Dark Void Trexi Pics & Review

Capcom’s jetpacking, UFO-hijacking, vertical shoot-out adventure Dark Void was released last week for the PS3 and Xbox 360. If you took my advice and pre-ordered from game stop, you probably scored yourself a limited edition Trexi figure from Play Imaginative designed by Tony Mora of i am 8-bit.

Hit the jump for some up-close shots of the limited edition Dark Void Trexi and the sexy box it comes packaged in. You’ll also see how different it is when compared to oldschool Trexis from back in the day!

Up top you can see the Dark Void Trexi and the stylish box that it comes packaged in. There’s some cool wraparound artwork of a jetpackin’ Trexi and when three boxes are lined up together you can see the whole thing. I only have two boxes in the pic, but it still looks pretty fresh.

Here’s the back of the Trexi and the box. I love the gloss on that box!

When I first opened this Trexi up, I noticed what looked like grey paint on his hands/knuckle area. Turns out it’s little pumps broken off the plastic, almost as if the parts were pulled from one of those model kits you can pick up at Wal-Mart. Here’s a link to see what I’m talking about. I have three other Trexis and they totally don’t have that. I’m guessing maybe Play Imaginative had to cut some corners since these things were being given away for free.

Here’s the bottom showing off the Trexi and iam8-bit logos. Notice another little broken nub of plastic right on Trexi’s grundle region.

Here’s Dark Void Trexi with the top of his head removed. Notice the Play Imaginative and Trexi logos etched into the plastic. Nice little touch that none of my other Trexis have.

Here’s the Dark Void Trexi with some other Trexis from my collection. No clue what series this is from. Notice the Dark Void one is a little taller. You can also see that the other Trexi’s hands are jointed slightly above the wrist. The DV Trexi’s hand joints are hidden right at the wrist which is a nice touch that gives it a cleaner look than the older ones.

You can see that the leg joints are different as well. While the older Trexis have peg joints, the newer ones have a ball joint at the hip/pelvis area. The ball joint hides the ugly seam that the peg jointed Trexis had, but I wish the ankles were rotatable.

I was pretty stoked to swap the tops of my Trexi heads, but I guess the newer ones can’t play this game with the older ones…

… and this is why. Looks like they inverted the joint in the heads. Anyone know if there’s a logical reason for this? I’m guessing maybe they’re easier to produce this way, but if anyone else has any guesses, I’d love to read ‘em in the comments.

Also, while the older Trexi’s heads just pop clean off, I couldn’t get the Dark Void Trexi’s head off no matter how hard I tried.

This is the first new Trexi I’ve gotten in about a year or two and I’m pretty pleased with it, especially since it was free. Playing with my old Trexis has also reminded me that Dunnys aren’t the only cool blindboxed toys on the block and I really want to get some more.

Stay tuned for a giveaway in the coming weeks where you’ll be able to win a Dark Void Trexi of your very own! Also, head over to this thread the forums and show off pics of your collections!