Blokees Marvel Rival Champion Class – Venom

Description

The Blokees Marvel Rivals Champion Class Venom (CC08) is a premium, highly-articulated 1/12 scale model kit that captures the hulking, monstrous aesthetic of the character from the Marvel Rivals video game. This “L-size” kit is designed for a balance of detailed sculpting and an engaging assembly process that doesn’t require glue or specialized tools.

🎨 Visual & Sculptural Details

The Marvel Rivals Champion Class Venom Model Kit is noted for its biological texture, which simulates the oily, living nature of the symbiote.

• Iridescent Surface Effect: The pre-painted parts feature a specialized coating that gives the black suit a metallic or iridescent sheen, restoring the character’s look from the game.

• Menacing Expression: The kit includes a head sculpt with Venom’s signature wide grin, rows of sharp teeth, and a pre-painted long tongue.

• Physique: This “Champion Class” figure is built on a larger, more muscular frame than the Spider-Man kit, standing approximately 15 cm (5.9 inches) tall.

⚙️ Key Product Features

• Snap-Fit Assembly: Consists of 185 pre-painted pieces that snap together securely. It uses a peelable runner design, allowing you to remove parts by hand without needing nippers.

• Elite Articulation: Features a complex joint system with 30+ points of articulation. This includes ball-jointed shoulders and swivel hips capable of holding deep crouches or aggressive lunges.

• Symbiote Accessories: Comes with several unique character-specific parts:

  • Interchangeable Backplates: Choose between a smooth back or one with protruding symbiote tentacles.

  • Attack Effects: Includes a specialized “attack effect” hand and additional poseable tentacles for dynamic combat scenes.

  • Articulated Jaw: The jaw can open and close, though the tongue provides a slight limit to the range of motion.

📦 Technical Specifications

• Scale: 1/12 (approx. 15 cm tall).

• Material: High-quality ABS and POM plastic, chosen for its durability and joint tightness.

• Skill Level: 2 (Easy/Beginner-friendly), but requires some finger strength for the small joint components.

• Assembly Time: Typically ranges from 2 to 4 hours depending on the builder’s experience.

Venom is one of Marvel’s most iconic and complex characters—a sentient alien Symbiote that requires a biological host to survive, granting them immense power while often influencing their morality. While many have bonded with the suit, the most famous host remains Eddie Brock.

🧬 Origins and Nature

The Symbiote (originally known as the Costume) first appeared during the Secret Wars event, where Spider-Man unknowingly bonded with it.

• The Rejection: After Peter Parker realized the suit was alive and feeding off his aggression, he forcibly removed it. The alien, feeling betrayed, sought out Eddie Brock—a disgraced journalist who shared a mutual hatred for Spider-Man.

• The Transformation: Together, they became Venom. Unlike a typical suit, the Symbiote physically merges with the host’s nervous system, creating a bulky, monstrous physique that stands significantly taller than Spider-Man.

🕸️ Powers and Abilities

Venom possesses a “darker” version of Spider-Man’s power set, along with unique alien traits:

• Organic Webbing & Tendrils: He can generate an unlimited supply of webbing and shapeshift parts of his body into blades, shields, or grasping tentacles.

• Invisibility to Spider-Sense: Because the Symbiote lived with Peter, it can bypass Spider-Man’s “Spider-Sense,” making Venom one of the few villains who can truly ambush him.

• Camouflage: The Symbiote can mimic the appearance of regular clothing or blend into shadows, making the host nearly invisible in dark environments.

• Wall-Crawling & Super Strength: He possesses strength levels far exceeding Spider-Man’s, often depicted as being able to lift over 50 tons.

🔥 Vulnerabilities

Despite his god-like strength, Venom has two primary, debilitating weaknesses:

1. Intense Heat: Fire or high-temperature energy can cause the Symbiote to painfully detach from its host.

2. Sonic Vibrations: High-frequency sounds (like a church bell or sonic cannon) disrupt the alien’s cellular structure, rendering it helpless.

🎨 Top-Tier Collectibles

For a collector of high-detail 1/12 and 1/6 scale figures, Venom offers some of the most impressive sculpts in the industry due to his textured “living” suit.

MAFEX Venom (Comic Ver.)

Widely considered the definitive 1/12 comic-book Venom.

• Design: Captures the classic 90s Mark Bagley art style with a sleek, muscular build.

• Features: Includes swap-out heads (one with the long tongue), multiple hand sets, and magnetic feet for wall-posing. MAFEX Venom (Comic Ver.)

Marvel Legends Series Venom (King in Black)

A more modern, “bulky” take on the character inspired by recent comic arcs.

• Design: Features the massive wings seen in the King in Black storyline.

• Articulation: Despite its size, it maintains high poseability and a textured, oily paint finish. Marvel Legends King in Black Venom

Blokees Marvel Rivals – Venom

For those who enjoy the assembly aspect, this Champion Class model kit is a perfect companion to the Spider-Man kit.

• Details: It features 83 pre-painted parts and a hyper-articulated “monstrous” frame that stands slightly taller than the Spider-Man kit. Blokees Marvel Rivals Venom Model Kit