Buffy the Vampire Slayer Premium Format Figures
Limited Edition TBD
Description
The Premium Format Spike Figure captures
Spike in his iconic red shirt and
black leather jacket, standing in a casually aggressive pose. Spike's easy
manner masks his potential for great violence, and the Premium Format Spike
figure is endowed with all of the personality and attitude that makes Spike such
a fun character to watch on-screen. The figure is cast in high quality polystone,
and finished with real fabric clothing, all expertly tailored to enhance this
museum quality 1:4 scale reproduction. Spike stands over 20" tall atop his
detailed display base, and is sure to be the centerpiece of your Buffy
collection.
The Story
"I'm a vampire. I *know* something about evil."
Evil, brash, brutal and clever, Spike (a.k.a. William the Bloody) was one of the
most infamous vampires ever documented by the Council of Watchers. A slayer of
two Slayers, Spike terrorized Europe and beyond with Angelus, Darla and his
sire, Drusilla for more than a century. In the episode "Fool For Love", Buffy is
thrown by an injury she receives from a normal vampire, so she seeks Spike's
council on how he was able to kill two Slayers. Spike agrees to share his
history, for a price. What is revealed to the audience is the surprising tale of
William, a shy, 1800s poet that, on the heels of a devastating romantic
rejection, ended up in the arms of Drusilla and his ultimate vampiric salvation.
Barely 200 years-old when he makes his first appearance in the episode "School
Hard," Spike, also known in vampire circles as William the Bloody, earned his
nickname by torturing his victims with railroad spikes. As a British vampire
with punk rock attitude, Spike wildly sails into Sunnydale to help his sickly
vampire girlfriend, Drusilla, get better by tapping some evil energy emanating
from the Hellmouth. Although he brags about killing two Slayers, he can't seem
to conquer Buffy, and is even hit with an axe by Buffy's protective mom. By the
end of the second season, Spike resorts to betraying all his demon buddies to
the Slayer in order to escape with his true love, Drusilla.
As the seasons progressed, Spike's nefarious vampiric ways were always the
expected, but the slow reveal of his past from human poet to the sadistic,
William the Bloody proved to be an even more compelling tale. Spike admitted
that it was only as a vampire that he truly learned how to live, and a new phase
of his vampire existence evolved due to his association with Buffy, and being
chipped by The Initiative. Unable to harm humans, Spike was forced to become
something other than what his nature dictated and used his battle prowess to
help the Scoobies fight the good fight, but his vampire face is always a
reminder of the demon lurking within. (hide this text)
Artist(s): Sculpted by Oluf W. Hartvigson
Product Type: Premium Format Figure
Product Size: Including base: approx. 22" H
(559mm) x 9.5" W (241mm) x 9.5" L (241mm)
Est. Product Ship Weight: 13.00 lbs (5.62
Kg)
