Massive.
Gigantic. Huge. These are all words that one can
use when describing the obnoxiously large Ultimate
Godzilla figure. Rumor has it that only 50,000 of
these massive figures were produced, and with that
said, I am now ashamed to have ever taken it out
of its box. This figure could very well be worth
a pretty penny in the coming decades. Even if that
rumor holds false, it still wouldn't come as any
surprise to see this grow in value. Despite what
one feels about the monster or its movie, this particular
release, if one ever gets a chance to, deserves
to be drawn into anyone's collection.
Standing at over a foot tall and over two feet
in length, this is one big toy. Being so big, however,
doesn't limit its play value. While the head can't
rotate, its arms, legs, and tail can. Surprisingly,
for such a large release, it also isn't hard to
get Godzilla to stand. This monster was made to
fight off the human action figures of the movie,
along with the weapons such as the helicopter and
fighter jet that were also released. I don't have
any of the above to show scale, but I will say this:
the figures (roughly four inches in height) are
capable of being gulped down into Godzilla's maw...
literally!
Yes, that's right. Godzilla can eat people. A section
of his back can be lifted up to remove the devoured
humans. Not only does Godzilla eat stuff, he roars.
And it is a very, very loud roar. Set this roar
off and you'll turn every head in the room. Thankfully,
the roar IS the actual Godzilla roar from the movie
and sounds positively awesome when set off.
If you're thinking how he looks when next to other
Godzilla toys, Trendmasters or Bandai... he looks
like a king. At this time, the Ultimate Godzilla
is my largest figure, so you can forget about scale,
even with the eight inch Bandais and ten inch Trendmasters.
Detail wise, Godzilla is superb. Dozens of spines
adorn his back and his entire frame is covered in
vast amounts of detail to show off what the movie,
most of the time, couldn't. A difference in design
for the Ultimate Godzilla is that the eyes, while
in the movie had pupils and such, are orange, giving
him a gnarly, evil-looking glare when looked at
from any direction.
While this is an awesome toy, there are some complaints.
While nothing is done overly wrong, the feet of
Godzilla seem a bit small. Another small fault is
the insides of the mouth. While he sports a tongue
that's molded to the bottom jaw and ridges on the
top jaw, that's it. He has no real detail inside
his mouth, and the choice of color for the insides
is also rather bad. You would think Godzilla would
have a darker mouth, but instead we find him an
almost white one.
A hilarious aspect, while not for the toy itself,
is the box he was shipped in. While I can't give
you an image of the box, I can describe it. Godzilla
fought a legion of helicopters (taking multiple
missile shots and roaring) as New York City burned
around him. I am pretty sure that if anything like
that happened in the feature film, it wouldn't receive
so much hate as it did and still does. Another note
is that, while most figures came pre-assembled,
Ultimate Godzilla didn't. His arms, legs, and tail
all need popped into place.
In the end, Ultimate Godzilla is one beast of a
toy. He is, quite literally, the biggest of them
all when it comes to my own collection. At the time
of its release, this toy sported a hefty $50 price,
and I'm sure it has only gone up as time went on.
Hardcore fans who don't bare a massive hatred for
the 1998 movie might just want to try and get hold
of one. He is worth it.
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