[DreamSword]

Goldar arrived today. So just like with Zedd I'mma make a comparison post between the current Goldar and original GameStop exclusive. Exclusive on the left, Mainline on the right:



I like that the new packaging has Goldar's' armor actually looking more golden, rather than orange. I just wish they'd kept the orange background. Ah well.



In terms of actual differences between the figures themselves, well, first and most obvious is the new effect part. I really love the new red, energy-wave-like effect over the original purple lightning one. The sword itself isn't just the original but with gold paint added either. The new sword is actually a slightly different mold, which allows Goldar to have a better grip on it; Though it does come at the cost of some minor detailing on the handle itself going away, which I am perfectly okay with.

And now less obviously, and the part that disappointed me the most; The added paint apps on the figure itself. They're barely there! You'll probably have to zoom in to even notice, but all they did was added random blotches all over bits of his armor, which is honestly more distracting to me then the gold being entirely unpainted ala the original. All they had to do was add a wash to bring out some of the nice sculpted detail(like the various slash marks and scratches on his suit), but nope! Random bits of bronze-ish paint all over his honeycomb bits.



Also yes you can plug the wings from the original into the new one and vise-versa.

Overall... I mean, I'm lucky enough to have both to where I can just make my ideal Goldar out of these, but I could really see people arguing either way over which one is overall better. That said, I have no idea how expensive the original Exclusive is now, so if you don't already have a Goldar and it's too expensive, then yeah, go for the new one. He's still an overall great figure either way. The only really issue is some of the paint apps. As for me, I'mma make my ideal Goldar and then give the other one to a friend.