Snarf (ThunderCats (Super7)) Review

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Snarf (ThunderCats (Super7)) Review

Snarf
ThunderCats (Super7) (Super7)A few days ago, I finally started watching Thundercats after leaving it sitting in my Hulu watchlist for over a year or so, and it's damn good. As in, probably the best 80s cartoon I've seen (yes, even more than the old TMNT cartoon). It was a well-written and occasionally surprisingly dark show for the time, and the anime-like style helped (mainly cause it was animated overseas). We all know about Super7's Ultimates lines, and I unfortunately didn't get into it soon enough to get some of the figures, like the super-popular Slithe or the Ghost Jaga exclusive that makes more sense in a display, but I've been getting what I can find, starting with Snarf, the… snarf.

The packaging is fairly simple in design, making use of black and red colors, alongside the slip cover (which is no longer being used as of wave 8) having the good guys or bad guys' emblem on it. The back of the main box has a great painted illustration of the character, alongside a bio. Getting everything out of the box was easy thanks to there only being one restraint, and the interior also has a white "energy" graphic lifted from the old LJN line.

Snarf isn't like the other Thundercats, being less humanlike and more of a furry creature, being a different species and all, but even with the smaller, stockier, and less humanoid design, the sculpt turned out great. He's sculpted by the Four Horsemen, who began sculpting Thundercats figures since Mattel briefly got the license, and Super7 let them continue. But enough about them, this review's about Snarf. The head looks great, with pointed, furry edges to the muzzle and thick, detailed hair. The default portrait has some teeth showing, giving him a slightly uneasy look, but it can be swapped out for two other ones: one happy and joyful, and another shouting and about ready to bite a mutant. The paint is very clean on the heads, aside from a small mark near the mouth of the default head, and there's some gloss to him, but the finish seems to be more matte than anything.

Snarf is a very small fellow, so it makes sense that his Ultimate figure is only about 3 3/4" tall - the same size as a ReAction figure. I don't really have anyone else to compare his height to (I have Captain Shiner, but my friends say he's undersized), but for a 7“ scale figure, the size feels right. The furry texture on the body is great, more detail than the cartoon, but nothing excessive. The torso marking and yellow fur have a more matte finish than the red fur, and the hands and feet are all glossy. There's painted finger and toe nails, but they have a bit of sloppiness due to how small they are, and the right hand (the default one) doesn't have any nail paint. Basically, one of those "they tried" situations. The tail has a bit of paint chipping on it, specifically the area that's hidden by the torso, and they painted some yellow onto the joint, and as you can imagine, some of it peeled off, creating a red spot when you move it. I'm willing to forgive it, though, since I know plenty of other figures with that issue (like NECA's TMNT figures).

For a little guy, Snarf has plenty of great movement. The head is a barbell joint with plenty of range on both ends of the joint, and he can look up well, but not enough for a perfect quadrupedal stance. The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and tail are all swivel/hinge joints, alongside swivels at the thighs and midway through the tail. I had to heat up a few joints to get them moving, such as the left elbow and the hips, and the left ankle hinge is pretty sticky-feeling, but you can still get some nice poses out of what's available. The lower legs appeared to be facing backward, but turning them around the right way was easy, and the hands swap with no issues, but heat is needed for the heads. I would've loved a torso joint, even just a swivel, to help make him more dynamic.

Despite being the smallest figure in the line (at least until Snarfer comes out, methinks), Snarf doesn't have a ton of extras, but it's all things that fit the character. I mentioned swapping hands, and he has three pairs to work with - relaxed, gripping, and wide gripping/grasping - and they can be quite useful with the other accessories. He also has an alternate tail piece, hence the reason for a mid-tail swivel, which depicts him standing up on the end of his tail like in the show. This tail is attached to a clear stand for support, and he can hold up with it no issue. Lion-O's Sword of Omens is included, albeit in its small, depowered form, as well as a claw shield to stick it into. Snarf can hold the sword in not only his hands, but also the mouth of the shouting head, making for some cool action poses. Other than all that, he also comes with a small candy fruit and a shoulder bag, good little extras for him.

I may have gotten into the Thundercats Ultimates line late, but I picked up a great figure to start my collection. Snarf looks fantastic, and the quality of the figure, combined with appropriate accessories, makes him more enjoyable than a good chunk of my other Super7 figures. So whether you love Snarf, hate him, or are just indifferent, I'd recommend getting him if you still have a chance, because as he's proved more than once in the show, he's a worthy addition to your Third Earth team.

- 9/15/24