Et Tu, Brutaka?
I couldn't resist.
The purpose of this entry is to rave about Brutaka. I finally unpacked my assortment of Lego from Christmas yesterday (I haven't had any time this past week), took him out of his box, and he just radiates power.
It's the combination of being really tall (he ties with Roodaka as tallest, excluding Kardas since that's a combiner), bulky, covered in spiky golden armor, and weilding a huge sword. He has a really solid construction, both in build and posability, as the 2006-new pistons give him a lot of support. His body and feet are solidest in appearance, and, though I wish the insides of his thighs were filled in, they're still excellently bulky.
I like his extra arms... They make for an interesting appearance in an action pose, but make his body even bulkier when stored away (and some nice back armor). His normal arms are somewhat impeded in posability by his body armor and the extra arms, as well as the odd angle of the wrists. The tubing along his shoulders is a nice touch, though. And despite their highly simple construction, they still look good. As do his claws, despite their positioning.
For that matter, his whole set looks great. As I said, he's really sturdy, so he can go into all sorts of stances easily... And all that gold, too. It's pretty.
Now imagine him delivering a blow with the serrated side of his sword. Ow.
That is all.
~ ToM
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