I can get over the fact that there is no alternate face plate but you know me, I hate that the legs are so limited because of that plastic skirt. Great review Nate!
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yeah the skirt really kills the posing on this guy! No crouching pose really sucks! Thanks for watching Action! -Nate
@tombowling86468 ай бұрын
Righteous review! I definitely want a Pyke or two in my collection. I'm going to play, "clearance chicken," though. Wish me luck.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I think you’ll definitely win this round of clearance chicken! Thanks for watching Tom! -Nate
@banzaibobA7V8 ай бұрын
Overall I quite like the look of this guy. Hasbro could've made a great army builder out of him with swappable silver/gold face plates and an alt head of the alien face.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
100% agreed. Would've been epic! -Justin
@funghoul91248 ай бұрын
it's a cool figure....i think i was looking forward to it more than i should've been for some reason tho lol. i was surprised on sunday when lukeness was saying he tries to wait and buy in store. i'd have zero figures cuz my stores suck. he's very patient.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
You know what's crazy? I'm the same way for mainline. I always end up finding it at either A. my favorite mom & pop toy store or B. GameStop. Mainline is really easy to get where I'm at. -Justin
@jonathanhampshire68568 ай бұрын
Hasbro seems to forget that action figures should be able to hold an action pose. If they could pose like Jada's Street Fighter figs, and had the paint shading they do, then wow they'd be awesome. I do like the look of this figure though. Always good to get some more aliens.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I still think you can get him into pretty decent poses with the blaster rifle, just not crouching. Thanks for watching, Jonathan! -Justin
@jamesstolk98488 ай бұрын
I had same thoughts on 3PO paint when I saw him on the peg. Great review Nate.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching James! -Nate
@KollektorKahn8 ай бұрын
The way I described him in my review I said he was a mediocre figure. Not like that’s a bad thing he’s just medium he’s not great he’s not bad. He’s mid lol mid articulation, mid weapon storage, and he’s mid with accessories as well as mid level paint and design. Not like the design is hasbros fault.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Definitely mid! Not great, but good. -Justin
@DavidEdge698 ай бұрын
Top review as usual Natey! I haven't been able to physically move properly for 2 months, let alone work, so cash is somewhat sparse at the moment. I've been having to strategically trigger pull "plastique" for a while, so I'm "pyke-less" unfortunately but will get 2 at some point. Got Jarvis Ring-piece Mando and Sand-boy Chief. Bangers, both of them! I do love a bit of sand-action. 😊
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Daveyyyyy that doesn’t sound too good my friend. I hope you are on the mend at least. The good thing is this figure will probably be dirt cheap in a few months so you’ll win in the long run! Also having Glavis Mando is all you need. He’s the best figure of the year lol! Take care! -Nate
@DavidEdge698 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement Appreciate the kind words Brother! I had an MRI scan a week ago, but no results yet. Watched your Jabba display video earlier and that is becoming hot fire!! You've got to cancel your schedule, cancel life as you know it and get that Palace sorted!! It will change your life! That's actually a hyperbolic lie, but it will look good!! New Mando is a cracker! I'm now "HARD-GUNNING" for every "expression" of our titular "Armoured Bad-Bhoy". I'm up to around 9 DhynnJarrynnz (including an absolute God-Awful knock-off of the original build up pac Mando I was stiffed with on ebay recently! 😀 It was so bad, I kept it!) I need Beige CC, Holo, the 3-pac from Spamazon and a legit original build-up and I'll be well into double figures for him!! Absolutely loving it!!
@DavidEdge698 ай бұрын
Just added a long reply and it's bloody gone missing Natey!
@theperceptor92878 ай бұрын
The fact that your long reply disappeared really stinks my friend. Today is the first day my wife went back to work, she was on "holiday" all last week. I've got two of these on preorder but they haven't come in yet. I might cancel one and pick the second one up later on sale, thinking 🤔 about it. I'm getting disability but I need to stretch my money where I can. I hope you are feeling better today my friend and please take care of yourself. Tom
@DavidEdge698 ай бұрын
@@theperceptor9287 Tom! I've written 2 fairly long winded replies to you this morning as well, detailing how the droid 3 pacs are somewhat grail items to me, and the price on uk ebay is why I haven't got them... Really annoying as I spent a couple of hours earlier typing responses to several people...
