NECA Toys newly released Ultimate Bad Blood vs Enforcer Predator 2-Pack is based on the Dark Horse Comics Predator: Bad Blood comic book series. This set includes the new Ultimate style body given to both figures as well as new accessories that are exclusive to this offering. This was a four part comic series in 1993 and 1994, and the Bad Blood Predator goes on a slaughterhouse and kills everything he comes across in The New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Enforcer Predator hunts the Bad Blood Predator to end his reign of terror.
Thank you to NECA Toys for providing their Ultimate Bad Blood Vs Enforcer Predator 2-Pack for review.
Availability: December 2018
The Ultimate Bad Blood Vs Enforcer Predator 2-Pack is packaged in a window in a window style box with artwork from the classic Dark Horse Comic on the front, pictures of the figures on the sides and back in action poses. A description of the set is also on the back along with additional images of figures also available in the Predator line-up.
The Ultimate Bad Blood Predator is sculpted with the upgraded Ultimate-style Predator body, while still maintaining his comic book appearance and keeping all of the original accessories that came with the 2014 release. The Ultimate Bad Blood Predator is sculpted with the fishnet over the skin, brown armor that includes sculpted details and textures, and skeletal trophies such as heads and bones from a variety of humanoid species that he has killed. On his left shoulder is the skeletal head remain of another Predator, along with what appears to be a spin on the right shoulder, smaller bones on the forearms, and lower legs. The knees also have two different species heads attached to it. Around his hips is a loose string with armor attached to it, and this is where the human heads as well as the two alien skeletal heads are attached to hang on the right and left side. These are similar to the 2014 release, but the human heads have been repainted with white eyes, and blood going down the eyes and mouth. The Bad Blood also comes with two head sculpts, a brand new masked head that is painted in hold, and an unmasked head. The unmasked head was harder to put on the neck as the peg joint wasn’t fitting right and couldn’t be pushed all the way through the hole in the bottom of the head. The left gauntlet also opens up to reveal the computer inside, and the disc was too big to fit in the holster on his right hip. His skin is painted beautifully, with purple, brown and beige tones, and black dots and stripes on his feet. The right gauntlet also has three blades that are retractable.
The Bad Blood also includes a sword with blood stain, spear, trophy heads (human and alien), two interchangeable hands, a masked and unmasked head sculpt.
His articulation includes a ball joined head, ball hinged shoulders, double-hinged knees, ball jointed wrists, ball jointed torso, swivel waist, ball jointed hips, double-hinged knees, and ball jointed ankles.
The Enforcer Predator is also sculpted with the upgraded Ultimate-style Predator body, while still maintaining his comic book appearance and keeping all of the original accessories that came with the 2014 release. The Enforcer Predator is sculpted with the fishnet over the skin, silver armor with a dark wash over it that includes sculpted details and textures, and an opening left gauntlet opens up to reveal the computer inside, and the right gauntlet has a retractable double blade. The skin is painted in yellow, with purple and black deco that gives him some great detail. The figure includes a shoulder mounted cannon, a brand new unmasked head sculpt that is new to this figure, as well as the previously offered masked head sculpt, and a mask for him to hold that cannot be placed over the unmasked head sculpt.
Included with the Enforcer Predator is an interchangeable left hand, Smart Disc, and a Extended Spear.
His articulation includes a ball joined head, ball hinged shoulders, double-hinged knees, ball jointed wrists, ball jointed torso, swivel waist, ball jointed hips, double-hinged knees, and ball jointed ankles.
Both Bad Blood and the Enforcer Predator are excellent updates to these figures, and the new Ultimate bodies work well with the reuse of tooling. The new paint applications also look great, and NECA has done an incredible job as usual giving fans great figures, excellent accessories and a superb likeness.
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