[Jester]

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Originally Posted by deecee4

Hes an evil warrior archetype so its not too much of a stretch for him to be on a classics buck. I dont think anyone would think this looks off or ridiculous. But since this is Neca anyway, wouldve preferred it on the Defenders of the Earth buck.

All credit to the original customizer for the amount of work that went into that, but the proportions look very "off" to me when compared to Tim Truman's original concept art for the character (which would be re-used for the figure's card artwork and serve as the template for most depictions of the character back in the day). Not only does Truman's Warduke have a much more streamlined musculature (in keeping with the general aesthetic of the AD&D line, which tended to exhibit a certain sleekness that hearkens back at points to the impossibly form-fitting armour of knights errant in Pre-Raphaelite paintings, far more so than the chunkiness that defines more recent fantasy lines like Mythic Legions), he also has a comparatively large head/helmet, to the point where the combination actually dominates his silhouette to some degree.

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Originally Posted by deecee4

Anyway, not a dealbreaker for me. I'm glad they're doing this.

Cheers.

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Originally Posted by 80sforged

PO'd both. Hope they do more. I still have a lot of the monsters actually.
In terms of the buck used for Warduke, it has some similarities to the Rambo one. Which for me is a Goldilocks spot, buff, but lean. Though the Rambo one did not have exposed pin holes on the shoulders. Hope that is not on the production version.

That really does look like Rambo's torso, albeit with new arms incorporating a bicep swivel.