I can have my figures play musical chairs now!
Is there a more wasted non-character than the
Supreme Leader Snoke in the Sequel Trilogy? He was barely even a character before getting smoked in the second movie, leaving questions about who he was, what he wanted and what not hanging, because that was the
next director's
problem!
Well, for starters, the throne looks pretty neat, despite it looking very simple and
glossy, which makes it look like the
toy that it is. In contrast, and I can't believe I'm saying this....
Snoke is a thing of beauty. While he has a very simple design, his body behind the soft-goods robes is a
unique, skeletal looking sculpt, and a ton of work went into his head, chest and hands, even including a flesh wash to highlight all the
gritty details. Other than that... no accessories or gimmicks, I mean, he
barely did anything in the movies!
A close up at the beautiful sculpt. This character
didn't deserve this much TLC! His robes are glued onto ahard-plastic piece on his neck, so you can't take it off.
Much like the Emperor he has more articulation than he really needs, being of the very few Black Series figures with double jointed elbows and bicep swivels... Which I think were a
mistake, since his shoulders are hidden by the robes! He also has double jointed knees and swivels on his thighs.
On the other hand, his leg splits are pathetic. His ab crunch is on a swivel. He is much taller, and lankier, than Bucky Cap.
Really, this character didn't deserve a figure this good. He has a ton of articulation, for a guy that
never got up from his throne in the movies, and so much detail considering he must've had 15 minutes of screen time at best!
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