This figure is almost identical to the first wave "Warrior" with of course the obvious color change for the "Commander". However as noted previously all wave 2 figures all came with stands which greatly enhances the stability for loose display. One personal note. I've had my loose displays in a glass case out of direct sunlight for some time, and have noticed that from a distance the Gold color doesn't appear very distinctive. In fact you can't really tell the difference from the two variants until you get up close and even then you have to pay real attention to the details. It appears that the "vac-metal" armor pieces have faded to the point where its shiny surface almost looks silver. However if you place the two figures side by side with a dark background you can then see the difference, albeit slight. Of course the other gold painted surfaces of the figure (legs, skirt, sword case) are much more distinct and don't seem to have faded any.