Today Hasbro revealed a boatload of Marvel Legends figures, and they were united beyond the mere fact that they were action figures made by Hasbro, and were from Marvel properties. No, there was a standout theme among today’s reveals: bendiness.
It would be otherwise difficult to marry the two halves of Hasbro’s reveals today—our first official look at action figures from The Fantastic Four: First Steps alongside a series of gaming-themed celebrations of Capcom’s classic Marvel fighting games—but somehow the toymaker did it with a little help from Mr. Fantastic and… Shuma-Gorath.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Gamerverse Gargantos
Sorry, Gargantos. The legally distinct Shuma-Gorath, who looks a lot like Shuma-Gorath, and instead currently borrows its name from an incredibly obscure Namor the Sub-Mariner villainous octopus to avoid potential copyright issues. Either way, they’ve both got big long bendy limbs!
Hasbro Marvel Legends Fantastic Four: First Steps Mr. Fantastic
Thankfully, Reed also comes with a pair of normal arms that you can swap out if you don’t want his wired, bendable stretchy limbs going all the time. But Gigantos is all bend, all the time, with multiple points of articulation across his six tendrils that make what is otherwise a giant green one-eyed tentacled eldritch abomination surprisingly expressive.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Fantastic Four: First Steps Figures
Of course though, non-bendy action figures were also on display. Rounding out the rest of the First Steps wave are, of course, the rest of the Fantastic Four, based on their MCU appearances: Sue, Johnny, and Ben all get figures, as does a fully flamed-on Human Torch. While there’s no movie Galactus figure for them to battle against yet, the line is rounded out by his herald in the form of Shalla Bal, the Silver Surfer, who comes with not only her cosmic surfboard but a nifty little energy blast stand you can pose her surfing on.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Gamerverse Figures
The Gamerverse fighting game figures, beyond Gargantos, are all inspired by the early stages of Marvel’s historic gaming collaboration with Capcom across a series of arcade fighting games, most notably Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, and the original Marvel vs. Capcom. Gargantos and a deluxe-sized Juggernaut, however, are the only standalone figures: the rest are available across a series of two packs, some of which will be exclusive in the U.S. to retailers like Walmart, Target. Here’s the breakdown of who’s facing off against who:
- Wolverine vs. Silver Samurai
- Psylocke vs. Thanos (Target exclusive)
- Captain America vs. Venom
- War Machine vs. Omega Red (Walmart exclusive)
Hasbro’s Fantastic Four: First Steps figures will hit Hasbro Pulse for pre-order tomorrow, May 30, ahead of a release this summer. The “Gamerverse” two-packs will have staggered pre-order launches across Hasbro Pulse, Target, and Walmart across the month of June.
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