This time i come here to review the most recent line of Marvel Legends Action Figures!
Yes, i know those are not vintage but i have been following the Marvel Legends line for a long time and i think they are doing a decent job with their figures.Hasbro is doing a very good job improving their figures and being better than toy biz was mostly i think.The Build-a-Figures are quite impressive too(Odin was great).....especially this one which i will describe in full detail later!
I am a pretty big fan of Captain America esp. in the Comicbooks since Ed Brubaker did the Series and i love the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Red Skull and Onslaught so i had to get those figures!
The line consists of:
1.Captain America
(Comic Book Version, Wolf Cap alternate head and 2 interchangeable hands and shield)
2.Taskmaster
( Ultimate Spiderman Version, Laser sword, Shield and alternate UDON design head)
3.Sharon Carter
(S.h.i.e.l.d. gun)
4.Mockingbird
(Daredevil style Batons)
5.Whirlwind
(2 saw blades to put on his forearms)
6.Cottonmouth
(nothing at all)
7.Demolition Man / D-Man
(shotgun, pistol and knife)
8.The Red Onslaught Build-a-Figure !!!
(This is my reason to get the whole set, a truly awesome figure!)
So lets get started on the figures now:
1.Captain America
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| Steve Rogers : Captain America |
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| WOLF CAP!!! |
Captain America has a dark blue on his costume and he comes with 2 straps that can be put over his arms on his shoulders so that it looks better when he is wearing his shield on the back.Unfortunatley these will come off very easily and they don't stay on where they should be.i used some black sewing string to tie them together on his back so that fixed the issue.
He wears his classic costume just on the head you get the impression its a bit more modern with lines of armor plates or a kevlar mask underneath the costume.
Otherwise cap has the standard articulation for marvel legends and also has ankle pivot!
The interchangeable parts are all awesome and especially the wolf cap head is a nice addition !
Cap gets an 8 of 10 possible Schnitzels!
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| Here you can see the back of the packaging from this line |
2.Taskmaster
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| Taskmaster, Ultimate Spiderman Version |
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| Taskmaster UDON Version |
The figure has an additional head so you have display options which is always nice!
He can store his shield on the back which is pretty cool and he comes with some lightsaber style weapon that has a nice vibrant orange color!
Articulation is the same as always with marvel legends figures.Also the ankles pivot!
He is a very fun figure to play around with.I did some outside shots with him as well....
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| Taskmaster on the hunt for something! |
Taskmaster gets the full Schnitzel 10 of 10!!!
3.Sharon Carter
Well i didn't like her when i saw the pictures but in person she looks a lot better actually i feel.Her white combat suit is sculpted well with the shield emblems on the shoulders.
She has some sort of weird handgun coming with her and that one is ok.
What bugs me are the non removable guns on the straps and there is no actual holster for the gun that she comes with.
Articulation is pretty standard here too except her head is somewhat hindered by the long hair.
Overall she is a good figure nothing to complain here expect the gun holster issue.
8 of 10 Schnitzels
4.Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth is a shield agent as far as i know so i don't know why she has no S.h.i.e.l.d. insignia somewhere on her costume.(She appears also on Agents of Shield).
I have not read a comic with her inside yet but the costume looks cool with the black and white and the buttons.Her weapons are the billyclub / batons from Daredevil and you can put them together to have a staff.She can hold it well and is very posable like sharon is.
Some holster on a belt would have been cool here because there is no way to store the batons.
Her glasses can be removed and are made from some rubbery plastic.They are very small so i don't wanna loose them they will stay on!
Good Figure overall maybe a little shading on the hair would look cooler.
8 of 10 Schnitzels
5.Whirlwind
I was not impressed at all at first but once i cracked the box open i think this is a cool guy!
I remember seeing this character on the old spiderman cartoon and he got his ass whopped by spidey!
Being some unsuccessful B- or C- list villain i think he does not get a lot of love out there but a least he has a cool action figure now !
He has a cool looking body armor and the eyes under his helmet are very cleanly painted and look very nice!He has some removable saw blades that are attached to his forearms and i like the goofy helmet design.The Dark green Silver contrast also looks good!
He is a winner for me!
9 out of 10 Schnitzels
6.Cottonmouth
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| Cottonmouth is ready to fight! |
I really have not read any stories with the Serpent Squad yet but this guy makes me want to change that!
Generally i like some cool serpent themed action figures like King hiss from the masters of the universe or Serpentor from Gijoe.This figure here is no exception!
The best thing about him is probably the head sculpt which is very badass and the vibrant color scheme is also what makes him a highscorer for me!
A little downer is the total(!) lack of accessories on this guy and there is no sculpted-in scales on his body just on his head.
Articulation is great and also body sculpt fits well on this guy.He seems like a trained professional bad guy ready to kick some asses!
This is one of the best figures on this line for me so he gets a 9 of 10 Schnitzels
7.Demolition Man / D-MAN
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| D-man has nothing to do .... |
D-Mans old costume looked very much like an overweight Daredevil / Wolverine crossover and while i think i would have enjoyed seeing this as an action figure we get the new updated costume Demolition man here.
There is nothing wrong with this figure at all and i wish that they had put the same amount of work into some of the other figures as well.He just feels more polished than Mockingbird or Sharon Carter.
They even included some nod to the old version of the character by coloring his weapons in brown and yellow which were his old costume colors!That said this is a decent figure just a little generic and boring.
The new helmet is pretty cool here though and also he has working holsters for his handgun and knife!
He is a great release but the chubby version with the stupid costume would have been more fun i think!
Demolition man gets an 8 of 10 Schnitzels
NOW.......finally the star of this line is THE RED ONSLAUGHT !!!!
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| "Come get some!!!" |
Red Onslaught is a very beautiful figure and for me the best figure in this line absolutely!
Hasbro will even release another original onslaught head in the next X-Men line of Marvel Legends Figures which is pretty cool so there is also a cool figure for the original Onslaught out finally!(the older one looks just terrible, a hideous thing. )
The Red Onslaught has a decent amount of articulation (just the waist has none but the upper torso instead), including double jointed knees and ankle pivot!
He stands a little more than 9 inches tall.
10 of 10 Schnitzels !
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| "AAAARRGH!Let me go u damn bastard!"......"MUHAHAAAAAA!" |
If u want to check out the story of how the red skull became the red onslaught, read the 2014 X-Men / Avengers crossover event "AXIS" from Marvel Comics.
Also the Prelude to "Axis" is pretty cool.If you like either the X-Men or the Avengers you can't go wrong here.The Artwork is above average here too!
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| Marvels AXIS |
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| my copy of Uncanny Avengers Axis Prelude |
Here is some more pictures of the big guy!
Hope you guys enjoyed my review of this Marvel Legends line!
Cheers!
and here as a little bonus is the classic episode of the Captain America Cartoon with his origins:
By FLO SCHNITZEL
