Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

The best aspect of Drusilla is the base she comes packed with. This isn’t to say that Drusilla is a bad action figure, it’s just that the base is one of the best that Moore Action Collectibles has produced for the Buffy series so it grabs my attention. The stone pillars with imbedded skulls really bring that unholy alter motif to the next level – coupled with accessories like the detailed voodoo doll – and you’re looking at

the perfect display piece for any occult book store.

Drusilla looks vaguely like her TV counterpart, at least her face does. As far as facial sculpts go, it’s fairly good but the expression is too bored – or eerie depending on how late it is. The rest of her is accurate to “real” life – there’s no comic book sized boobs, which actually comes as somewhat of a relief. She’s clad in a long

dress and the sculpt is good. A few things limit poseability. Her hair makes her neck articulation nearly academic and when she’s installed on the base her left arm is slightly restricted by one of the pillars. The Astro-boy type articulation typical of the Buffy series is present, but Drusilla has no articulation below her waist for obvious reasons. The variety of poses isn’t great but the articulation allows just enough so you can keep things fresh.

Most of the accessories fit easily in her hands, but the voodoo doll has to be content to sit on the base. (Or Drusilla can use both hands to hold it.) The attention to detail on the accessories is good but how long they’ll be around is up for debate. Like all the Buffy accessories, they’re small and easily lost. Fortunately, there’s cross compatibility with the figure accessories packed with the Buffy and Angel series so if you do misplace something there’s a pool of accessories to choose from. (Much like the Simpsons line.)

Balance is not Drusilla’s strong point. Without the base she’s tippy as all hell.
Paint is evenly applied and without oversplash. Her skin tone is a bit more tanned on her face than the rest of her but that seems to be affected by the viewing angle and how much light there is. Under even light she looks fine, but under direct light her face is definitely more red.

By now you should know what I’m going to say about playability. That’s right, there isn’t much unless you have other Buffy or Angel figures to set up dioramas, etc. I managed to pop out both her hands before the play test even started. This problem may have been limited to the review figure, but it did bring the score down. The accessories are all small and easy to lose.

It’s more statuette than “action” figure but it probably won’t disappoint the fans or owners of occult bookstores. Drusilla’s of good quality but she just barely achieves above average, due mostly to her base and perfect accessories.

- Omni
(March 2, 2002)