While the US waits for it's own first sighting of Titans Return Overlord (the final Leader toy from Titans Return), I felt like writing some quick thoughts and sharing several images.
The first thing I wish to point out is that unlike any impression I had before, the helmet is not overwhelming the face. What I mean is that his face still seems to take the bulk of the helmet rather than look small within it. Also, speaking of the face, his lips are quite sexy. Not fully outlined like a comic drawing but he definitely has lips. You can see images of me trying different looks on him, with the helmet raised a bit to see more of his brow as well as him using the Sky Shadow head.
I also tried seeing which Titan Masters fit best in his chest if one wishes to open the flaps and have everything fully blue. It turns out Scourge has the best Titan Master for the job, Fracas. The blues match quite well. I also tried Highbrow and Trigerhappy.
The colors are also very good. I feared they would be too bright and take away from the bad-ass I know Overlord to be. He can still look imposing with teal and the blue is a nice deep colour. Speaking of the colours, the glossy paint used for the black and the blue really pops and gives him a nice finish. I especially love how the paint apps for the legs and the chest flaps create a panel lining effect, highlight the sculpted detail.
He does have stickers though and some were peeling off but I applied some pressure to them and hopefully they stay stuck. They don't seem too out of place but nothing beats tampographs for me.
While Overlord shares the very same tank mold as Sky Shadow, the upper torso/jet is 100% new. To the point that the base mode is entirely different and rises much higher than Sky Shadow's. Plus, one of his base mode connectors is around his crotch area, which I had never noticed before. Another thing I had not noticed was a reverse crunch joint along with the fact that the nosecone of his already removable jet cockpit is also removable.
All in all, those who like Sky Shadow are sure to like him. He is big, imposing and had a nice helping of paint where it matters, highlighting some cool detail. He also has probably the best base mode yet from Titans Return with limbs acting as towers (why did Hasbro only figure this out after remaking Fortress Maximus?). I sure don't regret spending the money and I mean come on, we FINALLY have an affordable Overlord for our collection!
Below you will see more images of him in his other modes with Titan Masters Giga (Dreadnaut, who comes with Overlord) and Mega (Ominous, who comes with Sky Shadow) as well as shots of all three Phase Sixers united.
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): no Walmarts or Targets had any left! Same for Leaders, it's only Deluxes Wave 4 and Titan Masters Wave 3, with some Legends here and there.
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