It's the end of October, and to end the Neca Castlevania line I will take a look at Dracula. This is the only figure from this series I know of to have variants. A variant for those who do not know, is just a different characteristic for the figure. This could be paint, accessories, or even sculpt. For this figure the variants are an open mouth head, and a closed mouth head. I have happened to pick up the closed mouth version. He has much to talk about so I'll get right to it.
Dracula stands at eight inches tall, and has his share of details. The face sculpt and paint is very thorough. His clothing is similar to Alucards, but it doesn't seem to show off the detail as good as his did. Instead of details that pop out, this figure uses solid colors such as flat black, and reds covering sculpted details. He does have some cool paints apps, such as the gold on his shirt, or his black fingernails. The color is not bad though, because Neca did a great job at bringing a video game character to us in a physical model.His cape like Alucards also interfers with articulation, which really stinks.
Dracula's articulation is the exact same as Alucards around twenty points (see Alucard review below). The hands are not movable however due to the forearm's sculpt. Basically he has a ball jointed head, ball hinges for the shoulders, elbows, swivels at the forearms, and hands. His waist is a swivel joint. Dracula's hips, and knees are hinge joints, and his boot is a ball hinge.
Besides his sculpt and paint apps, the Dracula figure comes with vast accessories. He comes with a Peeping Eye, a Bat, a Stop Watch, and a stand for either the Bat or Eye. The Peeping Eye is a purple eyeball with an golden chain attached to it. It looks really cool, and is a enemy in many Castlevania games. The Same can be said about the bat. The bat is a very common enemy in the game series. The sculpt is impressive, from its head, to its wings a real work of art. The Stop Watch is another sub weapon and one of the coolest in the set. It has a real metal chain painted with a mirrored chrome finish. It also can open up to show its clock face which is a really cool feature. These are all great additions to the set, but it only comes with one stand. The stand can be used to hold the Peeping Eye or the Bat. I choose to put the eye on the stand because the Bat can at least "stand" by itself the eye just rolls all over.
In conclusion this figure isn't the best, but it has some good qualities like its head sculpt, and accessories. Its articulation is the same as Alucards, and it suffers the same problem of having obstacles hinder the movement. His cape as cool as it is, also makes it hard for him hard to stand correctly. I recommend this figure to the diehard Castlevania fans, or fans of vampires. Like I said he isn't bad, but nothing stands out like it did with the other figures. I give him a 7 out of 10!
Well that does it for my review. This was NECA's Dracula from the Castlevania game series. Till next time this is Papadavigi signing off.
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