Name: IgnitrysTM
Subtitle: extra-dimensional android
Line: KR|Enmity
Item type: action figure - Nº 19 in the line.
Character details
Name: Ignitrys
Classification: robot
Sex: seemingly female
Home: Cereutis
Era: 20 years before Foundation
Affiliation: Dark Legion
Rank: mercenary.
Background
First appearance: KR|Enmity #2 - Terror from the clouds
Brief bio: a murderous mercenary from the extra dimension of Cereutis, Ignitrys was originally a member of a race of sentient energy fields created by the Multiversal Balancers. Eventually, an evil militia subjugated these entities and confined them in reactors that powered robotic bodies made of a glassy substance with diamond-like hardness. Ignitrys became one of the most ruthless fighters of this subversive army, often carrying out zealous executions during air strikes. Her resourcefulness led Denortos, following his imprisonment at the hands of Galamars and his subsequent jailbreak, to hire Ignitrys as his personal bodyguard. With the rising threat of Skull Face on Tahron, Denortos saw an opportunity to take revenge on the Therioms, and ordered her to serve as his emissary and join the Dark Legion. However, after Ignitrys had been destroyed during a great battle between King Li-Khon and Wordron caused by a failed attempt to breach the multiversal walls, Denortos was recaptured and his oath of making the Therioms bleed remained unfulfilled.
Articulation
Standard, excluding hinged abdomen. The figure also has a pair of wings, each with two articulation points: a swivel-hinge at its base and a peg at half of its length.
Description
Head: bulbous shape with indistinct human-feminine features, cast entirely in a semi-transparent glass-looking plastic. There is a seemingly glowing orange core inside this glassy enclosure, which kinda makes the head resemble a light bulb
Body: the exposed parts of her body (i.e., arms, thighs and part of the torso) are cast in the same semi-transparent glass-looking plastic as the head, and show a few sculpted circuitry details here and there, to suggest the robotic nature of the character. On the back, a pair of middle-sized, angel-like wings project through openings in the armour. These wings are nicely articulated and have a lot of crystalline details that make them look really cool; they are cast in a very clear plastic, so it's easy to see all the prismatic, quartzy "feathers"
Wearables: an off-white (I'm gonna call this colour pearl) armour with glossy black details, two pearl bracelets, two pearl calf protectors, a pearl belt and a short black skirt. There are intricate cyber designs adorning her outfit, including a pentagonal glowing orange reactor at the centre of the chest armour. Her left arm and right thigh sport black leather straps with a short clear quartz prism protruding outwards and a holster, respectively. The skirt is composed of two flame-shaped matte black pieces (which consist of several large irregular leather scales laced together) on the front and back, and two glossy black tassets on the sides. The bracelets and the shin guards (but they could even be gauntlets and boots... it's difficult to judge due to the milky white appearance of her hands and feet) show many tech-looking details, as well as kite-shaped wrist and knee guards equipped with elliptical glowing orange "energy repulsors". Similar repulsors are also displayed on her neck, on the upper back of the armour, on the shoulder guards, on the front and back sides of the belt and on the tassets, and fictionally provide Ignitrys with lift, thrust and flight control.
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| Ignitrys' stylised armour. |
Action feature
In the comics, Ignitrys has several powers, including nigh-invulnerability (thanks to her diamond-like body), supersonic flight and the emission of energy from various parts of her body. One of her most distinctive abilities is represented by the production of holograms and powerful blasts from her face; in the figure, this feature is rendered by means of a second head, into the front of which two translucent effect pieces (a light-blue image-projection and an orange blast, respectively) can be plugged alternately.
Furthermore, when Ignitrys needs to enhance her strength and durability, for example during flight and combat, the glow of her inner source of energy becomes more intense and extends to other parts of her body. Similarly to other figures in the line, this colour change feature can be achieved using warm water or a hairdryer, which will result in Ignitrys' translucent body turning pinkish with a rainbow shine that can be seen under certain lighting. Occasionally, this energy emission becomes so extreme, that she can even create luminescent spikes of plasma from some of her repulsors. These plasma blades come in the form of eight flame/lightning-shaped translucent orange add-ons that can be plugged into the upper back of the armour, the shoulder guards, the wrist guards and the knee guards after removing the repulsor pieces.
