Really? I didn't know there wasn't a lot of love for him. Maybe a lot of people didn't buy it due to other purchases or the want of the Night King. They're missing out ifThere’s not a lot of love for this guy but I agree 100%. He is easily the best figure so far. Has a real shelf presence too.
Nice review, Bucky! I agree Arya is nice but for me, I think this edges her out because of the few problems I have with her.Just had a chance to open him up and have a look. Nice figure! He's not quite the best of the line for me (that's Arya, so far), but he's really good! He's definitely in that conversation.
I love the outfit, lots more fabric and leather-ish materials. I was expecting it to be mostly rubber, but it's not. Sword/spear is cool, too.
The thing I still can't figure out, though, is why they'd go with rooted hair on Arya and sculpted hair on this guy. Don't get me wrong, Arya's rooted hair turned out great -- way better than I expected -- but her short hair seemed like a much more obvious candidate for the sculpted treatment while this guy is crying out for some scraggly white rooted locks. The sculpted hair is fine, but it seems like a missed opportunity, is all. Would have taken him to the next level.
The sculpt is good. (I find it difficult to argue about accuracy with the more "monstery" characters. My brain seems to be a little more forgiving on non-human likenesses.) The only thing I would have liked is maybe some more prominent eyes. The glowing blue eyes are kind of the White Walkers' signature trait and his are kind of deep set and tiny, which makes them a little hard to see. But that's a minor nit.
The base body is really heavy and solid. Surprisingly heavy, really. And not just because he's a little taller. I had a few issues getting him to stand unassisted because his ankle joints, while sturdy, may not be quite sturdy enough for a figure this heavy. Of course 3Z doesn't do figure stands, but I might use one of my spares for this guy, just to be safe.
I got the deluxe edition with the skirt and extra feet, but I haven't stripped him down to try out his other look. I'm not sure I will, actually. Not super impressed with some of the pictures I've seem of him in that outfit. He seems a little ... as the kids say ... thicc. [emoji38] Especially for a wraith-like character. Maybe if I can pick up a second figure down the road at a reasonable discount, I could see adding the nearly-nekkid variant to the display, but for right now, I'm very happy with his armored look.
Overall he's a solid B+ and a welcome addition to the GOT detolf!
As for WW, I was also pleased to see more fabric than I thought would be on the figure. I thought the shoulder/torso armor would be rubber rather then the hard plastic that it is. Same for the tunic areas that are cloth, I thought those would be rubber, too. I wish the boots weren't rubber.
The sculpt is very well done with lots of detail and it's a "close enough" for me as far as likeness is concerned. I'm harder on human portraits.
Along with Arya, this is the best paint they've done on a figure in this line. Miles better than poor old Jon, or even Ned.lol
Body/posability is good. Looks like they used the template of Hounds body for this. It's a big and heavy figure for sure, with the click-y type of joints - i.e The Hound. I haven't converted him to the skirt look but I will after this post to have a look.
The ice spear is great. Not much other to say.
I'd give him a 7.5 , or maybe an 8, out of 10. [emoji4]
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