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10-15-2007, 09:00 PM | #1 |
proud YoJoeSexual
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: on the Ghost Plains.
Posts: 1,982
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as i open new figs, i have decided to post an "opinionated review" of each figure...this is "The Jeaux Report"
this edition of The Jeaux Report covers everyone's favorite DNA-smörgåsbord...Serpentor. now i never owned serpentor as a kid. and to be honest with you, i really dont know much about the story behind the cobra emperor...save that his existence is thanks to dr. mindbender and the aforementioned DNA-smörgåsbord culled from past attemptors of Global Domination. i guess the notion of ruling the world, as a kid, bored me. there isnt much love for this 25th version of serpentor, thats for sure. and whereas i dont "hate" him...cuz if i did, i certainly wouldnt own him, he doesnt top the list of favs. i like the sword. in a world of high tech joes vs. cobras, such a primitive weapon just seems more menacing. if you run into a guy on the battlefield brandishing a sword, youd probably stop for a second, the notion being...if this guy is gutsy enough to haul a sword against my gun, sucker probably knows how to use it quite well. of course, you harken back to indiana jones' methods, you look again at your gun.....but i digress. i will address the double blade below... i do wish he had a scabbard for the sword, but i likely would not use it. the outfit is okay to me...but, without looking back at vintage pics, i have no clear vision of what he originally looked like. i like like th e removable helmet, which i didnt even know he had until i was looking at pics of him online, nourishing my decision of ownership...or not. is it all roses though? never is...........(if you can call the above "roses") I HATE CLOTH ON ACTION FIGURES!!! with that out of the way, its no different on serpentor. miniture capes, tunics, pants etc. NEVER fall the way cloth would on a real human. so, if you note in my pics, ive taken liberties with my serpentor and trimmed the "billowy" edges of his cape, running the edges straight up to his shoulders. the result is a tolerable solution for something that i find totally intolerable. now for that double-sided blade... it is my firm 99% belief that it was missing from the factory. i open my figs at my computer desk, usually between midnight & 3am on a weekend. no one else is awake, and the dog is out like a light. i looked for that blade for 10mins on the floor, on the desktop and even the kitchen, thinking it may have fallen into a fold of my shirt, and fallen when i went to get some liquid refreshment. i thought back and determined that i cant 100% confirm it was even there when i bought the figure...oh well. as as far as the sword...crooked....had to bust out the candle. the cape clasps arent sitting like i think they should on his shoulder...and my way would be--flat. however, seeing as the cape only seems to be reomovable - once - im just gonna live with it. oh, and yes, he has a lame expression on his face too. so, on the 1-5 Yo Jeaux! scale... Serpentor gets a 2.5/5.0 Last edited by Gung.Heaux; 07-20-2008 at 01:59 PM.. |
10-15-2007, 10:14 PM | #2 |
The Mighty
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 577
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Tough to tell from the images if it's really an error, but I know that in the comic at least, those snakes in his shoulders, which you say are ill fitting, actually were drawn like that. I myself always thought it was kind of weird, but then again, we're talking about a guy dressed as a snake, so who's to say where the line should be drawn, figuritively speaking, one what looks weird.
Recent news is that Hasbro has plans for a Serpentor with a "Cobra Hood" accessory, similar to the original, so, maybe the issues you're having will be changerd by then? |
10-15-2007, 11:11 PM | #3 |
VALKYRIE
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Over the rainbow where your mom is at son
Posts: 23,515
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Thanks for the review man. This is one of the figures I am hesitant on buying. The face sculpt makes him look worried and sad. If Hasbro does make a RAH anniversary Serpentor, then I might get that instead. I do like the weaponry that comes with this one and the DDP based design, but the face sculpt holds me back.
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10-16-2007, 12:02 AM | #4 |
AKA Shipwreck Jr.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Temecula, CA
Posts: 1,074
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thanks for another review! i loe these and look forward to them.
and now i know i was right by staying away from serpy. you were far more generous on the joe scale than i would have been. just doesnt appeal to me, whatsoever.
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