Well, looky here, I’ve managed to sneak one last Mythic Legions Feature in before the end of the year! Today’s figure comes from the small selection of Wave 1.0 figures that T4H put up for pre-order back in November. Finally, I was able to get myself a Skeleton Legion Builder. Not picking him up on the first go around was a major regret and I was lucky to get a second crack at him without having to go to Ebay where these figures are selling for a king’s ransom.

We’ve seen this packaging plenty of times, but it’s been a little while, so here’s another look at it. I can’t stress enough how difficult it was to choose just seventeen figures for my original Backer Reward. I stretched my budget to the max to get as many as I got and I regretted every one I had to leave behind. With that having been said, it’s somewhat ironic that this much coveted Legion Builder is really just a more basic repaint of Tibius. And since I already reviewed that figure earlier this year, I can be a bit brief when checking this guy out.

Here he is, and he’s a great example of how even the “budget” figures in this line still look amazing. The Legion Builders are designed to be troop builders or custom fodder and the fact that they have less detailed paint allowed them to be priced significantly less than the regular figures. And it’s exactly that less-premium paint job that I love about this guy. He’s wearing old, grungy armor, making him look like a fallen warrior that’s been rotting in a tomb, or perhaps the bottom of a bog, for centuries before once again rising to the call of battle.

Even without that extra paint, the detail in the armor here still impresses. This guy does come with the shoulder armor and I’ve included one snap of him wearing them, but I do believe I’m going to display this guy most of the time without them. I really dig those segmented armor plates over his biceps and I’d rather not cover him up. I also like that he looks a little frailer and more skeletal without them. Besides, I prefer saving the “good” armor for the named characters and let the rank-and-files go into the fray with lighter armor.

Like the armor, we’ve seen this skull before and it never ceases to amaze me. In this case, it isn’t just the sculpt, but the fantastic paint wash that makes it look like it’s been in the ground. This is one of the most authentically aged skulls I’ve ever seen on an action figure and it’s not lost on me that it all comes down to the paint… on a figure with what is supposed to be a “budget” paint job.

In addition to the shoulder armor, Skeleton Legion Builder comes with a satisfying collection of weapons, which by now should all be very familiar. For starters, he has the long sword with the fantasy-type crossguard and skull-crusher pommel and a dagger painted to match. Both have black grips and bright silver paint for the metal bits. Yes, I would have enjoyed getting some weathering on these, but it’s hard to deny that those gleaming blades are pretty.

Finally, you get the standard Mythic Legions battle axe, painted black and silver to match the other weapons. And, as always, you can switch it between a single bladed weapon, or a double.

I can’t deny that Tibius is the more impressive figure, what with the paint detail on his armor, ragged cape, and excellent weathering. But I didn’t feel like my Skeleton forces were complete without at least one grunt and this guy fits the bill. This is exactly the kind of fella I used to doodle on my Trapper Keeper while daydreaming in class. He’s such an iconic design and he would look right at home, whether battling my other Mythic Legions figures or shambling through the halls of an AD&D Dungeon. I still haven’t decided whether I’m going to get the time to do my usual End of the Year lists, but just in case I don’t, it’s safe to say that Mythic Legions was the highest point for my action figure collection in 2016.

OK, here’s what’s really going to be the last Mythic Legions Wednesday for a while. No, for reals. I don’t expect my Troll or any of the Wave 1.75 figures to ship until next year, so this will really be it. What’s that? Some figures I might have missed are going up for order this Friday? Well, damn… maybe I’ll get lucky. In the meantime, let’s check out Pixxus!

Obligatory packaged shot! Although, I don’t know why I bother anymore. Even though this is a Wave 1.5 figure, these are all pretty much the same package with just a different bubble insert with the character’s bio blurb on the right hand panel. These packages look good, they’re collector friendly, but I’ve broken all mine down and put them into storage. Pixxus is one of the two figures in the Wave 1.5 collection that I couldn’t live without, even though my bank account was still smarting from my Wave 1 excesses. And so for now he and the Templar, Sir Godfrey are the only representations I have from this Wave.

