{"id":17189,"date":"2012-02-27T06:12:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T12:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17189"},"modified":"2012-02-27T17:35:25","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T23:35:25","slug":"marvel-legends-2-in-1-ghost-rider-variant-review-terrax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17189","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends 2-in-1 Ghost
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<\/a>I know we\u2019d need a Thing Review to be a proper Two-In-One, but let\u2019s overlook that and have some fun, alright? Terrax is complete, but I\u2019ve still got two Marvel Legends reviews before him (not to mention MOTUCS, Joes, DCUCs\u2026). Here\u2019s Ghost Rider and you\u2019ll find Constrictor conveniently to the right!<\/p>\n

If you remember my Thor<\/a> review from a couple weeks back, I was hesitant to buy some figures in this wave for a variety of reasons. When it came to Ghost Rider, it was because I’ve already bought a lot of Ghost Rider figures! I had most of the 5″ line and two of the three Marvel Legends (both of which I would’ve loved to have come across in the toy cellar before this review). It’s not that I was Ghost-Rider’d-out, it was just that those two MLs were awesome. The scrawny Wave VII figure was a great Johnny Blaze version and the earlier Wave III figure was a great Danny Ketch version. And going into this wave, I didn’t even know which version of Ghost Rider this figure even represented… <\/p>\n

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If you’re not terribly familiar with Ghost Rider, I’m not really the person to come talk to. I know the gist, Johnny Blaze sells his soul, becomes the Ghost Rider and has to act as Mephisto’s muscle here on Earth. Blaze’s soul would eventually be freed from the deal and a second Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, appeared on the scene after coming into contact with a mysterious talisman. Later Danny’s not Ghost Rider anymore, but Blaze becomes the Rider again. So on and so forth. It gets a little more complicated than that, but I haven’t really kept up. I did a little digging for this review and discovered that the figure reviewed here represents Danny Ketch as he appeared in a handful of issues of the Ghost Rider book back in late 2008.* <\/p>\n

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I haven’t read the particular issues, but it would seem that Marvel chose to have both of their Ghost Riders running around at the same time (and at odds with each other). Rather than having them simply wear different costumes, someone thought it’d be cooler (and I suppose it is) to have the Riders feature different flames. Blaze stuck with his current, traditionally-flamed look, and Ketch switched to a more efficient burn and went blue. <\/p>\n

* – If any Ghost Rider fans want to chime in in the comments section and get us a little more in the loop, I wouldn’t mind one bit! I’m kinda curious…<\/em><\/p>\n

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The irony here being that Ghost Rider ended up as one of the variants in the wave. The variant features the traditional yellow\/orange flame color scheme instead of the blue, but, to my knowledge, it’s more of a ‘fun’ variant rather than how anything appeared in the comics. While Ketch did wear the costume presented here, it looks like Blaze stayed in his regular duds during the few issues. <\/p>\n

It does look cool, so I don’t mind one bit, but I haven’t decided if I need\/want the orange one (thus the Orange Ghost Rider is unopened in the pics). I picked up the orange version when I wanted to complete Terrax and couldn’t find the blue one. It turns out I had more patience than I thought and was able to wait on the blue version for my Terrax arms, but do I need both? Part of me thinks it’d be cool to have the pair running around like Superman Red & Blue, but I don’t know…<\/p>\n

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Other than the paint, the two versions are identical. The figure borrows the Mattel model where a generic buck is the base, in this case the Hand Ninja\/Ronin body, with new forearms, lower legs, and the head to differentiate the figure. In addition to those body pieces, two soft plastic pieces (the coat & belt) have been added to finish off Ghost Rider’s look.<\/p>\n

The pieces all work great in concert. If you didn’t already know the Ronin body was under there, you might not even notice. The armor on the forearms and the lower legs looks fantastic, like they’ve really taken a beating. The spikes on the armor are naturally rounded off for safety, but not so much that they look like nubs. <\/p>\n

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The two soft plastic pieces also work in concert with the armor and help complete the look. The jacket is both cool and my enemy. I think it looks great on the figure, but it does get in the way of the arms more than I’d like. Still, the shoulder pads match the rest of the figure and the flames shooting out from the shoulders turned out great. The jacket has two pegs under the arms that can unhook and let the whole piece slide off (with a little work), but the belt isn’t as easily removable. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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On top of all that rests a great skull sculpt. It feels a bit wrong to not have an open mouth or a movable jaw, but it looks great nonetheless. I’m in-between on the flames around the skull though. They’re a separate piece, molded in a rubbery translucent plastic. I like the visual effect that allows for, but it doesn’t quite overcome looking like a separate piece. Some tapered edges might have helped it to look more like the skull was emitting flame instead of the “crown” effect the figure is sporting. It looks great in some angles, but others are wonky. <\/p>\n

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For articulation, Ghost Rider sports a one-piece ball neck (the head is removable), ball shoulders (limited), hips, wrists, and ankles, swivels at the biceps, waist, and thighs, double hinges at the elbows and knees, and the ab crunch. The neck articulation doesn’t have as great a range as some others in the wave and the arms are blocked by the shoulder pads on the jacket, but I’m getting used to it. I’m still waiting for those rocker ankles Hasbro promised, but otherwise this is a well-articulated Ghost Rider. <\/p>\n

Ghost Rider is mostly black, but don’t think that made him easy to paint. First, there’s the armor which has a great weathered look throughout the entire figure. I would’ve liked a little more of a dark wash on the belt to match, but the armored parts of the figure look fantastic.<\/p>\n

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On top of that is the aforementioned flame color which differentiates the variants. I love that Hasbro included the colors as they cascade across the armor, though I think it works better on the blue flames than the orange. The only place the blue looks off is the over-spray on the lower jacket. The upper armor and inner collar look sharp though as does the fade from blue to clear on the flames. I’m not as happy with the paint on the skull itself, I wish a little more bone were showing through and I may take it upon myself to lighten up the wash with some acetone. If I end up opening up the orange Ghost Rider, he\u2019ll need to receive a similar customization. <\/p>\n

There’s no accessories for Ghost Rider which seems a little uncool to me. I mean, I’m not expecting a bike or anything, but some chains would’ve come in mighty handy…<\/p>\n

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Overall, this is a pretty spiffy Ghost Rider figure even if it’s not as iconic as the two previous Marvel Legends. I opened up with the notion that I felt like I was done buying Ghost Riders, but the irony is that I’d still like to see Hasbro release the ML7 Ghost Rider in his classic blue (clothes, that is). While I’m waiting for someone up in Pawtucket to get around that, this pair makes for a fine substitute to tide me over. The reuse is barely noticeable with newly sculpted pieces doing the heavy lifting, the paint effects are sharp, and the articulation is manageable despite the bulky coat – if I could change the coat to be a little less obtrusive I would, but otherwise I’m happy enough with this figure to have bought it and to consider the notion of having it twice in two different colors. That’s points for Hasbro. <\/p>\n

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For more Marvel reviews, check out our Review Index<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I know we\u2019d need a Thing Review to be a proper Two-In-One, but let\u2019s overlook that and have some fun, alright? Terrax is complete, but I\u2019ve still got two Marvel Legends reviews before him (not to mention MOTUCS, Joes, DCUCs\u2026). 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