Customer Reviews

Assassins Creed Altair 7" Action Figure

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This toy is great. I played with it all the time for a few months but one day his arm broke. An advice: play with it but take care of this cool toy!
(Submitted by Alejandro, 10-years old)

This item is definitly at first sight an action figure in hand, but with the great amount of detail it can prove a satisfaction for a fan of assassin's creed (even a crazy, too indeep for his own good assassin's creed fan *cough* me). Anyways, if you are looking at this just to play with, and only to play with, prepare to loose pieces, have pieces fall off, and probably end up with missing hands. As my figure came with his hand floating around the box, and one of the throwing knife holsters fell off imidiatly upon removal of the packaging. Quick fix with super glue though, and havnt had a problem since. But for the average youngster who opens this guy on christmas, i predict pieces to be gone by new years. However if you are like me and mildly play with these type of things because there cool to look at and just imagine... for.. a. bit... this guy is a pretty awesome score for its price, BUT!!! one thing bummed me out when i purchased this, i failed to ever look at packaging, and yeah, impossible to keep mint condition packaging if you'd like to play with this because you have to cut through it to get him out, which sucks if you want the packaging for future purposes. Easy choice for me though, i'm just gonna buy a second! (yes kids, its that worth it) though packaging did arrive mildly dentented on both sides, but i did purchase it with a 4 pound pellet gun Crosman 3576 Semi-Auto CO2 Powered Pellet Revolver with 6-Inch Barrel <~(AWESOME BUY) that was loose around the bigger box all my stuff came with, probably the cause of that.

PROS~
cheap (but not in quality)
quick to show up, arrived 2 days earlier than was told me, as did all my items :D (thanks amazon!!)
lots of cool detail
interchangable hand (only right hand, althouh left hand does come off)
four throwing knives (other throwing knives on figure, but smaller and non removable)
all of altiars weapons (sword of altiar, shortblade, hidden blade)
hidden blade is retractable!
stands well on its own
hands hold weapons very well for display purposes, and even when moving it around to look at

CONS~
impossible to put into any sort of attack stance, only cool taunt stances (head, wrists, shoulders and mid section move well, elbows feet and legs dont, knees move too well, they go back and forth as far as the legs the doctor broke on the dude tryin to escape in assassin's creed 1, memory 3 or 4 i believe)
easy to lose pieces
parts can fall off
impossible to have mint condition packaging if you want to play with this
little smaller than i expected (about a cm shorter than an xbox game case)
bad paint job (you'll want to get in there yourself to fix some spots, alot of brown splotches, big spot right on the side of his hood for mine)

all in all, great buy for assassin's creed fans and collectors, has good display features (minus the paint job) and an ok buy for the average youngster looking for a toy, wont last long, you'll have the figure itself forever, but you'll just lose weapons and knife holsters will fall off soon enough

This is simply one beautiful figure. Altair stands a good 7' and is sturdy, i had no need for a base to stand him. The detail is phenomenal. His robe is painted different hues of white and grey to help with the shadows and show the natural flow of it, the detail in the paint make it look worn and helps it retain realism. The leather straps and detail in his armor look just like in game. He comes with minimal articulation, but since this is a collector's piece it's really OK with me. His head can by tilted forward and back, as well as left and right. His torso can be swiveled slightly to the left and right as well. His arms can also be moved, forward and back, and they can also extend outwards. I noticed a joint in his elbows as well but haven't been able to make it bend. Be careful as the figure is somewhat stiff. Push too hard and you might snap something. His legs both have articulation at the hip and knees, but due to the robe it's almost impossible to put him in any other position. His hands can be rotated too. The paint job on his face is a little less than stellar due to some dark circles they put under his eyes to add to the "shadow" his hood gives, with good lighting it's not noticeable, but upon closer inspection...he's ugly. So keep it at a distance high up somewhere. Now for the accessories. 2x hands (open hand and closed hand to hold accessories)4x throwing knifes, 1x sword, 1x dagger, 1x hidden blade. The knifes can be removed and held in their sheaths, his sword fits in his hand and can be put away, as so with his dagger which can be left on his back, or held in his interchangeable hand. The hidden blade can be extended or "hidden" and the detail on that is just perfect. Assassin's Creed fans should obviously get this guy, it's a great addition to a collection and really really captures the feel of the character of Altair.

Well worth the money. The details are exactly as i expected them for a figure,and it survived a accidental 3 foot fall without a scratch on the paint~ not too shabby. it's not like some figures where they fall apart when you open the box or the first time you touch it, you pull your hand back with paint galore sticking to your skin. Highly recommended for any Assassin's Creed fan who can appreciate the quality of action figures. (can't wait until they get a Malik figure~)

I am a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed series, but originally skipped this figure because of a waning interest in action figures. But years later, after getting NECA's excellent AC2 Ezio figure, I felt Altair deserved a second chance.

