McFarlane Toys Halo Reach Series 2 - Kat Action Figure Cyan

 (7 customer reviews)

Since I don't have an Xbox 360, I decided to get the Halo: Reach action figures instead of the game. I had bought two action figures: A white Spartan CQC, and this one.

Kat will do for anyone who just wants a Spartan or a member of Noble Team. However, for people anticipating the same quality that McFarlane is famous for, get something else. Firstly, instead of making a smaller torso for a female character, they kept the same torso size of all of the other Spartans. This causes Kat to look very disproportionate. Next, Mine had two right feet instead of a right foot and a left foot. This only slightly limited posability; however, the combination of the bottom part of her legs being bent back, and the legs themselves being tight (the legs popped off TWICE when I tried to get her to sit down) greatly limits playability, and what positions she can be in.

I'm being nice and giving it a three out of five since the upper body (besides the visor) was better crafted than...Read more

Wow, McFarlane's reverting to type. This action figure has even less articulation than the regular ones, one wrist doesn't bend, nor do the toes (which is frusting enough on its own but when you get one like mine where the feet are swapped left and right...it makes it difficult to pose her)In addition, the paint is..lacking. There are whole portions of her arm (the robot one) that are primed for paint but aren't given the silver coat to finish them off. Even the connection joint of the robot arm to her suit is sculpted, but its not painted, leaving it dull and black. By contrast her armor is very clearly cast in that color rather than painted, namely because it's SO bright on all the pieces that it shows through even the black paint. While this leaves her very vibrant, it detracts from the immense detail of the sculpt, which is, like all McFarlane pieces, quite detailed and accurate. This creates another issue however with her arm. In making it skeletal like the...Read more

I'll start by pointing out that I'm a 16-year-old collector, and I have multiple Halo: Reach figures, so I know what's good and what isn't. First, the bad parts.
1. The legs don't bend enough as other spartans
2. No toe articulation
3. Doesn't grip magnum perfectly

Now, for the good parts:
1. Amazing Detail
2. Pretty durable
3. Very good color application
4. Pretty good articulation everywhere besides the knees and toes
5. Very accurate
6. Holds magnum well enough
7. In-scale
8. Very accurate
9. Great character

All in all, this is a pretty great figure and you shouldn't worry if you should buy it or not; I doubt you'll be disappointed.