Mr. 2 now joins the ranks of my rag-tag team of bookshelf dwellers. (Thank you, Matt--a most thoughtful gift from Japan :D )
And yes, the swan heads do come off--and they can be put on his feet. He also comes with an inter-changeable face (though, he only ships with the "strangest face in the world", which is 90% his anyway XD)
...Appa seems embarrassed to share shelf space with such....odd folk.