Intro:
In
my hunt for anything Hulk in this mold, it has led me to one of the latest
reincarnation of our favorite behemoth – the Red Hulk.
Yes,
I’ve been hunting highs and lows for this guy, and yet, he has been pretty hard
to come by. At the time of the writing of this review, Marvel Universe line for
the 3 ¾” figures have effectively ended and replaced with the Marvel Infinity
line. Prior to the end of Marvel Universal line, they have already released a
version of Red Hulk, which is a recolored version of the Hulk figure that was
based on the World War Hulk figure.
Naturally
after already having both versions of the Green Hulk and the Grey Hulk, I am less
than enthusiastic to be getting the same mold again. So I thought of another
version of Red Hulk that was previously released that was based on the orginal
Hulk mold. If I was gonna get a Red Hulk figure, I’m gonna get that.
And
it took me quite some time to finally be able to hunt him down.
What
is so special about Red Hulk? Well, for one, the Savage Hulk has always been
the stronger versions of various Hulks, except for World War Hulk, who is green
as well.
Grey
Hulk was the weakest. So when they finally introduce the character Red Hulk in
the comics, everyone thought this was just another façade for Bruce Banner –
until both Green and Red collided. Red Hulk proved to be more than a match for
the green dude.
And
as you already know by now, Red Hulk is not the alter ego of Bruce Banner, but
that of General Thunderbolt Ross! Yes, that old guy finally lost his marbles
and was willing to turn himself into a Hulk in order to rid us of our favorite
jade giant.
Red
Hulk is released under Serie 5, numbered 013.
Figure:
Red
Hulk is based on the first version Hulk mold, which has a broader upper body
than the newer Hulk mold.
Since
I have both molds, I do think that the second mold was definitely meant for the
Green Hulk. As for the first mold, it’s definitely meant for the Red Hulk.
Even
when you compare the original green with the Red Hulk, you have to admit, the
red one looks better. Coupled with an excellent head sculpt and facial
expression, it’s really wicked – really angry evil face.
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| Standing side-by-side with first version Hulk |
Articulation-wise:
while he does have a neck joint, he can’t really use them without looking
ridiculous or as if he had broken his neck! The shoulders are on universal
joints; the arms bend and rotate at the elbows; the wrists turn; the abdominal articulation
serves as a waist joint and an abs-crunch; the legs rotate at the hips; bend
and rotate at the knees; as well as, ankle joints that tilt up and down.
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| Going toe-to-toe with current version Hulk |
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| Bigger than Hulk! |
While
the upper body articulation is okay, the lower body isn’t exactly great. Everything
seems restricted and there is just not enough movement range to it.
What Red Hulk
lacks in articulations, he makes it up with great visuals. Since the figure’s
mold is essentially way broader than the newer mold, it does give the
impression that Red Hulk could easily overwhelm the smaller Green Hulk.
Again,
this is definitely the mold for Red Hulk.
Summary:
Red
Hulk might not offer anything new in terms of articulations onto the Marvel Universe
platter, but this is definitely a good-looking figure. It’s very rare, and so
far, I’ve only seen this figure once in the open market, which was in a flea
market where I bought him – still minted.
If
you’re are Hulk fan, and a fan of characters with feat of strengths, Red Hulk
is definitely for you.
Highly
recommended.
Final
verdict, 9/10.
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