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S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha (2nd Season Version) Gallery
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"I can't see much, but I get by."
As we approach the theatrical release of the hotly anticipated
Kamen Rider Amazons
film we're back to take a look at the latest, and currently last, release for this series.
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha (2nd Season Ver.)
represents
Jin Takeyama's
more broken form after years of battle with Haruka. Badly scarred, and now blind, Alpha is a wild animal with the sole purpose of destroying every Amazon that crosses his path. Including his son,
Chihiro.
Packaging
Season 2 Alpha
comes in much the same style of box we've come to know from the Amazons line up. Though in particular I really love the shot they've used for the front facing character portrait this time. The figure and accessories are mostly packed in one tray identical to the original Alpha releases. A small additional tray that fits under the main one is included to house the Amazon Heart.
Main Figure
This portion consists of text largely taken from my review of the
original Amazon Alpha
release. This is a physically identical figure just with a few new paint apps for me to gush about. If you've checked out that review from last year then you mostly know what to expect.
Amazon Alpha
is a design that more closely resembles the original
Showa Amazon,
while Omega had a similar color scheme. It's clear though that Alpha has always been meant to be the more direct homage. In fact, specifically, Alpha is based on the
S.I.C. Hero Saga
exclusive form of
Pre-Amazon.
As for the figure itself, Alpha (as with any Amazons release thus far) is just a solid release. I do still have some issues with Alpha's leg design though. Sadly Alpha has some weirdly stunted ankles that can't quite bend back. The very tip of his heel points upward and impacts the fins on the back of his legs, making it difficult to balance him on occasion. The hips do feel a bit more free on this
Season 2 version
than the original release however. Where Omega looked like he was wearing a diaper but had functional legs, Alpha is visually better looking but his hips do still impact the waist a little too soon to be truly dynamic. The
Amazons Driver
is once again gorgeous with this release. The paint wash applied to the Season 2 Version of the Driver gets it a little closer to the used and scraped look it has in show. It approximates that worn damage but does miss the mark a little. The right grip on the driver is removable like Omega's, though Alpha includes
no Battler Grip
weapons.
When you get to the torso you'll begin to see some significant additional
paint apps
that really make all the difference for the Season 2 version. The torso overall is dark with a black tinge painted over the silver. The
scars
molded into the chest have also had a deep paint wash applied to bring out all of their edges and show that Jin has suffered some terrible injuries in the years since season 1. In his first Season 2 appearance Jin is also particularly savage. Far more so than he'd even been before. He is literally bathed in Amazon blood when he defeats one. The figure has what at first seems to be a random application of dark black paint in various areas that on closer inspection is clearly intentional. This figure is blood-splattered in
Amazons Blood.
A small number of these blood stains are present on the legs and arms as well, but the majority of the rest are present on Alpha's head.
Alphas' Arms are designed a bit better than Omega's in my opinion as well. Omega had this pesky habit of his shoulder pads popping off when you stretched the arm out too far, and they were on a friction tab that moved so getting them back was difficult. Alpha's shoulder pads are on ball joints making matters much more manageable. You get the same great range out of the elbows, though the wrists are a bit limited because the balljoint sits a tad too deep in the arm.
Finally, Amazon Alpha's head is just spot on. I loved the bright green eyes of the original release, but this go around the compound eyes are now pale white. While that seems like an odd way to represent an injury, it goes back to a flashback battle Jin & Haruka had between seasons in which Haruka's Violent Slash destroyed Jin's vision. This blindness is also an homage to a brief stint from the original Showa Amazon television series, when Amazon lost his own sight. These milky white eyes, combined with the
Amazons Blood splatter
give Season 2 Alpha a truly haunting look.
For a straight up repaint, Alpha Season 2 Version is well worth it for the new paint apps alone. I would love to see battle damaged repaints like this, for Omega & Neo as well.
Accessories
The basic accessories with this release are identical to the original version"
4 - sets of hands.
That's 2 types of open hands, and two sets of "holding things" hands that can be used for something I'm sure. But Alpha doesn't include any Battler Grip weapons, and doesn't ride a Jungraider in show. So really the holding hands are superfluous here.
1 - Violent Slash effect part.
It clips right on over the forearm blades on either arm and can be a little snug. So just be careful when removing it.
1 - Amazons Heart.
The only new accessory for this release, this morbid accessory goes well with the distinctly more savage Season 2 version of Jin. Taking into account this accessory, the blood splattered on this version of Jin is even more perfect. I really love this accessory, though it would make more sense for Jin to have ripped it out of a generic Amazon of either generation, one such figure doesn't exist. So for this galleries purposes, he's ripped it out of Chihiro.
Final Thoughts
Kamen Rider Amazons has been my jam for two years now. I've been thoroughly pleased with every release from it frankly. There are still several more things I'd love to see make it to market as well. Evolved Mole Amazon, Iyu/Crow, and in particular the new Neo Alpha from the upcoming movie. I'd love to have them all. And if getting things like that means I have to buy some minor repaints with a few new bells & whistles like
Season 2 Alpha,
then I will happily do so.
"Believe in Amazon."
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