



There are certain characters that, while not the focus, manage to completely steal every scene they're in. Thor: Ragnarok has many great supporting players, and two of the most popular have been granted the honor of a Legends two pack: The golden-hearted alien made of perishable rock, Korg, and the glam-rock, eccentric Grandmaster.





Packaging:





The box is a new version, used for many of the recent 2 packs, personalized with a Thor:Ragnarok branding. It has a large window box, and portraits and bios on the back of the box. It's very nice, and the package has a cool "deluxe" feel to it.





Sculpting:





Korg makes his Legends debut here, and perhaps even his first ever action figure? It makes a great first impression. He's made of rock, but none of him seems to be re-used from Thing, and he's in general slimmer and lankier than the "Ever Lovin Blue Eyed Thing". He towers over Grandmaster, and ever taller guys like Thor.





Korg's rocky texture is excellently done, with a craggy texture lots of detail to make it look more like stone. Some of the most impressive work is actually on his armor.





There's even variety in the pieces, with the shoulder and midsection having a metallic look, and the straps, apron and pants looking more like leather. It's a great translation from screen to plastic, and I'm very pleased to finally get him.













The Grandmaster, being played by a live actor instead of motion capture, has the expectation of a specific actor likeness. Fortunately, Hasbro's face printing is amazing. He not only looks like Goldblum, but specifically Goldblum in 2017 in the Grandmaster makeup. He's also available in an SDCC exclusive 2 pack, with the Collector instead of Korg. This standard release differs in the face sculpt, as the SDCC version has a smile, and comes with an additional accessory, the melted pile of his cousin. I don't have the exclusive set, but the sentence "melted pile of his cousin" automatically puts that one way ahead.













Grandmaster might share some pieces from other figures, I'm actually not sure, but there are enough new bits to impress. I'm fairly sure his robe, sleeves, and sandals are new, and the robe especially has some great sculpt work, especially in the printed texture and the realistic way it's bunched up and wrinkled at the bottom.









They also took the time to sculpt his outfit under the robe, which can be removed. It's colorful and movie accurate, and it's very nice attention to detail.

One minor, and I mean really minor, issue I have is that, while Jeff Goldblum is a really tall guy in real life, the figure is a bit out of scale. He should be about as tall as Thor, but he's instead the same size as the similarly too-small Loki. It doesn't do much detriment to the figure, but it's a tiny nit that bugs me.





Articulation:





Korg is a big, rocky dude, but that doesn't mean he can't bust a move. He has: A ball joint neck, ball shoulders, cut biceps, double pin elbows, swivel/pin wrists with the right having up and down motion, a ball joint torso, a cut waist, ball hips, thigh cuts, double pin knees, and rocker ankles. All of his joints came out tight and secure, and I had no issue posing him. The shoulder pad is raised off his arm, so it does't interfere with the shoulder articulation, and the same goes for the skirt, so his range of movement isn't impeded much.









Grandmaster wasn't exactly super action-y in Ragnarok, but his figure can easily do some deep battle stances. So if you want to reenact the kung-fu scenes from the Matrix with Jeff Goldblum, and really, who doesn't want to, you can pretty easily. He has: a ball jointed head, ball shoulders, and due to the design of his robe; a bicep cut and double pin elbows on his right arm, and a ball jointed shoulder on the left arm. His wrists have hinge/swivels, a ball torso, a cut waist, ball hips, thigh cuts, double pin knees, and rocker ankles.





Paint:





Korg has an amazing paint job, and there's a lot more paint applications than you'd expect at first glance. The stone is a uniform light gray, but the armor has some neat splashes of red warpaint. It's a detail some might not even notice, so it's inclusion is much appreciated. The many parts of his outfit are all broken up nicely by the paint, with the armor, straps, and leather all being slightly different. It's great work, and impressive screen accuracy for a mass market figure release.









Grandmaster's space Hefner look translated very well into a figure. The outfit is impeccably painted, especially the clothes under the robe. Nothing slopped or bled over, it's all pristine and looks great. Even his nails are painted, and the makeup effect in general is excellent.





Accessories:





Korg comes with one inclusion: the mace like weapon he has in the final battle. His wrist is jointed for battle posing, and it fits in his hands well. There is an issue with it, the handle is very flimsy. It stays put, but it bends so much it's hard to get it positioned well without it warping.









Grandmaster also comes with one accessory; the melting staff he executes dissidents with. It was a pretty memorable scene, and accessories are always appreciated. It is also fairly flimsy, but I'm more forgiving of it here, since it's so slender it's expected, unlike the bulky mace.





Overall:

These are some pretty great figures, and I'm glad Hasbro is filling in more spots in our collections. They make great additions to Cosmic or Guardians displays, especially since they're the first Legends figures for both of them. They both have great, unique sculpts, excellent paint, and impressive likenesses. Plus, they're based on some really fun characters. I absolutely suggest picking these up.





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