Series: Spawn XX Classic

Craftsmanship: 9.5 out of 10

- WOAH big!

- Pretty good stability

- Chains are a nice touch

- Small touches bring it up a notch

- Good articulation and paint

- Oozes cool

Playability: 7.9 out of 10

- Chain is friable

- Hoses can be ripped off

- Joints incredibly stiff

- Fits in with other characters in the series

- Parking meter is a good accessory

- Some sharp bits

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Overtkill III (Spawn XX)

by McFarlane Toys

Stop reading and go buy this figure! That’s my review, but if you want to know some particulars, you can read on.

It’s hard to believe this is only the third Overtkill figure, but at least we’re safe in

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the knowledge that McFarlane has done it right this time – no need to make a forth figure since it will be difficult to top this effort.

Thanks to Overtkill’s size, the sculpt is extremely detailed. He’s so big that anything else would have been unacceptable. Paint has been expertly applied, especially the fade in-between flesh and metal on his chest. His

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cyborg parts all have a silvery shine that actually looks like metal. The color scheme is pleasing as well – the combination of emerald green, gold, flesh tone, and silver makes him stand out even under low-light conditions. The accent of the gold chains gives him that savage look – if the exquisitely evil grin on his face doesn’t do it for you. The parking meter accessory is great and even warrants some attention. (You can clearly read the "time expired" message.) Articulation is incorporated very well. He’s got the usual articulation points: hips, feet ("piston" type – very cool), waist, neck, wrists, and shoulders. (Big points for the shoulder armor that hides the joints without limiting their range too much.) So, range of poseability is quite good, even though he strays on the tippy side in some positions. And he also sports some hidden guns in his forearms.

Playability suffers a lot from not being able to move the joints easily, especially his neck and wrists. I had to apply a lot of pressure to get his wrists moving – even after trying the ol’ freezer trick. Parents probably won’t buy this for their kids, but if they did, they would be the ones playing with it because the kid isn’t strong enough to move his joints. The other big hit to the playability score comes from the chains. They’re plastic and very, very easy to break. (He comes packaged with the chains twisted-tied to him, for display purposes, leave some of them on so you don’t lose them.) It’s fun to tie up GI Joes or He-Man figures and re-enact those climatic "tied to a train track" scenes, but when it usually results in the chain being broken, the effort isn’t worth it. The rubber hoses attached from his waist to his legs can be ripped off under heavy play. But if you still choose to play with Overtkill, you can have some fun. Besides the aspects mentioned above, he’s fairly tough and the parking meter is a great accessory. (It’s pretty big, so losing it is harder to do.) Be also wary of the sharp bits up his spine and on his leg gauntlets. And finally, he’s to scale with the other figures in the series – he towers over them – so there are some points scored for compatibility.

Overtkill III’s a great display piece with some play possibility and a must have for any fan of Spawn or Greg Capullo’s renditions of Spawn.

- Omni