Height: 6 1/4ths inches
Articulation: Swivel/hinge ankles, swivel/ hinge knees, swivel thighs, ball jointed hips, ball jointed waist, swivel/hinge shoulders with lateral "butterfly" hinges, swivel/ hinge elbows, balljointed wrists, balljointed neck, and a ball jointed head.
Accessories: 5 blaster pistols.
Non-Scalper Price: $25 dollars
* You want some positives? Are you really asking me what's so good about this figure? It's a space pirate wolfman wielding five blaster pistols with holsters for all of them. That's what. Reviews over. Go home!
Wait, wait. Stay. I'll try to articulate my point a bit better. Why do I like this guy? What drove me to pick him up considering I don't know him from Adam's housecat? He's a space pirate wolfman wielding five blaster pistols.
Shoot, shoot. Let me try one more time. This guy won me over just because he has coolness factor he's an interesting looking character who screams Star Wars and has a connection to a classic Cantina alien, definitely one of the scenes from the OT that seems to really grab the imagination. After seeing so many Imperials, Stormtroopers, and the like, this guy is a fascinating fringe character who really stands out.
* His hair is fantastic and looks pretty trends for being a space wolfman.
* In fact, his whole outfit is pretty darn neat. He's wearing what looks like a duster, but it's covered with all kinds of armored bits and feathers and such. There are quite a few more paint applications here than you'd expect and some nice effects like the dirty bottom of the duster and the various textures on the leather bits.
* Here's a closeup of some armored bits across Brutus' shoulders and the feathers he wears over them. I love it. It's definitely showy in a space pirate kind of way. Is this guy going to be accepted in the high society of Coruscant or Canto Bight? Nope. Does he likely command respect walking through the underworld of Coruscant or in Jabba's Palace. Most definitely.
* As Mr. Bean said when Irma Gobb presented him with a Classic Ship for Christmas, "Look at all those bits and pieces. Look at all those guns!" Because, yes, Brutus comes with five blasters. Let's start with these two. They're not matching but they both look like more traditional blaster pistols. Besides having really impressive designs and sharp sculpts, they even get some paint applications. A lot of attention was put into Brutus and it shows.
* Brutus' other three guns look more like classic pirate flintlocks. Obviously these are blasters, but the designs are very much inspired by classic black power pistols used during the golden age of piracy. They have rounded, wooden handles and are quite ornate. Beautiful, with a very steampunk aesthetic.
* Guess what? Brutus can hold every pistol, too. On his right hip is a holster where one of the larger pistols can sit. There's even a strap that helps keep it securely in place.
* On his left hip is another holster where one of the flintlock style blasters sits backwards, perhaps designed so he can cross draw it.
* Three pistols can fit across his chest on his bandolier. This looks really, really cool and definitely captures the pirate vibe. I'm sure none of these are single shot blasters (single shot pistols were the reason pirates sometimes carried multiples at once) but you can still see what the Lucasfilm design team was going for.
* Hasbro has been changing their articulation model up a bit lately and there are definitely some differences in how Brutus is built versus earlier figures. He doesn't have bicep swivels nor thigh swivels, but the swivel/hinge knees kind of take the place of those. It's not too bad, though I did notice the missing joints. Still, this guy looks great and is a lot of fun to pose using different combinations of his five blasters.
This is the first figure of Pirate Captain Brutus I've reviewed. For more Star Wars: The Black Series Phase IV reviews check out the following:
Princess Leia Organa (Endor)
Great figure. I have not seen him in the wild yet. The Acolyte had potential and some great moments, but overall, suffers from bad and inconsistent writing. I still like most of the characters. Using Osha as part of GI Joe Classified is perfect. It took me awhile to sit down and watch Skeleton Crew. It was a ton of fun with unexpected twists and turns. Highly recommend it. Not the greatest, but definitely fun.
ReplyDeleteWe currently do not have Disney+. I'll probably start it back in March and catch up on some things. I really want to watch Daredevil.
DeleteSkeleton Crew is the most fun Star Wars has been since The Mandalorian!
ReplyDeleteI've heard nothing but good things about it from people who have actually watched it, so I am looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll restart Disney+ sometime soon and get a chance to watch it.
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