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Everyone gets introduced to the concept of the Antihero through various properties. The former nemesis of the hero that becomes a trusted ally or even close friend is a theme that is pretty common in literature and other forms of entertainment, and it's something that still being used.
For me, perhaps the first and most prominent Antihero ever will be Picollo from Dragonball.
Now, don't kill me as I'm not a walking encyclopedia of Dragon Ball, but if memory serves me correctly originally Kami, overseer of the Earth, decided that in order to better serve his role he decided to split himself into to halves - the good and the bad. The bad half became known as Picollo and I believe was introduced in one of the story arcs of the original Dragon Ball, and if not there, very early on in the Dragon Ball Z series.
After getting the crap kicked out him by Goku (and lets be honest, who in the show HASN'T had their ass handed to them by Goku), for some reason Picollo reforms, going from "guy who loses an arm and will Special Beam Cannon to kill Raditz even if means sacrificing Goku" to "guy who basically makes up for the fact that Goku is a dead beat dad".
Seriously.. a former mass murderer was a better father to Gohan than Goku ever was. What's next? Maybe Freeza will become Godfather to Krillan and Android 18's kid!
As time went on, Picollo's role as Goku's most powerful ally has slipped, with the Goku-Vegeta bromance going full tilt and showing no signs of stopping, and thus as a result he's not in the spotlight a whole lot anymore.
However, the flip side is that I don't have to worry about too many new Picollo figures coming out.
Presenting the Figurarts Picollo, all the way from 2009 when Dragon Ball Kai was in full swing, which in case you weren't aware, is the Dragon Ball saga retold (I think Z series only) without all the mood killing slow paced parts.
I have to say, for a figure that was released almost a decade ago that it holds up pretty well and, thank goodness, seems a lot better than the various Saiyans that came after him.
First off, lets talk toys, as it were. While stands and effects parts were not a thing even back in the day (sadly), Picollo comes with an assortment of hands, three head sculpts (turbaned, general grimace, focused), a set of crossed arms (something that took two releases for Vegeta to get right), and his tradmark cloak with two chest pieces, one of which is for dedicated use with the crossed arm pose.
Not bad for a set that came out 3 years before Vegeta did.
While I have Picollo displayed in pre Super Beam Cannon pose, for me his most iconic look will always be with his cloak and turban on, or as usually put it, before shit gets real and he takes off his physical inhibitors. Of course, Picollo can be displayed without the cloak on, which, if you're going for dynamic posing, is a requirement.
Unlike Vegeta and all the other Saiyans that came out along side him, they did not screw up the face of Picollo. The expression, decal work, everything looks spot on, or at least much more spot on as compared to the Saiyans. Fantastic to see in general, and considering there hasn't been a new Picollo in ages, was definitely a nice to have feature.
Sculpting on the whole looks really good, with no real complaints from me. Paint work is nice and sharp, especially on the yellow paint apps on his arms. Articulation, with the cloak off, is pretty much standard for a Figuarts, I suspect if Picollo were to be remade with more modern Figuarts technology like the fighting body developed for the Street Fighter line, the joints might be better hidden and range of motion would be even greater. But for your general posing needs even this version should be sufficient.
If there is one thing I find kind of odd looking with this figure, it's the lower torso. I think the proportions are off here, making it seem a bit long. That combined with the arrangement of legs makes it look like he's wearing diapers. Now that I think about it, Vegeta has this problem too.
I really do enjoy the character of Picollo, and am quite happy with this rendition of him. Sure, there are some improvements that can be made, particularly to the lower body, but for now this will happily suffice.
So if you're a fan like me, I'd definitely seek out this figure, probably the best action figure version of the character at this point in time.
Everyone gets introduced to the concept of the Antihero through various properties. The former nemesis of the hero that becomes a trusted ally or even close friend is a theme that is pretty common in literature and other forms of entertainment, and it's something that still being used.
For me, perhaps the first and most prominent Antihero ever will be Picollo from Dragonball.
Now, don't kill me as I'm not a walking encyclopedia of Dragon Ball, but if memory serves me correctly originally Kami, overseer of the Earth, decided that in order to better serve his role he decided to split himself into to halves - the good and the bad. The bad half became known as Picollo and I believe was introduced in one of the story arcs of the original Dragon Ball, and if not there, very early on in the Dragon Ball Z series.
After getting the crap kicked out him by Goku (and lets be honest, who in the show HASN'T had their ass handed to them by Goku), for some reason Picollo reforms, going from "guy who loses an arm and will Special Beam Cannon to kill Raditz even if means sacrificing Goku" to "guy who basically makes up for the fact that Goku is a dead beat dad".
Seriously.. a former mass murderer was a better father to Gohan than Goku ever was. What's next? Maybe Freeza will become Godfather to Krillan and Android 18's kid!
As time went on, Picollo's role as Goku's most powerful ally has slipped, with the Goku-Vegeta bromance going full tilt and showing no signs of stopping, and thus as a result he's not in the spotlight a whole lot anymore.
However, the flip side is that I don't have to worry about too many new Picollo figures coming out.
Presenting the Figurarts Picollo, all the way from 2009 when Dragon Ball Kai was in full swing, which in case you weren't aware, is the Dragon Ball saga retold (I think Z series only) without all the mood killing slow paced parts.
I have to say, for a figure that was released almost a decade ago that it holds up pretty well and, thank goodness, seems a lot better than the various Saiyans that came after him.
First off, lets talk toys, as it were. While stands and effects parts were not a thing even back in the day (sadly), Picollo comes with an assortment of hands, three head sculpts (turbaned, general grimace, focused), a set of crossed arms (something that took two releases for Vegeta to get right), and his tradmark cloak with two chest pieces, one of which is for dedicated use with the crossed arm pose.
