A photo of Soaron, a figure from Mattel’s Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future line.
The figure was produced almost two decades ago and I got it when the show was aired locally in ’88 or ’89. The 9.5cm-tall figure has some discolouration and is missing its accessories — Virtual Toy Chest has a photo of a fully-equipped Soaron — but it still looks pretty good for its age. The main problem with it right now is its joints are pretty loose. I had trouble getting it standing in any other pose than the one I ended up using for the photo.
The articulation is decent. There are ball joints for the arms and hips, hinge joints for knees and elbows, and swivel joints for the neck and, er, ponytail.
The thing I find most intriguing about the figure is it was made in Malaysia. Mattel did have a factory locally back then which it still maintains, I believe.
My memories of the show are a bit hazy — it may very well be most notable for having the earliest known reference to the Babylon 5 series — but I recall enjoying seeing the CGI version of Soaron in action. CGI was still something of a novelty back then.
