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The Toyark › Aliens and Predator Toy News › Bad Blood Predator vs Enforcer Predator Ultimate 2-Pack by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot

Bad Blood Predator vs Enforcer Predator Ultimate 2-Pack by NECA – Toyark Photo Shoot

Posted on January 9, 2019 at 2:54 pm by Joe Moore under Aliens and Predator Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

Two classic NECA Predator Figures get upgraded to new Ultimate style bodies in this new 2-pack. The Bad Blood Predator vs Enforcer Predator Ultimate 7″ Scale Figure 2-Pack features two characters based on the Dark Horse Comics Predator series. One is a blood-thirsty monster, out to kill everyone it comes across, including other Predators. The other is sent to take down the crazed Yautja, leading to a battle where toy collectors can decide the outcome. The figures stand over 8″ tall and come loaded with plenty of accessories, weapons, and interchangeable parts.

Our friends at NECA provided us with a set to shoot. We have a full photo gallery and review. Read on to check them out.

Bad Blood Predator vs Enforcer Predator Ultimate 7″ Scale Figure 2-Pack by NECA

Pros

  • Outstanding figure sculpts
  • Plenty of accessories
  • Both include interchangeable head sculpts
  • Great articulation
  • Nice paint work

Cons

  • Wires on Enforcer Predator armor broke off while posing

Overall
The 2-pack comes packaged in a great window box. The window is large enough to see the figures clearly, as well as many of the accessories. Artwork from the Dark Horse Comics series is used throughout. The back of the box features a photo comic showing the battle between the two Predators. The figures and accessories sit in a collector friendly plastic tray. The Bad Blood Predator includes masked and unmasked head sculpts, interchangeable hands, a smart disc, a sword, a spear, two severed human heads, two creature skulls, and an extra Predator dreadlock (wasn’t sure where that went). The Enforcer Predator includes masked and unmasked head sculpts, a biomask accessory, an interchangeable hand, a plasmacaster (shoulder cannon), a smart disc, and a spear.

As someone who missed out on the initial releases of these two, I was really excited to check them out. The sculpts are excellent, with some amazing details on both. The Bad Blood is especially worth close inspection, as he is covered with skulls and pieces of bone that are attached to his armor. The Enforcer is no slouch either, but has a much more traditional Predator look to him (though the mask had him dubbed the Shredator when initially released). The Ultimate body types are always welcome to see on the Predators, and these two definitely benefit from the upgrade. You can pull off far better dynamic poses now, and the range of motion doesn’t sacrifice the balance of the figures. Joints are all pretty much perfect on both figures. They’re tight without being restrictive and have no paint locking issues. The paint work itself is sharp, with clean separations between colors and nice blending in the transitional color areas. Bad Blood lacks the blood splattered paint of the original release, but I think that works in he figures favor here.

The only real issue I had was one that seems to happen with nay Predator I handle. The wires that connect different part of the Enforcer Predators armor both popped off. The one connecting his forearm to the shoulder simply came loose and fell off, while the one connecting his shoulder to the chest snapped at one of the connection points.

What really sells this set is the great accessories that come packed in. Bad Blood is especially impressive, as he comes with numerous weapons and some great trophy heads he can hang on his belt. All of the hands and head sculpts swap out easily, and didn’t require any softening of the plastic to get them to snap in. I was initially worried about Enforcer’s biomask, as it has a large blade coming off the top of the mask, but thankfully that head didn’t require to much force to detach from the neck joint. I can definitely see fans picking up multiples of the set, as there are a couple of great display options for the figures.

The set is highly recommended for Predator fans. The figures are great upgrades to older releases, and they come with a number of fun accessories. The set is in stores now and retails for about $54.99 (though some stores will have it for less). Check out some select photos below and the full gallery after that.

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Discussion / Comments (Jump to this Thread on the Forum)

  1. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    01-09-2019, 12:54 PM

    Bad Blood Predator vs Enforcer Predator Ultimate 2-Pack by NECA - Toyark Photo Shoot









  2. Black Arbor's Avatar Black Arbor says

    01-09-2019, 01:41 PM

    Need to see that Shreddator fighting the movie Ninja Turtles

  3. AlanThCollector's Avatar AlanThCollector says

    01-09-2019, 01:59 PM

    The only thing that could’ve made this set better in my opinion is if it came with a collapsed spear for the enforcer predator, an additional mask accessory for the bad blood predator as well as an extended smart disk for the enforcer predator. Other than that,this set is a must buy. I think I’m going to have to get at least two.

