AEW Unrivaled Darby Allin figure review
Darby Allin has emerged as one of the breakout stars of AEW. He’s got a unique look and has been one of the younger stars being positioned as the future of the promotion.
He’s too major a star to go that long in Wicked Cool Toys/Jazwares’ AEW line without getting a figure and even then his inclusion in Wave 3 arguably was a little late. Let’s see if this figure .
Wave 3 was a good time for Jazwares/Wicked Cool Toys’ AEW Unrivaled line to bring in Pac since his look hasn’t dramatically changed since his final Mattel WWE figure. Let’s see if Pac is ready to take to the skies or crash lands.
Packaging: Jazwares isn’t at the stage where they’re going to change up the packaging although they probably need a slight makeover soon.
The gold and black does stand out on pegs and I’m a fan of the bigger portrait on the front, but the sides need more work specifically character portraits.
My main beef is the lack of any basic info like height/weight and a few sentence or so bio.
Likeness: Darby is a departure from most of the Wave 3 figures as he’s got a strong head sculpt that matches up very favorably with the box art.
WCT is doing the smart thing in devoting original sculpts to characters likely to get numerous figures. Darby has a slender frame and that’s reflected the figure right down to the skinny legs and short boots.
Scale: Darby is 5’8” making him one of the shorter members of the AEW roster. He’s looking up at the 6’1″ Cody Rhodes, 6’4″ Jon Moxley, 5’11” Pentagon Jr. and the 5’9″ Fenix.
If anything WCT is doing too good a job with the height of the figures. They still need to work on the scaling of the figures’ bodies as the proportions (see Jon Moxley) are a little off.
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Paint: Darby’s unique face paint has been faithfully replicated right down to the grey airbrush accents.
I’ve been impressed by Wicked Cool Toys’ work on tattoos as they’re very easily distinguished and you can make out the wording.
Articulation: One thing you can count on with the AEW Unrivaled line is tremendously fluid articulation. Darby doesn’t break the trend and it’s fun pulling off all of his moves.
For the most part, I didn’t have any trouble pulling off his moveset from the Code Red to the Coffin Drop.
The lack of butterfly shoulders means some of his submission moves like The Last Supper aren’t as seamless as I’d like, but otherwise he’s exceptionally fun to pose.
Darby has:
- neck
- bicep
- ball-jointed shoulders
- elbows (double-jointed)
- wrists
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hips
- thighs
- knees (double-jointed)
- ankles
Accessories: Jazwares really stepped up with the accessories with this wave as most of the figures come with at least two.
Darby gets his leather jacket. It’s done in a hard plastic but it’s much easier to put on and off than some earlier plastic jackets from Wave 1.
He also comes with his skateboard. It’s impressively done with good paint apps and actual rolling wheels.
Worth it? I got Darby for $20, the standard price for these figures. With his accessories, that’s a much better value than most of the first wave figures.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Darby really didn’t have any issues and proved a really fun figure thanks to the proper scaling, accessories and smooth articulation.
Where to get it? Target has started carrying the wave, which means it’s no longer a crap shoot at getting lucky with Walmart. For now you can try your luck with Amazon secondary sellers.