Released
in 2003 with the tenth Godzilla High Grade set, Destoroyah
joined the ranks of SpaceGodzilla, 2003 Godzilla, Kiryu
2, 2003 Mothra, and Ebirah, all in which were released
in the set. The Oxygen Destroyer-spawned beast could
easily be one of the best figures of it ever released.
Sporting remarkable detail, this version of Destoroyah
clearly isn't for play. Like all High Grade figures,
Destoroyah requires assembly. Given how small the parts
of this figure area, no child will be able to put it
together in under a few hours, if at all, without parental
help.
The monster stands at two inches in height with
no movable parts once together. The colors of Destoroyah
match the movie counterparts exactly and the level
of detail given to it are simply outstanding given
the size of the figure. Everything is represented
here perfectly and this also marked one of the first
figures of the kaiju where the secondary smaller
set of wings weren't attached to the back. Even
the beast's claws are highly detailed with black
highlights, a detail that not even the larger, six
inch figure had. This particular figure doesn't
have movable parts, but such a thing for a High
Grade figure would seem out of place. Not one High
Grade figure has movable pieces.
This figure of Destoroyah sits in perfectly with the
rest of Bandai's High Grade figures and is a quick
eye catcher do to its outstretched wings that look
stunning for the release. Like many other figures,
Destoroyah was re-released in 2004 during Godzilla:
Final Wars (2004), but sadly not of this release. The
figure packaged with several other re-released figures
in the Godzilla Chronicles #3 High Grade Set happens
to be a Destoroyah released in a previous High Grade
set, so beware when buying the set. Collectors and
fans are urged to find this release, it could easily
be the best figure of the monster released.
Once again, Bandai has another awesome release on their
hands. The High Grade figures have yet to show any lack
of detail and the monsters released always look great.
Sadly, there hasn't been any new set releases since 2004,
but one never knows, perhaps tomorrow they'll announce
a new.
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