That's the benefit of living in a small city or town I guess. There's no way we can get that deal in NYC where you get like 20 items in stock and they are sold out immediately when hundreds of thousands out of 8 million people are after it.
$25 freedom dollars for the Mockingjay base is a sweet deal, considering how new it is. There's a local TRU near me that's trying to fire sale their Defender Stranges at ~$21 CAD, so that's also good if you're looking for cheap ring portals. Still has 8 of them or so lounging on the clearance island.
some people were saying well if you combine that with other Phoenix figures you can make the perfect figure, Like no, That's not the point, If I have to combine figures to make a good figure then it wasn't a good figure to begin with
i don't watch any review channels in general, but this is the one channel i've been following for years. to date, i've found your reviews to be 100% accurate with my own experience with the figures, and that's rarely been the case for any other reviewer.
You're supposed to force the whole foot inside that hole, to the point the sole is touching flat on the structure. The other foot is supposed to be wrapped around one of the flames on that side. But still, I agree with this needing a few pegs to connect them.
Yep.....that's the proper way to set her on the stand. Also. it took me awhile to figure out how to stop her from leaning to HER right until I wrapped her right foot on one of those stringy flame things.
Hasbro gave us female figures with half the articulation of males for so long that now they’re making female figures with standard articulation and people couldn’t be happier. Even though it all still sucks lol
The faces killed it for me. They look nothing like a generic Phoenix, and even less from Byrne's work. This looks like someone wanted to make an X3 Famke Janssen Dark Phoenix with hints of comic exaggeration yet begrudgingly got pidgeonholed into a standard Phoenix.
I can't believe people call this the "super articulated" type of body when there's nothing special about it and the range is still limited in some places. Hasbro are gaslighting experts lol
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I don't dislike the realistic style for the face they used this time but I very much prefer when they try to stick to replicate the art style of the particular comic book run they are referencing. For example, with Astonishing X-men Wolverine and even Emma Frost you can tell they at least tried to take inspiration from John Cassaday's art but this one I'm not sure if they tried to make her look like the actress from the older X-men movies or what.
The thing is if you look at the comic the chest symbol isn't supposed to be gold. Only Jeans arms and leggings are gold in the comics, the phoenix symbol on the chest is actually straight yellow.
They never do straight yellow, they always opt for gold unless the base color is a lighter color. I think it has something to do with the fact that to get a good yellow you need to do several passes, which knowing how cheap Hasbro is they wont even pay the extra penny for a couple extra layers of paint. The new Ms Marvel/Warbird is also a good example, her lighting bolt is yellow, but they made it gold becasue it's easier to paint over the black costume
@@AnthonysCustoms it does hold her above the ankle! I have mine sitting on my shelf lunging forward with my other flying characters and she hasn't moved an inch lol. But this does introduce a new issue of its actually hard to get her foot out of the stand after. Though marvel legends are kinda tonka toys so it probably wouldn't do any damage.
Same older tired bitching complaints.🙄🤦♂️ I put the the flared out hair head on the retro Dark Phoenix body. I think the dark Phoenix looks better on the base. And that head is meant to be the Dark Phoenix so she looks evil. And the smiling head looks good I'm buying that on another body. The foot goes farther in the hole so it does balance and you can even put the other foot in the hole just the top of the foot to lock it in. It makes it more stable so it doesn't move, just have to fiddle with it done to get the position you want. And when you put the foot down in the hole her head comes up to the metal in of the Phenix chest or the neck so shes not cover the entire bird, you just pose it in a way to make it look like a bad figure and your seals clap back at you , must make the Hasbro figure look bad 🙄🤦♂️ I know you know how to pose you just won't do it cause of you do you'll see it's not a bad figure. And yes the Phenix is just a base not another figure it's meant to sit there and hold up the figure. And yes it's an effective peace and it's big so i think the price is fair.🤷♂️ There is some art work the shows the wing tips do look like feathers but in this interpretation it looks like feathers and I'm ok with it. Also you put LED lights in the base or in front of a window it looks really good. Again I think your reviews are shitting on Hasbro. You pose the figure in a shitty way to make it look like a shitty figure.🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@maxdot93 In classic Anthony fashion, he barely even attempted to pose the thing. I have her as well and she fits fine on the stand after a little fanangaling.
Love her! That Phoenix Force entity is a must for Jean Phoenix fans. Don’t hate the faces not gonna lie, its not perfect but like it especially the Fired up one. Got mine for 34 🎉
These are the worst faces since the Invisible Woman fiasco. When they make a new Jean, they might give us extra heads to make up for it like they did with the Dark Phoenix 2 pack.
For 35 bucks I got the three pack of Vipers with the Officer from the Classified Series which came with 3 Figures, 5 Rifles, 3 Handguns, and multiple muzzle flashes.... I just had to say it.
