Okay, if you read DV's review, then you should know that Tarix sucks. I would refute it, but I'm not a staff member, so my opinion means nothing. Instead, I will talk about this set in my blog, and you can read it if you want.

First of all, the basic build. It's basically the classic Inika, with one change. The torso armor is an Inika shoulder armor piece, not the classic and bulky torso armor of old. I approve of this, as I also used it on one of my sets. Lewa Phantoka, during a period of time when Lego was shipping me his actual torso armor that didn't come with the set. It's not a very solid design, but it fills up the worst parts. The upper shoulder areas could use some extra pieces, like Matoro shoulder armor, but alas, tarix has nothing there.

His shoulder and leg armor are all Inika style. But the shoulder armor is coolified with the spikes. I think they work well, although the color isn't preferred. (Note, the spikes, tube, and Thorax launchers are the only silver pieces... not too bad compared to the last blue set...) My beef with the limbs (hmm, beeef) is proportionality. The arms are fine, but the legs are the same length... they need to be bigger. Come on, if you're going to copy the Inika that much, why not also bring in the parts where they worked, like those leg pieces. Come on.

Well, even though the hands aren't my favorite pieces, I really can't complain too much about them. They are a bit large, but you don't notice it quite as much as I thought you would. The weapons the hands are holding... well, I think they're pretty cool. They have a nice flow to them... which is cool, but somehow they remind me more of fire weapons. The flow works for water, but it could be flames too. If Lego released these weapons again with trans orange or red instead of blue... that would be major win.

The mask... yes, this is most certainly a mask. It goes down over the face, completely hiding it except for the eyes. It hooks on like a helmet, but for my benefit it's a mask. Well, it does feel a little small, but I like the overall design. Nothing incredibly complicated, unlike the creepy Vorox. The breathing tube is a little much, but not that bad.

My other problem with Tarix is the horrible way his launcher is attached. I didn't even bother putting it on like they wanted... a horrible attachment. The launcher and Thorax is cool and all... double so because it adds one of the knew black straight Hordika heads (there had to be a better name for them than that) In my opinion, Tarix should forget the fruit and just play with the blades.

The overall color is interesting. I like the gold, and I like the mix of dark blue and Mata blue... but together they aren't the greatest. I wasn't a fan of Brutaka's scheme either. For once, the gold should've been silver... silver and blue go together well, while gold and blue clash. But complaining isn't going to help here... at least I now have some cool gold pieces and some new Mata blue pieces (besides the friction pins, for once)

He's not complicated to build... I didn't need to crack open the instruction book at all... and he doesn't have alot of cool pieces (although those weapons sure do count). But he looks cool, and I need a cool looking Glatorian to pose in my room, so he works for me.

Rahkshi Staff Imitation.

Armpit shot!