Revoltech has released a number of Disney properties, or Pixar properties, in the past. Stitch is part of the new Kaiyodo lineup of Movie Revos, and, I think, this is the first attempt by them to make a traditionally animated character. In the past Kaiyodo’s Revoltech tackled Toy Story‘s Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and some of the other Pixar characters. But this is the first Disney animated property that springs to mind, and hopefully it’s not the last.
This is a great figure and it leaves me wanting more classic characters from Disney, like Mickey and Donald.
Stitch is the cute little alien creature from the movie Lilo and Stitch, which is about a Hawaiian girl that comes across Stitch, adopts him, and gets involved in an intergalactic space episode. It’s a great movie and I watched it numerous times with my 2-year-old, and the film has earned a special place in my heart because of that.
The figure captures the character of Stitch perfectly. The sculpt, the scale, and the articulation all work together to make this an awesome toy with a ton of personality. Posing Stitch in just the right way results in some great moments, and when you pose him with other action figures you can create scenes that scream with personality. I personally have Stitch with the shades on and the snow cone in his hand as he looks awesome this way.
The articulation isn’t too shabby for a character with this design, and I mean the compact, almost super-deformed look. The Revoltech joint system is solid and allows for good posability. I have not had any problems with the joints breaking — yet. There are two sets of arms and one set has a standard hinge joint at the elbow. I personally like this set the best, but the other set does have value. If posed in the right way, the unarticulated set can make the figure look damn cute. The wrists and hands are interchangeable, but they are swivel peg joints. Ball joints would have been cool, but it might be a challenge to make them stable on the figure. There is a swivel waist, and the shoulders are ball joints. The back fin is detachable and attaches with a Revoltech ball-and-socket hinge joint.
The head articulation needs a section for itself because there is so much packed in. The head sits on a hinge that is embedded in the chest between the shoulder blades. The head is attached to this joint by a Revoltech ball-and-socket hinge. The head is made up of the jaw; ears attached with the ball-and-socket hinge; the roof of the mouth, attached with two ball-and-socket hinges; and two interchangeable skulls. The skulls attach to through the roof of the mouth to the jaw with a double ball-and-socket hinge that allows the skull to open above the roof of the mouth, exposing the teeth. It’s a cool feature as it allows you to pose the mouth baring teeth or just open. There are two antennae that attach with ball-and-socket hinge joints.
The figure comes with two sets of arms, two antennae, a back fin, two sets of hands, glasses, and a snow cone. It’s a log of stuff to keep track of, but everything is there to replicate Stitch as he was in the movie. He’s kind of like a Mr. Potato head in that you can mix and match parts at your leisure.
The figure is currently available at your favorite retailer and I can strongly recommend that you head out and pick one up today. You never know, they might get around to making a Lilo. And if they don’t, you can use Stitch in your Star Wars displays.
