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In 2017, you may have seen a small, Oscar winning Art House movie titled "Suicide Squad", about a small lovable band of misfits that achieve world peace through the power of love, friendship, and sacrifice... in which case, you probably watched a better movie than what Warner Bros. and the DCEU brought to my attention.
This is the movie that Will Smith (arguably speaking, correctly) gave up doing the Independence Day sequel to star in, along with Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, and that dude from the Robocop remake, battling the evil forces of Echantress, played by Carla Dela.. Deli.. that actress from Carnival Row. If you love mediocre movies with really dumb plots which squander the talents of the stars in said movie, then Suicide Squad is the film for you. Turns out the movie was so mediocre that they're rebooting the entire franchise, though it could be in part due to the DCEU supposedly going n a wiser direction of single property development BEFORE a battle royale.
In case you had forgotten about Will Smith's involvement in this cinematic opus, I'm here to remind you of it - presenting S.H. Figuarts Suicide Squad: Deadshot, which I purchased from a local toy show for $25 CAD, which is a great price, and lets me add a Will Smith figure to my hoard for.. future plans that can finally be realized.
Deadshot is built on the same platform as the excellent Antman I looked at previously, which makes sense. As mentioned in many reviews, Tamashii Nations develops a standard male and female body for each of their lines, and then builds the character around them. Deadshot comes with a lot more window dressing than Antman, mind you, but we'll get to that soon enough. To my eye, Deadshot looks a bit on the lean side, particularly on the upper body. While yes, I know he's wearing bulky armour, the Figuarts body doesn't quite capture the physique of Will Smith.
The package comes with a bit more (or a lot more, depending on your frame of reference) than Antman. There's the figure, two posing hands, two hands for holding his rifle, the rifle, and a covered face - things that you'd normally consider in the box. Then there's the fact that the body is covered with all sorts of armour plates, ammo clips, pistols and knives. I may have thought the movie was dumb as bricks, but you're never going to hear me complain that Deadshot went to the dance with too few weapons or bullets. Some of these pieces can come off, though I'm not sure if that was intended or not (they clip back in, mind you). Overall, if Antman was beautiful in its simplicity, Deadshot is beautiful in the "everything including the kitchen sink" preparedness of his gear.
Articulation. as mentioned previously, is theoretically the same as Antman: toes, rotating and pivoting ankles, double jointed knees, hips with pull down for greater range of motion, waist, mid torso, full motion shoulders with dedicated chest collapse hinge, bicep swivel, standard elbows, full wrist, and ball jointed neck/head. There's even an additional point of articulation as the armour plating on the abdomen slightly pivots to allow for better range of motion and a more natural look when posing. BUT... but... but.. it's difficult to access the articulation due to the bulkiness of the outfit. The most prominent of these problem spots is with the waist area. As the Deadshot pants are quite bulky, the Figuarts follows suit, with a bulkier "diaper" as compared to Antman, as well as thicker thighs. While the pull down hips does help with articulation, the sheer bulk of the area means you're never going to get anywhere close to the prance-tastic stylings of Scott Lang.
Sculpting of body and covered head are very well done. Material textures are in place, as expected. Rivets for armour plating make an appearance, as does appropriate texturing on the clips and other pieces of hardware Deadshot has on his body. They even put in some great details into the scope eyepiece of the covered head. There are also numerous buckles, straps, laces, and other such mechanical details that make an appearance here that were not present on Antman (by design, of course).
The Will Smith head, on the other hand.. well, its passable but I feel that they made his face too narrow, and his eyes were placed too close together. Jumping a bit ahead, the face printing didn't quite work here, and what we get is what I best describe as "Will Smith if put through the Justice League Cavil Mustache filter".
Paint work is on point, excluding the Will Smith face printing. With the exception of some errors on small details like the gold accents, paint masking is exceptionally clean, with no visible observations of over spray. There is also use of glossy and matte paints to replicate various materials, which is always welcome. Decal wise, there is only one, which is the Deadshot emblem on his chest armour. Strangely missing, but present on the DC Multiverse figure, is the "I am the Light" text that should be on his collar, or at least on a separate piece. It's a small detail, but at the price point that we're dealing with, its a silly oversight that really should have been included. Build quality is, as expected, good, with no issues regarding loose joints, flimsy construction, or bad tolerances. Seams on the arm are back to their typical hidden nature, a task made easier due to all the gear Deadshot wears, such as the wrist mounted guns.
All in all, a solid, though not exceptional, entry into the S.H. Figuarts line. The body is built on a solid platform, but has articulation limitations due to the bulkiness of the outfit. There is some brilliant paint work on the figure, but you have a pretty bad looking Will Smith head sculpt. There is excellent outfit and weapon detailing for a figure of this size, but they left out a key part of the outfit. Like I said.. solid, but not exceptional. Average looking face as it may have, it's still a Will Smith figure, and that's always neat to have, especially when you're in my line of photo business.
On to the next figure!
