In Marvel Comics, Rintrah is an intelligent being from the extradimensional planet of R'Vaal. He is due to make his MCU debut in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie and has already been realised in Marvel Legends action figure form as the build-a-figure for the March 2022 Multiverse of Madness wave.
Rintrah is spread across 6 of the 7 figures of the wave, so to build Rintrah you will need to purchase all of the figures bar the MoM Doctor Strange.
Assembly is easy enough with the parts snapping into place with relative ease. As always the thigh joints are a little tougher than the others due to their size, but they went in with just a little extra pressure and hold in position.
Once assembled Rintrah stands 20cm tall, that's over 7 and 3/4 inches in old money. This is consistent with the briefest glimpse we see of him in the trailers to date standing a good head taller than a normal human. The short scenes we have seen of Rintrah in the trailers do indicate we may have another Cull Obsidian on our hands here as the on-screen Rintrah appears to look quite different with a much different set of robes this is most likely due to Hasbro working very early on with concept or prototype designs - although that could be a different outfit (I will update this section once I've seen the movie).
What we do get is a two-tone figure with the outfit cast in a burgundy brown plastic and a single paint application of brown across the knotted wide belt and the hint of a brown trim on the collar. The body is detailed with fur and cast in a base green, it is missing any form of paint that might accentuate the sculpted fur and add depth or texture. We do get some variation around the hands and a painted brown wrist strap on either arm. The hooves are cast in a dark grey finish with a small area of green fur painted where they connect to the lower legs.
The head sculpt is OK, but the likeness is hard to compare with little details released for Rintrah as yet. The horns are painted a brown bone colour - which is patchy in place - and the nose, mouth, and eyes hand-painted rather than photo-real printed which gives him a more comic book look and finish. The head includes the pierced right ear with two gold painted rings included as part of the ear sculpting.
For those who purchased Astral Doctor Strange, you will note a translucent golden lamp included in the set which has no real bearing to Strange. It seems this is an accessory for Rintrah although it is not shown on the build-a-figure checklist. The gripping hands included with Rintrah allow him to hold the lamp well enough.
We also get a spare pair of clenched fists to give an alternative choice of hands, and these swap in and out easily enough. In the trailer, he is seen with a large staff in one scene and it is a shame that this is not included - although that lamp may have more significance than we realise at this stage.
Rintrah has 19 points of articulation, a couple extra vs a usual larger scale figure due to the rotation joint for his tail and a swivel included on his lower legs just before the knee section. The lower legs are well-engineered to not only recreate hoofed foot physiology but also then allowing him to stand and be posed despite the bulk of the upper half of the figure. And standing is really the only option for Rintrah with quite chunky upper legs and only a single jointed knee
The arms too are less mobile than usual with a single joint elbow that will just and so bend to a right angle. The waist and neck ball joints then support with a fair bit of movement to allow the body or head to be stooped or leant backwards.
When I first saw Rintrah I discounted him as an obscure Comic Book build-a-figure and in hand, he still feels a little bit like that. While the sculpt is good, the paint feels basic particularly the head section and the realism around the eyes is noticeably lacking.
I need to see Multiverse of Madness before I can fully commit to what I think about Rintrah. I have a feeling he is going to look very different on screen leaving MCU collectors with another 'concept art' scenario and unless he is a big player in the film, he is unlikely to get a do-over at any point in the future.
Come back after the 5th of May and I will see how Rintrah lines up to his movie appearance.
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