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The Marvel Legends release of Agent Jimmy Woo was a 2022 release, part of the second full Disney+ themed wave of that year, the Khonshu build-a-figure wave. The Khonshu wave was one of the first to see Hasbro move to plastic-free packaging so Jimmy arrives in a windowless box with a posed image of the figure on the cover. The box was badged as a WandaVision release.
The figure is a combination of old and new parts with the black-suited legs taken from the existing suited body complete with gloss black shoes. The torso features Jimmy’s white shirt with black tie and a new jacket piece over the top in khaki green with silver zips and fastenings as the only applied paintwork.
The head is new and is not particularly flattering to actor Randall Park. The sculpted detail is very soft and they have tried to replicate one of Park’s expressions and ended up with a head that looks a little disfigured from some angles with a crooked mouth and eyebrows. The facial printing does little to improve the base sculpt and the whole finish has that glossy look that further detracts from the intended look.
Jimmy features a removable FBI badge on a chain that sits around his neck. It is detailed considering the scale with visible eagle insignia heading up the gold badge. Despite his role in the FBI, Jimmy is not provided with a gun or holster, although that is perhaps in keeping with his portrayal. His sole other accessory is an alternative left hand which is holding his business card. The card itself includes a recreation of the FBI logo in colour and some lines of writing, but too small to be legible. It is fixed in the hand and is reflective of the scene in which Jimmy produces his card as a magic trick.
Articulation is pinned on the legs with a wide range of options through the double-jointed knees, but with the usual suited body issues of stability thanks to the angle joints not flattening the feet sufficiently leaving the figure to fall backwards. Overall articulation comes in at 19 points overall, giving Jimmy Woo a fairly extensive repertoire of poses but only a badge and a business card to pose him with.
Considering the availability of characters from WandaVision available to Hasbro, Jimmy Woo feels a slightly odd choice but the fact he re-uses existing parts probably went in his favour vs a release of Peitro for example, or Halloween Wanda and Vision. The execution feels half-hearted, as though they had to make Jimmy but didn’t really have any desire to do him justice. While his field outfit is good and supported by his badge, the head is a let down considering he is in a wave that features much more impressive head sculpts like Classic Loki or He Who Remains. There is also a lack of accessories which is in keeping with Jimmy’s role in WandaVision but means his fairly strong impressive articulation options have little to work with.
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