Action Figure #804: Star Wars The Black Series Seventh Sister Inquisitor

 The runt of the litter.

 Well, the quest to own all Inquisitors continues with the Seventh Sister Inquisitor feature in this latest wave.

 And well, she might be the worst one of the bunch. So, as far as the sculpt goes, she is a nice looking figure. There's a nice amount of new sculpting just for her, and they gave her a really good face design that looks evil and confident that I think suits her really nicely. The only thing I'll hold against her, sculpt-wise, is that her skirt is very restrictive, so it should've been soft goods. She comes with he light saber, two alternate slashing blades, her helmet, which is divided into two pieces, and a little droid. The helmet doesn't have the snuggest fit ever, but it's good enough, much better than Moff Gideon's at least. Also, the grip on her blade isn't the best, and not because of the annoying hilt pegs, but because the hand is a bit more rubbery than it should.

 Articulation would be fine, single jointed elbows and knees with deep cuts, and a ball jointed waist... She has butterfly joints, but you won't get much range out of them. The real big issue is the skirt. I think I've stretched it a bit, but it still limits the movement with her legs. She has the new ball wrist pegs. She is quite shorter than Bucky Cap.

 She's definitely the weakest figure from this wave. She's not a totally awful figure, but the skirt is a real annoyance when it comes to putting her in cool poses. 

5.0

Action Figure #803: Star Wars The Black Series Jedi Master Dooku

 See? He wasn't always that bad!

 I can't say Jedi Master Dooku was high on my wishlist, but we do need more Jedi with curved sabers, and he does have a nice, unique color scheme... 

 Well, Light Side Dooku is an interesting mix of old and new. Legs and arms are clearly reused from the old Dooku, but the chest, skirt and heads are completely new. I do love his design, because he has this purpled and green color scheme no other Jedi has that makes him pop next to other Jedi. I do love the layered look his robes have, Black Series' has found its footing, and it's glorious. That said, the head-sculpts don't really look like Christopher Lee, but rather... Sacha Cohen? yeah.... Well, he comes with his saber, an alternate swiping blade and a bearded alternate head.

 What is impossible to ignore is how bland the hilt looks in comparison to Tyranus' saber. It's a flat silver plastic, with no accents whatsoever. This extends to the chain that holds his cape, Tyranus' is rivetted, this one is a simple line of plastic.

 Articulation-wise, he is up to par with the modern releases. Single jointed elbows and knees with very deep cuts for very good bends. The skirt is made of soft plastic that bends very easily, so you can lift his legs no problem. He has butterfly joints and a ball jointed waist. He has useless swivels on his thighs... useless, because single-jointed knees means you don't need to turn the thighs! It might just be my copy, but the thigh sculpt on his right leg doesn't seem to match the thigh sculpt. Sadly, he uses the old hinged wrists instead of the new ball pegs. He is a bit taller than Bucky Cap.

 Well, he is not a huge improvement over the other Dooku figure, but I do like how unique he looks in comparison to other Jedi figures. He is a decent addition to any collection, just not a mandatory one.

8.0 

Action Figure #802: Marvel Legends Warbird (2025)

 Some went to war for this one.

 Last year, this Warbird was the reason I was able to get the classic Warbird for cheap, and I had to, because Target exclusives suck. Had I known it would become easily available if only I waited a year...

 This figure was the second time Hasbro used their then new female buck. And it's glorious. While I've never been much of a fan of the glorified swimsuit, something about the gold and black, with the red sash, just looks so eye-catching! As far as the sculpt goes, this is a lovely looking figure. She comes with two head sculpts, which look similar to the ones that come with Ms. Marvel but are actually different, two fists, two open hands and two energy effect pieces. My only issue are the gummy arms, but at least the shoulder joints are fairly smooth. 

 So, in comparison with the old figure... it's much better. Much better proportions, much better articulation and a much better face. The really big difference is that the older one shows more skin, below the arms, and has bigger breasts, which depending on your tastes might be an upgrade or a downgrade.

 Articulation, well... this is the buck that put ML female figures up to par with the male heroes. Elbows and knees are double jointed, she has swivels on her biceps and thighs, with butterfly joints, a hinged waist and a ball jointed ab crunch. There's a LOT of poseability with this figure. She is a bit shorter than Bucky Cap.

