The Super Crayboth Standard
has been years in the making - various "King Crayboth" concepts showed
up on the Onell Design blogs as teases here and there, so the debut of
this mold - along with 7 new and 1 rereleased standard Crayboth - was a
bit of a shock to the system, as well as the wallet. Never before have
this many new Crayboth figures been plopped at once, so it was
certainly another fast sell-through.
In case you missed it: New Kabuto Mushi figures tonight!!! First Instar Warrior & Instar Drone character release!!! Marty posted the full menu himself, so we're not going to archive it here.
The Glyan Glyaxia Standard is similar to the Glyaxia Command Elite
version from 2011, but different enough so that the untrained eye can
easily tell the difference. The yellow seems a tiny bit oranger, while
the blue seems quite similar but just a smidgen brighter.
In
the last three years, a lot has changed in the Glyos world overall -
new lines brought in a few more players, and actual licensed properties
now exist within its galaxies. Edition sizes haven't climbed much, but
a few newcomers give Onell Design a reason to go back to the well on
some styles. This one in particular was one of my favorites during the
first go-round, so having another shot at it was certainly nice. One
of the most obvious changes over the last few years was the increase of
pricing on most toys manufactured in China, leading to companies
changing how they do business.
It's yellow! The Mordles EGD Vinyl Figure
is another jumbo vinyl release - yes, another one - and it really
doesn't offer much new other than a creative deco. Which, let me tell
you, was enough. I love these jumbo guys and the Pac-Man-esque figure
goes great with the clear blue "ghost" Electra-Geists (sold separately).
A few years ago I was kicking around a similar idea for Crayboth
figures in ghost colors and a Syclodoc with yellow Pac-Man-esque helmet
deco... but this is better. It's great, I love it, and I'm glad they
did it.
The Crayboth Gryganull
is another painfully complex name to spell - how the Onell Design crew
come up with these titles is beyond my creative capacity, but I applaud
them for it. The colors reminded me of DX Callgrim Fragarian,
a 2012 release and (I believe) the most recent figure from that line
I've picked up. The colors don't match - but it certainly does carry
forward a Strawberry Shortcake sort of motif, or maybe it also recalls
some Japanese line I haven't seen yet. Regardless, Gryganull is paired
with the green Grellanym, which is basically its opposite. The two
starred in a really fun shooter game posted on Onell Design last May,
where you had the two little guys escaping a block base. Good times.