In 2020 Hasbro announced that they would be producing figures from the Fox X-Men Movies to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the original X-Men movie. The Fox Marvel Legends would sit as an anniversary line outside of the main Legends releases, and be made up of both single releases and two packs. Four sets were initially announced, with single figures of Wolverine and Mystique and a two-pack of Magneto and Charles Xavier. The line would expand further with releases from Deadpool 2 and exclusives - with two more Wolverine sets, including a 2-pack based on Logan, Wolverine's final outing in the X-Men Universe.
The X-Men Movie Legends do not utilise the standard Legends packaging and utilise a box format that is similar in size to those used for the MCU First Ten Years sets in 2018 and the 80th Anniversary series in 2019.
The box uses a steel grey base colour with yellow and black X-Men logo and an angled character name coming off this. The figure is presented in a shaped window against a bright yellow background with the Legends logo sitting just above this window on the top left. The side art moves away from the usual coloured movie prints to a silhouette image of Logan with very subtle highlights on his hair and bright white colour on the claws and lines of the jacket as a point of focus. This image is repeated on both sides and also on the back - where there is no other details in terms of character background, movie details or even a checklist of other releases.
Once opened the figure slides out in the usual inner plastic tray, the yellow outer tray is now revealed as carrying another X-Men logo.
3.5
Wolverine is taken from his early appearance in X-Men (2000) with the striped arm leather jacket which is cast in the base colour with the stripes added along with what I think is meant to be leather wear or weathering, although it looks more like a stain or something has been spilled? Under this is a checked shirt and a peak of that famous white vest.
The trousers are cast in blue with a wash applied to give a denim finish. We have more weathering applied here too with more of a muddy splash effect. The belt buckle finishes off the jeans and includes sculpted central detail picked out in gold. The lower legs are identical in sculpt to the exclusive X-Men : Origins version.
Wolverine comes with an "angry" Logan head fitted, the same one as used in the Amazon exclusive release from X-Men Origins : Wolverine. The likeness to Hugh Jackman on this version is good, with face print tech applied - and painted detail in that open mouth.
The second head is a more nailed on Jackman likeness, one of the best the Marvel Legends line has produced, although the mutton-chops are perhaps a bit too big - they needed thinning out towards the top rather than being a solid mass of hair. The heads swap out easily enough and also can be used on the other Wolverine bodies from Origins and also the suited version from Logan.
4.0
Wolverine arrives with two hand options, a pair of basic fists and a set of Adamantium claws. The clawed versions feature individual claws that are not cast as part of the hand, while that does mean they can drop out and be lost - the look is much crisper as they appear to be extending from the skin. The shape of the claws is good, although they are a softer plastic so they can warp. These hands are the same as the Origins version.
Like the head, the hands are easy to swap and give the figure a number of combinations for display such as straight up fist fighting, one claw extended or both claws out. The dog tag from the Exclusive version is not included. While it did not really feature in X-Men (2000) it might have been nice to throw it in with this set to tuck under his jacket?
4.5
Wolverine has an articulation count of 21, coming with the top end level of articulation for Marvel Legends inclusive of the waist and chest joints and butterfly shoulders
Head : ball joint neck
Body : torso t-joint, waist swivel
Arms : butterfly shoulder, ball joint shoulder, bicep swivel, double joint elbow, wrist pivot
Legs : ball joint hips, thigh swivel, double joint knee, ankle rocker
Wolverine is fluid in most poses and can flex his arms out to the side, or cross his claws in front of his face thanks to the double joint elbows and butterfly shoulder joints.
He can also kneel and crouch with the chest ab crunch working to ensure these poses are more natural and in line with the way a body would shape in such positions. Each joint is tight and secure and Wolverine stands fine in most positions, he can also drop onto a stand for more dynamic posing such as a flying claw attack.
5.0
This is my 3rd Wolverine this year, and while all three have been different in their own way there is a touch of fatigue that in the X-Men Anniversary line we've had so many Logan's when there are other great characters to be made.
This is another iconic look for Logan which is executed really well other than the weathering on the jacket which needed to be applied more like the subtle strokes of the trousers than the splodges that are running down either side.
The articulation is great, as good as it gets currently for Legends and there are plenty of iconic Wolverine poses to be executed, especially with that angry shouty head.
The packaging is vibrant and I love the silhouette art, but there is a bit of a repetition element and I think the back would have benefitted from either some character info, or movie poster & info like the First Ten Years.
I score the X-Men (2000) Marvel Legends Wolverine an impressive score of 4.5
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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