Way back when, I wrote my first review of a Gundam Universe action figure. Suffice to say that I wasn’t super keen on it. While it definitely had some pros (good surface details, good articulation), it also had some serious cons (rubbery feeling, “action figure” plastic, and a price point that I considered too high). All in all, I didn’t think it was worth the cost.
Since then I’ve come to learn that $25 for a decent quality 6-inch action figure is actually a pretty good price. That still doesn’t feel “right” to me, especially compared to the cost of a High Grade model kit, but I’ve seen the claim so many times that I have no choice but defer to the experts (so to speak).
I bring all of this up because Mrs. Wolfe recently found another Gundam Universe figure at Target. This one was even more expensive then the last one, at a whopping $40 MSRP, but it was also on clearance for half price. That made this particular figure ever so slightly cheaper than its equivalent High Grade kit, so I figured I’d give it a shot:
Yes, it’s the Sazabi, from the 1988 film Char’s Counterattack.