“I still need to figure out my final flourish for my costume. Any ideas?"
2022 saw the release of two full waves of Marvel Legends dedicated to the Disney+ shows that had aired to date. Within the first of these, the Infinity Ultron wave, was the sole release from the 2022 Ms. Marvel show with a 6-inch scale figure of Kamala Khan in her Ms. Marvel costume. The Infinity Ulton wave was one of the final waves before Hasbro made a move to plastic-free packaging so Ms. Marvel arrives in the standard window box.
The figure is new and pinless and is based on her final look as Ms Marvel as her costume comes together for the big finale. The arms and legs are a shiny, almost pearlescent red with silvered blue striping, while the dress section uses a pearlescent blue colour with a central gold and red stripe and side panels in a textured purple. The lower part of this dress is a soft goods piece but the different materials used do not create any colour variations. The outfit is finished with red trainers with white painted soles and laces, the gold Kree bracelet on her left wrist in gold with green trim, and a soft plastic scarf piece in red that connects around the neck with two strands that flow down the back and are flared out at each side. Kamala is appropriately scaled standing half a head shorter than standard 6-inch figures.
There is a single head sculpt with the mask which uses a slightly brighter blue than the main costume, but with the same pearlescent/silvered finish. Beneath the mask facial printing is used for the eyes and mouth, but the likeness doesn’t scream out as that of Iman Vellani and looks very generic. The head is framed with a separate hairpiece which is shaped to follow down the shoulders at both front and back covering the main bulk of the scarf, and restricting some of the head articulation. An alternative unmasked head feels like a miss, but alternative heads have been in short supply across most of the Disney+ releases.
The articulation is, as we’ve said, pinless and there are just 16 points in total with no extensive butterfly shoulders, single-jointed elbows and a ball joint torso. The articulation is also restricted in areas, including the neck as we’ve mentioned and in the legs via the skirt piece which is flexible to a degree but not to allow the hips much movement past some action stances.
Ms. Marvel’s only other parts are a second pair of hands giving you the choice between clenched fists and open palms. Considering her powers and what we see on screen the opportunity has been significantly missed for some translucent purple-powered effects like an enlarged fist overlay piece, or some of the platforms she uses to climb or cross between buildings.
Ironically the Ms. Marvel figure feels more like someone cos-playing Ms. Marvel and while it looks ok it is decidedly average in the likeness, paint apps, articulation and choice of articulation. With no other characters available from the show she feels lost and out of place in a wider display without any special features to take her from average to something stand-out.
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