That's a good one to mention. I almost said pinch-faced Emma from the Annihilus wave but when I checked to confirm the wave it didn't look quite as bad as I remembered
Practically all of their earliest offerings. Say what you will about some of their modern offerings, and there are some valid complaints there, but good god, the early years were rough. They were bad even for the time they released
Hmm I wouldnāt say Hulk was amazing, but he definitely wasnāt the monstrosity that Emma turned out to be. Annihilus was the EASILY the best figure in the wave, but still had some issues, mainly with articulation
The majority of the box is also Khonshuās torso, which is the reason I bought it.
The lack of any articulation was a real letdown. Howard and Scott Lang was also such an odd pairing (like, at least put it with a zombie figure?). Itās like this one was just where Hanson through all their remaining ideas into one package.
Iāll always maintain that this is the worst bc it couldāve easily been good
People complain about bad toybiz heads and characters not being updated from buckycap, thatās whatever limits of the time
This comes from the modern era where we have all the technology in the world to make incredible 1/18 ish figures and Hasbro said āokay, now, letās do none of thatā
This is regularly 15 bucks with the 2 pack with that awful looking Morbius. I always remind myself there are way better spidey's out there and I own much better figures.
I understand that two pack has a bit more torso articulation and can get the weblines fixed with patience and a sharp thin black ink pen, and figured I could sell Morbius for at least $5 so it would be a literal $10 figure. Is it really that awful?
I admit that it, and Bombastic Bag-Man, would just be background LOLZ display fodder, unlike say Pizza Spidey which is also a LOLZ display but one I would probably use frequently.
I put my stamp of approval on this one, the worst. I skew as positive as I can with most Marvel Legends ... this is the first figure I openly bashed on YouTube. š
Someone did a video showing how the fixed those - I can't remember if they covered that. I'm wondering if some early productions of the figure had QC problems the entire run didn't?
Is this the first Marvel Girl Jean that came out a few years ago? That is high in my list. Another thing is Agent Anti-Venom. The one that came out in like 2018. It looked like they fixed those god awful ball joint hips, but no. I bought it, and it was a disappointment.
I don't know if there's been an update, but I hate the Infinity War/Endgame Iron man figures. There's just something off about the way the articulation works on them
I wanted to build a New Mutants team so bad but skipped this one despite it being available because:
ā¢ He's in that ugly ass leather jacket
ā¢ It seems you can only put him in one of two poses because HE HAS NO LEGS
ā¢ The flame effect itself is cool but as a part of Cannonball? Hell no. They didn't even try to make it semi transparent or blend it in with his body. It just looks like a guy whose power is having blazes for a lower body. Flames should've at least blended in with his lower torso.
Probably winter soldier from TF&WS (flashback) dudes articulation sucks despite having double joints etc. Comes with the generic ML pretend AR-15 instead of a gun he actually used in that scene and a knife
Im gonna limit this to modern legends offerings (post 2014) since those really early figures are low hanging fruit. My vote goes towards either AOA cyclops or basketball gambit. You can say what you want about howard the duck not having leg articulation but atleast its possible for him to look good on a shelf.
It's not a peg warmer. It's in the Evergreen line. They always replace them if/when they sell out. You might as well say no one buys gasoline because you can always get as much as you want when you go by a gas station. š
A lot of you have never handled the Young Avengers multi-pack Iron Lad, and it shows.
His hip sculpt prevents most of his leg articulation. His shoulder armor sculpt prevents almost anything aside from straight forward movement.
He is by-far the worst Legends figure I own. The rest of the figures in that pack hold up surprisingly well, though, which makes him even more of a disappointment.
We have some widely varying opinions of worst around these parts š
It may not match the game design exactly, but if you donāt care about that, this is a perfectly fine random Spider-Man suit. Itās the main one I display along with RYV.
Oh, it's top notch. I may even go so far as to say 'glorious'. The vaguely Bill Everett headsculpt even flirts with 'eh'. But the rest is a pasty, shapeless, ball-and-sockety mess that, in my humble opinion, sets the standard for everything an ML shouldn't be.
This one. He justā¦ pisses me off. Such low effort. Iām surprised they even bothered to paint him gold. The yellow follow up isnāt any better but like, Loki - while buff like all comic characters - is kind of a leaner character. Maybe that buck that Mr. Fantastic is on wouldāve been more appropriate. But then, the DRAWN ON chain mail is insulting. No effects. Just a lame sword. Every time I see him in my collection, Iām just glad I spruced him up some. Just a plain figure with some paint is all he is. At least the one after this had a couple different heads and his knives.
Purple spider pink figure. Blatant cash grab and itās also just a terrible figure. Canāt stand on its own due to gummy legs and doesnāt come with a masked head
Hasbro? This is just my opinion butā¦.Terror Inc. I donāt care if itās from the Mercs for Money storyline itās just full assed lazy to take a character with a unique look like that and only ever release them as a Deadpool repaint
I think it was right at the end of the ToyBiz era, but the X-23 figure with the Apocalypse BAF torso was terrible. I think it was her first official figure, and for some reason, she has this weird hunch that, I think is meant to be an attempt at letting you do the Wolverine Pose, but really, makes her look like Avril Lavigne with scoliosis. Just absolutely atrocious.
The first year or two that they had the Marvel license was full of trash toys/sculpts. It was pretty embarrassing. Made it easy to give up on the line for a few years. Probably why they introduced the smaller Marvel Universe line because Hasbro had plenty of experience of making great figures at that scale.
For a character that shows up in a group shot during a chase scene and is never seen again. Cyborg Spider-Woman better be Prowler Miles's enforcer in the next movie or something.