And hooooly crap is this a gorgeous figure. Just because you’re a skeleton warrior doesn’t mean you have to wear dreary old armor. Pixxus is living proof, er… living dead proof of that, as he’s kitted out in what is easily one of the most striking armor decos of the entire line. In case you haven’t noticed, he re-uses a majority of the parts from Vitus, with only the arms and upper legs swapped out from flesh for bones. The armor is now painted with an outrageous metallic blue and all the trim is decked out in gold. The combo is a feast for the eyes, so much so, that I choose to believe this armor is somehow meant to be enchanted, because nothing that’s not magic should ever look this good.

Just check out that detail in the gauntlets and belt. Yeah, this belt continues to be one of my favorite pieces in this collection. It’s not just that it looks so good, but it’s so versatile. T4H have made it work as a tribal looking folksy Orc belt and here it looks like a regal piece of gladiatorial garb. Here we can also see that they used a slightly darker blue, almost purple, to fill in some of the patterns. And yes, even the tiniest rivets on the gauntlets and boots are individually painted gold. There’s also a sword loop on the right hip should you want to make use of it.

The helmet also looks incredible in these colors, as does the segmented armor that’s sculpted as part of the skeleton upper arms. Again, you get more of the wonderful gold trim, including all that painted scroll work on the cheek protectors. Damn, this guy looks so good!

While I don’t recall it being advertised as coming with the figure, Pixxus includes a skull head, so you can display him with the helmet off. It’s a highly detailed piece of work with some wonderful paint to back it up. All the little crags and fissures are there in the bone to make it look aged, and the jaw is even articulated. Fabulous!

It’s time to talk weapons and Pixxus comes with some stuff we’ve seen before and one brand new piece. First off, you get the two-handed sword, which we’ve seen many times before, this time with the hilt painted copper. You get the usual brown sword belt too, and since Pixxus doesn’t come with shoulder armor pieces, it makes for a great cross strap so he can carry the sword across his back.

Next up is a new piece to me and that’s his circular bronze shield. This is a welcome alternative to seeing the same shield over and over again and I think it fits the gladiator style of this armor better than the more conventional knightly shield. The border has a notched pattern running around the edge and you get some runes sculpted just inside of that. The inside uses the same pegged clip as the other shield. I wish we got this shield with Vitus too. He may have to borrow this one from Pixxus from time to time.

And lastly, you get the spear, this time with some actual paint variation. The tip is painted silver and the shaft is painted the same coppery color as the sword hilt.

Pixxus is yet another fine example of how well T4H designed the components that make up this line. A nip here and a tuck there, a fresh coat of paint and you really do get what feels like a brand new figure. There were a bunch of great looking figures in Wave 1.5 and I wish I could have picked up all of them, but I do try to maintain a modicum of fiscal responsibility now and then and so I had to go with the two that stood out the most to me. For Pixxus here it was partly that I wanted another Skeleton, but mostly because of that heavenly paint job. In a line of fantastic looking figures, he manages to be a stunner!

Yes, I know it’s Thursday. I know there should be transformable plastic robots on your screen right now. But, it’s been a crazy couple of days for me at work, I haven’t felt all that great, and so I had to take a day off of toy bloggery to recoup. Yes, that means Transformers Thursday is getting bumped, but to be honest, I don’t have any new Titans Return figures to look at today anyway. Hopefully next week. So here’s what I had planned to post yesterday… More Mythic Legions!

Last week I got the figures that I ordered from Wave 1.5, and I’m already pissed that I only bought two from this assortment. I had a lot of things going on, money was tight, but I keep asking myself, “Would eating Ramen for a week really have killed ya, you fat bastard?” Where was that measured council a couple of months ago when I needed it. Oh yeah, I also dropped $100 on one of the Deluxe Trolls in this Wave, so that’s where most of the monies went. He’s shipping later. Anyway, in the end I picked out the two that I couldn’t live without and today we’re going to look at Sir Godfrey, The Templar.

