Review time from my favourite game franchise, Legend of Zelda. Today, we’ll be looking at the First4Figures Fierce Link statue.
I was really puzzled the first time I saw this statue in person. I’d seen it in a ton of pictures and thought it looked fantastic. But I’d never seen it in a picture with any other statues. Imagine my surprise when I DO see it and realize that it’s enormous. The rest of First4Figure’s statues are maybe 1/7th or 1/8th scale, then you’ve got this one that comes in about 1/5th. I have no clue why they made him this huge, since he’s not this huge in the game and the rest of their Zelda line of statues are small. Oddly enough, despite this increase in size, there wasn’t really an increase in price.
Unfortunately, this increase in size and lack of an increase in price seems to have come with a loss in quality. The paint is noticeably worse than the other First4Figures statues I have. It simply doesn’t have the detail and quality I’m used to from them. Is it possible I just got one that was a bit sloppy? Sure, it’s possible, but considering there’s a few areas on the sculpt that look a little lacking in detail as well, I’m simply forced to assume it’s a general problem with the statue. They increased the size and cut down on the quality control.
There’s a lot to like about this statue. It’s a great version of the character, and considering he’s only in one game, I doubt you’ll ever see better. The pose is powerful and the sword is very well done. The base is super cool, and the face is nicely sculpted. It’s cheap. Keeping all that in mind, I’d still say it’s a really worthwhile statue for any Zelda collector to have, and if you’re at all ~artsy~, you can probably fix up the minor problems and make this a really stunning statue.
3.5/5. A good addition to my collection, but it could’ve been a lot better, and I would’ve gladly paid $20-$40 more for that kind of improvement.
Buying Options : Another one long sold out at retail. Pops up on Ebay from time to time. Available for an inflated price on Amazon, check back another time to see if it gets lower.
