



It's a satisfying feeling, finishing a complete wave. Today, to clean up the last few figures of the X-men wave, we'll be taking a look at Weapon X, our mandated Wolverine variant for the wave, and the big BAF mutant himself, Caliban.





Packaging:

So I forgot to take a picture of the boxes this time, partially because Caliban doesn't technically have packaging to himself. But hopefully, you know what to expect from Legends boxes. Colorful, character art on the side, bio on the back, shows the figure well. These are no different, and they're well done.





Sculpting:

As a representation of wolvie during his adamantium experiment, Weapon X is pretty great. He's built on the Wolverine sculpt used since the Juggernaut series, and it works very well. Logan is scaled appropriately, and is as buff as he's supposed to be. The claws are nicely represented, and are a bit less bendy than previous versions, which is a nice improvement over some older figures with bent claws. Most importantly for Weapon X, his medical equipment and helmet came out very well.









The boxes around his belt are a tad cumbersome, and hamper the hip movement a little bit, but they are accurate to the source, and the attention to detail is nice. I'm pretty sure the harness is reused from somewhere, but my favorite aspect, the red tube connected to his helmet, seems new, and is nicely achieved. Best of all, the tube can easily be disconnected and reattached to the helmet, which helps with posing and the alternate head. My main issue is that he can only ever represent Weapon X Logan, which really limits his display/posing options. You can't exactly stick him in a typical X-Men display, know what I mean?













The first thing to note about Caliban is his size, as a BAF, he's easily the biggest figure in the wave, dwarfing Beast. Most of his costume is painted, no raised details or texture here. The exception is the cuffs on his wrists, which are a separate piece of plastic and raised off of the arms. Caliban does have some pretty great sculpted muscle, which gives him a convincing sense of bulk that's well detailed.









A lot of sculpting work seems to have gone into his hands and head, being his only exposed skin. His hands have amazing details, with veins popping, muscles tensing up, and my favorite, extended, creepy monster nails.









Caliban's head is also excellent, with his open mouth, sunken in eyes, bat like nose, and crest being fantastically detailed. The rest of his body may not have many sculpted details, but the head and hands are so nicely done it almost doesn't matter.





Articulation:





Since Logan shares most his sculpt with the older Wolverine figures, most of the joints transferred over as well, with some differences due to the Weapon X gear. He's got a ball jointed head, butterfly shoulders with ball joints, an ab crunch, double pin elbows, hinged wrists, swivel waist, ball hips, thigh swivel, double pin knees, and rocker/swivel ankles. All of his joints came out tight and sturdy, no issue there. One hinderance is that the long hair and tablets do limit the neck and hip articulation, respectively.









Caliban is a bigger boy, but fortunately that doesn't prohibit his articulation. He's got: A ball jointed head, ball shoulders, bicep swivel, pin elbow, hinge/swivel wrist, ab crunch, swivel waist, ball hips, thigh swivel, double pin knees, boot swivels and rocker/swivel ankles. Caliban has a great range of motion, and everything came out tight and sturdy.





Paint:





Logan may not have much of a costume, but he's still got plenty of paint apps. He's mostly painted a flesh tone, and it's consistent and doesn't seem to have slopped at any point. The various tech paraphernalia are very well done, with all the screens properly colored, and lots of sculpted details, most noticeably on the helmet head. It's also fairly minor, but the claws here are a more metallic silver, as opposed to the light gray of previous figures. His claws are a main appeal of the character, so the more accurate color is appreciated.

One more point to note is that Hasbro took the time to apply a hair pattern on his chest, arms and calves. Logan is a very hirsute fellow, so the attention to detail is nice.





Caliban has a few neat paint apps. He's mostly a matte dark red, with the white sections of the suit having a metallic, silvery look. The aforementioned head and hands are a flat white, to differentiate them from the suit and show that their skin. His head in particular has some great work highlighting the eyes and mouth. Caliban does have one small red spot on his right shoulder, which should be silver, but it's pretty small, and not a major problem.

Accessories:

Weapon X Logan comes with Caliban's right leg, and one specific inclusion:





An alternate, berserker rage fueled head. Instead of just reusing the unmasked head from vintage Wolverine or the Riders version, this head is new. The new details, like the huge mane of hair and the yelling mouth do make him stand out, and help add to his ferocity. While most will probably display him with the helmeted head, it's a shame that when you unplug the red wire from the helmet to use this head, the cord just hangs there, limply, unless you put the helmet head back on.

Some alternate hands would've been nice, to provide more posing options.





Caliban doesn't come with any accessories. I didn't expect him to, just making note of it.





Overall:

Caliban isn't a character I know much about, but his figure is pretty impressive nonetheless. I'm especially fond of his head sculpt, it gives a sort of Nosferatu vibe, and looks very unique in any display.

Logan is a mixed bag. He's well executed, and looks like a Weapon X experiment should, but he's such a specific, situational figure I feel his range is limited.

If your'e a huge X-Man fan, I have no major issue recommending this wave. Good mix of classic and newer characters, good sculpts, and a pretty fun BAF.





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