[RETRO] Wrestling Megastars by Epic Toys

I received my Haku a day ahead of schedule but didn’t get a chance to open it up until just a big ago. First I’ll plug my Instagram for photos and such because I’m a large man with an even bigger (and equally fragile) ego!

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Now for the full review and a couple of exclusive photos:

The shipping packaging was adequate. Figure Collections included a couple of BCA adverts. There was a small amount of bubble wrap and a single piece of protective paper. Nothing appeared damaged in the shipping process and the size of the box was pretty much perfect for a single figure.

The card itself looks good on the front from an artwork standpoint. The bubble is a bit different but doesn’t bother me other than it having glare while taking photos.



The front of the card was slightly damaged. I can’t tell exactly how or why. Perhaps figures were stacked on it at some point in the factory or during the shipping process. I’m not sure either if there were some odd transfer issues with adhesive or ink but you can kind of see what I mean in one of the photos. I’m not a MOC guy so it’s not a problem but I would be interested to see if others have the same thing happen.



The back of the card is something I love…but if I have to nitpick, I would say that I’m not the biggest fan of the figure photo being used on the right side. Maybe it could be executed differently.


The figure on its own looks and feels just fine. The plastic kind of reminds me more of Galoob…hard but not as hard as a Hasbro. Agreed with others who have stated it does have problems standing on its own at times. That part was a bit frustrating.

Paint application was good but not flawless. The eyes could use a hair more detail. The pants and the skin tone could have been improved upon but they certainly aren’t bad. I wouldn’t change the pants to blue just to make them pop (sorry Mitch!).



The crown could pop a little more too but honestly, I didn’t care much about it to begin with. Oddly enough, the thing I like about it most is what it would have meant to me as a kid. Such a simple accessory that I could have used as the grand prize in my KOTR tournaments!


Scale-wise…it is smaller than it should have been. It doesn’t look terrible but it definitely could have and should have been bigger. I put him next to a large variety of figures so you all could judge for yourselves:









So where does Haku land overall? Probably a solid 7.25/10. The likeness is there, the artwork is good if not great, and the figure isn’t falling apart. Had he been a little bigger and maybe a little more vibrant, it would have been a 9+ for me. Right now he ranks above Larry Z, Godfather, and Ahmed but slightly below Gangrel.