This may be Wave 1.5, but the presentation of the package has not changed at all. It’s the same cardback and same bubble insert. There’s a little bio about the character on the right hand panel of the insert and the whole shebang is totally collector friendly. In the Mythic Legions universe, the Templars are a sect of noble, but disgraced warriors aligned with Sir Gideon in the never ending battle against Gorgo’s evil. And while Mythic Legions may be a fantasy series, Sir Godfrey’s design is based on the real Templar warrior monks of history.

I always loved reading about these guys, and the myths and legends that have grown up around their Order and their distinctive white tabard with red cross looks amazing accompanied by the Mythic Legions armored buck. From the neck down, this figure is simply a repaint of Sir Gideon, but oh, what a repaint it is! The full plate armor is given a brushed steel look with some fabulous silver paint and the trim is all painted in gold. The armored sculpt is just as gorgeous as ever and the new paint combined with the white and crimson makes this quite possibly one of the most striking figures in this impressive line up. As always, the figure comes out of the package without his shoulders, and while any of these figures look fine displayed without them, I think this design works particularly well when left shoulder-less.

Nonetheless, they’re here if you want them by simply pegging them into the sockets in his back. They are perfectly matched with the rest of the armor and definitely give Sir Godfrey a more bulked up look. They also frame the tabard rather nicely. Add the brown sword belt, and this holy warrior is ready for action.

The helmet is the standard Great Helm type and is the same sculpt we saw included as Sir Gideon’s alternate head and the head on one of the Knight Legion Builders. The gold painted cross pieces are beautiful and all the rivets are painted gold as well. Godfrey also has a crimson plume rising from the top of his helmet.

Sir Godfrey comes with the same style of shield we’ve been seeing all along in this line, only it’s silver with the front painted with a crimson cross on a white field to match his tabard. The shield clips onto the figure’s wrist and can be rotated and orientated independently of the arm’s position.

And since no knight would be complete without his trusty sword, Godfrey comes with the smaller single-handed cruciform sword we’ve seen a few times before. This is the same sword that came with Gideon, painted with a gold hilt.

And what’s this? A brand new weapon! Yes, Godfrey also comes with this great looking flanged mace. The head is painted to match the armor and includes gold painted rivets. The shaft is sculpted with a wood grain pattern and painted brown. I’m really stoked to finally be getting a new weapon for my Mythic Legions arsenal and this one makes good sense here as the old myth goes that some sects of warrior monks were compelled to carry bludgeons so as not to shed blood.

If you’ve been reading my Mythic Legions reviews from the beginning, you’ve probably become tired of hearing me say “this is my new favorite figure in the line. No, really, I mean it this time!” Well, I think I really do mean it this time. For reals! Not only is Godfrey a gorgeous figure, but he touches on one of those wonderfully romantic and thrilling aspects of medieval history that I love to read about. He also tugs at my nostalgia strings by reminding me of how much fun I used to have with the vintage Marx Knights back when I was a kid. I wish I had the funds to order a second one of these at the time, but that’s OK, because T4H had me covered by offering a Templar Knight Legion Builder in the last wave, so I was sure to pre-order one of them as well. Next Wednesday, I’ll check out Prixxus!

Well, here we are at last. After something like 18 straight weeks, we’re at the final Mythic Legions Wednesday. I’d say it’s a sad day, but then I look at the magnificent shelf of figures and realize that isn’t the case. And besides more are on the way. I didn’t save any special figure for the last slot. In fact, we’re just checking out one of the Legion Builders, which are sort of the budget figures in the line, but considering the consistency of quality here, he’s still a fine release to end on. Once again, I don’t have a package shot, because I prematurely put them all into storage. D’oh! But just click back to any one of the Mythic Legions features and you’ll get a good idea of what to expect from the presentation.

