After five months of prototypes since the beginning of the KR|Origin lineup, June is the first month to be marked by two characters that have never appeared in the regular series: Ki-Shudan and, the newest addition, Li-Toh-KorTM!
Over time, Li-Meh-Zor and Li-Gah-Tor have become two of my favourite figures I had reviewed in the regular line. They just look cool and tough, and their "power" is simple - just knocking over their enemies with their tails. Now, I'm excited to see a new tailed warrior in the form of this 11th action figure prototype, which consists heavily of reused parts from the above-mentioned characters.
Details
Name: Li-Toh-Kor
Subtitle: tail-striking combatant
Classification: archosauromorph reptile
Sex: male
Relationships: distant cousin of Li-Meh-Zor
Home: Tahron
Era: 520 years before Masq-Lor's time (now renamed Foundation)
Affiliation: Reptonoid
Rank: sergeant.
Background
First appearance: KR|Origin #2 - Battle for Tahron: Part I – The journey begins
Brief bio: having sided with his wayward cousin Li-Meh-Zor after he had enlisted in the Reptonoid army, Li-Toh-Kor was accused of betrayal and banished from his home in the eastern floodplain. Resentful of being rejected by his people, he caused the death of his clan's chief and became a criminal, skulking in the darkest corners of Tahron's wetlands. Thanks to his cousin's help, Li-Toh-Kor took refugee in Rokang Tar, where, due to his spiked hide and hunger for doom and destruction, he quickly proved his value as Bi-Harr's master sergeant. Eventually, Li-Toh-Kor successfully assisted a Reptonoid squad in a surprise attack against King Khon-UhrTM during a diplomatic mission.
Articulation
Standard, plus two swivels on the tail.
Description
Head: similar to a Stegosaurus, characterised by a narrow and long V-shaped snout ending in an extensive turtle-like dark horny beak, reddish skin, a subtle cranial crest and two short ossicones covered in skin, small pointy ears and evil large light-blue eyes with vertical yellow pupils
Body: reddish scaly skin (except for the abdomen, which is smooth), claw hands and feet; his shoulders, forearms and calves are adorned with several ivory-coloured bony spikes. His back is armoured with large osteoderms, a few of which bear broad kite-shaped bony-cored plates projecting backward and arranged in two staggered rows; this highly modified scaly back armour is thick and rugged, seemingly providing some protection, and extends downwards forming a long, thick tail that ends with a thagomizer, i.e., an arrangement of two pairs of long ivory-coloured spikes extending horizontally
Wearables: a yellow armour with brown "bony" details, two yellow bracelets, two toeless yellow boots (with the dark claws protruding outward), a yellow belt and a brown furry loincloth.
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| Li-Toh-Kor's stylised armour. |
Action feature
Like with Li-Meh-Zor, Li-Toh-Kor's main feature is his threatening tail. The back armour, to which the tail belongs, is a separate piece that clips onto his back. The tail features two articulation points - two swivels at about one-third and two-thirds of its length. I think there is no need of more articulation, since the two joints allow for plenty of poses.
Weapons and accessories
Li-Toh-Kor comes with his very elaborate slingshot - a forked wooden stick in which a pair of elastic bands connected by a leather strap is fastened to the two prongs. This weapon is used for shooting a small four-spiked bony projectile (which recalls his tail-end and can attach to the leather sling via a peg) and has an additional branch near the handle, into which a long curved downward-pointing silver blade is fixed... you know, just to make it more badass and less "Bart-Simpsony".
Additionally, the figure includes an extra head, which has a plainer (i.e., without crest, horns, ears or any other additional features) crocodilian sculpt. Mine matches Li-Toh-Kor's body, but I heard that in each package this head will come in one of three possible colours: red, dark-green and ivory, which will make it suitable for Li-Toh-Kor, Li-Gah-Tor and Li-Meh-Zor respectively.
Overall, as a big fan of the old KR tailed warriors, I'm fairly happy with Li-Toh-Kor. Many of my preferences, however, are driven not by nostalgia for the regular series, but by the figure itself, which, despite the heavy reuse, I think is one of the best looking in the overall lineup so far. His colour scheme, cool tail and funky weapon have blown my socks off and I'm glad I got him.
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