The other Samus from Jakks Pacific is not very well coloured, so imagine my delight as I found THIS one. I bought it without expecting TOO much, of course, since I'd seen some of the other World of Nintendo figures and was rather unimpressed.

But this?

Oh gosh, I like this far more than even my Samus Amiibo. For one, it's modeled on the Metroid Prime series Samus, which I vastly prefer to the "Other M" look a lot of the other more pricey Samus figures take. If you get this and see it in person, hold it in your hand, compare it to the Amiibo, and so on...you'll understand. It actually looks quite fantastic, as if it is something you paid quite a bit more money for than you should have. (...Depending on where you get this, you might, bu~t...)



You won't really suspect it's a cheap toy 'til you try to pose it. No, she isn't as articulated as the Figma Samus. But you already expected that. Overall, she is still fairly poseable, and not too top-heavy overall.



This one (the metalic paint scheme figure) is generally costlier than the regular Samus figure. If you have a talent (or know someone that does) for repainting toys, I think you'd be better off buying the cheaper one. I didn't feel like going through the effort, so bought this. But gosh, it's worth it. I intend to mix up and carefully go over the green parts that should glow with glow-in-the-dark paint... I've done it to my Samus Amiibo with great success, and it should look far better on this.



The "mystery accessory" is a morph ball. It looks fine, but less...detailed, than Samus. No problem, though...Since it's a much simpler item, I think just about anyone should be able to redo it a bit, touch it up, and make it quite special. Its also going to get some of the glow-treatment, which will help.



But really, this is the best thing that has ever happened to American Metroid fans. Get one of these. It's almost like you turned your Gamecube/Wii into a 3D printer, haha.