{"id":24598,"date":"2013-08-22T11:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=24598"},"modified":"2013-08-25T22:31:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T03:31:36","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-rokkon-and-stonedar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=24598","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: MOTU Classics
Rokkon and Stonedar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another SDCC has come and gone, and with it we have another MOTU exclusive.\u00a0 With the rush to fill out the vintage roster before the line ends, the powers that be chose to plug the slot with Rokkon and Stonedar.\u00a0 I have some mixed feelings about this two pack.\u00a0 The last couples of SDCC exclusives have sounded great on paper, but were a little lacking in practice.\u00a0 I kind of feel like the Comet Warriors are continuing that trend.<\/p>\n

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Rokkon and Stonedar\u2019s sculpts are pretty much lifted from the original line. There are some \u201cClassics updates\u201d that allow for the reuse of parts, like the arms and legs, but all of the newly sculpted bits seem to be heavily influenced by their vintage counterparts.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing really wrong with this, but I do find it disappointing when a character hasn\u2019t been expanded upon at all for the last few decades.<\/p>\n

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Both figures\u2019 chest plates are attached to their rocky back armor (Or is that their skin?), while their arms and legs are covered with more rock pieces that can clip on and off.\u00a0\u00a0 I think I actually like the naked look most since it allows them to hang out on the shelf as unique humanoids, and you don\u2019t have all that clunky limb armor taking up a bunch of space.<\/p>\n

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I do really like the head sculpt on both figures, but I think Stonedar is my favorite.\u00a0 Rokkon just looks like a normal dude with silver skin and a Tron helmet.\u00a0 On the other hand, Stonedar\u2019s facial proportions are a bit off.\u00a0 His brow line is heavy, while his nose is small.\u00a0 His mouth is also jutting out a bit, almost like he\u2019s doing a duck-faced selfie.\u00a0 All of these traits combine to make him feel much more alien than his counterpart.<\/p>\n

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Mattel did retain most of their action feature, allowing the figures to bend down and transform into comets.\u00a0 They need a little help though, so each figure comes with an extra stony shell piece that encompasses them from the front.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t quite get Rokkon to fully submerge, so there was always one piece of his body popping out a little bit.\u00a0 This is probably just my error in transforming though.\u00a0 Other than that, I have to say the effect works pretty well.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I was really impressed with the paint applications on the rocky surfaces of both figures.\u00a0 Stonedar has this really nice dark blue surface that\u2019s been highlighted in gray, while Rokkon has a metallic blue crystal-like surface with silver highlights.\u00a0 Both look really nice and almost put their blue and orange skin tones to shame.\u00a0 There are a lot of painted details on the armor though, so that helps a bit.\u00a0 While my Stonedar turned out fine, my Rokkon unfortunately arrived with a paint chip on his right cheek and a big blob of red on the side of his helmet.\u00a0 Buying blind multi-packs is like toy roulette.<\/p>\n

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Both figures have pretty standard articulation.\u00a0 Their head seem to be able to look down further to assist in transforming, but other than that there\u2019s no added bonus.\u00a0 There\u2019s definitely some hindering going on though.\u00a0 Their rock armor can definitely make for a challenge while posing.\u00a0 Even without it, Stonedar\u2019s backpack rock keeps him from putting his arms down like a normal person.<\/p>\n

Aside from their extra alcove and armor pieces, each figure comes with their unique ray gun.\u00a0 Each gun is colored to match its respective user.\u00a0 Both guns can also be held or attached to either figure\u2019s chest armor.<\/p>\n

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I feel like both of these figures are good representations for the Classics line, but for some reason I\u2019m just not very excited about them.\u00a0 I think some of it is definitely the heavy reuse of the Trap Jaw\/Man-E-Faces body.\u00a0 I know this line is %95 reuse, but it really sticks out on these two because they came together.\u00a0 I\u2019m also a bit disappointed this wasn\u2019t a three pack with the rock girl Granita.\u00a0 Some of the best figures in this line are concepts and one-hit-wonders.\u00a0 While she would have made the pack more expensive, I also think she would have gone a long way in adding to its value also.<\/p>\n

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

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