{"id":22540,"date":"2013-01-21T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22540"},"modified":"2014-09-28T23:31:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T04:31:41","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-netossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22540","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.Com
Vault Review: Netossa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This review was originally published on January 31st, 2013.<\/strong>
I was really surprised when Mattel announced Netossa would be getting the first figure slot of 2013.\u00a0 It\u2019s not because she doesn\u2019t deserve it (because she totally does).\u00a0 I just expected to see some of the more central POP characters first.\u00a0 But one of my favorite things about this line is the love shown to the third, fourth, and even more obscure tiers.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been slowly making my way through both the original He-Man and She-Ra Filmation series.\u00a0 Even though I hadn\u2019t made it to Netossa\u2019s episodes yet, I decided to skip ahead so I could get more familiar with the character.\u00a0 \u00a0I was happy to discover that her character is pretty damned cool.<\/p>\n

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One of the more interesting aspects to her character is that she is surrounded my teammates who have special abilities or magical powers, yet Netossa\u2019s weapons are her wits and skill.\u00a0 Like a female Batman she\u2019s honed her mastery of nets into an effective yet non-lethal weapon.\u00a0 We see her skill in her first appearance (When Whispering Woods Last Bloomed<\/em>) when she captures a Horde Trooper by flicking a full sized net through the bars of her prison door\u2019s window.\u00a0 Definitely a Batman move.\u00a0 It\u2019s just really unfortunate that she didn\u2019t show up more often in the show.<\/p>\n

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Like I said earlier, I love seeing lesser known characters that show up in this line.\u00a0 I have no expectations going in.\u00a0 This way I get to learn about the character while experiencing the toy for the first time.\u00a0 I really think the Four Horsemen did an excellent job with her sculpt.\u00a0 She has the expected MOTU female buck body, but it\u2019s been decked out with an all new top, skirt, bracers and boot tops.\u00a0 Looking at pictures of the old figure and Filmation design, they seem to all be pretty accurate too.\u00a0 Also, the fanned feather design accents could easily be repurposed for Peekablue.<\/p>\n

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With as nice as her new clothes are, it\u2019s the fantastic head sculpt that really sells this figure to me.\u00a0 Netossa easily jumps to the top of my list as one of the prettiest girl sculpt to come out of this line.\u00a0 The two fins are attached to the side of her head, so you get to keep that interesting look even with her cape off.\u00a0 Her hair sculpt also has a great flow to it even though it\u2019s not blowing in the breeze like some of the other POP girls.<\/p>\n

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Netossa has a great paint job, and is a perfect example of why we need to keep those extra paint apps.\u00a0 Even though her outfit reuses a lot of the same colors, there are plenty of metallic highlights on the feather-like accents that really save the figure from being kind of bland.\u00a0 The dry brushing on her hair turned out really well, giving it a nice bit of depth.<\/p>\n

There has been a bit of talk about the dark spot on the back of her cape.\u00a0 Personally, I don\u2019t really care it\u2019s there.\u00a0 The one on mine isn\u2019t very dark, and her hair covers most of it anyway.\u00a0 The only thing that does bother me is that they paid for this particular paint app, and it doesn\u2019t really accomplish anything to improve the figure.\u00a0 So it was kind of a waste of money.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Netossa\u2019s articulation is what you\u2019d expect.\u00a0 Ball jointed head.\u00a0 Shoulders and hips are swivel\/hinges.\u00a0 Biceps, wrists, and thighs are swivels, while the elbows, knees, and ankles are hinges.\u00a0 The ankles also have a rocker joint.\u00a0 The figure moves pretty well.\u00a0 Her hair does restrict head movement a bit when turning side to side, but it\u2019s not too bad.\u00a0 I was a little more frustrated by the fringes of her corset.\u00a0 They hinder the arms from going straight forward, which was a little odd for posing sometimes.<\/p>\n

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Netossa comes with two accessories.\u00a0 First is the classic POP shield that\u2019s been painted in silver and white.\u00a0 Not much to say about it really.\u00a0 It\u2019s like getting a snake staff with a Snake Man, or a crossbow with a Horde member.\u00a0 I may not always use it, but I don\u2019t mind getting it.<\/p>\n

Netossa\u2019s second accessory is her cape, which also doubles as her net.\u00a0 The piece is made out of a rubbery plastic, similar to Leech\u2019s net.\u00a0 I think it looks really good on the figure and helps her stand out even more from the other girls.\u00a0 One thing to note is that you should be careful with the paint around the collar and fringe.\u00a0 The light blue can scratch off easily when rubbed against a harder surface, like her head fins.\u00a0 I found that out while posing her for these pictures.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve probably said this a hundred times, but I think it still bears repeating.\u00a0 Figures like Netossa are what I love about this line.\u00a0 From sculpt to paint, she\u2019s just a nice figure all the way around.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to know anything about the character to enjoy this figure, but if you decide to learn more then she become even easier to appreciate.<\/p>\n

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

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