Irina Spalko Mighty Muggs - Indiana Jones Wave 3

irina SPALKO

PART OF THE INDIANA JONES MIGHTY MUGGS COLLECTIONS

Colonel Dr. Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) is the antagonist of the film. A KGB agent born in the Ukraine, she was believed by those in her village to be a witch as she performed psychic experiments on animals. An impressed Joseph Stalin inducted her into researching psychic warfare, awarding her with the Order of Lenin three times. She is skilled in fencing and hand-to-hand combat and is Indiana's main antagonist as she brings the crystal skull to Akator to utilize the power there for her country's militant purposes. Ironically, her desire for knowledge proved her undoing when the crystal skull entity grants her desire to know everything, overloading her mind and causing her to disintegrate as her scattered essence is teleported to another dimension.

"Mighty Muggs, Dr. Jones, is a gift you have yet to receive. My sympathies."

Frank Marshall said Spalko continued the tradition of Indiana having a love-hate relationship "with every woman he ever comes in contact with". Blanchett had wanted to play a villain for a "couple of years" before being cast. Spalko was modeled on Marlene Dietrich, while her bob cut was George Lucas' idea and was inspired by Louise Brooks.

A 3 ¾" figure was released, as well as an Adventure Heroes figurine that depicts her duel with Mutt. Spalko is available in three Lego playsets.

This Irina Spalko Mighty Mugg stands at 6 inches tall and comes with a fighting sword prop. Ok, call me biased, but she is definitely going in my collection!  Do you think it's because she's Russian?  :-)  While I didn't understand WHY her character was in the story, I thought Kate Blanchett did a wonderful job with her accent.  I'm Russian myself, and even I thought she was authentic.  A great urban vinyl figure that strongly resembles Kate. Comes out in November of 2008... be on the look out!

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