on cycle always switches levels. Lower brightness levels are controlled via PWM whose effects are noticeable when waving the light around. The beam profile produced is very nice with a smooth medium sized hot spot and clean spill beam. The dark ring which is present in most XR-E based lights is not present here. My sample of the Rogue 1 has a cool cyan tint. Output isn't very bright compared to other recent single AA flashlights out in the market.

As you can see from the runtime graph below, it's quite different than other lights. Although it doesn't seem so, the Rogue 1 is in fact electronically regulated. This is noticeable in the minute but defined step intervals along the graph. The electronics was designed to gradually reduce output intensity in a controlled fashion during continuous usage which extends the overall runtime. Switching the light off and on again will "reset" the output to the maximum initial level again.

The Good - Very clean beam profile. Thicker caged rod design increases size, but provides comfortable grip and many lanyard attachment options.

The Bad - Practicality of controlled diminishing regulation is questionable. Not very bright compared to other recent flashlights.

The Relative - Beam has a cool cyan tint. Uses a forward push button, but not applicable for momentary activation. Not able to tail stand. Quite large for a single AA powered flashlight.

Head (front view).

Head (side view).

Head (rear view).

Battery tube (front view).

Battery tube (side view).

Battery tube (rear view).