Dungeons & Dragons Warduke and Grimsword NECA Ultimate Action Figure Review
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- I wasn't really into the vintage LJN Dungeons and Dragons toyline, but good designs are good designs. I couldn't pass up on NECA's modernization of those looks with their Ultimate Warduke and Grimsword!
00:00 Intro
01:15 Grimsword
04:42 Warduke
08:29 Grimsword Articulation
09:58 Warduke Articulation
10:43 Grimsword Accessories
12:12 Warduke Accessories
14:51 Size and Comparisons
15:28 Which is Better??
16:38 Outro
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Okay, even though I fine tooth combed the intro about 25 times I STILL missed the fact I typed a 2 instead of a 3 for the price. I was too focused on the complicated and not on the simple. The MSRP is $34.99.
Cool use of adding titles in between the packages. I thought that was slick
I was gonna use a screenshot and show Target so they can price match.
I placed my perorder for Warduke, the figure I've been waiting for since I moved out of my mom's house 40years ago, on new years eve '21, at the time it said it would release in April '22, and since April every time the calendar hits a new month so does the "release date". A touch frustrating but all things considered, A) I love BBTS B) the supply chain breakdowns aren't "really" anybody's fault (I know I know shhh) C) I've been waiting 40years another few days/weeks/months ain't gonna kill me D) Besides Maybe a Storm Shadow that I never could get, the OG Warduke was the coolest action figure (not 1 1/4 scale) I ever saw as a (smaller) kid. Sometime very soon it will be mine and that makes me almost giddy
Dude! We’re living parallel lives. All of the above. He was the coolest toy I had as a kid. 😂
We had all four. These are a blast from the past. I'm very excited to get them, and I want as many D&D figures as they and Hasbro will make.
I don't like to do preorders for this very reason. but I've been watching the Warduke release for about as long as you. right now I'm seeing February as the release date but we shall see.
Same here. My buddy and I preordered at BBTS in September of ‘21 and every month after March of 22 I kept seeing his release date change.
I got mine. My only complaint is shield is too big
Warduke was my favorite figure as a kid.
Ugh, I can't wait for my Warduke to arrive. Hurry up BBTS!!
They both look great and I can see Grimsword being an awesome Cobra member
This is metal. We need medieval G.I.Joe.
I thought these were NEVER going to be released! I've been watching Warduke online, and they've been adding a week to the release date every single week for many months. It's been crazy!
I opened mine a couple days ago. Despite the fact that I'm already a big Neca fan, I'm still blown away by how much detail, paint & accessories they packed into these things for the price. The OG toy line was a little before my time, but I'm still all in on these. Great review!
Yeah, this is one of those toylines that should have been right in my wheelhouse as a kid, but I somehow missed it. Probably a case of my parents going "we already buy you too much other stuff".....and they did, haha. Making up for it now.
@@TheFwoosh I had them. It's a blast from the past to see these. I'm eagerly waiting them and the other two. We had all four as originals.
The design of Warduke is so cool it has the same appeal to people as Boba Fett did for the same reason.
Warduke is like D n Ds Boba Fett 😉🙌🙌🔥
I know Neca is continuing the 80's toy line, but I'm hoping they also make other well known D&D characters such as Lord Soth and Count Strahd von Zarovich.
Rastlin is a must for this collection.
Sigh could be a very remolded grimaword
These are must haves for me, still waiting on my pre orders. I had both of these LJN figures as a kid, and these look almost spot on. Just fantastic.
NECA makes damn amazing figures, I hope they continue to diversify the licenses they make. They used to have much greater variety but they've been so limited of late.
I’ve been waiting for these for decades! Great review!
Warduke is a must have!!
Love that robo has been tinkering with the after effects. Good shit my man.
Yeah, been sprucing things up a bit, actually learning the software I've been using for years.
These figures look fantastic! I can't wait for Strongheart and Zarak!
I got these just a few days ago, love them and I hope they keep going with other famous characters from D&D like a Soth, Blackstaff, Elminster, Drizzt, Raistlin, Vecna etc....
These are going to look sick on my Mythic Legions shelf. Great review!