If you got that from Amazon it was originally $75.00 and they have been trying to get rid of their over stock for going on 2 years now. But it didn't retail for $35.00 on launch.
Hasbro is the only company that can give a figure basic articulation and people still love it. If they ever learn ball pegs I might say their articulate is ok and that’s a start.
I thought I was the only one bothered with the smiling face
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I got the bird for about $25 on ebay ,thats all i wanted i had the retro phoenix already. But i feel i should have got the marvel select bird which is bigger the legends is almost too small for her to ride .
I snagged mine by getting the last one from one of the many Target stores in my area. Had a coupon to use on her, it was worth the trip and definitely beats the god-awful price on Amazon ($48-$52). For $34.99, you're basically paying more for a big hunk of orange/red plastic. I once saw the TRU Phoenix/Cyclops two-pack years ago at a TRU and since I wasn't into hardcore collecting back then, I passed on it.
It's a masterpiece compared to the Juggernaut BAF one. Not willing to spend $100 for Mafex. So I'm stuck with this one. The stand is awesome figure is okay. So yeah.
In your expertise what would you consider the better line. Hasbros marvel legends or the mafex marvel comic stuff. Price can be factored into your decision.
@ do you ever see marvel legends closing the gap? The lack of paint on legends doesn’t bother me as much as the horrible body proportions. While paint is definitely nice on mafex the broad shoulders and narrow waists really hit that late 80s early 90s nostalgia for me. Apologies for the questions, just trying to pick your brain, love the reviews
not as a whole line. individual releases... the older wolverines (not the 97 version) or the newest one are good enough for what they are for example. og colossus. 2pk sabretooth.
QOTD: Another form of Hasbro greed - charge more for a product because it comes with a power-set accessory. Wow what a long strange trip it has been since accessories were part of the package. As a self-described expert on certain female anatomy parts, I can claim that the upper region of this product's chest looks like one hell of a bad breast enhancement operation. Thanks for your review on this one Anthony. QOTD Part deux - the lighter green is much more preferred.
Not a good figure at all. Sure there’s a cool Phoenix stand but that’s it. She looks weird in the face and the body proportions are wonky. Mafex clears IMO only thing needed to make the Mafex go from a good release to and excellent one would be some flame effects.
@@AnthonysCustoms I genuinely like it. I really like the aesthetic and I greatly prefer it to just outright trying to remake comic art. Same situation with Star Wars Black Series: I love seeing that unified pseudo-realistic aesthetic.
@@juansanchez209 It works for Black Series when they do movie figures based on real actors, but it looks awful when they do this with comic/cartoon characters. This particular Phoenix looks like some woman in her fifties.
@@magicmirror8627 We’ll have to agree to disagree.I think Mafex is a good example of figures sticking to the comic art, and I often find those heads to be very underwhelming because the sculpts are too soft and the paint is too simplistic
Got this at Target when they put it out for $35 and had some coupons to bring the price down more. I can handle the issues at that price. Hoping the Mafex one goes on sale to combine the two in the future.
I almost got this for $35 at Target. The app said they had 4 at my local Target for $35 so i went almost immediately. Unfortunately the app lied and they didn't have any in stock. And I'm absolutely not paying $50 for this. So the hunt continues.
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Thats the main reason i dont buy anything at target .Its never there
I'm not a fan of the painted lines. I'd maybe consider it with sculpted boots and gloves, particularly if they kept the Moonstone/Rogue proportions. This new body is pretty meh. Why don't they just use the double ball peg for the waist like they do with literally every GI Joe Classified female figure? I'd buy this for maybe $20 just for the stand and sell the figure because the figure stinks. I really liked the giant beehive hairdo that they gave Elektra on that 3-pack- and the MCU What If? Scarlet Witch ghosty hair- that would be pretty neat for a magical floating figure. I'd like more of that.
I bought the ML just to use the phoenix effects base with the Mafex. I hate the swirly gold plastic ML used, I don't care for the faces, and the color green they chose frustrates me. I don't think the Mafex is perfect, but she's a much better figure overall and looks better in my display. It's ridiculous that I had to buy both to create my perfect display, though. I'm lucky that I managed to snag the ML from BBTS when they accidentally listed her for a lower price at first.
I get what there going for paying homage to the original Toybiz figure that her hair jets to the right and it glowed but here is wished they gave us a third head that drapes down her hair
the toybiz phoenix head and hair looks infinitly better than this ai garbage. it was sculpted and painted by real people and that shows character and soul in a figure. and same goes for the displaystand the toybiz came with.
The Mafex sculpt looks better. The hips looks more feminine and real? But the stand looks nice. It would be great if it could light up with translucent plastic that will glow. It is definitely on the small side and totally agree it should have the hole in the back to peg her to the stand to make her fly.
The dark green does seem extra off. It's just not appealing as a costume color, even without considering the source material. At this point I'm just buying ML knowing I'll be overpaying and picking and choosing.
