T. Hawk (Street Fighter) - Action Figure Reviews

Series: Street Fighter, 2

Craftsmanship: 9 / 10

- Extremely detailed

- Great paint application

- Great likeness to the game

- Scales with many figures now a days

Playability: 9 / 10

- Lots of articulation

- Extra pair of hands

- Could use another head

- Can’t pull off some of his special moves

Related Action Figures:

- Blanka (Street Fighter, SOTA)

- Blanka (Street Fighter II, Resarus)

- M. Bison (Street Fighter)

- Ryu (Street Fighter)

- Sagat (Street Fighter)

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T. Hawk (Street Fighter)

by SOTA Toys

Thunder Hawk is an American Indian fighter in Street Fighter. He is not, by any means, a fan favorite, but I can see why any Street Fighter fan, including myself, would be going nuts for this monster. T.Hawk is taller than the average 6” figure

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and this includes Series 1’s Sagat. He is approximately 8” tall with over 20 points of articulation.

T.Hawk’s sculpt is superb and has great balance. His muscles are detailed and everything from his jacket, to the feather on his head looks believable (at least in a “pulled from the videogame” way). Usually big guys tend to

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lack in articulation, but T.Hawk keeps me happy. I’ve grown to appreciate articulation over the last six month or so and I really dig what SOTA has done with the Street Fighter license. Even though he has quite a bit of articulation, I must admit that it’s hard to pose him in his special moves from the game. Another thing that seems to be a bit more unfortunate is that he has some loose joints on his legs. This may just be some bad luck on my end so I can’t speak on behalf of everyone who bought this figure.

SOTA likes to use Udon’s Street Fighter comic books for their source material. Blanka coming with rings for chains on anklets is given proof. What I really like about SOTA is that they’ve combined the comic’s anime sensibility with a realistic look. This includes giving the figure a realistic nose, mouth and the appearance of texture from the use of paint. His paint application is great by the way. SOTA prevents bleeding as best they can and it shows. The pain application on his clothing looks believable as if it were really made from denim.

Besides his two closed fists, T.Hawk comes with two huge flat hands. He also comes with an eagle that can be pegged into his shoulder. I was very disappointed that he didn’t come with another head. An angry T.Hawk head would’ve looked great! No need to fear though, because SOTA has promised us accessory packs in the near future. They take customer feedback seriously and make it their highest priority.

Street Fighter fans, I’m telling ya, don’t overlook T.Hawk because he’s not one of the more popular characters. He would make a fine addition to anyone’s Street Fighter collection.

- J’Tonello
(June 1, 2005)