NECA Ultimate Pinhead

The leader of the Cenobites has finally arrived from NECA in Ultimate form. From the iconic 1987 Clive Barker film, Hellraiser, we have Pinhead, the latest in their horror icons series. He looks great and comes with plenty of accessories to make him a complete package. 

Pinhead comes with 2 head (one with lips closed, the other with clenched teeth), an open and closed version of the puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration, a blade, a saw, a jagged hook, and 3 pairs of hands (one pair to hold the weapons, the other two open). The only other thing they could've included would've been a chain or two. But as it is, he comes with everything you need to make him complete. 

Pinhead is fantastically sculpted and painted. The gashes and nails on his head, the bleeding, stapled wounds on his torso, the patterns on his sleeves and legs, and his skirt are all nicely crafted and detailed. His skirt is a soft fabric with bendy wire, which makes it easier to articulate his legs and get him in more expressive poses, like sitting and kneeling. I really appreciate NECA giving us cloth instead of soft plastic as it's more pliable and poseable. Even his 2 boxes are nicely painted and detailed,  accurately capturing the patterns on that Rubix-cube like Lament Configuration. And his weapons all have a small metal hook so you can hang them around his torso on a small string that's tied to it. That string, however, is the one drawback on this figure.

It is tied to 2 holes on each end of his torso and goes through a flap of skin on his belly. However, when moving the torso or holding it to move the other joints, you can easily press too rough against the string and cause it to break by accidentally pulling on it. Mine ended up ripping while I was posing him, as you can see above. I could easily buy another black thread and redo it, but it can become an issue. I ultimately just cut and removed it. Luckily, that's the only issue with this oherwise great figure.

His joints include his neck, which fits onto a long peg and can look all around and downward a bit, his shoulders which move out and around, his elbows, that, while not completely double jointed, still have a great range. His upper torso which twists, moves side to side and forward and back a bit, his thighs which kick far forward and out, his knees and ankle joints that move forward and backward and from side to side. All the joints are great and move smoothly. And like I stated before, the cloth skirt makes it possible to get him into easy sitting and kneeling poses. One thing about the heads is that the nails are soft plastic, so you don't want to risk pressing on them and bending them when moving or switching the heads. Luckily, he's easily grasped by the ears, so it's easy to avoid this issue. 

Just like last year's Ultimate Sam release, this Ultimate Pinhead is fantastic and shows us what NECA can do with a little extra effort. They are getting better and better, and Pinhead is one of their best 8" figures to date. If you're a Hellraiser fan, I highly recommend you get Pinhead. To quote the demon himself, "no tears, it's a waste of good suffering", and you won't shed any tears, as this figure does not disappoint.