[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Thanks.

I wonder if the possessed head doesn't fit as well on the regular Phoenix body because it was packaged on the DP peg, so it has had plenty of time to shape itself for that peg.

I think it has more to do with my modification that I made to Phoenix a while back than it does the head. Because I shaved the top half of the neck peg off, there is nothing to fill the space on the possessed head. To be fair though, the possessed head sits the loosest of all the new heads on DP. This also leads me to believe it really is my mod.

All of this excitement about Dark Phoenix, and not a single person has asked about Cyclops...lol.



Honestly, there's not too much to say about Cyclops as it's on the Bucky Cap body mold, so if you know what you're getting with it articulation wise. For me though, what makes this figure really pop is first off, the iconic Byrne look, along with a really well done wash and colors that perfectly replicate the look from the original comic. The wash and shading are featured over ALL of the blue on this body, making him pop, and making it look like he just stepped off the panel. I'm glad they also gave him the "pirate" boots as well, and didn't opt for the fidgety sliding parts that the recent Jim Lee Cyke had. About the only thing I can complain about with it is that I wish they would have given him another headsculpt as well, perhaps one with his eyes open (as Phoenix restrains his optic blasts on more than one occasion in The Dark Phoenix Saga) or perhaps with the ruby helmet restraint that the Hellfire Club places on him when they capture the X-Men.



I know that many people are in love with the Jim Lee version of this character, but this has long been my favorite look for Cyke, and this is very easily my favorite version of the character released so far. I don't think I'll ever need another Cyke again after this one.