As a Legion Builder, this guy is basically a rank-and-file soldier for the dreaded Orc army and he fits that bill quite well. As one might expect by now, this soldier is a composite of parts from both The Urkku and Urzokk. He has the full plate armor of Urzokk, minus the upper arms and upper legs, which are left bare. He also features those same chunky and angular boots, gauntlets, and shoulder armor that these Orcs like to wear. The armor is painted entirely in a darkened iron finish, which is wonderfully appropriate for an Orc Trooper. And while the Knight and Dwarf Legion Builders were almost all one color, this guy mixes things up a bit by showing some of his green skin. My figure has some stray armor paint on his right shoulder, which is one of the very few examples of paint flubs that I’ve seen in this line. Luckily, I can pass it off as just dirt.

From the back, you can see the sockets for the shoulder armor as well as that rather annoying square slot that currently serves no purpose. I know, it’s compatible with the wing packs, T4H are selling, but who is going to put wings on an Orc? WHO??? Once again, I say they should release plugs with sockets to allow the shields to peg in there. This guy doesn’t come with a shield, but a similar plug with a clip on it could be used to hold the axe across his back. That would be cool!

The head is a straight repaint of the one used on The Urkku, with the helmet painted to match this darker armor. It makes sense, as both are anonymous troop builders. I still really dig the design of this helmet, especially the crest, and the way it shows off the Orc’s tusks and pointed ears. The helmet features some wonderful pitting and a formidable nick across the crest, probably from a hero’s axe.

In terms of weapons, this Orc Trooper comes with both the long two-handed and short single handed swords, each painted to match the armor. You also get the brown belt, which can be worn on the hip or across the chest. This allows for a nice bit of variations if you have several of these guys. Display him with one shoulder, no shoulder, sword across the back, sword on the hip, you’ve got options! If they come up for sale again, I’m after two more. My one complaint about the Legion Builders has been where the weapons were painted all gold, which doesn’t really suit troops. In this case, the dark color makes them look perfect as common issue weapons. I would have been happy if all the Legion Builders’ weapons were painted like this.

And the axe makes its final appearance. Once again, you can swap out the blades to make it single or double. Again, this piece looks great in the darker color.

Yes, it’s hard to believe that this guy featured as one of the budget Legion Builders, because he’s still an incredible figure and I’d argue the best of all the Legion Builders I own. Better than the skeleton? Oh, riiiight, you didn’t get that one. SHUT THE HELL UP RIGHT NOW!!!! Anyway, I don’t want to get all sappy, because I’ll have more Mythic Legions features before the end of the year, and we’ve got tons of new figures set to release in the near future. So let me just say this: Mythic Legions is an action figure line that is so good, it’s made me re-evaluate some of my other collecting habits. It’s one of the first times in a while that I’ve actually sold some stuff off in order to afford the initial offering, and I still regretted not picking up everything. I’ve also planned to trim other areas of my collecting next year to prepare for the onslaught of Wave 2.0. Among all the stuff vying for my disposable income, Mythic Legions has actually become a top priority, and that’s saying a lot.

My, how time flies. I’ve only got two more Mythic Legion Wednesdays before the long and impatient wait for more figures to arrive. That may be as soon as next month, but for now, I’m checking out the last of my heroic knights in this line, Sir Ignatius. I know I proclaim a new favorite just about every week, but this one truly is my favorite knight in the line. After looking at sixteen of these figures, I’m going to forgo a look at the packaging and jump right to the figure. Not only because there’s nothing more to be said about it, but also because I was a little short-sighted and already put the packages for these figures into storage.

Behold, Sir Ignatius, for he is 100% pure sex poured into a suit of armor! Yes, from the neck down, the parts are almost completely recycled from Sir Gideon and Sir Owain. The only difference here is that Ignatius has the segmented scale-style armor piece protecting his crotch, whereas Godfrey had the sash and Owain had the more ornamental plate. What makes Ignatius so striking, however, is that amazing new deco. The base plastic is a gorgeous pearlescent shade that really makes him stand out on the shelf. It’s coupled with some sumptuous gold leaf paint and just a little bit of metallic purple, which sounds crazy but works! As always, all the tiny fixtures and rivets are painted as is the chain mail exposed in the joints.  The only part of the deco that dims Ignatius’ Deco of Righteous Glory is the scale piece over his crotch, which is more of that purple.

