Post by mechamasterj on Feb 20, 2010 23:55:50 GMT -5
History
Shen Hu is the Chinese's Knightmare frame piloted by Li Xingke in the anime Code Geass. It was the Chinese Federation's trump card but was used against them when Li Xingke decided to liberate China from its oppressors. Apparently Li Xingke was the only pilot capable of operating Shen Hu since it put a lot of stress on the pilot, even though he had a deadly sickness to begin with......interesting.
In any case he was a kick @$$ frame when he first appeared and totally powned Shinkiriko! You can read more about it here codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Shen_Hu
Armaments
he doesn't come with a lot of weapons though he didn't have many to begin within the anime, and some of his weapons were a part of his body so we really on get; Long sword X2, Slash HarkenX2, and the AGWS (Air Glide Wing system). His other two weapons are a part of his body, like his bladed feet and the Baryon Cannon located in his chest. One thing he doesn't have are the patented "Skates" that all other frames have. Kinda wired that he is the only one that doesn't have any actually but there you have it.
Articulation/Stability
Shen Hu has normal range of motion that is common place in RD collection, however for the Code Geass line, he has a bit more than most. He's one of the few that have torso swivel and more than average range of shoulder movement. Other than that he's pretty much on point with the others , so limited leg movement, though a lot of that has to do with his skirt armors. He has clunky legs which don't allow them to bend a whole lot at the knee, you get a little over 90grees here but its more than enough to show him off with.
He stands well on his own two feet in a verity of poses unlike the other frames in this line which usually require a stand to help keep up. Kneeling is no problem either.
Gimmicks
To make up for his lack of accessories, he has a number of tricks up his sleeve. The first one you may notice are his bladed feet. I don't recall him ever doing this in the show but apparently he can move the blades to the bottom of his feet for some slice kicking action!! Looks pretty funny actually, and makes an impressive ice skater just in time for the winter Olympics lol.
Second, he has 2 Slash Harkens that attach to his wrists, (it's a real pain to change out these hands mind you) which he comes with two additional attachment to show off one of his signature moves, the spinning flails. They can cut clear through frames and act as shields as well.
Third we have the cockpit. Just about all of the RD CG Knightmare Frames have this so it's nothing really new actually.
Fourth we have the Wings, which can be manipulated in a number of ways or removed completely.
Fifth, his skirts and shoulder armor can flare out pretty wide. I believe this is because they act as secondary shields in the anime.
Finally we have the super powerful Baryon cannon. Shen Hu's chest opens up to further expose the cannon when preparing its deadly Tengaku Haoh Juuryushi Hou!! (translate that for some giggles)
Over all he's a great addition to the CG line and an awesome figure to begin with. Only issue i have is that the wings fall off easily when maneuvering them, other than that, he comes highly recommended.
Now for some more pics! Enjoy!
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