Q of the Day 1: I didn’t care for bases when they came with the early Toy Biz figures at no additional charge, so I’m certainly not interested in paying double for one. Q of the Day 2: The Mafex colors are far more (comic) accurate. I generally like this latest iteration of Hasbro digital face printing, but I’m with you on this one. These head sculpts look creepy. This one is a pass. Honestly, I’m fine with the Juggernaut BAF Phoenix with the wild hair/normal eyes head from the Dark Phoenix/Cyclops two pack. I do have the Mafex version, but that one will probably end up on eBay.
Got mine for 25 dollars and I'm fine with it. Should have at least had sculpted boot tops like Warbird. Glove tops would have been good, too. For mych more than I spent, I probably would only be getting it for the base, and it wouldn't be worth it.
The most basic female superhero body with little to no sculpt to make her stand out among the other basic female superhero bodies still can’t do a full-on split or bend forward. Either the ML team is either incompetent or forced to use anything or everything that is outdated. The Phoenix stand looks great… might as well buy a statue if I wanted this version of Jean Grey.
Marvel legends are cheap. They feel cheap. They look horrendous. The quality is dogshit. They’re overpriced. If you’ve ever owned a single import figure whether it be Figma, SHF, Mafex or Mezco you’d never want to buy a marvel legend again.
I think 7/10 is way too generous, given its extremely high price. To me, 7/10 means: “good for the price”. This strikes me more as a “5”; not the worst, but pretty mediocre for how much you’re paying for.
And to think people were bashing the Mafex one over this. Either people really want to justify their purchases or they really don't know what they buy. I really can't understand.
Figure is only 'good' because the previous one was crap! I actually paid a lot of money for the old one on eBay and it was the second most expensive Marvel Legends I ever bought and the second biggest disappointment - the old Spiral being the first and most disappointing figure I ever bought and the most expensive ML I ever paid for! Only to have newer ones a couple years later 🙄 About the stand: it is pretty cool but as pointed it could be better (the feathers should be more flame-y). Still very cool and probably the selling point of this figure. About the price hike: it's stupid and I agree 100% - will wait till it is on discount to consider buying one. Heck I might buy 2 for the price of 1 and use the other stand for my custom Rachel Phoenix. Will do similar with Ghost Rider and wait till it's on discount to get mine specially since I already made my custom and only want the bike. Still about the price hike: let's keep in mind Hasbro is not the only one to do this though. Remember the Mortal Kombat Liu Kang with the dragon? Now THAT was a rip-off 😅 (Not excusing Hasbro at all! Just pointing out a fact is all 🙂)
i like your videos with the deep insight you put into the articulation and anatomy, but sometimes it looks as if your not even trying just to say something is bad, for example: the butterfly joints on this gal go all the way forward and back, you just have to try using a lil bit more strength
I pushed them as far as they go naturally. If you have to force it, it's not designed correctly. My job isn't to try to make up for crappy design to help people cope with bad purchases.
This was the last Marvel legend I brought. Since then I have been questioning what I spend my money on. There is no current plan to get another legend at this time. So that's my saying I agree with your whole video. Since then I need getting a few anime here and there. I wanna save my money and get the one-piece S.H figures I want. Though it seems S.H is starting to do a little better with that one-piece line. Though my Sangi is fine. Luffy is decent. I want the new classic-looking one. Hoping Nami will be really good. I'm waiting for Jada Cammy and Dee jay. And I'm interested in Storm collectables new lower-price Streetfighter alpha line. I'm unsure about Classified just because of my issues with Hasbro. Oh I tried Jazzwares Total Anime. I got Deku and Chainsawman. They are okay but need some improvement.
Well IMO, I would rather have this or the waist swivel (from Hasbro), becuase you said it yourself; Hasbro can't make a good ball peg that works. I'm sure if they used it in the waist, it wouldn't work, just like the neck.
@@AnthonysCustoms I think it would look really cool personally, I've seen a few different Phoenix statues that pull it off pretty well. To each their own though 🙂
Straight on, i prefer the ML silhouette, but yeah the details and from the side, the boobages are noticeably wonky. I dont know what the issue with the face is, i dont need all my female figure having soft delicate cheesecake features but something with this is wrong. But I dont like either figure faces. I wonder if a headswap from Dark phoenix will do it but I wish we got some gold paint on the boots and gloves. I dont know what price point this is worth. I saw a listing for $35 so maybe thats a gold start.
Doesnt the face suppose to look angry and possessed when she is the Phoenix? Pretty no but stern and ruthless looking expressions on ine head and possessed on the other seems accurate. Im watching the original X men Phoenix seeies and she isnt suppose to be "Pretty" but a unstoppable force or power. So wouldnt this facial expressions(s) be correct? Im not into Marvel Lenends much so Im looking at this as a causal observer.
