Series: Ultima Online

Craftsmanship: 7.4 out of 10

- If the support leg goes missing you’re screwed

- Good paint and sculpt

- Limited poseability

- Good level of detail

Playability: 6.5 out of 10

- Could have been a contender!

- Spindly arms can break off somewhat easily

- No accessories to lose

- Grabs GI Joes

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Juggernaut (Ultima Online)

by McFarlane Toys

Of all the Ultima Online figures, Juggernaut had the most play potential of the bunch. Unfortunately, he falls short – more accurately, he just falls over.

Juggernaut’s instability brings down both the Craftsmanship and Playability scores by a large margin. The fault lies with the basic design of his wheelbase. One wheel

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sits directly underneath / inside him and the other wheel sticks out the side, kind of like a sidecar. You would think the sidecar wheel would offer stability. Nope, not even close. McFarlane has included a small support leg that provides the stability. Lose that support and you’re screwed – freestanding him is rendered impossible. (And the support is made of clear plastic

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making it harder to find if you do misplace it.) A handbrake to stop the main wheel from turning might have been a solution to keep him standing; however, it would not have solved the playability problem. He’d be a good figure to send zipping across the floor but instead he falls on his side, which is a lot less fun than crashing him through Lego walls and piles of Hot Wheels.

Juggernaut has the expected highly detailed sculpt and good paint job that is the hallmark of McFarlane. The arms are especially high in detail and articulation. Much care and attention was paid to Juggernaut’s head with lots of various tubing as accents. For obvious reasons, he’s not very poseable. His “I’m going to run you over” stance is pretty much all there is – but with his arms in different positions. On the plus side, he fits in perfectly with the rest of
the Ultima Online crowd. If you’re strictly into displaying your action figures – the only time you touch them is when they’re removed from the package – Juggernaut is a pretty good buy for his imposing look and size.

Playing with Juggernaut is frustrating to say the least. As mentioned above, the fault with the wheels limits the possibilities. However, if you don’t need to race Juggernaut around – like if you played with him in the backyard as a mechanic to your RC cars or grabbing GI Joes with his right "hand" – there is some fun to be had. Juggernaut has no accessories to lose (except the critical support leg) so you don’t have to worry about him being incomplete. Be warned though, his right arm is easy to pop out (at least on the review figure) and the many hoses can be ripped off.

Overall, Juggernaut is a figure that misses the mark in both playability and craftsmanship scores due to a critical fault. But if you don’t touch your figures, he makes a solid display piece.

- Omni