A different version of the character was sold in resin quite a few times, but the Void Mothman Monstor is its PVC debut. And brother, is it a deal. It's a big, beefy figure with three alternate heads. The spider head has four sides of faces - sure, there are only two of them, but it's pretty amazing all the same. You get wings, you get open and closed claw hands, andit matches numerous similar figures from over the years like the matching Void Zulloid and the Vector Jump Nobody Knight from way back in 2017. The Standard version (brown) would debut just a week later at LegionsCon, but this guy is particularly striking because the black plastic and red eyes make it look like many illustrations of the cryptozoological being Mothman.
Despite Glyos existing primarily as a universal standard for swappable parts between figure lines, all parts are not created equal. The GodBeast figures typically have fists with pegs sticking out into the forearms, while a lot of other makers do the opposite. You can't put a Monstor hand on Pheyden, but you can use one of the six included switch pins to put a Pheyden hand on a Monstor. Despite the figure's initially simple appearance, you might quickly find it loaded with just enough detail for the inevitable dozens and dozens of possible repaints. If we don't see it in Mothra, Purple People Eater, Mugato, and Easter Bunny colors I will be disappointed. Presumably it might some day be colored like the Gargantuas or Cookie Monster. There's every reason in the world to color it nearly any imaginable way, which is going to be good for future releases from Funkatello: Son of The GodBeast.
The body construction is similar to that of Kabuto Mushi and the Zulloid, allowing for a lot of easy part-swapping between the figures. Each arm is three segments, as is each leg. You can swap out the newfangled claw hands for old-school closed claw hands that feature Glyos sockets in either side. As far as I can tell, each hand seems to be the same sculpt. The glittery clear plastic makes it very hard to track specific landmarks, but if they're not literally the same part they must be very close. The feet are also similar, but the toe beans have details that seem slightly different.
The body sculpt is sort of hairy and fluffy, but also scaly if you look at it right. With the right metallic paints I'm sure you could use this for any of a number of monsters, or monster suits. By popping off the monster head for a human-sized head with smaller hands, it looks like the kind of figure you use to scare off some meddling kids. Textures are consistent throughout, with a backpack hole so you can mount your optional moth wings. All the parts tend to pop in without too much of a fight, although I did have to struggle the slightest bit on the wings. The heads, hands, and everything else pop apart with ease.
Thanks to the color, you might not realize that the torso has six-pack abs. These will likely be highlighted with paint on future releases.
The figure has three heads, and by default is packaged with the Monstor noggin. It has a horn and one big red eye on one side, with two small eyes on the other side. There are no mouths or ears, but you can see some breaks in the fur pattern where one could conceivably decorate it with drool or something indicating blood or other details to fudge one. The red eye matches the aforemention Mothman art, with a horn that is textured similarly to the claws. It's a great fit, and it reminds me the slightest bit of the Mugato.
The second head is the Mothman head, which is kind of brilliant. On one side you have big red eyes and a little tiny mouth, sort of like Mothra. The fluff is consistent with the body, and there are sculpted ridges in the ears sort of like on a moth. Flip it around and you get a bunny face with a nose, eyes, ears, and even a little mouth. The very specific lines highlighting the various elements seem very much like the work of (or inspired by) Onell Design's Matt Doughty, and I did not catch if he did any work on this guy. If he didn't, it's similar to his style minus the grooves not being super deep.
The third head is a Spider or Tarantula, and it's really neat. If you like many faces, or Man-E-Faces, you'll be impressed that it has eight eyes. The opposing sides are pretty much identical, with fangs and/or chelicera. It really looks out of this world, and would look great on other figures if the neck allowed for it. I tried putting it on the new Infinite Pheyden body but the head is too wide to actually plug in. Most Glyos heads can fit on the Monstar body, except for things with big overhangs like the Sectavorian bug head or the massive Manglomortis noggin. But nearly anything you grab from Onell Design or some of the smaller The Outer Space Men figures should fit easily for whatever customs you have planned.
I was on the fence about the "preview" version, but went for it because the Mothman deco was just a little too perfect. I'll probably buy a few more colorways, mostly as an excuse to have each head on display in some form or another. The previous resin figure is excellent and hope to see these colors in PVC some day. People with a big Glyos collection will have fun mixing and matching parts with other figures, and for $22 you get a lot of big chunky pieces. If you have a shot at this figure, I'd recommend it for Glyos fans and the Glyos-curious. There's enough going on here that it serves as a good demo of what you can do with these figures.
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