Yeah but not as accessible. I got out of Joe's because it was just too hard to get or you had to pay out the a** to get a figure. I never was able to get the original Target exclusive Cobra Island Viper but what made me get out of thr line is I was never able to get the Serpentor and Chariot EVERY time it came up it was sold out. All Hasbro had to do was put it up for pre-order for a limited time and let everyone who wanted one order one. Marvel Legends doesn't seem to play as much games or not nearly as much.
It's unfortunate you think. Why would I dislike a whole line? That makes no sense. I dislike when they make bad figures. I want the line to be good. Why would I care if it's good if I didn't care for the line in general?
Oof! Man! I regret the fifty bucks this thing cost me. The base is not necessary or worth it. It looks nice but I'd rather just have the figure as a standard release. Did we REALLY need head articulation on the bird? As for the Jean figure, this new female body is nice. The faces on both heads are terrible. Why does Hasbro struggle so much with pretty girls? This isn't as bad as that Sue Storm from a couple of years ago but it's close. Jean is supposed to be a very pretty young woman. This face looks masculine and matronly.
Okay figure, but the colors are very drab, the hair looks kind of ratty, and the heads look like Kathy Griffin (IMO). They could have done better on the heads.
I got it for 25 bucks at target a couple weeks ago. For that price, Im not complaining.
@@suhtangwong Got lucky and caught a sale & promo at the same time.
Same. For less than $20 w tax, I'm good. I like the Mafex paint and colors, but the head sculpts even less than these.
@@suhtangwong yea like he replied. I got it for that price as well at Target. Was on the Internet at the right time, so no complaints from me.
That's the benefit of living in a small city or town I guess. There's no way we can get that deal in NYC where you get like 20 items in stock and they are sold out immediately when hundreds of thousands out of 8 million people are after it.
$25 freedom dollars for the Mockingjay base is a sweet deal, considering how new it is. There's a local TRU near me that's trying to fire sale their Defender Stranges at ~$21 CAD, so that's also good if you're looking for cheap ring portals. Still has 8 of them or so lounging on the clearance island.
some people were saying well if you combine that with other Phoenix figures you can make the perfect figure, Like no, That's not the point, If I have to combine figures to make a good figure then it wasn't a good figure to begin with
Spot on, also Buccees FTW.
i don't watch any review channels in general, but this is the one channel i've been following for years. to date, i've found your reviews to be 100% accurate with my own experience with the figures, and that's rarely been the case for any other reviewer.
Thanks for the support
You're supposed to force the whole foot inside that hole, to the point the sole is touching flat on the structure. The other foot is supposed to be wrapped around one of the flames on that side. But still, I agree with this needing a few pegs to connect them.
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Yep.....that's the proper way to set her on the stand. Also. it took me awhile to figure out how to stop her from leaning to HER right until I wrapped her right foot on one of those stringy flame things.
I’ve always respected you as a reviewer, because you just call it like you see it
Just doing my job. Thanks
I read this as “always rejected” and assumed it was satire. Had to reread the comment 3 times. I guess I’ve just grown used to seeing Anthony hate.
Back then he did save me from the MK2011 figures 👍👍
the torso green not matching the green on the arms and legs stands out to me SO MUCH it’s such an eyesore
Hasbro gave us female figures with half the articulation of males for so long that now they’re making female figures with standard articulation and people couldn’t be happier. Even though it all still sucks lol
Exactly
Those headsculpts are a reck. Swap with Dark Phoenix from TRU 2pack
She looks like Ruth Connell instead of a Jean
fitst time I’ve ever gotten a figure the same day Anthony puts up a review of it lol
The faces killed it for me. They look nothing like a generic Phoenix, and even less from Byrne's work. This looks like someone wanted to make an X3 Famke Janssen Dark Phoenix with hints of comic exaggeration yet begrudgingly got pidgeonholed into a standard Phoenix.
9:01 you didn't even put her whole foot in there. You have to stick it down further
That doesn't change what i said. Her ankle can't support the figure
@@AnthonysCustoms her ankle is not supposed to. It goes further down to where her shin helps the stability.
When are we getting the Punisher 2 Pack review? That figure is on 🔥 but want to see what you think!
I can't believe people call this the "super articulated" type of body when there's nothing special about it and the range is still limited in some places.
Hasbro are gaslighting experts lol
I don't dislike the realistic style for the face they used this time but I very much prefer when they try to stick to replicate the art style of the particular comic book run they are referencing. For example, with Astonishing X-men Wolverine and even Emma Frost you can tell they at least tried to take inspiration from John Cassaday's art but this one I'm not sure if they tried to make her look like the actress from the older X-men movies or what.
That wolverine for me is an exception from hasbro due to actually having sculpted suit detail like panel lines and such
The thing is if you look at the comic the chest symbol isn't supposed to be gold. Only Jeans arms and leggings are gold in the comics, the phoenix symbol on the chest is actually straight yellow.
