As I mentioned last week, the Mythic Legions figures are piling up and I need to get cracking through these, so I’m opening another one this week. And since I looked at one of the big Ogres last time, I thought I’d turn my attention to one of the little guys. The Goblins are easily my favorite addition to Mythoss since the line began and I was actually kind of shocked to see that I’ve only reviewed two of them so far. There are still more from Advent of Decay to check out, but today I’m jumping ahead to Siege at Bjorngar and having a look at Thwikk!

I don’t always bother with packaged shots on these figures, since the packaging hasn’t changed much, but here’s one anyway. Thwikk’s bio tells us he’s a crack-shot marksman with a crossbow and he leads teams of scouts around the perimeter of Gobhollow to seek out threats. That makes him sound a lot nobler than the previous Gobbies that I encountered, but then his bio also says he excels at dispensing pain, so I guess nobility is relative when you’re talking about dirty little Goblins.

Thwikk comes out of the package requiring a little set up. His tiny little shoulders have to be pegged on and his brown sword belt slipped around his waist. Of course both of these are optional, but I almost always utilize them for display. This fella is fully armored from neck to toe and it appears to be the same sculpt as we saw used on Knubnik, with Thwikk only missing the disc on his belt. And while Knubnik’s armor was left with a worn and muddied bare metal look, Thwikk’s armor has a little more variety with a combination of blackened iron finish and silver paint. This deco picks out the detail nicely and gives the armor a rather distinctive look even though it’s mostly the same. His sculpted furry diaper is painted blue with a black wash and you get some copper paint on the exposed chain-mail bits. The shoulders here are different from both of the Goblins I’ve looked at before with segmented plates, instead of the crude and jagged look. I dig them!

As always, these Goblin head sculpts feature tons of personality and Thwikk is just oozing Goblin charisma. His simple pitted helmet hangs low over the bridge of his nose and between his beady yellow eyes. It adds an even more sinister flavor to his visage. That coupled with his wide evil grin and pointed chin makes him teeter on the edge between caricature and nightmare. His helmet is adorned with two red ram horns, which can be attached and rotated to your personal liking. I prefer to keep the tips swept back.

This figure is also one of the few times I’ve been able to make use of the extra bits that plug into the figures’ backs. T4H throws these bits in with every single figure, and while they mostly seem to be designed to attach wings, this one allows Thwikk to carry his crossbow on his back. It’s a fantastic option that allows this little guy to carry all of his armaments at once. No small feat! And since we’ve moved onto his weapons and accessories, let’s start with the crossbow!

We’ve seen this crossbow before, as it was introduced in Advent of Decay and I think the first figure I opened that had it was Delphina of Eathyross. This time it’s given a more practical finish of just black and brown, and it comes equipped with a brown string. Now, I’m sure I mentioned in Delphina’s review that this weapon isn’t exactly designed to work well with the figures, but to be fair, I have been able to get them into some pretty decent firing stances with it. Thwikk also comes with a repaint of the same quiver of arrows, which has a clip to attach to the brown belt so it can be worn on the hip or slung across the back if you use the belt as a shoulder strap. There’s also one loose arrow that can be loaded into the crossbow. Yeah, this line needs to learn the difference between arrows that go into bows and bolts that go into crossbows, but I guess we’ll let that slide. I was a little worried that this gear would be too cumbersome for a shorty like Thwikk, but he pulls the ensemble off quite well.

Of course, when the action draws near, Thwikk will need to resort to melee weapons and for that he has this great looking Assyrian-style Sickle Sword. The blade has a dramatic sweeping curve, ending in a clipped point and is painted in silver. The grip is red with a gold pommel and gold guard. It’s a bit flashy for this grubby little Goblin, but maybe he picked it up off the battlefield. I imagine these fellows are expert scavengers.

Thwikk also comes with this awesome turtle-shell shield, which I presume is supposed to actually be made out of a giant turtle shell. If not then maybe it’s just patterned to look like one. It’s sculpted with brown overlapping scales and has been fitted with silver painted studs, which makes it look like a formidable line of defense, and probably pretty good at offense too. The shield utilizes the newer style of grabbing handle, which can be positioned in two places to accommodate this shields other cool feature. It has a tab that allows Thwikk to wear it on his back. This is something I’ve been hoping for since the line began, so naturally I’m happy to see it incorporated.

Every time I open a new Goblin from Mythic Legions, I’m reminded why these are my new favorites. T4H have quite simply nailed this race of nasty little critters so perfectly and they add a much welcomed addition to the already diverse realm of Mythos. Thwikk doesn’t offer a whole lot that’s brand new, but instead proves again how deft T4H are at making combinations from a pool of existing parts to create something that feels new and distinctive. And I’ve had so much damn fun opening and reviewing this guy today that I think I’m going to keep the Goblin love going next week and open some more!