Jada Toys Ultra Street Fighter II Zangief

In 1987, a little game called Street Fighter was released in the arcades, it was clunky, boring, extremely difficult and was quickly forgotten about. 3 years later in 1991, Capcom released the sequel, however, unlike the first game, this game became a hit with it's refined fighting mechanics, a selection of 8 playable characters with unique gameplay styles, detailed sprites and backgrounds and memorable music composed by the legendary Yoko Shinomura.

Street Fighter II was a massive success. The game could be found anywhere (even places like laundromats and bakeries had a SFII cabinet), elementary school kids spent their lunch money on the game, high school and college kids were skipping classes to play it, there were lines outside arcades to play it, it spawned tons of other fighting game franchises, there were movies and TV shows, etc. Eventually Capcom would release multiple revisions of the game that would add new features such as new playable characters and increased speed.

One of the original 8 playable characters is Zangief, a professional wrestler from the USSR. He entered the tournament to prove that the Soviet Union is the strongest country. During his spare time, he wrestles wild bears for fun, which is how he got his scars. You may also recognize him from the 2012 Disney film "Wreck-It Ralph", attending a bad guy meeting despite not being a bad guy in the games.

In this review i'm gonna be talking about Jada Toys' action figure of the Russian bear wrestler.

Paint/Sculpt: 4.5/5

The sculptwork is really well done. It's a bit more cartoony than how he looks in the games, but it's still recognizable and looks like the character. All the scars are there, there's even textured detail on the shoe soles, the chest hair is extremely well done.

The paint work is also well done, however there is a bit of messy paint on the yelling mouth, but it's not super noticable.

Articulation: 5/5

For such a big figure, he's super articulated. The Red Cyclone has a double ball jointed head, a ball joint at the bottom of the neck, ball jointed butterfly joints, hinged shoulders, bicep swivels, double jointed elbows, hinged/swivel wrist joints, ball jointed diaphragm and waist, ball jointed hips, thigh swivels, double jointed knees, boot swivels, hinged/swivel ankles and hinged toe joints

His articulation is simple, but very well done. The articulation allows for all kinds of wrestling poses, and he poses extremely well despite being a big, bulky figure.

Accessories: 5/5

He comes with 2 alternate faces (neutral and yelling), 4 alternate regular hands, 1 green hand and a banishing fist effect

I think the only things he needs are a second green hand, a teeth gritting face and some pointing fingers for his victory pose, but we will probably get them with a exclusive deluxe repaint.

Value: 5/5

He only cost me $35! Considering that Hasbro are raising their prices of their normal size figures to $30, $35 for a figure this big with a good spread of accessories and good articulation is a steal

Overall: 19.5/20

Once again, Jada Toys has done an excellent job. Their figures are superb, and Zangief is no exception

He's a really awesome figure, and a must have for any Street Fighter fan, or if you just want a good action figure. Even if you're a Wreck-It Ralph fan you might want to pick this figure up.