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Hey my name is Jobby and today, we're taking a look at the
Digivolving
Digivolving Spirits
Digivolving Spirits WAR
Digivolving Spirits WARGREY
Digivolving Spirits WARGREYM O N-
*bandaitamashiinations*
scuse me
And just like the toy from the 90s this guy's based on,
he can transform into Agumon
And just like that original toy...
It's kind of ass
Now I actually did a
"REVIEW"
for this original transforming WarGreymon figure,
but it was less of a review and more of a goof on the whole
"Fine Brothers trying to copyright the word "React"." situation.
In other words, that video will definitely not be dated and be relevant forever
wow I'm such a genius
So, to atone for the sin of-
*ahem*
Swivel-topia
Here's my actual thoughts on this figure:
It's objectively terrible.
BUT
I have a soft spot for it, due to
"Nostalgia"
which is the most rational reason for love
*nostalgic taste*
I've pretty much the same way about all the other Digivolving Figures I had growing up,
but I never had all of them, so I can't call ALL of them objectively terrible
But there just came a point when I was
done with Digimon, *aaaaaaaaa*
but Digimon was not done with me. o.o
The announcement that Bandai was gonna make a brand new line of transforming Digimon figures,
it got me more than a bit...
excited. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
*demonitized*
Also, quick shoutout to Actar's Reviews *aka Actar Raikit*
His post on Twitter was actually the first bit of news I heard about this announcement
So as that
Overdramatic clock counted down jesus guys tone it down ._.
I
fantasize *wet dreams*
about what Bandai could possibly be planning.
Maybe they would make figures that do their damn BEST to capture the essence of the animated designs
You know something similar to what Takara did with the Transformers Masterpiece line?
I mean they could even take advantage of all the advances in transforming toy technology.
I could not be more excited for the brand-new designs that Bandai was cooking up and-
Oh
it's just a straight-up remake of the original toy
I really don't know what I expected
Needless to say I was a bit disappointed. ;~;
I mean sure as I said I do have a soft spot for those original Digivolving toys,
but this just seemed like such a missed opportunity for Bandai to come up with something brand new,
instead of building upon a
"shaky foundation".
And it looks like the rest of the Digivolving Spirits line are gonna have the same issues that the original figures had.
I mean there's kibble,
and then there's straight up
T R A S H
*trashman*
So leaving shattered expectations behind,
how does this figure hold up?
Well...
The painting and sculpting of this figure is actually amazing!
At least, he parts that are not bad. *horror*
Compared to the original toy,
*ded*
this is definitely a step up in terms of proportions.
I mean he's still lanky as all hell,
but at least he's got an actual neck.
Danny
DeVito-looking ass *trash*
I also appreciate how his wings-
if you could even call them that
are not connected to the back of his head.
They've actually got their own dedicated ball joints.
That makes it somewhat believable with that
these aren't just two halves of a... poor baby.. Digimon face... and- oh...
god >~<
*gross*
We'll talk about that later. >~<
The limbs on the figure actually have some sculpted in muscle definition
unlike the original toy, which is just
I don't even know what that's supposed to be ._.
That makes this guy see BEEFier than he actually is.
But again,
he's a bit too lanky
But at least he doesn't have a funny face.
The head sculpt is where this figure truly shines,
and I mean that literally.
The paint here is a shiny metallic silver
Just be careful when you're handling it don'tbe-
Ah!
Agh!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
It's sharp.
The rest of the head, however, feels very nice and weighty.
and that's due to the head,
and torso,
crotchguard, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
and shin guards,
being made out of diecast metal
and of course I found these diecast metal parts by...
reading the back of the box.
Thanks Bandai! ^u^
That's not to say the metal parts aren't cold because-
Ooooh~! *cold diecast*
*thicc thighs*
And all the metal parts give this figure a satisfying heft,
which makes it FEEL way more
S O L I D
than it actually looks, because let's face it:
This guy looks just as floppy as the original.
And I know I already said he's-
SOLID
but it deserves to be repeated:
This
GUY
IS
S A L A D ! (solid)
maybe even a little TOO solid out of the box,
but the joints do loosen up more the more you...
Play with it. *oyes*
I might be wrong about this,
but it looks like some of the ball joints on this figure
are also made of diecast metal.
If that's the case, then
wow that's brilliant.
...
Bandai, pls breathe with me. .u.
What's also brilliant is the attention to detail in the painting
andsculpting
The detail work on this figure really takes a page from some of the non-transformable WarGreymon figures that I've already covered. I'm-
Wow.
This is my fourth WarGreymon review.
I'm-uh.. totally not obsessed with his
big
m e a t y
toes. .w.
*succ*
*toes*
And about his toes:
they're actually orange!
and so are all the other...
bits of skin. *bootyslap*
Really nice detail, and it works for the most part,
That is until you turn the figure around...
*uh oh*
*gross X2*
I mean the calves aren't even orange.
JESUS
CHRIST ON A STICK
I don't think I even have to say anything.
IT IS self-evident that this
MASS OF AGUMON
is absolutely terrible,
and, dare I say:
The original toy did it better.
Well, yeah, you're never gonna escape this travesty because it's a fundamental part of the transformation,
But at least this guy doesn't have
WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS >:(
and to add insult to injury,
there's some sculpted in detail on the butt flap,
and it's supposed to look like the actual WarGreymon's back.
*losing sanity slowly*
DON'T YOU TAKE ME FOR A FOOL, BANDAI! >:(((
You're tearing me apart! *The Room reference*
Despite...
All of this, >:[
I can somehow find it in my...
cold
black heart
to forgive this...
premeditated sin. *angery nick*
And that's only because the figure FEELS nice.
