“Arghhhhhhh”
The final (for now) Marvel Legends Zombie release from Marvel’s What If? Was the 2022 release of Zombie Scarlet Witch, part of the Khonshu BAF wave and comprised of figures from a variety of Disney+ Marvel shows including the animated What If?
Zombie Scarlet Witch uses the MCU Scarlet Witch released for Civil War and again for Infinity War as a base, with the skin tone changed to the Zombie blue we see on Captain America and Iron Man. The red coat is tweaked to include a ragged hem and is given a darker wash to weather it and add some grime to the undead Wanda Maximoff. The right arm is new and includes tears in the coat’s fabric with more blue Zombie flesh visible beneath. The black legs feature a similar rip on both the left and right thighs, but this is done with paint over the original legs and is not sculpted or updated detailing.
The head sculpt is glorious and reflective of the power of Scarlet Witch - even as a Zombie - and as seen when she makes her appearance during Season 1. The head itself is cast in the sickly blue with blank white eyes rimmed in black and with bloodied detail. The mouth features bared but clenched teeth with a darker blue tone to the lips. It is the hair that makes the figure, with a windblown and wild effect that has strands of hair extending out and upward in a Medusa-like look.
Zombie Wanda comes with a pair of Scarlet Witch magic-powered effects - as seen with the MCU version - that is a translucent red/pink colour and in a plastic that is rubbery and flexible so the powered effects can be snaked around either hand or forearm for display.
Articulation is as per the original figure and this means she does have a slightly bow-legged look and visible pinned joints on the knees. There are 18 points in total with the legs able to pose within the confines of the coat, and the arms having a relatively free reign for spell casting or any gestures. It is worth noting the head size and shape does make the figure top heavy so it takes a wider stance to pose it and care in how far back the head is tipped. Putting her onto an after-market flight stand is a more impressive way to display her - levitating as we see her do in the show.
Visually Zombie Scarlet Witch is impressive, particularly thanks to the dynamic and flowing motion of the head and hair. The costume as a re-used MCU figure is fine and I do appreciate the minor tweaks and new parts that seem relatively minor, but do show an appreciation of the differences rather than simply giving us the old body and coat in its entirety. She is a bit difficult to pose due to the head and hair, but once displayed - particularly alongside Iron Man and Captain America - she makes a very visual centrepiece to a display.
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