CITY HUNTER PREDATOR

For years i saw this guys at store and always wanted one of them or a Sideshow statue. The Predator is one of my favorite characters and movies and seen all the amazing figures they produce of him made my mouth drool.

After looking at almost all of them and see theyr prices…i finally decide for this guy: Hot Toys City Hunter Predator from Predator 2.

I wanted the classic one from the first movie but is pretty rare and expensive for now. They other guys from Predators are pretty good looking but they cant have theyr mask removed of they dont have many accesoryes and are pretty expensive. This guy had a pretty descent price and is loaded with more accesoryes than the rest and also, being the main antagonist of the Predator 2 movie, he is pretty close to the classic design.

I had a lot of troubles taking a photo of the box since its pretty damn dark and it have the text made with red shiny foil. I wasnt able to take a descent image of it but the box is pretty elegant and damn ominous with the masked figure in the shadows and the main title shining in a violent red.

He comes with the standar Hot Toys base with his name and logo but this time the base is pretty useless because he is HUGE!! While the other rigures “sit” in the support, hes really way to big for it and need to stand on his own most of the time. Gladlly, his gigantic feet make him stand pretty nicelly without the base help.

His skin looks….weet and organic wough he dosnt have the hairs in between his abs he shows on the movie. The armour is brown, unlike the classic predator, and have a pretty intrincate design with some greenish rust here and there.

He have this big claws/razor blades on one of his gautlets and they are made with actuall metal! They shine and they cat cut skin as well. While this blades are pretty amazing looking, they cant be removed soo he have a lot of problems moving his wrist thanks to them. I also cut my self a lot of times triying to change his hand.

He also have a “bones bag” that hangs on his left side (to store medicines or maybe small trophys?)  and on the back side he have this small metalic box that can be removed and be opened. Inside theres all the medical tools he uses to operate his severed arm and injuries. This tools cant be removed but are an amazing detail and shows how obsesive are Hot Toys to make this toys.

His left arm gauntlet can be opened and show the self destruct system he uses in the movie. He also have a left hand designed to push those little buttons.

The next accesory is a mask. I dont know why a mask but i watched the movie again to find out and he use it when they shot him with a shotgun. Maybe the mask is some kind of anestesic device? It dosnt sound as a good idea use anestecic while in the middle of a hunt but the cord can be attached to his back (wich make it even more strange. and as an odd feature, he have a second mask that can be placed on his hand. Why did they produce two masks instead of one? I really dont know…it seems like a waste of material for me.

On his left leg he have a net shooter. He can introduce his fingers of one of his extra hands inside and is supposed to shot a metalic net to his prey. Sadly theres no net in here.

On his right leg he have this articulated disc holder with a deadly disc on it. This disc was used on the movie to cut his right arm and is also the weapon Harrigan uses to kill him in the final battle. The disc can be separated a little bit soo his fingers can fit inside the little goles and is one of the best accesoryes he have.

On his left shoulder he have a laser gun wich is smaller than the Classic Predator one. The laser gun is pretty small bus is pretty articulated and can look and tilt at any direction. It can also be placed behind his back when is not used in battle.

He also have an extra left arm. A severed left arm when Harrigan use the disc to cut him and make him fall into the skycraper. The severed arm is pretty gruesome and the blood have a green radioactive shine on it. I am deffinetly not displaying him like this.

Theres also this odd looking machine that looks like a small relic, all rusty and full of grey liquid with two robotic looking points at each side. This thing looks pretty archaic and also have an art deco feel on it. But once you open it, is also a spear. The points open in both ends and grow into a spear as big as the predator. The design is pretty amazing and the pointy parts are pretty sharp…

He would not be a good hunter if he didnt had a trophy too. A skull with an spine attached to it, all bloody and with meat hanging from the bones this is the best accesory he have in my opinion.

Aside of all those items and the extra hands he have, i must mention his mask. Not the gas mask but the actual full mask he use. Its pretty dark and grim looking and fit perfectly on his face but it also have cords with an electric system that can be attached to his back. And with the push of a little button, led lights turns on on the left side of his mask.

The light is not pretty strong but is a pretty cool detail.

He have two extra mandibles that can be attached to hise faces withot any of the mask. A pair of mandibles to give him a serious look and a pair to display him roaring/screaming. I am glad they do this instead of him him extra heads and both madibles have a pretty amazing sculpt.

The inside of the mouth looks weet and meaty and the colors on his skin looks pretty organic. Almost like a natural camouflage. Theres blacknes around his eyes and his eye balls are radioactive green wich gives him  apretty evil and malevolent look.

His quills are made of ruber material and flows extremelly good around his head. The quills have an amazing movement and texture but i am afraid is gonna be a pain in the ass cleanin them from the dust.

Just like all Hot Toys figures, his articulations are good (not great) but are hidnered by his outfit. He is nude, you say, but the armour pads on his shoulders prevent his arms to move too much and the net covering his body dosnt let him move his legs too much. Its really a shame that such a big and expensive toy have this articulation problems but all Hot Toys products are the same soo i was expecting it.

As final comment i should add hes on perfect scale with other Hot Toys. He is a couple of inches taller than Snake, Chris and the Resident Evil girls and i am glad HT dont have scale issues like Square Enix have with theyr Play Arts Kai.

The articulations are a shame but aside of that i am pretty damn happy with this guy. Is a pretty impresive Predator and…makes me….want…to buy…more of his brothers…..