Again, not really an inpulse buy. But I finally decided to go for it. Saw this a long time ago. But it looks like they haven't shipped any yet, but will soon...
Samus Aran (Varia Suit) from Metroid Prime @ First4Figures.comIt was a toss-up between this and the Gravity Suit. While the Gravity Suit is more "limited edition" (250 instead of 2500), the Varia Suit is more iconic and the reason why I went for it.
I like suited Samus (and her ship) more than the other figurines because there's no visible skin/flesh, or a face. I think that's where the realism gets messed up.
(It's more accurate to make a man-made replica out of hard materials of something man-made and consisting of hard materials than to make a man-made replica out of hard materials of something natural and consisting of soft materials... or something.
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Though if I was made of money, I might at least consider
Link (from The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time) at some point, despite what I just said about skin and faces. Maybe the
Skull Kid (from The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask), at least he's covered up. I can get over the whole "skin" thing for more cartoony characters, like the upcoming
classic Sonic The Hedgehog! Cute AND cool!
