{"id":15165,"date":"2011-11-03T13:29:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15165"},"modified":"2011-12-05T02:27:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T08:27:20","slug":"vault-review-ori-toy%e2%80%99s-xiahou-yuan-and-zhang-fei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15165","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Ori-Toy\u2019s
Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>My first two articles were designed to introduce Ori-Toy Limited and explore the construction and articulation of their Ori-Fig body style.\u00a0 Today is day three of my Ori coverage and I\u2019ll be doing a review of the figures for Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei.<\/p>\n

Xiahou Yuan was one of Cao Cao\u2019s oldest friends, and in adulthood became one of his most trusted generals.\u00a0 Xiahou was in charge of securing and providing provisions to Cao Cao\u2019s armies and is given major credit for the recovery of these forces after their devastating defeat at the battle of Red Cliffs.\u00a0 Without Xiahou\u2019s hasty delivery of supplies, Cao\u2019s army might have been destroyed entirely.<\/p>\n

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Years later, Xiahou took quick and decisive action to repel Ma Chao\u2019s invading army, while most of Cao Cao\u2019s other generals waited for permission from Cao before acting.\u00a0 By the time Cao had finally arrived, Xiahou had already won and was now preparing an attack on Ma Chao\u2019s ally, Han Sui.\u00a0 Throughout his career Xiahou used fast and brutal offensives to successfully devastate his enemies.\u00a0 It was only after a year long siege that Liu Bei\u2019s forces, led by Huang Zhong, were finally able to defeat Xiahou, killing him in battle.<\/p>\n

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The Ori-Fig of Xiahou Yuan is the most colorful figure in the line and is my favorite costume design so far.\u00a0 The eye catching red of his cape and helmet plume only offer a slight distraction amidst all the shiny yellow of his outfit.\u00a0 Even his sword is bright yellow, which is kind of badass and arrogant at the same time.\u00a0 All this yellow comes together perfectly over the dark green of his helmet and shirt.<\/p>\n

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Xiahou is also set apart from the other figures because he\u2019s the first to not have any sort of beard piece.\u00a0 Instead of facial hair, the ends and clasp of his cape hang down in front, while the cape itself is a separate piece and drapes off the back of his shoulders.\u00a0 His newly sculpted helmet, cape, and even the small scabbard to his side really allow Xiahou to stand out from the other figures.<\/p>\n

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But that\u2019s not all that makes him different.\u00a0 Not only did they give Xiahou a sword instead of a staff weapon, but he also comes with a very nifty bow and arrow.\u00a0 The bow doesn\u2019t have a string, which I don\u2019t mind since I\u2019m not really planning on shooting it.\u00a0 It does break apart at the handle though so it can be easily inserted into his hands.\u00a0 The arrow was design with a small sphere at the back which is large enough for the hole in the hands to grasp onto.<\/p>\n

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To go along with the new bow and arrow, Xiahou also gets a brand new right hand in addition to the two alternate closed and open sets.\u00a0 This new hand is closed, with the index finger extended.\u00a0 Not only is it perfect for holding the arrow like he\u2019s about to shoot, but he can also point at people too.\u00a0 It\u2019s really nice to see newer pieces get developed as the line progresses.<\/p>\n

Xiahou also comes with the standard four alternate face plates.\u00a0 This time you have the two normal ones and one funny one, but there\u2019s also a fourth with a new design element.\u00a0 In his eyes the Chinese character for \u201cspeedy\u201d was printed.\u00a0 This makes for an interesting face and is a great allusion to one of the traits he was best known for in life.<\/p>\n

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Zhang Fei is the third oath-sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and accompanied Liu Bei on most of his exploits.\u00a0 Zhang Fei had a widely known temper and a problem when it came to alcohol, both of which caused him many problems in life.\u00a0 But even with these difficulties, Zhang was an incredibly fierce warrior.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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One of his best known stories is the Battle of Changban.\u00a0 Cao Cao\u2019s forces were in pursuit of Liu Bei and all of his followers, which included both troops and civilians.\u00a0 After being pursued for one day and one night, Cao\u2019s troops finally caught up with them at Changban.\u00a0 Zhang Fei took twenty horsemen and had them trail logs behind them, kicking up so much dust that it gave the appearance Liu Bei had a much larger army than he actually did.\u00a0 To give Liu\u2019s people time to escape, Zhang had a bridge destroyed and took up position in front of the advancing army.\u00a0 When they arrived he challenged them in his booming voice to come fight him to the death, but no one from the army dared approach and Liu Bei was able to escape.<\/p>\n

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The design of Zhang Fei\u2019s figure is one of the simpler ones, but he\u2019s also one of my favorites.\u00a0 His few new pieces include a loin cloth, a new short beard, and a new hat with a large bow on the back.\u00a0 He also comes with a bandanna which can be turned around to look like its covering his mouth.<\/p>\n

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But what I really love about this figure are his four alternate faces.\u00a0 Ori-Toy did a great job of having the figure give off a burly presence, but to counteract that they gave two of his faces these cutesy round eyes with and humongous eye lashes.\u00a0\u00a0 Then there\u2019re the other two looks.\u00a0 One is super angry and giving a snarl, while the other is ridiculously happy (and quite possibly drunk).\u00a0 Each face is so fun that I really can\u2019t decide which to display him with.<\/p>\n

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Aside from the alternate faces and hands, Zhang Fei\u2019s main accessory is an ancient Chinese weapon known as a snake spear.\u00a0 It\u2019s made with the basic spear shaft, while the head is extra long with a curvy form and forked tip.<\/p>\n

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Both Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei are great examples of how Ori-Toy is building and improving the line as it goes on.\u00a0 They both use the \u201cbuck\u201d formula and are made up of a majority of similar parts, but at the same time there is a noticeable addition of newly designed elements like weapons and helmets.\u00a0 We even got a new hand pose with Xiahou.\u00a0 As the line continues, I\u2019m discovering that I enjoy the newer characters even more, and I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s due to the extra work that\u2019s been put into them.<\/p>\n

If you like what you\u2019ve seen here, or in my other Ori-Toy articles, let us know in the comment section.\u00a0 You can also check out the Ori-Toy website for more information and figure designs.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to stop by tomorrow for our last review and Ori coverage wrap up.<\/p>\n

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

My first two articles were designed to introduce Ori-Toy Limited and explore the construction and articulation of their Ori-Fig body style.\u00a0 Today is day three of my Ori coverage and I\u2019ll be doing a review of the figures for Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15167,"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":[1279,34,10],"tags":[1253,1252,1256,1259,1264,1263],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/xiahTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3WB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16700,"url":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16700","url_meta":{"origin":15165,"position":0},"title":"Ori Toy Pre-Orders at BigBadToyStore.","date":"February 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Last October I had the opportunity to help introduce a new toy company, Ori Toy, to western collectors. 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