If we had ever proposed a "Most Requested Variant" contest, I'm sure that the winner would have been none other than Possessed Sei-LhaTM!
Well, no need of a contest, since she’s quickly moved from my personal wish list to my shelf as the 19th action figure prototype from PoliganToys.
Details
Name: Possessed Sei-Lha
Subtitle: demoniac soldier
Classification: spirit-human hybrid
Sex: female
Home: Tahron
Affiliation: Destructomorph (temporarily)
Rank: demonic accomplice.
Background
The first KR comic issue The hidden halberd establishes a lot of plot elements that sum up what the whole series is about. However, there is an idea that stays unique to the episode, which is Sei-Lha being merged with the evil demon Nemhisto at the hands of Deptilion and Demo-Rha, in order to gain entry into the ancient Quartz Tower.
Articulation
Standard, excluding hinged abdomen, like the regular version.
Description
Head: it's a repaint of the original helmet-less head, with orange skin, short white hair and glow-in-the-dark eyes (the latter is also the only action feature)
Body: orange skin, claw hands
Wearables: a dark-green brassiere with golden armoured cups, two golden cuffs, two golden bracelets decorated with emeralds around the biceps, two golden boots, a golden belt, a dark-green loincloth and a red cloak. The bra straps and the loincloth seem made of a sort of grass; the cloak fastens at the neck using a big gold brooch topped with an emerald.
Weapons and accessories
Possessed Sei-Lha includes three surprisingly new accessories: a sword, a shield and a sceptre. I think these weapons are also meant to be for Nemhisto, who finally gets some accessories. Indeed, they can be held by both figures... I can’t choose who looks better with which weapon!
I love the innovative sculpt of the sword - the combined shape of the greenish oxidised bronze hilt and the end of the golden blade, similar to two small tridents one above the other, reminds me of the Chinese character 出 (out). I also appreciate that the sword can be stowed on the back of Sei-Lha's bra when the cloak is removed.
I do like the shield as well. This piece is a larger replica of the brooch that fastens both Nemhisto's and Sei-Lha's mantles, with the interesting addition of a corroded portion. Sei-Lha can yield it just fine, but I think I would have probably liked it to be a bit bigger, to fit in better with the stature of Nemhisto.
Finally, the sceptre is a four-pronged golden spear (each prong is set at a 90° angle to the adjacent ones), which holds a large emerald at the top; these characteristics are obvious recreations of the other accessories details, such as the sword's multi-pronged shape and the gold/emerald materials.
Overall, figures like this always keep my interest in the line healthy. Possessed Sei-Lha has a great sculpt with great accessories and shows that PoliganToys is willing to expand the line with many variants. That does keep me very excited!
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