



Spider-Man: Far From Home is coming out, later today, in fact, and when it comes to Marvel movies, that (usually) means an accompanying line of Legends. Since one of the central, well, mysteries of the movie is what exactly Mysterio's role is, prompting much fan speculation if he's truly good now, I've decided to review him and Scorpion before I see the movie, and before we all know the truth.





Packaging:





The boxes are the expected quality for Legends, with bios, specific character art on the back and sides, and a good view of the box contents. Speaking of the bios, Mysterio's mentions that he battles Spider-Man using his technology and illusions, despite this version being a good guy. Possible misdirection from Hasbro, or an accidental spoiler? Hmm





Sculpt:





I have to be professional, but let me just start by saying that Mysterio's sculpt is amazing. There was a recent comic based figure in the Lizard BAF wave, that was oddly hard to find and is now pretty expensive, so I'm pleased to say this one is a very striking, cheaper alternative. His figure has little bits of detail all over, even his interior cape, which many collectors may not even notice, has a sculpted pattern and medallions.





His suit is absolutely loaded with details and sculpted bits of armor. The green bodysuit has a sculpted, woven look. The golden sections look more metallic, and the boots, thigh armor, gauntlets, and especially the chest plate are all excellently done sculpts, with tons of slats and grooves to make them more realistic. The right medallion on his cape appears to be broken, but from what I've seen, every figure is like this, so it may be a movie detail.

Mysterio's famous bubble helmet is also realized very well. It's sized large enough that you can believe it could comfortably fit oven an adult head, and it's not reused from the comic figure, but appears to be a unique sculpt.









Scorpion is one of the classic Spidey rogues that took the longest to get an updated Legend figure from Hasbro. Was he worth the wait? Well yes! Mostly. Scorpion is built on a fairly scrawny buck, with most of the mass going to his tail. It's understandable that the focus of the figure be his tail, the most famous trait of Mac's villain gimmick, but some may feel he's too small.





Speaking of the tail, it's pretty impressive! It's about thirteen inches long, and is wired, meaning it's bendy and pose-able. His tail is, naturally, pretty heavy, so posing him can be tricky. I suggest a pose with part of his tail resting on the ground, to act like a support beam. The range of movement is good, and the spiky tip on his stinger looks great. The tail attaches to his back with a big hump, its comic accurate, and it seems like it would be articulated for more tail movement, but on mine at least, it doesn't seem to.









The scorpion costume itself looks really good. It's sculpted with tons of vertical slats that suggest scales, and makes for a pretty good armored effect.

One issue I've heard some other collectors have is the head sculpt. Many of them would've preferred the head to match the character art on the package, with the open faced helmet. I personally like the head he's got, the gritted teeth look great, but I understand the annoyance at having the box not match the contents.





Articulation:

Mysterio not only has a crazy detailed sculpt, but also has a very impressive amount of articulation as well. He has:A ball jointed neck, ball/swivel shoulders, double pin elbows, hinged wrists, an ab crunch/swivel, ball joint hips, thigh swivel, double pin knees, and hinged rocker ankles. I was concerned that the elbow joints would be limited, due to his gauntlets, but the joint is built into them, so it's still got a deep range. The lack of waist articulation is unfortunate, but the ab joint has such a great amount of movement, and can go so far up and down, that it almost doesn't matter.









Scorpion's sculpt may not be as detailed as Mysterio's, but he's just as pose-able! He has: a ball jointed neck, ball shoulders, bicep swivel, a deep ab crunch, double elbows, hinge wrists, waist swivel, ball hips, thigh swivel, boot cuts, and rocker ankles. His heavy tail aside, Scorpion is very fun to pose, and his joints allow him to take some pretty great action poses.





Accessories:

Mysterio comes with Molten Man's leg, and two personal accessories.





He comes with alternate fists. They swap out easily, and have the same triangle pattern. It's appreciated, but the open, "spell casting" hands fit the character better, and I'd have much preferred some fog effects, or an alternate Jake Gyllenhall head.

Fortunately, if you have some extra energy effects lying around, as I do, they fit on well, and look pretty cool.





Scorpion isn't as lucky. He comes with Molten Man's other leg, and nothing else. Zip, nada. No acid effect to shoot from his tail, no alternate claw hands. I understand the tail took up most of the plastic allotment, and space in the package, but I'd still have liked at least one inclusion. I gave him some spare Black Panther claw hands, just to give him some kind of claws.





Paint:





I hate to be a broken record, but Mysterio's paint job is fantastic. The base green suit is a sleek metallic dark green, and the golden chest plate is a shiny gold, with applications of bronze, purple and green. His helmet is beautiful, painted an opaque, cloud like light purple, with small specks resembling stars.









Even the back of his cape has amazing paint. Most of it is solid purple, but there's also a mysterious green pattern, with weird, occult looking symbols. I have no idea what they mean, but the fit his magical motif, and look super cool.









Scorpion's costume isn't as detailed as Mysterio's, so his paint job is a bit more basic. He's mostly metallic green, on his head, torso, legs, and of course the tail. The gloves, boots, and his speedo are a shiny dark gray. Most impressive is the paint on his face, showing the area around his eyes, and his gritted teeth. It does a good job of showing the man in the suit, and looks great.





Overall:

These are some classic, long time Spidey rogues. They're realized very well, especially Mysterio, and both have good sculpts, great articulation, and excellent paint. Their accessories are a bit lacking, but these are still excellently done figures, especially considering the relatively cheap price for a collector focused line. I recommend them highly, and they look great in a Spider-Man villain display.





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