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The box — and the original Silent Hill 2 — may call him “Red Pyramid Thing.” But in pop culture at large, he is Pyramid Head.
A character-specific delusion in the second game, he subsequently appeared in both live-action films, and several other crossover media, leaving an indelible impression. When most people think of Silent Hill, they generally imagine either him or a faceless nurse. It’s a wonder there haven’t been more action figures made of the guy so far, considering all the toys of Resident Evil that exist. Capcom has generally been savvier at marketing than Konami.
Pointed Expression
Now that Mezco has made him, however, they’ve set a standard few could hope to live up to. The One: 12 Collective Pyramid Head includes two different heads — one pointy, one scoopy, and the latter includes an inside filled with sculpted gore. Both have a bit of a “lip” on the back, hindering movement even though there’s a double-ball neck joint beneath. Mostly, he’s just gonna “look” straight ahead. Since he ‘s almost certainly blind, that makes a sort of sense.
He wears a tailored cloth smock over cloth pants. The smock has a tiny zipper on the back — it’s not clear if it actually works, but the risk of finding out seems bigger than maintaining the satisfaction of knowing it looks good as is. Both are off-white with faux dried bloodstains, and the smock has a wire in the hem for dramatic posing. His skin is a zombie-ish gray with a dark wash, and his white gloves — also bloodstained — really pop against the rotten arms. Like other figures in this style, he’s as fully poseable as the giant head allows.
He includes two major weapons: a spear and sword, the latter of which looks like half of a giant pair of scissors. They’re nicely rusty and corroded, and feature several blood splatter effects to add on for action scenes. The blood effects also include a waist clip splatter to make a victim look cut from behind, and one that wraps around a limb. They’ll fit most reasonably proportioned 6-inch figures.
He’s Pretty Cut
Pyramid Head stands a little taller than some other 6-inch figures, mainly because of the head. But his physique is more reasonable — that of a muscular human, rather than a superhero. (Not that he’s human, mind you, but he does come from a particular human’s psyche.)
If that were all, he’d impress. But there’s more, as some friends came along for the ride, namely nine large bugs, and a distorted and bloodstained mannequin torso. The torso sports four points of articulation, and even has holes in its feet for foot pegs, though it will stand by itself if posed right. It seems vaguely feminine in shape, but malformed enough to be anything, really.
As for the bugs, those legs feel a bit brittle, so take care. Some can stand on their hind legs; others not so much. They don’t really cling to things, so if you want them to swarm somebody, it’s a balancing act.
Chairmen of the Cardboard
Along with Pyramid Head, we got sent another Extreme Sets cardboard diorama. After seeing the review of the last one — a decaying hotel hallway — a friend pointed out how fun it was to see boys play with dollhouses, too. While a semi-fair comparison, since the original Barbie dream house was primarily a cardboard diorama, these wouldn’t be very fun for kids. Indeed, the outer box advises it’s not for them. Maybe if they’re super-careful, but these aren’t really designed to hold together through any kind of play.
The Sewer 2.0, unlike the hallway, doesn’t have a default configuration. It makes two arches, two bridge pieces, and four floor bits (two large, two small). Put them side by side any way you choose. Since the inside-arch pieces don’t quite align with the outside shell, I suggest sliding the larger floor pieces down the back of each arch (in the above image they are leaning on the outside; in the below one, slid inside). It fills in the arch and covers up the brown cardboard lip inside. Someone more elaborate at origami could maybe have made a fancier one-piece design, but so it goes. This is but a $44.99 set, after all. And unlike the huge hallway, should fit your personal space a bit more easily.
The aesthetic of the diorama goes the extra mile. It’s not just all decaying and water-damaged, but also sports graffiti and strange shadows. Though likely intended for a certain Turtle foursome, one might even suggest it could make anything creepy.
Sewer Safety
“Horror video game” feels closer to the vibe than “animated heroes,” but it may be all in the placement.
As of this writing, Entertainment Earth is sold out of the Mezco Pyramid Head, er, “Red Pyramid Thing.” They’ve been known to get some of these back in stock, so keep an eye out. For $100, this is a solid horror collectible that will stand out. If you’re hungry for Pyramid Thing, they do have a couple statues still.
The diorama is more for photographers, but at least with this one, due to the modularity, it can work for shelf displays too.
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