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Bandai ? Tamashii Nations: Movie Realization Star Wars: Darth Maul
Long time readers will recall that I?ve dabbled into the world of Movie Realization before, but it has been a long time since I picked up any of these high end collectables. Lucky for me, a fellow fan was selling off his collection and Darth Maul was available for pick up. As I mentioned, I had pumped the brakes on this line some time ago for a few reasons with the biggest being cost. These are not cheap and it is hard to rationalize one Realization figure for the cost of four Black Series figures. I mean, they are quality figures, but it IS still just plastic. My other reasons boiled down to style. Don?t get me wrong, I like most of the figures released to date, but the Drumming Storm Trooper and ridiculous looking C3PO were not my style. Plus it looked like they were focusing on Marvel characters that honestly just did not do it for me. That said, I LOVED the overall look of Darth Maul and while he doesn?t really fit in with the Samurai style of the other characters, the demonic look just fits the character so well that I had to make an exception to current collecting habits. Time will tell if they make another character cheap and cool enough for me to pick up, but that new Mando with Grogu is fairly tempting.
Pros: From top to bottom Movie Realization Darth Maul is stunning and really reflects the quality that is put into these figures. I mean, just look at that head sculpt: really amazingly detailed and kind of nightmarish if I?m being honest. Articulation is good, but takes some getting used to for posing with all the unique parts and panels and I appreciate the spare hands and LOVE the double ended lightsaber.
Cons: I alluded to it in the ?PROS? but articulation and poseability can be a bit finicky, but that is consistent throughout the line. He also feels fragile, but that could just be my personal issues in handling certain collectables.
