Standard MOTUC packaging and it looks great. These are pretty big cards and bubbles to begin with and The Faceless One manages to fill it out pretty nicely. The back features a bio blurb that retcons the character into the new all inclusive canon that Mattel has been weaving for the Classics line. Oh yeah, shipping costs were too high and the packing was non existant. Not much else to say here, so let’s rip it open and check out the goods.

The Faceless One actually does have a face, but not much of one. He kind of looks like a well worn statue or maybe the bastard love child of Skeletor and Scareglow. He’s a pretty hefty figure, thanks to his massive rubbery cape and cowl. The entire thing is one piece and comes off without even having to pop off the figure’s head. Underneath, there isn’t much to look at, as there’s virtually no detail at all on his chest, so he’s best displayed with it on, since there’s some awesome bone decor sculpted onto it. The paintwork on the figure is really gorgeous. I love the shades of purple and mauve and the way it contrasts with the bone white and black.

I’m a little irked by the limiting sculpt of the figure’s left hand, which is good for holding the Ram Stone and really nothing more. Maybe you can make it look like he’s throwing an open palm strike, but I think it would have been cooler to put the Ram Stone on a little chain or something and sculpt his hand so that he could hold another weapon, or wield the Havoc Staff in both hands. Seriously, though, I’m nit picking.

The Faceless One comes with two accessories. You get the Havoc Staff, which appears to be the same sculpt, partially cast in a red translucent plastic, which makes for a really cool effect. So cool, in fact, that I’m tempted to replace my Skeletor’s Havoc Staff with this one. You also get the Ram Stone.

TFO has standard articulation for the line. He has a balljointed neck. His arms feature universal joints in the shoulders, hinged elbows and swivels in the biceps and wrists. His legs have universal movement in the hips, hinged knees and ankles. He can swivel at the waist and has the ab crunch hinge in the torso. The problem is that with his bulky cape and cowl, old Faceless really can’t make very good use out of all that articulation, so he’s pretty much a one pose kind of guy when displayed on the shelf.

Love him, hate him, or don’t know who the hell he is, it’s hard to deny that The Faceless One is a great looking figure. Was he a must-have for my collection? Nope, not at all, but then that third reason I bought him was to use him as some easy custom fodder for my skeletor. The cowl and cape fit right over Skeletor’s body and I think it looks amazing. Still, he’s a cool enough figure to be displayed on his own, even if it will likely be in the back ranks of the shelf. I’m by no means a completist on this line, but I buy what I like, and there was just something about this guy that I thought was cool.