Hot Toys caught many collectors–including me–off guard when they debuted not just 1/6 Gladiator Thor at San Diego Comic Con 2017, but also an unexpected Roadworn Thor figure! When there were two versions of Thor for one movie for the second time ever, I had my suspicions the non-gladiator version would be an exclusive. Turns out I was right: the 2017 Toy Fair EXCLUSIVE Roadworn Thor with Surtur Skull is now up for order!

While many recent MCU movies such as Ant-Man, Doctor Strange and even Spider-Man Homecoming are only getting 1-2 Movie Masterpiece Series sixth scale figures per movie, Hot Toys is diving deep for Thor Ragnarok.

Hot Toys debuted a full half-dozen new Thor Ragnarok 1/6 figures at SDCC 2017 last week (including surprise entries of Valkyrie and Hela!), and now we know that at least one of them is going to be a limited exclusive: 1/6 Roadworn Thor!

First, let’s look at the decapitated elephant (or demon) in the room: In what has to be one of the most spoiler-iffic things I’ve ever seen Hot Toys do, the Roadworn Thor MMS comes with Surtur’s Skull, which can be magnetically attached to Thor’s back and chained up with real metal chains!

Uhh, what?! Things don’t look good for Surtur in this movie, that’s for sure…!

Speaking of heads: Hot Toys has had ample practice the last few years releasing numerous Chris Hemsworth heads, and I think at this point they’ve pretty much perfected the art of making Chris Hemsworth portraits. That Thor head sculpt looks absolutely magnificent to me, and as nit-picky as I am, I cannot find any flaw with it. Absolutely gorgeous work. (And if any of you guys don’t like the portrait, tell me why–because I’m pretty mystified by how great it is.)

In addition to the severed Surtur skull, the Road Worn Thor Exclusive figure will also include a blue LED light-up Mjolnir hammer with optional lightning effects pieces, as well as a regular Mjolnir made out of real metal and a figure stand.

The costume for this figure is also (obviously) drastically different from that of the Gladiator Thor MMS, and features a very nice-looking new armor. While this won’t be the look most collectors go for, I’m a big Chris Hemsworth fan, and I definitely want both versions.

The Roadworn Thor Hot Toys figure is only available via Sideshow Collectibles in the United States, and will be available in limited quantities in select other countries due to its status as a 2017 Toy Fairs Exclusive. The figure is due to be released in Q4 2017, which means that Hot Toys may actually manage to get a figure out before the movie it’s based on–now there’s something that hasn’t happened in a long, long time…!

These exclusives typically tend to sell out pretty quickly and often escalate in price quite a bit, so don’t dilly-dally if you know you want this one.

What do you think of the Hot Toys Exclusive Roadworn Thor, Marvel collectors? Worthwhile variant for your collection, or are you holding out for the upcoming Gladiator (or no Thor at all)?