







Black Widow is finally getting her long awaited solo movie, albeit pushed back thanks to that no good pandemic, and Hasbro is definitely promoting it. There's the basic wave of themed figures, a deluxe movie figure, and two store exclusive figures based on specific looks. Today we'll look at this Target exclusive Natasha, adapted from the Deadly Origin graphic novel, and the aforementioned deluxe movie figure with some cool new accessories.





Sculpting:





Deadly Origin (or DO) Widow, from the neck down, uses the same build as the Legendary Riders figure, with the bracelets and belt from the Retro Black Widow. The Rider Widow is my favorite version of her to date, so I really don't mind the reuse. I'm glad to see it again, it's one of the best female bodies in the Legends library.





The head is new, and it looks great; especially the wild strands of hair and her stoic, calculating facial expression. Her catsuit is sleek, and even with the white suit this makes for a great comic Natasha figure.





If you have both figures and prefer one head sculpt over the other, the heads swap easily and match very well.





Deluxe Widow looks to be almost entirely reuse, with the same head sculpt as the new movie series figure and the same body that Natasha and Yelena use. These are still great sculpt jobs, with all the straps and buckles they included on these figures, but disappointingly lacking anything new.









Similar to her comic counterpart, all the Widow ladies in the movie series have heads that can easily swap, so you can mix and match them to your hearts content.

Her likeness to Scarlett is good, especially for the scale, but some areas, notably her eyes and brows are VERY spotty and look painted on instead of sculpted, although that might be more of a paint problem, or an issue with the scanned likeness.





Articulation:





Black Widow is a former ballerina and very acrobatic, so fortunately her figure here is capable of some great poses. She has: A ball jointed head, ball shoulders, ball elbows, pin wrists, ball torso, half ball hips, thigh cuts, double pin knees, and rocker ankles. Natasha holds poses very well, and all her joints feel secure and sturdy.





Deluxe Widow is a bit smaller than DO Widow, but packs in just as much articulation. She has: A ball jointed head, ball shoulders, ball elbows, pin wrists, ball torso, half ball hips, thigh cuts, double pin knees, and rocker ankles.





Accessories:





One of the coolest things about DO Widow are her new weapons and accessories. First up is a long barreled pistol. It looks great and has a nice paint job.





Secondly is a smaller gun with a shorter barrel. It also looks great!





Thirdly, is a nifty new sniper rifle, packed with details like a scope.





The belt also lets Natasha carry it on her back, for casual spy work I guess. It would also look great being wielded by any other military character, like Deadpool, Punisher, even Bullseye.





It's her next set of accessories that put her over the top. Widow comes with two muzzle flashes that snuggly fit into all three of the gun barrels. I think this might be the first Marvel Legends figure to come with flashes, and they're super cool to have. They really help to sell Black Widow as a deadly agent.









To round out the effects, the figure also comes with two smoke wisps which also fit into all three guns. These are incredible, look super cool, and make for some cool action shots.









Deluxe Widow is, well, a deluxe figure, and has the accessories to back it up. First of three sets of hands is a set of trigger fingers, designed to hold her two pistols, which fit in her hip holsters nicely.









The pistols are reused from other figures in the Black Widow wave, but Natasha always needs some firepower, so I don't mind.









Next up is a set of gripping hands, designed to work with her other set of weapons...





Two hook-whip things. I do not know what these are properly called, but the trailers show her using them in the movie, and it's nice to get a newly sculpted weapon to arm these figures with.





The final set of hands are a weapon unto themselves; a pair of fists, perfect for slugging Taskmaster right in his smug Skeletor face.





These hands also work best with her final set of weapon accessories; an electric blast to replicate her taser gauntlets. I didn't get a picture of it, but these fit over comic Widow too, and the new effect is really cool and appreciated.









The next few accessories really push home the "Deluxe" label. First up is a translucent figure stand, with a sliding clip and several joints to pose the figure with.





The peg on the stand can fit into any hole on the base, so there are many options for posing.





The arm with the clip moves up and down the pole, making flying or air poses very easy.





It's a very sturdy base, and holds Natasha perfectly. It's sized so that most smaller/medium sized figures should fit. Jubilee? Of course! Spider-Man? Sure. Kingpin? Heck no.









Adding to the display factor, the set comes with 4 explosion effects of varying sizes.The smallest are one bolt and one set of three, conjoined. They use the same sculpt as the blast effects that come with so many Iron Man figures.





They pop into the small peg holes in the base, and while not terribly impressive on their own they make good additions to larger scenes.





The next biggest piece looks like spikey popcorn, and looks more impressive on its own. This piece fits into the larger peg holes.









Finally, the biggest accessory in the set is a huge explosive piece with pieces flying in all directions. It's very cool, and this effect is one of the main reasons I wanted this deluxe set.









When all used at once, the explosion pieces make for a very cool base!





Paint:





DO Widow has a pretty subtle but very impressive paint job. The suit is a consistent, clean white, but the most impressive work is her head sculpt. Her hair is great, with clean eyes and no slop anywhere.









Deluxe Widow is more of a mixed bag, but mostly positive. The suit, her belts, and gauntlets came out great, as did the paint on the explosion effects. The main issue is with her aforementioned face sculpt. It looks pretty good from some angles, but straight on it's pretty sloppy, most notably her eyes look sort of unfinished. This has been a somewhat common issue with the actress based figures, like Agent Carter , and I hope Hasbro can fix this soon.





Overall:

These figures both keep up the high standard of quality we've come to expect from Legends. True, the most interesting thing about them might be the accessories, but let's not discount the figures just because they're mostly reuse. They still have the outstanding sculpt, paint, and articulation the line is famous for.

Deluxe Widow in particular is a very enticing first offering for a deluxe series, and makes me very curious to see what else Hasbro can do with the concept.





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