"For the first time in my life, I am proud to wear this suit. It means I'm an X-Man. I am the X-Man."
Rather than release figures ahead of the release of Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024, Hasbro held back their releases until a couple of months after the movie had aired - at which point an Autumn standalone three figure wave, without an build-a-figure, was dropped. And the wave release was not without issues, with stocks in the UK in particular being staggered as far out as February 2025 (hence our later-than-usual review). The wave included - as expected - new figures of both Deadpool and Wolverine, with the third slot handed over to Headpool alongside a Logan ‘accessory’.
The new Deadpool & Wolverine figures use the new square packaging, with black base colour and the Deadpool & Wolverine movie logo under the main window. The design also draws from some of the prior Deadpool Legends releases and includes the character name panel shown as though Tip-Ex’d on the box and handwritten over. We do get side art on the right-hand spine, and a repeat of the image on the back alongside some character-specific text that gives a brief overview of Wolverine’s role in the movie.
The rear of the box also carries the ‘handwritten’ design with a checklist of all three figures in the line The figure sits in the usual plastic tray and behind this is a cardboard figure backing insert that is also Deadpool-inspired, containing hand-drawn illustrations of Deadpool, Rainbows and a Unicorn.
Wolverine is a brand new figure, developed to recreate his X-Man suit as worn for much of Deadpool & Wolverine. This is cast in a textured yellow, with painted blue panels and parts as well as an individually cast yellow belt with red and black ‘X-Men’ central logo. The suit is presented clean, so as seen at the very start of the movie, and without the damage and weathering it sustains once Wolverine and Deadpool land in The Void.
The figure features two head options - one masked and one unmasked. The masked head captures the lower jaw of Hugh Jackman utilizing facial printing to capture the facial hair and mouth. The mask itself is black and yellow, with the yellow featuring the same texture as the rest of the suit. The eyes are painted in white and are a touch ragged at the edges. The ‘ears’ of the mask do sit quite flat and would ideally protrude more at either side as seen with the onscreen costume. There is some flexibility in the ears, but when you do warm them up and move them outward they do naturally sit back into the flat to the head position. The masked head also is contextually not seen with the clean, full-sleeved costume with Logan saving it to the final fight scene where the suit is heavily weathered and the sleeves have been ripped off. That of course doesn’t stop you from displaying Wolverine in full suit and mask as it was intended - just not seen on screen.
The unmasked head sculpt is brilliant and captures the best likeness of Hugh Jackman to date in the Marvel Legends series. The head is shared with the Logan figure, but there are subtle differences in the decor. Facial printing again enhances the sculpt and in particular does a great job blending Logan’s facial hair round into the sculpted sideburns and the classic Wolverine hairstyle.
As we would expect from any Wolverine release, the figure comes complete with both extended claw hands and a second pair with claws retracted. This second pair features one hand clenched as a fist, while the other is a gripping hand - although with nothing to grip. The preference here would be for two clenched fists, and it is intriguing what the thinking is with the gripping hand going forward as there is no obvious re-use outside of this specific Wolverine suit.
Articulation is entirely pinless and there are 21 joints in total allowing Wolverine with a full range of movement. The legs can bend and sit into fighting stances, or kneeling and preparing for battle. The arms extend fully including additional range from the butterfly shoulders - while an ab-cruch does allow Wolverine to stoop and ready himself with his claws.
Visually this Wolverine figure is impressive both in terms of the colouring of the costume and the accuracy of the unmasked head in particular. It of course also represents a big shift in the Cinematic Universe with the arrival in figure form of an X-Men character in comic-accurate costume.
Looking beyond this though there are a couple of niggles, particularly the mask which proportionally isn’t quite on point and perhaps around the cleanliness of the costume considering what the character goes through in the movie. While it is fair to comment on the mask not being worn with this clean, sleeved outfit - it is fair to say that Hasbro could have simply left it out and instead gave collectors both options so we can choose to expand what we see on screen and display Wolverine in the full costume as Xavier and the X-Men had originally intended.
It is almost nailed on that we will see a further release of this Wolverine, most likely a sleeveless battle-damaged variant, but for now he and Deadpool really complement each other on display while they wait to see who or what may join them, action figure wise, in the future.
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About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...
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