Toy-Review: Mini Myth Warriors by Keith Poon

TOY-STORY: Mini Myth Warriors are small-sized versions of their larger resin counterparts. Standing at an average of 4.5" tall - both this Dragon Warrior and Ox Warrior made their debut at the recent San Diego Comic Con in July - of which 4 different colorway editions were released then. For this particular review, we are looking at the "Historical Version" colorway - priced at US$34.99 for the pair at toyqube.com.

Both figures came housed in their own respective printed cardboard boxes with a window display. Plenty of reading materials to be had here, especially with the description of the "12 Chinese Zodiac" for which this series is inspired by.


Inspired also by the regal "Terra Cotta Warriors", the interior packaging of the window-boxed display features gold cloth wrapped in a styrofoam casing. I recognized the styrofoam because no all of the cloth was wrapped as meticulously, unfortunately. The Dragon Warrior came as-is, while Ox Warrior came with his 'pitchfork-weapon' in two separate pieces, housed in a plastic baggie.




The detailing on these two figurines, is simply amazing. Never let it be said this line does not provide a tactile sensation! Especially lovely are the painted/weathered aspect of each groove and the armor - oh man, the armor! And resin casted? So what if they do not possess articulation? Kudos to production!

One singular complaint tho: Ox's weapon does not fit-tight, which leaves the pitchfork-head likened to fall out, and as well the handle is slipped into the figure, and as well is loose (for easier attachment, no doubt). Nothing but super-glue will not fix, but I had hella time trying to place/move the figure carefully within the display case, and had the pitchfork fall out a couple of times when I showed-off to visiting friends!


Threading the thin-line between 'memorabilia" and "art toy", the saving grace is the subtle character design by Keith Poon. The Oriental-theme and historical-notion of the series is undeniable, and as a Chinese man myself, I welcome this series with open arms LOL - And even if this series might fall outside on the edge of the 'art toy'-label, there are pretty exceptional figures to be had, IMHO.