Toy Review: Sota Street Fighter E. Honda

The SOTA Street Fighter line started in 2004. It could have covered a lot of Street Fighter characters even the ones we hoped they would have from Street Fighter 1 to Third Strike. An example I wished they could have produced are Guy, Elena, Sean and Alex. Sadly and even SF IV. Sadly, they came up short of the names I mentioned then Neca continued with the franchise. At least Sota have managed to create the ones we've known so far and E. Honda was part of it. 

E stands for Edmond, E. Honda is an undefeated sumo wrestler choose to move on by finding other fighters worthy of his skill, thus he entered the Street Fighter tournament. Apart from that, E. Honda's passion to find other opponents was fueled by the mindset of the common that sumo isn't a real sport. Through Sodom's influence, E. Honda sought to bring sumo wrestling to a higher level of awareness. 

Packed in a flip-top box designSota after its wave 4 release brought in the Street Fighter Revolutions line which was not embraced by many SF fans. The Revolutions line figures were packed in a flip top box design which makes toy collectors like me to stow away cleanly on a cabinet. 

The Revolutions line has a bigger scale than of Sota's earlier SF releases. It was no surprise that on that scale, E. Honda was well articulated. Articulation points include double-ball-and-socket neck, balljointed shoulders, swivel biceps, hinged elbows, balljointed wrists, swivel waist, balljointed chest, balljointed hips, swivel thighs, double hinged knees, and balljointed ankles. Accessories include two extra hands with rounded jacks are replaced with sockets and an extra open-mouthed head. It also came with a game card, in my situation it was Elena.

Quality of the figure varies from each box as I was told. Some would report that the pupils are uneven, joints were easily broken.  Lastly, some say the joints are hard to swivel around. Mine, like I mentioned is very well articulated but the joints are too loose. For example, the torso legs and feet were so loose, it was difficult for me to make him stand up. I tried different variations just to make an awesome pic of him or at least how he moved in the game. Second the hindrance from his Gi makes it almost impossible to spread the legs evenly.

Though the sculpt is good and the paint apps are well detailed  and all the face paint on his face are crisp. Even the painted red thong is also hilarious. Only if you find your figure with tight articulation points then E. Honda is worth placing in your collection and it looks better than Neca's SF IV line.