Saint Seiya characters have been the most memorable characters to my childhood. One character that I remember with all his glory is Ikki phoenix when he shows up and takes the Sagittarius cloth from the tournament. It was one of the most special moments of that series in the beginning cause even though he was evil, a lot of people liked the character. And the fact that he was the brother of Shun well that made it one character of the ages.
As we look at the box, you can see this is a standard Saint Seiya box with the exception that the figure is on the front, and the object mode as well, with no animated form on the background only a phoenix star constellation. We see the Bandai logo on the corner and the toei sticker of the specific region in the front as well. This is a book style kind of package and on the side it says “Saint Cloth Myth” and on the bottom it says “Phoenix Cloth” with a simple of the phoenix in the middle. On the back of the box we have the figure doing many poses and the object mode as well. They show you the many faces you can get with the figure and some poses you can display it as. On the corner of the box we see the display of the figure in black and white which is a great addition to me as I love the way Bandai does it. As you open the book style box, you can see the 2 window displays on the inside and nothing on the edges. Now let’s look at the package inside.
As we look at the package inside as we see on the left side, we see the plate with the figure itself and most of the phoenix cloth parts. This figure has a total of 8 hands and the figure layout is the same as the black phoenix box if you have that figure. The instruction manual also comes on this side as well. On the right side of the package you have the object mode skeleton and with an extra face, some parts of the cloth and the phoenix wings for the object mode or the character. So let’s put this figure on its object mode.
As you put the figure on its object mode, you can see it is very easy to build just like the black phoenix cloth. Basically they are the same in every way. The only thing that is different from both cloths is the colors and the faces. The object mode is fast to make and looks as great as the black phoenix one. The original colors of phoenix makes this object mode one of the ages and it looks great in so many levels. So let’s go to the figure itself.
As we review the figure, the figure has the same range of motion as of the black phoenix. When you put the cloth on the figure this figure is one of the best ones. The colors look the same as the anime, the figure is great sculpted, and the face is made to perfection. As you look at the figure, it looks like the exact replica of the character itself. They also included a hair piece to the figure that goes under the helmet for it to show on the front covering his eyes. This is a new edition to the figure because the black phoenix did not have this on that character. It is somewhat difficult in the start to put that piece on the helmet, but after a couple of times the figure is easier to close on the helmet. Overall as with the black phoenix this figure gets a perfect 10. There was one issue with the cloth and that it lays on the waist. It is a very loose part. Maybe they wanted to fix the parts popping of on the black phoenix with a bit of a loose skirt on this one. But it’s nothing major, if you take care of this figure and don’t play with it, the waist will be fine.
Overall this figure is one for the ages. The sculpture and articulation is great, the hair of the figure is made to perfection, and they captured the colors of this cloth 100%. I totally recommend this one to any saint seiya collector, and to the hardcore collectors this is a definite must buy.
I want to thank ishop2go for letting me review this figure and remember… GO OUT AND BUY IT!!!
Saint Cloth Myth Initial Phoneix Ikki
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