Intro:
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Sabah Nur… En Sabah Nur… En Sabah Nur…
Oh
boy, when I heard that name being chanted during the epilogue of X-Men First
Class 2: Days of Future Past, I admit, I had goose-bumps. It means, one of the X-Men’s
most powerful arch-nemesis will finally makes his debut on the big screen!
My
quest to collect all Class 100 characters has led me to trails of Apocalypse.
The character has proven to be quite elusive, especially the single-pack.
Occasionally you do bump into the box-set containing Mr. Sinister, Cyclops,
Angel, Jean Grey and himself, which is quite an interesting set.
The
single-pack has proven to be very rare in the Malaysian market, and so far, I
have seen only one of him, only once out in the open market, which I wasted no
time in grabbing him. Chances, if you ever get the opportunity to see him
again, the price might increase to some meteoric heights.
Anyways,
who doesn’t know Apocalypse? He is the first human mutant in history, and was
born during the Egyptian empire. He is also one of the physically strongest, as
well as one of the most powerful mutants that have ever existed.
Apocalypse
is released under Series 3, numbered 009.
Figure:
Apocalypse
is one of the larger figures in the entire Marvel Universe line. Apocalypse
uses the same body template as both Juggernaut and Thanos, of course with some
retooling here and there, namely the shoulder pads, neck collar and the various
rubber tubes.
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| From left: World War Hulk, Apocalypse, Toy Biz Apocalypse, Thanos |
Apocalypse color scheme is fantastic. The overall
use of grey, black and blue really accentuates the coldness of the character.
The
head sculpt and its paintjob is really good, and it definitely vividly depicts
Apocalypse’s trademarked deformed mouth.
Having
come from the same template as Juggernaut and Thanos, they have almost the same
articulations. The head is on a ball joint, but because of its design and the
presence of the collar, he can’t really look up or down. The shoulders moves in
all directions and the arms rotate slightly below the shoulders; the elbows
bend and the wrists rotate. Apocalypse also has that abs-crunch; ball-jointed
hips; rotational joints slightly below the hips; double-jointed knees and
ball-jointed ankles.
In
theory, Apocalypse’s articulations are good, but unfortunately, due to the
overall designs of the figure, there are numerous limitations. For instance, the
presence of the tubes running across the back of the arms and its back, limits
the movements of the arms. The hip joints, on the other hand are rather loose, which
causes the figure to topple over sometimes.
Having
said that, Apocalypse is one of those figures that are power personified. He does
really need to do any fancy pose in order to display him – a simple stance
would make him look cool enough.
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| Rise, Mr. Sinister... I, Apocalypse command you... |
Accessories:
Apocalypse
only comes with a display stand that he doesn’t really need – he is way too big
for it.
Summary:
This
single-carded Apocalypse figure is one of those figures that I have been
hunting for a long time, but he’s not really that easy to come by. You still
can find him in a boxset also consisting of Iceman, Angel, Mr. Sinister, Marvel
Girl and Cyclops, which is way easier to find.
It’s
definitely a must-have for X-Men fans.
Highly
recommended.
Final
verdict, 8.5/10.
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