They never do straight yellow, they always opt for gold unless the base color is a lighter color. I think it has something to do with the fact that to get a good yellow you need to do several passes, which knowing how cheap Hasbro is they wont even pay the extra penny for a couple extra layers of paint. The new Ms Marvel/Warbird is also a good example, her lighting bolt is yellow, but they made it gold becasue it's easier to paint over the black costume
Her foot goes further into the the phoenix stand to where you can balance her without issue on one foot. But you really gotta shove it in there.
Unless it holds her above the ankle, which it doesn't, it doesn't make a difference because it's all on the ankle joint.
@@AnthonysCustoms it does hold her above the ankle!
I have mine sitting on my shelf lunging forward with my other flying characters and she hasn't moved an inch lol.
But this does introduce a new issue of its actually hard to get her foot out of the stand after.
Though marvel legends are kinda tonka toys so it probably wouldn't do any damage.
I've taken the foot out a few times and it's fine I did see a little gash in the foot. But it does come out just pull it out slowly.@@maxdot93
Same older tired bitching complaints.🙄🤦♂️ I put the the flared out hair head on the retro Dark Phoenix body. I think the dark Phoenix looks better on the base. And that head is meant to be the Dark Phoenix so she looks evil. And the smiling head looks good I'm buying that on another body. The foot goes farther in the hole so it does balance and you can even put the other foot in the hole just the top of the foot to lock it in. It makes it more stable so it doesn't move, just have to fiddle with it done to get the position you want. And when you put the foot down in the hole her head comes up to the metal in of the Phenix chest or the neck so shes not cover the entire bird, you just pose it in a way to make it look like a bad figure and your seals clap back at you , must make the Hasbro figure look bad 🙄🤦♂️ I know you know how to pose you just won't do it cause of you do you'll see it's not a bad figure. And yes the Phenix is just a base not another figure it's meant to sit there and hold up the figure. And yes it's an effective peace and it's big so i think the price is fair.🤷♂️ There is some art work the shows the wing tips do look like feathers but in this interpretation it looks like feathers and I'm ok with it. Also you put LED lights in the base or in front of a window it looks really good. Again I think your reviews are shitting on Hasbro. You pose the figure in a shitty way to make it look like a shitty figure.🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@maxdot93 In classic Anthony fashion, he barely even attempted to pose the thing. I have her as well and she fits fine on the stand after a little fanangaling.
Wasn't the Phonex suit a dark green in the Endsong storyline?
No clue
I only want it because of the fire chicken for my custom captain falcon
Falcon Pounch
Love her! That Phoenix Force entity is a must for Jean Phoenix fans. Don’t hate the faces not gonna lie, its not perfect but like it especially the Fired up one. Got mine for 34 🎉
These are the worst faces since the Invisible Woman fiasco. When they make a new Jean, they might give us extra heads to make up for it like they did with the Dark Phoenix 2 pack.
The mafex version looks more like the image on the box more than the marvel legends 🤣🤣🤣
I want to like this but idk...should I just go with the X-Men 97 Jean for my display?
That lordosis articulation is an homage to the 90's! LOL
For 35 bucks I got the three pack of Vipers with the Officer from the Classified Series which came with 3 Figures, 5 Rifles, 3 Handguns, and multiple muzzle flashes....
I just had to say it.
Much better buy
@@GameTime-yj6qvWhich is one of the reasons I now collect GI Joe Classified (and a bit of Action Force too). 😁
If you got that from Amazon it was originally $75.00 and they have been trying to get rid of their over stock for going on 2 years now. But it didn't retail for $35.00 on launch.
@@marvinonstage I see GI Joe in general get far better deals.
Dayumn, for the price, I'd have wanted the sleeves and boots to be sculpted.. not just painted on.
Hasbro is the only company that can give a figure basic articulation and people still love it. If they ever learn ball pegs I might say their articulate is ok and that’s a start.
Got it for 19. Worth it at that price.
How did you achieve that?
That white eyes headsculp looks like darwin with a red hair wig
I thought I was the only one bothered with the smiling face
I got the bird for about $25 on ebay ,thats all i wanted i had the retro phoenix already. But i feel i should have got the marvel select bird which is bigger the legends is almost too small for her to ride .
I snagged mine by getting the last one from one of the many Target stores in my area. Had a coupon to use on her, it was worth the trip and definitely beats the god-awful price on Amazon ($48-$52). For $34.99, you're basically paying more for a big hunk of orange/red plastic. I once saw the TRU Phoenix/Cyclops two-pack years ago at a TRU and since I wasn't into hardcore collecting back then, I passed on it.
10 seconds in and I'm already chuckling.
It's a masterpiece compared to the Juggernaut BAF one. Not willing to spend $100 for Mafex. So I'm stuck with this one. The stand is awesome figure is okay. So yeah.
