[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

@Triv, nice shots and review! That's pretty annoying about Sabretooth. You're right, you can't unsee it now. Also the red around his eyes is a bit too meth-head for me. And the lack of QC in general. Something bothers me about Psylocke's head for some reason. I know we're talking about plastic figures here, but it looks a little "too" plastic, more so than the rest of the figures. I can't quite explain it, it's like it's slightly too cartoony, and previous photos had a more defined sculpt to it. I'm probably not explaining it well and maybe it's not as noticable in person. I hope you find Wolverine soon! Honestly despite being the big name of the wave, given he's double packed I expect once the initial rush is done he will be easier to find than at least 2-3 other figures.

I thought about pulling apart the jaw and regluing it, however I'm seeing from photos online that it really doesn't make much of a difference for people who have tried it. It's the way that Hasbro cut the parts more than anything. It's a shame, because this figure reminds me a lot of the artwork from X-Men vs. Street Fighter. I really wish I had a Birdie figure to go along with him so I could pose him with Rogue or Bipson (The characters I usually teamed him with.)

I think what is bugging me about the Psylocke head more than the size is just how they painted it. When you look at Silk side-by-side with her, you can see the difference as clear as day. With Silk, they used a lot thinner and more precise lines to draw in the eyes and facial features. When you look at Psylocke, you can see the line work is really thick and heavy-handed. It gives her and almost animated look. When you hold the figure's head though to the light, and stare at it through the paint (and at certain angles,) you can definitely see the shape that was shown off in the promo shots and the reveals. It's a similar situation to the two Black Series Princess Leias that were released, as well as the recent Scarlet Witch two pack rerelease, which used the exact same sculpt, but showed what a little TLC could do to bring out that likeness.

See also Basic Black Widow, versus Cull Obsidian Black Widow, from the Infinity War series. Same exact head, different amounts of love.

(Shut up Nite...yes...I know there's something in there you perv...)

Psylocke is typically drawn with very strong and harsh features, especially during the Jim Lee, where as Silk has more often been drawn with softer features and lines, making for a more cartoonish appearance. This is why the headsculpts look better swapped IMO. On Silk, she looks comic accurate. On Psylocke though, it looks very Disney Princess...almost a caricature of an Asian woman.