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Hawkeye has not had many figures to date in the Marvel Cinematic space of Marvel Legends, and his 2022 release from the Hawkeye Disney+ series is only the fourth different costume after earlier figures from Avengers, the Quantum Suit from Endgame, and the Ronin suit. This Clint Barton was part of the Disney+ wave that included the Infinity Ulton BAF and was also inclusive of the Kate Bishop figure from Hawkeye as well as key central characters from other shows like She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and Moon Knight. The wave is a window box release with varied logos appropriate to the show on the box front and variations in figure backing cards.
Hawkeye is a new figure, with no obvious parts carried forward from any of his prior releases. He is in his suit from the finale of Hawkeye which is predominantly black on the legs and torso and with purple panels on the chest and arms paying homage to his comic book look. Paintwork is very limited with no obvious detail work and while the suit does feature sculpted clips and clasps, they are all simply left in the base colour.
The head is also new and one of the best Jeremy Renner sculpts to date with an amazing level of realism worked into the sculpt and the applied facial printing complete with battle scars and sutured head wound. The hairpiece also does a good job of recreating Hawkey’s look from the series. Sadly the proportions of the figure overall are not quite right, and he does have a particularly long and thick neck which detracts from the amazing head sculpt, he kind of looks like two figures kitbashed into one with a very basic body with virtually zero paintwork to a stunning head sculpt.
Like most of the prior Hawkeye releases, the figure comes with a bow and this is also new and a more traditional look compared to the compound bow packed with his Avengers releases - it would go on to be repacked with the updated Ronin figure from 2023. The bow itself is black with a single painted grip which is sculpted to look like wrapped material. The string is a fairly rigid plastic piece that will bend marginally but not into a full bow-drawn position. Hawkeye is also supplied with a quiver, a single piece that slots into a socket on his back with no obvious strapping which is in keeping with the Disney+ suit. The quiver, like the bow, is gloss black and with no added paint detail. The arrows themselves are fixed in position.
Clint is very well articulated with a fully pinless body and 21 points of articulation. The slimline suit allows for a full range of motion including kneeling positions and poses with his bow in a drawn position. Articulation is aided by two sets of hands, the first being a pair of clenched fists for hand-to-hand combat. The other pair is a right gripping hand for the bow, and the left a splayed hand to replicate an arrow having just been released. While there is no arrow included the bow itself can be displayed with the figure either just having fired an arrow, or about to draw one from the included quiver.
Hawkeye is sadly slightly shortchanged by his Disney+ figure and is overshadowed by Kate Bishop who is a much more complete figure - although both need better bows and loose arrow accessories. The Clint Barton release also needed more detail in the suit, and a better-proportioned neck which would have then framed the gorgeous head sculpt and made this a very impressive figure overall.
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