“Then rise. Rise, and live again! As my fist of vengeance! As my Moon Knight!”
While Moon Knight and Mr. Knight were released in the 2022 Disney+ wave, the BAF they were paired with was the Marvel What If? Infinity Ultron. Khonshu himself was held back to be the BAF of the subsequent Disney wave, split among figures from What If?, Loki, and WandaVision. Khonshu was broken down into 6 component parts for the wave, spread among all of the figures bar Zombie Iron Man. The wave itself would be one of the earliest to use plastic-free packaging and this saw the BAF checklist move from the rear of the box to replace one of the artwork panels on the left-hand side.
With the component parts collector, Khonshu assembles in the usual way with the arms legs and head connecting to the main torso piece. The fit on the legs, which connect at the thigh, is the hardest to achieve and may benefit from a bit of gentle heat to tease the legs into the correct position and therefore minimising the gap.
Once assembled, Khonshu is an impressive BAF figure by modern standards and measures nearly 8.25 inches (21cm) tall. The core of the figure is cast in an off-white representing aged bandages and includes sculpted wrap detailing and darker brown weathering. The chest piece features a gold crescent moon emblem with a similar colour collar around Khonshu’s neck. Over the body, we have a skirt piece in a similar off white, and inclusive of an orange silver belt. There is then a final set of full robes that run the full length of Khonshu;s body.
Khonshu presents an interesting challenge in the execution of the figure in the way his skeletal bird-like head is suspended above his body in the show. Hasbro has tackled this by way of a translucent neckpiece that connects the body to the head. It is perhaps a bit too opaque for the effect it is trying to replicate and features a purple hue. The skull head is bone white in colour with a darker brown wash to enhance the sculpt, particularly in the eye and nose sockets.
While he is a larger figure, Khnonshu still features the standard level of Marvel Legends articulation with 18 points in total including dual joint pinless elbows and knees. The only gap is probably butterfly shoulders which may have helped slightly with wielding his staff. The leg articulation is of course restricted by the robes, but there is enough scope for both neutral or more dynamic poses and the joints hold Khonshu in position when posed.
The sole accessory is Khonshu’s staff, a piece that is even bigger than him and measures 10.5 inches in length. It is a dark brown/grey plastic with a sculpted design at each end, the top end being the more ornate as the staff opens up to a crescent moon shape with gold highlights. It slips into either hand and with sufficient size, and articulation on the figure, for two-handed posing.
Khonshu is one of the more impressive BAFs of recent years, particularly in the MCU line which has struggled in recent years with larger size offerings like Rintrah, and with more regular sized figures often taking up BAF slots. Khonshu offers a central focus for a shelf display alongside the other Moon Knight and Disney+ figures and has little to fault, other than a slightly tough assembly of those legs into the thick thigh joints. While we may be surprised with future releases, there is perhaps a slight disappointment that Khonshu is probably the only Egpgtian deity we will see in the Legends line from Moon Knight - a team-up with Taweret or a battle with Ammit would have been an impressive display.
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