Name: Tir-HingTM (Enmity Edition)
Subtitle: stalwart major
Line: KR|Enmity
Line: KR|Enmity
Item type: action figure - Nº 1 in the line.
Character details
Name: Tir-Hing
Family name: AmhalgaardTM
Classification: primivod mammal
Sex: male
Home: Tahron
Era: 20 years before Foundation
Affiliation: Theriom
Affiliation: Theriom
Rank: major; sharpshooter.
Background
First appearance: KR|Enmity #1 - Flares of enmity
Brief bio: King Li-KhonTM's second born son, Tir-Hing came of age during a time when conflict returned to Tahron after a long-lasting truce between the mammalian and the reptilian peoples. Following Duke WordronTM's insurrection in O-Kin, he was appointed major and courageously led the Theriom royal infantry in battle against their enemies.
Articulation
Description
Head: predominantly leonine (even if he's a primivod, a fictional anthropomorphic marsupial), characterised by a reddish coat and blue eyes; he wears a dark-blue helmet bearing a purple gem at the base of a frontal crest and two curved purple rear crests that project forward and end in structures similar to blades or wings
Body: thick reddish fur on the torso and the arms, claw hands. The left leg is covered with a tight blue trouser, while the right leg is protected by a techy purple thigh/knee armour with dark-blue details
Wearables: a purple armour with dark-blue details, two studded purple bracelets (the right one is narrow, while the left one is the large wrist guard with four small metal claws projecting forward seen on Tah-Ron), two purple leather boots with laced golden greaves, a studded purple belt with a leaf-shaped, gold-studded dark-blue leather-fringe buckle, and a blue skirt (with golden hem) equipped with a pair of dark-blue tassets.
 |
| Tir-Hing's stylised armour. |
Action feature
In the comics, Tir-Hing is portrayed as both a skilled soldier and a keen political assistant. So, PoliganToys gives us the possibility to display the figure in two different configurations: a military look and an institutional look. The former has been described above, while the latter is simply obtained by adding a shoulder guard with an attached short blue cape and, possibly, replacing the head with the diadem-less one from Tir-Hing's regular counterpart (I should call him Foundation Tir-Hing). The shoulder guard is composed of a studded purple&dark-blue pauldron that matches the leg armour (on the left shoulder) and a black-striped white furry covering joined to a golden ring (on the right shoulder); a slanting light-brown string on the front connects the golden ring to a fastener that is seemingly located under the pauldron.
Weapons and accessories
Apart from the shoulder guard plus cape, Tir-Hing comes with a bladed rifle. Yes, that is correct - a bladed rifle. This dark-blue weapon is just amazing in its far-out badass design. It can be held horizontally for machine gun action, and then by the handle attached to the gun's butt for use in hand-to-hand fighting. There are two interchangeable plug-in barrels, each with its own silver melee weapon attached, that can be fixed to the body of the rifle: one with a spear-like muzzle and a sword-bayonet stabbing blade, and one with a 4-jaw claw-like muzzle and a billhook/fauchard blade. In case this wasn't enough, the top part of the gun's body also bears a toothed curved blade that acts as a swordbreaker.
Additionally, Tir-Hing's helmet is equipped with a clip-on golden visor that has two eye-holes.
Comic
Together with the action figure we get the first comic issue Flares of enmity. Duke Wordron, a noble and evil inhabitant of the sovereign territory of O-Kin, unearths and steals the helmet that used to belong to King Khon-Uhr. He uses the power of the helmet to overthrow the ruler of O-Kin, to enslave its honest subjects and to challenge the Kingdom of Tahron. In need of warriors for an army, he invites all outcasts of the realm to compete in a series of games, to see who is worthy of joining him. The daughter of the legitimate ruler escapes and reaches Theriom City, where she tells King Li-Khon about the situation in O-Kin. A troop of Theriom soldiers heads off to the realm to free its people, but a horde of robotic fighters attacks them as they are standing on a long wooden bridge. While Gax-Uhr, Xonedar and Koptros manage to jump off before the bridge falls, the androids stun Tir-Hing and Ir-Ash and take them as their prisoners into the duke's impressive fortress. After recovering, they learn that Wordron wants them to fight for their lives against a group of semi-monstrous gladiators in an arena. They both manage to beat their respective opponents, but when they are the only two left alive, Wordron forces them to face each other in combat with the promise that the victor will be set free. The heroes decide to accept and fight, but the exhausted Ir-Ash doesn't stand a chance against Tir-Hing, who wins but refuses to kill his brother. Meanwhile, the rest of the heroes, who set out to free their fellows, infiltrate the arena. The evil duke gives Tir-Hing the last chance to survive by fighting against two mysterious gladiators, but it turns out they are Xonedar and Koptros in their battle suits. The heroic soldiers rescue the brothers and, in the struggle with the duke's henchmen, they shoot laser blasts with their weapons until one of them bounces off in the direction of the balcony on which Wordron stands. Falling down and only apparently being crushed, Wordron unleashes the power of the helmet and challenges the Therioms. Tir-Hing attacks the duke and surprisingly gains the upper hand. Wordron's minions become enraged at the sight of their master loosing and the heroes use the situation of disarray as an opportunity to escape. Reunited with their companions at Theriom City, the heroes fear Tahron will be reduced to rubble by Wordron like by the Reptonoids in the past and prepare to defend their kingdom again.
Overall, this is an interesting comic because it shows a new villain in the KR universe, who also rules a kind of realm, even if not legitimately. The story is alright, with some brutal scenes, and the surprising twist at the end is a great idea. But it should have dwelt longer on the nature of this other kingdom within Tahron, e.g., its inhabitants, its own laws and so on.
Final thoughts
Character value: ♦♦♦♦♦ He may well be the hero of this series
Articulation: ♥♥♥ I miss the spring-loaded waist torsion seen in the Foundation version
Sculpt and paint: ♣♣♣ He wears a bit too much purple for being a soldier
Accessories: ♠♠♠ An unhelmeted head would have been nice, since the Foundation head looks older
Playability: ♪♪♪ Tir-Hing is a fun figure to fiddle around with, as you'll get a decent range of cool poses
Overall: ☺☺☺ I’m glad I got Tir-Hing so soon in the Enmity line!
No comments:
Post a Comment