I've been counting down the last ten days of 2014 with reviews of my top ten Glyos action figures. This review covers my favorite of Onell Design's robotic toys, the Advanced Phaseon.
The Advanced Phaseon (center) and Advanced Phaseon Mk II (right) are made of one Phaseon (left) in combination with one Hub Set (not shown). This makes the total number of parts in an Advanced Phaseon kit thirty one. An Advanced Phaseon effectively has ten points of articulation. No, there's no knee or elbow joints but dispite this limitation what articulation the figure does have is surprisingly expressive. The simple addition of the Hub Set parts to the shoulders makes a world of difference. Phaseons can be upgraded further using Phase Arm sets.
The look of the Phaseon and it's ugrades is that of an old-school space robot. They remind me of Robby the Robot and other such robots of yesteryear. The iconic look carries through even to today. My wife calls the Phaseons "Benders" and the allusion to the Futurama character is apt. Advanced Phaseon Mk II probably looks more like IG88 from Star Wars with it's less cylindrical body.
One of the best parts about the Phaseon is the versatility of the parts included. With their decidedly mechanical appearance, these toys work great for building weapons and vehicles for your other Glyos figures.
Probably my favorite thing about the Advanced Phaseon is how it towers over Onell's other characters. It doesn't look out of place with them but still works great alongside larger scale figures. They work perfectly with lines like Power Lords and ROBO Force. They wouldn't even look out of place as some random droid in a Star Wars display. I would definitely recommend the Advanced Phaseon highly to any action figure collector who may be considering getting into Glyos figures for the first time.
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