When looking for new anime/game/comic figures to add to one's collection, you are bombarded with an incredible amount of items to choose from. When attempting to find figures of the android, KOS-MOS, from Namco's Xenosaga JRPG trilogy, you find that it is no exception. However it does bring about a particular issue to light:
How do I find a figure that is of good quality, and won't cost me a small fortune?
Alter is one of the few manufactures out there who has come up with a pretty solid solution. What is it? Simple:
Let's make a high quality figure and not charge the wealth of a small country for it (like they do with their
Xenosaga: Kos-mos EPIII Ver. 4 [1/8 Scale PVC
] ).
And that is precisely what they did with this 1/8 scale PVC figurine of KOS-MOS V1. This figure is simply put, everything a KOS-MOS figure should aspire to be. It is immaculately detailed from the multiple strands of her waving hair, to the notches on her zipper, and buttons and ridges on her gloves and armor. Even her pistol is finely detailed. The expression on her face is her sort of "emotionless smile" (she is an android after all) that her visage dons when you are victorious in a battle in the first game. The pose is very cool as well, though some people may find it difficult to decide how they want to display it due to the somewhat awkwardness of the pose, because it comes straight out of the game itself when you defeat an enemy. KOS-MOS' body faces away from the camera before she twists her upper torso and head around, whipping her hair back to look over her shoulder and straight at the camera in a victory pose. The painting on the figure is very accurate and well done; overall the figure itself is very well-crafted and sturdy, though I wouldn't go running around with it. Another thing that I personally love about some of these higher quality KOS-MOS figures is the translucent hair, which adds a really cool "cosmic" feel to the overall design. The figure isn't the most affordable of the KOS-MOS selection out there, but it is by no means even half as pricy as some of the others (refer to the aforementioned V4 figure by Alter) and is still one of the best in terms of quality per dollar spent. An average crisp $70 for this robotic beauty of a heroine is a solid price and if you're lucky and patient you can get it for less. This KOS-MOS stands about 7 1/2" tall and to that end it is my only negative mark for the figure. She is not standing up completely straight and so I understand that if she were, the figure would be a good half inch to an inch taller, but I do wish it had some more height to it. If the price point is still a little too high for your tastes, I recommend the BOME collection model as a very fine substitute.
Of the KOS-MOS figures and action figures out there, this and the BOME collection one are the two that I currently own, and am extremely pleased with both. Ideally I'd love to add the linked KOS-MOS V4 Alter model, as well as the Figma action figure and the Volks Cold-cast 1/4 scale statue, but I'm not a millionaire quite yet.
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