This figure was kindly sent over to us to review courtesy of Hasbro UK
While both Iron-Man and Captain America were given a Marvel Legends release from the final battle of Avengers: Endgame, Thor's sole figure from that movie was Odinson in his dressing gown from the earlier part of Endgame. The Infinity Saga series, released in the Summer of 2021, corrected that omission including a brand new Thor figure from the final battle with Thanos as well as some updated lighting effects and both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker.
Like the other Infinity Saga sets, the box is a simple rectangle without the scooped sides we usually see on the standard Legends releases. The black base colour is overlaid with the Infinity Saga logo under the main window and the Endgame logo in the top left. Each side panel has a metallic, almost holographic, montage of key Infinity Saga characters - both sides being a slightly different view of the same wider image. There is no larger connectible artwork here and every side spine on the Infinity Saga releases is identical. The back of the box has an image of the Endgame movie poster and a brief piece of text about Thor,
"Armed with Stormbreaker and Mjolnir, the son of Odin steps onto the battlefield to face Thanos one final time."
Thor's look in Endgame includes a more rugged, Viking-like, hair and beard, and the figure recreates this beautifully in a brand new head sculpt. Thor's likeness to Chris Hemsworth is one of the best to date and includes the white "God of Thunder" eyes as well as other details applied via the face print tech including the scar over his right eye and the shading around the nose and eyes.
The upper hairpiece includes tied back strands of hair at the rear as well as flowing locks down the back and sides. The beard includes an intertwined weave and a tied end. All of the hair elements are painted in a golden brown with darker brown added to add definition. The whole piece is a triumph and one of the better MCU's likenesses of the recent releases.
The body has been sculpted for Thor's bulkier look from Endgame with a wider and broader torso and thickening of the thighs in particular. The arms are new and as is the cloak that falls from the shoulders and is shaped down and round the back of the figure.
The majority of the body is cast in a dark grey plastic with a slight gloss for the black metallic armour sections. More black gloss is used on the round armour of the torso and on the wrist bracers to create more definition. a bronze trim is also utilised on the base of the chest armour and around the side of the thighs. The cape is cast in black and then painted red, and it is impressive how bright the red colour is against such a dark undercoat colour. There are some very minor niggles where the red doesn't quite cover the black at all the edges, but none are obvious unless you are inspecting Thor at very close quarters.
Thor gets both of his weapons in this set, both of which are taken from earlier releases of Thor. Both Stormbreaker and Mjolnir are given a decorative makeover with the heads of each cast in a translucent blue which then has some silver paint applied in parts to mimic the powered look of each weapon. Both then include a brown wooden handle, Stormbreakers being slightly darker and more natural in the wood grain and twists. Mjolnir ends with a silver cap and the strap which hangs off using a softer plastic. Thor can hold either weapon in either hand without issue.
We also have an alternative pair of open outstretched hands and two lighting effects to further enhance this powered-up version of Thor. The hands swap out easily enough and the lightning pieces - cast in translucent blue - can then be wrapped around the forearms/hands or around the shaft of each weapon.
It is not an exact science and the pieces are not engineered for a specific role as such so you do have to play around a little with them - wrapping and coiling into place - to find a setup you like for display.
Thor is a pinless body that enhances the visuals for the figure, while still having a total of 19 points of articulation. While he picks up double-jointed elbows and knees, he is lacking butterfly shoulders although the lack of these isn't really noticeable when posing. The figure is expressive enough with the hands, while the other joints are more restricted either by the hair for the neck or the cloak for the legs.
While I am not sure I want to see Legends go down the soft goods route, Thor is certainly a figure that would benefit from a well-done cloth-based cape, with posing wire, both in terms of looks and articulation.
The Infinity Series Thor from Endgame ticks a big box that the main Legends line missed for the Endgame releases bringing us the bad-ass powered Thor we all wanted from the final battle to sit alongside our Mk85 Iron-Man and worthy Captain America. He is brand new throughout, and I guess represents the trade-off of a line like the Infinity Saga between re-use and tweaks and bringing us the brand new figures into the line such as Thor, but also for Odin, Quicksilver, Iron Monger and Surtur.
There is little to criticise with the Infinity Saga Thor and I am surprised he is still relatively easy to find on store shelves and is not yet climbing on the secondary market. Everything about the figure is well-considered and even the lightning effects - which aren't everyone's cup of tea - do look the part once you've fiddled and coaxed them into position.
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