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In 2017, you may have seen a small, Oscar winning Art House movie titled "Suicide Squad", about a small lovable band of misfits that achieve world peace through the power of love, friendship, and sacrifice... in which case, you probably watched a better movie than what Warner Bros. and the DCEU brought to my attention.
This is the movie that Will Smith (arguably speaking, correctly) gave up doing the Independence Day sequel to star in, along with Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, and that dude from the Robocop remake, battling the evil forces of Echantress, played by Carla Dela.. Deli.. that actress from Carnival Row. If you love mediocre movies with really dumb plots which squander the talents of the stars in said movie, then Suicide Squad is the film for you. Turns out the movie was so mediocre that they're rebooting the entire franchise, though it could be in part due to the DCEU supposedly going n a wiser direction of single property development BEFORE a battle royale.
In case you had forgotten about Will Smith's involvement in this cinematic opus, I'm here to remind you of it - presenting S.H. Figuarts Suicide Squad: Deadshot, which I purchased from a local toy show for $25 CAD, which is a great price, and lets me add a Will Smith figure to my hoard for.. future plans that can finally be realized.
Deadshot is built on the same platform as the excellent Antman I looked at previously, which makes sense. As mentioned in many reviews, Tamashii Nations develops a standard male and female body for each of their lines, and then builds the character around them. Deadshot comes with a lot more window dressing than Antman, mind you, but we'll get to that soon enough. To my eye, Deadshot looks a bit on the lean side, particularly on the upper body. While yes, I know he's wearing bulky armour, the Figuarts body doesn't quite capture the physique of Will Smith.
The package comes with a bit more (or a lot more, depending on your frame of reference) than Antman. There's the figure, two posing hands, two hands for holding his rifle, the rifle, and a covered face - things that you'd normally consider in the box. Then there's the fact that the body is covered with all sorts of armour plates, ammo clips, pistols and knives. I may have thought the movie was dumb as bricks, but you're never going to hear me complain that Deadshot went to the dance with too few weapons or bullets. Some of these pieces can come off, though I'm not sure if that was intended or not (they clip back in, mind you). Overall, if Antman was beautiful in its simplicity, Deadshot is beautiful in the "everything including the kitchen sink" preparedness of his gear.
Articulation. as mentioned previously, is theoretically the same as Antman: toes, rotating and pivoting ankles, double jointed knees, hips with pull down for greater range of motion, waist, mid torso, full motion shoulders with dedicated chest collapse hinge, bicep swivel, standard elbows, full wrist, and ball jointed neck/head. There's even an additional point of articulation as the armour plating on the abdomen slightly pivots to allow for better range of motion and a more natural look when posing. BUT... but... but.. it's difficult to access the articulation due to the bulkiness of the outfit. The most prominent of these problem spots is with the waist area. As the Deadshot pants are quite bulky, the Figuarts follows suit, with a bulkier "diaper" as compared to Antman, as well as thicker thighs. While the pull down hips does help with articulation, the sheer bulk of the area means you're never going to get anywhere close to the prance-tastic stylings of Scott Lang.
Sculpting of body and covered head are very well done. Material textures are in place, as expected. Rivets for armour plating make an appearance, as does appropriate texturing on the clips and other pieces of hardware Deadshot has on his body. They even put in some great details into the scope eyepiece of the covered head. There are also numerous buckles, straps, laces, and other such mechanical details that make an appearance here that were not present on Antman (by design, of course).
The Will Smith head, on the other hand.. well, its passable but I feel that they made his face too narrow, and his eyes were placed too close together. Jumping a bit ahead, the face printing didn't quite work here, and what we get is what I best describe as "Will Smith if put through the Justice League Cavil Mustache filter".
Paint work is on point, excluding the Will Smith face printing. With the exception of some errors on small details like the gold accents, paint masking is exceptionally clean, with no visible observations of over spray. There is also use of glossy and matte paints to replicate various materials, which is always welcome. Decal wise, there is only one, which is the Deadshot emblem on his chest armour. Strangely missing, but present on the DC Multiverse figure, is the "I am the Light" text that should be on his collar, or at least on a separate piece. It's a small detail, but at the price point that we're dealing with, its a silly oversight that really should have been included. Build quality is, as expected, good, with no issues regarding loose joints, flimsy construction, or bad tolerances. Seams on the arm are back to their typical hidden nature, a task made easier due to all the gear Deadshot wears, such as the wrist mounted guns.
All in all, a solid, though not exceptional, entry into the S.H. Figuarts line. The body is built on a solid platform, but has articulation limitations due to the bulkiness of the outfit. There is some brilliant paint work on the figure, but you have a pretty bad looking Will Smith head sculpt. There is excellent outfit and weapon detailing for a figure of this size, but they left out a key part of the outfit. Like I said.. solid, but not exceptional. Average looking face as it may have, it's still a Will Smith figure, and that's always neat to have, especially when you're in my line of photo business.
On to the next figure!