Playarts Kai - Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returns

“This solitary young woman speaks little of herself - even her true name is a mystery. She is known to others simply as 'Lightning.'” —Online Description

The latest addition in my PAK [Playarts Kai] Collection, Claire Farron aka Lightning. A few days ago, the English version of the third instalment of the game Final Fantasy 13 named Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returns was released. So, because of the Pre-Order freebies I was forced to pre-order the game - and yes, it did feel incomplete and upon seeing a post from a friend that he was selling an PAK LR, I took the opportunity to buy it from him. Thanks Paul for the PAK and the Discount if ever your reading this!

Before we move on, Who is Lightning Anyway? Here is a detailed Info from Final Fantasy Wiki.

Lightning, real name Claire Farron (Eclair Farron in the Japanese version), is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy XIII. She is the narrator and a temporary playable character in Final Fantasy XIII-2, and returns as the protagonist and sole permanently playable character in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. She is the overall heroine of the Final Fantasy XIII games.

In Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning seeks to save her younger sister Serah, but becomes entangled in a plot that endangers her home of Cocoon. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning serves as a knight protecting the goddess Etro in Valhalla from her fated rival, Caius Ballad. In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is chosen to be a savior by the god Bhunivelze, tasked to save the people's souls before the end of the world.

Lightning is the second main female protagonist in a mainstream numbered Final Fantasy game, the first being Terra Branford from Final Fantasy VI.

Now, why get the PAK? The truth is Ms. Farron here happens to be my 3rd Favorite Character in the whole Final Fantasy Universe - where Cloud and Tifa are the First and I'm still waiting for their PAK Reboots since the old ones are too small. And what I love about the series of FF13 - Lovey-Dovey things are minimal. Anyway, here's a thought in the Figure.

Reference: Final Fantasy Wiki

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Final Fantasy 13

Final Fantasy 13-2

Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returns - [Pre-Order Bonus: Cloud Strife DLC + 4 More Skins + ...]

...this steelbook

PAK: Lightning Returns Box - Shows Lightning wearing his Equilibrium Garb, The Savior Schema.

Covers shows a preview of the figure, and trust me it gives you the urge to just open it.

PAK: Lightning Returns Box - Back - Shows a series of pose that is, yes! so hard to replicate!

Lightning in his silicon-plastic stuff thing - and always rememebers Authentic PAK's have unbuilt stands inside.

And your figure should include this aside from the paint smell [that paint smell], 3 hands, Equilibrium Sword + the joint thing that will connect it to her Back and Equilibrium Shield. Note: There was a limited edition of this in which if I remember correctly, Lightning is wearing a different Garb.

Front

Left

Back

Right

A close up of Ms. Farron's Head and Face - As you can see, very detailed indeed. Hair sided from one side almost covering her face and a branch of hair pouring down on one side. Sexy red Lips, and small blue eyes. - who would ever think that beauty slayed a Fal'Cie?! Moving on, collar covers her neck and should pads from both right and left. Here's a downside - although it shows beauty turning the head left and right is a pain the butt.

Her Chest is perfectly sculpt and hips as sexy as ever. Don't worry - it's a little moveable.

Fat Legs with long covers going down - with red leather like things covering the rest of his legs to her knees down to her shoes. Panty you say? She is wearing a black Undergarment most likely, the design is like a bathing suit with long covers below. Now what I don't like here is the way these Cover is attached. It's attached in a way where most figure collector hates, in a thin sheet where the possibility of falling off and breaking is high - and it's hard to glue it back in.

Arms covered in metal like armguards.

And just like a soldier she was, she wears boots not heels.

Let's try to do an attack pose!

How about a proboking pose!

A guard stance!

She's calling you!

She is!

She is just standing there...

...No, Claire! don't pull you sword out!

There you have it...

Now, what was actually wrong? The PAK was a very bad-asses figure itself considering the high level details it has but seriously PAK Articulation had gone bad through the years. I was expecting I could pose it a lot more that it usualy has now - DOn't get me wrong, Articulation was good but somehow I feel limited... :)