This gal’s ready to do her best for great justice!

This is my first look at the Polynian series so I’m gonna do my best to talk about the figure engineering.

So how do I summarize this… well, Robot Neoanthropinae Polynian is a series created by the Japanese toy company Daibadi, which is told through worldbuilding text and a handful of short visual novels. It takes place on a futuristic Earth where mechanical lifeforms from space, called Polynians, live among the humans in peace. Seems like a very anime-inspired sci-fi setting, with combat armor, and cool robotics. I can appreciate a Japanese series that involves robots who are human-sized and aren’t just too human. It’s in fact reminiscent of an original story I’ll make one day.

This figure is of a Motoroid, which are proper man-made robots - she’s the shy but enthusiastic police fanatic, Pinkle!

Pinkle is a 1:12 scale figure that measures in at 5 ½", which is just the right size for someone in their mid-teens.

Right away, I get a figma vibe but with more mass. The figure is made of a bunch of easily removable joints but all of the limbs feel nice and sturdy, made of what feels like a sort of rubbery material with a matte finish. It also doesn’t feel like anything is too layered, and none of it seems to be hollow - it has interesting hand feel in that regard, soft and a bit weighty.

Basically, this figure doesn’t feel delicate or all that breakable, and that’s a very good first impression to have. The joints might be subject to breakable if put under pressure but Daibadi conveniently sells a joint set for replacement needs.

From a design standpoint, I… actually thought Pinkle was an officer, but she’s apparently a schoolgirl who’s way into the police. She’s got a nice formal look, with armor made to look like a uniform. While the same could be said about Polynian as a whole, she gives me a Medabots vibe with her particular armor design and mouthless face. And I am always in favor of more Medabots. More power.

Articulation is very solid and just about all of it is unhindered, even with her skirt design. The hip balljoints take some getting used to since they seem to naturally be angled for standard poses, but it’s a minor thing - all the joints have a great range and she somehow manages to be pretty photogenic in a lot of poses. Even though you can’t see it, she even has some balljointed ankles under that armor.

I also included a back shot for once just to get across how nice the sculpt is, and it gives you a look at a couple pegholes I’ll talk about later. But first, accessories!

Pinkle comes with a couple basic weapons. The first is the Police LS480 Energy Sabre, which is your standard Lightsaber-alike, though since this one has a rounded tip it almost feels like it could be a police nightstick. The beam part is removable for a reason.

The other one is the Police LM470 Energy Gun, a small but sturdy little handgun. It’s got pegs on either side that can be stored on the peghole on her back.

Last of note on the weapons: The hilt of the sabre can be pegged onto the front of the gun, giving it a longer barrel! They didn’t even need to do that but they did. And possibly as a result of this feature, the hilt has an interesting look to it.

We’re not done yet, though. There’s a few more ways Pinkle can be photogenic.

As is standard for Japanese figure lines, she comes with alternate hands. The default fists are one, though I actually would not totally call them fists since they’re kinda sculpted like… gently closed hands, if that makes any sense. The other is a pair of open hands that could be used in many ways.

She also has a pair of tightly closed hands for sliding her weapons into, and they did something I don’t think I’ve ever heard of on a figure. The balljoints for the wrist are meant to be removed, as the weapon-holding hands have their own fake wrist part, which is probably for the sake of stability. They designed the figure so that the wrist balljoints can be easily removed, so it’s not a problem, just an interesting quirk.

Also, alternate expressions!

You can’t tell at all from my photos, but Pinkle’s big blue eyes have this interesting design in which she has white pupils outlined within them. There’s an alternate version of this face without the white outline, which I assume is just for those who have aesthetic tastes and like this simpler look.

The other expressions she has includes a pair of happy eyes (with bits of blue peeking through, nice detail) and a pair of eyes that could be used for a variety of emotions, such as embarassment, anger, or excitement. Being mouthless ironically gives her more range!

But wait, there’s more! Yes, really.

Something Pinkle comes with is an alternate hair piece. The front of her hair, which includes her hat, can be removed and replaced with a hatless version of her hair. Although you can remove the hat on its own, there’s an unsightly peghole there, so it’s nice they included this.

In addition to this removable part, you can also remove the armor from her thighs, and by popping off the torso, you can also remove her skirt armor, which slims her down into a sort of casual look. It’s here I wanna talk about some genius design work because this is all made possible by the simple magic of pegholes.

So, the way they designed the character is pretty great since it all comes down to peg-in-hole toy engineering. The same peghole on the back that’s used for storing the gun is also the same size as the thigh armor, so she can have her gun stored there as well. Not only that, but the holes in question are also compatible with your standard SH Figuarts display stands, meaning you can have her in some more dynamic poses.

She even has some pegholes that aren’t used for anything! There’s one in the back of her head that’s just there for you to find some use for, and her pigtails use two pegholes of the same size, so you can see some display options there. This line seems like it leans towards being personalized, and it really shows with details like that.

Oh also, even if you don’t have a display stand, Pinkle in particular comes with a hex base, which is a very nice looking clear stand with a single peg for either of her feet. It’s simple but very sturdy. It hasn’t given me any trouble.

And if by chance you’re into the design but not the pink, you’re in luck - Daibadi seems to like producing recolors of each of the Polynian releases, and Pinkle is no exception. She’ll be released as Bleuet, which is essentially the same design with blue armor and brown hair. Love those particular shades of color, and the pink sabre is a nice touch since Pinkle uses blue.

I gotta say, this gives me a lot of confidence in this line. It won’t be the last time I check out their figures.

This is also to say nothing of some other sets out there! There’s two different hand sets (3 pairs of hands each), a set of 4 blank faces for you to customize as is your want, or you could put a set of Motoroid sticker eyes onto them (sold separately).

I like what I’ve seen from Daibadi. They seem to value options, personalization and customization - which are all things I love. While there are certainly a lot of people out there who own Polynian figures, I hope this review gets them more attention. They earned it.

