McFarlane Toys Alien VS. Predator Movie Action Figure Celtic Predator

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Product Features

• Mcfarlane Alien Vs. Predator Series 1 > Celtic Predator Action

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000227NEW
• Item model number: Celtic Predator
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,376 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

Alien vs. Predator Celtic Predator Figure, 21 points of articulation, stands 8 1/2" tall, a base with foot pegs, a removable trophy necklace, holster with removable knife, and a removeable shoulder cannon! Awesome detail from McFarlane Toys.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great toy, August 21, 2004

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M. Sousa (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: McFarlane Toys Alien VS. Predator Movie Action Figure Celtic Predator (Toy)

The Celtic Predator is the coolest Predator toy ever made. It is very flexible and is made to play with. His mask is awesome and he has these really cool wrist blades. He also comes with a ceremonial dagger, a removable plasma caster, and a shuriken. There is no pegs on the base though so you have to lean him against a wall.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite worth it as a TOY but a good collectors piece, maybe., January 3, 2012

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Straker "Action Figure Aficionado" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: McFarlane Toys Alien VS. Predator Movie Action Figure Celtic Predator (Toy)

In 2003 McFarlane toys acquired the license to Fox's Predator films and released the original City Hunter. The following year, Fox released AVP and McFarlane, having the license, retooled the City Hunter for use on three different Predators from AVP.

Even though these AVP figures were widely released, they became a sort of rare and sought after piece after awhile, mainly due to their fragility. See, back in the day, McFarlane Toys as well as several other toy companies such as Palisades and even NECA used recycled scrap plastics. One type, polycarbonate plastic, was used for several different parts on these AVP figures such as the blades, plasma cannons, ball joints and hinge pins. Problem with this is that the polycarbonate, while a very hard plastic, is also very brittle and will break like glass at thinner thicknesses, leading to these figures breaking...a lot, and McFarlane toys earning the fan slogan "McFarlane Toys, pre-broken for your convenience!" and a lot of these toys not surviving even the more cautious adult collector let alone many of the kids and teens that bought them, making them rather scarce and even rare in a more or less whole condition. Breakage points include the more delicate linkage of the plasma cannon mount, and the knee joints and sometimes the neck and ankle joints.

With that history out of the way it is easier to understand the higher aftermarket price these fetch, especially still in the package.

The figure itself is reasonably well detailed if not particularly accurate. The large forearm blades on each arm were not originally a part of the Celtic Predators design from the film, but when McFarlane cut the Predator known as Chopper from the line, it was decided that they would use the accessory blades on all the other figures whether they used them or not. The two blades on the right forearm that are traditionally a part of a Predators arsenal are also too long. Celtic never used the extra long blades, Scar did. Celtic also never used the plasma cannon so the mount is an extra more or less but that is mainly due to the use of the same mold for all three Predators McFarlane made for the film and it is nice that you CAN use the plasma cannon even on Celtic but the mounting arm is way too long and again, very delicate. The cannon itself is nicely detailed if a bit oversized but it does have a nice two piece construction with a sort of "pump action" section that slides up and down the barrel of the cannon like in the film. He also comes with a collapsed spear on his back...glued permanently but that's OK, you can remove it which is also good because the spear tips break off really easily so you'll WANT to pull it off once that happens as it's an eye sore not to mention that Celtic never had a spear in the film so it's inaccurate. He also comes with a fan-like bladed weapon or shuriken...that he can't really hold. The display bases were cut back to save money as well and even though the figures include pegs, the bases don't have a way to peg the figures to the base however, unlike many posts here it is NOT necessary to lean the figure up against the wall, a little finagling with the ankles will allow a sure footed stance keeping the figure on his feet if you can keep from breaking the pin there. The rest of the articulation is surprisingly good. The shoulders can shift forward allowing his arms to move in front of him. The other shoulder joints are ball and socket and allow for a wide range of movement but the elbow joints are a cut joint system and that means the right arm can't really straighten out much without looking very awkward, and the left arm can't bend. The mid-torso joints add to the articulation greatly with a mid torso cut and swivel type joint. There's also a waist joint and double jointed hips you probably won't use much because of how hard it can be just for the figure to stand upright anyway. There is also a very useful mid thigh swivel, knee joints and the previously mentioned ankle joints that are made up of a sort of Revoltech type joint though it isn't as useful as it sounds due to sculpting and severe lack of ratchets.

In the end, this isn't a great figure for an adult collector that likes to take figures out for display, certainly not a good toy for a kid to play with, especially with the aftermarket prices so, unless you're a Predator completest, I can't recommend buying this let alone taking this out of the package.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a McFarlane figure you can actually play with!, August 12, 2004

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D.L. "generasian" (San Diego, CA) - 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: McFarlane Toys Alien VS. Predator Movie Action Figure Celtic Predator (Toy)

I love McFarlane toys. The detail is always immaculate, with not a square inch of plastic wasted. However, McFarlane figures are never meant to be played with for they tend to be brittle and not very posable. The Celtic Predator (is he Irish?) is about the same with one exception. With about fifteen points of articulation, you can actually pose the figure. Unfortunately, the base has no pegs so you can't actually make the figure stand up unless it's leaning against a wall. Perhaps, this was a manufacture error regarding the figure I bought. I also couldn't understand why the design of the figure didn't allow the mask to be removed since it was obviously glued on. Regardless, it's a pretty handsome figure. I wouldn't recommend it to little children since there are sharp and jagged edges and even a removable pointy sword, but for older geeks like me, it's the perfect companion to the movie.