[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I've sparred back and forth with people on the SH Wolf predator a few times at local toy shows, and I've come to a few conclusions. Most of the complaints that I've heard lead me to believe that people are either...
A: upset about the price and are "sour graping" it.
B: hate the AVP movies so therefore bag on the Predator choice being The Wolf, or...
C: they just don't understand Japanese toys, the materials they use, and some of the concepts and designs they implement (such as Revoltech-style joints, and limbs and parts that easily disassemble.)

The only issue I've ever had with my Wolf is that it's tough to get the bio-masked head on at times due to the top of the head being really spikey (leading it to be physically painful to swap out) and the mandibles fitting a little loose one the open mouth set (my closed set fits fine.) His shoulder armor plate will come off on occasion when posing, but again, it's the nature of nearly all Japanese toys to have parts fall off like that, and they plug back in easily and stay put once I'm done posing the figure, so it's never an issue. It's a shame people hate, but it's their right, and in my eyes...their loss.

On the scale question, As we all know, since all 6 inch scales are done differently, if it's closer to Marvel Legends six inch scale, I'd say the SH Monster Arts one would fit better to scale. If it's done in a 6" scale closer to SOTA Toys Street Fighter Line, then I would say the Neca predator would be better, as the Neca Pred stands in near perfect scale next to some of the larger characters in that line (namely Sagat and T.Hawk, who both are over 7 feet tall in the game.)

My apologies for not having a Sagat figure out of the package that I could easily access...but at least you can make the comparison here pretty good. Sagat stands about 7'4" in the game, so I'd say it's about right.


And while I'm at it...MKX has me drooling right now. I BADLY wanted Jason Voorhees in the last one, especially after Freddy showed up, and now that he and the Predator are showing up...I'm sold. I hope that they eventually do throw Freddy back in there as future DLC, as he was a pretty well thought out character, and a nice breath of fresh air in the midsts of all those ninjas.

My only gripe with the SH Wolf, price aside, is he looks a bit too beefy for the character. Wolf was one of the thinnest Predators on film. This doesn't change the toy being good on its own, sometimes change can be nice. Case in point: the upcoming NECA AVP preds are much thinner than their tank-like movie appearances and they look a lot better for it.
Yeah the AVP movies are bad (sometimes I watch them as a guilty pleasure) but Wolf is still an awesome predator anyway. I also always liked Celtic's look and attitude as the headstrong leader of the three. Celtic may have died early in the movie, but he outlasted that Chopper bitch. Sorry fans of Chopper but you chose the wrong predator to back.
It always weirded me out how light-skinned Sagat is. I'm Thai and I'm white but one of my parents is white, Sagat (I thought) is pure Thai so he should have that standard SouthEast Asian bronzing. It's not a big deal but I have to support my people, Sagat is my favorite SF character.
I hope Freddy ends up in MKX, but it damn well better be the Englund version and only have the one glove.