Sometimes, the figures that people don't want are the ones that becomes rare. That is so true in the case of this SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Diend. I got a few emails where they can get Kamen Rider Diend from those who have started collecting the SH Figuarts line. Unfortunately, he may not be available anymore in their region. There are valid reasons why Diend was part of the last items on their list. I'll be discussing that in a few. Lucky for me I got this toy together with Decade a couple of months ago and I have forgotten to open this one up just to check for myself how he actually looks like.
Diend's paint scheme is dominanatly Cyan and black. Just like decade, Diend has has the card slot design that is (maybe for me) looks better that of Decade's. Onore Pinku? It is another fact that he is one of those riders who didn't use the belt as a henshin device so we have just a Decade driver-looking belt but it has Diend's logo on it. Articulation points are the same as any SH Figuarts toy that came alongside Diend but the main hindrance would be on the shoulder pads as these are too close to the torso and in most reports, somehow scratching the surface.
It came with six hands and a Diend Driver. There is nothing spectacular about the sculpt on the hands - these are bulky, unpainted and look like your typical rubber gloves. The bland aesthetics continues on with the Diend driver, again nothing out of the ordinary. It doesn't move or have an extra Diend driver that is shorter than the other, just like what they did with Ixa. Finally, there is a printed card board with a set of cards which you can cut out to make him hold these and put him on a summoning pose.
Maybe the figure is almost show accurate with the nice helmet sculpt, the grill/card design. Maybe on a stand he looks regal, but the playability of Diend and what you get in the box, sadly makes him a so-so figure.That is why he was easily a miss to starting collectors making him hard to find nowadays.
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