As always, the shoulders come detached from the figure and peg into the sockets in his back. These are repaints of the shoulders that came with Sir Gideon. He looks fine without them, but all the better with them installed. I can’t help but think Ignatius could have used a cape. The body here features the standard Mythic Legions articulation, which basically means a whole lot of rotating hinges. The modular design also means that you can take the figure apart at pretty much any joint and swap in parts from other ML figures if you want.

As blindingly awesome as the body on this figure is, I still think it’s the head that impresses me the most. The helmet is none other than the one from the sinister Gorgo Aetherblade, also used on The Blood Armor, and the new coloring here makes for a total transformation of the piece. What was once a visage of true evil now looks like a Holy Ass-kicker. I love the contours on this helmet as well as the raised pieces around the eyes. He looks like a medieval Boba Fett. Gorgo’s antlers have been replaced with Sir Gideon’s wings and here they have been repainted to pure gold and add to Ignatius’ majestic countenance. Simply stunning!

When it comes to Ignatius’ arsenal, there isn’t a weapon here we haven’t seen before, but by now that’s to be expected. He comes with the usual brown belt that can be worn around his waist or as a shoulder strap. The sword is the smaller, and less frequently seen, single-handed blade. This time it’s been painted with a black hilt and a silver blade.

The shield is the same piece we’ve been seeing all along, this time painted with a gold surface The coat of arms is a griffon, wearing a crown, and with a cruciform sword in the center of it. It’s basically a palate swap with Sir Owain’s coat of arms. The shield pegs into a clip, which attaches to the figure’s wrist.

And finally, we have the often seen spear, but what’s this? It’s actually painted? Yeah, if you’ve been with me throughout all the Mythic Legions reviews, than you may remember my main complaint about this piece is that it’s always been left all silver. Here we have the shaft painted black and I think it looks great.

Sir Ignatius is without a doubt my favorite knight in this line. And now that I’ve looked at all the ones that I own, I can say that with a bit of finality to it. The amazing armor sculpt that we’ve been seeing since the beginning is elevated ever higher by some truly great looking plastic and an amazing color scheme. I realize that Sir Gideon is meant to be the main hero of the line, but it’s Ignatius that looks like a true paragon of virtue. With these two standing alongside Sir Owain, T4H have delivered three of the finest armored knight figures the toy world has ever seen. And if that sounds like hyperbole, then you really need to get these in hand and have a play with them, because these figures are quite simply Top Shelf. And with that having been said, I have just one more lone Orc to look at next Wednesday!

I’m sad to say that Mythic Legions Wednesdays are drawing to a close. Today I’m embarking on a look at the first of the final three figures that I have left from my initial Kickstarter Backer add ons. I’ve opted to go with the Bronze Dwarf Legion Builder, only because it’s been a while since I last looked at any of the Dwarves in this line. So let’s not delay. Time is short… and so is this figure! That’s a little Dwarf humor!

The Legion Builders are the less expensive figures in this line and are generally designed for either troop building or customization. I only picked up three of the Legion Builders, with the first two being the Gold and Silver Knights. The packaging is still identical to the regular releases. The figure comes on a collector friendly card and bubble and there’s a little bio blurb printed on the bubble insert.

One of Mythic Legions’ best accomplishments has been the ability to mix and match parts from their catalog to create fresh and new figures. In the case of this guy, however, the fully armored body is a straight reuse from the previous two Dwarves I looked at, right down to the upturned toes in their boots. As a Legion Builder, there’s very little here in the way of paint operations. The armor is all a very deep and rich bronze with a slight glittery finish. Thankfully, these beautiful and detailed sculpts still hold up well without the extra paint.