Apart form the alternative head with effects and the plasma spikes, Ignitrys comes with a black Gatling-type plasma pistol. This gun has a rotary barrel cluster (which really revolves around a central axis!) and can be holstered into the leg holder.
Additionally, since Ignitrys is also depicted as an ordnance handling expert, the figure includes a small silvery explosive device that in Terror from the clouds is hidden inside the robotic body of Dymatrox as a part of the Dark Legion's plan to attack Theriom City.
Comic
Together with the action figure we get the third and final comic issue Notes of vengeance. Aiming to unearth ancient Reptonoid armaments, Wordron sets up a new archaeological excavation and accidentally exhumes the mysteriously reanimated corpse of a former Golden Eagle soldier. The creature, named Kot, recounts that he was killed during a recent Reptonoid invasion, when a young Princess Sih-Len, daughter of Lord TafmohrTM, managed to prevent a new fall of O-Kin by playing her magical flute and causing a giant landslide that annihilated the reptilian army, but also buried Kot. Seeing an opportunity to access the multiversal portals and gaining Bi-Harr's powers, Wordron sends Kot (now renamed Ter-Ah-Sur) and Fasyan on the mission to kidnap Sih-Len, who is visiting the island city-state of Semhadar together with Xonedar and Elykta on diplomatic business. When the group is on the way to reboard their amphibian vehicle for the journey back to Tahron's coast, the ambush takes place. The two evil warriors overpower their opponents and Fasyan throws Xonedar's motionless body into the sea, while Ter-Ah-Sur abducts Sih-Len and takes her to O-Kin. Elykta, who succeeded in escaping the surprise attack, calls for help at Theriom City. Gax-Uhr and Ir-Ash travel to O-Kin hoping to save the princess, but a massive robot under Ignitrys' control captures Ir-Ash. While Gax-Uhr is forced to follow the robot underground to rescue his brother, Modi-Rha takes control of Sih-Len's mind and, together with Wordron and his underlings, journeys to the multiversal walls site. In the meantime, Xonedar regains consciousness, but he finds himself underwater and attacked by a giant undersea creature. With Koptros' help, Xonedar makes it back safely to dry land and rejoins Demo-Rha, who tells him she's pregnant. The marine creature reappears on the surface of the sea and Koptros earns its (as well as the Semhadrian people's) trust by disentangling it from a steel fishing net. The three of them set out for the multiversal walls site, where the Theriom army led by King Li-Khon is also heading for. There, Sih-Len plays her magical flute for Wordron, who wishes to crush his opposition once and for all. Li-Khon and the heroes, joined by the Semhadrian people, arrive to battle their enemies, who are close to opening the portals. A huge battle begins and, as always, the outcome is decided by the heroes' cleverness as opposed to the brute force of the villains. Seeing his upcoming defeat, Wordron agrees on letting his brother use Elykta's stolen teleporting apparatus to hide the prodigious helmet, but this ultimately kills Fasyan. The evil menace of Wordron is finally over and the Therioms can now focus on protecting Tahron's people against future threats.
Overall, the only thing I can really complain about this story is that, according to my logic, Sih-Len's playing would have made the multiversal walls crumble away, instead of opening the portals. KerdhokkTM the robot didn’t seem enormously necessary either, and I have yet to figure out why the holopodian creatures are making repeated appearances, but an action figure of them has never been made. Nevertheless, in short, this issue is well worth a read.
Final thoughts
Character value: ♦♦♦♦ PoliganToys gets credit for considering Ignitrys to be a very important character that needed a figure in the KR|Enmity line. I think she's the perfect partner for Wordron
Articulation: ♥♥ In my opinion, a leotard-like crotch piece instead of the skirt would have been a better choice in terms of poseability
Sculpt and paint: ♣♣♣♣ Everything that was considered in her design is spot-on and perfectly sculpted and fabricated
Accessories: ♠♠♠♠ All her accessories are absolutely gorgeous
Playability: ♪♪♪♪ I think a lot of potential fans would find a great appreciation for this figure
Overall: ☺☺☺☺ Ignitrys is an excellent figure and, for the most part, one of the more detailed and original toys released in this line. She’s a fantastic concept that’s executed perfectly and is worthy of a look based solely on her aesthetics. So, hats off to PoliganToys for this one.
