The Imperfect Cell has always been my favorite version of the character. I even remember that I had one of the old toys that came with a blast affect missile. Personally I like it when the villains in Dragon Ball don’t look so humanoid when they power up like Super Cooler
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Solid review. They could re-release Perfect Cell as Super Perfect Cell and make him taller/beefier with new accessories. That'd make such an awesome figure, especially with the technology they have now!
Absolutely agree we need a updated Perfect Cell. Not sure how I feel about articulated tails on these guys, they do what I hope for them to do, but they look strange to me with the execution. If they gave us posed tails to swap out like the hands, and faces, then I wouldn’t hate that. I just don’t know about the bendy wire stuff. Really psyched for this cell figure though, I like all his forms but the first form is easily one of my favorites.
Perfect Cell probably top of my list for a redo. 16 actually up there too. I've been using the Dragon Stars or Model kit Cell. Way better sizes. As far as measuring and scale, I know for me I understand the purely height measurement, but theres more to a figure than just height and seeing its stature and volume and overall presence next to stuff I have (or close enough) gives me a better impression of how it'll look in a display. Not saying that you should do the line up like everyone else, it's just me. But having a mascot figure is a fun addition to the routine.
I think for tails they should either include multiple pre posed tails, or do it monster arts style and just make it a bunch of segments connected with ballpegs
100% they need to redo Perfect Cell especially with how good this figure looks and if they do imperfect Cell. This is yet another figure I want to get.
LETS GOOOO I think you're right about proportions, I'm glad you didn't go into a gripe about how he should be this 12 foot tall guy like what I've seen others do when he's not that much taller than Piccolo canonically
I got two of the First Form/Imperfect Cell and the only QC issues I had is with one of them the joints were waaay to tight and felt like the leg was gonna to snap just moving it forward other than that the second one is all but perfect for QC. My biggest issue is just the height with this Cell they should have made him bigger than Piccolo and shrunk his head just a bit and he would have looked a lot better besides that it's so awesome to finally have him. Also we definitely need a new perfect Cell the old one is terrible like it had horrible faces, the chest was way to narrow, it was way to small and just wasn't fun to handle. Also agree on the tail would prefer it come with two one mono pose platic tail and one with a wire that you can pose that's not going to break the sculpt.
Had the same QC issue with the leg. My cells right like after moving the leg became like used in the hip socket an it’s practically hanging on for dear life now. Bluefin is sending me a replacement as of today. Super bummed out cause he just came in the mail today..
I absolutely want a new Perfect Cell & Purple Jacket Trunks! Dragon Stars Cell was a perfect replacement for The Figuarts but since they’re now wrapping up the Namek Saga it’s Time we get more renewals of some characters
I think it's a fact that we need a much more improved Perfect Cell. Between Frieza Form 2, Cooler, and even this figure. Cell is a big beefy boy. Yes he's smaller than Imperfect but he's still a chonky boy. Tails - In an ideal world with would be a bendy tail with a wire that also matched the finish of the rest of the body. In the real world, that really isn't happening. Not all that feasible. I think their execution was a nice idea but I think I'd just want swivels with a nice sized ball joint at the connection. It's not like this thing is going to wrap around anyone. I may repaint one side to be black.
I'd like a fully articulated tail like the ones they've done on the Monster Arts so i don't understand why it's so difficult for them to do it on these
I know they’re limited but I still really like soft plastic tails with a metal wire in them. No break in the sculpt but still poseable. Also, this figure has updated packaging that has the instruction booklet normally included with SH Figuarts printed on the inside flap of the box and I think that’s cool, cuts down on paper that people usually throw away
Yeah I didn’t notice until you pointed it out but he is rather stumpy compared to the source material age that’s the only critic I would have but I get your pov. Also the tails are probably the most polarizing part to articulate, my personal preference is the mewtwo style but I know I’m not speaking for the masses
How do you feel about wire tails? I feel like this figure would have benefited greatly from having a rubber tail with a wire. Posable without breaking the sculpt.
If done correctly it’s good but there was nothing wrong with their final form frieza tail design, if I could change 1 thing tho it would be making the tail peg longer so it doesn’t pop out as easy
I put my Perfect Cell figure away when this came, he looks so much better in my display. I’m with you, really want a new Perfect Cell. So much age on him. Still love it tho.
I got mine in today but his left leg popped out. I have yet to actually be able to reconnect it (the little blue piece that goes between the upper leg and hip) and I'm hoping I can return it without any issues. It sucks because I was really looking forward to this figure because first form cell is in my top 5 characters from DBZ.
Yeh 2.0 cell is ideal. Even if it's released as "super perfect cell". The 1.0 is still ok IMO. Great detail. But I agree it's annoyingly undersized actually.
I would like a new Perfect Cell. I really like the size of the Dragon Stars Perfect Cell. It just needs the hands, articulation, and heads. This figure isn't as lean as he looked in the anime. Bandai may have beefed him up a bit to be more sturdy.
I really want a Perfect cell 2.0 I really hope they take cues from the model kit more buff cell that model kit was awesome if they make that in figure form I’m game
Anyone waiting for a larger Perfect Cell, in the meantime, get that Figure Rise Standard model kit. It's a whole head taller than his SHF version. Really easy build, no paint or glue needed. If you know how to do a little painting and add clear coat (matte and semigloss) you can make it look as good or better than the SHF.
Hum...for once you don't have QC issues. I think I bought the one you should have had with your luck. A leg broke off at the (very cheap and fragile) hip ball joint...
Toriyama hated drawing cell. especially the spots. He was told by the editors at shonnen jump to come up with a new villain cuz they thought the androids were lame.
They missed the mark with this and it’s all based on the lack of height. He’s meant to be dumb tall and he’s so short. Kills the vibe of this figure. Other than that the figure looks impressively great.
Yep 2.0. Perfect Cell is much needed, way too scrawny and small. Would love for them to do the Kamehameha effect again as well but I don't see Figurarts doing that again unfortunately.
Man his tail is rough but have you seen the new 2nd form Frieza? His tail looks a billion times worse. Hopefully they figure a way to articulate the tails better going forward.
1:36 Ha! Bug Man make out with weird skinny guy... I feel like I made that joke already, oh well but the REAL question is how does Darwin get so much lip action.
For me the scale is a dealbreaker. Other than the kid figures this guy looks the wackiest out of any 2.0 figure. should be way bigger The issue is they scaled him with the same scale as the androids and Perfect Cell 1.0 which are all undersized, older outdated figures. rather than the standard they have with 2.0s with the Frieza/Ginyu characters and Buu. it also unfortunately means when Perfect Cell does come out he will either be a re-release of that same 1.0 figure or have the same proportions.
