Hi guys, today we're here to review the Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Ex Aquarius Camus.
The 12th Gold Saint released, this product completes the Anime Color Version of the Myth Cloth Ex.
It came out in Japan on 12/13/2014 for 8,100 Yen.
Let's move on already to the description of the front side of the box.
In the upper left side we can see the Saint Seiya anime logo while in plain sight a static pose of our
Camus, on the background we can see in transparency the Water-Bearer constellation.
Some japanese writings (Camus-related ones), the Myth Cloth Ex action figures logo,
Toei Animation sticker, Kurumada's 40th Anniversary of Carreer sticker,
Tamashii Nations logo and Bandai logo.
On the side, we can see Camus with both hands above his head ready to unleash his signature move,
the Aurora Execution
("For the Holy Aquarius" in the italian dub).
On the opposite side we can see the Aquarius object.
On the back side we can see some other japanese writings, Camus in a static pose,
a thumbnail of the Aquarius object,
thumbnails of the interchangeable faces (the last one without helmet to show the hair),
other 2 pictures of Camus, 1 with the "Freezing Coffin" pose and 1 with the "Diamond Dust" pose
and twice the writing "Aquarius Camus".
This is the upper side where we can see the opening of the Gold (Pandora) Box.
On the bottom side we can find the ususal japanese warnings 
("This isn't a toy but a collectible product, not for childrens but for adults, warning choking hazard,
 this product contains small parts" and such),
Tamashii Web logo and site refer and other japanese writings.
Box Contents
That is what's inside the Box.
Here's the Leaflet.
In this version of the product (JP) along with the Leaflet there were some coupons refering to the
upcoming new anime (and product line) of Soul of Gold.
On the Front Side we can see the Saint Seiya anime logo, the Myth Cloth Ex action figures logo,
the Water-Bearer picture, some japanese writings, Tamashii Nations logo and Bandai logo.
Once opened, we'll find it divided in 3 sections:
the 1st shows the list of all the pieces in the blisters,
the 2nd shows the suit-up process,
the 3rd shows the beginning of the assembling process for the Object.
Flipping the opened Leaflet will show us the back of the 3rd page with the final steps to assemble the Object
and the Back Side of the Leaflet, with the same symbol of the Box, other japanese warnings,
the Tamashii Web logo and site refer (and the Front Page of course).
In the 1st Blister we'll find an armorless Camus,
the Pauldrons, the Bicep Pads, the Brassards, the Thigh pads, the Knee Pads,
the Greaves (all in die-cast metal) and the Hand Protections (plastic).
In the 2nd Blister we can find:
the Hemet (plastic), Chest Piece (die-cast metal), the Abdomen Protection (plastic),
the Belt, the Back Piece (die-cast metal) when the cape is not in use
and the various pieces of the Object (all in plastic).
In the 3rd Blister we're gonna find:
the 4 Interchangeable Faces,
the Option Parts for the Hair when the Helmet is not in use, the Cape and the Interchangeable Hands.
By flipping it, under the Cape we can find the continue of the Hairs that goes on his back.
Object
Here's the Aquarius Object.
It is 14 Cm tall, 13 Cm large and 7 Cm deep.
As for the Composition, first of all we can find inside the Urn above the Head the left Brassard,
that element aside the Composition of the rest is symmetrical: the same for the right and the left.
Starting from the top we can find the Thigh Pad, the Bicep Pad, the Knee Pad, the Greave,
the Pauldron, the Helmet (only one of course), the Chest Piece, the Abdomen Protection
and the Belt.
This is the Base, connected to the Object main body through a joint where the right Brassard is placed.
From the Rear, we can see the Back Piece inserted to cover the hole where the joint for the Cape goes,
also under the Base (not visible) there are four slots where the Hands Protections are put.
The only Con i found in the Object for this copy, is the joint to connect the Base to the Main Body
which is a bit loose.
Talking about the Pros, first of all the assembling process is very simple and fast,
then the aesthetic result is very impressive and the figure is very elegant.
Interchangeable Faces
Static Face With Open Eyes
Face With Open Eyes & Grin
Action Face With Open Eyes
Static Face (Glance Down)
Static Face With Closed Eyes
The Saint
1st Pose & Background
Here's Camus in the 1st pose,
ready to use the Cold Energies that he masters.
In this pose we choose the face with Open Eyes & Grin.
About the Background, in the Manga the Gold Saint of the 11th Zodiac Temple of Aquarius and Master of the
Cold Energies, is the mentor of the Bronze Saint Cygnus Hyoga and the Marine Shogun 
Isaac Kraken.
He is first seen (but not clearly shown) before the arrival of the Bronze Saints in the Sanctuary, when he
causes an earthquake that made the sunken ship (where Hyoga's mother dead mother lied) fall even
deeper in the depths of the artic ocean
with the only purpose to eliminate his pupil's weak spot.
