Review: Pachyrhinosaurus (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster for reaching out and sending me a large selection of Captivz figures. Although I was told that I don’t have to review them all I’m going to do my best to get through them anyway, so prepare yourselves for a lot of Captivz reviews in the coming months!

Today we’re looking at the Pachyrhinosaurus, a brand new sculpt from ToyMonster and part of the Jurassic World: Chaos Theory set. For those unaware, Captivz are blind bag style Jurassic World toys. They come in an egg along with slime or kinetic sand and a card or token with battle stats so that you can fight your dinosaurs with other opponents.  The dinosaurs come with either the head, tail, or both unattached to save space but are easily assembled.

The Captivz Pachyrhinosaurus measures 3.5” (8.89 cm) and stands about 1.5” (3.81 cm) tall at the hips. The figure represents P. lakustai and can be identified as such thanks to the presence of three prominent horns on the midline of the frill, above and behind the eyes. That is not the species that features in Chaos Theory, however. The one from the show represents P. canadensis and lacks those small horns.

At any rate, the species matters when scaling the figure because the two species grew to different sizes. P. lakustai is estimated to have reached 16.4’ (5 meters) in length which puts the Captivz figure at about 1/55 in scale.

The Captivz Pachyrhinosaurus has the burly stocky build that makes Pachyrhinosaurus one of my favorite ceratopsians. It is presented in a static pose with the right forelimb slightly lifted as if pawing the ground. The head is slightly lowered and the mouth open, giving the figure an appropriately agitated appearance.

The nasal boss is nicely textured with faint grooves and two supraorbital bosses are sculpted above the eyes. Epoccipitals are sculpted along the frill edge and atop the frill are two horns that hook outwards and two smaller horns that hook forwards. The overall design of the figure is top tier and largely accurate to the real Pachyrhinosaurus. The only real inaccuracy I can find are the hands, which are the five clawed elephantine-like hands that all Jurassic World ceratopsians have but they’re so small that to even point it out feels ridiculous.

The fine details are jaw dropping on this diminutive toy, a toy that I feel compelled to remind you is a blind bag toy costing less than $5. Nostrils are evident on the snout and the frill has a bumpy texture and includes some texturing on the back as well. The body is covered in fine pebbly scales and wrinkled skin where appropriate, like along the torso and limb joints.

The face is drab green, and the frill is white with a dirty wash over it. Green stripes run off the face and up onto the frill. The back is pale green with light green speckling until about halfway down the torso where it switches to mottled dark green and brown. The underside is white. This tri-color horizontal pattern runs across the entire figure, including the tail. The nasal boss is dark green, matching the dark green used on the body. The eyes are bright green with black pupils.

Close examination reveals the printing lines on the face but they’re barely noticeable to the naked eye. My only issue with the paint job is that the colors on the head piece don’t match up exactly right with those on the body but this paint job is overall spectacular given the size and price point of this figure.

I feel odd making this claim, but I think this is one of the best Pachyrhinosaurus figures available! It’s reasonably accurate to the real animal with a bulked-up build befitting its genus, and it is impressively detailed and painted. That said, it is not accurate to the show’s Pachyrhinosaurus, which frankly makes little difference to me but needs to be mentioned. If you’re a fan of Pachyrhinosaurus or ceratopsians in general, you don’t want to miss this one. Chaos Theory Captivz figures are currently in production but if you want a guaranteed Pachyrhinosaurus you’ll have to check out eBay or look to trade with other collectors.