Memory Toys (Mety Toyz) CONDOTTIER KARGATH Action Figure Review

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

Seeing you so stoked about a figure is an awesome way to start the year, gives me a sense of hope for what's to come despite all the craziness.

[@ruski2376]

I can honestly see this figure being remodeled as Hulk from Thor Ragnarok

[@sical50]

Customizers already making these into hulks

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

McFarland, Hasbro are you watching? This is how you make collectible figures

[@Linkman247]

The biggest problem with the McFarlane Warcraft figure is they are a mishmash of character classes. Even if they were posed I think it would be more acceptable if they were of named characters like Thrall, Jaina, Arthas, etc.

[@danielbenjaminmesser6234]

Cool Orc but forget turning him into Hulk just too skinny…. Now this as a Frankenstein Monster custom sounds pretty epic!

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I agree. Everyone saying it could be hulk is nuts imo lol. He's way too lanky

[@slinkyG_13]

Mety / memory toys are great , the quality and the feel and weight on these orcs are absolutely phenomenal, the first red orc they made got me hooked . This is what an action figure should be imo. Mythic legions and mety toys will be my main action figure lines I will focus on . Great review!

[@wsugj]

I started buying 3rd party figures about a year ago and loving it. They are original figures and the prices are awesome for what you get.

[@JuKe6]

2025 literally just started and we already have a figure of the year contender.

[@Scurwesyn]

I see full splits no nuggets. Also I love he has tumbs up/down and poiting finger hands. You can do so much with such simple hand gestures.

[@FREKKI]

If they sold these as blank bodies I’d buy a few for sure. I might even get one of these as is.

[@eightbitmonk]

Great review, I was blown away when I got mine. This has me eagerly anticipating their next releases, the goblins, panda, tiger and TMNT figures.

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

I am not interested in Orcs one bit. But da**, this guy looks so gorgeous! If there ever was a good-looking Orc - this is it.

[@fortressmattimus3984]

I'm a huge fan of Mety. I've only gotten their original orc so far but I have a few of these currently en route. The first orc is one of my favorite figures in my collection and this new one looks even better. The complexion is more green, the armor looks closer to my preference. These are the perfect Blizzard orcs that I've been wanting for basically my entire life. In addition to that, they have some incredible looking stuff on the way. Just check out their Wonderfest display. They're making goblins, Taurens, more orcs. All kinds of fantasy stuff. They're just killing it. I hate to say it, but I'm slowly army building these out to replace my Mythic Legions stuff. They're that good. These orcs properly tower over ML humans. I still think the Legions orcs are fine, but Memory is making the orcs I want. The only problem with mixing these in is that they actually make the Legions ogres look too small now. I'd be curious to see Anthony review the Lingjihun Gypsy Danger as well. Same company, just different name to do their licensed stuff

[@Linkman247]

im wanting a Thrall based on his WCIII design.

[@nhyar]

You know there's a problem when third party companies are confident enough to send review samples to Anthony but Hasbro isn't lmao Man, these figures are great for both, fantasy-wow collectors and Marvel fans because they pretty much let you customize this guy as Hulk if you want to. Amazing purchase, you get so much value for your money.

[@spoogtastic]

Fits right into a world of Warcraft display. He looks tremendous.

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

Man, I'm freaking loving the rise of the Third Party Vendor! The more competition the better for us.

[@jonfranks9953]

im all in .. they make great figs for a great price

[@CrzBonKerz21]

Badass Orc! I may try to get one some day but as far as Warcraft figures I’ve been collecting more ‘main’ characters.

[@chaisrocha9853]

wonderful looking figure imagine having a wolverine that looks this nice

[@stevenwurtzbacher2968]

Pretty sure I saw full splits at 9:29 with no nuggets.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

True. Splits no nuggets

[@chillyinsummer]

Honestly im pretty sure me and most other customizers/collectors will definitely be buying this to have a good hulk figure..