 Well, what can I say? She is an excellent figure. Design is excellent, articulation is excellent. The only thing Hasbro needs to do now is to use better plastic.

9.0

Action Figure #801: Marvel Legends Red She-Hulk

 Green with envy... red with anger?

 Well, Red She-Hulk has never been one of my favorites, but it's one of those characters that you NEED in your Marvel collection. And well, finally she got updated.

 This figure is... alright. She is an 80% recycle of one of the first modern She-Hulk figures... one I avoided because she wasn't quite the She Hulk I wanted. So yeah, she is alright. Here's the thing, the lower half of her body is recycled, and while at some point Red She-Hulk DID feature broken pants... it was never her most usual appearance. At least she has an sculpted new bust, and it does look layered, so I'll give them props for that. She comes with two headsculpts, a neutral face and and an angry face... But... I would've preferred a smirking face, like the one in the art from the box. She comes with two fists, two gripping hands, and two semi open hands as well as two Sai. The Sai are kinda pathetic, they are too short, but at least you can use the semi-open hands to give her the Raphael grip she exhibits in the boxart. Overall? The sculpt is fine, but I would've given her proper pants AND boots.

 I also find the knee joints a bit suspect. They should've been read to match the skin, since the pants are torn at the knees. Having the red knees exposed, but the joint being black doesn't mesh very well.

 This photo doesn't do it justice, but both red halves of her abdomen are a different shade of red! What gives?

 The articulation is pretty good. She has a ball-jointed ab-crunch, which works pretty well, but no waist articulation. Knees are double jointed, and while the elbows are single jointed, they are much like Star Wars Black Series' with a very deep cut that goes over 90 degrees. That said, I think they should've reused She-Hulk's arms, because this way it looks like She Hulk has slightly better biceps! She's about a head taller than Bucky Cap.

 I think Red She-Hulk is fine. She's not my favorite buck-recycle job ever, but it's decent. She's good enough, y'know? They could've given her a headsculpt with yellow eyes and a nice, evil smirk. They could've given her better legs. They could've given her better Sai... but what we get is serviceable.

7.0

Action Figure #800: NECA Freddy Krueger(Nightmare on Elm Street 2)

 A Nightmare come true.

 While Art the Clown is my favorite horror movie Icon of today, Freddy Krueger has always been my GOAT, so it was only a matter of time before he arrived. For entry #800 I had two candidates: My favorite Pokemon or my favorite Slasher. You can see who won out! NECA has made many Freddies, but why this one? The original Nightmare is one of the best, but, it's the only classic Freddy flick in which his arms don't have the stripes. I needed the stripes. Nightmare 3 is my favorite of the bunch, but that figure has an alternate chest-option, and I didn't want to have to deal with a piece that might fall... so I settled for 2, which is one of the black sheeps in the franchise due to how many rules it breaks... but hey, at least it's a classic lookin' Freddy with no gimmicks!

 With my thought process out of the way, what about the figure itself? It's a thing of beauty. But let's get the worst out of the way first: His body is pre-posed, so his torso is slightly angled, as well as his neck. It's not a huge deal, but it wouldn't have been my first choice to sculpt him like that. Also, his arms seem a bit slimmer than I would've liked for the thickness of his torso and legs. But that's were my complaints end, because everything else about this guy is beautiful. From the intricate weaving of the fabric on his sweater, to the detail on his burned skin.... This is a beautiful looking figure. And the paint apps are on point, be it all the teeth on his different heads, or the eyes, or even the tiny metallic details on his shoes... I swear, this looks like Freddy as if he had come straight out of the movie. It's THAT good. And then the accessories: An angry head with no pupils, the one I'm using, and even angrier head with pupils and and EVEN angrier head with part of his skull missing, showing his brain. He has two clawed hands, one with the razors coming out of his fingers, and one with his classic glove. He also comes with two dog-people, of which you can rotate their heads and they are ALSO beautifully sculpted, very nasty looking, and expertly painted, as well as a fantastic fire effect that attaches through a magnet on his back. If you move him around the fire WILL fall, but once you settle on a pose, and you put the effect on his back, it will stay in place with no issues whatsoever. And it looks FANTASTIC on him. And I almost forgot! He comes with his classic fedora, which you can remove. It stays on his head pretty firmly, however. The only thing worth mentioning is to be careful with his clawed hands, because those razors will bend easily, I've seen many Freddies with those things pointing in awkward angles.

