Pop Widowmaker Keychain

Hello everyone and welcome back to Tiro Finale! Today, we will be taking a look at the Pop Widowmaker Keychain that I got for Takuya last week as part of my July Mini Haul. Since it will be quite a while before I handover the keychain to Takuya, he was kind enough to let me do a quick photo shoot of the figure. This would be one of the smaller figures I would have photographed in a while and that would pose some rather interesting challenges along the way.

Aside from the box that it came with, the only other bit of packaging with came with the Widowmaker keychain is the plastic blister which securely keeps it in place. In fact, a little too secure as I had to apply quite a bit of force while trying to get her out of the blister. Fortunately, vinyl figures are rather flexible and the entire figure was removed without any damage to the overlying structure.

One thing I noticed only after purchasing the keychain was the slight stain/smudge on Widowmaker's right cheek. Looking on a surface level, it was difficult to ascertain whether the stain was superficial or a deeper scratch. 

Fortunately, with the aid of a damp clean rag, I managed to clean the smudge off Widowmaker. While there were some painting inconsistencies throughout, there were no other stains that looked like it needed to be cleaned off.

Being a keychain, Widowmaker is attached to a removable metal key ring. There is also a mini carabiner which allows the key ring to be detached and then attached onto something else. This is not unlike what we see with Japanese charms and rubber straps.

On its own, Widowmaker does struggle to stand upright on its own owing to its incredibly small surface area of her feet. The key ring can be propped upright to help her stand upright more consistently.

Upon closer inspection, you can see that Widowmaker's outfit is actually fairly well detailed especially for something this small. It is not quite on the level of what you would expect to see with Good Smile Company's Nendoroid Petit but, it is a very good effort nonetheless. Certainly better than what I was expecting to be honest.

Aside from being the dedicated sniper hero in Overwatch and some background lore taught to me by Takuya, there really is not much that I know about Widowmaker. As such, I cannot comment too much about the accuracy of the Widowmaker's outfit and armor. Although, I do suspect that this keychain is likely just a scaled down version of  the full sized Funko Pop vinyl figure.

If you take a closer look at her feet, you will be able to notice that she is actually standing on only one feet with the rest of the weight being balanced on the keyring. It may look difficult but, it was actually quite easy to find the ideal balance point. 

The difficult bit came when I removed the keyring and chain completely which meant that Widowmaker would have to stand on her own two feet without the support of any base. 

After a considerable amount of balancing, I finally found the ideal balance point where Widowmaker would be able to stand on her own two feet. But only just as even the slightest touch or gust of wind would result in her tipping over. 

I would have certainly liked it if Funko Pop had included a stand for collectors who would have preferred to display their Pop Keychains standing upright. This is something that we see included in many anime charms and I doubt it would incur too much of a cost increase in regards to including them. 

Rather, I think the addition of a stand might actually increase the collectible factor of these figurine keychains too. Perhaps collectors looking to have them displayed on their desk without being too intrusive. 
 

At present, the best way to probably keep her upright would be via the use of some Blu-Tac. Even then, would not be a permanent solution owing to the top heavy nature of the figure. 

Hence, I suppose that is something you would have to keep in mind if you do plan to get a Pop Keychain. As a keychain they are absolutely great especially since the option to detach them from the keyring is made available too.

But as a mini figure, they do fall a little short in terms of actually being able to be posed. 

Detail wise, like I mentioned earlier, everything is consistent around the board. Details appear to be a scaled down version of the full size vinyl figure while painting inconsistencies are invariably going to happen at this scale. 
 

While it might sound like I may be being overly critical on what is essentially a keychain, it is also important to understand that the retail prices of these are not exactly cheap. Especially when you consider the fact that anime charms and keychains of the same size and price offer much more in terms of value and detail. While they remain to be two completely different markets, it is always important to keep perspective of things in other markets.

In regards to variety and quality, the Western figure market has certainly improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade. Though, there is still a lot of catching up to be done. But if we were to get back onto topic for a bit, the Pop Widowmaker Keychain is certainly not to bad at all. I just hope that Takuya can still learn to love it like it. I am sure he will, it is his favorite hero in Overwatch after all. In the meantime, if there are any questions do not hesitate to let me know in the comments section below. Until the next time, thank you so much for reading and have yourself a wonderful day ahead!