Review: #281
Name: WarGreymon
Brand: D-Arts (Digimon)
Year of Release: 2015 (original 2010)
Variations: the original was released in 2010, then a Designer Version and then a re-release in 2015
PACKAGING AND CONTENTS:
WarGreymon comes in a red and white box with "WarGreymon" in bold letters. This is the D-Arts version of the character, specifically, the 2015 re-release.
The back has some fantastic stock photos of the figure. You only get WarGreymon and a mini-Terra Force accessory though.
FIGURE:
Naturally, WarGreymon looks freaking amazing when you take him out of the box. The proportions looks good and he has a premium feel.
The back is equally detailed and faithful to the cartoon, with the sun symbol emblazoned on his wing halves.
The head sculpt is fantastic and the eyes have a lot of detail that it's pretty crazy. The head is on a balljoint and can look around, although it is still limited in range due to the shape of the head.
There are a lot of nice sculpted details. His torso is double jointed (waist and upper torso) which may seem good but actually gets annoying when it shifts against your intentions as you pose the figure.
Of course, the highlight here are the gauntlets with their chromed claws.
What makes the chrome work here is the metallic gold paint used for the rest of the armor, it just all works very well together.
The gauntlets (which are proportionally huge) slot into his wrists so can feel loose as it does not click into place.
From certain angles though, it does feel like the gauntlets are situated too low and should be covering up most of his forearm instead of only half of it.
A quick size comparison, he is about the height of a figma (that is, 15.5cm) but he has more bulk to him.
Of course, the figure is built for posing and in terms of articulation, WarGreymon does not disappoint.
What does disappoint is how the figure feels in your hands. The material used is a softer plastic and coupled with the many joints which likes to shift when you're moving something else, makes him occasionally annoying and frustrating to play with.
Bandai did not spare any expense on paint applications, with some pretty metallic silver and gold used for the armor.
His waist/thigh guards can lift to aid in posing, getting out of the way of the legs.
In terms of pure joints, he has: elbows, wrists, shoulders, double-jointed torso, neck, hips, knees and ankles. Oh, and his wings are also adjustable.
His feet is large which makes keep him upright easy. His shoulder armor can also lift up.
The included accessory is a mini-Terra Force, his signature attack.
This means that you can only pose WarGreymon as he is creating the Terra Force, not when he is about to throw it, which is slightly disappointing.
The other thing is that his gauntlets can be removed. This involves popping out the fists (on balljoints, which means they will eventually get loose if you pop them up and reattach them too much), it's actually quite difficult to put them back in as gripping the wrong part of the gauntlet will mean you'll break it.
Anyway, the result is that you can have a WarGreymon with bare fists, although why you would want that, I do not know.
That's about it for the features of the features. While it may seem limited, there's nothing else that's relevant to the character that could have been done.
What makes this re-release different from the original are obviously the chromed claws, but there are also subtle differences in the shades of paint used around the figure.
By making the torso double jointed, it causes it to be slightly off-proportion compared to the cartoon model while providing no additional benefit.
With all that being said, it is impressive at how well the details translate into a 3D figure, and how great the figure looks.
The only worry here is that over time, the chrome will start to wear off and flake and the paint dull and scratched.
Still, WarGreymon looks fantastic and has great posing potential.
OVERALL:
D-Arts WarGreymon is the best representation of the character in physical form. The re-release makes him that much more affordable. The metallic paint used and chromed claws makes this figure amazing. While the feel of the figure is lacking due to the joints making him feel loose and floppy, he is well worth purchasing.
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