As is the norm with a Revoltech figure, Vash is full of revolver joints. Sometimes Revoltech will still use swivel and hinge joints in their figures, but not this time. Vash’s upper neck, lower neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, torso, waist, thighs, and ankles are all revolver joints. Everything except his knees, which are double revolvers. This alone is enough to pose a figure dynamically with, but they decided to take it a step farther. Since Vash wears that large coat that could interfere with leg movement, why not articulate the coat too? Each of the five flaps of his coat are held onto the body with a revolver joint and then articulated halfway down with another. With the ability to control and contort his coat around him, this Vash figure has the ability to take on some very striking poses.
Vash is also no slouch in the accessories department. Although most of his accessories are made up of extra hands. Vash comes with ten hands in various positions including fists, splayed fingers, pointing, and his famous crossed fingers. One of his left hands is also the nozzle to his gun arm. Then there’s his regular gun, which is molded into one of his right hands. I’m not sure I like that it’s molded to the hand. It doesn’t allow for the possibility of another figure, like Wolfwood, to hold it. One cool accessory, made for his gun, was a firing effect which can plug into the nozzle. Vash also comes with three different faces: One smirking and looking left, one angry and looking right, and one with his glasses over his eyes and his mouth in a grimace. Each of these faces looks great, but I was disappointed there wasn’t a face without his glasses on. He doesn’t always wear them. Also, Vash is silly. He does a lot of face falls and strange expressions. There should have been a face that was at least laughing or screaming or looking weird. Lastly, he comes with three bases. One in particular, the wall/girder is nice, but needs the clear base to even stand up.
One thing I’d like to add is that I was really disappointed in the lack of Kuroneko as an accessory. Kuroneko is a little black cat that is throughout the entire series. He’s usually just sitting around or doing something silly in the background. He’s never important to the story but you always expect to see him, and I expected to see him with this Vash figure. For some reason, Revoltech didn’t include one though (and he didn’t come with Wolfwood either). I’m going to have to complain here because McFarlane and Toy Tribe both included Kuroneko with their figures. I’m disappointed Revoltech didn’t keep up with them.
If you’re a Trigun fan, this is the definitive Vash the Stampede figure. Even with the few minor flaws (no Kuroneko) this figure has, it’s still hands down the best one ever made. You don’t have to pay 60 Billion Double Dollars for him, but being an import you can expect to pay around $30. With the amount of articulation and detail, in my book he’s well worth it.
Dammit Vault, keep these excellent figures to yourself.
Thanks for posting that comparison shot with the Toy Tribe version. I normally avoid Revoltech after collecting a couple – while the articulation’s usually satisfactory, I never could accept their tendency to make miniscule figures that are usually pretty expensive.
I might have to get this one though. I never watched the whole series, but the many episodes I watched were enjoyable – Vash wasn’t totally the incompetent doof that Inspector Gadget was, and there was always that hint that he was more of a bada$$ than he was letting on.
The Toy Tribe version, while decent, always seemed hollow. Also, this one looks great next to Monev.
NEVER! MWHAHAHAHA!
Glad you liked the review. I was a big fan of the old Toy Tribe stuff, but there’s no topping this Revoltech Vash I think. Plus, I was happy that he still went well with Monev, since I doubt they’ll make another one of him. They are a little expensive, but most of that is the import cost. Sadly, if we lived in Japan, these would only be slightly more expensive than a MOTU figure.
Great review, great pics as always, Vault!
Could it be no Kuroneko is included because it’s not in the new series? I don’t know if it is or not, just speculating.
And I think you’ll lose your mud over the upcoming Lupin III figures 🙂
Thanks Steve, I was pretty happy with the pictures also.
You scared me with your comment about Kuroneko not being in the new movie, so I watched the trailer just to be sure. Yup, he’s in it. 🙂
I haven’t decided if I’m getting those Lupin figures yet. But I might have to buy the car if they put that out.
Nice review, Vault. First time in a long time that I could tell you really enjoyed having one of your toys.
Thanks Adrian! It’s hard not to love this Vash figure. He’s got a lot of personality to him.
man, if ever there was an anime that lends itself well to the revoltech aesthetic, this was the property! (or one of)
he looks very good. my personal take is revoltechs are too msall for the price, but then again, aside from the revolver joints themselves, each fig is unique, so i suppose it’s not without its points. your photography here lent itself well to the sense of dynamism that revoltech and vash both aspire to, so kudos there. as adrian say,s your enthusiasm for this fig shows in your review. keep up the good work (and don’t ever be afraid to excel past this either!)
Thanks dayraven. I’ll try and keep up the good work. 😀
Vash is high on my wishlist. Glad to hear more good things about him, though you make a good point about the lack of a goofy face. Molded gun hands aren’t much fun either.
Eager to see your Wolfwood review. I’m up in the air on him. Love the character, don’t have a figure yet, not sure either one’s quite good enough.
Wolfwood will be this week. You’ll have to check back, maybe it’ll help you make up your mind.