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Ultra Act Red King


I was able to score me this old Ultra Act Red King figure off a seller from one of my Facebook kaiju groups. I got tired of waiting to see if Figuarts would ever release him, and the seller was asking a decent price, so I snatched him up. Red King is one of Ultraman's classic kaiju, appearing twice in the original show, and multiple times throughout the series' history. He's one of the OG's, with his Michelin Tire Man body and small conehead. In his first appearance, he ripped off the wing of Chandora and killed Pigmon by smashing the poor thing, and then got dismembered by Ultraman's Ultra Slash in his second appearance after swallowing a bomb. During the early production, the series was going to be called "Redman", and Red King was intended to be the king of the monsters until the show's name got changed to Ultraman. I'm not sure why they kept his name, since he's clearly not red. But anyway...








The figure comes with a pair of relaxed hands, an alternate pair of hands that's open, with the right hand having a hole in the palm where you can peg a rock into it to make like he's holding it, and a rock smashing effects piece that's articulated so you can move the blasts and rocks in different directions. Despite his name, Red King is yellowish-green with blue highlights throughout the body. He is sculpted wonderfully and accurate to the suit, from his thick neck that narrows into a small head, his body "scales" that resemble rows, and his mouth with curved saber teeth sticking out of the sides. Due to the cuts for the joints, there are several odd openings and his knees appear as if he's wearing shorts, but other than that, he looks good.








As for his articulation, he's decently moveable despite being one of Tamashii Nations' early articulated releases. His mouth opens and closes a bit, his head can look up and slightly to the sides, his neck is on a ball joint and can turn to the sides and look down, ball jointed shoulders and thighs, single jointed elbows and knees, ball jointed torso, ball jointed hands and feet, and multiple ball joints on his tail. All of his joints are good, only his left leg being a bit more loose. Red King can be placed in lots of kaiju action poses, and with his extra hand to hold his rock, that adds to the fun ways in which you can display him.








Since the older Ultra Act line was larger than Figuarts, he towers over 1:12 scale figures. He fits better with my Evolution Toy tokusatsu characters and some of my NECA Godzilla figures. He also fits well with my 3rd Party Ready Player One Mechagodzilla.








Although it's an older figure, Ultra Act Red King is solid and still holds up well. The seller I purchased it from had only displayed it for a short while before placing it back in the box and storing it, so it was in great condition. I've always wanted an articulated Red King, and since I doubt we'll ever get him in the S.H. Figuarts line, picking up this older Ultra Act was my best bet. Now my Ultraman has another one of his classic co-stars to spar with.







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