I was so happy to see this fig get put up for sale! As you might know, I've been trying to get through some of Zhehan's and Gong Jun's back catalog of shows for some time. I've made it up to Episode 13 on the Legend of Yunxi and have stayed there for uh, about six months.
I kept telling myself (and you, actually, if you've been following this blog!) that this was because I was just too busy, but that proved to be a big fake as soon as The Legend of Anle dropped and I blew through that at the fastest speed possible.
Now, to be fair, Anle started off exciting and stayed exciting for a while, AND benefited from gorgeous costuming and and makeup. The Word of Honor costumes were my gateway merch item into SHL merch buying madness, so costumes are a big deal for me in a show. It also had lots and lots of Gong Jun in it.
Poor Legend of Yunxi is less fun, fairly slow, and I find the costuming uninspired with questionable fabric choices. Don't even get me started on the makeup, it's bad. All the parts with Zhehan are enjoyable of course, but there's not nearly enough parts with him in it. So no wonder I am very (VERY) slowly making my way through it.
But! It does have white-haired gu-zombie Zhehan, who I really really enjoyed (please see my beloved fig set Tianshu Beichen - Dog's Blood Drama), and it also has the delightful little scene that inspired this fig.
So, here we are in Episode 2, with our noble Prince Qin being stopped at the entrance to the Poison Valley. This scene is so much fun because our frosty, domineering Prince is out of patience and SO OVER IT. He is not here to let any one stop him.
How does she get driven back towards the Poison Valley and then end up back by Long Feiye? Nobody knows. But, I'm glad she did, since we end up with this great pose:
I was so pleased when I saw this fig because I was like, oh, I wasn't the only one that was delighted by that scene!
Look at him! The fig maker nailed this entire look. As you know, I'm weak for this particular fig expression in general, but the smirk on his face here is particularly excellent.
This fig almost didn't happen! It didn't meet minimum ordering quantities, so the fig maker luckily decided to shrink down the group size and make it a little more expensive in lieu of canceling it. And by a little more expensive, like an extra buck or so. Totally worth it.
One of the fun things about this fig is that his overcloak thing moves around. It's a totally separate piece that they dropped on over his torso before they glued his head on.
As you can see, this fig stands just fine on his own. Which is great, since that meant I didn't have to glue him onto a fig stand, I could use fig stickers to semi-permanently stick him down.
We have the tiniest bit of movement in the bottom of his cape and robes here, no doubt blown by a gentle spring breeze wafting past into the poison valley.
You can see a little better here how the overcloak is a separate piece.
I know the Prince is going incognito in these rough clothes, but I do like how the overcloak adds a bit more interest!
Ahhhh he's so cute, look at those rosy cheeks!
His hair is really an exact match - the fig maker did a great job with this fig!
Here's a closeup under some brighter lights so you can see the detail.
I'm just so charmed by this fig. I was so happy when the fig maker decided to press on with making it. It's unfortunately more common these days that fig runs are getting smaller and smaller. People are just running out of space!
Long Feiye's more severe hairstyle isn't my favorite, but I like this no-guan incognito look he's got going on. No one would know he's a prince!
Look at that cutie. The text there is just his name, Long Feiye. The official name of this fig escapes me - I think it was something that was badly lost in the MTL at the time. So, we've ended up with my descriptive but non-poetic title of Long Feiye Motioning his Guard Forward. It works, right?
Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*
What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!
*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.
Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgot anyone, let me know in the notes.
This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here
Please stop with the weird little endings. Please be clear about whether it’s tragic or somehow in some fantastic way they survived. My little brain can’t handle all that ambiguity. Now whenever X years later shows up on the screen I just think oh hell no.
The actual name for this fig (as rendered by my less than trusty translation app) is Sauce-Colored Night. I like to keep the names of the figs what they originally are, but in this case I'm going to render it a little less interesting. You can call him Saucy if you want!
"Night" is a way for Chinese fans to refer to Zhang Zhehan's character of Long Feiye, Prince Qin, from The Legend of Yunxi. Long Feiye's name 龙非夜 shares the same character as the one for night, 夜. I believe sauce-colored simply refers to the very unique color of the inspiration for this fig:
That being said, knowing the Chinese penchant for clever wordplay, I'm sure I'm missing some inside baseball on the name.
Our little prince arrived (mostly) safe and secure in his little polystyrene cocoon. His hairpin ended up being a liiiiitle bit wiggly where it must have knocked against something - maybe even in the factory. I didn't end up doing anything with it, since it seemed secure enough for me to not worry about it falling off, and besides, after their glamor shots for the blog here, I just put them in my glass cabinet for safekeeping.
Of course, as I say that, I look at these zoomed-in photos and quite clearly see a big 'ol crack in his hairpin up there at the top. What the heck! I couldn't see it at all when I was washing and inspecting the fig! Are my eyes this bad? I mean, clearly, but jeez. Alright, after I finish this blog post, it'll be glue time.
Aww, so solemn and stern! I mean, the overall vibe definitely fits this character.
Gosh he's cute though - look at that little top knot and adorable little profile. This is also a nice angle to see some of the 3-D effect on his costume.
I'm delighted by the slight flying shoulder effect here. It's such a cool look on costumes - I don't always love every execution of it on every costume, but the concept is always A+.
Good lord that hairpin seems to be holding on by a thread! I even, uh, wiggled it a few times when I was cleaning it to make sure it was securely on, and it was - springy? for lack of a better word. It felt pretty good. Yikes.
In uh, other news, look how cute his little hand and fingers are holding the sword. It looks perfect!
Another nice angle for the hand holding the sword. Excellent modeling there, especially given how the sword doesn't have to be glued yet is pointing down.
I don't worry that the sword will slip out at all due to the force of gravity - the grip is secure and the sword is fairly light.
Those are some sweet rosy cheeks!
I took this one a little bit later in the morning to get a little more light on him - you can see a little more detail in the sword and the costume.
Another great view of the hand holding the sword. We can also see his black boots and the matching purple leggings - it's not quite the full fledged gathered pants we see in some other figs, but it's a nice touch!
Yeah, that hairpin needs to get fixed now, it's bugging me!
There we go. A little bit of glue and it's just about as good as new! Glad that's taken care of.
No box card or box art with him, more's the pity! It probably would have been some delightfully dramatic backdrop.
Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*
What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!
*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.
Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgot anyone, let me know in the notes.
This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here
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