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The second Fate Figma that I recently acquired through a fellow collector was none other than the 3rd Ascension Lily Saber, which according to what I'm reading was a 2017 Wonder Fest exclusive.
Lily Saber is a character that was introduced in the Fate/Unlimited Codes game/visual novel as an alternate version of the Artoria Pendragon Saber in Fate/Stay Night, and physically resembles her look in a time when she is training to become the greatest hero that Britain has ever known, and is armed with Caliburn rather than Excalibur, which she obtains after becoming King.
Her design reflects this as she appears to be more carefree in terms of body language, colours, and the bow on the back of her head.
The original Figma was released way back in the day when the PSP game came out (again, as a Collectors Edition thing), and the 2.0 came out a few years ago as an entry into the Fate/Grand Order lineup. This particular version is a Third Ascension, which according to my research is a form change once you reach certain milestones in the game.
Unlike the previous two releases, this iteration of Lily Saber is very much underarmoured. In fact.. she has no armour whatsoever, and wears what I would describe as a sundress in the same motiff as the trademark Lily Saber outfit. Naturally she's no long as bulky looking due to lack of armour, but also to me her thighs seem a bit slimmer though that could be due to the black stockings.
The lack of lace leggings was also somewhat disappointing, but that is an aesthetics thing rather than a design flaw.
Her price tag, for 2017, wasn't horrifying, coming in at slightly above 5,000 Yen. However, the number of accessories kind of reflected this, kind of like how the low price tag on the entry level Goku Figuarts did.
You get the figure, only two face plates (smiling, maniacally laughing), five additional hands, Calibur with sheathe, and a stand. The face plates, much to my delight, are interchangeable with the 2.0 Lily Saber Figma. The hair looks ALMOST the same, but is a slightly different yellow and of course, the Ahoge on the top of her head is in a slightly different direction.
While the pack-ins don't exactly blow my mind, at least it seems some thought went into the design of the figure. As expected, the points of articulsation themselves are pretty typical - ankles, single jointed knees, hips with thigh rotation, waist, mid torso, shoulders with some collapse and bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrists, and neck.
You also get points of articulation on her pony tail and more importantly, her skirt, which allows for use of the range of motion provided for the lower body. Why they never segmented the skirt for Nero Claudius 2.0 or a laundry list of other figures will forever remain a mystery to me.
Figma rarely disappoint from a paint perspective, and Lily Saber here is a statistic as well. It shouldn't be surprising, giving how outfits with a higher degree of complexity get pulled off generally without a hitch, with the exception of course of some slightly sketch masking work on the black strips. Flesh colour parts are well painted, and decals are sharply produced and accurately applied. As with the other Artoria based Sabers, the included Caliburn and scabbard are fantastic. The use of glossy black to differentiate her Pumps from her leggings is also a nice touch.
Build quality is actually quite remarkable, at least for this particular sample. The usual suspects are here, namely well made parts, great QC with regards to gaps and other relevant tolerances, and limbs that are the same length. What is truly interesting is how strong the joints are on this figure. All joints function perfectly, but the tolerances are so perfect that Lily Saber can actually pick up by another figure of similar weight by the neck, no supports or anything.
It's not a chokeslam or anything, but she's not The Hulk either.
Overall Lily Saber is a well designed and well made Figma that can actually pose and has superhuman strength, apparently. If anything, one can lament the lack of accessories, but, again, the price tag pretty much indicated that this would be the case.
At roughly the same price, I have to say that Lily Saber 3rd Ascension beats out Saber: Dress version in terms of being a good action figure, though naturally you'd just take it if your goal was to have a long haired, Bamboo sword carrying Fate waifu.
That's all the Fate goodies I have for now... with the world slowly reopening, hopefully the reaches of the Earth will have some interesting goodies for me after this lengthy hunting hiatus.
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The second Fate Figma that I recently acquired through a fellow collector was none other than the 3rd Ascension Lily Saber, which according to what I'm reading was a 2017 Wonder Fest exclusive.
Lily Saber is a character that was introduced in the Fate/Unlimited Codes game/visual novel as an alternate version of the Artoria Pendragon Saber in Fate/Stay Night, and physically resembles her look in a time when she is training to become the greatest hero that Britain has ever known, and is armed with Caliburn rather than Excalibur, which she obtains after becoming King.
Her design reflects this as she appears to be more carefree in terms of body language, colours, and the bow on the back of her head.
The original Figma was released way back in the day when the PSP game came out (again, as a Collectors Edition thing), and the 2.0 came out a few years ago as an entry into the Fate/Grand Order lineup. This particular version is a Third Ascension, which according to my research is a form change once you reach certain milestones in the game.
Unlike the previous two releases, this iteration of Lily Saber is very much underarmoured. In fact.. she has no armour whatsoever, and wears what I would describe as a sundress in the same motiff as the trademark Lily Saber outfit. Naturally she's no long as bulky looking due to lack of armour, but also to me her thighs seem a bit slimmer though that could be due to the black stockings.
The lack of lace leggings was also somewhat disappointing, but that is an aesthetics thing rather than a design flaw.
Her price tag, for 2017, wasn't horrifying, coming in at slightly above 5,000 Yen. However, the number of accessories kind of reflected this, kind of like how the low price tag on the entry level Goku Figuarts did.
You get the figure, only two face plates (smiling, maniacally laughing), five additional hands, Calibur with sheathe, and a stand. The face plates, much to my delight, are interchangeable with the 2.0 Lily Saber Figma. The hair looks ALMOST the same, but is a slightly different yellow and of course, the Ahoge on the top of her head is in a slightly different direction.
While the pack-ins don't exactly blow my mind, at least it seems some thought went into the design of the figure. As expected, the points of articulsation themselves are pretty typical - ankles, single jointed knees, hips with thigh rotation, waist, mid torso, shoulders with some collapse and bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrists, and neck.
You also get points of articulation on her pony tail and more importantly, her skirt, which allows for use of the range of motion provided for the lower body. Why they never segmented the skirt for Nero Claudius 2.0 or a laundry list of other figures will forever remain a mystery to me.
Figma rarely disappoint from a paint perspective, and Lily Saber here is a statistic as well. It shouldn't be surprising, giving how outfits with a higher degree of complexity get pulled off generally without a hitch, with the exception of course of some slightly sketch masking work on the black strips. Flesh colour parts are well painted, and decals are sharply produced and accurately applied. As with the other Artoria based Sabers, the included Caliburn and scabbard are fantastic. The use of glossy black to differentiate her Pumps from her leggings is also a nice touch.
Build quality is actually quite remarkable, at least for this particular sample. The usual suspects are here, namely well made parts, great QC with regards to gaps and other relevant tolerances, and limbs that are the same length. What is truly interesting is how strong the joints are on this figure. All joints function perfectly, but the tolerances are so perfect that Lily Saber can actually pick up by another figure of similar weight by the neck, no supports or anything.
It's not a chokeslam or anything, but she's not The Hulk either.
Overall Lily Saber is a well designed and well made Figma that can actually pose and has superhuman strength, apparently. If anything, one can lament the lack of accessories, but, again, the price tag pretty much indicated that this would be the case.
At roughly the same price, I have to say that Lily Saber 3rd Ascension beats out Saber: Dress version in terms of being a good action figure, though naturally you'd just take it if your goal was to have a long haired, Bamboo sword carrying Fate waifu.
That's all the Fate goodies I have for now... with the world slowly reopening, hopefully the reaches of the Earth will have some interesting goodies for me after this lengthy hunting hiatus.