Albearto :: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Say what you will about the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon (I've seen some good episodes and some really bad episodes), but it can't be denied that some clever and cool looking villains have been created for the show. And early into the toyline a couple have already made it to toy aisles. I really like Meat Sweats whom I recently posted about, and I absolutely adore Albearto!

I haven't seen the episode that introduces Albearto myself yet, but if you are a child of the eighties then the concept of animatronic animals shilling pizza is part of your DNA.

More recently the concept of said robots going mad has been the subject of the highly successful 'Five Nights at Freddy's' franchise.

Albearto is a beautiful action figure from a beautiful cartoon design. Very pre-war American animation meets Chuck E. Cheese meets Terminator. He comes with two accessories, a cooking mallet of some sort (I don't know my way around a kitchen) and a slice of pizza.

The sculpt is superb, you can even see a speaker at the back of his throat!

Albearto has good arm articulation at the shoulders, elbows and wrists, and basic hip articulation which is hindered by the sculpt of his feet which limits viable poses. His head also turns.

Albearto works on so many levels, even if you aren't into the latest iteration of TMNT, or TMNT at all, you might still want him in your collection.

Just don't ask him for pineapple on your pizza. That really pisses him off!