The figure includes a pair of shoulder armor, which peg into the back. These are the same pieces included with Bothar Shadowhorn and here they’re painted to match the rest of the armor. They also offer a quick and easy way to customize the figures, if you happened to pick up a few of these guys to populate your Dwarf army. Put one on, put them both on, leave them both off, it’s nice to have options! I still say T4H or someone out there needs to produce a chunk of plastic to plug up that rectangular slot in the backs of these figures. And if they put a peg socket on it, the figures could wear their shields on their backs. That would be awesome!

The head is the only new piece of sculpting here, and by that I mean it’s the first time I’m seeing it, but it was used for a couple of other Dwarves in the line. It’s a fully enclosed helmet with a very distinctive Norse style and plates designed to resemble a sort of stylized beard. Or at least that’s how I see it. The helmet includes a large set of antlers, which are the same pieces we saw back at the beginning with Gorgo Aetherblade. These are painted in a rather nice shade of gold and offer the only real diversity in the coloring on the figure. Either way, this helmet makes him look like a total badass. While this fellow is indeed a Dwarf, he still offers all the same articulation as the larger figures as well as the same modular design that allows you to break the figure down at the joints. Indeed, from the waist up, the Dwarves use the same parts as the other figures and only the legs are shortened.

The Bronze Dwarf comes with the usual array of weapons that we’ve seen before, this time all just painted gold. I’m still not sure how I feel about the all gold weapons. On the one hand, they don’t seem appropriate for a rank-and-file Legion Builder, but I think the point is that you can customize them yourselves. On the other hand, these make for some pretty cool treasure pieces. or magic weapons, or something like that if I ever get around to setting up a diorama or proper display for these guys. Anyway, the sword is the longer, double-handed one and includes the brown belt so he can wear it on his hip or across his back.

The shield is left blank on the front, allowing people with painting skills (people other than me) the ability to put their own crest on it.

And finally the ubiquitous axe, which can be converted to either a single or double bladed weapon. Even though these are the larger weapons and designed for the full sized figures, they still work surprisingly well with the Dwarves. Still, it would have been cool if we got some smaller scaled Dwarf weapons also.

The regular Mythic Legions figures were $33 as Kickstarter Rewards or $35 each as pre-orders, but these Legion Builders were only $18 or $21 respectively. That’s a pretty huge difference and offers up a great idea of just how much those intricate paint operations can cost. Still, even without the added decos, this figure looks pretty solid along side my regular painted Dwarves and with only three of these guys on my shelf, I’m instantly regretting not picking up more. Next week, I’m swinging back to have a look at the last Orc!

Holy crap, it’s Wednesday again and time to check out another figure from The Four Horsemen’s magical, mystical, and certainly mythical line of kickstarted 6-inch scale fantasy figures. Phew, that was a mouthful. What do you say? Time for another Orc? Yeah, let’s do another Orc…

After looking at well over a dozen figures, I’ve said all there is to say about the packaging in this line, so let’s take a quick look at the bio. Urzokk is what you would call an Orc success story. He buckled down and gave it his all, killing lots and lots of humans. Eventually he rose through the ranks of the army to not only hold a command position among his fellow Orcs, but he also became a trusted colleague of the evil Gorgo Aetherblade. See, kids? If you truly apply yourself and there are no limits!

Urzokk comes fully armored, and boy do I love this armor. It’s grimy and functional, and just the sort of thing I imagine that an Orc General would wear. This is also another brilliant reuse of a lot of parts we saw before in a brand new combination that makes it work as an entirely fresh figure. The torso, upper arms, and upper legs are pulled from the line’s standard knightly armored figures. These pieces are mated with the cruder, bulkier, and more angular Orc armor for the lower arms and legs. The paint here is absolutely phenomenal. The same armor pieces that looked so majestic and noble on the Hero Knights now looks old, worn, and caked in mud. This magnificent new body is capped off with the leather scale style groin piece.

