Strobo’s articulation is everything we’ve come to expect from the MOTU Classics line. His cape and shorts are even made with a nice soft plastic that doesn’t hamper him in any way.
For those of you who really aren’t a fan of Strobo, you may still be interested in his accessories. First up we have the Dark Star meteor from the story that Strobo starred in. The rock and stand two newly sculpted pieces that both look fantastic. The meteor in particular looks great with the dark green paint lightly brushed over the translucent green plastic. This gives it a nice glowing effect. I also really love getting various artifacts from the MOTU Multiverse, and can’t wait to fill my Castle Grayskull with them.
With that said, there is one drawback with this piece. The meteor is not made to be removed from the stand. I don’t even understand the reasoning behind this decision because they’re still two separate pieces. The rock could have easily been made to sit atop the stand, just like Grayskull’s orb.
Strobo’s second accessory is an alternate unmasked head for Zodak. This has probably been one of the more requested items by MO2K fans, and I for one am extremely happy to finally be getting it. The head’s design is almost a perfect translation from his 200X appearance, and really makes the figure feel like his own character and not just a repaint.
Unfortunately, there is one issue with the head. The factory didn’t use glow-in-the-dark paint for his blue energy markings. This isn’t a deal breaker for the head, but it’s certainly one of those annoying little mistakes that you wish someone would have caught.
I’m probably a little biased because of my love for crazy looking obscure characters, but I really like Strobo’s figure. His character design allowed for an easy transition to plastic, but he still has his own unique personality that helps him stand out on the shelf.
-Vault
Glad I was able to grab 2 of these thru early access. Cool review.
To be honest, Strobo’s design always seemed like a knock-off toy to me. The MOTUC version looks like someone decided to make intricate figures of a knockoff toy line. Glad the extra head was included, though.
I love Strobo! He’s a fun Figure, Wile waiting for his ” cosmic shotgun” to show up on a weapons pack, I gave him Selphie’s (Bandai’s 1999 FFVIII toyline) nunchucks.
so the only new parts are: a cape, an alt head for another character, and a rock on a stand?
So glad they didn’t waste money tooling a new torso buck for what I previously thought was a “new” character based on others. (altho, the Lady Zodac/k is one I wouldn’t mind!)
this guy just screams “MEH.” to me.
It’s a good thing the captions were HILARIOUS! they made an otherwise basic figure review worth the price of admission! and gotta love MM popping up for this! LOL
and I still want “extra hands” in that next battlepak if they do toss in some cape variants! Fisto and Jitsu really deserve them.
Loved the dio story here. Those pics are hilarious.
Strobo is the only reason I’d yet to use Early Access but like most people, I missed out on the guy. Shame too, ’cause those accessories aren’t likely to be seen again.
Neutral Kick straight to the junk! Nice. I can easily see this guy running around Eternia committing random acts of jackassery like this. He just looks like the type.
And is it me or does the Zodak head look like it has a giant “question mark” stamped right on the forehead, giving him a permanently confused look? Maybe he’s as befuddled as us as to why the Meteor won’t come off the damn stand.
It’s supposed to be a Z in the 200X toon, but on MOTUC it looks like a ? Classicizer Machine and other BS!
Let me put on my reader hat and say, “great review!”
Yeaaaah… Now about posting it so late in the day?? Hrmm…. That’s gonna be a problem… 😀
Great, Vault. Thanks to your characterization, Strobo just became my MOTUC Zapp Brannigan.
I’m happy to pick him up if it got me the Zodak head, I like it even more than my Kevin Kosse custom head and that was pretty awesome. I know Matty’s playing me for a fool, but I’d be willing to buy a Disco Skeletor if it came with a MYP Roboto head or even a fitted staction Snout Spout head.
Love the Mirror Master gag!
Great review and pics, outstanding comics!
I completely forgot about getting this guy on Early Access on the day. All things considered, I probably wouldn’t have been able to get him then, anyway, if he saold out in 30 seconds. I just hope he’s more easily available later in the year, whether through BBTS or kind, obliging toy mule . . . .
Loved this review. Tons of fun. Great pics and storyline. I think it needed to be light-hearted like this as Strobo is such a goofy looking character. Awesome.
dude, neutral punch and kick were the best bits you’ve yet deployed in a review. they were fantastic. that’s going in my lexicon.
but yeah, get that damned review posted earlier!! (i have no real idea when you posted the review, i’m just bandwagoning.)
Nice review!
Am I the only one that finds it odd Strobo chose to pin his cape directly into the skin on his chest? Sure he’s already received some crazy damage there with the implanted mirror, but the addition of the cape fasteners makes it seem like he has a definite pain fetish…albeit a neutral one.
As Volatile as The Dark Star Fragment is, I have no problem with it coming permanently attached to the pedestal stand. That Baby is simply TOO DANGEROUS to go running around with it tucked under Your arm..! It’ll look great next to The Throne in Castle Graysull, as Skeletor lords his dominion over a powerless He-Man…