The green paint on the arms and legs don't match the body lol
I preordered early on BBTS so I only paid $35 for her. Might still get the Mafex version down the line though.
In your expertise what would you consider the better line. Hasbros marvel legends or the mafex marvel comic stuff. Price can be factored into your decision.
Mafex. Marvel Legends figures are usually terrible. Mafex might cost too much but at least most are good. Gambit and Magneto alone beat ML
@ do you ever see marvel legends closing the gap? The lack of paint on legends doesn’t bother me as much as the horrible body proportions. While paint is definitely nice on mafex the broad shoulders and narrow waists really hit that late 80s early 90s nostalgia for me. Apologies for the questions, just trying to pick your brain, love the reviews
not as a whole line. individual releases... the older wolverines (not the 97 version) or the newest one are good enough for what they are for example. og colossus. 2pk sabretooth.
It is not in stock on big bad it on on preorder saying it comes out in October it never came in stock on the site it changed to November arrival now
I got mine from them... Hasbro doesn't ship everything all at once
The Artwork on the box is more like the Mafex Phoenix one.
Yes
QOTD: Another form of Hasbro greed - charge more for a product because it comes with a power-set accessory. Wow what a long strange trip it has been since accessories were part of the package. As a self-described expert on certain female anatomy parts, I can claim that the upper region of this product's chest looks like one hell of a bad breast enhancement operation. Thanks for your review on this one Anthony. QOTD Part deux - the lighter green is much more preferred.
Yeah spend the extra cash and get the Mafex version it will be well worth the money IMO.
Mafex normally is worth the extra investment, except for most of the female figures though
@@GameTime-yj6qv Mafex consistently get the female DC figures right. They can't seem to get Marvel ones though.
@@danielcraig9666 true true. I was thinking of Marvel female figures when I posted that
I am SHOCKED to learn that Anthony does not hang around cesspools like Reddit! 🤣
sarcasm?
Not a good figure at all. Sure there’s a cool Phoenix stand but that’s it. She looks weird in the face and the body proportions are wonky. Mafex clears IMO only thing needed to make the Mafex go from a good release to and excellent one would be some flame effects.
This figure looks so dull compared to the mafex one
@@suhtangwong What!?😂Look at this figure huge feet and hands, weird shaped chest and boxy hips. Nothing about the ML figure look "super hero" lol
I agree 100% The Mafex looks like I was ripped from the comics. Only ppl thinking ML is better is clearly a bias Hasbro 😂😂😂
If you can get it for $25 or less, it's a good buy. For regular price it's not.
I use the head from the Target exclusive Black Widow with the long hair. It has a bit of an angry look and it's perfect for Phoenix.
I absolutely love the way Hasbro does faces. That pseudorealistic approach looks so good!
Are you being serious or trolling?
@@AnthonysCustoms I genuinely like it. I really like the aesthetic and I greatly prefer it to just outright trying to remake comic art. Same situation with Star Wars Black Series: I love seeing that unified pseudo-realistic aesthetic.
@@juansanchez209 It works for Black Series when they do movie figures based on real actors, but it looks awful when they do this with comic/cartoon characters. This particular Phoenix looks like some woman in her fifties.
@@magicmirror8627 We’ll have to agree to disagree.I think Mafex is a good example of figures sticking to the comic art, and I often find those heads to be very underwhelming because the sculpts are too soft and the paint is too simplistic
I prefer it too, even in comics figures
Yeah. The only reason I would want this set is because of the Phoenix effect.
1:46 Darwin was probably practicing ballet
Got this at Target when they put it out for $35 and had some coupons to bring the price down more. I can handle the issues at that price. Hoping the Mafex one goes on sale to combine the two in the future.
I dont know why hasbro makes figures bend back so much and not bend forward at all. It's literally the opposite
It looks like they gave this normal phoenix dark phoenix heads because of how creepy they look
I have seen the reverse ab crunch working, and it's on a figure that, let's say cannot be reviewed in a PG13 setting
I almost got this for $35 at Target. The app said they had 4 at my local Target for $35 so i went almost immediately. Unfortunately the app lied and they didn't have any in stock. And I'm absolutely not paying $50 for this. So the hunt continues.
Thats the main reason i dont buy anything at target .Its never there
I'm not a fan of the painted lines. I'd maybe consider it with sculpted boots and gloves, particularly if they kept the Moonstone/Rogue proportions. This new body is pretty meh. Why don't they just use the double ball peg for the waist like they do with literally every GI Joe Classified female figure? I'd buy this for maybe $20 just for the stand and sell the figure because the figure stinks.
I really liked the giant beehive hairdo that they gave Elektra on that 3-pack- and the MCU What If? Scarlet Witch ghosty hair- that would be pretty neat for a magical floating figure. I'd like more of that.