Not bad for a set that came out 3 years before Vegeta did.
While I have Picollo displayed in pre Super Beam Cannon pose, for me his most iconic look will always be with his cloak and turban on, or as usually put it, before shit gets real and he takes off his physical inhibitors. Of course, Picollo can be displayed without the cloak on, which, if you're going for dynamic posing, is a requirement.
Unlike Vegeta and all the other Saiyans that came out along side him, they did not screw up the face of Picollo. The expression, decal work, everything looks spot on, or at least much more spot on as compared to the Saiyans. Fantastic to see in general, and considering there hasn't been a new Picollo in ages, was definitely a nice to have feature.
Sculpting on the whole looks really good, with no real complaints from me. Paint work is nice and sharp, especially on the yellow paint apps on his arms. Articulation, with the cloak off, is pretty much standard for a Figuarts, I suspect if Picollo were to be remade with more modern Figuarts technology like the fighting body developed for the Street Fighter line, the joints might be better hidden and range of motion would be even greater. But for your general posing needs even this version should be sufficient.
If there is one thing I find kind of odd looking with this figure, it's the lower torso. I think the proportions are off here, making it seem a bit long. That combined with the arrangement of legs makes it look like he's wearing diapers. Now that I think about it, Vegeta has this problem too.
I really do enjoy the character of Picollo, and am quite happy with this rendition of him. Sure, there are some improvements that can be made, particularly to the lower body, but for now this will happily suffice.
So if you're a fan like me, I'd definitely seek out this figure, probably the best action figure version of the character at this point in time.
Love Machine
Lady, have you known me? The
Perfect love machine. I'm
Virgo my Leo'ss rising,
Venus made me king.
That chain of broken hearts -
They all belong to me.
Magic runs through my fingers,
One touch - you'll see!
L.O.V.E.
All I need's my love machine, oh
L.O.V.E.
All I need's my love machine tonight!
Tonight!
What can I do for you? Am
I your wildest dream?
What do I move in you? Am
I what I seem?
My eyes they lie and you cry,
Love brings you pain!
And if you try to love me,
You'll not be the same!
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Mensajes del Libro de Visitas (18)
el_pekeniioh dijo en 8/10/07 17:32 …
y ese ken es?? se ve terrible shoro. XD
zaludos julito.. porke no fuiste hoy :S?
cuidate
bay!
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_tresor_ dijo en 8/10/07 17:58 …
dos q renacen, aunk me cuesta mucho =(
q estes bien
saludines ^^
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caviedioh dijo en 8/10/07 20:49 …
Blackie Lawless un crá
Sometimes we need the love machine...
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darkest_days dijo en 8/10/07 20:56 …
Me ustó la foto, está re-simpátika, y la kancion.. muy bonita o.O. ! Kuidate julioh ^^
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apple_manzana dijo en 9/10/07 0:04 …
..
parece q andamos en las mismas..
sin ganas de escribir..(pero sí de poner una wena canción --subjetivo--)
además d estar por alguna extraña razón conectados un poco con el color blanco..
.
como stas?
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niightmare_b0y dijo en 9/10/07 0:17 …
Ja! Qué cómico el título.!
Oe! gracias por achicarme la foto, tú sabes que soy lo menos computín que hay.. =)
Nos vemos, practica los pasos de esgrima... y aprendete el libreto, y paga las cuotas..XD
(Que paqueador yo)
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joorsh dijo en 9/10/07 1:52 …
dale cooooorte wn!
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mharker dijo en 9/10/07 19:00 …
weena fotologueeeroooo xd!!!!!!!!!
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vale_mhv dijo en 9/10/07 20:28 …
un Besito Yulio
espero estes muuuuuy bien =)
L.O.V.E.
All I need's my love machine tonight!
Tonight!
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me identifico xD
cuidate
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_wicero_ dijo en 9/10/07 20:55 …
te vei feo en la foto julio.....XD
tai helado juan
saludos ql saya y wea
k-0
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son__of__evil dijo en 10/10/07 19:13 …
wena man...
vale por pasar
seguiran las subidas
de discos de culto
bye
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naplam dijo en 10/10/07 22:03 …
Raditz: ¡¡¡ Chicos, cuidado que viene Broly!!! Broly: ¡¡¡ KAKAROT !!! Bardock: Oh, no. Principe, cuidado, nos va a atacar. Broly empezó a cargar su energía ...
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son__of__evil dijo en 11/10/07 23:01 …
jeje vale man
ojala que sigas pasando
para seguir subiendo
discos de culto
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cover_love dijo en 12/10/07 0:55 …
aah me caiste muy bien oye
aparte somos taurohumanistadraculastyle xD
seguimos hablando , besos (K)
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serapht_angels dijo en 12/10/07 19:36 …
loko vy la foto y quise postear al toq wn
es q amo esta banda
blackie tiene la mejor voz del mundo (junto con el de death)
el tema es muy pule
y es entero facil xD
jaja la lleva
saludos ñatito
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blue_blazer dijo en 12/10/07 20:40 …
qué miedo él.
Te quiero Yulio
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fliicxflaac dijo en 12/10/07 23:13 …
Yulin cacao ole olao : ) cuanto tiempo sin verte, sin hablar... qisas sea el clima el qe nos hace alejarnos a todos, se qe cuando cambie de estacion estaremos otra ves abrasados afuera dle in n.n
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alone_withmypain dijo en 12/10/07 23:23 …
julito julito...cuando se t ve hombre?
años k no se de vos nene...(k exagerada..)
hay k hacer algo... XD!
saludines ..cuidese arto
beshitossss