Were over half way through October and who better to talk about than Neca's ALUCARD figure. Alucard made his mark in the Castlevania game Symphony of the Night, and is the son of Dracula. If you did not see it all ready Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards. This figure has much to talk about so let's get right to it.
Alucard stands seven and three sixteenth inches tall, and has twenty points of articulation. He has a wide variety of different joints giving him much movement capabilities. However because of the sculpt, and clothing the articulation is hindered. He has a ball socket head which is almost unmovable because of the hair, and cape. The cape also effects the two ball hinge joints for his shoulders. His arms have ball hinges for the elbows, swivel at the forearm, and a swivel for the hand. He has a swivel joint at the waist as well, this lets his legs go completely around. His legs have a hinge joint at the hip, hinge joint for the knee, and a ball hinge for the boot.
The details on this figure are outstanding. I'll start by talking about his head. His hair is really cool, and features a extension as if the hair is being blown by the wind. It may sound lame, but it looks neat. His face is very pale and almost has a girly quality to it, but not bad. The paint job is well done especially in the eyes. His cape has solid black on the outside, and a bright white on the inside. Holding his cape together around his neck is a real metal link chain, the chrome gives it a beautiful realistic effect. His jacket is black with gold panted pieces on it, the inside of the jacket has a stunning black and white design on it. Underneath that is his main clothing which is crafted and painted to look like there are many buckles, and buttons. The cloths of this character give him a lot of depth. His swords sheath is the same color scheme as the rest of his main body, but the chains holding it to his belt are real, like the one above it. Necas' use of the real metal for the chains is a very nice touch. His boots are painted with a shiny black finish. This gives it a realistic effect of freshly shined shoes.
He has been well equipped with a great deal of accessories. Alucard comes with his sword, a bottle of holy water, Roast beef, and Cross or rosary take your pick. The sword is awesome, and besides decent paint, is made from hard plastic. The hard plastic gives it a sturdy look, and feel because it doesn't bend easily. The holy water bottle is ok, two aspects make this item cool. One, its a sub weapon from the game like the dagger, or axe. Two, the detail is very good it has bubbles in the bluish water, and there is a small cross at the bottle's top. The pot roast looks just like the one from the video game. It is a big piece of meat on a silver serving dish. The small cross or rosary is a unique piece. Its cross shape is awfully cool, and features yet another metal chain at its top.
In conclusion I can now see why this figure is the most sought after. He has outstanding detail, with decent articulation. When you add that to his sweet accessories he becomes an awesome figure. His movement may be hindered but it's not to bad, just looking at him the thing is amazing. I recommend this guy for fans of the Symphony of the Night game, or fans of the franchise. He might also be likable to those who collect vampire figures, since it is Dracula's son. Oh boy speaking of Dracula he's next. I give Alucard a 10/10!
Well that does it for my review. This was NECA's ALUCARD from the Castlevania game series. Till next time this is Papadavigi signing off.
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