NECA Defenders Of The Earth: Ming The Merciless

“You are doomed!”

NECA has outdone themselves. Long known for making beautiful action figures, NECA’s Defenders of the Earth line has been visually brilliant so far. There’s no better example of their beautiful work than this wonderful Ming The Merciless figure.

This figure is bursting with details and vivid coloring. My phone photos cannot do it justice. You have to see this figure in person to really appreciate how much attention to detail was given to it. This is possibly one of the best action figures that I’ve ever managed to get my hands on since I’ve been a collector.

Ming comes with his staff, a sword, a blaster (included with all three figures in the line so far), two “blast pulses,” and one additional right hand. The one hand accessory appears to be a trend in this line, as the Phantom figure also came with only one additional hand instead of two hands. This is one of my very few gripes with this figure. I’ll get to the other ones later in this post.

The figure comes with a cloth cape that has wiring in it to allow the collector to pose the cape. I enjoy it posed as I have it above, whipping in the wind while Ming pontificates about something evil. It should be noted that the base in these photos is not included. It’s a NECA base, but was purchased separately. The cape can be easily manipulated and adjusted and looks great.

The figure features over twenty points of articulation, all of which are pretty stiff. This seems par for the course when it comes to NECA figures and is my primary complaint about this figure in particular and the line as a whole. My other complaint is that Ming’s hand was difficult to open wide enough to get his staff in place. I was worried that I might damage the figure.

Those small gripes aside, this is an awesome figure. Once I get my home situated (we’re still recovering from Hurricane Laura), Ming is going to be displayed prominently on my desk. Don’t worry, though, the Phantom will be there to keep him in line. Hopefully I’ll be able to snag the Flash Gordon figure in this line as well. He’s the only one that I’m missing so far.

Thanks for checking out my review. I have three more figure reviews lined up and an extra special review featuring the my first Build-A-Figure. I plan to have these posted within the next two weeks. I also have a couple of film reviews that I need to knock out and some information on upcoming conventions. Stay tuned!