I bought the ML just to use the phoenix effects base with the Mafex. I hate the swirly gold plastic ML used, I don't care for the faces, and the color green they chose frustrates me. I don't think the Mafex is perfect, but she's a much better figure overall and looks better in my display. It's ridiculous that I had to buy both to create my perfect display, though. I'm lucky that I managed to snag the ML from BBTS when they accidentally listed her for a lower price at first.
I get what there going for paying homage to the original Toybiz figure that her hair jets to the right and it glowed but here is wished they gave us a third head that drapes down her hair
The head looks like Annabelle
the toybiz phoenix head and hair looks infinitly better than this ai garbage. it was sculpted and painted by real people and that shows character and soul in a figure. and same goes for the displaystand the toybiz came with.
The Mafex sculpt looks better. The hips looks more feminine and real?
But the stand looks nice. It would be great if it could light up with translucent plastic that will glow. It is definitely on the small side and totally agree it should have the hole in the back to peg her to the stand to make her fly.
The dark green does seem extra off. It's just not appealing as a costume color, even without considering the source material.
At this point I'm just buying ML knowing I'll be overpaying and picking and choosing.
It looks okay but I think diamond selected did it a lot better.
Looking at her ab crunch makes me feel bad for all new figma figures with same style of articulation for torso. It doesn’t work for crap!
her faces are bad, lol that people are freaking out about needing to find this
I think the foot goes deeper into the peghole so the figure stays firm and not wobbly.
Q of the Day 1: I didn’t care for bases when they came with the early Toy Biz figures at no additional charge, so I’m certainly not interested in paying double for one. Q of the Day 2: The Mafex colors are far more (comic) accurate.
I generally like this latest iteration of Hasbro digital face printing, but I’m with you on this one. These head sculpts look creepy. This one is a pass. Honestly, I’m fine with the Juggernaut BAF Phoenix with the wild hair/normal eyes head from the Dark Phoenix/Cyclops two pack. I do have the Mafex version, but that one will probably end up on eBay.
target had her for 25 bucks plus a coupon so im happy with the 21 bucks I paid for her mid (am i using that right?) arse.
Got mine for 25 dollars and I'm fine with it. Should have at least had sculpted boot tops like Warbird. Glove tops would have been good, too. For mych more than I spent, I probably would only be getting it for the base, and it wouldn't be worth it.
The most basic female superhero body with little to no sculpt to make her stand out among the other basic female superhero bodies still can’t do a full-on split or bend forward. Either the ML team is either incompetent or forced to use anything or everything that is outdated. The Phoenix stand looks great… might as well buy a statue if I wanted this version of Jean Grey.
Marvel legends are cheap. They feel cheap. They look horrendous. The quality is dogshit. They’re overpriced. If you’ve ever owned a single import figure whether it be Figma, SHF, Mafex or Mezco you’d never want to buy a marvel legend again.
I really like this set. My only complaint is the price, which is a significant complaint.
She is nice overall but with prices and space, she was never a character I loved or had to have, so I've passed for now
The leg goes between the two layers of fire.
I'll take the mafex one
I thought the price was a bit much, even from a comic store , so amazon won by offering a fair price £35, Avg ML is £25 over here.
Why does her face remind me of red-haired Yandere Gwyneth Paltrow?
I can see it too now lol
I think 7/10 is way too generous, given its extremely high price. To me, 7/10 means: “good for the price”. This strikes me more as a “5”; not the worst, but pretty mediocre for how much you’re paying for.
I feel like people dont really care about Phoenix that much unless they played MVC3
And to think people were bashing the Mafex one over this. Either people really want to justify their purchases or they really don't know what they buy. I really can't understand.
Figure is only 'good' because the previous one was crap! I actually paid a lot of money for the old one on eBay and it was the second most expensive Marvel Legends I ever bought and the second biggest disappointment - the old Spiral being the first and most disappointing figure I ever bought and the most expensive ML I ever paid for!
Only to have newer ones a couple years later 🙄
About the stand: it is pretty cool but as pointed it could be better (the feathers should be more flame-y). Still very cool and probably the selling point of this figure.
About the price hike: it's stupid and I agree 100% - will wait till it is on discount to consider buying one. Heck I might buy 2 for the price of 1 and use the other stand for my custom Rachel Phoenix.
Will do similar with Ghost Rider and wait till it's on discount to get mine specially since I already made my custom and only want the bike.
Still about the price hike: let's keep in mind Hasbro is not the only one to do this though. Remember the Mortal Kombat Liu Kang with the dragon? Now THAT was a rip-off 😅
(Not excusing Hasbro at all! Just pointing out a fact is all 🙂)
i like your videos with the deep insight you put into the articulation and anatomy, but sometimes it looks as if your not even trying just to say something is bad, for example: the butterfly joints on this gal go all the way forward and back, you just have to try using a lil bit more strength
I pushed them as far as they go naturally. If you have to force it, it's not designed correctly. My job isn't to try to make up for crappy design to help people cope with bad purchases.