 Articulation, well... it's NECA, just be glad he goes above 5 Point of Articulation! Hips and shoulders work perfectly well, although I had to apply some oil to the hips because they were squeaky. Elbows and knees are single jointed and don't quite reach 90 degrees, but they are close. Hi has a ball jointed waist, but the forward and backward movement is neglegible. Curiously, the wrists are on ball pegs instead of hinges, and they offer a lot of range! Overall? It gets the job done. He is quite a bit taller than Bucky Cap.

 I really love this Freddy. The pre-posed sculpt is not my favorite, but it's not so bad so as to really limit his poseability. As someone who LOVES the Nightmare on Elm Street Saga, I couldn't have asked for more.

9.5

Action Figure #799: Star Wars The Black Series Mandalorian Death Watch

 Guess we are collecting Mandos now.

 So... I remember seeing this generic random Death Watch Mandalorian and thinking that the matte blue plastic made them look like toys and not real, breathing characters. But, well, I had some spare money, kinda, and he was sorta cheap, so I decided to bite the bullet.

 And I'm glad I did, because for some reason I'm in love with this figure. I've fallen in love with this blue Boba Fett, no, really, I've had a ton of fun posing him around all week long. This blue, grey and black color palette just wound up being so appealing on a Mandalorian armor! I haven't been able to put him down. So, yeah, he looks really cool. He comes with a jetpack, that falls off at the slightest touch, a pistol, and a cool dual handed rifle.

 The grip on the rifle isn't the best ever, but it stays on his hand well enough, but it will fall off every now and then. It's a pretty cool looking weapon, to be honest.

 Articulation is up to par. Single jointed elbows and knees with good enough bend each. A ball jointed ab crunch on his torso, and swivels on his thighs. The right thigh swivel is limited by the gun holster. The funnels of his jetpack can be moved up and down, as well as his targeting reticule. The shoulder pads move alongside the arms, so no issues there. Sadly, this is another figure with loose kneepads over his knees. That said, the only big annoyance is the one mentioned before: How easily his jetpack falls when posing him. He is almost as tall as Bucky Cap.

 So... Yeah, it's not a perfect figure, it's rather simple, and yet... I love it. The Mandalorian armor just looks so good with this color scheme, and the articulation is good enough to make him look so badass! And that's why, despite how unimpressive he looks from the outside, and his little jetpack mishaps... I found this guy to be lovely.

8.0

Action Figure #798: Marvel Legends Nimrod

 Exterminate all mutants.

 Well, my knowledge about Nimrod comes from the TAS show. The indestructible future evolution of the Sentinels. And since buying Sentinels is kind of out of my budget, since I have to pay import fees on 200usd packages, it really is not worth it, so why not get the next best thing?

 Since my knowledge on the character is pretty limited, a quick search on google images reveals that the figure sort of resembles most photos I've found of the characters. Depending on the artist he can be a bit more angular, or have more or less pink, but it's definitely a good representation of the character... although, I didn't find a single image that looked exactly like this design. While hot pink isn't the most menacing color ever, I think that coupled with the pearly white plastic it does give it a futuristic edge, while harkening back to the sentinels. The translucent purple triangle on his chest doesn't look good on photos, but trust me, it looks really nice in person. He comes with two fists, two open hands, for shooting, too fantastic looking blast effects and an alternate head.

 While this gripe could've fallen under the articulation section, this is tied to the blast accessory. The wrist peg is too short for a perfect 90 degree bend on the wrist, so he will always shoot aiming slightly downwards, which kinda sucks. I'm sure that they could've found a more elegant solution for this.... like a longer wrist peg. These things are thick, so they wouldn't have stressed when bending the wrist.

 The articulation is exactly the same as with MLs other big guys. He has single jointed elbows, but double jointed knees. The elbow barely hit shy of 90 degrees. He has swivels on his thighs and biceps, as well as a ball jointed ab crunch that has more range than you'd expect! The shoulder pads move alongside the arms, so he has full shoulder articulation. Sadly, the neck has no articulation, but then again, I think that's perfectly in line for the character. He is quite a bit taller than Bucky Cap.

 While this is a sleek, good looking hunk of plastic, there's not much worth writing home about. Fans of the character will probably be happy with him, but as someone who only wanted him to fill a spot? Eh, nothing special. And the oversight on his wrist kinda sucks too.

6.0