It’s definitely reminiscent of the stock Shepard from the game and not some small headed flu-addled transvestite like the Play Arts Kai figure. Let’s go ahead and start with the head sculpt, since Square-Enix’s shitty Shepard head sculpt is the whole reason I wound up buying this line instead. Shep is held into his tray by a few twisty ties, but nothing that I can’t make quick work of. But I’ve got no room for packages anymore, so I tore the hell out of this thing to get at my figure inside. Overall, this is a very nice presentation and there was a time when I would have carefully razored the back in order to save the package. The back of the printed insert features photos of all four figures that make up Series 1 along with little blurbs about each character. In typical DC Direct… oops, I mean Big Fish, fashion, the packaging is completely generic for each series, with only a sticker on the front to distinguish the character inside. Shep’s rifle is visible through the side panel, which is labeled as the weapons locker.
You get a printed insert with the Mass Effect 3 logo up on the top and the bubble is designed to resemble the helmets from the game. Shepard comes in a very nicely designed sealed clamshell package.
