



Hasbro's loving tribute to all things Hated, Feared, and Mutated continues, with the most famous X-Men love triangle that doesn't involve Emma Frost and psychic infidelity; Jean, Scott, and Logan, together in a third wheel three pack. Let's take a gander!





Packaging:





The packaging is the usual great Legends fare they use for multi packs, with a great view of the figures and accessories from the front, with art and bios on the back. There is a new addition, and a great one at that: the bios and art are based on the 90's Marvel trading cards! I wasn't really aware of them when they were big, but it's a very cool addition and surely a huge blast of nostalgia for most collectors.





Sculpting:









Jean is built on the average female body sculpt, and has the same legs as Dazzler and Storm .

It works great for her, and it's a great looking version of Jean's Jim Lee/ Animated series appearance





The gauntlets and belt look good, and have some great detail that break up the yellow.

Her face sculpt has been pretty controversial with collectors, with some being better painted than others. The one I got isn't great, and poor Jean looks like she has buck teeth.





The hair is great though, with lots of wavy detail and movement. It is on the heavy side, and, like Storm, it does make her hard to balance sometimes.





She scales well with the other characters, and with the Phoenix from the Juggernaut wave as well. The heads swap well, so you can easily switch them around if you think Jean needs a make over.





Scott has, for the most part, the same sculpt as his Warlock wave counterpart, which is great since that figure is pretty expensive now. The jacket, I think, is reused from Old Man Logan, with the sleeves taken from Gambit .





The main difference between the two is the paint, jacket Scott has a darker navy blue and a brighter yellow.

He has the full outfit and harness on under the jacket, and it can easily come undone if you move him around, so gluing it shut in the back is a good idea. The same goes for his boot cuffs and thigh straps.





Leather jackets were huge in 90's comics, and combining them with spandex was super common, even the Avengers did it. It should clash and look stupid, but I actually really dig it on Cyclops, and he's my new favorite figure of Scott.









Wolverine has the same sculpt as the dozens of other Logan figures he's gotten recently, but it's scaled well, appropriately buff, and crazy posable, so it's excusable. I really like his head sculpt, with a berserker rage snarl and gritted teeth.





He's exactly the same as the Apocalypse Wolverine (Who I put a different head on) apart from the paint, which like Cyclops is a much lighter yellow.





One thing that's really disappointing is the claws. They're flimsy, and came out of the box bent. This is a common issue with Wolverine figures, going back to the Toybiz days. It's nothing new, but it's still annoying.





Articulation:





Jean has the great articulation we've come to expect from Marvel Legends, She's got: a ball jointed head, ball shoulders, ball elbows, pin/hinge wrists, a ball midsection, half ball hips, cut thighs, double pin knees, and ball rocker ankles. It all came out solid and she holds telekinetic poses great.









Cyclops has a great sculpt, packed with articulation even with the jacket. He's got:a ball jointed head, ball shoulders, cut biceps, ball elbows, pin/hinge wrists, an ab crunch, cut waist, half ball hips, cut thighs, double pin knees, boot cuts, and ball rocker ankles. Everything's sturdy and he's dang fun to pose.









Wolverine is famous for his crazy battles and fight scenes, and his figure here can easily recreate them. He has:a ball jointed head, ball shoulders, bicep cuts, ball elbows, pin/hinge wrists, an ab crunch, cut waist, half ball hips, cut thighs, double pin knees, boot cuts, and ball rocker ankles.





Accessories:





Jean comes with one accessory; an alternate head with a ponytail. This is how she usually appeared in the animated series, and as such this is easily my preferred look of hers'. As a bonus, the paint work on this head is much better, so she looks way cuter and less like a vole.









Scott does better than Jean, coming with three accessories! The first is an alternate left hand, with extended fingers for optic beam poses. You can swap it out for a closed fist, and the choice for display is very appreciated.





He also comes with two extra heads, to depict Scott in his civilian sunglasses instead of his visor and cowl. The heads are unique, with different hair, glasses and even a difference in chins. I always like having a choice in how to display figures, and these heads add so many more options.









Wolvie comes with four accessories in addition to his standard claw hands. The first two are hands depicting his bone claws, which might be the first time we've seen them in Legends. They look great, with the sculpt and paint doing a nice job depicting sharp bone in this scale.









Next up is a battle damaged head, with torn ears, hair poking out, and a pained gaping mouth. The detail here is outstanding, and greatly appreciated.













The third accessory is an unmasked head, which I think is different than the Logans we've seen before. It also looks great, and has a nice neutral expression with a cocky smirk.









His final inclusion, which is made to work with the unmasked head, is an empty cowl that slides over his neck. It's reused from the vintage series Wolverine, but it's nice to get here too, and it's great attention to detail.





Paint:





Jean's paint job is, for the most part, great. The hair has excellent detail, and the blue sections have a nice metallic finish, which compliments the yellow nicely. Her face paint work is lacking, but not enough that it ruins the figure, at least not to me.









Scott's outfit looks great here, with clean blue and yellow, but the most impressive paint on Cyclops is the jacket. It has a worn leather appearance, and they did a great job showing the material is different than the spandex.









Logan does suffer from a big unpainted detail; his arm hair is sculpted on, but not painted. It should be easy to fix with a fine tip sharpie, but it's an oversight nonetheless. Besides that, his paint is great. The colors pop and there's little to no slop. (Accidental rhyme). Not much to complain about here, just pretty good paint work all around.





Wolverine Claw Mod:

This figure of Logan is probably my favorite of him yet, except his claws. The rest of him is great, but his defining feature is lacking. What to do? The solution is pretty simple.





The X-Factor Wolverine from a while back had great claws, sturdy and with a great hooked effect.

To remove them, simply heat up the X-Factor hands with a hair dryer or some very hot water. This will soften the plastic enough to pop them out of his fists.





Use the same method to soften the blue fists, and pop the new claws in place. Rinse them with cold water after to tighten them back up, and boom! A great iconic Wolverine with much better claws.





Overall:

Two of these figures are my new definitive versions of the characters, Cyclops and Wolverine. The accessories add tons of pose and display options, especially Logan's cowl and Scott's fist and heads. Jean is by no means a bad figure, but her rodent-esque face and heavy hair are drawbacks. This is also largely a matter of preference, since I much prefer her Phoenix costume.

If you or someone you know wants to start a Marvel Legends or X-Men collection, these three are an excellent place to start. They're iconic versions of a great, beloved trio, and I readily recommend them.





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