Mega Bloks Jack Sparrow

The first thing that comes to my mind whenever I see or hear about Mega Bloks is these are toys for kids. Or comparing it with Lego, it is a Duplo (although they have also released their Micro Action Figures which composed of Marvel figures, Halo, etc.). I just thought they wanted to create something for the older consumers and trying to compete with Lego's Minifigures.I am just not sure which of them came first.

But, this idea of mine vanished when I got my very first toy from Mega Bloks. I felt like my bet has lost the battle (Lego) against Mega Bloks.

My recently acquired Pirates of the Caribbean by Mega Bloks.

This skull is the case.

Introducing Jack Sparrow, "The worst pirate ever".

The set contains 3 weapons (2 swords and a gun) and a shovel.

And some extras like those two birds and that skull of a buffalo. I think some items are already missing as this is not brand new when I got it.

The ground/island is the back part of the pirate's skull. 

To my surprise, the figure has actually 11 points of articulation: neck, shoulders, elbows, wrist, hips and knees, and can do a half split. This gives all the points to Mega Bloks as compared with Lego's Minifigures which only has 7 and with all that details! Lego figures look like a block - they should be the Mega Bloks here. My thinking before is the opposite. I should've thought of Lego as the kids' toys - well, it is my childhood toy.

But what I like about Lego's figures is, even if it does look like a block, the material used for the figures and the bricks is the same. But for Mega Bloks the figure feels like rubber - that type of plastic used for... most of action figures.

But still, I won't turn my back on Lego as it is part of my childhood, my loyalty to them will not wane even though they're becoming so pricey nowadays. The quality of Lego is undeniable that even through time,  those I played with still works - I mean still stick together with the other bricks or even with the new ones - really fascinating.

Because of this toy, I found myself one day watching the four Pirates of the Caribbean movies. And because I got myself hooked, I'm going to look for a Mega Bloks Davy Jones, Will Turner and my favorite character, Captain Hector Bolbossa - he's a very funny character and sometimes annoying.

Oh btw, I forgot to mention what made me buy a Mega Bloks which isn't in my list. If I am just in a toy hunt, I won't even bother to have a look at this but the internet has its power to convince people/buyers so I have to justify why I bought this. It was posted in my favorite forum site by a member, selling stuff for a price like in a garage sale. I got this set for 150 pesos or approx 3.52 USD, quite cheap so I gave it a try.

Okay, I think that's enough for a Mega Bloks review.

'Til next time. I have more to share so wait and see :)
Thanks for looking :)