[@LightHawkAlchemist]

Yeah, I'm loving the shiznit out of these Memory, Mety Toys figures, I've never been big on WOW but I'm buying these up like crazy

[@scolioreset]

I also draw a line with reused sculpts by third party, but this looks good indeed. A “Saurfang” from them would be great! “Kargath” (Bladefist) is the name of the Orc from the Shattered Hand clan on the orcish homeplanet of Draenor in the Warcraft story. A much different character in both Burning Crusade and Warlords of Draenor expansions than what we get here.

[@BaranKRool]

Great review as always, Anthony! About the question of the day, for a long time I wasn't interested in 3rd party figures. Back then, the high prices and inaccessability were big factors. And I wanted to support the official product. But now the prices for official or domestic releases are so high that in many cases its now cheaper to get an import or a 3rd party figure. And of course, I was won over by the sheer quality. And many characters that don't exist officially. It's like you said, they actually give a damn and it shows!

[@latinojackson9694]

third party figures are good because it makes first party companies have to step up their game and not suck

[@juancarlosmarquez7231]

Hi Anthony, I'm not sure if you'll review it, there is a blank body Super Strong Adam which highlights a lot of the details you mention in ML reviews (no butterfly joints). People praise it a lot which is a bit funny (knowing all the points you make in your reviews).

[@C-3P0]

5ktoys sells some good 3rd party figures.

[@dennisdevito2829]

I’m in with the third party stuff. Started collecting third party about 2 years ago.

[@OverBenthousand]

Ima grab this guy and I got zero other Orcs lol. QOTD: 3rd Party doesn’t bother me and I’m basically all in. As a Dragonball Z/Super collector in real thankful for them.

[@ThatGuy-zj8kg]

The horns are swappable between the helmets too

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Are they meant to be? Or is it a do-at-your-own-risk sort of thing?

[@edbraun383]

Aliexpress has a seller with them on sale for about $75 with free shipping and here by mid-January.

[@gabrielhagedorn5942]

I need to add this company to my list when it comes time for me to buy figures

[@jeremyoneill2851]

This is a really good figure, I might have to pick it up based on just that alone

[@benk2673]

I've been loving 3P figures and Memory Toys is at the top of the list. Their Bounty Hunter was FOTY for me 2023 and the Demon Orc for 2024. Grom is gonna be a strong contender this year.

[@AlphaProto]

I think this is the highest rating Anthony has ever given an action figure. I remember a lot of 9.5s but never a 9.9.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Looks amazing. Never bought these type of figures though

[@rabidhammer31]

Oh yeah very nice, People are turning this into a Hulk

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Too thin for hulk imo

[@danielbenjaminmesser6234]

@@AnthonysCustomsBeefy Frankenstein Monster!

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

I've been collecting 3rd party AF and TFAF for the past 10 to 15 years, I never once bought a KO (I did once but just because there was no chance to get an original for something close to a fair price) so my personal policy is the same as yours Anthony, if the mold is original I'm OK with it. I understand intelectual property and I respect it on a professional level as a creator but as a collector it's a bit diferente. I'm an action figure collector not a things from a franchise I like collector so if the AF or TFAF has an amazing original sculpt, paint and engineering, I will admire it and will probably want it in my collection. I own every figure Memory Toys/Hero Toys/Mety Toyz released, even the exclusives they released under the name Star Studio (Garrosh Hellscream is my favorite) and I will keep on buying them. I surrendered myself to the 3rd party companies passion and quality some time ago and they can have my hard earned money for as long as they keep releasing some of the best AF and TFAF on the market. Thanks for the review Anthony. P.S. The general consensus is that because 3rd party companies only infringe on intelectual property and everything else is 100% original their products are considered original action figures that aren't legal, the bootleg or KO companies that not only infringe on intelectual property but also copy sculpts/molds are considered 100% fake.

[@253emiliano]

9.9/10 ‼

[@mikemedal]

Dude... That diaphragm joint nearly made me cry.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

It's such a simple joint. There's no reason any company should screw it up. Been saying it for years.

[@edbraun383]

​@@AnthonysCustomsespecially McFarlane. He almost seems to be designing his figures to intentionally have almost no forward crunch most of the time. Why would he do that?!

[@AnthonysCustoms]

No idea

[@Lotus_IX]

This is so badass. Amazing figure

[@bobarmstrong6108]

FINALLY! I guess he's your new "benchmark"

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Don't need a benchmark figure really. I've been saying all this is possible for years.

