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S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla Evolved Version (2024)





Early last week, this figure was delivered. It is the Evolved Godzilla from the film Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire, from S.H. MonsterArts. I admit, I haven’t bothered to watch the movie. When I first saw the trailer (about a month after having watched Godzilla Minus One and still being on a high from it), the trailer for The New Empire dropped, and I thought it looked stupid as fuck, especially this bad CGI scene of Godzilla and Kong running towards the camera like superheroes. The rest of it looked like Planet of the Apes, so I chose to pass. However, I do think Godzilla’s new evolved look is pretty cool, so when S.H. MonsterArts announced his figure, I went ahead and preordered it. And now, Pinkzilla is finally here.















Godzilla Evolved has a sleeker, leaner body, with a bigger head and pink dorsal spines. His tail ends in pink spikes, like an ankylosaurus. The figure turned out looking great, with the spines painted but also translucent, really standing out from the rest of his body. There’s also pink in the mouth, his eyes look good, and the body is in a grayish, brownish shade with lighter highlights throughout, most noticeable on his torso. His chest is thick, while the waist is thinner. For accessories, he came with an alternate pair of hands that seem to be grabbing, ready to claw and fight.


The articulation is the real star of this figure. Unlike the other Monsterverse G’s, this one can move more dynamically. The head and neck can look down and turn to the sides very far. The only limitation is the ability to look up, something that the other figure (I own the 2019 version) has him beat at. The upper torso can crunch forward to aid with those downward poses. The waist can also crunch a bit, but is more limited. It can’t really twist to the sides. The arms can turn fully around and out, the elbows bend and twist. The legs can kick forward and far apart, with an extra piece in between the thighs to cover any gaps. The knees can bend in a lot, and the ankles have a good pivot. Finally, the many segments of the tail can bend and twist. There is one section on mine that pops off if turned too far, but it can easily reattach.  The left hand can also pop off if twisted too far. Besides that, the rest of the joints are solid. He can achieve a variety of poses, such as running, crouching, kicking, curled up in a ball, and various karate style fighting moves with his arms.





















S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla Evolved turned out really nice. He looks great and moves pretty well. When the figure was first announced, there were a lot of naysayers predicting their usual doom and gloom, such as the figure will turn out looking awful, it would have a bad paint job, it would be a QC nightmare, etc, etc. Now that the figure is out, all those people who were talking shit are, big surprise, very silent. I never understood why people feel the need to trash a figure before it’s even been released. They do it with every damn new one announced. Bandai just dropped photos of an Anguirus 1972 to be released in the future, and I already saw some idiot predict that the figure will probably fall apart. Whatever! But back to Godzilla Evolved, I’m quite satisfied with it. Nuff said.












 

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