@mrprice75008 ай бұрын
Mask needs to be removable. I would have bought a couple more if it had that feature.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Absolutely! This could have been a great army builder if they just did that. -Nate
@sambraun77567 ай бұрын
I can't wait to get this Back Series figure. Really wish they had a Holster for his Blaster Pistol
@OutOfTheBasement7 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out the review! -Justin
@SIFIactual8 ай бұрын
Always thought it came with an unmasked head but that was me seeing a custom on IG...I love it would hope to grab a second one and sneak it in my Solo display..cheers Nate🍺🍺🍻. SI FI
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Appreciate you checking out the review, SI FI! Take care. -Justin
@commandercook8 ай бұрын
Is that a partially new intro look? The final “out of the basement” in black and white looked really clean anyway
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Haven’t changed it so I’m not sure but I like to hear it lol. Thanks for watching Commander! -Nate
@commandercook8 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement 😂gotcha
@swnerd-23206 ай бұрын
Hasbro, we need this figure in TVC as well. 😩
@OutOfTheBasement6 ай бұрын
Come on over to Black Series! -Justin
@MarkyD19678 ай бұрын
I’m not sure what to do with this one. In the BOBF we saw a ton of these guys, an argument to kinda buy 2 or 3 for the shelf for a scene with Boba and the Tuskens. But on the other hand it’s so generic having the same Pyke without zero variation is silly. It’s NOT a Clone where identical looks is OK. I only bought one. I like your suggestion of waiting until these go on deep clearance on Pulse and/or I find them in Ollies. If I can pick up a couple more under $15 I might bite. Thanks!
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I just went with one for the representation! -Justin
@ilikemandalorians98618 ай бұрын
Honestly, I feel like he’s perfect. If there is one thing a figure like this (ie random faceless grunt whose only purpose is to populate the background of a scene) needs to excel at, that’s mediocrity 🤔
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I just want that little bit of variety in my mediocrity lol! Thanks for watching the review! -Nate
@Da219StarWarsGuy8 ай бұрын
Collectors: Can we get alternate faces/ removable plates and weapons holsters? GI Joe Classified: We already did all that and painted extra details. Marvel Legends: here's an alternate head and hands at least. Power Rangers Lightning: got a helmet and face sculpt along with their weapons. Mattel: That's standard here. Star Wars Black Series: That ain't gonna work for me, brother. Gotta pay deluxe prices for that.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yep, if licensing costs didn’t exist we’d be golden but that ain’t how it works and remember those other lines might get more but it ain’t Star Wars bottom line. Thanks for watching as always! -Nate
@Da219StarWarsGuy8 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement they pay about as much for the Marvel license as they do Star Wars. They use to have alternate head sculpts and hands in the line. The team is just bad. Gotta make Star Wars toys great again!
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yep you're right the figures were totally better back then! Lol. There were what? Two figures that had alt heads back in the orange line? And those figures are terrible. They ditched that real quick because there were no alt heads in the blue line and none in the red line until the deluxe Emperor. Obviously I do want alt heads, alt hands, more accessories, etc. I'll take em' all day. But there's no explaining this if you actually think the figures were better off back then. EDIT: The more I think about it, where in the world do people get the idea that Black Series used to be chock full of alt heads/hands? There's less than five figures in the entire line that have alt heads, spanning 11 years. -Justin
@Da219StarWarsGuy8 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement I mean, photo real on the head sculpts is great now, but that's industry standard at this point. Yeah, occasionally every line screws that up. My thing is they kind of just do bare minimum compared to other lines I've been exploring. Probably why sales are down at the Bro. Maybe Tom Walgreen can pressure them to step it up?
