SH MONSTERARTS KING GHIDORAH 2019 | Figure Review

I'm not apologizing

The first time fans got their first official look at the new designs for Mothra, Rodan and everyone's favorite three-headed baddie, King Ghidorah was through the reveal of their SH Monster Arts figures. And golly bob howdy, I could not have been more pleased with Ghidorah's new design. And the figure itself looked amazing, as well as expensive and fragile.

Ghidorah comes with his tails and wings detached from the body so that he may fit in the box. Attaching them is pretty easy. Instructions are also included.

Right out of the box I found this figure to be simply impressive. The sculpt is very nice, everything from the scales, horns and spikes look very nice. Many parts of Ghidorah are very pokey and stabby, so keep that in mind.
The heads aren't too shabby either, the smaller details are pretty well done. The eyes may be tiny but they are still well painted. The inside of the mouths look like they might have a bit too much pink in them.

The heads can rotate at the top of the neck. The mouths can open, though not as wide as I expected.
Don't try moving the tongues. Just don't.

The necks have a wide range of movement. Being able to curve forward, left, right and slightly backward.

The tails look nice and the clubs are really cool, but I noticed something odd. The left club at the end is better detailed than the right one, especially the bottom part.
Movement on the tails is similar to the necks, if not better. The clubs also rotate at the tips

Ghidorah's legs move forward at the hip, bend at the knee and ankle. Feet can also bend up, down and pivot. Positioning the legs can be crucial to balancing Ghidorah.

And know lets get to the wings.
Oh...boy...
I'm sure you know by now that Ghidorah figures in the SHMA line don't always have the best luck when it comes to their wings, even the ones on that bootleg Showa Ghidorah look a bit iffy to me.
2019's wings are HUGE, heavy and they take up a lot of shelf space. But dang do they look cool. The wings can be inserted into the large pegs on the sides. Now, with the right amount of positioning and balance, the wings can stay in place pretty well on their own. But if you so much as nudge or lightly poke Ghidorah, they will fall out and possibly get damaged or broken.

This is where the stands will come in. You have 2 for the wings, both with different height pieces to display the wings spread out or pointed up. Another stand is included to go under Ghidorah's crotch to help him better stand up and stay balanced. With these stands in place, the One Who is Many can stay in some very dynamic poses.
The wings can also be moved back slightly.

One thing I haven't really mentioned is the paint work on the figure overall. I can't quite comment on it's accuracy because in the film we never do see Ghidorah in full daylight (but then what do you expect when you constantly have a storm going on everywhere you go?) The body is mostly a light goldish yellow with some yellow shading on certain spots (maybe a little too much on the feet) and brown shading is present on the stomach and on the back of the body and that looks really good. It's also present on the wings and even though it's a little uneven, the shading looks awesome. 
But why...why in the name of Godzilla are the back of the wings left untouched? I know that figures like this are mostly viewed from the front but come on...

Unfortunately, no Gravity Beam effects are included with this Ghidorah figure and that is a real bummer. And if you're thinking of trying to get Ghidorah into a flying pose...well, may the odds be in your favor.

At the time of this writing, King Ghidorah is still available at BigBadToyStore for $179. That is a lot of money, but I'd say it's a fair price for this beast of a figure. I really love this version of Ghidorah and I dare say that it might be my favorite incarnation of him to date. This figure does him great justice and I like it very much.
I can understand how some people may have reservations towards it, hopefully I've helped to ease some of them but if not, thank you for reading anyway.

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