Totally gonna size these up with my mythic legions , Conan and that 1/12 red Sonya when she finally drops , if neca drops some actual monsters and dragons I'm so down for all of this line
Good review 👍🏼👍🏼. Definitely picking up Warduke.
Had these for about 3 weeks already and they are pretty much my favorite neca figures i own besides predator. great review and hope you do some gi joe classified reviews soon 😂
I’m so excited for these, they will look perfect along with Mythic Legions! Great review 👍
Putting those effects abilities to great use!!! awesome video as always
Haha, yeah, like I said, trying to not go overboard, just having some fun.
Great review. Very thorough. I absolutely love the way you have links to online stores to purchase these from, with the cost of the product, and the shipping. That is the first time I have seen this feature to scroll through to easily compare, instead of going from site to site. Nicely done. And, I still have my childhood warduke. I remember buying him at toys r us. It was the only d and d figure I ever bought. I had to have him because he was so cool. I purchased it with the buck rogers bad guy fighter. It stands out in my memory because I went in alone to buy toys, and I didn’t have enough money. A lady in line behind me paid the difference. Nearly 40 years later, I remember the embarrassment, not having enough money. But, the generosity of that woman. Is why I remember this purchase so vividly.
I got a warduke figure from a garage sale 40 years ago. It was my all time favorite action figure. It was super rough, with zero weapons with him, but I loved him. Thanks for this amazing stroll down memory lane.
These are high quality and an obvious labor of love. I am getting both right now.
These two figures are exactly what I wanted the cartoon characters to look like, it's also how I would hope future releases from other realms would look. I would be over the moon for a Sturm Brightblade or Raistlin figure in these stylings.
Raistlin and Dragonlance figures would be awesome.
Warduke is the Boba Fett of the D&D line
A lot of love were put into these, can't wait to get Warduke who I had as a kid
It's a good day when Robo posts!
Excellent review, Robo!
Ooh, really liked the little editing changes like the going into camera perspective. Also glad you mentioned the insert background art, with Neca figures they make for some nice backdrops in photos.
As you said at the start these look interesting from an action figure perspective, they're the pure embodiment of 80's fantasy designs, in fact at first glance when they were announced I didn't realize Warduke was a villain, and even now I find it weird to think of him that way. I can greatly admire them from a distance, but I'm not going to collect this line.
With things being what they are in the collecting world today I don't do too much branching out with new lines, I did that in 2021 with the Classified series and even as great as they are, I had many occasions where I debated how much further I'd go into it. In 2022 I tried that a little more with a handful of figures from other properties and companies, just to get a feel for them and try out some new things, but I ended up selling most of them before the end of last year because I simply wasn't attached enough to those properties, and that's the same with these figures.
Neca got me into collecting way back when, but these days I stick mainly to their horror releases. I grew up on Universal monster films and can't wait for all those offerings, and I just got their 40th Anniversary Creepshow figure which filled me with joy. It's just a simple but fun ghoul type character who feels just as at home with 80's horror characters as he does Scooby Doo, a perfect scary yet goofy figure full of character.
Either way, I'm glad that Neca has continually evolved with time and has been constantly branching out with various properties and licenses, each appealing to different people in different ways, and I look forward to seeing where this D&D line goes.
This is for me, one of the best action figures of all times. I love it!
A long time ago, I bought a figure of this character in a street market, without even knowing who it was.
In Mexico role-playing games were not very popular in those years, I bought it just because I liked the character, I still have it.
Some time later I found out that it was Warduke from "Dungeons and Dragons".
I recently saw that it had gone on sale relaunched by Neca, and I immediately decided that I would look for it.
Last week, I saw it live in a department store and bought it without much thought.
It is a wonderful figure, beautiful.
My collection sector is Batman, basically, but this Warduke brings back many beautiful memories and is awesome figure.
Congratulations on your channel.
That War duke is amazing!
I don't know anything about these characters, but I'd like to get them eventually
I had both the original Warduke and the original Grim Sword as a kid. Loved both of them! I definitely plan on collecting these!
Ok, your review sold me on Warduke. I had the LJN figs and the Fortress of Fangs that fell victim to the dreaded yard sale when I was older.
Excellent topshelf review 👏 Warduke has always reminded me of boba fett/DeathStroke of the D&D universe!! Looking forward to getting both and other neca D&D figures !