@kwilkin98 ай бұрын
I think it looks great, and I can't wait to get mine.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I'm glad to have mine! -Justin
@mayormccheese64515 ай бұрын
I’m always happy to add aliens, but I wish there was more done design wise to make them feel like an alien. Much prefer the gangly look from the clone wars.
@OutOfTheBasement5 ай бұрын
Yeah we would've preferred the Clone Wars design for sure! -Justin
@StraightOtohGunga8 ай бұрын
Really should have had at least one alternate face plate
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I hope they give us repaints or this hits clearance so I can paint them myself. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@Tebigong1018 ай бұрын
I’m definitely getting two and I wish we had like a boss with variant costume or an unmasked face. I like to have two or three rank and file figures and then one officer/ sergeant/ leader. Wouldn’t mind figures from the other crime syndicates. Maybe with this new game will get some, but they tend to be kind of stingy with the game figures.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out the review! -Justin
@benjaminmartin91578 ай бұрын
I was shocked at how much I actually enjoyed the figure! Great review! I’m thinking of waiting to get a second one when they go down a little in price
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yeah I wouldn't be opposed to pick up a second on sale! -Justin
@theperceptor92878 ай бұрын
Hello Nate thanks for sharing your thoughts on the new Pike Soldier figure. Indeed another great black series figure review from you sir. 👍 Definitely not a banger figure but an ok army builder for sure. I've got two of these on preorder at BBTS, but I might cancel one to pick up on sale later. I didn't realize the figure was that short 🤔. Unfortunately that plastic skirt inhibits potential poseibility, soft goods might have worked out better, not sure though 🤔. And Hasbro go back to black plastic weapons with dry silver brush application. Thanks again Nate for the review of this figure, I'm gonna wait for a sale to get my second Pike Soldier as well. Take care, Tom
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks Tom! Yeah I had 2 originally on order as well but I’ve cancelled the other. I think this figure is definitely gonna hit some real low sale prices. I imagine those soft goods probably would not have been great BUT with how much the soft plastic kills the posability I’d take it. -Nate
@matthiassuki_25468 ай бұрын
Still waiting for the alternate look of boba from the show, I’m guessing it’s gonna be a deluxe with the inclusion of his staff and possible jetpack effects but probably not
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Kind of wild we never got his look from the actual show! -Justin
@jbuchanon7 ай бұрын
I add strategic slices in some skirts if they inhibit too much movement...I can't help it, I'm not in it for the investment, and someone later will get a deeply discounted Pyke soldier...:)
@OutOfTheBasement7 ай бұрын
That's awesome! -Justin
@jbuchanon7 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement thank you for the excellent reviews
@Fig_Fury8 ай бұрын
Blasted plastic over soft goods really hinders this guy. The detail in the face plate looks solid, though. If hasbro would have gone soft goods with a removable face plate but charged deluxe would you buy? I think i would have got 2, at least in that scenario. Most Bodacious review Nate
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yeah I think I’d definitely had still got this and maybe even got 2 if it came with all that. I really like the pykes in CW and BOBF so I’d say bring it! Thanks for watching as always my brother! -Nate
@tangyfungus8 ай бұрын
I'm just excited we have a new army builder that isn't a galactic army
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
That’s true and a great point! -Nate
@tangyfungus8 ай бұрын
My collection has become very white and black 😂😂
@caseyynelmss7 ай бұрын
I would genuinely love if they were to fix the WARPING ON THE GUNS IN THIS STUPID WINDOWED PACKAGING!
@OutOfTheBasement7 ай бұрын
Dang, sorry to hear yours had some warping! I do miss that element of PFP. The wax paper bags. -Justin
@caseyynelmss7 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasementWell it wasn’t necessarily on this one, so it seems as if this was a good mold, but for my Pre Vizsla, Elite Clone Trooper, and so on, all of the windowed packaging has had some TERRIBLE warping. And these things aren’t cheap.
