Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Review : Chrysaor Krishna

Up for review is another one of Poseidon's Marine Generals!
 Quick Bio:
Chrysaor is the General the guards the Indian Ocean's Pillar. His name means " He who has a gold armament." In Greek Mythology, Chrysaor is actually the son of Poseidon. He was conceived when Poseidon and Medusa made love in a temple of Athena( which is why Athena turned Medusa into the creature that would turn anybody into stone with a mere look at her face). When Perseus kills Medusa, Chrysaor is born of her neck ; along with a Pegasus  who is born from her blood. I thought this could have made a cool plot twist in Saint Seiya , as this makes Chrysaor and Pegasus mythological brothers. However, Chrysaor ends up facing Shiryu. He wields an unbreakable lance , that easily slices through the bronze cloth of Shiryu.


Rocking that Mohawk Mullet( a Mull-hawk?)
(or a Mo-llet ?)

Pros
The figure comes with a few sets of hands : two sets of fists, a set of hands to hold the lance, and a set for his Maha Roshini attack. His display stand is cool as the base is made up of the chart of Chakra points. He also includes an attachment for his waist armor, and a clear piece that attaches to the display stand so that you can have him showing off his Maha Roshini attack. He comes with an extra neck which is longer to make his body more proportionate when displaying him doing the Maha Roshini without his upper body armor.
Cons:
The lance is kind of cheap , as only the top half is metal. It is a bit of a let down seeing Bandai use plastic on the weapons, after they did such an awesome job with the weapons for Libra Dohko( which are mostly made of metal). Furthermore , it is hard to keep his legs up properly in the Maha Roshini pose. Being that he is also one of the tallest Myth cloth figure, I found that it was kind of hard to get him to stand up properly. I ended up using his lance as a tripod most of the time.
Legs droop a little


Verdict
This is an above average figure, but by no means is is spectacular.  While it does include some cool extras, I would have to say this is so far one of my least favorite of the Marine Generals. It is by no means a must-have figure , unless you are trying to get all of the Marine Generals.

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