[Dr Kain]

Thanks.

Man, it is so hard to believe that I am now looking at my orignal Figma Samus with such disdain. I absolutely loved that figure, but now when I look at it, I can't help but be disgusted. I just... I don't know. It's like every single flaw with it flared up the moment I put my hands on this new one.

So with that said, how about this new one? Well, where do I start? It's freaking fantastic!! I never realized how much the Prime 2/3 suit (as they are both the same) captured all of the best aspects of Samus from the various iterations that came before. The sculping is down right excellent and I would love to see them repaint it in Gravity Suit colors even though it isn't the Super Metroid suit. I don't know why they put a hole in the regular cannon though and not the Missile one. That seems a little odd to me. Oh yeah, and despite showing it in my picture, DO NOT put the double shot beam in the cannon. After I took it out I noticed not only did yellow paint scratch off on it, but it is now cracked as if the peg is going to snap off as it was a really tight fit. The single shot beam seemed to slide in there a lot better, not sure why.

The articulation is a vast improvement over the original and I love the thicker wrist peg joints. I also like how each hand comes with its own as opposed to how my ALBW Link and Pyramid Head had one joint that the hands connected to (like Figuarts do). On the weird side though, she didn't come with one of those hand holders that all of my other Figmas have come with. No idea why. I guess maybe they figured with only 3 additional hands they didn't need it?

Finally, there is a the paint job, which is outstanding. It seems to have a metallic shine to it that really makes every piece pop in a color scheme that is pure perfection. I have no idea who was in charge of this figure, but they outdid themselves. I just wish it came with something other than another Morph Ball. Speaking of which, it's also a brand new sculpt rather than a repainted Morph Ball like I thought it was going to be. In fact, the outside shell are separate pieces from the inner piece, so when you have it attached to the Figma stand, you can actually spin it around if you want. Now I would love to see someone do a Screw Attack/Space Jump accessory piece that plugs into the peg hole.

Overall, I am impressed. I know this was technically a 2017 figure, but I got it today, so I am counting it as a 2018 figure, and what a great way to start off the year. Now if Figma would only give us some additional characters and an accessory pack to go with her. How about a Meta Ridley or some Space Pirates?