“So many universes. So much chaos. They need to be silenced.”
Following his reveal as the main villain for the final storyline of Marvel’s What If? Season 1, Infinity Ultron was confirmed as the build-a-figure for the first of two Marvel Legends Disney+ waves of 2022. He would be split into 6 of the 7 sets in the wave alongside figures from Hawkeye, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight - with only the Moon Knight figure itself not including any pieces.
With all parts collected, Infinity Ultron is a standard BAF build with the arms and legs connecting to the main torso which was also pre-connected to his cloak. The lance he uses as a weapon also requires assembly if you are using the full piece.
Ultron stands just a touch taller than a standard Marvel Legends figure, and this is underwhelming in terms of his status in What If? While never shown directly comparable to other MCU characters, when he is battling the Armoured Watcher he is a similar height to him - yet the Watcher BAF from 2021 dwarfs this version of Infinity Ulton. The figure is sculpted with a definite animated style including slim hips and legs and over-exaggerated torso. This is fine and works well with the other figures created in this same style like Star-Lord T’Challa or Howard the Duck - but it does look a bit out of place where figures for What If? Have been created using an existing MCU figure with real-world proportions.
Ultron is cast predominantly in a silver material which has a degree of gloss finish, but is not quite metallic looking - it's similar to what we’ve had on Iron Man figures in the past and it can show stress marks in the plastic a bit too easily. Over this are golden trims and panels and the five infinity stones are painted across the chest and forehead in the correct colours and pattern. The red cast cloak is a softer plastic and is connected to the torso with no options for easy removal. It also features gold trim as a full line along the base.
Infinity Ulton’s lance weapon is assembled from two sections that clip together to make the full lance although the piece featuring the grip handle can be used on its own. The weapon is considerably in its dimensions standing much taller than Infinity Ultron and likely creating some display issues for anyone with limited space. It uses the same silver plastic as the figure and lacks any real decor or details with just a handful of touches of gold paint.
Infinity Ultron has a basic 18 points of pinless articulation with the elbow and knee joints very wide ranging in their movement. Sadly the fixed cloak and the huge shoulder armour panels restrict both arm and leg motions leaving Infinity Ultron with just a handful of posing options - all of which are standing and with the arms never more than chest height. Even the torso joint adds little extra movement, although the head gets quite a free reign of positions. It is worth noting that while the joints all are relatively secure, there is a lot of play between ‘ratchets’ and Infinity Ultron suffers from a lot of wobble in the lower joints.
Killmonger Head is NOT included, shown as a confirmation of compatibility
Infinity Ultron does not come with an unmasked head with the Vision face underneath, which is a shame. It was also too early to reflect his return in Season 2 and then his armour being taken over by Killmonger. What is quite cool is that the What If? Killmonger head does fit onto this body, and it looks pretty good for those who prefer that look from Season 2. Overall the figure underwhelms across nearly every aspect of size, design, articulation and decor. One for the die-hard What If? Collectors only.
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