Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (1/8)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (2/8)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (3/8)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (4/8)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (5/8)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side (6/8)

The reverse-joint legs look even more unique from the side

Body

Head.

Shoulders and arms

Weapons

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Weapon accessories mounted on the back (1/3)

Weapon accessories mounted on the back

Reverse-joint legs

Over Boost deployment on the back

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - A spare fist hand is included, along with extra joint parts that let you swap t

A spare fist hand is included, along with extra joint parts that let you swap the back weapons from side to side.

Leftover parts

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Action poses. The articulation is kinda iffy~, so there aren't many poses you c

Action pose.
The articulation is kinda iffy~, so there aren't many poses you can actually pull off.

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Legs fully extended with the back weapons completely deployed (1/4)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Legs fully extended with the back weapons completely deployed (2/4)

Legs fully extended with the back weapons completely deployed

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Legs folded as much as possible in a crouched pose (1/5)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Legs folded as much as possible in a crouched pose (2/5)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Legs folded as much as possible in a crouched pose (3/5)

Legs folded as much as possible in a crouched pose

Together with the original kit, Alicia Unsung.

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - The main body only differs in molded color, with the back and hand weapons simp

The main body only differs in molded color, with the back and hand weapons simply swapped out for different types —
it's a straightforward color variant.

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. - Together with the White Glint + Over Boost White Pearl version. The pearl moldi

Together with the White Glint + Over Boost White Pearl version.
The pearl molding quality is similar, though the color tone feels slightly different.

This kit is a color variant of the previously released Alicia Unsung — the Alicia White Pearl Ver. The overall construction is completely identical, but the base molded color is done in pearl white, giving it a pretty luxurious feel. And perhaps because just changing the molded color felt a bit lazy, the hand and back weapon units have been swapped out for different ones.

Since it's essentially a straight color variant rehash, there's nothing new to discover, but building those distinctive reverse-joint legs from the Unsung is still a fun experience in its own right. It's a kit with a huge part count, so assembly takes quite a long time — which means you get to enjoy that colorful, eye-catching color combination for a good long while ^^;

The arm articulation range is limited and the reverse-joint range of motion is narrower than you'd expect, so pulling off a wide variety of poses isn't really possible — but thanks to its unique style, even a slight angle adjustment gives it a pretty cool look. The newly added back weapons in particular have quite a bit of volume, so when you deploy everything fully, you can get some seriously imposing poses out of it.

Kotobukiya's pearl white molding tends to not show up as well in photos compared to Bandai's, but seeing it in person, even a straight build gives you that marble-like texture quite convincingly. If you're a fan of pearlescent molded kits, this is definitely a fun one worth building at least once. :-)

Armored Core Next 04-Alicia White Pearl Ver. | 2011. 9 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.