From the moment Valkyrie Gwendolyn was announced I just knew that deep down i had to own her. I don’t buy as many Alter figures as i tend to get Max Factory/Good Smile Company figures. While i do love their figures just as much it seems that when they do random characters that i don’t know i tend to splurge for more gsc/mf figures.

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They have been focusing on some amazing Nanoha figures yet i wasn’t such a big fan to get them that my Alter section of my collection seems to be quite small.

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While i haven’t played Odin Sphere and doubt i will, while Gwendolyn is just so gorgeous it was far too difficult to pass up.

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She has the cutest and sweetest face

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I think the thing that suckered me in was her big beautiful wings.

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The mixture of blue with her white hair just looks so fantastic

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Her overall character design really called out to me

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very nice backside

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I love how her wings come from her hips and not her back like everyone’s wings.

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Love her top, sadly tube tops don’t always work like that for me and tend to fall down easily.

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The feathers on her wings just looks so amazing, the only way to top it was have real wings.

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The wings on her knees look so great as well.

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Love her skirt as well, such a beautiful design.

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I love how her wings are integrated in lots of parts of her entire outfit.

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Gwendolyn is a figure that such a dramatic figure that really just catches your eye the moment you see her. She is a bit on the tall side but 1/8 she is. Her base, while not pictured, is really well designed and seems to hold her up quite well. She is also very very light compared to how heavy i expected her to be. She’s quite sturdy yet i don’t want to rule out leaning in the future since even the best made figures can still lean in the end. But as always if she starts to lean you’ll be the first to know here since i’m not one to keep quite about leaning figures. Gwendolyn is such a beauty she makes me want to try my hand at her game yet i know there would be no way for me to even figure it out since sadly on the video game side my otakuness is seriously lacking. Plus the fact that i have neither a TV nor PS2 i would have to play it at a friend’s house and that is just too much work for me… Unless someone else has played it and can honestly give me good reasons to start playing it.

-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Alter
1/8 Scale
Initial release in December ’08
Price of 7,800 yen

Gwendolyn is still in stock at many of retailers, check these guys out to get your hands on your own Gwendolyn! You won’t regret it for sure!

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HobbyLink Japan
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Kid Nemo Company
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