Sculpt--4/5 This new Dooku figure seems more like it could fit into the "Unleashed" line. That is to say, he's not quite movie accurate but he's got a lot of attitude and a dynamic pose. He is a bit preposed, but I don't mind since he looks great holding his lightsaber or using his force-lightning attachment. His right arm is sculpted to hold his lightsaber and his left arm is sculpted to use the force-lightning. It's not exactly movie accurate since he held his hand out flat when he dealt out his lightning attack, but the figure looks good nonetheless. Details in his outfit are about as good as it could get; there's a nice subtle texture and just enough wrinkles to make it look realistic. The molded cape is very dramatic with very large folds which convey movement. Tyranus' headsculpt looks good, but I feel this headsculpt looks nothing like Christopher Lee. It looks more like Vincent Price to me. The face is much too skinny and the eyebrows are too high and angled. The eyes are also a bit too small. Articulation--2/5 Tyranus has eight points: bend and swivel neck, swivel right shoulder, ball-jointed left shoulder, hinged right elbow, left elbow cut, right wrist cut, and hips. It's actually seven points since you can't really move his right hip properly. This is yet another figure whose articulation is ruined because of the built in action feature. No waist articulation, a loose right elbow and a right hip that only moves inward to activate the action feature are the casualties in this figure. The fact that the right hip can't be posed means that it's a bit hard to get this figure to stand on it's own. The neck articulation is a nice change of pace; I think it's great that Hasbro tried something new here. The hinge allows Tyranus to look up or lower his head to give a mean-looking stare. The joint does look a bit wierd when it is exposed but I think it's a decent tradeoff. Features--3/5 Tyranus has lightsaber slashing action which is similar to the first Count Dooku figure but is now slightly updated with a loose elbow to make the motion more pronounced. Press Tyranus' legs together and his right arm raises (instead of coming downward), causing the arm to bend at the elbow. Releasing the legs causes the arm to come downward to complete the slashing motion. Fun, fun, fun. Honestly I don't think it was worth putting the action feature in, especially at the expense of disabling three articulation points. Tyranus has also gotten a metal lightsaber hilt this time around and a magnet in his left palm to attract it. It works about as well as any other figure with the same feature, but I don't think it was a necessary addition to this figure. Accessories--3/5 You get Tyranus' lightsaber, removable cape, and a force-lightning attachment. The lightsaber hilt is metal, and thus has hardly any detail in it. In fact, it reminds me a lot of the lead pipe from the Clue boardgame. The blade isn't removable, at least it wasn't meant to be. The cape looks nice and detailed and fits loosely around Tyranus' neck. The Sith lightning is my favorite accessory of the set and it fits on his arm quite well. It is also pretty rigid so you don't have to worry about it sagging. Paint--4/5 The paint job is good on my figure; no major sloppiness or mispaints. However I do feel that the eyes are bit too beady-looking. A nice detail on this figure is that the inside of Tyranus' cape is painted light-brown, creating the two-toned look of the actual thing. Overall--3.5/5 It doesn't really feel like this figure is that much different from the original Count Dooku figure. It feels more like an update to that figure than something truly new. He isn't movie-accurate but you can make some pretty sweet poses. If this figure didn't have the built-in action feature, it would have been much, much better. --Photos and review by Garett Yoshimura garett@carrotnetwork.com