Mutant Leader

One of the most horrific surprises seen in the classic Beneath The Planet Of The Apes film is the true appearance of the Mutant Leader. Talk about a creepy looking character.

The movie takes place not long after the original Planet Of The Apes film.  The sequel starred Charlton Heston reprising his role as an astronaut trapped in the future where the earth was ruled by apes.

The second film found him up against the remaining humans who have transformed into mutants due to the nuclear radiation from the war that destroyed mankind.

The Sideshow Collectibles' Mutant Leader comes in a flip-lid box suited for the 12-inch, fully-articulated figure.  The front panel has an image of the Mutant Leader on the cover and on the inside flap there’s information about the character and film.

The main body of the box has a clear plastic viewing panel.

Behind the panel the figure and accessories are held in place by a form-fitted clear plastic cocoon and plastic straps.

The figure has two faces: one that looks like a normal human and underneath a terrifying mutant face with transparent skin revealing the musculature and bone underneath-just like in the film.

The normal face slips on and off the mutant face with no problem.

Clothed entirely in what looks like light tan tweed cloth the figure wears a full hood, a zipperless long-sleeved jacket, a white smock/shirt, loose pants with no cuffs, tan slippers, white socks, and tan gloves.

Also included is a long white robe with a large, folded-over collar and simple elongated silver cross on the middle of the robe’s chest area.

A circular base with a wire support is included for posing the figure and a silver tipped vial with red liquid and an open holy book accompany the figure.

The figure’s preset hands hold each of the objects easily with no slippage, posing is smooth and stationary with no cloth binding or bunching.

Coloration and sculpting on the face is precise both on the human mask and mutant face underneath.

Variated skins tones make the flesh look real, even the transparent flesh is realistic as are the muscles, tendons and bones seen underneath the transparent skin.

Stitching and scaling of the cloth look authentic in their scaled down versions and the vial and book are finely crafted and look like real items.

Psalms 34:4 - I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.