This figure was a rough one for me. Overall I love it. But I am super squeamish about gory or zombie-like toys. It's a completely ridiculous mental thing. But after I hold a Walking Dead action figure or any superhero "blood-splattered variant", I feel odd and immediately feel compelled to wash my hands. On the other hand, I love mermaids. Especially if they're evil. Reading Mermaid Forest back in the early 90s was a formative event for me and happy pretty mermaids have played second fiddle to the wicked ones ever since. Luckily, the gory/decaying parts of this toy are a rich pink color against the dark green of her tail, so my brain registers it more as a natural skin pattern rather than open wounds. This Gallevarbe character can change shape and was given two pretty awesome figures in Wave 2: This Death's Siren mermaid figure, and the Eyes of the Queen naga figure I will be reviewing next. I really hope they do a larger mermaid in the new 1:12 line next. Let's check out Death's Siren below!
Gallevarbe comes with three alternate hands (one with an additional forearm - I'm not sure why as it appears identical), an ornamental arm cuff, and a miniature corpse.
She also comes with a figure stand that includes a base, a post, and a waist clip.
There is also a translucent water feature that I accidentally thought just displayed at the base of the post. It's meant to go around her waist to give a half-submerged effect.
Below is a solicit photo showing the intended use for the water effect.
I didn't realize this until I was ready to post this review and saw the small image on the back of the box.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are the two Gallevarbe figures together: Eyes of the Queen and Death's Siren.
Cheers!
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