Packaging: A plain window box with some fuzzy photos from the Matrix movie. You can clearly see what you are buying. In this case, a 12" action figure in a very baggy satin outfit.
Headsculpt: Martial Arts Neo is the best of the bunch. In this case, I would call it the pick of the litter. The face looks like Keanu Reeve. A good likeness. However, the head is tiny. Perhaps this is the true 1:6 scale proportion to Keanu Reeve, who does look like a small sized person. The head is smaller than a G.I. Joe pinhead, but it is close, so that the G.I. Joe-pinhead and 21st Century helmets would fit NEO. The face on the other version of NEO looks like it was sculpted at a Daycare Center. Morpheus looks like young Will, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air!
Articulation: Look at the photo of NEO naked. He has Lanard Ultra Corps! level of articulation, which is NOT MUCH. The pegs on his hands and feet stick out, and I tried hard to shove them in so that he would look more "realistic." Apparently, the holes are not deep enough for the hand and foot pegs. I am not going to drill them any deeper anytime soon!
Outfit: NEO brings a Karate-type outfit which could fit a Hall of Fame G.I. Joe. I have a footlocker full of Ninja and Karate outfits which I am saving for the day when I build a 1:6 Scale Dojo. For some reason, most figures wearing Karate outfits look crappy unless they are surrounded by other figures dressed in similar outfits. In this case, the NEO Karate outfit is made of a satin material, and it is a regular dust magnet. This Karate outfit would look great on a Hugh Hefner action figure. A satin smoking-jacket or pajamas.
Gear: None. Zippo. His fists are his weapons. Neo looks a lot better in a 21st Century Urban Firefighter outfit.
Price: $19.99 at most retail stores.
Overall: On this particular figure, they did a good job on the headsculpt. Otherwise, this whole line is a good buy for action figure collectors at about $5.00 each.
Grade: D