[@juzoinui4627]

Another awesome review , these Orc designs are awesome

[@CrazyIrishmen7]

I feel like this is gonna be one of those third party companies that ends up becoming legit.What impressive looking figures.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

They are already both. They're doing tmnt figures that are licensed

[@CrazyIrishmen7]

@AnthonysCustoms oh no shit! I didn't realize.

[@the_nightmare_anime7869]

Damn, this Orc moves better than all ML Spidey out there💀 Love the 3rd party review btw! Will you do Dragonball 3rd parties figures?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Maybe rarely

[@JayWoods483]

What a beautiful collectible. Thanks for your review.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

It is indeed!

[@jeffwhite2280]

Last year was filled with 3rd party purchases for me. These companies are putting Hasbro and Mattel to shame. The effort put into the sculpts and the accessories brings a tear to the eye. I am not saying that Hasbro and Mattel haven’t put out some real quality sculpts in the past year, but they are few and far between, in my opinion. Thanks for the great review.

[@N3RFTHIS]

Cant wait tik they do a tauren and the alliance characters

[@foerster78]

Love this figure. btw you can remove the hair from the other two heads to put a helmet on 🤘

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Are you meant to though?

[@eightbitmonk]

Yes the hair easily pops out, it’s not glued and is on a flexible peg. You still want to be a little careful with it though.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

When i removed the hair on the last orc, it was basically impossible to get out back in.

[@magicmirror8627]

Amazing figure. But it's weird they called him Kargath, since this is a figure of a random orc grunt, while Kargath Bladefist looks completely different.

[@ahhhkillit9290]

Independent small companies have become some of my favorites last year. Metytoyz continues to improve. I'm not a WOW fan but I love orcs. I have a few so far and they're great

[@Lord.of.Apokolips]

This makes McFarlane ,Hasbro look like bootleg figures

[@sigerlion8608]

I prefer Mithril Action/Grey Knight Orcs over Memory Toys orcs just a bit more. The upcoming Mithril/Grey Magma Forgemaster vs Memory Grommash Hellscream will be epic. I'm still leaning towards the Forgemaster over Hellscream though.

[@sigerlion8608]

Oh and I agree with your conclusion, most of my top 10 of 2024 are 3rd party and indy companies from China.

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

I see why you prefer the Mithrill Action (now called Grey Knight), specially that new Forgemaster on preorder, I prefer the Mety ones because they look a bit better proportion wise and the butterfly joints are way better hidden. Have you seen the Star Studio (it's Memory toys under a diferente name) Garrosh Hellscream?!!! He was released with the first Grommash version (it's the same as this new one but it doesn't have cloth pants), the Garrosh is my favorite Orc action figure and I still don't know if the Forgemaster will be able to beat it (even though it may well be). I collect both brands buy the way and if you love Warcraft as much as I do (besides loving great action figures above all else) you will love that Garrosh I'm talking about.

[@zakral1]

I understand its about their body shape isnt it, mithril action body mold looks more accurate for average orcs in warcraft. But mety toys' mold also work for few slender orcs, like blade master and grommash, both of them supposed to be more slender than average orc.

[@sigerlion8608]

@@zakral1 Yep, Warcraft game characters are always a bit exaggerately thick. So it's easy to recognize them right away.

3rd party makes the stuff i like to collect the prices are prohibitive to buy as many as i want ,but also for those prices they better be good .

[@thebagheadz1991]

Someone used this body to make a hulk custom and it looked incredible (pun intended)

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Way too slender for hulk though

[@warrenrohr]

I completely agree with you, brother. This company is killing it hoses better than Spider-Man easily unbelievable.

[@rafrecon]

Personally I have only recently started getting third party figures. Similar to you I mostly only get them if they are new and not based on older molds I can get elsewhere. I have wanted WoW figures for a while so I have been getting those, and some third party bits like heads or accessories as well.

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

3rd party companies never use molds from other companies, those that do are called Bootleg or KO companies and not 3rd party. The concept of being a 3rd party company is exactly the fact that even though you steal the intelectual property everything else as to be 100% original.

