Intro:
Welcome
back, fellow Cybertronians. If you’ve read my earlier review of the Hulk
figure, you’d probably realized it by now that that Hulk is one of my all time
favorites in the entire Marvel universe line. The sheer level of details is
just unbelievable for a figure of this particular scale.
I
probably should have mentioned this in my earlier review of the Hulk – the Hulk
that I’ve reviewed isn’t exactly the first Hulk ever released in the Marvel
Universe line. This is actually the second mold for the Hulk. In an earlier
release, an earlier mold was used for the Red, Green and Grey hulk.
Another
mold was used for the Compound Hulk, i.e. Red and Green Hulk.
The
best Hulk mold, however, was released much later, and the same mold was also
used as a template for earlier Hulk figure that I’ve reviewed. That figure is
none other than the World War Hulk figure that I am about to review now.
Now,
this is definitely the Hulk figure
that I’ve been searching all over the place for. To understand my excitement
for this figure, we must first delve into the annals of The Incredible Hulk
comics.
Throughout
the history of the Hulk comics, there have been so many incarnations of the
character, which include those that have or have yet to manifest itself on this
plane of existence. Originally, there were the Savage Hulk and the Grey Hulk.
The Savage Hulk is probably the most well known incarnation of the Hulk, and
also one of the strongest. At base level, this Hulk is able to lift 100 tons
with ease, and due to his child-like temperament, his strength-level increased
exponentially as he gets angrier.
The
Grey Hulk, though still possess “the madder he gets, the stronger he gets”
mantra, he was the weakest of all the Hulk incarnations, by having a base-level
of only 70 tons.
Then
we have the Professor Hulk – a version of the Hulk that retains the
intelligence of Bruce Banner. While having a base level of 100 tons, his
strength level doesn’t increase as rapidly as other incarnations of the Hulk
since his intellect slows down his own anger rate.
Next
we have the Devil Hulk and the Guilt Hulk. While potentially these two may as
well be two of the strongest Hulks ever, this has never been proven since they
have yet to manifest themselves outside of Bruce Banner psyche.
The
Banner-less Hulk, which in cases where Bruce Banner have been totally isolated
from the Hulk, either physically or mentally, thus taking away the failsafe
that Bruce Banner subconsciously limits the full potential of the Hulk. The
most memorable moments of this version of the Hulk was when Jean Grey shuts
down Bruce Banner consciousness, thus leaving a totally berserk Hulk tearing
apart Onslaught’s armor.
Maestro
– yet another version of Hulk, but this time, from an alternate future – is a
version of the Hulk, where he actually became the dictator-ruler of future
Earth.
Horseman
War Hulk is potentially the second strongest version of the Hulk ever, although
many do not actually recognize this Hulk, since this Hulk was empowered by
Apocalypse – the first mutant. His feats of strength include being able to stop
the Unstoppable Juggernaut right in his tracks – something of which that has
never been done before.
The
Red Hulk too is one of the heavy-hitter-Hulks, although he is also seldom
recognized as a true Hulk, since he is not one of the many Bruce Banner’s
version of the Hulk. His real persona was that of General Thunderbolt Ross.
The
strongest of all the Hulks so far, is the version of Hulk that appeared in the
series Planet Hulk. After the Hulk was jettisoned into space unwittingly, by a
secret society whose members include Professor X, Tony Stark, Dr. Stephen
Strange, Dr. Reed Richards, Black Bolt, Namor and Black Panther – collectively known
as the Illuminati, the Hulk ended up in a savage world, where he too can be
hurt. Having adapted to the rough terrains and environment of that world, it
made Hulk stronger, more durable and most importantly, more savage than ever
before, which enabled him to literally destroy a planet with a single punch of
his fist!!! This Hulk eventually reached Earth, seeking revenge on those that
he believed destroyed the family and the world he had on the planet Sakaar.
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| Hulk and World War Hulk - The Best Hulk Mold |
This
version of the Hulk, which is also the most powerful of all, is known as World
War Hulk!
Thus,
in my hunt for all Class 100 characters, as well as everything Hulk, it is
impeccable that I had to have this figure.
World
War Hulk is released in Series 3, numbered 003.
Figure:
Just
by looking through the transparent packaging, you can literally see all the
wonderful glory that this figure has to offer.
The
figure is just so darn massive!
The details on
the figure are just absolutely fantastic! Everything you have ever wished for a
figure this size is all there – the realistic skin texture designs; the
fantastic paint applications that defined the muscles and skin tones; the
marvelous head sculpt complete with rugged hairstyle, crown and a smirk that
would scare anybody in their wakes; as well as other carved details, such as
sandals, armor, loin cloth and wrist band.
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| This is really not the face of someone you wanna mess around with... |
Unlike the other
Hulk figure, this Hulk has actual hands meant to hold stuff instead of just
fists.
Every single
detail on this figure is just so incredible!!! Pun intended.
Now, I won’t be
delving into the figure’s articulation, as that would be a mere repetition. You
can check out its articulation review on my previous Hulk review here.
But that’s not
all, there’s more!
One thing that
is normally not associated with the Hulk – accessories. Hulk was never known to
have any costumes (the purple pants is not considered as costume), nor did he
ever required weapons or accessories in any of his (mis)adventures. This set,
however, does however present us with some enticing accessories – a harness
complete with a sheath, a battle axe, a long sword and a shield.
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| The Incredibly-detailed Battle Axe |
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| The Sword that has seen numerous battles |
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| Believe it or not, this is plastic!!! |
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| Even the back of the shield has incredible details! |
What makes these
accessories so amazing is that they too possess the same level of details as the
Hulk figure itself.
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| The vest complete with a sheath for the sword |
A close inspection
of the sword and axe reveals so many battle damages and dents, indicating that
they have been in numerous battles and fights.
The shield
itself is tastily designed, complete with its wooden texture and metal-like knobs
on it. The Hulk cannot hold on to the shield – it just merely clips onto either
one of his wrists.
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| From left: Colossus, Juggernaut, Psylocke, WW Hulk, She-Hulk, Hulk, Hercules |
If
you have a Hulkbuster Iron Man figure or a Juggernaut figure like I do, you’d
probably be tempted to reenact some of their memorable feuds and confrontations.
As
a personal opinion, I have always ranked The Unstoppable Juggernaut, The Mighty
Thor and the Sentinel of the Spaceways – Silver Surfer as worthy opponents for
our favorite Green Goliath.
Overall,
I just love this figure.
Summary:
Honestly,
I thought my earlier Hulk figure was the best, but after I saw this figure, it
doesn’t take a nuclear physicist to tell you what I think now. The level of
details of this figure is just so incredible, both for the figure itself and
the accessories.
This
figure is one good example why I love this toy-line so much, even better than
their larger cousins such as the 6-inch figures and beyond. I would argue that
these 3 ¾” figures are actually as detailed, if not more than those larger figures.
Coupled with some fantastic articulations (though it may not near to the level
of SH Figuarts or Hot Toys figures, but they are definitely close enough) in
comparison to their price, you are really getting something well worth your
money.
Personally,
I rank both World War Hulk and the earlier-reviewed Hulk figure as the best of
this, and I really do think that they represent the best what this line could
offer.
World
War Hulk would definitely some extra points for all of its incredibly detailed
accessories.
Fantastic
figure – absolutely fantastic.
Final
verdict, 10+/10.
