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We continue our exciting coverage of Fate figma I stumbled upon for kind of cheap by looking at Mordred the Saber of Red.
It's always exciting to look at Fate stuff because I really don't find much of it in my price range, but COVID madness has loosened the purse strings a bit I suppose.
Known as the "Knight of Treachery", Mordred is taken from Arthurian legend and is given what I would term a very Jerry Springer anime twist. Introduced to the Fate universe in the Fate/Apocrypha light novel series, with a more recent anime and Fate/Grand Order appearance. Mordred has some severe Daddy issues that in themselves could fill a research paper, so to say she is a complex character is putting things lightly.
On to the figure!
In the box you get the figure, three total face plates (neutral, grinning, laughing), parts to convert her to helmeted form (which apparently is the norm for her), her signature weapon Clarent in both normal and Blood Arthur forms, posing/gripping hands, and the Figma stand.
Much like the vast majority of Fate figures, Mordred has been captured in her battle gear, which consists of armour not unlike what Arturia wears, albeit with more actual armour plating. The actual armour around her lower abdomen is able to freely spin, which helps create more natural looking posing.
Also unlike Arturia, Mordred has quite a few finicky pieces that like to fall off, which is a joy for a guy like me who loses pieces on a shockingly regular basis.
Unsurprisingly, the overall aesthetic of the figure follows the official art work I've seen of Mordred well, with the added bonus of not being overly scrawny due to the presence of bulky clothing and armour, kind of like with the recently examined Pharah.
From an articulation perspective, this figure features the usual hits - ankles, single jointed knees, hips, with thigh twist, waist, mid torso, shoulders with pull out capabilities for improved range of motion, elbow with forearm rotating capabilities, wrists, and head. Her two skirt halves are also provided with a Figma joint a piece to allow for posing options, as well as her pony tail.
Range of motion on the upper body is quite good, and thanks to the pull out shoulders, effectively isn't encumbered by the presence of the armoured shoulder. Unfortunately, the waist and hip area isn't as clean as on Arturia or Pharah, with those two pieces of hip armour on the front and the skirt at the back limiting how far you can rotate the legs up. The short version of what you can do can be summarized as side kicks good, front/back kicks bad.
Due to the design of the hip joints (can't be dislocated) you're also not going to be able to get into a deep lunge like with a Figuarts, but this is not news to any Figma collectors.
Paint is traditionally a very strong point on Figma, and Mordred generally follows suit. The silver that makes up most of her body is smooth, but I do notice some texture difference between the finish on the various parts - whether this is due to material difference or caffeine levels of the workers, I don't know. some ofthe roughest finishes are hidden behind the chestplate, so I'll give them a pass for that.
Masking has areas of uncharacteristic weakness for GSC, with the worst examples being the red stripes on her pauldrons, and oddly enough, the red band in her hair. All other areas were found to be acceptably crisp, of particular importance when you're looking at her Blood Arthur blade.
Finally, in the matter of build quality, the only modern Figma that has pissed me off is that Megumin with it's crap design and ill fitting parts, so it's no surprise that Mordred was of an acceptable quality. Joints, materials, limb length - all good. Seam lines and rougher edges seemed to be easier to spot, though that could be due to the light silver paint - they're Figuarts levels or better, so it's not like they're terrible.
In conclusion, this is another example of the consistency in product collectors have come to expect in a Figma release. Whether you like the property or not, you can count on the figure itself to generally not suck.
Till next time!
DSC_0881
We continue our exciting coverage of Fate figma I stumbled upon for kind of cheap by looking at Mordred the Saber of Red.
It's always exciting to look at Fate stuff because I really don't find much of it in my price range, but COVID madness has loosened the purse strings a bit I suppose.
Known as the "Knight of Treachery", Mordred is taken from Arthurian legend and is given what I would term a very Jerry Springer anime twist. Introduced to the Fate universe in the Fate/Apocrypha light novel series, with a more recent anime and Fate/Grand Order appearance. Mordred has some severe Daddy issues that in themselves could fill a research paper, so to say she is a complex character is putting things lightly.
On to the figure!
In the box you get the figure, three total face plates (neutral, grinning, laughing), parts to convert her to helmeted form (which apparently is the norm for her), her signature weapon Clarent in both normal and Blood Arthur forms, posing/gripping hands, and the Figma stand.
Much like the vast majority of Fate figures, Mordred has been captured in her battle gear, which consists of armour not unlike what Arturia wears, albeit with more actual armour plating. The actual armour around her lower abdomen is able to freely spin, which helps create more natural looking posing.
Also unlike Arturia, Mordred has quite a few finicky pieces that like to fall off, which is a joy for a guy like me who loses pieces on a shockingly regular basis.
Unsurprisingly, the overall aesthetic of the figure follows the official art work I've seen of Mordred well, with the added bonus of not being overly scrawny due to the presence of bulky clothing and armour, kind of like with the recently examined Pharah.
From an articulation perspective, this figure features the usual hits - ankles, single jointed knees, hips, with thigh twist, waist, mid torso, shoulders with pull out capabilities for improved range of motion, elbow with forearm rotating capabilities, wrists, and head. Her two skirt halves are also provided with a Figma joint a piece to allow for posing options, as well as her pony tail.
Range of motion on the upper body is quite good, and thanks to the pull out shoulders, effectively isn't encumbered by the presence of the armoured shoulder. Unfortunately, the waist and hip area isn't as clean as on Arturia or Pharah, with those two pieces of hip armour on the front and the skirt at the back limiting how far you can rotate the legs up. The short version of what you can do can be summarized as side kicks good, front/back kicks bad.
Due to the design of the hip joints (can't be dislocated) you're also not going to be able to get into a deep lunge like with a Figuarts, but this is not news to any Figma collectors.
Paint is traditionally a very strong point on Figma, and Mordred generally follows suit. The silver that makes up most of her body is smooth, but I do notice some texture difference between the finish on the various parts - whether this is due to material difference or caffeine levels of the workers, I don't know. some ofthe roughest finishes are hidden behind the chestplate, so I'll give them a pass for that.
Masking has areas of uncharacteristic weakness for GSC, with the worst examples being the red stripes on her pauldrons, and oddly enough, the red band in her hair. All other areas were found to be acceptably crisp, of particular importance when you're looking at her Blood Arthur blade.
Finally, in the matter of build quality, the only modern Figma that has pissed me off is that Megumin with it's crap design and ill fitting parts, so it's no surprise that Mordred was of an acceptable quality. Joints, materials, limb length - all good. Seam lines and rougher edges seemed to be easier to spot, though that could be due to the light silver paint - they're Figuarts levels or better, so it's not like they're terrible.
In conclusion, this is another example of the consistency in product collectors have come to expect in a Figma release. Whether you like the property or not, you can count on the figure itself to generally not suck.
Till next time!