EHMBER

WEAPONEERS OF MONKAA

Weaponeers of Monkaa is one of those rare finds in the modern age. It’s a toyline created solely to be fun. It’s strange to think that’s a rarity, being that they’re TOYS, but everything’s become so marketed nowadays. That makes something like Weaponeers so refreshing to me. Spy Monkey Creations, who make the line, just put out a new assortment of figures, under the heading “Lava Strike Force.” Last time, I looked at Fyreball and today I’m looking at Ehmber.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Ehmber is part of the fifth assortment of Weapneers of Monkaa, released just last month. Like Fyreball, Ehmber appears to be an all new character to the series. Also like Fyreball, Ehmber shares some design elements with a previous figure. This time it’s Palidar, Brutok’s more heroic equivalent. As is standard for the line, Ehmber is built from the usual assortment of pieces. In his default layout, Ehmber is about 4 inches tall and features 17 points of articulation. The sculpt is exactly the same as every other figure in the line. That’s not a bad thing, mind you. The pieces are the same modular pieces we’ve seen before, and they’re an impressive set of sculpts. They easily can lock into dozens of possible configurations, and allow for nice, sleek looking figures. Ehmber’s default head is the Palidar head. I’ll be honest, it’s probably my least favorite of the bunch, but it’s certainly not a bad one. Ehmber’s paint is fairly similar to Fyreball’s. Mostly, it’s just reversed, although Fyreball did have a few extra details Ehmber seems to be lacking. It doesn’t hurt the figure at all, though. Ehmber is armed with two hilts, two straight blades, two bent blades, two serrated blades, two blasters and two sickles, all molded in translucent orange, plus three extra heads to allow for alternate looks.

THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION

I got Ehmber form Spy Monkey’s store the first day this set was put up for sale, as I have with most of the Weaponeers releases. Like I said in my Fyreball review, I’m not quite as much of a fan of the black and orange color scheme as I was f a few of the earlier color schemes, but this is still a solid set. Ehmber certainly doesn’t disappoint!