This Succubus is from the Castlevania game called Symphony of the Night which is arguably one of the best games of the franchise. The only time one sees her in the game is a small boss battle in an underground cavern. Such a small part of a large story, but her impact was great. Ever since then there has been Succubi in most games after this point being mainly small enemies. Now Neca takes this game icon and develops it into a action figure, but is it worth picking up?
Ok first off this is the only female figure in the Castlevania Neca line, and I must say, they really captured the character well. She stands a little under seven inches. Her base raises her to almost a equal height to Simon, however her wings easily give her an extra inch and a half. Sculpt and details are topics I will certainly always praise Neca for, and this figure is no exception. From her hair with its flowered band, to her thong, every section is well crafted with a decent paint job. One aspect that needs to be talked about is her clothing. In the video game, she has no top, and exposes her breast. Neca takes a leap and produces this figure with a removable top. Mine had a dab of glue holding the (lets just call it a bra) bra on, but when I removed it the breast were painted. This shows that they even took the time to work on a aspect of the character that not every buddy will like. I myself keep the top on, I just feel it adds more character to the piece. Paint with these figures varies, some figures I have are panted well and some are let's just say different. This figure has a lot of little pieces to be painted and my piece seems to have been a good product. The only problem might be her painted eyes which make them look a little off, but it is not a big deal for me.
This figure is a beautiful sculpture, but that is basically all it is. Unlike Simon who had around twenty points of articulation, the Succubus only has seven. She has a ball and socket joint for the head, which is hindered by her hair. Her arms can only go up and down, it is possible for them to go three sixty, but they are hindered by her wings. Her wings which look fantastic are ball and sockets and can go in and out, and up and down giving it some freedom. The last points are her legs. At the top of her boots are swivel joints giving her legs the ability to turn.
In the accessory depart she only comes with three items an axe, a base, and a Flee man. The axe is detailed well, with marking on the blades faces, making it look experience in battle. It is a sub weapon in the games and can fit in Simon's hands as well. The base is a very good accessory to keep handy because getting her to stand without it is a hassle. If you do get her to stand, the slightest movement will send her toppling over. The last one is the Flee man, which is a common enemy in the game series. It is a very impressive sculpt with a grand paint job. It has no articulation, but looks stunning anyway.
In conclusion this figure is not the best and by far isn't the worst, it is more around the seventy percent margin on the cool list. I happen to enjoy this figure a lot, alone she's a build of a hot girl with bat wings (showing boobs optional haha). But with the rest of the set, or even with Simon she looks even better. I'm not going to lie the articulation compared to Simon, and the rest of the series is weak. The Sculpt is very good, and captures the character perfectly. Its accessories are just the base, axe, and Flee man, which are all very cool. The figure can stand by itself, however I do advise the use of the base or she will be falling over a lot. I recommend this figure for diehard fans of the game. It has no playability, and is simply a shelf piece. However Neca's pieces are normally movable statures (Such as the Conan line that has about six points of articulation if that.), not action figures. So I can't penalize it that much. I give it a 7/10.
Well that does it for my review. This was NECA's SUCCUBUS from the Castlevania game series. Till next time this is Papadavigi signing off.
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