I'm not much of a Nendoroid collector as overall, they're really more trouble than they're worth. I make exceptions occasionally, usually IP related, but also, I thought GSC had moved on from the various fixed pose pieces to the much more user friendly Action body. Well, at least I THOUGHT that was the thing, but turns out I was wrong, and I realized this as I was unpacking Nendoroid 1993 Chun Li.
Now, you'd think if any figure would have the Action body, it would be the Worlds Strongest Woman herself. Sadly this is not the case, though I suppose this is a case where IP kicks in and I didn't even look that carefully.
So Chun Li comes with a decent number of accessories to a limited variety of poses, which is pretty much the MO of the Nendoroid line:
- 1 x Main Figure
- 3 x Faceplates (Neutral, Happy, Lose)
- 4 x Posing Hands
- 2 x Shoulders (Arms at Side)
- 1 x Shoulder (Arm out at Side to 90 Degrees)
- 2 x Bent Elbow Arms
- 1 x Dynamic Motion Skirt and Waist Piece
- 1 x Raised Leg
- 1 x Lightning Kick Leg
- 1 x Kikoken Effect
- 1 x Lightning Kick Effect
- 1 x Base/Stand (Figure)
-1 x Base/Stand (Kikoken)
Like all Nendoroids, Chun Li looks awfully cute. There are points of articulation, but they're really the fundamentals, and really they're more a side effect of the combination process, mainly consisting with rotating parts at the aforementioned points. There is some some head tilt action action thanks to the actual joint in the neck. But overall, it's suffice to say that articulation isn't the strong point of this figure.
The funny thing is that the legs are actually on ball joints (except for the ones specifically meant for the dynamic parts set) so they can pose, but there's no knees, elbows. You'll also notice that while there are quite a large number of parts, the actual combination of what you can do with them is generally limited.
The rest of the face plates look fine, but the odd thing is that if you look at them, there's really no face plate that is truly meant for action poses, and there aren't enough parts to use her smiling face properly.
Of all the possibilities, probably getting something involving the Lighting Kick is your best bet at having an action type pose with the figure.
Paint and Build are GSC standard, meaning there's really no need for concern or worry, because they're generally pretty awesome. With a much simpler build that a Figma, it's not hard to see why assurance of high quality is even more of a sure thing.
As always, unless you actually like Nendoroids, you're pretty much getting these to supplement more complex Character Goods (though in some cases, there are no other goods). This is definitely the case for this Chun Li figure. The included parts and articulation really don't let you replicate a good chunk of her repitoire, and that's ok. Let the more complex figures and statues do the heavy lifting. This one here just wants to live the Kawaii lifestyle.
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