I've been with PoliganToys' Key Raiders prototypes since the start, back to fall 2015, and I suspect I'll be with it till the end, whenever this comes. Some months are great, others a bit less, but the overall level of quality has been above average through these two wonderful years.
The 16th action figure prototype of the KR|Origin series is ChladoxTM, a guy with a serious problem... he's got too many eyes! And when he gets a bit too irritated, more eyes pop out of his neck, leaving his opponents with no chance of hiding.
Details
Name: Chladox
Subtitle: all-seeing warrior
Classification: reptile of uncertain group
Sex: male
Home: Tahron
Era: 520 years before Masq-Lor's time (now renamed Foundation)
Affiliation: Reptonoid
Rank: officer candidate.
Background
First appearance: KR|Origin #2 - Battle for Tahron: Part I – The journey begins
Brief bio: a monstrous mutant creature with an eerie birth defect, Chladox sought a place in the Reptonoid army soon after its establishment. The mutation that gave him dozens of extra eyes made him one of the most reactive and thus dangerous soldiers serving Bi-Harr. Often partnered with the symbiotic warrior Rabidriss, to combine their sinister abilities for combat, this evil multi-eyed reptile proved himself a lethal fighter that pities others who only have a pair of eyes to view the battlefield with, serving his vile leader well on many missions against the heroic Therioms.
Articulation
Standard, with the addition of an extra neck piece and a tail, both ball jointed.
Description
Head: similar to a Dimetrodon, characterised by a tall, curved shape, blueish skin, yellow eyes with vertical slit-shaped dark pupils and large teeth of different sizes set along the partially open jaws. Additionally, an extension piece, which represents his forward-bent neck against which a thin scaly frill is folded down, connects the head to the body
Body: blueish scaly skin, claw hands. Besides a large sail formed by a row of elongated orange-yellow spines joined by blueish skin along his back, his main feature is the presence of a number of extra eyes on his limbs: two on the shoulders, two on the forearms near the elbows, two at the sides of the thighs and two on the shins near the knees. All these eyes are similar to the main ones and fictionally allow Chladox to see in any direction. Finally, he has a long, thin blueish bandy tail emerging from under the loincloth, which is painted in orange-yellow on the underside. Both the sail and the tail are reused from the male Reptonoid Trooper (though the tail is slightly retooled to bear a small comb of skin towards the end) and are separate pieces that snap into sockets on the back
Wearables: a silver armour with light-green details, two silver gauntlets, two silver boots, a silver belt (whose buckle is shaped like the Reptonoid symbol, i.e., a reptile eye) and a light-green fabric loincloth. Both the gauntlets and the boots display small flattened fins projecting from the sides, while the loincloth is another reused piece from the male Reptonoid Trooper.
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| Chladox's stylised armour. |
Action feature
In the comics, Chladox's most distinct feature is the large ruff of skin that normally lies folded down against his neck; when in danger, he spreads out this frill similarly to a Chlamydosaurus, to frighten his enemies. Also, due to the inclusion of supplementary eyes, the frill further enhances his panoramic vision, allowing him to battle multiple opponents, simultaneously defending attacks from in front and behind. So, the figure comes with an alternative neck extension that displays the expanded frill, characterised by orange-yellow scales and additional blue-purple eyes (two pairs on the lower half of the front side and four pairs on the back) on the parts that are usually hidden in the folds.
Weapons and accessories
Apart from the alternative neck piece, the figure comes with a light-green bronze chakram-shield, which in the comics Chladox hurls, spinning through the air, to his foes. The appearance of this throwing weapon somehow reminds me of the London Underground's roundel, with the ring part shaped like a large shuriken and the central bar resembling an evil S-styled reptile eye. The theme of this item is obviously a reference to both Chladox's all-seeing ability and the Reptonoid symbol.
Overall, this dude is one more winner in the Origin series and another of my favourites. I'm not sure why, but the Reptonoids in general appeal to me and I'll be displaying this one with the neck frill spread out. I'm just slightly disappointed about the extensive Reptonoid Trooper reuse, which could possibly cost this figure a couple of points. But even with those reused parts he's so damn cool looking that I can't resist going the full 100% satisfaction level.
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