[@rafrecon]

@ ah I did not know difference. What would be name of companies that molds are like mostly the same as actual companies? Example like Demoniacal fit with dragon ball vegeta and gokus that have the same or almost exact same sculpt?

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

@@rafrecon This is just a consensus (something that a lot of ppl agree on) and not an ironclad rule (a rule that is absolute and definitive). Sometimes KO/Bootleg companies release original action figures and even original characters but the best 3rd party companies never copy sculptures/molds (be them parts or complete molds). I believe Demoniacal is mostly a bootleg/KO company releasing fake S.H. Figuarts, even if sometimes the sculpt or the engineering is a bit diferente or if they ad some extra accessories or cloth goods.

[@rafrecon]

@@brenoferreiraferreira4409 Good to know, thank you.

[@devantelewis6774]

Really hoping you can get an early review of their ninja turtle figures that they have on pre-order

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Me too lol

[@basicfacekick]

I would go broke buying these. I need them to do a Tauren, preferrably a warrior or paladin, I'll buy that. Bonus if they did a female Tauren too... I'll buy them all.

[@CyberDragon10K]

Another orc, another wish that (if these are the right guys) that they'll reissue Hell Big Devil. They could even do yellow/green repaints of him for Nightmare/Hell difficulty if they want.

[@fanboys4781]

🎉

[@RadtechCustoms175]

Anthony has been "3rd pilled" I just made that up. Welcome, I was 3rd pilled a few years back when buying transformers. Besides Jada and a few select ML, McFarlane and NECA TMNT, I mainly purchase 3rd party now.

[@emphorepolpatinedasenate]

Collecting both is always an option

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Both what?

[@emphorepolpatinedasenate]

@AnthonysCustoms 3rd party and official

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Oh. Yes. I wasn't implying otherwise.

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Man articulation on this thing is insane for big chunky guy and they can't do it to Spider-Man that's crazy

[@robthecow5029]

great review!

[@Spongemonkey26]

Blizzard missing big bucks without officially licensing these as action figures, weird that they don't.

[@scolioreset]

They did some for Heroes of the Storm but it didn’t get that popular.

[@Shinnasuka73]

You gonna review the figuarts super 17? Ive heard good things about it

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Are you talking about the figure that came out years ago?

[@donald55482]

5:25 "And I'm not like some big orc guy" In a previous video, you revealed you're 6'5, and referred to Arnold Schwarzenegger as not particularly tall. You're closer to being a big orc guy than the rest of us.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I meant as far is interest in orc fiction. But yes. I'm a large person lol

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

Thought this was a world of Warcraft character. Wish someone made world of Warcraft figures. His head looks a little small.

[@pants989]

u gonna get the Mety Toyz (LINGJIHUN) TMNT figs Anthony?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Yes

[@Hdhakdhdj]

These look cool and all but they also kinda scare me in the sense that we don't know what sort of paint they use, if it's harmful to have contact and whatnot. It might sound silly but yeah... you never know

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Just don't chew on it and you'll be fine

[@warpfrenzy]

Is his chest rubbery like storm or solid plastic?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Solid PVC

[@warpfrenzy]

@ thanks for the follow up. Those rubber ones bug me. Idk why really.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

These are much less finicky

[@Linkman247]

I think third party is fine. Like you I would draw the line at stolen molds/knockoffs and bootlegs. These as you said are original figures with new sculpts. I think Blizzard have dropped the ball with the Warcraft IP. McFarlane has the license but he is only doing posed/static figures. And they would be fine if not for the fact that they are some generic figures that are a mish mash of classes. People want named characters. They want characters like Illidan, Tyrande, Malfurion, Varian, Garrosh, Thrall, Vol'jin, just to name a few. I bought the Bro Toys "Storm King" totally not Varian Wrynn, and the Hero Toys Demon Killer totally not Illidan figures. They are fantastic and have convinced me of what is possible with third party. I have the Memory Toys Panda warrior (Chen Stormstout) on preorder along with the Titan Toys Frost Knight (Arthas). If you haven't I highly recommend the Illidan and Varian figures if you can get them.

