“Spain's greatest frogman”
The third wave of Hasbro’s Indiana Jones Adventure Series figures was released in October 2023 and while it was themed around The Last Crusade, there were two figures included from the recently released Dial of Destiny including this new figure of Renaldo, as played in the film by Antonio Banderas.
Renaldo’s packaging is the standard windowless box with its sandy base colour and map design overlaid with images of the figure and the Adventure Series logo. The side spines contain artwork of the character and a checklist of the Build-an-Artifact for this wave (The Grail Table) while the reverse of the box features further images of Renaldo and his accessories. It is at this point the reference to the Dial of Destiny as the source material is made, but there is no synopsis of the movie or character bio for Renaldo included.
The choice of Renaldo as one of only four figures from The Dial of Destiny to arrive in 2023 is slightly odd after seeing the movie but was likely driven by the higher profile of Banderas and his background as a friend and ally of Indy and envisaged as somewhat of a pirate. The figure is all brand new and features a short-sleeved blue shirt with a layer of painted weathering, the main part of which is a rubberised sleeve over a base torso with Renaldo’s vest visible underneath. The trousers are brown, with sculpted turn-ups and a sculpted then painted leather belt with bronze metallic clasp. Renaldo is wearing his slip-on shoes with the legs cast and plugged into the base of the trousers. The left leg is all skin tone, while the right leg reflects Renaldo’s leg brace. This brace is painted in brown over the flesh tone and does leave an edge partially unfinished.
The head sculpt is one of the strongest to date in the line, these Wave 3 figures are certainly finding their feet. We have a sculpted bearded Banderas with facial print tech and a mix of greys used for his beard and his hair. I was surprised to find the hat is removable with a full head and hair sculpted beneath. The hat is a softer plastic and cast in beige with a black rim and peak. Renaldo’s look is finished off with a couple of decal-applied tattoos - one to his right bicep and the other on his left hand just beneath a painted wristwatch.
Renaldo is an entirely pinless figure with 19 points of articulation. As is the direction of travel with Hasbro the thigh swivel has been lost. However, Renaldo gains a swivel at the shin thanks to the way his lower legs slot into the sculpted turned-up trousers. This is not a character that sees a huge amount of action, but the figure itself is pretty extensive in its posing options.
The sole accessory is Renaldo’s walking stick, which does then determine the posing options if you choose for him to use his stick on display as seen in the movie. The stick itself carries a good amount of detail with a spiral design up the length and a hooked beak handle. It is cast in a light brown but lacks any further paint. I was worried provision wouldn’t have been made for Renaldo to hold the stick naturally, but that was unwarranted as Hasbro have designed the right hand to hold the stick head in a walking position. It will also fit in the left hand, although this looks more like a trigger hand - but no gun is included.
There is no doubt that Renaldo, and his companion figure from the Dial of Destiny Doctor Jurgen Voller, will not be as in demand as the Last Crusade figures from the same wave - the same was true of the Temple of Doom series. It is therefore smart of Hasbro to weave these figures into more popular waves with a Build-an-Artifact incentive to purchase. That being said, and despite his limited role in the movie, Renaldo is a smart-looking figure with very little to fault.
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