Ogre King (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Review

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Ogre King (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Review

Ogre King
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (LJN)Ah, ogres. Classic fantasy fare, they've graced the mythology of many a culture, and earned thousands of players that last chunk of XP to level up. And now I can have one on the shelf!
The first word that comes to mind is "bright". The olive green skin contrasts strongly with the bright blue armor, and the yellow highlights aren't helping. There's enough black and grey to break it up, though.
Sculpt mitigates this a bit, with the various armor bits sporting at least basic textures and the face looking very animated indeed. The paint is plenty tight, and overall, it's a decent if slightly cartoonish presentation.
While elbows and knees weren't popular in this line, the hips and shoulders are at least balljointed. Swivel neck, not surprising. The joints are actually pretty good still, at least on mine.
Accessories are a mixed blessing. While the belt/faulds fit nicely, the helmet is frustratingly loose and wobbly. Bit of poster putty solved that right quick. The shield is gorgeous, very pulp fantasy, the sword looks vicious and unlike any familiar style, and the mace is.... a mace. Plain but adequate. However, apart from the shield, the left hand doesn't want to hold anything for very long. The fingers just aren't curled enough. At least the mace fits nicely into that loop on his hip.
It's not impressive by modern standards, but slightly above average for the time. Better than the Battle-matic version in my opinion, simply by virtue of being more durable.