In Pacific Rim, the assorted Kaiju cross over from a breach, which bridges their world with Earth. In the climactic battle, a heavily damaged Gipsy Danger uses a Kaiju carcass to enter the breach, giving him time to destroy the Kaiju production facility in their dimension, which is known as the Anteverse. NECA commemorates this scene with a Toys “R” Us Exclusive repaint of their Reactor Blast Gipsy Danger 7″ Figure.
NECA sent along an Anteverse Gipsy Danger 7″ Scale Figure and we have a full gallery for you to check out. After the jump you can see all the images as well as my thoughts on the figure.
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Anteverse Gipsy Danger 7″ Scale Figure
Pros
- Excellent and colorful paint scheme
- Uses superior Gipsy Danger version 2 figure
- Nice articulation
- Chain Sword and reactor blast effect included
Cons
- No swappable full right arm
Overall
The Pacific Rim line by NECA has been on of their best, and best selling, lines over the past few years. The unique Jaeger designs mixed with large scale, impressive Kaiju has struck a chord with fans and the line shows no sign of stopping! That has allowed NECA to offer varied and unique versions of the characters, especially in this case. Fans could have been content with just the Reactor Blast Gipsy Danger, but the Anteverse version allows them to have a uniquely colored figure that mirrors the bright colors reflected off of Gipsy Danger while inside the Anteverse.
This is a battle damaged figure that resembles the state of Gipsy Danger at the end of the film. So the figure is missing a right arm and has different battle damage pieces throughout. Anteverse Gispy Danger is created using the second version Gipsy Danger figure NECA created. This figure offered more articulation than the previous release. Even for a one-armed figure, this figure offers up some great articulation. The legs and feet have an especially large range of movement, allowing for dynamic kneeling, fighting and crouching poses.
The real star this round is the paint scheme. The base color is similar to the previously released Gipsy Danger, but has an overlay of purple to reflect the colors of the Anteverse. Around the reactor you have warmer colors that calls back to the film when the reactor core is detonated. The colors really pop and I was surprised at how vibrant they were.
I only wish that there was a swappable, undamaged, right arm. The colors looks so good that it would make a great undamaged figure. But it does accurately reflect the film, and undamaged versions are out there, so it’s a minor thing. Bottom line is this is a nicely articulated figure with a great color scheme. Fans who only want one battle damaged version will have their choice between Reactor Blast and Anteverse versions.
Check out some highlight photos below and the full gallery after that.
*NECA provided this figure for review purposes.
Pacific Rim Anteverse Gipsy Danger - Toyark Photo Shoot
Man that looks neat. I keep on feeling like I want a Gipsy Danger v2 since mine is the one from the Leatherback two pack which is not as nice. The thing is I want it to be a notably different Gipsy Danger, so not just Hong Kong Brawl, and I also don't want it to be missing-limbs-level battle damaged like Anchorage Attack or Reactor Blast. I have my eyes possibly set on the later release Battle at the Docks Gipsy since she's still whole but also covered in Kaiju blood to be different. Regardless of which one I may get they're all pretty cool and now that they've shown Striker Eureka v2 maybe they'll also do an upgrade for Crimson Typhoon.
I recently snapped some photos of the Pacific Rim figures and they are amazing. I have liked them since day one as I was a big fan of the movie, but the new versions are WAAAAAYYYY better than the originals. I went crazy and now have them all, and I am really glad I did. They all complement each other so well. I am really looking forward to the new Kaiju they showed at SDCC too.
Any idea on a release date for this one? I see it is listed on TRUs website, but I haven't found it in any of my local stores yet.
Any idea on a release date for this one? I see it is listed on TRUs website, but I haven't found it in any of my local stores yet.
In my recommendations Otachi is the best Kaiju figure, though also the most expensive. I prefer land Otachi but winged is great too. Knifehead (battle-damaged or TRU exclusive) is really good. Leatherback is okay, he's the right size and he looks good but his articulation isn't on par due to his gorilla-body.
As for Jaegers, Cherno Alpha is my most highly recommended. It looks great, it has very usable articulation, and it's solid. Next would be Horizon Brave, similar to Cherno but also has a missile launcher gimmick. I personally really like having Tacit Ronin but as a figure I would barely recommend it unless you also really like the look of it. Coyote Tango is one of the best looking in my opinion but it can be a bitch to stand and much of the articulation is limited by its design.
As for Jaegers, Cherno Alpha is my most highly recommended. It looks great, it has very usable articulation, and it's solid. Next would be Horizon Brave, similar to Cherno but also has a missile launcher gimmick. I personally really like having Tacit Ronin but as a figure I would barely recommend it unless you also really like the look of it. Coyote Tango is one of the best looking in my opinion but it can be a bitch to stand and much of the articulation is limited by its design.
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I scored big on my LB two pack thanks to Thinkgeek having that thing in stock for awhile even when the prices for the single carded one jumped up. They eventually discounted it to 30 and I scooped it up. I just checked them out again today and they have a handful of PR stuff under retail.
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