Of course, if you want to bulk Urzokk up, he comes with a pair of the heavy and angular Orc shoulders, which peg into the back of the figure. There is also one piece on this guy that we haven’t seen before and that’s the rather sinister looking neck guard. Both the shoulders and neck guard feature some wonderful nicks and wear in the sculpt and that same amazingly weathered paint job really drives the worn and used look of the armor beautifully.

The standard head is a fantastic sculpt. I’ve been a little underwhelmed with some of the human faces in this line, but the Orcs have been superb. This portrait is just packed with grim personality from the tusks protruding out of his bottom jaw to the pointed ears and the veins sculpted in on the sides of his head. The piercing yellow eyes are creepy and I love the deep shade of green they use for the Orc skin. Urzokk also features some white war paint to set him apart from the rank and file soldiers. If that’s not enough, the figure also includes a spare head without the war paint, which is a great bonus if you want to swap it with any of the other Orcs to make a new style of foot soldier, or just stick it on the end of one of the hero’s spears.

While the extra head is a nice surprise, the other accessories are all things we’ve seen before. The sword is the longer two-handed version with the stylish crossguard and slight swell toward the end of the blade. I love this sculpt, but I do wish they had weathered Urzokk’s a bit. It looks a little too clean for this guy, especially in contrast with his armor. I really liked the patina of rust they put on Urkku’s sword and something like that would have been welcome here. Of course, you also get the standard brown belt so that the figure can wear the sword on his waist or across his back.

Urzokk comes with the same style of shield we’ve been seeing all along. There’s a wrist clip that pegs into the back and it holds quite well. This shield has a unique painted crest, in this case a black skull emblem against a crimson field. While the sword was clean, this shield has some nice distressed paint effects to make it look battle worn.

Finally, it’s our old favorite, the axe, this time with a bronze painted shaft and the usual ability to change it from a single to double bladed weapon. Like the sword, I think the axe is a little too clean for this figure, but it’s still a great piece.

Urzokk was one of those figures that didn’t make my original cut, when budgeting the add on’s for my Kickstarter Backer Rewards. Luckily they later extended the pre-order period and I was able to find some money and add him and a few other figures. He is no doubt a fantastic looking figure and while I’m sure I say this almost every time, this one is very high up on my list of favorites. The new combination of armor pieces works wonderfully and the weathered paint effects are flawlessly executed. And that leaves just three more figures to check out before I’m all caught up. I’ve got a Dwarf, a Knight, and one more Orc left and I think I’ll take them in that order. T4H are expecting new figures to be shipping out in about a month, so I may even have some more to look at by the time I wrap this up.

Is there any better way to celebrate getting halfway through the week than checking out another Mythic Legions figure? I think not! Of all the content I write each week, I look forward to Wednesdays the most right now. The progeny of The Four Horsemen’s 6-inch fantasy action figure Kickstarter has filled a void in my collection that I didn’t even know existed and all I want is more and more and more! Yesterday the Pre-Orders closed on the most recent crop of offerings, so hopefully T4H can get those numbers to their factory and get production underway. Today, I’m Featuring a fellow named Atilla Leossyr. Technically, he’s yet another one of the knights, but he still manages to be one of the more unique figures in the line.

I’m going to keep including packaged shots, but by now there really isn’t anything more to say about it. Unless, this is the first of my Mythic Legions Features you’ve stumbled upon. In that case, let’s just say it’s fairly attractive, very serviceable, and surprisingly collector friendly for a bubble and card affair. The cards are all generic, but the bubbles include inserts with individual character bios on the right panels. I’m still waffling over whether or not to keep the packages once I’m through Featuring all the figures in this assortment. I’d like to keep them, but space remains a premium commodity here at FFZ Central, especially since I have to make room for a lot more of these figures in the near future.

So yes, Atilla is another knight, but one given a lot of personality thanks to his unique headgear. The fully armored body is built from parts that we’ve seen on the other knights more than a few times. The difference here is the combination of the lower sash that we saw on Sir Gideon and Skapular paired with the full plate chest armor. The color scheme here consists of bronze plate armor with silver painted rivets and silver chain mail at the joints. The trim includes some lovely blue and maroon accents. The quality of paint on the armor in this line has been exceptional and Atilla here is no different.

