![]() I definitely have no regrets doing so, I think Christie has a much better body sculpt and body language. I was slightly interested in Alisa’s character due to the mech integration, but I’m trying to cut back on my figure spending so I picked getting Christie over Alisa. Christie was sculpted by Busujimax, who also sculpted Alisa from the Tekken series too. The detail in her outfit is superbly done as well, all the little honeycomb pattern is done neatly and well textured. I think the sculptor did an amazing job on Christie’s body sculpt, it is very detailed and very… tempting. If it sounds like a rant, it really isn’t – I can appreciate a girl’s decision in what she wears, especially if she has the body to show it off. Christie’s 1P outfit is definitely unique – it looks like she wrapped herself up with disco ball material but ran out. I guess one could argue this is less constricting for her when she’s fighting, as well as a decent distraction for an opponent of the opposite sex. You’d think someone that is trained in the fighting arts of Capoeira would wear something a little less revealing… all that movement and prancing about, mishaps must happen. That said, there’s also a lot of eye candy from the frontal view, and looking at her face may not be the first thing your eyes would pay attention to. I think the head position matches her body language, it looks as if she’s moving forward but looking back at an attack she just dodged. While I agree this hides her pretty face, but I don’t mind it much. One general complaint that people had (or have) that I’ve seen is the fact Christie’s head is pointed towards the back and looking downwards. The face here is really cute and matches her body language well. But I do have to admit I really like Christie’s face, maybe even moreso than her original realistic look. Well, maybe not boring, but it’s getting typical – they all look the same, just different bodies. Christie has the undeniable signature face by Yamashita Shunya, which I typically (or starting to) find boring. One look at the face and you know who the artist / designer is for this figure. And I thought Mai Shiranui’s bouncing boobs were distracting… Second, OMG is her fighting animation is ever annoying! All that bouncing and prancing around made my eyes so dizzy, but I guess that’s the point given her fighting style is Capoeira. ![]() ![]() The style and look is very similar to Christie’s design from Tekken 5 and up, though this version is supposedly based on Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Two things came to mind when I started playing Christie’s character: First, I can say that Kotobukiya did a great job pulling this one off. At least not until I got Christie’s figure, I thought I’d take a look at the game and see what this fighter was like. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a Tekken game until Tekken 6, which I got for Christmas a couple of years ago – even then, I never played the game. While I’m familiar with the title of Tekken ever since it came out, I was never all that into the game and story. I’m not that familiar with Christie myself, other than the fact that she’s one of the characters in the Tekken series (Tekken 4 and on). If you’re not familiar with Christie then don’t worry, you’re not alone. If you’re here reading this, then you probably already know who Christie is and are probably wondering whether this figure is a good buy or not. Yup, that’s how I’m gonna roll with this one. Don’t expect any witty comments (not that I had much to begin with) nor pretty pictures (not that I had much of that to begin with either) – that’s right, it’s all about the figure, plain and dry. As you follow through this review, please keep in mind I haven’t taken figure photos for awhile and I haven’t been writing much, so I’m really rusty with it all. The first figure I’m going to review will be Kotobukiya’s Christie Monteiro, from the Tekken game series. Particularly with all the interesting figures coming out this year, I just can’t sit back and do nothing anymore. But now that’s finally behind me, it’s time to get back on the saddle and write some reviews. I think it’s been about half a year since I’ve posted a figure review, after Skyrim was released, things were just a little different around here.
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