Toy prototype details
Name: NelohtTM
Subtitle: ravenous multi-mawed predator
Line: KR|Echoes of Future
Item type: action figure - Nº 21 in the line.
Character details
Name: Neloht
Classification: arthropod with pentastomid-like traits
Sex: hermaphrodite (but he vaguely appears as male)
Home: Cereutis
Era: 50 years before Foundation
Affiliation: Bogthropod
Rank: squadron leader.
Background
First appearance: KR|Echoes of Future #3 - The unforeseen fall of destiny
Character summary: a monstrous creation of Bogthropod science, armed with multiple butchering, life-draining mouths for shredding foes with relentless hunger. Fiercely loyal to Gladorr, he unleashed terror upon Cereutis through savage ferocity. As Raftok’s successor, he led one of the dreaded Dreanog squadrons into a climactic battle against the Therioms and the Multiversal Balancers.
Head: at the front, his elongated, dirty-yellow (#cdc50a) head resembles a sort of beak arranged in a pentaradial symmetry. This structure projects into five hooked, bony jaws, each slightly parted and painted in a dark-grey colour. At the back, the head extends into a tapering shape accented by wrinkled fins or folds, from which short, brownish spines jut out irregularly. Protruding from the central space between the jaws are four serpentine dirty-yellow tentacles, each ending in a small, monstrous head (this reminds me of the Graboids in Tremors). Each of these heads bears a single bulging, solid purple eye under a jagged, bony brow ridge that enhances its sinister look; flanking the eye are a pair of pointy ears, while below is a hooked, brownish horny beak with the upper jaw ending in a sharp ivory fang and the lower jaw featuring two upward-curving side fangs (these elements are reminiscent of Mal-Ah-Kros’s stalked eyes).
Body: his dirty-yellow skin is stretched over a series of chitinous plates with spine-like tubercles, which are arranged in rings throughout his body, giving it a general segmented, armoured appearance. In fact, most of his body parts are reused from regular Krenodos, except for the forearms and lower legs, which seemingly split into three diverging segments (each with subtler segmentation) below the elbow and knee, respectively, before re-converging at the wrist and ankle. Another unique feature compared to other figures is that Neloht has three legs, which required a modified pelvis. I also noticed that the extra leg has a different shape, as it is rounded on both sides at the thigh, whereas the legs of the KR figures are normally only rounded on the outer side. His webbed hands and feet each have five long, radially arranged dirty-yellow slimy fingers or toes that end in dark-grey claws on the dorsal side and adhesive pads on the ventral side. Due to the webbing, each splayed open hand and foot appears to feature a suction cup-like structure, which is reddish and lined with rows of small, sharp ivory teeth on the inside. On his back, he has a pair of wing-like, dirty-yellow lateral fleshy protrusions reminiscent of the parapodia found on certain marine gastropods, which are capable of flapping.
Wearables: a purple armour with dark-blue details, two narrow purple bracelets, three narrow purple anklets, a wide, studded purple belt (fastened with a large pentagonal buckle shaped like an upside-down house), and a laminar dark-blue loincloth made from horizontal overlapping bands of armoured plating. The armour appears to be constructed from interlocking plates, giving it a carapace-like look, while the collar features a segmented structure reminiscent of the jointed parts of an arthropod. Additionally, the left shoulder is guarded by an oversized, removable laminar dark-blue pauldron adorned with spikes and secured around the arm by a studded purple armband (the pauldron is not attached to the armour). Finally, two flexible silver tubes extend from an apparatus on the back of the collar to two sockets on either side of the rear of his head.
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| Neloht's stylised armour. |
Action feature
In the comics, Neloht's beak-like face spreads open (much like a Demogorgon’s) into five fairly triangular, hooked lobes that are reddish and lined with rows of small, sharp ivory teeth on the inside. The central space between the five lobes, somewhat resembling an open mouth with a tongue, contains five small, monstrous heads: four on extended stalks, as previously mentioned, and a fifth that remains retracted. Near the tip of each lobe is a forward-facing protuberance bearing a crown of blade-like metallic teeth that encircle a radiodont-like mouth composed of radially arranged yellowish tooth plates. These five protuberances are actually extendable proboscises normally retracted within his head. Such elongated, prehensile appendages can stretch to great lengths and are used to capture and shred enemies into pieces. Each tentacle-like, warty dirty-yellow proboscis terminates in a mouth equipped with multiple rows of rotating sharp metal teeth, ideal for chopping up any material, and is adorned with four horn-like brownish projections. So, the figure comes with an alternative unfolded head (it is necessary to unplug and reattach the two tubes) and two sets of five mouths (one retracted and one extended), which are all separate plug-in pieces that can be interchanged easily. The extended mouths feature bendable wire tentacles and spinning crowns of blade-like silver teeth.
Additionally, he comes with two pairs of alternative hands: one with the fingers pinched together, and one open featuring dirty-yellow bendy tentacles (one per hand) extending from the centre of the inner surface and resembling those on the head, with each ending in a smaller, whitish-clawed hand.
Weapons and accessories
Apart from his alternate head and hand parts, Neloht comes with a unique metallic dark-blue shield that has a large spiked boss in the centre and seems to be made from two mismatched halves: one half is round, featuring a smooth surface and evenly spaced round studs along the rim, while the other is fairly polygonal, with a rough surface and diamond-shaped studs. The two halves are joined by an irregular zig-zag seam, appearing crudely fused together with rough welding and oversized staples. This asymmetrical shield can clip onto the figure’s forearm, and it’s also designed to be throwable—an optional silver rigid chain can be connected between the clip and the shield to simulate a hurl-and-retract action.
Finally, for those who aren’t fans of the third leg, the figure includes an alternative tail piece. This replacement looks fantastic, resembling a segmented, dirty-yellow chitinous scorpion tail adorned with spine-like tubercles and dark-grey bony spikes. It ends in a bulbous structure featuring not one, but two arched, brownish side-by-side venomous stings. Thanks to its downward-curving shape, this tail still serves as a functional support for balancing the figure, much like the original leg.
Final thoughts
Overall: Neloht is an outstanding addition to the KR|EoF line, perfectly capturing the essence of the comic book design. With a great head sculpt, two portraits and plenty of interchangeable parts, he provides some solid play options. The included weapon is a welcome bonus too! Thanks to his larger head, third leg and "wings", his unique size and striking presence make him a fantastic, must-have figure and a worthy fit for the Bogthropod army
Rating: ☺☺☺☺☺ / 5
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