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<\/a>I was really happy with my Kamen Rider Skull figure, so I decided to try out another one.\u00a0 This time I went with something a little different though.\u00a0 Instead of S.H. Figuarts, Kamen Rider Siren was made by MAX Factory for their Figma line, and the differences between the two lines are pretty striking.<\/p>\nSiren is from the Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight series.\u00a0 Although it was only the second Rider series to be adapted for US audiences, it never really took off in popularity and was cancelled just before the finale.\u00a0 One of the reasons they chose to adapt the Dragon Knight series is because it had a large cast which included Siren, one of the few females to become a Rider.\u00a0 Unfortunately this series never aired where I live.\u00a0 But it does sound interesting as I\u2019ve been reading up on it.<\/p>\n
Like with a lot of my recent purchases, I bought Siren solely on how she looks.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always been a fan of female knights, and Siren adapts that look particularly well.\u00a0 The metallic silver and gold work nicely with the black and white colors of her costume.\u00a0 Plus there\u2019s a cape!\u00a0 I\u2019m not familiar with a ton of Riders, but don\u2019t recall ever seeing one with a cape before.\u00a0 Probably because capes and motorcycles don\u2019t mix, but I still love its inclusion here.<\/p>\n Since I\u2019m talking about costume design and capes, I might as well address the figure\u2019s cape here.\u00a0 The cape on this figure is made of fabric and attached to a plastic armor piece.\u00a0 The plastic armor piece is what plugs into the figure and can easily be removed.\u00a0 The cape itself has two twist tie-like wires, one on each side.\u00a0 The wires allow you to bend the fabric into any configuration, making it appear her cape is billowing in the wind.\u00a0 This works really well, but there are two problems.<\/p>\n First, the twist ties are very noticeable unless the cape is folded over to hide them.\u00a0 Not that big of a deal, but kind of annoying.\u00a0 Second, the glue they used to attach the twist ties to the cape is incredibly weak.\u00a0 The slightest amount of force will cause the ties to separate from the fabric.\u00a0 So you have to be extremely careful when positioning the cape or even posing the figure.\u00a0 The right tie on mine is already half off.\u00a0 I love the effect these twist ties produce, but they need to be much more durable.<\/p>\n Siren has a very basic color scheme, and most of her parts are either molded in black or white.\u00a0 These areas came out with very little problems, even the places where white was painted over black.\u00a0 The problems start to creep in on the silver and gold detailing.\u00a0 Again, it\u2019s nothing too big, but the more you study\/play with her the more tiny imperfections you discover.\u00a0 A couple of the more annoying ones appear on her helmet.\u00a0 On the front, the two silver marks beneath her visor are uneven.\u00a0 One is noticeably wider and longer than the other.\u00a0 A similar problem is duplicated on the back, where the gold mark is printed a bit right of where it should be. Siren\u2019s articulation is good, but not really comparable to Skull\u2019s.\u00a0 Since she\u2019s a Figma, most of her joints are swivel hinges in the fashion of Revoltech.\u00a0 Her head and neck are two separate joints, which I like because it always gives a figure more personality.\u00a0 Her shoulders are swivel hinges attached to ball joints, which I also like.\u00a0 Unfortunately their movement is mostly blocked by her shoulder pads.\u00a0 Luckily the pads are removable, and they added a swivel joint just below the shoulder so the arms don\u2019t have to be hindered entirely.\u00a0 Her upper body is on a ball joint, which gives her a lot of flexibility up there.\u00a0 Sadly, because of her costume design, her hips are covered in a soft plastic piece.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t restrict her leg movement too much, but it does cut out the possibility of a lot of martial arts posing.<\/p>\n Siren comes with a nice batch of accessories, my favorite of which is her saber.\u00a0 It\u2019s been given two blades, one short and one long.\u00a0 The blade\u2019s hilt is nicely detailed with silver, gold, and green paint.\u00a0 Plus, she even has a scabbard hanging from her side which can hold the sword.\u00a0 Her other accessories include a shield, a long double edged staff-like weapon, and one of the cards she uses to access her Rider powers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/krsi1.jpg?resize=640%2C480\")
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