His 1st encounter with Hyoga happens in the Libra Temple, empty due to the absence of the old Dohko that
was guarding the 5 Old Peeks, and after a short one-sided fight
where the superiority of Camus is evident, an half-dead Hyoga (after receiving the "Aurora Execution")
is put in a comatose state in a cold everlasting ice prison, after another technique of Camus:
the "Freezing Coffin".
The 11th Gold Saint will be then defeated inside his own Temple by Hyoga (freed by his friends)
after reaching and gaining the Absolute Zero.
In the anime, Hyoga's master is a fictional Saint created as a replacement, since back then
in the manga the character of Camus had still not been developed yet.
Once he is created, the fictional Saint became "a disciple of Camus" too and the earthquake is shown
later in the Libra Temple instead before the arrival at the 12 Zodiac Temples.
Character Personality
Camus appears cold and very severe, especially towards Hyoga.
Actually Camus suffers from the sight of a weak Hyoga too much attached to the memory of his dead mother,
so he wants to prepare Hyoga to be able to face the hardships of life.
But in the anime the competitive side of Camus takes the lead and will do anything to confirm his
supremacy in mastering the Cold Energies.
Only in his final moments of life, he will recognize that Hyoga has surpassed him and he will leave
the supremacy of the Cold Energies to him.
2nd Pose & Techniques
For the 2nd pose, choosing the moment where he's about to deliver the "Aurora Execution", his most
 powerful attack, was a must.
The united hands above his head create an Urn where a powerful blast of cold energies is generated
with the appearance of an aurora, capable of freezing everything at an atomic level with a temperature near
the Absolute Zero.
Another technique of Camus is the "Diamond Dust" which is often used by Hyoga.
Camus with one hand delivers a powerful flow of cold energy that freeze everything within range.
Another technique is the"Freezing Coffin", which he uses to trap enemies inside an everlasting and very 
strong "coffin" made of ice where the enemies will stay forever without aging.
Hyoga is only able to escape thanks to Shiryu, that with the permission of his old master Dohko, skillfully uses 
one of the two Libra Swords to cut in half the coffin and save his friend.
Since he is a Gold Saint, he is capable to perform -altogether with other two Gold Saints-
the "Athena Exclamation", a technique forbidden by Athena that shows the apex of power that the
Gold Saints can reach.
In the case of Camus, he performed it with Saga and Shura (surplice) and its power is like the one
created by the Big Bang, which created the universe.
Another technique is the "Kol'tso" (russian for "Ice Rings), which is used by Hyoga too in the anime
and by Camus in Episode G against Ocean and can incapacitate the enemy from moving for short time.
Absolute Zero, very important for this character, is a temperature of -273,18 °C
and it's the lowest in the universe. Camus shows that he learned it in the Hades-Sanctuary
by freezing a porton of Shaka's Gold Cloth with the "Diamond Dust".
In fact Gold Cloth freeze only when Absolute Zero is reached and in the classic anime, he claimed he did not
reach it.
As you can see in both poses i prefered not to put on the Bicep Pads.
This is because i personally prefer it this way (i find it more elegant) and also because in the classic anime
he never had them on.
Cons
Talking about the Cons, some parts are not well proportioned.
The Greaves are too less slim and too and large on the knees.
The Belt is too long and rounded and enphasize the thin effect of the abdomen.
The Pauldrons are way more big than expected.
Since this problems does not affect the Object, it seems like the armor was realized for it
and not for the character.
The Hair on the back also is too long compared to the one we see in the anime.
About the hairs, saddendly there is no optional hairs for Hyoga V2 Ex to fit the Aquarius Helmet neither
an extra head like we saw in the Sagittarius Myth Ex with the extra head for Seiya.
Finally, talking about the colors i have to say that the distribution of the tonalities are ok
but not the shades, since instead of a lighter gold we have some kind of platin.
This tonality is very present in the armor, for many decorations and lines.
It is evident in the Brassards.
Cons
A good point is the presence of many interchangeable faces and hands.
The Belt joint is stable and it does not come off (even if it just a plastic piece that keeps the teeth of the Belt).
The Object is one of the most elegant i've seen so far and the joints of the cape have been (finally)
painted of the same color of the Cape (instead of orange) so they can't be spotted anymore.
 
Final Toughts
Many hopes were put in this figure, since it was the last of the 12 Gold Saints of the Myth Cloth Ex Line.
Since the last Myth Ex that came out were made really good (Aldebaran Ex, Shura Specter Ex)
so we all expected perfection.
Unfortunately, this is not the case and i'm saddened because probably the OCE will have the same issues.
I hope the Surplice version will have some improvements to make the armor look better
on the character.
But if you have collected the Gold Saints Ex so far, you are forced to get this to complete the set.
Final Score: Character with armor 6,5 - Object 8,5
A specification is required: since he's French, the name pronounciation should be "Camiù",
but i spelled it "Camus" for my own practility.
Thank you all for following us through all the 12 Zodiac Temples, but fear not:
our journey does not end here.
See you next time!
