Way back in March of 2014, I did a review of Vahki Zadakh and I thought it was, meh, but not the upmost review. So without further ado, The Vahki!
Bordakh
Set Number: 8615
Vorzakh
Set Number: 8616
Zadakh
Set Number: 8617
Rorzakh
Set Number: 8618
All were released in 2004, contained 33 pieces, and costed $9.00
PACKAGING
Though it may seem like a recycle of the Rahkshi can from '03, it does have an admittedly cool effect with the transparent lid. Each canister has its Vahki in a very intimidating pose and drawing major emphasis on the staffs.
BUILD
Being clone sets, the Vahki have the exact same build (excluding color scheme, disk, and staff piece
The feet are nothing special, just standard Mata feet cast in gray, though the legs are where it gets a bit more interesting. While the lower legs are decently bulky, the upper legs are very plain and incredibly weak in design. Was it really to much to give these guys leg armor? They are law enforcers after all so they might as well be remotely well suited.
The Torso is strikingly resemblant to that of the Rahkshi as well which is a good and a bad thing. For one thing it is fairly robotic esq in appearance and is fairly beefy at the upper chest region, but on the other hand it is fairly gappy from the side.
The arms are INCREDIBLY plain, just using the Onua arm and the corresponding blade. Though the size of the blades are quite imposing, the arm itself is quite underwhelming.
The head, much like the body, is one of the few involved parts of the build and uses a various assortment of pieces to construct the head.
SET DESIGN
For robot enforcers their design is relatively concise and their overall appearance is very intimidating with the large, insectoid heads. While they could use more armor and more involvement in their build, I still think they have an overall solid look. Not to mention each of their color schemes is vibrant, sure the gray may seem very monotone, but it feels very machine esq. As well some critique how some of the Vahki’s eye colors clash violently with their main colors, though I personally don’t mind it and think they are very complimentary to their bodies.
One last thing I’d like to praise is how each Vahki, though lacking elemental abilities, are equipped with tools that match with their corresponding district. Zadahk (brown) has pick like staffs, Rorzakh (black) has jack hammer like staffs, Bordakh (blue) has barbed fin like staffs, and Vozakh (green) has razors which I guess emanates some sort of leaf feel. Though I don’t own either of them, Keerakh (white)'s blades have a serrated ice feel and Nuurakh (red) has… claws, very painful claws!
(Image from here http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=1905)
Parts of interest may not be to wholesome with the Vahki, but we do get
-The Vahki head
-The eyepiece
-The bulky lower leg piece
-The disk launcher
-The complimentary staff
POSABILITY
With the Toa Metru we got a wide range of posability in nearly every section of the body and this is carried over with the body… sort of. Though they are capable of posing their feet, knees, hips, shoulders, and head, the fact that they have no elbow articulation seems like such a downgrade, as well moving the head up is a challenge. But nevertheless you are capable of getting them into some pretty cool poses… If the floppiness of the gear box doesn’t get you first.
FUNCTIONS
Similar to the Rahkshi the Vahki have a gear function in which their arms swing left and right, allowing each Vahki to swing dem staffs.
The second function is cool in that it can be activated via the head and shots the Kanoka disk.
The third and possibly coolest function is that through a series of assortments the Vahki become quadrupedal drones which makes them look awesome and fierce at the same time, plus head articulation is a lot less restrained.
OVERALL
Pros:
- Vibrant and complimentary color schemes
- Interesting and intriguing functions
- Nice assortment of parts
- Very menacing in appearance
- Posability (to a point)
- head and torso are fairly involved
Cons - Lack of elbow articulation
- Gear function can be floppy
- Legs and arms are fairly plain
- Torso is somewhat gappy
If I were a younger kid and I owned the Vahki, I wouldn’t be disappointed, they have alot of cool functions and a very intimidating aesthetic. Though they are a bit plain and the build is rather rehashed, these are still alright sets.
