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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Ordered the DST Pacific Rim Uprising Saber Athena because it was slightly on sale and is the only sequel jaeger design that I liked enough to want a figure of. I thought about the Robot Spirits one from Bandai but after seeing that one in person at Gamestop I feel like it's lackluster with its smaller size and majorly reduced paint apps compared to DST's figure granted though it has a better articulation count, but then the DST version is also slightly cheaper.
My issues with this figure are some off paint-apps on the right side of her head, they're just a tad low (or maybe the left side is painted a tad high), and that the weapon holding hands can't get a good grip on the shorter swords. The sculpt and paint otherwise are all pretty good and I really do like that she fits in well with all of my NECA Pacific Rim figures. Her swords came out really well even though only the large combined form can actually be held easily, the sculpt and paint on all 3 are nice though and they're a good feeling plastic that isn't too stiff as to concern me with breaking but not too soft to warp either so it's a nice middle ground.

I agree with you in regards to Saber Athena being the best design. I picked up the DST version about a month ago when a local store was have a sale. Got it for about $16! I had flip flopped on both this and the Robot Spirits, but the sale pushed me to try the DST out. I like it quite a bit, but the torso joint is a little too loose for my liking. I did end up grabbing the Robot Spirits too. Enjoy them both for different reasons. Neither is really better than the other.