I've done plenty of these for Pizzaface. I want to try individual cases for other characters, Mainly for guys who were Toy Based and had very little outside representation.
Today, I want to start with:
King Lionheart...
He's a Toy Based Character. So there isn't much to work with. Former Actor turned Anthropomorphized Lion that's dressed as King Arthur. How do we make him exciting Without changing the vintage look much?
Some people love the body horror aspect of having partially Mutated characters. Others don't. So I'm going to reach a Happy Medium:
Lionheart Will Be a 3-in-1 figure.
We start with a MOTUC styled body with interchangeable legs, specifically at the thighs.
The idea is to have Lionheart BEFORE and AFTER the Mutation and the capability of making an in-between state to mimic Vintage.
It mostly appeases Playmates, since he's NOT a Direct copy of Vintage. It mostly appeases Vintage Purists, since an approximation to the Vintage toy can be made. As a bonus, you also get to make a Pre-Mutation and a Post Mutation Lionheart.
The pre Mutation legs should mimic the Vintage armor but with the legs covered in the Vintage leggings. The post Mutation legs should be covered in Lion fur.
For the hands he gets in both Lion and Human
Sword aloft c-grips
Dramatic
Fists
Left Autograph signing hand
For heads he gets:
-Human Lionheart head. Picture something between Schwarzenegger and Sir Christopher Lee.
-partially Mutating head with the upper looking human as the lower half is turning into a Lion. Think Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast.
-Updated Vintage. Essentially making the edges on his mane less round, making his face slightly less derpy.
-Roaring head. Based on Vintage but with an open mouth roar. (Mostly to appease Playmates)
Accessories:
Excalibur Replica with Scabbard
Shield
Scepter
Autographed Picture of Lionheart
Not Holy Grail
Removable soft goods cape
Pluggable Tail
Small pouch that "attaches" to belt (in reality covering the tail hole)
The figure would be packed wearing the fully Mutated legs and the Roaring head. On the second tray, the human hands, legs and heads would be hidden
Super7's buy the wave accessories would be GITD Excalibur with Scabbard signifying they're the real deal.
Sure, I just described what a theoretical figure could be; but the question is why him over others?
Unlike say Pizzaface, which was one of my favorite characters as a kid. I have no real attachment to King Lionheart other than me being a former theater kid. So what drove me to say: You know what?Let's make a case for this character!
The character is a blank slate. Since all we know is he was an actor and he was turned into a humanoid lion. So Here's My take on Lionheart:
He's a Method Actor like Daniel Day Lewis, but he had been typecast for years as a thug or henchman, due to his size. He left Hollywood to become a performer of medieval, and Elizabethian plays. Gaining popularity and taken seriously as an actor for his performances as Prospero, Claudius, Sancho Panza. (He learned Spanish for that role and his first and only time wearing a fat suit.) Given the opportunity to play King Arthut, his favorite literary character, he delved deep into his method acting tricks. Ooze hits, turns him into a Lion who thinks he's King Arthur reborn. Taking the name Lionheart because he's a Lion and England's greatest King after Arthur. Nevermind he was born in Omaha Nebraska.
In other words a Modern Day Quixote.
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