  4. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    01-09-2019, 03:25 PM

    Great photo shoot as usual, blah, blah, blah. Seriously, Joe always delivers the goods so what else am I going to say?

    Anyway, there's no doubting the quality of these figures and they're great for people who missed out on them the first time around, but they're an easy pass for me. I'm not wild about the design of Bad Blood - it's just personal preference - and Enforcer kinda bores me, as it's yet another barely-tweaked Jungle Hunter figure which has been done to death and beyond by this point. Shame, as his mask is really cool.

  5. RTNY Frank's Avatar RTNY Frank says

    01-09-2019, 09:05 PM

    Out of habit I just pull of those little wires now, I already know that they're going to pop or rip off, why not just get to the point and take them off myself.

  6. Trivial Psychic's Avatar Trivial Psychic says

    01-10-2019, 04:03 AM

    Don't be so harsh on the Bad Blood Predator. He's not a blood thirsty maniac out to kill everything like you stated...he is simply just collecting DNA to further the evolution of his own species.

    This is an easy pass for me as I have both of the originals as is, and having seen this up front in the stores I'm not really wild about the new masked and unmasked head sculpts.

    Also, I'm not saying that you are being untruthful, however I'd be curious to know what your definition of "paint locking" is. Nearly every Predator that I have purchased (since they moved to this upgraded body) over the last two years (with the Jungle Demon and recent Thermal Predator being the lone exceptions) has had a paint locking issue on at least one of the joints where I've had to apply a dense amount of heat and gently (as well as with a degree of anxiety) move the joint until that paint tore, allowing me to move the joint. This is an issue you seemingly never run into.

    One a side note, the figures do feel a bit more durable as of late than those that were released on the older body molds.

  7. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    01-10-2019, 04:53 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic View Post
    Don't be so harsh on the Bad Blood Predator. He's not a blood thirsty maniac out to kill everything like you stated...he is simply just collecting DNA to further the evolution of his own species.

    This is an easy pass for me as I have both of the originals as is, and having seen this up front in the stores I'm not really wild about the new masked and unmasked head sculpts.

    Also, I'm not saying that you are being untruthful, however I'd be curious to know what your definition of "paint locking" is. Nearly every Predator that I have purchased (since they moved to this upgraded body) over the last two years (with the Jungle Demon and recent Thermal Predator being the lone exceptions) has had a paint locking issue on at least one of the joints where I've had to apply a dense amount of heat and gently (as well as with a degree of anxiety) move the joint until that paint tore, allowing me to move the joint. This is an issue you seemingly never run into.

    One a side note, the figures do feel a bit more durable as of late than those that were released on the older body molds.
    If I can't move a joint, either because the paint has covered the connection or was still tacky when it was assembled, then I consider it paint locked. If I need to use a hair dryer to loosen up the joint because there's no give to them, I'll consider that paint locked as well. I don't consider all tight joints to be paint locking issues, but do tend to note if I run into a figure whose joints don't feel like they have an appropriate amount of give to them.

    I run into it from time to time, though not as frequently as some claim to. Some of my cases were the McFarlane Stranger Things Ghostbuster set, the Ahab Predator (I didn't mention paint lock, but did note that they had to be heated up for being far too tight), DST Ghostbusters.

    Hopefully that helps to see where I'm coming from. I tended to run into more loose joints than paint locking issues last year.

  8. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    01-10-2019, 05:07 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by RTNY Frank View Post
    Out of habit I just pull of those little wires now, I already know that they're going to pop or rip off, why not just get to the point and take them off myself.
    I hear ya. I try to keep them intact if I can, but it's been a losing battle with the last bunch of Predator figures.

  9. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    01-10-2019, 06:56 AM

    Frankly, I'd rather deal with stiff/paint locked joints than loose, wobbly ones any day.

    As for Predator wires, I've been lucky with them so far, but then again, I baby my figures when I handle them and typically don't move them at all after I put them on my shelf. I know some people can be a little more hands-on with their toys.

  10. Tony_Bacala's Avatar Tony_Bacala says

    01-18-2019, 08:43 AM

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    We are giving away a sealed copy of this set, enter via the form on the front page. Good Luck!

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