Once again, the figure is packaged with the shoulder armor off, and while the figure looks fine without it, the shoulders are required to attach the cape. While the capes continue to be uncommon accessories in this line, I’ve shown off two types so far, the black and red. This red one is the same one that we saw last week on The Blood Armor and the material is softer and easier to work with than the black ones. The way the capes attach allow them to be bellowed out, but in this case, I prefer to keep it folded and narrow on Atilla here. If the shoulders look familiar, they are the same sculpts that we first saw with Gorgo and several times since. I think they look splendid in this color.

Besides the beautiful new deco on the armor, the real draw here is the head sculpt. There are a fair share of humans in this line, that is presuming the knights are all humans, but very few with exposed faces. I only own two such figures, this guy and Sir Gideon. I recall there being one more, that I didn’t buy. Either way, the head sculpt here is good, but the paint on the face is ever so slightly disappointing. It’s applied very neatly, but there’s not a lot of complexity or depth to it. The eyes, in particular, just aren’t all that convincing. Hey, after gushing on and on about these figures for months, there was bound to be something I could nitpick, right?

But that’s OK, because the real draw here is Atilla’s stunning lion head helmet. I’ve always been a fan of these style helmets, where the face is positioned inside the jaws of the beast. In this case, the top of the lion’s mouth forms a jutting visor over Atilla’s brow, while his cheeks are flanked by the lion’s mane. There’s no bottom jaw, just Atilla’s exposed, stubble-covered chin. Both the sculpt and the paintwork here conspire to make the helmet look like it really is forged in bronze. It’s an important distinction, and one that deserves to be called out. T4H didn’t just sculpt a lion head and paint it, they sculpted it to look like it was hammered out of metal and it looks simply fantastic. This helmet may be the most impressive piece of sculpting in this entire line so far, and that’s really saying something, because it’s all been pretty amazing.

To quote Shakespeare, the articulation in Mythic Legions is “as constant as the Northern Star” and rotating hinges are the POA of choice. You get them in the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, as well as some generous rockers for those wide stances. The waist is ball jointed, as is the neck. The neck guard is soft plastic and is designed to shift if need be to accommodate the neck movement. As I’ve said before, the articulation here probably offers a better range of motion than an actual person would have wearing bulky armor like this, but at the same time, Atilla won’t be doing much in the way of crazy ninja-like gymnastics. As always, these figures are modular in construction, so if there’s a joint then chances are good that you can easily detach it and swap it out for another piece.

Naturally, Atilla comes with a bunch of weapons, all of which we’ve seen before. The sword is the larger, two-handed one, with a slightly leaf-shaped blade, a stylish crossguard, and a maroon painted grip. The shield features a wrist clip that pegs on so the shield can be orientated in any position no matter the position of the arm. The crest here features a bronze lion head painted on a field of maroon, which matches his armor quite nicely.

And then there’s this lovely implement of death. If you axe me if we’ve seen this weapon before, I’d have to say yes. Many times! This time around it’s got some bronze paint on the blade reinforcements and maroon on the top and bottom of the shaft. The grips are painted brown. As always, you can remove convert it into either a single or double bladed weapon.

It’s crazy to think that I came very close to passing on this guy back when I was tallying up how much I could spend and playing a game of Sophie’s Choice on which figures wouldn’t be able to make the cut. I think I had this figure ruled out right up until the end when I tossed him in. Why he wasn’t on the top of my list is beyond me, because he’s an amazing figure and definitely one of the more distinctive knights in the line. It just goes to show you how tough it was to weed any of these out to hit the magic number of seventeen figures, which was all my budget at the time would allow. Speaking of which, Atilla is the 13th Mythic Legions figure I’ve featured so far. That leaves four more to go from the initial crop, and two more that I picked up afterwards, so we’re a good bit past the halfway mark!