[Chasing]

As someone who owns every single RKF release before Saber, they aren't bad figures, they just aren't worth their initial price points. You know something has to be off when it's impossible to actually buy these figures at full price; every single retailer I've seen sells these guys for at least 500 yen off, even if you pre-order or grab them day 1.

If you're going to invest in this line, be patient. There is no point in rushing, let alone pre-ordering them because there is absolutely plenty of stock when it comes to these guys. RKF Saber and Blades haven't even been out for a month yet, and you can already find them for 1000 yen less than their MSRP. A lot of RKF releases that initially sold for 2000 yen or more have already dropped to less than 1000.

This line is close to having the same problem as the gimmick figure lines before Zi-O. They're slowly getting more expensive, but aren't really adding anything new to the table with each release. I also wouldn't say they feel durable or good in-hand, especially when the weapons are made of soft plastic.

The articulation isn't incredible by any means. It doesn't hold a candle to SH Figuarts, which has more than double their articulation points. They all have 17 points of articulation, which is alright, but when their retail prices are even higher than Marvel Legends, you shouldn't just settle. Wait and get your money's worth.

These figures also don't scale well with anything but themselves, so tough luck displaying them next to anything that isn't an RKF. They're all shorter than 1/12 scale figures.

As for joints, the joint system they use for the elbows and knees actually is prone to cracking, if you're unlucky or you handle them poorly. No figure has had it worse than RKF Grease, but I strongly suggest just checking those joints on each figure anyways, if you decide to pick them up. I haven't seen a figure(besides Grease) that had more than 1 of these cracks at a time, but you should keep an eye out for it.

Personally, I ended up switching to SO-DO. If you want an example of an action figure line that has made incredible strides in engineering, yet staying very affordable, that's where it's at. It's also really cool that almost all of these figures use the same ports and pegs, so you can do all sorts of form-changes, on top of the ones you can do from the series. SO-DO Saber's articulation is actually very comparable to the RKF, and they intend to keep it this way for future characters. But then again, you can wait a few months and RKF Saber stuff will probably drop very close to the price of SO-DO.