{"id":13188,"date":"2011-07-05T02:27:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T07:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13188"},"modified":"2012-04-16T04:07:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T09:07:32","slug":"vault-review-the-big-os-r-dorothy-wayneright-figma-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13188","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: The Big O’s
R. Dorothy Wayneright (Figma #102)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It boggles my mind that eight years after its last episode aired The Big O is finally getting some decent toys.\u00a0 Even during its heyday on Cartoon Network the best we got toy-wise was a couple of Megadeus figures.\u00a0 So I was truly blown away when Figma announced an R. Dorothy Wayneright.<\/p>\n

You might have heard me say this before, but I\u2019m going to say it again.\u00a0 The Big O is my favorite anime.\u00a0 Ever.\u00a0 On the surface you get an entertaining noir story about the Batman-esque Roger Smith and his adventures in Paradigm City.\u00a0 He\u2019s aided by his butler Norman, and his maid\/ward\/friend Dorothy.\u00a0 When negotiations often break down and trouble rears its ugly head, usually in the guise of a giant robot, Roger ditches the subtle approach and battles it in his own giant robot, Big O.<\/p>\n

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All in all, pretty fun to watch.\u00a0 But what I truly love about the Big O are the multiple layers and serious depth that encompass the overarching story.\u00a0 Scattered amongst the anime clich\u00e9s of giant robot battles are questions about who we are, what makes us human, and whether we get to choose our own destiny or if we are cursed to repeat our mistakes in a never ending cycle that leads to destruction.\u00a0 The metafiction of The Big O runs just as deep as Evangelion, but in much more subtle ways.\u00a0 So much so, that I\u2019ve even written notes of commentary on the episodes and someday I might actually get around to publishing them.<\/p>\n

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We are introduced to R. Dorothy Wayneright in the first episode.\u00a0 She\u2019s been kidnapped for ransom and Roger is hired to negotiate the terms by her father.\u00a0 But, in classic noir style, not everything is as it appears.\u00a0 Dorothy is actually a robot, and the old man who built her, her \u201cfather\u201d, is murdered.\u00a0 Now Roger must figure out why he was killed and connections it has with the giant robot that\u2019s now attacking the city.<\/p>\n

Dorothy is one of the most interesting characters on the show.\u00a0 As a robot, she claims to have no emotions, yet she\u2019s displayed fear and even jealousy.\u00a0 Throughout the series she\u2019s even shown to have a strong sense of sarcasm, especially when it comes to giving Roger a hard time.\u00a0 She\u2019s extremely guarded, even if she doesn\u2019t know it herself.\u00a0 But these traits work to make her very likeable, not just to the fans but also the other characters on the show.\u00a0 Even in a world of domed cities, giant robots, and amnesia, Dorothy stands out as truly unique.<\/p>\n

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Looks wise, Dorothy is perfect.\u00a0 Although she has a couple of different outfits in the series she\u2019s almost always seen in her maid outfit.\u00a0 The design is extremely simple, but there are a couple of things to note.\u00a0 First off is Dorothy\u2019s hair.\u00a0 She\u2019s got a pageboy haircut, which is something you don\u2019t see that often.\u00a0 Not just in anime, but anywhere really.\u00a0 I really appreciate how well the sculptors did with her hair.\u00a0 Looking at the anime it may seem simple, but when you transfer it into 3D it gets much more complicated.\u00a0 But they nailed it, and it looks right from every angle.<\/p>\n

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The second thing I wanted to mention was more interesting than anything else.\u00a0 Since she\u2019s wearing a dress, the sculptors had to give her underwear.\u00a0 What\u2019s curious is that they chose to give her white bloomers.\u00a0 They look fine, and they work great with the look of the outfit.\u00a0 I just want to know where the decision came from though.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve watched some of the episodes, but I don\u2019t remember seeing a peak at Dorothy\u2019s underwear in the entire two seasons of the show.\u00a0 The Figma people are pretty spot-on with detail, so I\u2019m wondering if this information actually came from the creators of the show.<\/p>\n

