So here's my second figure of the day, the flying enemy known as the Ki-Hunter! A Ki-Hunter is a minor enemy that appears in Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and (speculated) the forthcoming Metroid: Other M. They are common companions of the Zebesians, and are often referred to as flying pirates.

I cut up three figures for this piece. First, I used two upper torsos from a pair of Marvel Legends X-23 figures. This figure is great for insectoid characters because she's got spindly limbs and long claws on her hands. I glued the two torsos together, bottom to bottom, and sculpted over the joint. Then I took a took a large, rubber, scale model of a bumblebee (the kind you buy at novelty toy stores, educational toys, that kind of thing), cut him up, and glued his head to the neck at one end, his abdomen to the neck at the other, and his wings to his back. A little trimming, a little sculpting, a paint job (including some gloss dry-brushing to give his shell a gradated, insect-like appearance), a flight stand, and viola!

Again, as with the Zebesian Pirate, this Ki-Hunter has a vague "action feature," for lack of a better term. In the game, the Ki-Hunters are defeated by first shooting off their wings, then destroying them on the ground. Thus, this guy has removable wings, so he can be played with in both positions. Yes, I play with my figures, shutup!

As always, comments good and bad are encouraged! Thanks for looking!

See you next mission!