I've had both of these on preorder for what feels like forever lol. I can't wait to get them.
Just got my alert today, that they are on their way.
man these are some quality figures i dont know anything about dungeons and dragons but these are amazing!
I'm in for all these new D&D figures coming out!
I think the next Fwoosh shirt should be an action figure doing the splits and the quote "Better than a lot of Spider-Mans"
Had both these guys as LJN figures-I’d I find these guys in the wild there will be no hesitation-love ‘em
Laughin jokin numbnuts
Uhh what? Your nuts are numb? My condolences dude. Good luck with that.
It feel s like I’ve been waiting for ever for warduke.
Let’s hope they continue the line! Great review as always!❤
Really though. I wanna see 10+ waves!
Ordered these 2 years ago.... still haven't heard anything or seen them in the wild. Glad to see some folks are getting them at least. I'll never pre-order anything from Neca again.
Snake girdle is all the rage in this years fashion to keep all of your extra bits hidden to give you the evil knight silhouette that will turn the heads of all the adventurers.
Excellent review
I have no attachment to D&D or these characters but I'll probably get these just because the look like awesome action figures! Great review!
No one reviews toys quite the way you do. I was not going to pick up these two (or at best only pick up Warduke), but I want both of them now.
I preordered one of each, now i have to get another set just to open, they look way to good!
I dig that leveled up editing ;)
Thanks for noticing, it's made doing these a whole lot more fun.
Warduke ohhh man had him in the early 80's w/ Nightmare 🐎 🐴 brings back memories. Looks fantastic on pre-order will display at the foot of PCS D&D Klauth / Red Dragon statue.....can't wait.
I preordered these a long time ago when the ship date was April 2022 at EE. Then ended up canceling them in the fall.
After watching this and finally seeing them I have reordered them... they look great.
Pretty awesome! Definitely picking up Warduke and fudging him in with my new D&D figures!
Seeing these in your review makes me wish Neca had the entire D&D cartoon line.
The editing 😳✨
Thank you, I appreciate that!
@@TheFwoosh of course np
Great video Had both LJN figures as a kid. Warduke was always my favourite. Was really hoping that they'd do the cartoon characters in this style Hank vs Warduke would look cool.
Loved the Napolean Dynamite reference
Gotta slip those in when I can, hehe.
Awesome video 👍ima forsure get these 2 figures
I had those guys always fighting my Joe’s especially after the movie came out and there was that sci-fi angle
I remember Grimsword was quite the peg warmer at my local 'Kiddie Kity' back in the day. I have Warduke and his steed Nightmare still. Hope NECA continues with other LJN figures, and do not be afraid to try some monsters. Either that or hope Hasbro gets to more. I have the Gelatinous Cube that just came out, and hope for more.
Ironically an original LJN Grimsword complete in good condition goes for a lot of money now. It’s one of the more sought after figures from the original line.
These look great! I was born in the 90's, but these give me a nostalgic feeling for some reason lol
For some reason grimsword reminds me of a supernaturals figure
@@waleslandofdragons8842 great callback! He does remind me a little of burnheart from the supernaturals line!
Dope review!
Those are excellent figures might have to pick them up
I was on the fence with Grimsword and now wish I had pre-ordered him as well.
*"Hey, I like snakes"* hahaha You said it. Warduke is always going to be Warduke. But it would definitely suck to be stuck between a Warduke & a Grimsword.
Wow the intro camera zoom is pretty sick.
These figures are so awesome what online shop has those?awesome video.
Action figures have progressed beyond my imagination
Warduke did pop up in one episode of the cartoon, so the size thing with Hank fits I think.
I had Warduke back in the day, and the big orc and the barbarian giant, and the Paladin. They were great accoutrement to my He-Man set.
I remember having a Warduke figure when I was a kid, and I knew from the packaging that he was from D&D, but the only experience I had with it was the cartoon, so I was confused. Still, I always loved the figure and when I saw NECA was making a new version, I had to jump on it. Been waiting a while, and still waiting, but it looks like it will be worth the wait.
We had all four. These are a blast from the past. I can't wait to get them.
YES! Grimsword WOULD pursue you like Jason Vorhees, he even has the hockey mask styling to his helmet, I didn't see it until Robo pointed it out.
