Zarbon True Power is the reveal that told Dragon Ball Z’s audience the Frieza Force was not going to play fair. The elegant lieutenant swells into something bloated and reptilian, and this S.H.Figuarts release commits to the monster rather than softening him back toward the handsome version.
The Zarbon True Power transformation, sculpted honestly
The bulk is in the right places – a barrel chest, thickened forearms, a jaw that no longer closes properly. Three interchangeable expressions cover the roar, the gritted-teeth strain and the beaten final moment, and a swappable hair part lets the green mane fall loose or stay swept back.
Engineering under the armour
The shoulder armour is the clever part: the pauldrons swing rearward as the arms come together, so the grappling and charging poses close properly instead of jamming at the halfway point. The cape is articulated at its base for the same reason. Three pairs of hands finish the set.
At 16cm he towers over the Namek-arc figures he shares a shelf with, which is precisely the point – stand him beside the earlier Dragon Ball Z releases and the scale jump does the storytelling.
Officially licensed, non-scale – Bandai Tamashii Nations.
Specifications
- Brand
- Bandai Tamashii Nations
- Line
- S.H.Figuarts
- Franchise
- Dragon Ball
- Character
- Zarbon
- Type
- Articulated action figure
- Size
- 16cm
- SKU
- BTN67579
- EAN
- 4573102675798
What’s in the Box
- Zarbon -True Power- figure
- 3 interchangeable facial expression parts
- 3 pairs of interchangeable hand parts
- Interchangeable hair part
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