I have a good friend who is obsessed with Halloween. He takes October 31^st off from work every year in order to service the trickle of neighborhood trick-or-treaters that appear at his door. He owns a giant inflatable lawn spider. The man takes Halloween seriously.

When I first discovered the Superfigs line and was rooting through their catalog deciding what to buy I came across Devil’s Knight, a Halloween-themed mini sporting a giant pumpkin head and a matched pair of giant knives. I knew this was one mini I wouldn’t have to spend a dime on, and I was right. I showed the listing to my buddy and he immediately said, “Put me down for one of those guys.”

Devil’s Knight is that kind of mini. He’s so richly themed that you know everything you need to know about him with one glance. He’s an evil psychopath who kills people. He might be a demon or just a guy in a costume, but anybody who wears a giant sneering Jack-O-Lantern on his head and uses a pair of big butcher’s knives as weapons is emphatically NOT just a purse snatcher or bank robber. He’s a killer, plain and simple. That kind of instantly-recognizable character is worth a lot.

The overall level of detail is impressive. The fabric of the fig’s costume drapes and flows well, especially the pants and gloves. The cape (jacket?) is a little flat, but I suspect that’s a casting limitation. The pumpkin carving (sorry) is really quite excellent, capturing the ridges of the big gourd, the curved stem, and the fine menace of the facial features. It’s tough to sculpt something as iconic as a Jack-O-Lantern that most everyone has intimate experience with, but the artist did a fine job.

The only drawback for an otherwise excellent mini is that his pose is just plain odd. Devil’s Knight brandishes a curved blade in each hand, but while his left hand is raised as if to strike, his right is just sort of sticking out to the side as if it has gone into business for itself. I think the sculptor was trying to convey a kind of loose-limbed scarecrow-like vibe, but to my eye it seems disjointed and unnatural.

Overall, I really like this mini. You can plunk him down on any tabletop and players will instantly know who they’re dealing with. He really stands out in a group of more generic supervillians, and even has his own group of similarly Halloween-themed henchmen available as a separate pack from Four Color Figs. Look for a review of them in the weeks ahead,

Special thanks to Kev for the loan of his mini and his impressive paintjob.

Pros: Awesome theme, Characterful, Good detail

Cons: Odd pose

Final Verdict: 4/5

MSRP: $3/95

Source: Old Glory 25s

Popularity: 8% [?]

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