figures titled "Superstarz Figuer Collection Deluxe.
The first two figures in the deluxe line were:
* Superstarz Figuer Collection Deluxe 1: Great Muta (Dragon
and
* Superstarz Figuer Collection Deluxe 2: Power Warrior
The Deluxe Collection featured removable entrance attires, larger packaging
and an enclosed trading card of each respective Wrestler.
Since Mike's Toy Blog already covered the Power Warrior figure in a very
well written review, I thought I would take this opportunity to focus on Great
Muta.
The Dragon Muta figure is based off of Muta's April 29th, 1996 match against
Jinsei Shinzaki ("NJPW Battle Formation in Tokyo Dome"). It was during this
match that Muta began to update his traditional ninja veil entrance attire for more
elaborate and creative designs.
A closeup of the Dragon Muta figure complete with fire design kimono and a
cool silver chinese dragon perched on Muta's shoulders.
Without question, the coolest part of the Dragon Muta figure has to be Muta's
devil skull hood accessory.
The backside of the packaging contains an intense photo of Great Muta in his
Dragon Muta attire with a printed autograph as well as two additional photos
of the Deluxe 1 and 2 figures.
The Great Muta figure shot at the bottom of the packaging is the back half of
the enclosed Dragon Muta trading card; complete with a brief Muta profile.
Collectors should also watch out for the "green" version of this particular
figure; which features dark green facepaint (instead of gold) and a darker
figure; which features dark green facepaint (instead of gold) and a darker
flame design on Muta's ring gear.
Unfortunately, the alternate colouring was not intentional as many figures
Unfortunately, the alternate colouring was not intentional as many figures
from this era with gold paint would discolor into a greenish hue.
With the initial success of the first two Deluxe figures, Toukon Shop would
continue to create an additional 15 figures for their Deluxe line; inspiring All
-Japan Pro-Wrestling and Character Product to release their own highly detailed
deluxe figures.
Stay tuned for more hard-to-find Puroresu figure reviews...coming soon!
