[Lbsammills51]

Ok it's been a while, but went back and picked up a SIC release I'd been meaning to go back for, Wizard Infinity Style (for about 8000ish shipped for a perfectly sealed release, with the mailer box even, damn right I was jumping on that).



Infinity Style, like the Figuart, is one of the most striking Rider releases amongst the SIC line. An obvious obvservation, but I never realized how prevalent black is amongst Rider suits until I look at Infinity Style (in either line), who utterly lacks it. It's hardly a negative though; he's so shiny I wish they'd included angel wings instead of dragon wings to match the vibe this figure gets. That combined with the light blue bits make for a figure that's REALLY eye-catching, even in a line whose releases are more interesting to look at (for me) compared their much-more show accurate SHF counterparts. If there's one SIC that can go toe-to-toe with the SIC OOO forms (by far the best this line has to offer for me, and what remains my favorite toku figures ever) regarding aesthetic appearance, it's Infinity.



An unexpected, but nice, touch is the coat bits are in a pearly clear plastic; the only bits that aren't are the shoulder pieces (though they have clear blue bits amidst the shoulder pads).



Accessory-wise, though they're a bit more practical than Flame Style/Water Style/Flame Dragon's stuff, they're either too plain compared to their wielder, or a bit too excessive.

The WizSwordGun just has a clear plastic blade & that's it; color aside, it's not as interesting to look at as Water Style's and much close to Flame Style's plainer look.



The dragon wings that make up AxCalibur's blade also come in clear plastic (a plainer clear compared to the icy pearl of the coat), with more of the rune-type characters on the back. A small peg on one wing is all that is used to peg them together (along with the swiveling pegs that connect to the handle for ax mode) but it's still a tight connection).



I forgot to take a picture to show this off clearly, but when the wings are pegged into his back, the ax handle forms a "tail" that replaces the rear middle skirt piece on his back. It's....awkward. It's a giant-ass handle, so he has a giant-ass spear, essentially, sticking out of his ass. I don't know why a more practical tail wasn't included instead; the ax handle/tail is NOT needed to maintain balance with the wings pegged in. I can't see how they thought that was a good look. Flame Style's Fire Chicken form & Water Style's "Hey There's an Octopus on Me" form look much more artful compared to that "tail."



When combining the wings & pegging them into the handle for the giant-ass AxCalibur form presents an impressively large, but unwieldy, weapon. The red blade is a separate piece that pegs into the handle by a small, but sufficient, peg. The instructions then infer that it should clip over the dragon wings via friction, but the end tip doesn't look right. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it always looks a fraction off, like I'm not securing it well enough but I can't get it to go over the wings any more than I am. As for the AxCalibur itself, the bars to hold it with the alternate hands sit low on the handle, so unfortunately you're limited in how you display Infinity Style while wielding it. The easiest is just letting him let it hang, because the blade ends up so heavy. A stand to prop it up for action poses would've been another nice inclusion as well.



I tried a kneeling pose, but his ankles can only go back so much; you actually use the skirt pieces more to keep him upright in that pose than his actual limbs.



One annoying thing, especially with a weapon this big; the forearm armor pieces are smooth and separate pieces that fit over the wrist, instead of built-in molding. This makes it "fun" trying to peg the extra hands in when you're trying to push in one direction with your fingers and instead you're just sliding that wrist piece off instead of moving the peg into the hand.

He does come with a much plainer, more practical version of the AxCalibur (interestingly, the entire thing is clear plastic, with paint details painted over it).

Overall this is one of the prettiest SICs out there, but the release itself is let down by the accessory options being either so cumbersome or silly looking. If you really like Wizard than I do recommend it, but if it's not your thing, as gorgeous as this thing looks I think you're fine to pass it since I still typically see this being listed for 10000 yen in most cases.