Name: Modi-RhaTM
Subtitle: athletic mistress
Line: KR|Enmity
Item type: action figure - Nº 5 in the line.
Character details
Name: Modi-Rha
Married name: CleorsuTM
Classification: human
Sex: female
Relationships: wife of Wordron, mother of BarkosTM
Home: Tahron
Era: 20 years before Foundation
Affiliation: Dark Legion
Rank: duchess and, temporarily, deputy ruler of the small Kingdom of O-Kin.
Background
First appearance: KR|Enmity #1 - Flares of enmity
Brief bio: the orphan of NemhistoTM and estranged sister of Demo-RhaTM, after her father's murder Modi-Rha aimed at taking combat duty, aspiring to become an accomplished warrior and seek revenge. Wishing to offer her formidable athletic skills to any army willing to pay for her sustenance, she joined O-Kin's Golden Eagle armed force and quickly rose in the ranks as a top of her class. Hearing of her superior fighting skills and knowing her desire for vengeance for her father's death, Duke Wordron tricked Modi-Rha into believing that Lord TafmohrTM, O-Kin's ruler, was responsible for executing Nemhisto and persuaded her to assist him in his plan to overthrow the monarch. Meanwhile, the young servicewoman became Wordron's wife and turned into a frightful slaughterer who eventually helped the evil duke challenge King Li-KhonTM for the throne of Tahron.
Articulation
Standard, excluding hinged abdomen.
Description
Head: half-Asian features, her skin, hair and eyes have an albino character, but their colour, instead of being completely white, tends to a very light-toned violet. Her haircut is an asymmetrical shave on one side of the head that leaves the rest of the hair long (however, the side is not completely shaved, but buzzed very short with a tribal design)
Body: apart from her neck, stomach and hands (which show a very pale, light-toned violet skin), her body is covered down to the toes with a tight purple uniform
Wearables: a gold armour with purple details, a gold choker, two gold armbands, two gold bracelets, two gold shin guards, a gold belt (with a square blue buckle) and a short purple leather tasset skirt. Her armour is equipped with two loops for storing her daggers and ornamented with the Dark Legion symbol, i.e., a diamond-shaped black gemstone, which, when looking deeply into it, shows a subtle discolouration resembling a demonic face.
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| Modi-Rha's stylised armour; the circle at the centre of the chest piece represents the Dark Legion symbol. |
Action feature
In the comics, Modi-Rha is sometimes shown to possess the paranormal ability to move at superhuman speeds. To emulate the motion blur she gives off while in rapid movement, the figure comes with four translucent purple speed effects that can be attached to her forearms and her lower legs. The add-ons work very well, giving her a nice momentum effect while she's standing still.
Weapons and accessories
Aside from the four speed effects, Modi-Rha comes with a variety of accessories. A number of these accessories, her requisite twin rapiers and triple daggers, are related to her swordsmanship and knife throwing skills. The two swords have purple protective hilts (each constructed to provide protection for the hand wielding the sword) and long slender, sharply pointed golden blades, and can clip onto the back of Modi-Rha's armour in a criss-cross pattern.
The pair of trident daggers comes in two forms: closed and open. Each knife has a purple hilt, as well as a golden blade divided lengthwise into three parts, which fictionally fold together to resemble a conventional blade when sheathed in the loop on the front of the armour. When Modi-Rha unsheathes these weapons, the two side blades of each dagger open to form a trident, flying apart until they are stopped by the ends of the curved crossguard.
Additionally, the figure includes an alternative head, a chalk bag, Lord Tafmohr’s sceptre and... a kid! The alternate geared up head wears an eagle-themed purple helmet with a half mask and gold details. The best way to describe this headgear is saying that it resembles Wolverine's mask quite closely, with the nasal shaped like a beak and the two large gold headpieces shaped like wings rather than fins. Her bright eyes are visible through the eye-holes, while her mouth suggests a fierce expression.
Being an expert boulderer, Modi-Rha uses chalk on her hands to absorb sweat, which is stored in a black leather bag that can be tied around her waist.
The sceptre, which was stolen from O-Kin's legitimate ruler, is gorgeous. It's basically an amethyst geode (which, in my opinion, slightly recalls the shape of a skull) on a translucent, glassy stick; the material of the stick is rendered in a clear, milky-white plastic, while the crystals inside the geode are purple. The staff's elaborate eagle-themed end, handle and top, sculpted like a foot, a pair of wings and a head respectively, are painted with a gold finish. The bird head-shaped piece is topped with a gold hoop that, similarly to a bubble wand, holds the geode in place. There's also an orange blast effect that can be slotted into a hole inside the geode, mimicking Modi-Rha's magic ability to use the sceptre for generating and shooting small plasma orbs. The glassy stick could use a little more colour or a reddish effect to simulate the powering up phase before the shooting, but this sceptre is a great accessory as is.
Finally, Barkos, Modi-Rha's and (allegedly) Wordron's son, comes in the form of a 12 cm (almost 5") tall, fully articulated figure. He reminds me of a teenage version of Loki, characterised by a pale white skin, longish black hair and blue eyes. He also has pointy ears, while his eyebrows seem to be missing. He wears a very simple outfit, consisting of a fairly long sleeveless dark-green vest with silver collar, armholes and hem, plus dark-green trousers, as well as silver bracelets, boots and belt.
Final thoughts
Character value: ♦♦♦♦ Modi-Rha is a solid addition to the Dark Legion lineup
Character value: ♦♦♦♦ Modi-Rha is a solid addition to the Dark Legion lineup
Articulation: ♥♥♥♥ Perfect for such an action-oriented fighter/athlete character
Sculpt and paint: ♣♣♣♣ I can’t fault the sculpt at all, she's beautiful! And the paint is very clean. Her design really fits in well with the military-fantasy style of this series
Accessories: ♠♠♠♠♠ The love and care taken with all the added accessories went well beyond my expectations
Playability: ♪♪♪♪ She's a kickass character and her figure reflects that well enough to keep me happy
Overall: ☺☺☺☺ Modi-Rha is absolutely another really well designed, well articulated, and sharp looking KR figure.
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