Packaging - ***
I like the Stikfas box. It’s something that really jumps at you when walking through a comic shop. The front displays the Stikfas logo and a 3D rendering of your yet to be assembled figure, with the back showing the entire contents of the box and some more pictures, just in case you are as uncreative as I am and can’t decide how to accessorize your Stikfas. Inside the box, the figures come in a plastic ziplock-esque bag, so if you don’t want to save the box but need somewhere to put your extra accessories, it comes in handy.

Sculpting - *
Once assembled, Stikfas are slightly bland in appearance, looking a lot like Scud, the Disposable Assassin (a reference only slightly more obscure than Stikfas themselves). No facial sculpt, no muscle sculpt, but it looks like a human form, so that’s good enough for a star.

Paint - N/A
Stikfas are not painted, they are made of solid colored plastic. So you only have yourself to blame if you paint it and there’s bleeding or the wrong colors are used.

Articulation - ****
If you couldn’t make your Stikfas pose in a certain way before, I’m sure you can now. The G2 Body now offers an extra 4 points of articulation. This brings Stikfas up to 18 points of articulation, all ball joints (Neck, Shoulders, Wrists, waist, legs, ankles, and the new elbow and knee ball joints that add extra flexibility).

Accessories - ***1/2
Another area where Stikfas almost always shine, the Chinese Warrior Monk kit comes with approximately 14-21 accessories, depending on how you define them. There are two different swords, three short swords (or large knives, I’m not sure which), four bow sticks, five bladed ends with pieces for attaching the bladed ends to the bow sticks, and a weapon that can only be described as something Voldo from Soul Calibur 2 would use. 

There’s also a fan (even Warrior Monks need to cool off), a hair attachment to make your monk more feminine, a Chinese hat, a set of different hands (gloves?) and a robe. As with all Stikfas, the Monk also comes with instructions, a STIKer sheet (decals) and 2 collectable post cards. Fully loaded, but there’s been Stikfas with more, hence my score of three and a half stars and not four.

Assembly - * - ***
Not a category figures are normally graded on here, Stikfas come unassembled on plastic frames, like a model. The pieces snap together quite easily, but breaking them off the frames can leave little nubs on the figure. I use pliers to try and avoid this, but usually something like sandpaper or a small file may be needed to get rid of them all (as you can see by my pictures, I just leave them). If this is your first time assembling a Stikfas kit, they can be a bit frustrating (which would warrant only one star), but once you’ve assembled a few, it’s easy. I thought the new elbow and knee joints would be a pain because of how small they are, but they were no problem.

Value - ***
Stikfas are expensive, and if you’re a customizer, after factoring in paint and any molding products (some of these customizers get pretty intricate, and Stikfas.com has some tips for what to use when it comes to painting or making extra parts or accessories), 1 Stikfas figure can end up being the price of 4 GI Joes. I paid $13 Canadian for the Monk, and websites I’ve seen it at sell it for $9.99 US. At this price point, it makes it tough to fill an entire temple full of your ass kickin’ monks. On the plus side, Most places I’ve seen Stikfas at (both online and at the brick and mortars) keep old ones in stock, so you can slowly build up your collection, you don’t have to go out and buy 100 figures right away for a huge battle scene. This particular figure comes with a LOT of accessories, which gives it an extra star.