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Throughout the Vitruvian HACKS toy line to date there’s been a healthy helping of influence from the Greek Gods, and the Helios Warrior is no exception. Helios is a titan, (which I believe is actually an elder to a God) and is the physical manifestation of the sun in Greek Mythology. Like several of Hades operatives that have already been released, the Helios Warrior serves the will of the titan against the Gorgon Horde.
Purely from a design perspective, the Helios Warrior is simply beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. One of the few unsung aspects of the HACKS line has been their use of translucent plastics throughout different figures, and it is used to perfection here. The base color of the figure isn’t like the existing Transparent Orange, it’s much brighter, and is offset beautifully by the metallic red shine of the Spartan armor. These two colors combined together really produce a fantastic “flame warrior” effect that works in concert together and provides a terrific supernatural vibe.
I know there has been some hypothesis that the base figure for the Helios Warrior is little more than a Translucent Orange Blank, but I will tell you that this is definitely not the case. The Helios Warrior is a very vibrant, almost clear gold figure that looks starkly and amazingly different than the standard clear orange blank, something that is clearly evident when looking at them side by side. The Helios Warrior is on your left below:
Along with the excellent combination of light translucent and metallic red, the phoenix deco on the armor is fantastic as well, adding some real spirit to the figure. Intricately painted flame wings and the upturned beak look really, really nice, with a great concept and even better execution.
Accessories
For the most part we’re not seeing a whole lot of new excitement when it comes to Wave 6 accessories, since they’ve all been released several times already. However, looking at the Helios Warrior accessories I see a ton of vibrant color combinations that truly bring this gear to life. Red handles and orange blades, not to mention the Phoenix tampo on the shield all add some real awesome spark to these existing accessories. The yellow trim on the red leg armor is fantastic as well and only goes to further accentuate the “fire” elements of this figure. The red isn’t merely “red”, it’s got a spectacularly rich finish with a great shine to it, the very definition of “candy apple” red you’d be more likely to see on a fancy sports car than an action figure, but it works to perfection.
Ever since we got our first glimpse of the Helios Warrior I was looking forward to getting this one in hand. The Undead Warrior is already one of my all time favorite figures, mostly due to his transparent deco, and the Helios Warrior now joins him in this fantastic supernatural cadre coming in to do battle amidst the Spartans and Gorgons. I’m really looking forward to seeing the Eos Warrior as well in Wave 7, and I think they’ll both make fantastic compliments to each other. Great stuff!
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Summary
Saying this figure is striking would be a massive understatement. The unique combination of translucent parts and a vibrant, metallic red paint scheme really makes this figure and character come to life. The phoenix deco on his armor and shield as well as that nearly perfect shade of red and orange combine together to create this amazingly cool looking new character and figure. It truly is impressive.
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