@RickerEscapades8 ай бұрын
Excellent review, brother!
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thank you my brother! -Nate
@jeremyjimenez81538 ай бұрын
I like this figure but it could’ve been better
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Agreed! -Justin
@TMRazlin8 ай бұрын
Nice review, thanks! I haven't watched the show, but these guy's design doesn't scream star wars to me. Pair that with the obvious articulation limitations and this was an easy pass for me unless i see it on a steep sale
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
They were a little more "Star Warsy" in The Clone Wars series. -Justin
@TMRazlin8 ай бұрын
@OutOfTheBasement nice, i may have to check that out. I haven't watched The Clone Wars in years, since like season 3 came out. Still love the figures tho!
@aram51278 ай бұрын
Great to see the roots that are explored in black series, but this is going to be a muff for me. Easy and obvious steps that could have been taken but just weren't.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s unfortunate but this one was definitely a little half baked. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@8andSk88 ай бұрын
Great review.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 8andSk8! -Nate
@SHOX-u2m8 ай бұрын
W video as always bro
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Darth! -Nate
@KollektorKahn8 ай бұрын
I’m not sure why my membership expired but it’s not giving me a way to renew it.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Usually memberships expire if the card expires or something like that. The whole membership thing is usually easier to do on desktop compared to mobile when it comes to signing up. -Justin
@KollektorKahn8 ай бұрын
@@OutOfTheBasement ok I’ll get on my computer later and renew my subscription
@soupdragon62058 ай бұрын
I like mine, but as you say, just a Meh figure and it does seem a bit small in comparison with other figures, but I have not gone and checked.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out the review, Soupdragon! -Justin
@Dillrnbng8 ай бұрын
I've warmed up to the live-action Pyke due to this figure. Lack of alt looks is a minus but I think that restrictive skirtpiece not allowing much movement is the bigger offender. Your thumbnail caption sums up my feelings on it overall.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
That is a huge problem and honestly I’m kinda surprised it hasn’t been mentioned more, probably just cause not a lot of people care about this figure in particular lol. Thanks for watching Dill! -Nate
@mrfunatparties67638 ай бұрын
That pistol seems to look like an m4 without the stock and long barrel. I get the 80s they just used real guns but we're in 2024. Could have at least made the back completely flat. It's what ever I guess.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Yeah this particular blaster is weird because it originally came with Cassian and it had attachments to make it a full rifle. But classic Hasbro left those out for this release so it just kinda looks weird now. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@lsbc96668 ай бұрын
Sucks that you can’t remove the mask.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Agreed! Thanks for watching! -Nate
@saintjamesmodernart8 ай бұрын
👍👍 James 😁
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
Hey James! Thanks for watching. -Justin
@prophet9248 ай бұрын
Looks small enough to fit in a Rancor’s mouth……………. sigh. I’m getting three. I’ll paint one mask red as the head thug. It would be awesome to have a Scorpenek droid… I want more Book of Fett! More!!! Female Tusken Warrior. Pike with fish head. Mayors lackey and Mayor McCheese. I’m proving it Hasbro. I’m buying three at full price…………………. sigh. Yeah, Hasbro doesn’t care.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
It is kinda funny as more time goes on the more I realize there is a lot I really want from BOBF. Even 8D8 and Max would be doable and could be “relevant” since they are in the show. Idk Hasbro like always is very confusing. Thanks for watching as always Prophet! -Nate
@meoldmateaustie98228 ай бұрын
First!
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
🥇
@dirtyky93098 ай бұрын
Book of boba really was terrible. 6 inch fatigue is setting in, at least for me. Love this channel, but I’ve lost interest in these horrible sw side shows. Sequels, bobf, mando 3, Kenobi, Ashoka… all trash. Oh, and bad batch. I tried, but can’t escape the feeling I’m deliberately trying to like turds.
@OutOfTheBasement8 ай бұрын
I didn't like BOBF either, but I still think it's cool to get a Pyke. Just as a species of Star Wars/alien. -Justin