Saturday, June 7, 2014

Figma #187 Guts Band of the Hawk Version

Guts was the captain of the raiding party for the mercenary group known as the Band of the Hawk which was lead by Griffith, their charismatic leader.

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Out-of-box content.

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Front view of the figure.

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Close up on the figure.

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Rear view of the figure.

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Close up rear view.

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Rear view with the great sword attached.

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Guts with his battle gear.

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Guts with his traveling cloak.

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Guts with his full battle gear.

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Time to swing this baby around! Guts can hold this figure without much problem.

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The cloak restrict movement so I have to remove it.

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The regular head was swapped out with this yelling head.

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The broad side of the great sword can be used for blocking.

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Guts and Griffith.

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Two sides of a coin.

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A not-so-accurate depiction of their first duel.


The articulation and paint application on this figure was on par with the best figure Figma have ever produced. The face sculpt and design of the figure was very accurate to the original source. This version of Guts was considered as the latest in the Figma line and it depicted Guts in the Golden Age of the series. It was not as dark or gloomy compare to the Black Swordsman version which shows a battle-hardened Guts. This figure compliment the Griffith figure which was released earlier. Berserk was a long running manga and it have quite a number of fans due to it's intense plot and complex characters. This figure was obviously targeted to a niche market and die-hard fans of the series will surely get their hands on one of this.

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