(I've decided to start this blog with Saddam stroking a rubber phallus, yes it is very necessary.)
With South Park's many seasons, there
are many memorable characters but almost none more memorable than
Satan. We were introduced very early in the series to Jesus, who had
given up on his pilgrimage to travel the world and free mankind of
their sins and took a prime time slot on Park County Public Access
and occasionally fight Santa Claus in an officially sanctioned boxing
match for supremacy over the Christmas holidays. Satan on the other
hand was introduced to us as lord of the underworld, master of all
sinners and......subservient boyfriend to Saddam Hussein? BRILLIANT!
I mean say what you will about Trey Parker and Matt Stone, but those
men are geniuses. They honestly said that the show doesn't pull it's
punches when it comes to religion, and that goes for all religions
equally. Throughout the show's run (and might I add it's still
running and just as funny as ever), Saddam and Satan have had their
share of lover's quarrels eventually leading to the demise of Saddam.
But it's OK, he suffers a fate worse than death......being dragged
off by a group of rabbid Mormons.
(suck on that)
Mezco's line of South Park figures are
great, but limited places to buy them leaves fans feeling left out.
It's not till recent history that Toys R Us decided in a bold move to
start carrying them in their physical stores, which has led Mezco to
do a general re-issue of the line. The first thing to know is the
figures aren't in any particular scale. Satan here stands roughly 6
inches tall at the top of the horns but then again so does most of
the adult characters in the line ( ie- Chef, Mrs Cartman, Officer
Barbrady). In the cartoon, Satan towers over every character and
probably should have been a deluxe figure but I'm sure budget
constraints as well as limited retail support led to the size problem
I'm left with here. To be honest, Satan is the only figure I own from
the South Park line and I wouldn't own it today if I hadn't seen it
on the counter of a smoke shop at the flea market that was selling
McFarlane Toys and other adult collectibles.
(Is it just me or does Satan has some big ol' John Goodman sized bitch tits? Just look at them, I dare you not to!)
The figure isn't bad at all outside of
the size issue. The matte paint on the figure really harkens back to
the construction paper style of the show. The dark lord is only
articulated at a pivot joint at the shoulders which is fine since
most visuals from the show are of him from the waist up. The sculpt
of the figure is perfect, not a single flaw I can tell. The sculpt is
identical to the visuals of the show. I'm not sure if Mezco is
planning a re-issue of this figure at the moment, so I would suggest
tracking it down on eBay or at your local collectible toy or comic
book store if you're interested.
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