Series: Shrek 6"

Craftsmanship: 9.2 out of 10

- Stands easily, even without leg braces

- Great paint job

- Inconveniently small feet

- Leg braces are easy to put on

- Likeness is very good

- Good articulation placement

Playability: 8.8 out of 10

- Every toy line needs a bad guy

- Leg braces can be lost

- Looks like he should be riding a horse

- Good poseability

- Fits in with the rest of the 6"

Shrek series

- Paint can rub off braces

- Fairly tough

Accessories: Leg braces

Height w/o leg braces: 4 ¾"

Height with leg braces: 6 ¼"

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Lord Farquaad (Shrek)

by McFarlane Toys

Even though Lord Farquaad is included in the 6" Shrek series, he stands a lowly 4 ¾". Perhaps he feels self conscious about his height, so he’s got a couple of handy-dandy leg braces (made from the legs of a suit of armor) that brings him up to 6 ¼". The leg braces are surprisingly simple to put on and take off. His legs slip right

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into the braces when his feet are pointed down and are secured there by snapping in the backplates of the braces. There’s only one correct way to have the braces on, and once you’ve put them on a few times you’ll just know which leg should go where. Also of surprise is the fact he can stand easily with or without the braces. Getting the correct balance can be difficult

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with any figure, but to have one that essentially has two sets of legs that stands solidly either way is incredible. However, if you want to peg him into a display base he needs to be wearing the braces, as his real feet lack holes.

The sculpt is very good, although his left arm hints that McFarlane might have initially been intended to be on the back of a horse. (It’s in a "holding the reigns" position.) But keen observers of the movie will notice that the only time Lord Farquaad wears the leg braces is when he’s on his horse. The paint job is very good. Even the small blue gems on his necklace don’t bleed onto the area around them. Articulation is solid and is mainly of the seam variety. His legs are wishboned, meaning that he can be put on a horse or on Donkey’s back. (It reinforces the suspicions that he should have been packaged with a horse, or that an accessory is on the way.)

In terms of playability, Lord Farquaad ranks high because 1) he’s the bad guy of the film and 2) he fits in with the rest of the figures in the series, and he’s also pretty tough. Even his feet, which look and feel like they should just snap off are fairly durable. But of course, the braces and backplates, reducing the play possibilities. (I should also mention that some of the paint from the braces rubbed off on his legs, giving him a few silver patches on his black stockings. It doesn’t affect playability but it will mark up furniture and walls. My son provided ample evidence of this.)

- Omni