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STAR WARS AOTC ” MASSIFF” w/ GENOSIAN WARRIOR MOC This is a Star Wars – Saga Attack of the Clones Massiff (with Geonosian Handler) NIP Action Figure from the 2002 toy series. Massiffs are ferocious creatures with razor sharp teeth and agile movements. Although small in size, these aggressive beasts are difficult to restrain, even by their handlers.
Customer Review: PRETTY NEAT
This is an overall good figure. the geonosian warrior is really dumb and hard to stand up but the massif is really cool. if u have this set buy a set that includes a lightsaber too because the massifs bottom jaww coms off and gos on easily, so have fun cutting it off. if you find i reccomend u buy it just for the massif.
Its a cool toy even though the massif was the tusken raiders pet.
Customer Review: A Puddle of Imperfection
In the new lineup of AOTC figures, there are a few beautifully defined additions as well as other, far less appeasing models. Unfortunately for anyone (myself included) that has picked up/ is planning on picking up the Genoshian Warrior/Massiff figure, I’d have to rate this as a very, very disappointing experience. This is one of the newer pieces that I’ve found annoying in a few respects, including the detailing, the points of articulation, and the fact that there has been another Genosian warrior figure that looked so much better than this one. That’s not to say that it doesn’t have some things in its favor, but the over-all appeal of the warrior and his massiff is, in my mind at least, a very disappointing affair.

The pros to this piece:
1) There are indeed two figures being provided here (sort of), but the “second figure,” being an animal, is hard to really consider a “figure.” Still, the massiff is a nice addition if you want to have something to add to the “arena beasts/figures” appeal because it isn’t a bad piece.
2) The massiff’s detail is nice, with it moving in a few ways that surprised me. Its look is nice, too, with the expression and the pose giving it a very menacing appeal.

Cons:
1) While the massiff looks good, the Genosian warrior looks horrible. Comparing the prior Genoshian release with this one shows just how rushed the paint job was, with the coloration looking dull and lifeless. I mean, a bit of color difference is expected, but this is a bit too much.
2) The lifeless wing “nubs” this figure has are really unattractive pieces, especially compared to its predecessor Granted, the Star War’s realm does have room in it for two types of Genosians, but the first release, with colorfully decorative (posable) wings, make this seem like a joke. If they wanted wingless, then these body-colored humps should have been left off altogether.
3) The figure can’t stand with the mastiff. They don’t actually even out, making the Warrior fall over 9/10 times. Perhaps this is being a bit picky, but I’d like for my figures to stand.
4) The accessories are horrible hard to remove from the massiff. If you like them attached, this could be a good thing. If you want one “roaming free,” however, then you take the chance of mangling your accessories trying to free them.
5) Lastly, the figure’s points of articulation are something of a bad joke. I’ve seen cardboard that could move more than this figure.

Basically, I wouldn’t recommend this figure to anyone except the diehard who needs to acquire the little “odds and ends.” I gave it a 5 in the educational arena because of this, noting that I really learned something about designwork here.