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Just enough articulation, with ball joint shoulders
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A big, heavy figure
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A must for Street Fighter fans
Playability:
9.2 out 10
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Quite a durable figure
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Perfect size for human or monkey hands
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No accessories to lose
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Blanka (Street
Fighter II)
by Resaurus
Street
Fighter is one of the most recognizable licenses in the world of
electronic entertainment. Numerous games, t-shirts, coffee mugs and even
a movie have been produced. The latest in this long line is Resaurus’
slick action figures. Blanka is part of a six figure series and a crowd
favorite.
Blanka
is a big figure and the heaviest of the bunch. He comes in two colours,
the yellow and orange first player, and the blue and orange second
player. The hair on his chest and head
is made out rubberized plastic,
while the rest of his body is the familiar action figure plastic we all
know and love. The likeness is good for this kind of figure. Videogame
figures have always had a rough time being translated from pixel to
plastic (witness Playmates Lara Croft figure) but the figure is big
enough to have good detail. The broken leg irons are on his ankles, the
jaw is open and menacing, his shorts are suitable tattered and his
fingernails are sharp and brown around the edges. The only flaw is that
he’s been given pupils. In the original Street Fight II Blanka is
without pupils. But that’s only a little quibble.
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Blanka
is top-heavy which makes standing him up difficult. He comes with flashy
disc-like base for him to stand on. But some careful posing is still
required to avoid the dreaded "enter the room and he falls
over" syndrome. Some of this can be alleviated by using one of his
arms as a third point of ground contact, a tripod effect. Articulation
is limited to eight points but works well for this type of figure. His
shoulders are ball joints allowing for some cool poses. Blanka is a
solid figure. The Cutlas test, in which a Dodge Cutlas Cierra is driven
over the figure, was performed and Blanka came through with flying
colours (in several pieces).