I had war Duke as a child..go 40 years ago..a smaller scale..but he was one of my very faves..go pacers
Yes Amok Time was one of the first online retailers to get these in. They sold out last week of the set of 2 for Warduke/Grimsword the. They were on back order for a late March release but recently Received more cases of them today so they are back in stock.
Man I'm not into D&D at all but I kinda NEED that Grimsword to just loom ominously on my shelf.
awesome review!!!🙂👍🤙🤟✌
That Warduke is awesome!
I wanted these last year just as awesome fantasy figures or tokusatsu villains. Like you, I decided to leave it to fate (after having a page open for months). *But...* these look so much prettier than I thought they would! Articulation's fairly limited (and for no real reason with Warduke), but they look great as menacing bad guys. Scale might be too big for tokusatsu villains (unless there's gonna be a lot of crotch punches), but they'd make decent sword and sorcery villains for Spawn and DC characters. Still gonna leave it to fate, but Grimsword's got me very tempted.
Yeah, going back, Warduke's elbows could have had more range to them.
Grimsword looks like a combatant Cobra Commander would enjoy watching him skewer victims in the arena of sport. Yessss Grimsssword! Ssslice off hiss head!
These will be mine soon enough.... Hopefully.... C'mon EE, send me that shipment e-mail....
These figures look amazing, Fwooshcast showed it & so did this. I can't wait to get my grubby little mitts on these figures!
Warduke looks so funky, he may be the one D&D figure I'd get. His whole aesthetic is that RPG running joke about outfitting a character with wildly mismatched armor and accessories, but you don't care because the stat benefits are too good.
Style points.
I had a Warduke fig as a kid I loved it.
I’ve been waiting for Warduke for near a year! I am just excited to get him now that he’s most likely going to be released.
Grimsword, I am not sold on yet. If I see him in stores and have the funds, I may get him.
I want Warduke to fight He-Man! It’s been something I’ve wanted since I was a kid and had the LJN figure that could fight Joes rather than MOTU.
The battle commences soon! Warduke vs. Masterverse He-Man!!!!
I need these figures in my life.
I’m especially interested to see how this incredible looking Warduke stacks up next to my Alvis Underground custom (still one of my most expensive but very favourite purchases ever)
Also loving how these figures seem to be based on the original figures card art (which IMO was far better than the modern illustrations, which are still pretty good)
Yeah I would like to see that too
Damn you Beardy I was debating on getting Warduke now I want both; where did you get the package deal for both
Robo : "Dungeons and Dragons comes out in January"
BBTS: "nah I think we'll give it a month or two"
What kind of power tool did you use to make the flames 🔥 fit on Warduke’s sword 🗡?
Does this War duke keep his leg attached? Both he and Strongheart had the issue of leg detachment after minimal use. But I got them for very cheap back in the 80s so not complaining..
These guys are amazing
I think I now need a Warduke. Damn u Robbo
Hey, I don't make the toys awesome, that's on NECA. I just play with them.
@@TheFwoosh I do wonder how they may look going up against super7 king Conan
I have a growing appreciation for NECA figures. Despite limited articulation, they have incredible attention to detail, in the sculpt, the paint, and their inclusion of accessories. Warduke and The Defenders of the Earth Ming, with the AWESOME soft goods cape and incredible paint etc.most likely make them my top two favorite figures. (and I've paid DOUBLE for others that aren't nearly as good, just because I WANTED them...)
(Oh, and I like that Warduke is somewhat ambiguous in his nature, so I could use him with both heroes and villians).
Neca out here taking all my money
I owned Warduck vintage in 85,i was 5 years old
Does anyone know if these guys are internet only or whether they will be sold at Target/Walmart? Thanks!
Can they double-hand any of the swords?
I hope they remake that golden dragon that came with the original line
They're a good addition to any Mythic Legions line or with Mezco's Conan and Death Dealer.
Where did you buy these figures?
Ok, just got mine, and I have a question. How do you warm it up? I ask because knowing and feeling the more brittle nature of this plastic, and the coloring that is more inclined to come off, I have concerns. For added context, my Warduke has just arrived, but nothing fits into anything, and I am concerned I'll break something.
Snakes are awesome.