Altair is a mix of elements, most good, some bad. First of all, the sculpt is incredible. NECA packed an amazing amount of detail into this figure, and it shows on every inch. The fabric is rough, with realistic folds in all the right places, visible stitching and careful attention to tough leather, right down to the tiny, smooth rivets holding it together. Altair even sports a visible scar on one side of his mouth. His forehead protrudes a bit much, making him look somewhat like a neanderthal, but this was necessary to give his eyes a shadowed look, and it only looks bad from certain extreme angles.

Altair also comes with a ludicrous amount of accessories. These include: An alternate right hand for gripping his swords, a longsword, a short sword, and four throwing knives. Each weapon fits into a sheath on his person, and they're all painted a polished silver. And of course, his Hidden Blade, which is not removable, but telescopes in and out on his left forearm. His non-gripping left hand has splayed fingers, and it's quite easy to wedge his knives between them, ready to be thrown. The sheer amount of accessories adds a lot to his play factor, and with so many weapon options you'll spend a lot of time working him into different poses to suit all of his options.

Altair moves at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees, and ankles. There is a great deal of expression available in his upper body. Sadly, his long, draping robes restrict his hip movement, so he won't be able to do much more than stand. However, thanks to all of his weapons, standing is all his legs really need to do.

Finally, the paint. I hate to say it, especially with NECA's improvement in later figures, but paint is where this figure falters. It is in many places sloppy, with shading paint applied too thickly to creases, making Altair's tunic look stained. There are some small spots where the red of his sash has run onto his white robes. And perhaps most alarming, his hair is not quite painted all the way to the edges, leaving blank spots around his face. Back when this figure was made, NECA was sort of known for its poor paint control (something that has been reversed since), and pretty much every Altair is going to differ slightly in its paint.

Overall, Altair is a remarkably detailed high-quality figure. If you prioritize paint above all else, he may not be for you, but for most others, the quality of the sculpt far outweighs the negatives. And if you are, like me, a fan of the series, he is a must-buy.

A highly detailed and accurately painted toy. The weapons are accurately detailed to the game. The hidden blade can slide in and out - which is a nice feature.

I wish the legs were a bit more poseable. The arms also have limited movement. This is good for a collectible, but not a toy.

Overall, it was worth the money. But it could have been better.

After reading some other reviews, I've decided that this figure is probably the best value for its price, which is about right for most NECA figurines. The mobility is fair, and it comes with plenty of accessories-- more than I can really keep up with, since I'm just a casual, not-too-serious collector. There's a sword, some throwing knives, the dagger, and the hidden blade which is perfectly functional.
It's not really a figure meant to be played with, as the joints don't have a great range of movement, but I think they're meant to be more collectable anyway. As far as likeness is concerned, the costume and overall design is pretty spot on, and if you don't look SUPER close at the face, the likeness there is okay too. A lot of people are complaining about the face, however since I only have this standing on my dresser and I'm not picking it up every day to closely inspect his face, the whole figure as a whole really looks very good.

My only complaint and precaution to others is the paint job! Unfortunately with mass production such as what NECA has going with figures like this, they're trying to produce high quality in high quantities, so where it's going to fail most is the paint job. There are sloppy areas, as others have mentioned, and it will be different for every figure, I imagine.

I wouldn't be so bent out of shape about this if it weren't for the quarter-inch wide, bright red splotch of missed paint right on his butt, probably the most unfortunate paint job accident I've ever seen. That said, BUYER BEWARE. While this is a great little figure, inexpensive and perfect for casual collectors, BE WARNED that the paint job may not be perfect!! And you may get accidents like what I got. If you want a perfect figure, prepare to pay more than what NECA charges for a figure from a different manufacturer.

I've never played Assassin's Creed, I wanted this figure because I liked the character design. Compared to other NECA action figures I own, the paint job here is the cleanest, generally I've noticed paint jobs done by NECA are very random in quality. All of the details are excellent, swords, daggers, hidden knives could all be taken from their compartments. Definitely the best quality paint job I've seen from NECA. Here's hoping that the sequel to the game won't have anymore of the glitches I keep reading about.

Most people have covered this figure in more extensive reviews but I just wanted to add my experience with it. As most have said, the detail is great and the number of accessories is very good (sword, dagger, removable throwing knives, sliding blade). The detail put into his clothing and armor is fantastic. However, it is fragile. If you get this, be prepared to put it on a shelf and not touch it much or deal with parts breaking. As many have noted, the paint on the inside of the hand comes off just from putting the sword in it and taking it out once or twice. On my figure, one of the scabbard straps for the dagger on his back came off on one side without me even touching it. Additionally, I was moving his arm with the hidden blade up to get the sword out and it broke off at the elbow. Don't try to move the arm without grasping it by the shoulder apparently. The plastic that held the elbow joint together is apparently VERY weak. I have not moved the figure more than a dozen times and the arm snapped like it was made of paper.

So overall I think the price is a bit steep for the quality. The cost is either due to the amount of time to get the detail right or is is just because they know people will overpay for it. Again, good model but even if that is all you use if for, be careful dusting it - you don't know what might break.

This 7 inches Altair action figure looks nice detailed, I recommend to any A.C. fan out there! Its a nice collectable item so I want to keep it in the original box for years to come!