Storm Collectibles King of Fighters ’98 Terry Bogard review
Years ago, Storm Collectibles kicked off its King of Fighters ’98 line with Terry Bogard. I missed out on a really great price for him and quickly watched as he shot up in price to $300+
Clearly that wasn’t going to work. The failure to get Terry made me opt out of any future KOF figures even though some looked amazing.
Thankfully, SC finally re-issued Terry and this time there was no hesitation as he was an Hour 1 pre-order for me. He arrived this week and I’m ecstatic to see if he was worth the yearslong delay. Okay!
Packaging: The KOF branding isn’t as interesting as the Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat lines. With the big King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match logo at the top of the wider box. The front features a decent sized image of Terry from the game art.
On either side is the same image, only full size, of Terry walking with a blue or red backdrop. Over on the back there’s a video game graphic with Terry and his energy bar.
Below is a bio written in Japanese and several images of Terry and all of his accessories pulling off some of his signature moves.
Likeness: Terry is sporting his main look from the game with his hair peeking out at various points underneath his hat.
Storm Collectibles did a nice job with the strands of hair to really capture that game art look. His long ponytail is a separately attached piece. There’s two options for it based on how you’re posing Terry.
His red leather vest is decently details. It’s missing the buttons at the shoulder points, but the ripped T-shirt sleeves are intact. The cut of the T-shirt is just right meeting at the points of the vest collar. Terry is sporting his fingerless gloves and jeans with his usual sneakers.
There are no issues at all with the execution of the sculpt at all.
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Paint: I haven’t had any paint issues with Storm Collectibles figures. Even with the blend of red and white, there was no problems along the hat with the Fatal Fury logo or the sneakers.
His fingerless gloves were potentially the next challenging component, but they’re also fine with precise edge work on the glove lining.
Scale: Terry is typically drawn taller than his brother, Andy, and around the same height as his pal, Joe. And I’m still waiting for Storm Collectibles to knock them out at some point.
He’s as tall as Jin, but definitely towers over Ryu and Liu Kang.
Articulation: This is a category I never have to worry about with Storm Collectibles figures. They’re some of the absolutely best articulated figures at this or any other scale.
The best part is the engineering of the figures seems focused on allowing collectors to get the very specific fighting stances and moves achieved in the game with the figure. I didn’t have any problem hitting Terry’s moves. As always, use a little patience and you can pull off the moves.
Terry Bogard has:
- neck
- shoulders
- bicep
- elbows (double-jointed)
- torso
- waist
- hips
- thighs
- knees (double-jointed)
- ankles
Accessories: This is the category that takes a Storm Collectibles figure to the next level.
Terry has a slew of accessories to aid in pulling off his specials. The one mildly frustrating part of Terry’s accessories are the ponytails. He’s got four, but it’s split between two similar styles. It would have been cool if they were posed in different ways. They also have trouble staying plugged into the hole at the head. With that out of the way, let’s break down all the good stuff!
He’s got a smaller, angular translucent yellow wave for his basic Power Wave attack.
And he’s got a much taller and wider one for his Power Geyser special.
There’s also a translucent blue effect for his Burning Knuckle attack.
To mix up his expressions during the fights he’s got three alternate head sculpts.
First is a smiling portrait. He’s not showing teeth, but it’s a fitting relaxed expression that displays his good-natured attitude.
Next is a gritted teeth portrait for when he’s getting ticked off.
Finally, there’s a yelling sculpt that seems ideal for when he’s calling out his special moves.
Terry has an additional vest with a flared bottom. To put that on you’ll need to detach the arms. It’s not the kind of accessory that’s essential and I’d rather not mess around with swapping out the arms. I do wish SC included a hatless portrait with a separate hat so I could fully replicate his victory pose.
Worth It? Terry Bogard comes in at $94.99. That’s better than the usual Storm Collectibles figure with this many accessories. Seeing as how that’s the going rate for a SC figure, I don’t feel ripped off and appreciate not having to consider him a lost cause since he’s over $200.
Rating: 9.7 out of 10
The ponytails are weird with their loose attachments and a hatless head sculpt would have been great. This is a sensational figure and well worth getting into the King of Fighters Storm Collectibles line.
Where to Get It? Storm Collectibles figures are exclusively sold at Big Bad Toy Store. They’ve still got him in stock, but there’s no telling how long that will last.
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