Wonder Woman

Finally, after weeks of waiting, my DC Universe Classics wave 4 action figure set has arrived. The set consists of Wonder Woman, Ares, Batman Beyond, Captain Atom and Cyborg. Each character comes with a "Collect & Connect" piece to form Despero. I'm going to review one figure at a time and today we'll start with who I think is the main character of the set, Wonder Woman.

The first noticeable thing about Mattel's Wonder Woman is that her body is somewhat of a new sculpt compared to some of the previous female action figures Mattel has given us like Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Batgirl and Supergirl. My fear was that Mattel, would just reuse the same parts and she would be too small in comparison to Superman, Batman and the others. Well, that's not the case. The body parts are similar yes, but Wonder Woman's parts are thankfully on a bigger scale than the others as you will see the difference in the picture below of Wonder Woman next to Harley. The size difference is just right in my opinion. An Amazon Warrior should be taller than a regular female like Harley.

action figure collections Mattel is putting out include a new three pack of Gotham Knight Batman

Other action figure collections Mattel is putting out include a new three pack of Gotham Knight Batman including the Caped Crusader taking on Scarecrow and based on the DC direct to DVD anime Movie.

There’s also a Gotham based Justice League collection which includes villains such as Bane, Harley Quinn,
and yet another Scarecrow; as well as several animated Justice League heroes and Batman: Brave and the Bold (which is based on yet another animated Batman series to hit the cable nets in January).

Kamen Rider Den-O

For fans of Kamen Rider Den-O, this is Kamen Rider Den-O : RAH Masked Rider Den-O 1/6 scale 12″ Action Figure .

Kamen Rider Den-O (Kamen Raidā Den’ō, Masked Rider Den-O) is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei.

It premiered January 28, 2007 on tv asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008.

Synopsis
Ryotaro Nogami is a young man with a lot of bad luck. One day, he finds a strange pass and things got stranger from a mysterious girl and a large time-traveling train to being possessed by an entity called an Imagin, beings from an alternate future whose kind are attempting to change the past.

Though slightly confused about the nature of the crisis, Ryotaro, along with the aid of the hot-headed, violent Imagin, dubbed Momotaros, becomes Kamen Rider Den-O, traveling to different times on the Den-Liner to battle the evil Imagin to prevent them from altering the past to affect the present and future. During his adventure,

Ryotaro is joined by other Imagin who aid him as well; the lying, manipulating and womanizing Urataros, the herculean (and narcoleptic) Kintaros, and the childish yet powerful Ryutaros.

He later meets the mysterious Yuto Sakurai and his bumbling Imagin partner Deneb. Yuto is not only Kamen Rider Zeronos but is the younger incarnation of Ryotaro’s older sister Airi’s fiance, Sakurai, who mysteriously disappeared and is tied to the mysteries revolving the Imagin and a person known as the Junction Point.

Dragon BallZ Piccolo Action

From anime and manga Dragon Ball Z, this is a Dragon Ball Z : Piccolo Action Figure . This is a rare figure. Piccolo (Pikkoro) was first introduced as the reincarnation of the evil Piccolo Daimao in chapter #167 The Tenka’ichi Budokai Disturbance (Haran no Tenkaichi Budōkai) first published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on April 4, 1988, making him a demon and archrival of the primary protagonist named Son Goku. Right before his original body was destroyed by Goku, King Piccolo reincarnated himself into the form of an egg, which then hatched into his reincarnation, Piccolo Jr.Piccolo has shown many unique abilities throughout the series. Due to his Namekian physiology, Piccolo can expand his arms, move fast enough to not be seen,regenerate lost limbs of his body so long as his head is still intact, and possesses superhuman hearing and strength. Piccolo’s Chōkyoshinjutsu Super Large Body Technique, “Super Giantification Spell” in Viz media) allows him to become gigantic to the point where he is capable of reaching mountain-like heights, though it is unclear if these are his restrictions. He also has the ability to conjure objects such as garments and a blade, including his specialized outfit mentioned above as well as a very large sandglass. Among Piccolo’s known psionic skills, he is able to communicate telepathically with select individuals.
Thus, this enables him to read minds and mentally contact others nearby. In one instance, he alerts Trunks and Goten of Buu’s proximity to the dimension where the two were training.

Like many other characters in Dragon Ball, Piccolo has the ability of flight through the technique called buku-jutsu (lighter than air).
He also possesses an attack called the Bakurikimaha (爆Exploding Wave?, “Destructive Wave” in the English dub), which is fired with one hand being supported by the other. One of Piccolo’s most powerful attacks is the Makankosappo (魔貫光殺砲, Demon Screw Attack, “Special Beam Cannon” in the English dub and “Light of Death” in Viz media) an attack that is expelled from Piccolo’s index and middle fingers. Unlike most energy-based attacks in Dragon Ball, the potent Makankosappo pierces its targets like a drill rather than enveloping them or exploding on contact.

Piccolo’s ultimate attack in the video games he has appeared in is called Renzoku Sen Kōdan (連続閃光弾, “Hellzone Grenade”), which involves firing off many orbs of energy that float around the opponent.

Piccolo then squeezes his hand to make all the orbs converge onto the opponent, exploding on contact. Piccolo also possesses the ability of “Scatter Shot” in which he fires many different chi energy blasts shot from one hand at the same time.

Piccolo is also seen possessing an attack called the Masenkō (Demon Wave), which Piccolo teaches to his pupil Gohan. Another move Piccolo is seen to have is the Gekiretsu Kodan (Violent Grenade, “Light Grenade” in the English dub) which is conjured by putting his hands on his chest, gathering energy and then releasing it outwards.

One of Piccolo’s less frequently used techniques is the ability to fire energy rays from his eyes (similar to “heat vision”), which he first uses against Krillin’s energy attack during their match in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, then later against Goku in the finals, and again when he trains Gohan in the Saiyan Saga.