Myth Cloth Review : Phoenix Ikki V2

After a short break for the holidays, we here at Getter Newtype are ready to get back to what really matters in life: highly-detailed , articulated collectibles ( just don't let my girlfriend know I said that ).

Today we have Part two of the Saint Seiya Newborn Cloth Collection: the Phoenix Ikki Version 2 armor.

Ikki is another orphan who , along with his younger brother Shun, is taken in by the Graude foundation . When the orphans are picking their locations for training , Shun picks Death Queen Island which is notorious as a living hell. Ikki  volunteers to take his brother's place in order to protect him. Although Ikki survives the brutal training on the island and returns to Japan with the Phoenix Cloth, he returns with plans to take over the world, by means of stealing the Gold Cloth of Sagittarius
Phoenix Ikki is often referred to as the strongest of  the Bronze Saints( arguably Seiya is stronger when his cosmo burns with the power of his love for Athena). He has a unique cosmos that is fueled by anger and hatred. He is grounded from becoming truly evil , by the love for his brother Shun, and the memories of the woman he loved on Death Queen Island , Esmeralda ( female-Shun).Although Ikki becomes a "good" guy , he is still a loner and likes to play by his own rules.

Hoyoku  Tensho!

Hit the Jump to read more about this bad boy gone good, kind of.

Pros

The armor is pretty solid, in terms of weight. The design on the other hand is kind of flawed. I like the wings on the back of the armor, they are nowhere near as annoying to put on the armor as the V3's feathers, but they are also more likely to fall off.

Cons

The ugly , baby-head syndrome rears its head again( pun intended). 

His hair is also pretty damn ugly. Its like somebody made a bad toupe out of Sonic The Hedgehogs carcass and glued it to Ikki's head. He also has some monstrous sideburns , that quite often sit away from his cheeks , leaving empty space and looking weird.
The tiara is also pretty  ridiculous, is is WAY too big as you can see in the pic.

 Verdict

Like the V2 Shiryu , this figure is not that great. It pales in comparison to the V3 phoenix . It is not a bad purchase though , since it can be found for relatively cheap.

Bow down before baby-head Phoenix!