[Joe Moore]

Behind The Scenes Look at NECA's Pacific Rim Mutavore

[En Sabah Nerd]

I'll wait for Hardship, who should be quite smaller than Mutavore here. I like just about all of the PR Kaiju but Mutavore ranks lower for me because he is perhaps too weird. His eyes are on the side of his head and positioned beneath his mouth, he has a scissor tail, and he has those blade-shaped protrusions on his back. He's fascinating to look at but I prefer the more animal kaiju like Otachi the lizard-bat and Leatherback the gorilla.

[Phantomcrow]

I want Mutavore to go with the new Striker coming.

I almost wish they would remake Leatherback. For some reason I feel like he is smaller than he should be.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

I want Mutavore to go with the new Striker coming.

I almost wish they would remake Leatherback. For some reason I feel like he is smaller than he should be.

Leatherback is the right size, he is one of the shorter kaiju featured in the film. His category 4 rating comes from his weight and bulk. If they did a Leatherback v2 it could only really benefit paint. His articulation is limited on the existing toy but his fat gorilla body doesn't leave much room for improvement. NECA has repeatedly said on Twitter that if they do anything further with Leatherback it'll just be more re-releases.

[Phantomcrow]

I would be happy with a re release of Leatherback. I could never bring myself to buy the first because I did not like the damaged Gypsy it came with.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

I would be happy with a re release of Leatherback. I could never bring myself to buy the first because I did not like the damaged Gypsy it came with.

It was released as an individual figure in series 2 but distribution apparently sucked and then they did the two pack which is how I got mine, some people say the two pack version actually has better paint but I'm not sure. I am way happier with it than I should be given its lack of pose options but it just looks so good especially next to Otachi, they make a happy couple. A re-release would be nice for those who missed out but still want the figure and it would be an opportunity for upgrading the paint on his teeth. In the movie his chompers are clearly bone colored but the toy has them as the same dark bluish color as the rest of him, not a real issue but a nitpick I'll point out. His ebay prices are stupid, I'm genuinely amazed that I found a small toy store that had two mint in box and only wanted $30 for each.

[jestermon]

Looks like a Tyranid.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by jestermon

Looks like a Tyranid.

I was always more reminded of the Bioraptors from Pitch Black, just the head being that crescent shape and the weird lankiness of the rest of it.

[Joe Moore]

Pacific Rim Mutavore In Packaging - The Toyark - News