While not a lot of fun, I'm mildly obsessed with the whole Hikari thing right now. They're expensive so I have to be picky, so for the Skeletor mold I went for Masters of the Universe Mystic Powers Skeletor because when I got an early peek at the various Skeletors they were doing it instantly slapped me upside the head It was colorful and dark, plus it was metallic and shiny with no glitter. Not that I have anything against glitter, but it's easier to look good when spectacular lighting is not required. This figure just plain looks great in even a slightly darker environment.
As with the others the figure has 3 points of articulation. Moving shoulders, moving neck... and that's about it. My sample had overly stiff arms but they eventually gave way to moving. The level of detail on the figure is impressive, as you'll note the fingernails are painted black and the various individual rivets on his armor are all silver. There's a black jewel in the crossbones of his armor, a red hood, shiny red eyes, and a metallic yellow skull. The same "Mystic Powers" style has been applied to other figures like Frankenstein's Monster and the Mindstyle-exclusive Jiangshi Hopping Ghost figures, which I also kinda want. These things are just amazingly gorgeous, and are something of the mass-market version of the whole indie toy Kaiju trend that you've been seeing out of Super 7 and the Max Toy Co. in recent years. Except, on the whole, these have better licenses.
The details are basically like super-deformed elements of the original Mattel action figure mixed in with the Classics one, particularly in the forearms. It's unmistakably him no matter the colors, and there are at least six flavors from which to choose. I like this one a bunch but I can't help but think another one or two of them might be nice to have, too. Ah well! For the money, you don't get a lot of toy - but you get a nice display piece. I am trying to avoid anything I can't fidget with too much, but this one was just too neat. Which is why we're doing this Hikari week. If they were a bit cheaper I'd probably buy them all, but that would be disruptive to the whole limited edition nature of this kind of product - other companies make low run figures in the double-digits as a matter of routine, while that sort of thing is a lot more unusual in this particular line of vinyl toys. Unusual, but not unheard of.
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