{"id":31023,"date":"2015-04-27T22:15:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T03:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31023"},"modified":"2015-04-27T22:15:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T03:15:53","slug":"marvel-legends-avengers-odin-series-scarlet-witch-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31023","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends Avengers:
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\"\"<\/a> “All we’ll ever need is each other. Absolutely, that’s true, my dear brother. But if you’d stop being so cynical for one second and take this chance with me…we might finally find ourselves a place where we belong. With the Avengers.”<\/em><\/strong> – Scarlet Witch, to Quicksilver in Avengers Origins: The Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver. <\/p>\n

A little cheat here for Avengers week, I have a huge backlog of reviews lately and want to throw some quick one-page reviews with a few pics to help cut through the backlog. For Avengers Week, I\u2019m going to take a brief look at a comic-based Avengers character with a much-awaited apology figure, Scarlet Mitc\u2026 I mean, Scarlet Witch. <\/p>\n

Yeah, we, finally, finally have a Scarlet Witch. A good one. Ten years ago, Marvel Legends released Wave 11<\/a>. It was an odd wave \u2013 the recently created (and amazeballs idea) Build-A-Figure was dropped for a wave so each figure could have a mini-vehicle. The wave had some great figures like Hulkbuster & Taskmaster, but there was a lot not good \u2013 Wonder Man used a terrible buck with a rough texture. First Appearance Thing was more like a last appearance. Ultron was a dog, and then wasn\u2019t<\/a>. And Scarlet Witch? Well, the female bucks weren\u2019t so great back then. Her face sculpt wasn\u2019t the best and a 5 o\u2019clock shadow in the paint department\u2026 well, you get the idea<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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So we waited. I was 24 when I still bought the figure (oh, the shame), but I had to wait until I\u2019m 34 to finally get a good<\/em> Scarlet Witch figure. And this is a good figure with just one glaring annoyance. I have a terrible time getting her to stand. I can get her to stand on my display, mostly in a wide stance balancing on her cape. But when I first opened her on the table and again in these pics, it was a nightmare getting her to stand up. I either went completely pose-dumb or there\u2019s issues with the figure. I\u2019m going to blame it.<\/p>\n

Overlooking that I was poseblind during this photo session, I still love this figure. Hasbro has really made a concentrated effort to have the girl figures be not crappy these last few months and they\u2019ve nailed it. Scarlet Witch is no exception. Her soft knees could be stronger and her cape not so heavy, but she is so many light years ahead of the ten-year old v1 figure, that I\u2019m still happy. <\/p>\n

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The sculpt is great. Her body largely draws from the previous upgraded female bucks used in the line, but everything works here. There are some minor costume details like the boots and gloves that might be mismatched, I\u2019m okay with all of it. The only costume disappointment I have is the bare skin on her shoulders. For some reason, I\u2019m a big fan of her wearing the full pink catsuit underneath her red bodysuit. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s unique or just sexy, but I don\u2019t find the bare skin here better. The figure looks great to be sure, I just miss those pink shoulders. <\/p>\n

The best part of the figure is easily the amazing head sculpt. We\u2019ve come a long way from Mitch! The figure almost has an Adriana Lima quality to it in some angles, so there\u2019s no doubt that the sculptors were trying to get this one right. And they did. On top of the solid sculpt, pretty much everything else is nicely done. The paintwork solid \u2013 the mid-thighs were the pink paint is over the red plastic is a little prone to scratches, but it\u2019s a nitpick on otherwise good paint throughout. <\/p>\n

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Articulation is strong throughout, ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and inverted ankles; swivels at the biceps & thighs; double-hinge knees; and the ab joint. On my figure, the knees are soft and a little warped which is causing me grief while the cape is on, but she stands pretty well with the cape removed, even with the heels. <\/p>\n

Finally, Scarlet Witch included these two great hex accessories that clip onto her wrists \u2013 I usually pull the hands off and peg them in between, but they work either way. They look fantastic. They\u2019re perfect accessories for her and they really complete the figure. <\/p>\n

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Overall, this really is the figure we\u2019ve been waiting for all these years. For me, she\u2019s one minor costume detail and some tougher legs away from being perfect. I\u2019m not the world\u2019s biggest Scarlet Witch fan (maybe the movie will change that) and I often questioned why I even bought Scarlet Mitch all those years ago if it were such a terrible figure (she was kinda rare too). I ended up selling it pretty quickly. I don\u2019t question why I bought this one. It\u2019s a great figure. She\u2019s going to look sharp in my collection for years to come. <\/p>\n

I would like to know when we\u2019re getting a movie version though. Very little merchandise on the twins front so far\u2026 <\/p>\n

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

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