SHfiguarts Kamen Rider W CycloneJokerExtreme

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A review of SHfiguarts Kamen Rider W CycloneJokerExtreme, or CJX for short.

CycloneJokerExtreme, or CJX, is basically Kamen Rider W’s ultimate form (excluding CycloneJokerGoldExtreme/CJGX). Unlike the other forms which use either Shotaro or Phillip’s body, CJX is a combination of both their bodies in a single entity. Designwise, CJX retains elements from CycloneJoker’s design. Which makes sense, since the henshin involves CJ pulling himself open via the silver strip in the centre of his body.

CJX has green, black and silver as his primary colors. The Doubledriver has been replaced by the Extreme Memory, which is really very well-sculpted and detailed here. They even made the effort to paint the red X at the top of the Memory, which is pretty impressive. Due to the nature of the actual costume’s design, Bandai used a different approach to recreate the transparentish effect for the silver parts. Instead of sculpting and painting it, the silver transparent parts are actually a layer of clear plastic over the silver sculpted inner details. Sure, it doesn’t recreate the whole prismish holographic look, but it sure looks pretty close when under lighting. Strangely, CJX actually looks thinner/slimmer than CJ, despite the actual costume looking fatter than CJ’s costume.

“Prism Bicker!”

CJX comes with his signature weapon(s), the Prism Bicker, which comprises of the sword and the shield. Although the Memories are molded in the Bicker’s Memory Slots, they’re not painted at all.

The sword and shield can be separated and wielded individually.

As usual, CJX comes with detailed bug eyes.

The sword itself’s pretty detailed too. Even the tiny red activation button’s painted.

An interesting thing to note is that the Joker half of CJX is actually matte, unlike CJ which had a glossy Joker half. Good effort there on Bandai’s part.

Now, here’s possibly an unwittingly useful point about CJX: his gripping hands can be used for gripping Hardboilder’s handlebars.

Neither Hardboilder nor CJ come with suitable handlebar-gripping hands, interestingly. Thankfully, CJX’s hands fit CJ perfectly, since they’re the same design and color.

Overall, W CJX’s an okay figure. Not particulary impressive or fun to pose with, but a likeable figure nonetheless. Oddly enough, CJX is shelfwarming across Asia at cheap prices.

 

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