 Infinite Sarvos Buildborn
Wave 109 - More Horseman!
Glyos System Series
Item No.: No. n/a
Manufacturer: Onell Design
Includes: Scarf, Pheyden head, Anti-Pheyden head, Phase Cannon, 4 Switch Pins
Action Feature: Pops apart
Retail: $18.00
Availability: October 12, 2025 with subsequent pre-order for December 2025
Other: Mold Quadruple Debut
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Sharing all the same parts as his two wave mates, Infinite Sarvos Buildborn is the silver redeco that matches surprisingly well with over a decade's worth of other silver guys. If you collect Glyos, a big part of the appeal is the scale and the compatibility. Well, we've lost a little scale in recent years, but you can easily swap parts between figures of all sizes and wind up with some wild results. Moreso if you like to paint. Sarvos has been around in some form or another as a mass produced figure since 2008, usually but not always with a torso distinct from Pheyden and often sharing the same limbs. This Infinite version shares everything with him - but you've got option pieces to make him distinctive. The "official build" from the product shot uses the Sarvos head while making use of the belt and swapping out the left hand for the phase cannon.
The Four Horsemen x Onell Design sculpt is larger than most Onell Design releases, with an abundance of detail that's both stunning and sort of breaks the spell of the basic figure in some respects. The classic Phyden, Sarvos, and other figures had limited detail with joints and sculpted bands that gave you a sense of a suit, whereas these guys have literal suits. You can see vents, armor plates, treads, gloves, wrinkles, lights, and some things which sure as heck look like flat-head screws. Cast all in silver, I found myself swapping parts with several older figures to generally spectacular results. The spot color may clash a bit, but it's still amazing to slap an old Granthan head on this new body and have it look perfectly natural.
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In addition to paint color, each of the three figures in this wave has their own unique paint masks. Not coincidentally, they're priced accordingly. Sarvos has the least paint with some red jets under his feet, red eyes across all three heads, some red on his blaster arm, and of course some red knees, red on his forearms, and red on his chest. The silver plastic does most of the heavy lifting, with swirls ensuring no two are identical. There are some silver textures that you can see, but don't actually exist. The chest on mine looks pockmarked but is completely smooth. The shoulders look like they have battle-damage, but are also completely smooth. Will this swirly silver hold up to the ages? I sure hope so.
Thanks to the included switch pins, you've got bonus head options. If you want to play up the silvery robot motif, you can put the cannon on his head. It may not be canon, but some of the greeblies make it look like a face. Other heads can be swapped in as well, and you can remove the belt, or change out the arms, or do whatever you want. For fans of Stikfas and Xevoz, or disappointed purchasers of the original Ideal Manglors, you can actually modify your figure here without damaging it for good. Which presumably you've known for a while, because you're either a long-haul Glyos fan or maybe you're just hearing about it now. Supposedly this particular series of figures brought over a bunch of first-time buyers from the Four Horsemen's stable, which could be very good or very bad for future drop nights.
The plastic selected for Sarvos both gives him additional detail and also obscures the sculpt, which makes it a great choice for a threepaint launch. Onell Design did this guy in silver, Pheyden in blue, and a sort of pink for Anti-Pheyden all in one night. If you bought all three figures, each has unique paint applications that encourage distinct configurations so they won't look like the same guy once placed on your desk.
At $18 this was the cheap one, and it's pretty great. If you're a long-haul fan you'll love mixing up the silver with your other guys, and if you're new you might be wondering what the fuss is about. These guys work better as part of a big collection, because you can grab a random spare hand or head and make something new. In terms of price they seem increasingly comparable with mainstream collector 3 3/4-inch figures. Back in 2010, the only 4-inch-ish Glyos guys were $10 The Outer Space Men, coincidentally priced similarly to most Star Wars figures from Hasbro at the time. In October Hasbro increased its 3 3/4-inch Star Wars: The Vintage Collection to $20 which means Onell is more or less keeping up with inflation.
If you have a shot at these guys (or new recolors) for regular price I'd suggest picking one up. They're sturdy and the result of two experts in the collector figure space coming together to make something that's a reboot of an indie classic. Or "classic." They usually make hundreds of these, so they're more limited than anything else in your collection with an audience that is, sadly, also limited. There's no million dollar marketing budget, they come out at a specific time, and they tend to sell out quickly. If you like these, pay attention to their official blog and set a reminder to show up when they go on sale. They rarely sell out immediately... but if you wait an hour expect to miss things.
--Adam Pawlus
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