Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS Underworld Warrior

Available for Pre-Order from BossFightShop!

It certainly seems like Hades is a pretty big player in this little Gorgon war.  Along with the Undead Warrior, the Tartarus Guard, and the purple skeleton, this Underworld Warrior can be added to list of Hades’ minions.

This particular figure comes with a pretty neat twist, however.

Reading the bio on the back of the package, you see that the Underworld Warrior isn’t just a soldier for Hades army, he’s actually the result of cursed Spartans being reanimated and crafted as defense against the Gorgon horde.  Looking at the Cursed Spartan figure next to the Underworld Warrior, you can see many similarities, almost as if Hades walked up to that figure and used his magic to bring it to life.  There are some accessory differences, but the essence is there.

The Underworld Warrior is a much darker stone deco than the Cursed Spartan, interwoven with some really nicely done magma kind of paint applications.  The effect is very cool, looking almost as if the hapless stone Spartan is splitting under the raw power of Hades’ energy, being forced to life and into battle.  The slightly different shades of red, orange and yellow create a really neat decorative effect that not only looks nice, but also creates a really great story.

Colors are pretty basic and not exceptionally varied here, but they look interesting and I really like how the bio card takes the Cursed Spartan into consideration, which leaves some room for interesting story telling behind the scenes.

Accessories

The Underworld Warrior is built much like the Cursed Spartan with the same armor, helmet, and sheath.  He’s got two swords, the spear and a more standardized stone shield.  That appears to be the main difference, where the Cursed Spartan has that stone Medusa themed shield, the Underworld Warrior’s looks more straight stone without that unique look.

On the surface, the concept of the Underworld Warrior is neat, and I enjoy how it builds upon the Cursed Spartan.  I much prefer the Tartarus Guard and Undead Warrior, but at a certain point, complimenting those troops with mindless stone automatons is a really cool concept.