Thursday 2 July 2020

Toepick Feature Figure Review

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Toepick Feature Figure's Face

Toepick is a 6 inch figure from wave 2 of the feature figure toy line in Ben 10: Omniverse. By pressing the button on his back, Toepick's eyes will push helmet open, revealing his face and gruesome eyes. The figure comes with a voice box that is compatible with the Omnitrix Touch.

Looks


The Toepick figure is one of the larger figures, and has a different mold compared to his regular articulated toy. I feel like the green for his helmet and armor is a little too swampy compared to the one in Omniverse. The metallic extensions next to the Omnitrix is also a little too light. Its also missing the middle middle part of the protrusions with light green coloring. His eyes on the helmet are also a little too large. Bandai also didn't color the three small bolts on top of his helmet/collar or the bottom part of the pipes. They also didn't color in his keyhole.


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Comparison between feature figure Toepick and his model art


Feature


Toepick's main gimmick is his helmet opening feature. Seeing his helmet be pushed opened by his eyes is pretty amusing, but closing it up might get repetitive after a couple of plays. Also the way it opens isn't accurate to the show, as it opens downwards instead of opening sideways like a gate. The details of the veins on his eyes is pretty impressive to look at, though disappointingly, his actual face is the same color as his helmet, instead of his skin.

Articulation 


Toepick has four points of articulation. He can rotate his arms and legs 460 degrees. He doesn't have stomach rotation.


Voice Lines


Toepick's voice box comes with 3 voice lines, two of which can only be heard by connecting it with the Omnitrix Touch. I currently don't own the Omnitrix Touch so I will only put down the line I remember.

  1. "You can pick your friends, you can pick your toes, but you can't pick your friend's toes."

Thoughts


Overall, this is a fine representation of Toepick, especially since it includes his eyes unlike his regular 4-inch figure. It lacks a lot of paint on his helmet but and his head is a little oversized (especially his eyes) but I think its worth having, especially if you're a fan of Toepick like me.

Trivia

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Original concept art for Toepick's face

  • This figure marks the first time we get to see what's under Toepick's helmet, as well as confirmation of Toepick's ability to bulge out his eyes. 
    • The face featured under Toepick's helmet is actually a layer of tentacles covering his true face. Derrick J. Wyatt designed the face for Bandai.  

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