November is already here, but I haven't finished to wrap up October’s KR prototypes haul yet. Last on my list is the ninth action figure prototype I've received from PoliganToys - The DeityTM!
Action feature
The Deity doesn't have any particular action feature, apart from the fact that she comes with a clear stand. This has a ball joint on the end, which expands her floating poses in a great way.
Details
Name: The Deity
Real name: Kai-Xi
Subtitle: mystic arbiter
Classification: seemingly human
Sex: female
Home: unknown
Affiliation: neutral
Rank: divinity.
Background
The Deity is a frequent presence in the KR universe and appears since the first issue The hidden halberd. Once a member of the Therioms, Kai-Xi raised to a powerful divine form after her own demise and chose to be tasked with maintaining neutrality throughout Tahron. Although she can no longer take part to the war, the constant struggle over the Key often calls her to preserve the balance between good and evil forces.
PoliganToys conceived this figure as a neutral character, but in the comics it’s safe to say she tends to favour the Therioms in the outcomes. In my opinion there’s no ambiguity there, because The Deity's task is to maintain balance between the different factions and the Therioms are the only ones who never try to disrupt such equilibrium. So, it's understandable that she's often on their side.
The Deity is a frequent presence in the KR universe and appears since the first issue The hidden halberd. Once a member of the Therioms, Kai-Xi raised to a powerful divine form after her own demise and chose to be tasked with maintaining neutrality throughout Tahron. Although she can no longer take part to the war, the constant struggle over the Key often calls her to preserve the balance between good and evil forces.
PoliganToys conceived this figure as a neutral character, but in the comics it’s safe to say she tends to favour the Therioms in the outcomes. In my opinion there’s no ambiguity there, because The Deity's task is to maintain balance between the different factions and the Therioms are the only ones who never try to disrupt such equilibrium. So, it's understandable that she's often on their side.
Articulation
Standard down to the waist, excluding hinged abdomen; since she has a new dress/robe piece, her articulation has been changed a bit with a hinged thigh/crotch piece.
Description
Head: Asian features, cream white skin, black hair (combed into a twist and held together with a gold pin), hazel eyes
Body: 100% new sculpt; she has definitely got some sexy curves, even though she’s pretty much covered from neck to toe. Her arms are covered by long and wide sleeves and her hands show a cream white skin
Wearables: a nicely decorated red Han dynasty traditional Quju dress with gold details. The dress does a great job of blending in with the sleeves, under which we can glimpse two dark-green bracelets. A long light-green sash and a dark-green belt are used to close and fit the robe around the waist. The bottom of the dress is also nicely sculpted and doesn't come flush to the ground, giving her the illusion of floating.
Head: Asian features, cream white skin, black hair (combed into a twist and held together with a gold pin), hazel eyes
Body: 100% new sculpt; she has definitely got some sexy curves, even though she’s pretty much covered from neck to toe. Her arms are covered by long and wide sleeves and her hands show a cream white skin
Wearables: a nicely decorated red Han dynasty traditional Quju dress with gold details. The dress does a great job of blending in with the sleeves, under which we can glimpse two dark-green bracelets. A long light-green sash and a dark-green belt are used to close and fit the robe around the waist. The bottom of the dress is also nicely sculpted and doesn't come flush to the ground, giving her the illusion of floating.
Action feature
The Deity doesn't have any particular action feature, apart from the fact that she comes with a clear stand. This has a ball joint on the end, which expands her floating poses in a great way.
Weapons and accessories
The Deity also comes with a light-green wooden staff topped with a fire pattern that resembles the Chinese character 凤 (phoenix). Why is she carrying a Chinese ideogram related to a mythical bird? And why does she have a name that sounds Chinese? Apparently we are not supposed to know the answers to these questions now.
Overall, despite The Deity is an extremely simple figure in the KR line, she's so important in the story that I couldn't imagine not to have her in my collection. Also, thanks to the beautiful sculpt and awesome decorations, this is definitely one of those cases in which aesthetics counts much more than fancy features or accessories.
The Deity also comes with a light-green wooden staff topped with a fire pattern that resembles the Chinese character 凤 (phoenix). Why is she carrying a Chinese ideogram related to a mythical bird? And why does she have a name that sounds Chinese? Apparently we are not supposed to know the answers to these questions now.
Overall, despite The Deity is an extremely simple figure in the KR line, she's so important in the story that I couldn't imagine not to have her in my collection. Also, thanks to the beautiful sculpt and awesome decorations, this is definitely one of those cases in which aesthetics counts much more than fancy features or accessories.
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