[@rafrecon]

So I do have a question. A while back I asked (though I feel like I shouldn't have) about third party products that are made based on a licensed IP. At the time you said you were not interested, but it seems you have now started to do more of these products. This is great as I really value your reviews, and these products are very expensive at times, so paying that much money without a review first is not something I love doing. The question is will you start doing more of these third party products? Are there any you would not touch, like the Dragon ball third party line for example? Great video and review btw! I don't mean this message to come across in any way rude. English is not my first language.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Your English beats many native speakers. Questions are always welcome. I will continue to review 3p stuff so long as it doesn't use existing molds (unless someone sends it to me. I don't buy straight up knock offs) Can't say how much I'll review but I'll try.

[@rafrecon]

@@AnthonysCustoms Thank you! To elaborate then, unsure if you have heard of Kong studios but I will use them as example. They do make their own molds, but often times they are based on SHF dragon ball molds, and are still of Dragon ball characters. Many of the figures are versions that are either fan art (SSJ5 for example) or in costumes that SHF have not released. Would this be a no for figure reviews for example?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Probably but only because i have no interest in them

[@rafrecon]

@@AnthonysCustoms Thank you, the only part seems to mean that other lines that do similar for other IPs would still be on the table. Thank you for engaging with my questions.

[@geoffmikell1815]

I do 3rd party and unlicensed figures, like this. I’m with you though, I don’t do the knockoff types - like the Mafex and Revoltech knockoffs. I get that they’re cheaper for a lot of folks than their official counterparts, but I draw my line in the sand there.

[@spartancowboyz9779]

The way I see it is if there is a figure in the aftermarket going for 3-4 times the original price, I will buy the knockoff. Final Form Frieza was around $250-$275 when I bought the knockoff of him and I could tell no differences besides the price of the knockoff being $25 shipped. As for other figures being third party, I enjoy that they tackle many of the characters mainline companies don’t. Having a 1/6 scale Vulture from the Spiderman is nice to have in my collection even though no mainline company has made him yet.

[@geoffmikell1815]

@ that’s a fair take. I still personally don’t spring for knockoffs (I’m waiting on the rerelease of that revoltech arkham knight as an example since I missed the original release), but I don’t think negatively of anyone who does or anything. Just different strokes, different folks kinda thing haha.

[@spartancowboyz9779]

@@geoffmikell1815 just giving my side is all, and no issue waiting on a re-release. A lot of companies are doing that now which helps out a lot.

[@CyberDragon10K]

I have a KO of the old Maketoys Battle Tanker, but I went out of my way to get an original to balance it out and see the tolerance/quality differences in-hand eventually. That's _my_ guideline I try not to stray too far from. Sometimes the KOs are of interest if you're looking at raw accessories to kitbash onto other figures, like taking the curved claws from brown suit CT Toys Wolverine then repainting and putting it on another Wolverine of your choice or something.

[@TheMattTrakker]

@@CyberDragon10K like the tiger striped one? I bought one of the CT toys tiger wolverine to see if I can paint the stripes black without potentially ruining mine. I have to say, I think the quality of the CT one is better than my actual mafex one.

[@TheMattTrakker]

Collecting MP transformers made me stop caring about 3rd/4th party stuff. They provided what Hasbro wouldn't, or fixed what Hasbro was too lazy to actually catch in QC. If the license holders want to go after these companies, fine, but it's not my battle to fight.

[@N3RFTHIS]

So who is this guy? Kargath is a place. And kargath bladefist is an orc wih a blade where his hand was

[@arthurchen6464]

I'm of the mind that licensing or lack there of should matter in the court of law, but not to consumers and collectors. Just like when Hasbro whines endlessly about their shitty figures costing more and more while becoming shittier and shittier (exaggeration, a bit), we as consumers don't give a shit. We want good products at a reasonable price. We don't care about all the laws and regulations and corporate deals giant companies need to follow in order to sell us those products. Same with 3rd party or unlicensed products. We don't care they didn't have to pay for licensing and are engaging in illegal behavior. That's for the corporations to sort out themselves. We as consumers just want good products that are worth the asking price.