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						Description;   The Nazgul in their ethereal  form! Twilight Ringrwaith is approximately 7" tall and is 'clothed' in torn, tattered white robes like their old, royal attire.  The figure has a spikey crown as well.  The Nazgul is painted white and light blue and sports approximately 12 points of articulation. The figure also comes with a long sword, a dagger, and a 'sword-lunging' action.
Twilight Ringwraith - Lord of the Rings; Fellowship of the Ring, ToyBiz Meat and Potatoes; 5.0 Perks; 5.0 Homer Factor; 5.0
	Bad guys.  Your nemesis.  The arch-adversary.  That's the one thing that makes heroes great.  It's no fun if Batman is beating up a bunch of inept muggers.  Taking on Ras Al' Ghul or the Joker, that's another story.  'Lord of the Rings' brings up the same problem.  Who do you bring out to take on Legolas, who NEVER misses?  Or Aragorn, who swings his sword like Toshiro Mifune?  Granted, the Orcs and Uruk-Hai number in the thousands, but that's just to make it fair for the Bad Guys.  This is where  the Ringwraiths come in; pretty invincible, very intimidating... well, at least until Eowyn kicked the snot outta the Witch King on Pelennor field.  Hey, you can't win them all. Good news for 'LOTR' toy fans is ToyBiz has been producing a ton o' bad guys to face the likes of Gimli and King Theoden.  Anyone can have an army of Orcs and Uruk-Hai and they all look very different and some are even personalized, like Lutz.  Among the great villains to fill your shelf is the Twilight Ringwraith from the brief glimpse Frodo has while trying to escape the Ringwraiths on Weather Top.  What's the big deal with this figure?  Like the other 'LOTR' pieces, Toybiz has created a masterpiece. Meat and potatoes on this piece are outstanding.  The sculpt on this figure captures the skeletal face and ghostly attire of the Nazgul .  The robes the Nazgul wear are sculpted in soft plastic to capture the flowing, tattered look of their costumes.  The entire piece is painted  an eerie white and light blue.  Ok, doesn't sound that frightening, but think of the bleach white, sunken faces of these baddies from the movie, and then stick em' on your shelf.  See what I mean?  The one gripe on these pieces is the articulation could have been better.   The figure is sculpted into a leaning-forward-and-attacking-with-sword kinda pose, which limits the range of motion a bit.  Sure, it's a nice looking pose, but I prefer to sacrifice the cool pose for the option to go into OTHER poses with good articulation. Perks are great.  The figure comes with a sword and dagger that can fit into the figure's right hand, and each weapon has it's own separate sheath.  Woohoo!  The piece also comes with a sword-stabbing action; squeeze the things legs and it starts to swing the right arm.  Oddly enough, this doesn't work as well as the other action features in the other 'LOTR' figures, so I think this is just an aberration . Homer factor is high on this one.  Unless you're lucky enough to snag a Sauron, there aren't many major villains to snag for the line.  Sure you can get the very well done Uruk-Hai, but where's a figure like Darth Maul?  That's where the Ringwraith comes in.  In the end, this is a great piece to have on your shelf.  Off-beat articulation aside, the Ringwraith will give your other 'LOTR' figures a run for the money.  Let the War for Middle Earth begin!