Let’s
go ahead and wrap up that wacky Wyatt family!
Mr.
Rowan is the most simply dressed and cleanly shaven (the top of his
head) of the Wyatt family. Two elements keep him from being an
utterly boring guy in a jumpsuit – his beard and that creepy effing
sheep mask.
I know
even less about Erick Rowan than I know about Luke Harper. Rowan
pretty much just beats people up. Let’s see if the copy people at
Mattel were able to come up with a hundred words of bio for this guy!
FIRST
GLANCE
The
Luke Harper figure is quite tall and imposing, but Rowan is a
behemoth. This is a very large figure in both width and height. In a
way he’s the creepiest of the Wyatt’s, even without the sheep
mask. His nondescript coveralls and resting murderface create quite
the imposing figure. Action figure, that is.
PACKAGING
The
WWE Elite series packaging is nice. It isn’t too
overdone and fits the figures nicely without a ton of wasted space.
The shape and graphics are eye catching and I like that the graphic
depicting the wrestlers is nice and big, it’s on the front of the
box in a prominent position, and it doesn’t block any portion of
the figure.
Completing
the trifecta of oddly wrong descriptions, Harper’s package calls
his mask a “lamb mask”. While I suppose that’s even creepier
than a sheep, I feel like the actual mask – and the toy
representation – looks more like a grown sheep. I dunno. I also
find it odd that they didn’t specify that this is a rocking chair.
“Chair” just doesn’t cut it, especially when the thing comes
disassembled and you can’t tell from looking at it in the package.
I know this is nitpicking, but it just strikes me as odd.
But
really, what do I care? I throw the boxes away anyway.
Holy
crap. Rowan got a full sixteen more words than Harper. And more words
specifically about him.
As
I’ve been saying in the other reviews, I really appreciate that
Mattel is doing full bios on these figures.
LOOKS
So
angry!
Mattel
captured the sloping forehead and mean eyes perfectly. This figure
looks like it would just as soon eat you as shake your hand. Which is
what Luke Harper looks like. The proportions of the face are great
and the texture of the beard is fantastic. I like to think of myself
as something of an action figure beard aficionado and this is one
fine beard. It has all of the weight and thickness of Harper’s
tangled whiskers.
I
could go on and on about this figure’s beard, and I probably should
because the only other thing to talk about are his coveralls.
Don’t
get me wrong – they’re nice coveralls. Mattel did a great job
with the shape. Coveralls are very long in the torso, so it wouldn’t
have looked right to just use a regular pants shape. Harper has an
unusually long waist piece and shorter legs, which work together to
create the right shape. There are sculpted seams and pockets and the
cuffs on the legs are very wide, as they should be. The open
shoulders protrude out over the arms, but they don’t restrict the
movement.
Rowan’s
boots are detailed with laces and seams. His arms… they’re just
arms. There is absolutely nothing I can say about his arms. This
figure looks really good, but there just isn’t much to it.
ACCESSORIES
Rowan
comes with a “lamb” mask and a rocking chair.
The
mask has a great sculpt and fits perfectly onto the figure’s face.
And stays put, which is quite an accomplishment. This is due to the
mask actually having an impression of the figure’s face on the
inside. This means it essentially clips on. My only gripe is that the
actual mask has cracks and wear on it. This one is a bit too
pristine. As light on deco as this figure is I would think they
could’ve painted some cracks on this mask.
The
rocking chair is awesome because it gave me something to put
together. Something that actually required instructions. Once it is
put together it looks great. Figures can sit in it and it rocks. I
think that’s fun. The most impressive thing about it is that it
doesn’t have any hollow parts. There aren’t any exposed areas
that ruin the profile.
FUN
Speaking
of fun, these Elite series figures look great and
are fun to play with. I think Mattel has pushed articulation about as
far as it can go without screwing up the aesthetics of the figures
and producing weird-looking figures like Bandai and Revoltech do.
While Rowan’s knees do look a bit funky when posed, otherwise it’s
a great blend of looks and functionality. The figure can certainly
achieve any of the poses and moves you’ve seen Erick Rowan perform.
The
excellent accessories definitely add to the fun factor of this
figure. The mask works very well and adds a lot of play value. And
the rocking chair is all kinds of great. The figure can sit in it, it
actually rocks, and it can even be picked up and used as a weapon. If
you break it down into its parts you have a bunch of weapons! I never
imagined I’d be so enthusiastic about a toy rocking chair, but this
thing really is great.
OVERALL
This
is a great, creepy figure. What’s so cool about the Wyatts is that
they work as creepy figures as well as wrestlers. I kind of wish the
WWE figures were 6” scale and could integrate with my Marvel
Legends and DC Universe Classics, but in all honesty they might be
more at home near my NECA shelves anyway.
I
recommend all three figures – Bray
Wyatt,
Luke
Harper,
and Erick Rowan. They’re cool individually and GREAT as a set:
Not
since my Devil’s Rejects figures have I picked up such ruthless
rednecks.
4
out of 5
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‘em all now and help support Needless Things!:
Great review!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge wrestling fan, but I can't help but love the Wyatt Family. I've already got the elite Bray Wyatt and I'm waiting to stumble across these guys in stores. Well, I saw them once, but I was a bit strapped for cash at the time.
I've seen Rowan and Harper quite a few times since buying them, so hopefully you won't have too much trouble. It seems like Mattel's now legendary distribution ineptitude does not extend to the WWE license. Even the exclusives from this line seem a little easier to obtain.
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