{"id":26597,"date":"2014-01-17T01:04:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T07:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26597"},"modified":"2014-01-17T01:05:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T07:05:44","slug":"marvel-legends-captain-america-2-baron-zemo-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26597","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends Captain
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<\/a> We\u2019re going to wrap \u201cAccidental Marvel\u201d Week with one last review on the only other figure we\u2019ve found so far: Baron Zemo! It\u2019s a bit ironic to put Zemo in the last spot for this sorta theme week because it\u2019s really all his fault. Well, Vault has impulse control problems (Mashers! LOL)<\/em>, but my Marvel purchases were intended to be strictly limited to Baron Zemo. I have a funny connection with him and am ecstatic that Hasbro finally<\/em> got around to making this particular prodigal son. <\/p>\n

The funny thing is though \u2013 that I had no idea who Baron Zemo was on my first exposure to him. I\u2019ve talked before about folks who love a particular license and collect its associated figure seem to be inherently different from folks who love a particular toy and then discover the license. I am most typically the former. I did read the comics first, but Super Powers no doubt spurred me to be a DC fan. Transformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man \u2013 I always know more about the toys than any particular episode or issue the characters appeared in. Sometimes that would get me into funny situations. <\/p>\n

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I was only four when the Secret Wars figures came out, but I have a handful of vivid memories regarding that line. Discovering the Black Costume via the figure at the Springfield Kay Bee (& falling in love with it to this day \u2013 BEST. COSTUME. EVER.) is a big one. Losing my original red\/blue Spidey only to immediately find it upon returning home from the store when my parents wonderfully allowed me a second one. The Secret Wars line had only a handful of figures, but they made an impact. I love Kang even though good Kang stories are hard to find. I won\u2019t be happy until Marvel Legends makes a Secret Wars version of Dr. Doom. I prefer Wolverine in brown. Somehow I missed out on Zemo though. Well, that’s not true. I did have<\/em> the figure.<\/p>\n

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A few years after the line was woefully cut short, my grandparents and I ran across his purple figure at a flea market in Oklahoma. I don\u2019t remember exactly where. My grandparents would drive pretty far for a particular flea market, but I think this was one close. I found good stuff. Super Powers Cyclotron for $1 (though I still don\u2019t have and have never had his mask to this day). Anyway, so I ran across this figure. I knew immediately it was Secret Wars, but I had no idea who. I didn\u2019t read a lot of Marvel as a kid. <\/p>\n

Embarrassingly, I guessed he was some other version of Spider-Man (King Spider-Man? Who Knows!). My grandparents grabbed him for a couple bucks and he entered years of mistaken identity as some souped-up version of Spider-Man when even the Black Costume wouldn\u2019t cut it. Oops. I don\u2019t even remember when I figured out that he was Baron Zemo and that he was cool in his own right. It didn\u2019t matter though. He\u2019s always still kinda purple Spider-Man to me. Just sayin\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The second Baron Zemo, the one that got a Secret Wars figure and is presented here is the son of the original. Both have been a habitual thorn in Captain America\u2019s side for just about forever. The WW2 Zemo gets credit for leaving Cap in a really long ice bath and \u201ckilling\u201d Bucky. We got him as a figure way back in 2006, Toy Biz\u2019s Marvel Legends Wave 14. I never really liked that figure. Wrong Zemo. Technically, this figure features a newer look for the character than I\u2019d prefer, but the head sculpt sells me. And plus, it\u2019s a cool figure to boot. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Zemo is accomplished mostly through repaint. I first got this buck on the US Agent, and I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s older or parts of it are older, but the body is 100% US Agent with only the softer plastic belt and shoulder harness added. Paint it up in the right colors, add the Zemo head and *BOOM*, you\u2019re done. It totally works though. The base body is a strong, basic sculpt. The boots & gloves are great and the range of motion in the joints is great from the ball-jointed neck on down to the inverted ball-joints in the ankles. <\/p>\n

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That also means the figure relies heavily on the paint job and the figure is pretty well done thankfully. There are a few areas of concern like the upper forearms, molded yellow and not quite covered well enough by the purple paint. This is odd because the forearm is a separate piece from the glove. On USAgent that did mean there was a little black circle around the wrist peg, but it looked fine. Not sure why the change here. The lines on the chest are mostly sharp while some of the lines on the head miss the sculpted lines, but it still manages to come together for a nice presentation. <\/p>\n

Zemo is packaged with three accessories including the other arm of the Mandroid BAF. I\u2019ll end up with two of this particular piece when I buy the A.I.M. Agent, but I\u2019m not sure if there was a better way for the Mandroid pieces to be packed out. I do kinda wish that other figures in the wave had duplicates so that building two Mandroids was a little worthwhile, but that\u2019s a topic for another day. <\/p>\n

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The other two accessories are a pretty slick sword and a pistol. The sword is a lot of fun. It looks sharp. It\u2019s molded yellow like the gloves and boots, so the colors match up perfectly, and there is a slot on the belt for it. I love weapons storage.<\/p>\n

Speaking of, there\u2019s this pistol. By itself. It\u2019s fun. It looks good. It\u2019s got a giraffe-print handle because Zemo buys all his stuff from Kraven apparently, and it fits great in Zemo\u2019s hand with the trigger finger. In all, it\u2019s good. But there\u2019s nowhere to put it. And that\u2019s because Zemo\u2019s figure commits the cardinal sin of action figures with weapons \u2013 molded-in weapons. Zemo\u2019s already packing two pistols, molded into his shoulder harness. Doh. It\u2019s not the biggest deal in the world, but one more holster would\u2019ve been nice, particularly when Red Skull had an extra. And while I tease in the pic, I don\u2019t want to give Zemo the holster from Red Skull, because I love those little monogrammed Z\u2019s on Zemo\u2019s. Can\u2019t give that up. <\/p>\n

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Overall though, I love this figure. I knew I would when I saw the SDCC pics and I\u2019m excited to finally have him. Sure, there are a few things I\u2019d change \u2013 a harness that can hold the pistol and maybe an extra accessory in the form of that ol\u2019 70s championship belt he used to sport (the one included is not removable though). Yeah, one or two things could take this guy over the top, but he\u2019s pretty close already. This is one of the better ML bucks, the colors work great on it, the head sculpt is top notch and, his accessories are fun even if I can\u2019t store both. This Baron Zemo was long overdue for Marvel Legends. And I promise I will keep him Zemo. He doesn\u2019t have to be King Spidey anymore. Though, uh, Hasbro, I do still kinda need Secret Wars Doom, okay? <\/p>\n

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

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