That's just it, though. At first glance, he looks weird. Several other figures in this list look pretty normal only until the deeper info about them is pointed out about, and I liked that. It seemed more engaging for me to have figures who don't look that bad become exposed for the weirdo they truly are. Ones like Heinrad, Demolishor, and Sport Label need no such exposures since they pull off the weird look naturally. Thus, it feels like a letdown to me that there wasn't as much depth to these choices as there were the rest.Midnight_Fox wrote:I disagree, Sabrblade. When people see him in my collection, they either think he's adorable(he's always in Tanuki clock mode) or they think that him being Japanese means that all of the weirdness inherent to the figure makes sense, because hey Japanese!(y'know, cause they like weird things)
It's really not until you get into the deeper parts of the character that most people see how strange the character actually is.
I mean, I never would have considered some like Metroplex's components or Reflector or even Shattered Glass Sideswipe to be all that awkward. But once Diem pointed them out, I can now view those in a new light. With Heinrad and co., they were just such obvious choice that those entries feel kinda lacking in the ingenious department. It's almost as though those ones were picked first, and all the other more creative choices were carefully chosen later to be worked in around them.
Call me critical, but Heinrad just feels tacked on here, like he was the most expected choice for the number 1 slot. Him being pointed out as being weird just feels so cliche.