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Of the many series I dabble in, Fate seems to have the greatest staying power, and it's not hard to see why. Great designs, compelling characters, and most important, actual new games every so often utilizing the property. The character designs lend themselves to being turned into scale statues and action figures, with some of the scale stuff being truly awe inspiring.

 

I mean, just look at that Lancer scale statue from GSC... absolutely stunning, and sadly out of my price range/display range.

 

For now, let us return to things that I can actually get into my home with relatively little scrutiny from the all seeing one.

 

The original Archer servant (as in the one from Fate/Stay Night) had Rin as a master, and was a rather enigmatic character until the stunning reveal. Just in case you've never watched the Anime or played this particular arc in the game I won't spoil it.

 

While there are all sorts of fascinating trivia and facts about the true identity of Archer, this Archer will always be known to me as "that guy called Archer who apparently always stabs people".

 

Unlike some of the other characters, I don't believe there ever was a 1.0 Archer - this was the only release. The set comes with a neutral and angry expression, his twin swords, and apparently a bow with some spiraled horn as an arrow. I can't say I remember that from the Anime, but again, it's been years.

 

In addition to the extra joints embedded into a Figma 2.0 body, Archer also features joints on the tail of his coat, which allows for some posing options. Also, being part of the Fate line up that utilizes the 2.0 body means various parts of the body have a more natural proportion to them as opposed to looking somewhat squished.

 

Overall, you get what you expect from a Figma - a well crafted, high quality action figure that naturally is simplified compared to its scale counterparts, but trades that for the ability to have more display options as it were.

 

Of course, even as a semi-casual Fates fan, you kind of want Archer to be part of an ensemble cast in your display, specifically with others from the series... but that is a topic for another day.

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Uploaded on October 5, 2018