SH MONSTERARTS DESTOROYAH (SPECIAL COLOR VERSION) - Figure Review

DESUTOTORIAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

There, I said it. Moving on...

This one was certainly a surprise to me. The original SHMA Destoroyah figure was released 5 years ago and right from the start I was excited for this re-release, because I loved the paint job on this figure A LOT more than the original. I especially love how the eyes are more visible. In fact, in low lighting the eyes really stand out and it looks really creepy, but that's awesome.

I absolutely adore the darker crimson red tones on this figure, it makes Destoroyah look more evil and badass. It also helps his horn, wings, white spikes and chest piece stand out a lot better.

The finer details all over Destoroyah's skin are very nice, it feels like I'm looking at an actual crustacean with the red skin, rough grooves and a whole lot of randomly placed spikes.

I wanna bring attention to the mouth, I noticed that the upper jaw looks a bit uneven, is there like some Peter Jackson King Kong thing going on here? 
But other than that, the teeth look good and the upper jaw even has an extra row inside the mouth.

SH MonsterArts Destoroyah's articulation is interesting to say the least. 

For starters the neck and head can be positioned to look really high up. This would work great for those who may want to pose Destoroyah as if he was flying, though you may have to get some heavy duty figure stands in order to do that.

Arm movement is pretty standard, the hands can rotate at the wrist and you can even make his claws move in and out. Destroyah's huge shoulders can also move forward and backward.

Waist movement is pretty much non-existent, I can only get it to wiggle slightly.

The legs move forward and backward. The knees can bend slightly but I would advise against trying to force their movement. And his big feet can rotate and pivot to help with possibility.

The large wings can rotate at the shoulder and move up and down slightly. The wings also come with a bend at the mid point, the flaps can be moved to avoid any unnecessary gaps. I don't have much to say about the smaller wings, I can get mine to rotate and I can get only a tiny bit of a bend on mine.

The tail comes as a separate piece that can be easily attached to the butt. Movement is pretty fluid, but the further down you go, the more fragile it feels. The pincers on the end can also move a little bit.

The last thing to talk about is the accessories that come with Destoroyah. We get 4 Maser Freeze Cannons and Maser Freeze Tanks. These were previously available in 2 different Toho Weapons sets released by Tamashii Nations.

The Tanks themselves look alright and the top parts can rotate. The only problem? The packaging can bend the top part of the tanks.
I personally would have loved if they added an effect piece that emulates Destoroyah's Laser Horn attack. Think about how awesome that would look.

I think it's needless to say that this is a Destoroyah figure that should be in any Godzilla/Kaiju fans collection. Assuming of course you have a bit of extra scratch. (SRP is about $159.99)
Regardless, not only do others who missed out on the first release get a second chance to own it, but you get a figure with, in my opinion, the best paint job I've seen on Destoroyah by far. That alone was enough to sell me on it.

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