Hellboy Movie Figures Kroenen Action Figure

 | Format: Accessory

Product Details

• Accessory
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mezco
• ASIN: B00018I21U
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,196 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A Previews Exclusive! An exciting addition to the Hellboy comic-based line of action figures by Mezco Toyz. An awesome roto-vinyl 18" tall figure comes complete with cloth coat, a removable, belt and gun. Window box packaging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed in paint finish., October 20, 2005

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G. E. Swain (Earth) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellboy Movie Figures Kroenen Action Figure (Accessory)

Perhaps I received a lemon, but the paint finish on Kroenen's chest armor and mask are terrible. The areas that should be gold are a dull copper color, inconsistently applied, patchy, with much of the underlying black plastic showing through. The chin piece on mask should be gold, but it's black like the rest of the mask.

The finish on the swords is awful: most of the silver paint is missing and what silver there is is dull. Looks like the paint was not applied uniformly nor allowed to dry properly. The sword handles are flimsy and easily broken off the swords, as happened with one due to flashing in the hole in the hand for holding the sword. Check the hand holes for flashing before attempting to mount the swords.

Finally, there is no detail to the back armor.

On the plus side, the figure is wonderfully balanced and articulated, permitting one to pose the figure as you wish. Under the mask is Kroenen's disfigured face: here, the finish is superb.

If you collect figures like this, one is probably better off buying them in a store vs. online because what I received looks nothing like the picture in terms of the quality of the paint finish and color match to the character in the film.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The supernatural and spectral Nazi assassin Kroenen, May 4, 2004

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellboy Movie Figures Kroenen Action Figure (Accessory)

When Kroenen showed upon the prologue of the "Hellboy" film, dressed up in his Nazi uniform but also wearing a gas mask, I found myself thinking, when was the last time we had a really good Nazi villain in a movie (I going back to Laurence Olivier in "Marathon Man," the movie that proved what you always suspected was true: your dentist is a Nazi). I was a bit disappointed that the 8" Kroenen action figure from Mezco Toyz was not decked out in his Nazi garb, but I have to admit that for most of "Hellboy" he is dressed as you see him here.

The Kroenen figure comes with several points of articulation and is as poseable as the Abe Sapien figure, and has two detachable double-bladed baton-swords of his own invention that can be attached (although the end effect is a different look from what we see in "Hellboy"). It would be nice if you could pop out Kroenen's key from the implant in his chest, but that would be a bit much for a figure this small (there are 12" figures coming out later this summer). The figure is still wearing elaborately detailed armor and gives you Hellboy and Abe Sapien figures somebody to fight.

There is also a Rasputin figure that includes the infant Hellboy that popped out of the portal back in 1944. The Mezco quartet are an above average set of movie tie-ins for both long time fans and new converts to the world of Mike Mignola's Dark Horse comic book created by Guillermo del Toro's film.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kroenen: Undead Nazi Assassin, May 15, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellboy Movie Figures Kroenen Action Figure (Accessory)

This figure is, in short, amazing. Awesome intricate sculpting on the body armor, and the articulation is superb. Also, although the figure looks somewhat flimsy, it is in fact very durable. However, the accessories are sort of on the skinny side, as he comes with two baton blades and his mask. There are two knives sculpted onto the figure's arms, but it would have been much more fun if they had been removeable. However, these things are only minor distractions compared to the overall crafting of Kroenen.
BTW, check under the mask for a... suprise