Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Action Figure - Lightning

My friend absolutely loved it, him being a fan of FF.

Play Arts Kai are great at making video game figures, when I first saw the package, it looked so cool that I didn't even want to open it and keep it in the display box but I had to examine Lightning and see what she was like when displayed.

It features two extra hands (closed and open), a stand for display in air and two weapons, her gunblade and in its sword form. At first the knee-joints are quite ugly to look at but you get over it and at least it means more articulation. She can move her arms, hands, head, waist, cape, legs, knees and even her foot. Great for many display poses. Her clothes, cape and shoulder pad has a nice rubber feel. It doesn't feel easily to break and her weapons are nicely detailed. The stand can be odd and awkward to use but its a nice feature to add when you want to pose.

Great figure that displays in my room and looks tall compared to my other figures. Good for collectors or figures to display. I feel like grabbing the other characters but I only got Lightning as she is my favourite character.

Nicely done features but she's taller than my Cloud :( But I suppose they had to make her sized proportionally to Odin, which I also have. She's just tall enough to hold Odin's blades. I liked the details put into her gunblade as well. Definitely recommended! Just have to put her further away from my playarts figures from other final fantasy series.

I must say that this figure has a lot to offer. Its not everything that I had expected but it does cover most of my expectations. It has good articulation points but her knee joints are kinda beyond noticeable but can be ignored with enough will power. Her hand changes are good and her gun and sword accessories are very cool. Easy to attach to open hand and the gun can be stored in back pouch. Very closely resembles her game counterpart. A great addition to any figurine collection. :)

Great detail, made from great materials and I love how you can move the joints around. This kind of action figure will last a life time and won't break that easily. It was surprising that you could change the hands and how Lightning has a sword to put in the socket behind her and a sword to hold infront of her.
Every dollar is worth it :)