Cordelia by Moore Action Collectibles

Whenever a figure is based on an actual person there’s a tendency to scrutinize it more than figures based on comic book, video game, or animated characters. With fantasy characters you give a lot of leeway – I’ve never pointed to a Spiderman

figure and said, "He doesn’t look anything like Spiderman!" With "actual" people you expect the figure to look like the person it’s based on – a scaled down version. Cordelia looks almost like her television likeness. If they were placed side by side you would probably say they’re sisters. The sculpt of the torso and limbs is very good, but the face

manages only to look vaguely like the actress who plays Cordelia.

There are points of articulation everywhere in the Astro-boy style of MAC that has started to grow on me. The combination of hinge and seam joints allows for a wide range of movement. However, this movement is limited to her arms when Cordelia’s on the base. (Not to mention that her neck is immobile because of her hair.)

The base itself is similar to the bases packaged with the other figures in the series. It’s sculpted and painted to look like a chunk of grassy earth and a headstone provides an accent. Unfortunately, Cordelia doesn’t fit very well on the base. You’ve got to get the legs positioned just right if you want to make her look like she’s not going to fall over. (Slightly bend the knees.) The pegs her feet stick on seem to be just slighty too small. She’s easy to install/uninstall on/from the base – unlike McFarlane’s Danger Girl figures where strain is involved getting them on and off the base.
 

Paint and color is good – the overall color scheme is nice to look at. It goes to show that the correct combination of a few basic colors catches the eye.
Playability is limited due mainly to the ease that the small accessories can be lost and the fragile joints. The purse (with a real chain) and handbag fit the figure perfectly. The handbag should have been made hollow to hold the cell phone and two stakes. The stakes are practically useless since her hands can’t hold them. They just sit on the base. The cell phone fits into her hand but it’s not exactly something you would use to impale a vampire with. After some moderately rough play, I managed to snap off her right hand. Some microsurgery was required (i.e. Krazy glue) and she was returned to nearly working order. If you only play with your figures on occasion the fragility won’t prove to be a problem.
For the issues with playability, Cordelia is more display piece than play toy.

- Omni