Star Wars 2011 CW51
Eeth Koth
Continuing my quest to defeat my inate laziness and end the backlog hanging over my head, here’s another late review of a Star Wars figure. I’ve done the Snow Bunny Padme, Cad Bane, and Mace Windu. Now here’s number 51 in the 2011 Clone Wars series, Eeth Koth.
Eeth Koth was a Zabrak Jedi Master, and appeared in last year’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode, “Grievous Intrigue”. It wasn’t really one of the most remarkable episodes, but none of them are really bad so it’s worth watching. Plus, this one has a lightsaber duel between Grevious and Obiwan Kenobi, and those are always fun. Here’s a synopsis:
“Eeth Koth is captured by General Grievous. The Jedi Master’s cruiser is attacked and boarded by the Separatist general. As a member of Zabrak species, Koth has a remarkable endurance for pain, a trait that may help him withstand the cruel treatment he undergoes as Grievous’ hostage.”
A Zabrak is an alien that is close to “baseline humanoid”, but with vestigial horns and varying skin tones. Because they evolved in a harsh environment, they tend to be hardy, independent, and single-minded. The males of the species also tend to get facial tattoos once they reach adulthood. Apparently, Darth Maul is a Zabrak, as is Maris Brood from the Force Unleashed video game. Both of those characters look much better than Eeth Koth, here.
Koth has got the normal assortment of gear that comes with a Jedi figure; lightsaber, stand, dice and the requisite Galactic Battles card. It’s all neatly packaged in a carded blister pack, yadda yadda yadda.
The figure is close enough to the cartoon to satisfy, but nothing in the design really strikes me as great. He’s sort of like a stock Jedi that you’d have in the background, an extra that you could kill of randomly to up the tension.
“We’ve lost contact with General Koth’s battalion, sir! But it’s ok! This way we can bring some more of the important people in! I’ll radio General Yoda!”
This, funnily enough, is exactly what his role was in the movies. He bought the farm when his gunship went down during the Battle of Geonosis in “Attack of the Clones,” but he apparently got a 1up from Lord Lucas and narrowly escaped death through some amazingly unlikely turn of events. It’s right out of a comic book. Or a soap opera. Brain transplant, anyone?
His articulation is par for course for the Star Wars line, meaning that while he has acceptable arm articulation (swivel-hinges for shoulders and elbows, swivel wrists), he sucks ass below the waist. He’s basically just 4 swivels down there, meaning he’s no match for Mace Windu in a duel. ‘Cause you know, footwork is everything when you’re lightsabering through those slick spaceship corridors.
Still, I would recommend getting him (if you have Php 500.00 to spare), if only because universe building with Star Wars figures is so fun. There’s a tiny thrill in having an army of Jedi running across your desk, clashing with an army of droids. Sadly, I sold this sucker before I realized this fact. Now if I want to complete the series, I’ll have to find another one.
Insert facepalm here.
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