Yeah, the kibble is definitely there,
but at least it's not
floppy kibble.
The figure might not LOOK perfect,
but these ROCK-SOLID joints,
and a diecast metal,
definitely make him feel perfect.
He's fun to handle,
fun to SUCC, *toes*
and most importantly,
fun to POOOSE-
Balljoint at the head; side to side is kind of limited,
but that's way better than...
Nothing at all.
Bit of a head pivot; Look up that far and look down that far
Got some chicken action *bacuck!*
His "face wings" are both on a ball joint;
every ball joint can be a sWiVeL;
And they rotate here; Balljoint at the shoulder; allows it to rotate a full 360;
And he's even got some backward and forward movement;
shoulder pads on a balljoint, which allows it to move out; arm moves out;
swivel here!
bend at the elbow;
elbow swivel!
balljoint at the wrists; and every balljoint-
And unfortunately, his entire torso is pretty much a brick.
No titty joint, *hooah*
no waist swivel,
no reason to live. ;-;
I mean you can untab that and...
*waist swivel?*
Naaah.
Balljoint at the side skirt;
hinge joint here;
Hinge joint here~ *ohyes*
Balljoint at the hips, which allows for a kick,
and moves back that far;
Beautiful spread *spread*
Thigh swivel; bend at the knee;
knee swivel; balljoint at the calf;
balljoint at the ankle, which allows for a pivot that would make Papa Shart (ShartimusPrime) proud.
Now every ball joint CAN be a swivel,
But not this one because it's a little too tight and-
Ohh oh- oh! *ankle swivels*
As part of the transformation, but come on I gotta get one last one in...
sWiVeL hErE-
Poseability on this guy is really good!
While it is a shame about that bricky torso,
it's perfectly understandable because of the transformation, but everything else is not only highly poseable,
but also
highly
s o l i d !
Highly solid: that doesn't even make any sense.
Let's do some size comparisons.
Here's Figma Madoka Kaname,
SH Monsterarts Godzilla,
Masterpiece Optimus Prime,
WarGreymon (D-Arts),
WarGreymon (SHF),
and finally...
WarGreymon (Digivolving)
This figure without a doubt improves upon this guy,
but there's an important aspect where I think that this guy actually has an advantage.
And no, I'm not talking about the...
*notagain*
*gross X3*
Transforming this figure is not as fun.
I'll complain more about it after the royalty-free jazz.
*royalty-free jazz*
And here we have
So about my complaints about the transformation:
It's really only one step, but getting these side panels to fully snap in
is absolute hell.
It does get easier the more you do it,
but at first it was almost the full hour of
GRAAA-
But once you go through hell, there's a little slice of heaven waiting for you at the end,
because oh my god...
I love him. :3
Part of Bandai's mission statement with the Digivolving Spirits line was the make figures that go from cool to cute. *cute jobby*
And while the "cool" of the WarGreymon is debatable,
The Agumon mode is
undeniably
kawaii desu ne- (so cute-)
I would say I want to die,
But then I wouldn't be able to embrace this round boi,
and compared to the original figure, Bandai definitely fattened him up.
He also made his muscles a lot less defined, which makes them look more like a plush doll.
*TRASH*
There's less man tits, and more tummy. *fat boi*
I'm all love for plush dolls,
but I could see some Digimon fans missing the "ugly cute?" aesthetic of the 90s.
And if you do feel that way, do me a favor and never look at me or my son ever again.
aaaaaa
The proportions on the head are also significantly more baby like *trashman*
Eyes so big, it would make Jane Cameron jealous.
Seriously tho,
da hell is u doin?
And the part connecting the heads of the shoulders doesn't look
completely...
fucked.
but just like the WarGreymon mode, turn the figure around and it gets a lot less cute. :/
But since I forgave the...
abomination that was the WarGreymon back kibble,
Of course I have to forgive this.
It's honestly not
that
bad, *maybe*
and not only does everything fit together really well, the weight from the diecast metal in his belly makes holding this thing
super satisfying.
Other than the bits of visible WarGreymon,
I have no other problems with this guy other than the lack of head possibility,
but come on that's not even worth complaining about,
but you do get the same amount of arm poseability,
Swivels and all;
Balljoint at the hips;
a beautiful spreaad! *succcc*
bend at the knee; knee swivel; and the same balljoint at the foot,
which by the way is yellow now.
;w;
Bandai, pls breathe with me.
*ainsley*
Size comparison:
Madoka, Godzilla, Prime
Wargreymon (D-Arts),
Wargreymon (SHF),
and...
Agumon! (Digivolving)
The difference of quality between the two Agumons is greater than the difference between the WarGreymons
And a lot of you might be confused about this,
but I have to be true to myself:
Overall: this figure is amazing!
*double kiss*
....
*What?!*
Even with the obviously awful back kibble,
and the more or less bricky nature of Agumon,
I still have to say this figure's amazing.
Purely based on fun.
Now it's definitely not perfect, far from it,
but if you also have an irrational soft spot for these Digivolving figures,
I would highly recommend you pick this guy up,
and to make things even better, it's not unreasonably expensive.
At least that's the case at the BIG BAD TOY STORE!
I mean yeah, it is still kind of expensive
but if you're the kind of person that actually WANTS a figure like this,
It will be worth it.
Trust me.
So despite my disappointment at the initial images,
I still found myself loving this figure.
And of course, I'm getting the rest of the line.
All of them.
Even though stuff like this is absolute...
*T R A S H*
*fully gross*
....
This tastes pretty good. XD
Fuck!
Ohhh shit. *oatmeal*
Captions by KRSSPR103
*tummy*
*stops* Hehe, ok-
*another megatron-*