Toy prototype details
Name: NemhistoTM (EoF Edition), aka Flashback Nemhisto
Subtitle: cruel warrior for hire
Line: KR|Echoes of Future
Item type: action figure - Nº 14 in the line.
Character details
Name: Nemhisto
Classification: human
Sex: male
Home: Tahron
Era: 50 years before Foundation
Affiliation: independent; CorpSTar (indirectly)
Affiliation: independent; CorpSTar (indirectly)
Rank: mercenary, bounty hunter, bodyguard and gladiator.
Background
First appearance: KR|Echoes of Future #2 - The dark powers of dominion
Character summary: a young, ambitious mercenary with a ruthless heart, who crossed paths with a weakened Gladorr and his need to revive Silef's spirit. During a bloody clash, Nemhisto absorbed the remains of Gladorr's sloughed skin, granting him regenerative powers and a connection to the supernatural. Despite his newfound strength, Nemhisto's life eventually took a tragic turn as he was assassinated by a nobleman seeking revenge for a past betrayal. His legacy, however, lived on through his orphaned daughters, Demo-Rha and Modi-Rha, and illegitimate son, Wordron, who carried the bloodline of both human and otherworldly power.
Head: Caucasoid and albino features, characterised by pale white skin, long white hair and white facial hair (he sports a pair of Logan-style mutton chops that stretch down past the cheeks and into a moustache, but not on the chin... groovy!) streaked with yellow in the middle and on the sides of the hair as well as near the chin, eyes of a colour between blue and violet, and an evil smirk
Body: the exposed parts of his body, i.e., arms and parts of his legs and torso, show a very pale, white skin
Wearables: a golden shoulder/chest armour adorned with golden-yellow accents (including an engraved bat-shaped motif, two large studs, a series of rivets and a pair of ornamented spaulders) as well as dark-green details (including a pair of straps and a large emerald held by a set of ivory claws at its centre), two golden armlets studded with emeralds encircling the biceps, two dark-green cross-strap leather fingerless gloves paired with golden wrist guards, two dark-green cross-strap leather boots paired with golden shin/knee guards, a golden belt (which is embellished with three emerald-like studs, a pair of dark-green leather holsters and an ormurid skull-shaped buckle), a long dark-green leather skirt slit down the middle and adorned with Roman-inspired golden-yellow patterns, and a red cape whose collar is edged with the tawny pelt of a slain ormurid and secured by a rectangular golden-yellow-and-dark-green brooch. The wrist guards, shin guards and belt are all further enhanced by curved, raised golden-yellow bands, while the spaulders and knee guards each feature a curved spike.
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| Nemhisto's stylised armour; the circle at the centre of the chest piece represents an emerald jewel. |
Action feature
In the comics, Nemhisto's angelic facade masks a true nature of ruthless ambition (from the Foundation and Enmity series, we know that his sole redeeming quality is his love for his daughters—although the identity of their mother remains a mystery—, shattered when a rival ends his life, leaving them to navigate a world without his protection). The figure includes several alternate portraits, each wearing a distinctive headdress crafted from an ormurid skull. This skull exhibits a pair of relatively small water buffalo-like horns and an upper jaw featuring sharp teeth, while the lower jaw is absent. Two of these portraits show the skull covering Nemhisto's head down to his eyebrows, with his white hair peeking out from its base. The first portrait captures a combative expression, while the second depicts an older, clean-shaven lifeless visage, marked by trickles of blood and the blade of his own bronze-hilted sabre crossing his headdress and braincase. A third, particularly cool portrait displays the headdress lowered further, showing Nemhisto's eyes ominously cast in darkness through the skull's shadowed eye sockets. Additionally, the regular head can be adorned with an included gladiator's metallic dark-green headband. This sort of crown features a single prong at the front (bearing a golden stud at its centre) and a series of curved ivory horns that alternate between pointing upwards and downwards.
Weapons and accessories
Apart from the various alternate heads (plus a headband), Nemhisto comes with a wealth of weapons. First up, there is his signature silver-bladed sabre with a basket hilt, which comes in two variations: a bronze-hilted version and a more weathered, greenish-hilted one that closely matches the sword crossing his head in the Foundation figure. There's also a loop on the back of the armour to hold either sword safely in place.
Additionally, the package includes an extra gladiator's sword and a shield reminiscent of Possessed Sei-Lha's accessories—the combined shape of the sword's bronze hilt and golden blade tip, resembling two small tridents, evokes the Chinese character for "out" (出), while the shield is a larger replica of the jewel on Nemhisto's chest plate, featuring a studded golden disc and a large emerald gemstone held in place by a series of curved ivory claws.
Finally, complementing his bladed weaponry are two dark-green derringers reused from the Enmity Expansion Kit for Tahron, which can be holstered on the belt.
Final thoughts
Overall: Nemhisto's "alive" form's debut as an action figure prototype is a success in my opinion. His traditional warrior look coupled with a striking outfit and a unique headdress makes him a standout addition to the KR|EoF line. As the 200th single figure in the KR universe, he's a testament to the series' enduring popularity and the growing quality of its prototypes
Rating: ☺☺☺☺ / 5
