The Villains
by 21st Century Toys
Review
by : Ryan
Lybarger
As chronicled
by this site, I love 21st Century Toys action figures. All
of them are way cool and have tons of accessories. Today,
I'm going to review a few of their figures that may have slipped
under your radar…the Villains.
The Villains
line of figures provides enemies for your America's Finest
Cops, SWAT and Firemen. These are the guys that make having
the SWAT Team worthwhile. They make several, but I'll only
review a few (the ones I own).
 First
is the Villain. This is actually the second figure
of this name. The original Villain wore a black trench coat.
This one wears a thigh length overcoat. To make a long story
short, the original Villain came out close to Columbine. At
that time, anything in a black overcoat was deemed evil (hell,
I wore a brown London Fog during that time period and I had
morons making comments about it…now I wear a much less ominous
looking black leather coat…). So, the new Villain debuted.
He is exactly the same, save for the aforementioned coat.
He's armed with a pump-action shotgun (with working pump-action),
an AK-47 (sawn down to terrorist length) and a bulletproof
vest. His ski mask says "Don't even think of fucking with
me." I don't know his politics, but I'd take Symbionese Liberation
Army literature if he offered to me during a bank heist.
Rating: 
 Next
comes Junkyard Jack. This guy looks dangerous. He's
either in organized crime or straight out of an Andrew Vachss
novel. He comes with a SPAS12 shotgun, cell phone, chain necklace,
watch and two Dobermans. He's decked out in all leather and
a black, skull T-shirt. The scars on his face and hands drive
home the point that he probably trained those killer Dobermans
himself…with a tire iron, some gunpowder and a pint of A-1.
I just wish he came with more guns.
Ratin:
 Last
comes T-Gore. He's supposed to be a bounty hunter,
but I'll bet he's done some merc work in Africa and South
America and maybe a little wetwork stateside. He also looks
like one of my cousins. Thankfully, I didn't get those genes…jeez.
T-Gore stands out amongst the Villains because he comes with
enough spare ammunition to replay the last gunfight from 3000
Miles to Graceland. He has six spare magazines for his rifle
and two for his pistol. For up close work, he comes with a
fighting knife and wallet chain (another thing he shares in
common with my cousin). The nose ring and tattoos complete
the image of a badass (or a convincing wannabe, which would
make the resemblance to my cousin complete). All in all, I'd
say these are some pretty cool figures. Evil and action rolled
into one 12" tall package. 21st Century Toys plans on producing
several more Villains. Go to 21st
Century Toys for more information.
Rating:
 I
can't wait until Matilda comes out.
Ryan
Lybarger is a technical writer for a major pharmaceutical
firm in Indianapolis. He always had more Joes than Cobras
as a kid. He deeply regrets that.
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