“Am gonna knock on their front door like a lady”
‘Heist’ Nebula, as seen in the first Season of Marvel’s What If? was a Marvel Legends release in 2021 as part of the full What If? inspired wave that also featured a build-a-figure of The Watcher. Nebula is packed in the scooped-sided Marvel Legends window box featuring the What If? Logo and side art of ‘Heist’ Nebula from the season 1 episodes in which she featured.
Hasbro’s approach to What If? In terms of figures has been a mixed one with the use of MCU figures and bodies where available and therefore featuring real-world proportions and style. Ant then there are new figures sculpted in an animated style creating a variance within the collection itself. Nebula is in the latter category and uses the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Nebula figure as a base. The costume is now a brighter purple and with less detailing, with black boots and a new softer plastic belt and holster. The arms are new and cast in the blue Nebula skin tone.
The head, also a new sculpt is in the more animated style with a blue flesh tone as a base and more simplistic cartoon features for Nebula’s facial features. She then features her blond shoulder-length hair shaped around her face and down over her shoulders. This lacks any further paint detail other than the base colour. The hair strategically covers Nebula’s left eye, the only part in the show that still featured a cybernetic implant - it might have been nice to bring that detail out on the figure.
For those who might want a hybrid look I can confirm that the MCU Nebula head does fit directly onto the body with the skin tone a good match. This head is not included in this release.
Nebula features a single blaster accessory, cast in black and with limited detail and zero paint work. This fits in the provided holster and in either hand with alternative right and left options with a trigger finger included in the set. The alternative hands feature a clenched left fist and a right hand with outstretched fingers - both of which are potentially re-uses from other Legends female figures.
Nebula has 17 points of articulation, with the legs inclusive of pinned joints due to the use of the older body. The new arms are pinless and the torso retains both the waist swivel and torso ball joint providing Nebula with varied levels of posing options. Despite the wedged heel, the articulation allows her to stand suitably securely either in a neutral or dynamic stance.
Nebula is a faithful recreation of her What If? look, but won’t be to everyones liking in terms of presenting her without her cybernetic implants. This aside, the accessories and articulation are on par with similar releases and she is fun to pose and display alongside the other Multiversal characters from What If? even if there is a variation in styling when they are assembled.
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