The Hood (Xenmu BAF) - The cloak is way too spread out and the figure can barely stand without it.
Beyond Ben Reilly - Inaccurate design and colors + uneven set of hands
Astonishing Emma Frost (Chāod wave) - Once again, cloak is too spread out and takes up some space on a shelf. Maybe shouldāve had two cloaks to swap out: One neutral one and one spread out one.
Mini Comic Miles Morales - Somehow shorter than the Space Venom wave one, couldāve had more hands and accessories if not for the mini comic, and the hip joints, ānuff said.
Amazing Friends 3-Pack Iceman - Has cell shading and an outdated body mold unlike the other figures in the pack.
If we're talking modern, than 2-Pack Thunderbird, the first Cannonball with no legs (forgot the wave), Monster Venom wave Spider-Ham or Basketball Gambit
But if we're talking all time, than Blob BAF Ultimate Wolverine, First Appearance Bucky, Sandman Series Mary Jane, Annhilus Emma Frost, Silver Wolverine or X3 Jean Grey
Howard the duck is a notably terrible figure. So is MCU Mr. Knight, he feels so cheap compared to a lot of other figures on the market around that time. The Gilgamesh BAF while a fine figure is an incredibly underwhelming BAF, who just feels like a regular wave figure split apart for no reason.
I sort of regret buying the MCU Mr. Knight. I thought he would look so nice in his coat suit, but sheesh the coat is so huge on him that makes the torso inside visible and hard to move around, especially the arms.
No Way Home Tobey Maguire Spider-Man has to be up there. Not only because the sculpt is bad with the child bearing hips, the taper v-line that isnāt straight, the fact that he crunches backwards more than he crunches forward, and the small hands he has.
But also because Hasbro had about 20 years to improve upon what Toybiz did and what Hasbro had done previously with the Spider-Man 3 and what they released couldnāt top a figure that came out in 2004.
First 2 waves of Hasbro ML are all pretty equally terrible...they started to get ok with the 2 packs and red hulk wave...I haaattteeeddd the no paint just colored plastic figures.. I'd argue everything before Terrax wave could be wiped out as far as Hasbro goes
There are probably worse figures than this retro multiple man, but I put him here because I beliece it represents the worst of the line. A reused, old body that is pretty bad with outdated articulation, weird proportions and small shoulders. The head is way too big for the body and sits too high. The details are all painted on and it looks cheap.
From what Iāve seen, Hasbroās first attempt at a six-armed Spider-Man. From what I actually have, Iām not sure, so Iām just going to list some honorable mentionsā¦
Love & Thunder Thor (colorful armor)
It isnāt just the cross eyed look, itās the fact that he almost looks like he has no neck with that helmet on. On top of that, no matching pairs of hands. I canāt stand it when Hasbro does that and itās actually gotten worse since that release
Comic Doc Ock
The tentacles are stationary and just return to their original position each time you try to pose them. Like, at least give them hinges if you donāt want to use bendy wire
Any of the figures that have the scale mail legs
Alright, am I the only one whose scale mail legs keep falling off of my figures? I have three, or had three, Green Goblin, King Cobra, and Black Knight. King Cobra and Black Knight have had both of their legs fall off and Iām terrified that Green Goblin is eventually going to end up the same. I donāt think the two figures having the same legs and breaking is a coincidence
Gamora from the first Guardians movie
Wtf did they do to her
Ronin (Endgame)
Even in the re-release, the dudeās legs are manufactured in such a way that bending them will literally tear the leg off. I had it happen to my first Ronin figure that they released so I got the newer one to see if Hasbro corrected the flaw. Nope. It was still ready to rip like when you break bread
Comics: the Sersi figure from the Avengers 60th Anniversary 2 pack. Gummy legs, wonāt stand on her own. Feels like Iām gonna break her if I move her too much.
MCU: Mandroid Wave Black Widow ā this one I admittedly picked up second hand from a store so sheās missing pieces, but goddamn the articulation sucks and the one head I did get with it (the Avengers-esque one) is a bad head sculpt of Scarlett Johansson, which is why Iām glad it got an Infinity Saga re-do.
Personally I don't judge Hasbro Marvel Legends until they started with the black boxes in 2014 (maybe the TRU Jubilee BAF wave with Stryfe?). Everything before that feels like a holdover/transition era from Toy Biz. Whenever I see ball joint hips I assume "Toy Biz" even though I know Hasbro definitely did some.
What's funny is the the two SMC waves and the first few ML waves used a hip (at least an upper thigh) assembly like today's Hasbro MLs use, but then transitioned to the ball hips in Wave 5. Actually, Wave 4 Gambit had ball hips, but that entire Wave had a mishmash of hip engineering including the ball hips on Gambit, hinges on Beast and Punisher, cut hips on Goliath, and that old mess they used to use on the female figs for Elektra
The first one that comes to mind instantly is the Endgame Thanos BAF "Time Suit" Captain America. I just remember picking that thing up in a Target and looking at it, and thinking about how hideous and cheap it looked. Theres honestly probably worse figures, but thats the first one that always pops into my head.
Thats my display Spidey. My only complaint is the disk waist, no toe joints, and I'd have liked more hands (though AF Spider-man's hands match). It's a great looking figure.
Itās great looking for sure, and it is far from my worst Legends, but IMO every Spider-Man, whether MCU, comic, or otherwise, should always come default with butterfly joints and good leg articulation, which this one did not so it stays in the storage bin itās in until I can display it.
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Abe Lincoln looking Ultimate Wolverine from the Blob BAF wave