@@AnthonysCustoms its bad, i agree but the butterfly joints are not, you just need put a lil bit of effort, just a little
I say charging a lot more for a base , is ridiculous, bases shouldn’t up the price , at least not a lot
This was the last Marvel legend I brought. Since then I have been questioning what I spend my money on. There is no current plan to get another legend at this time. So that's my saying I agree with your whole video. Since then I need getting a few anime here and there. I wanna save my money and get the one-piece S.H figures I want. Though it seems S.H is starting to do a little better with that one-piece line. Though my Sangi is fine. Luffy is decent. I want the new classic-looking one. Hoping Nami will be really good. I'm waiting for Jada Cammy and Dee jay. And I'm interested in Storm collectables new lower-price Streetfighter alpha line. I'm unsure about Classified just because of my issues with Hasbro. Oh I tried Jazzwares Total Anime. I got Deku and Chainsawman. They are okay but need some improvement.
I passed on it, price
Doesn't justify the price hike? What did the Mafex come with again?
what does that have to do with this figure?
Well IMO, I would rather have this or the waist swivel (from Hasbro), becuase you said it yourself; Hasbro can't make a good ball peg that works. I'm sure if they used it in the waist, it wouldn't work, just like the neck.
Sad thing is this is the most defined chest we've gotten from a female Marvel Legend in years
The alternate head is definitely better than the Mafex. Neither one comes close to the shape and volume of heir hair on the comic cover
Nor should they. That kind of thing looks terrible in plastic from.
@@AnthonysCustoms I think it would look really cool personally, I've seen a few different Phoenix statues that pull it off pretty well. To each their own though 🙂
@@shoolcreates1999 I also think it would look awesome, however probably a nightmare to pose lol
Photoreal face paint happened and the ladies look rough.
Straight on, i prefer the ML silhouette, but yeah the details and from the side, the boobages are noticeably wonky. I dont know what the issue with the face is, i dont need all my female figure having soft delicate cheesecake features but something with this is wrong. But I dont like either figure faces. I wonder if a headswap from Dark phoenix will do it but I wish we got some gold paint on the boots and gloves.
I dont know what price point this is worth. I saw a listing for $35 so maybe thats a gold start.
it's a hefty stand, $35 is a little high but probably worth it for that.
I figured you had a discord
Doesnt the face suppose to look angry and possessed when she is the Phoenix? Pretty no but stern and ruthless looking expressions on ine head and possessed on the other seems accurate. Im watching the original X men Phoenix seeies and she isnt suppose to be "Pretty" but a unstoppable force or power. So wouldnt this facial expressions(s) be correct?
Im not into Marvel Lenends much so Im looking at this as a causal observer.
I want a Jean Grey with a Phoenix Force display stand but I'm not paying what they are charging for it.
Thanks for the review Anthony.
It does not look cheap! Too harsh brother Anthony. What red head hurt you in your youth bro 😅
How does it not look cheap?
Yeah but not as accessible. I got out of Joe's because it was just too hard to get or you had to pay out the a** to get a figure. I never was able to get the original Target exclusive Cobra Island Viper but what made me get out of thr line is I was never able to get the Serpentor and Chariot EVERY time it came up it was sold out. All Hasbro had to do was put it up for pre-order for a limited time and let everyone who wanted one order one. Marvel Legends doesn't seem to play as much games or not nearly as much.
I bought the stand on ebay and put it with the Mafex, the Legends is just a big nothing, and wasn't even worth it for fodder imo
the damn bird looks like an eagle! not a phoenix!!! am I blind or what?
the alien face look exactlly like jean from the 90s movie, the stand is cool but i dont like the sculpt it look like a pigeon
i only want that stand, the figure is a terrible meh
Objective review 😂…you already dislike marvel legends … highly subjective… it’s a beautiful figure and sculpt 😌
It's unfortunate you think. Why would I dislike a whole line? That makes no sense. I dislike when they make bad figures. I want the line to be good. Why would I care if it's good if I didn't care for the line in general?
@ 99.9 % of your reviews are negative on marvel legends … and when it is good … just cut them same slack brother…
Oof! Man! I regret the fifty bucks this thing cost me. The base is not necessary or worth it. It looks nice but I'd rather just have the figure as a standard release. Did we REALLY need head articulation on the bird? As for the Jean figure, this new female body is nice. The faces on both heads are terrible. Why does Hasbro struggle so much with pretty girls? This isn't as bad as that Sue Storm from a couple of years ago but it's close. Jean is supposed to be a very pretty young woman. This face looks masculine and matronly.
I am seeing at least 4 different shades of green on her. Lazy paintjob.
Okay figure, but the colors are very drab, the hair looks kind of ratty, and the heads look like Kathy Griffin (IMO). They could have done better on the heads.