THIRTY SEVEN DOLLS #19: Shredder As Dracula

I was LOOKING for a different vampire.

In an at-the-time fruitless (about to be fruited in a matter of hours) search for a numerically-inclined vampire, I ran across Shredder as Dracula, a figure I expected to have to skip.

You see, whether it was a tariff thing or a weirdness or whatever, after appearing at one of the conventions in the Feb/March range and looking drop-dead gorgeous, Shredrac went up for preorder at about ten bucks above Traditional NECA Price, and Traditional NECA Price is the maximum I’m willing to spend on nearly every NECA.

So when I saw him at Local Retailer for Traditional NECA Price, well, this whole damn blog is a testament to my poor impulse control, so if you’re surprised…

Anyway, it’s basically a 40/60 mashup of Shredder and Dracula elements as a figure, 50/50 as a package because all three heads are more Shredder than Dracula but you can only use one at a time. Three sets of hands, two rats, a jug, and a very cool Dead Turtle Candlestick (or live turtle candlestick, I guess - the choice is yours as to lore). Cloth cape (not wired) and just a really slick armor design that clicks with me.

On top of that, double elbows and knees! Now, he does have a thick skirt around his waist and weird hip joints, so he won’t be sitting in any thrones or chairs, which is a shame, but given that NECA articulation runs the gamut from super-poseable to fucking statue, it’s still above average.

I’ll be honest, I’ve been kind of trying to plow through the Stack Of Stuff to reach a point of clear before my impending vacation, so I didn’t do anything clever or fancy here. Just a gotem glamour shot.