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<\/a>It seems like Noisy and I could do a month of Transformers reviews if we combined our purchases, but that would get pretty boring for everyone.\u00a0 So today I\u2019m taking a break from my growing pile of TFs to take a look at my newest Japanese import, D-Arts Mewtwo.<\/p>\nIt seems like forever ago that Pok\u00e9mon.\u00a0 Although I never got into the card game, I did play Red on the Gameboy, watched the cartoon and first movie.\u00a0 But even back in 1998 I wasn\u2019t very satisfied with the brand when it came to the toy department.\u00a0 Most of the figures were nothing more than little figurines that were usually out of scale with each other.\u00a0 Articulation may not have mattered much for my personal favorite Pok\u00e9mon (Koffing shout-out, woot!), but even the few figures of Ash and the other trainers were just plastic statues with poor quality control when it came to paint apps.<\/p>\n
It may have taken nearly thirty years, but we are finally starting to see decent and respectable action figures emerge from the various Nintendo brands.\u00a0 The Good Smile Company is bringing us figures like Samus, Link, and Pitt in their Figma line.\u00a0 Not to be left behind, Bandai is locking down their Pokemon license with new additions to their video game based D-Arts brand.<\/p>\n I thought Mewtwo was a pretty interesting character to start off with.\u00a0 Being one of the more difficult Pokemon to fight\/capture in the original games, and also the focus of the first movie, he\u2019s definitely not obscure.\u00a0 It\u2019s also nice to get a break from the Pikachu tidal wave that seems to arrive every time a new bit of Pok\u00e9-merchandise hits stores.\u00a0 (Of course that may be due more to his size than his popularity, especially since the next three figures are all larger characters.)<\/p>\n Mewtwo\u2019s sculpt is pretty accurate when it comes to all his defining characteristics.\u00a0 He\u2019s got that weird elongated cat-like body, large hips, sweeping tail, three fingered hands with those odd bulbous finger tips, and horn-like ears.\u00a0 But even though this is a video game line, I feel like the figure\u2019s overall look is based more on his appearance in the animated movie than any specific game artist\u2019s interpretation.\u00a0 I know some of this feeling comes from his mostly smooth body.\u00a0 But his eyes also give off a very strong animated vibe.<\/p>\n Although Mewtwo\u2019s body has been molded in a light purple, they still painted the entire thing to give it a more realistic and flesh-like appearance.\u00a0 This is most evident on his head where you can see the difference between his matte skin and glossy eyes.\u00a0 Various parts of his body have also been highlighted with darker and lighter shades of purple.\u00a0 This helps add the appearance of texture and muscle that is mostly lacking in the smooth sculpt.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n Mewtwo has some really great articulation, but unfortunately it doesn\u2019t all work.\u00a0 Similar to Bandai\u2019s SH Monsterarts line, most of his body parts are connected by double ball joints.\u00a0 This includes his head, neck, shoulders, wrists, chest, waist, hips, ankles, and the eleven that make up his tail.\u00a0 This should give the figure a huge range of motion, but his body design seems to get in the way more than not.\u00a0 It\u2019s most evident with his neck, arms and legs, which are limited by torso.<\/p>\n The rest of Mewtwo\u2019s joints consist of swivel biceps, double hinged elbows, ball jointed fingers, and swivel hinge knees.\u00a0 Most of these areas function like they should, although I am a bit disappointed he can\u2019t put his fingertips together.<\/p>\n Mewtwo comes with a couple different accessories.\u00a0 First is an energy effects part that is made up of translucent blue and looks like a tiny lightning storm.\u00a0 He also comes with an alternate hand that can peg into the effects part so he can hold it easier with just one hand.<\/p>\n Mewtwo also comes with a large circular base that\u2019s designed to look like a Pok\u00e9-ball.\u00a0 I think it makes a really nice looking display piece, like the battleground area of an arena.\u00a0 A translucent arm was included to allow him flying poses, but I found the figure\u2019s proportions a bit too awkward and frustrating to use with it.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mwtw1.jpg?resize=640%2C480\")
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