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Dorothy\u2019s paint job is even simpler than her design.\u00a0 Although she\u2019s seen in both a green and red dress originally, Roger\u2019s house rules dictate that the people who live in his house wear black.\u00a0 Almost her entire outfit is molded in black and given a few spots of white for detail.\u00a0 The most color she has on is the shiny teal button on her collar.\u00a0 Dorothy\u2019s hair is molded red, like it should be.\u00a0 But instead of giving her white skin, like in the show, they molded her with a very pale flesh color.\u00a0 This originally bothered me in the promo pictures, but now that I have her in person it\u2019s not so bad.\u00a0 The pale skin is just different enough to help differentiate it from the whites of her costume.\u00a0 Which I think is why they chose that color.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dorothy uses the standard joints that you see on most Figmas that allows for swivel\/hinge movement of her head, elbows, wrists, upper chest, waist, hips, knees, and ankles.\u00a0 Her shoulders have the same joints but are limited by the design of her dress, so she can\u2019t put her arms straight out to the side.\u00a0 Her dress is made out of a soft plastic and can easily be bent or moved, so it doesn\u2019t hinder most poses.\u00a0 But it is still too thick to allow her to sit properly.\u00a0 So your Dorothy will probably be standing most of the time.<\/p>\n

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Something I really loved is their perfect rendition of Dorothy\u2019s facial expressions.\u00a0 Like I said, she hardly ever shows emotion and she never smiles, but her face is far from blank.\u00a0 Dorothy\u2019s always got this intense stare, and in some situations it can even verge on the look of murder eyes.\u00a0 This figure represents these looks perfectly with both the faces she comes with.\u00a0 One is staring straight ahead, while the other is looking to the right.\u00a0 With the positioning of her head you can get multiple subtle expressions out of her deadpan look.<\/p>\n

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The head band on Dorothy\u2019s head is actually the front of a disc drive that goes into her head.\u00a0 She comes with an alternate hair piece with the disc drive out.\u00a0 This effect was used on the show often and I\u2019m really glad they included this piece with the figure.<\/p>\n

Along with the extra face and hair, Dorothy was given ten different sets of hands: pointing, fists, holding, flat, and fingers splayed.<\/p>\n

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Dorothy\u2019s most important accessory is her pet cat, Pero.\u00a0 Although he only appeared in one episode, he was a very important part of her character and one of the few times we see her outwardly display emotions.\u00a0 So I\u2019m really glad they chose to include him as an accessory.<\/p>\n

Her other accessory is a mop with an articulated head.\u00a0 Although she uses this in the show a couple of times, I find this item a bit lackluster.\u00a0 I really felt they should have kept with the Pero theme and included her picnic basket and umbrella, which are the two things she had with her when she discovered him in the rain.\u00a0 Also, she should have come with a tomato.\u00a0 You\u2019ll know why if you\u2019ve seen the show.<\/p>\n

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R. Dorothy Wayneright finally has a worthy figure, and I love it.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a fan of Big O, then I strongly suggest you buy this figure.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve never seen Big O, then watch the series and then go out and buy this figure.\u00a0 One of the cheaper places to order her from is Amiami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those of you wondering, Roger Smith is coming soon.\u00a0 Sadly, he\u2019s going to be a Japan Wonder Festival exclusive.\u00a0 But, not all hope is lost because the company making these figures, the Good Smile Company, is going to offer him for international orders on their website also.\u00a0 He\u2019s going to be a bit more expensive than Dorothy here, but he won\u2019t be impossible to get a hold of like some of those exclusives.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It boggles my mind that eight years after its last episode aired The Big O is finally getting some decent toys.\u00a0 Even during its heyday on Cartoon Network the best we got toy-wise was a couple of Megadeus figures.\u00a0 So I was truly blown away when Figma announced an R. Dorothy Wayneright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34],"tags":[104,1075,1074,1073],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rdorTN1.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3qI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15989,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15989","url_meta":{"origin":13188,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: The Big O\u2019s Roger Smith (Figma EX 007)","date":"December 23, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"As with Dorothy, I\u2019m thrilled to be getting Big O figures eight years after the show premiered.\u00a0 Now that Roger Smith is on my shelf I can breathe a sigh of relief that at least the two most important characters on the show were made. 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