Action Figure #791: Marvel Legends Doppelganger Spider-Man

 And now we are scratching the bottom of the barrel!

 Doppelganger Spider-Man is another one of the weird late 80's - early 90's villains I've been missing. But he is one of the REALLY weird ones. During the INFERNO event, which was one of the sloppiest crossovers, a lot of evil doppelgangers of Marvel heroes appeared, but, after the event was over, only one remained: Spider-man's. I actually first learned about this guy through Pepsi's Latin American Marvel cards, but still, I was intrigued to finally learn his origin. And... he completes the Carnage, Shriek, Demogoblin and Doppelganger foursome, for you see, Shriek and Carnage were so nutty, that they adopted Demogoblin and Doppelganger as their children!

 This is an interesting sculpt, no doubt about it. This is a six-armed figure, and I think they pulled it off really well. Between all six arms, you get two open claws, and two fists, which is fair enough. For some reason, I feel like the head looks a bit... goofy. I don't know, I think they could've made it look a bit nastier. Another interesting thing about this guy, is that while he is a comic book character, the blue parts of his suit are textured, and the web-lines are sculpted, but not painted. Next to the head sculpt, my other gripe would be just how dark the figure looks. The shades of blue and red they picked are very dark, which is a bit surprising since they pick lighter shades for Spider-Man... and this guy SHOULD match Spidey in color.

 Articulation is interesting. All six arms are double jointed at the elbow, and have swivels on his biceps. All six of them. His knees are double jointed, with swivels on his thighs and boots. Sadly... not ab crunch, no waist articulation. Not even a waist swivel! While he feels a bit tiny, he is just a hair shorter than Bucky Cap... which just isn't right! This should be a threatening monster!

 A bit of a mixed bag. I like the sculpt, I like how the implemented the six arms, but there's something off about its head, and he should've at least gotten a waist swivel. At least!

5.5

Action Figure #790: Marvel Legends DemoGoblin (Build-A-Figure)

 The 90's were wild, man.

 Like I said, I wanted to go back to collecting Spider-Man villains, and the late 80's - early 90's were some of his wildest years, with villains such as the Demogoblin here. His history is all sorts of whacky, if I remember correctly, he was a consquence of the INFERNO event, in which Jason Macendale had a demon Hobgoblin persona split away from him and take on the identity of the Demogoblin, a goblin with a weird Christian edge to him. Don't question it, the 90's were wild.

 On the outset, he is kind of a disappointing BAF because he as large as your basic Marvel Legends. But he is a fun looking Goblin. He has this twisted, demonic headsculpt, and they even kept in mind his pointy hood! His arms are scaley, and he has these torn cape, gauntlets and belt that look really nice. But the centerpiece of this figure is his unique flaming glider. He comes with no flaming pumping bombs of any kind. Overall... He is alright, but for a BAF? Disappointing.

 Articulation, at first sight, seems to follow the Bucky Cap buck standard. Swivels on his biceps, thighs, boots and waist, with a hinged ab crunch and double jointed elbows and knees, but....

 His shoulders are TOO thick for the torso, trying to move his arms all the way to the side will have them popping out. Disappointing is putting it lightly. He is as tall as Bucky Cap.

 So... I'm sorry to say, but Demogoblin is a very disappointing figure. Being a BAF you'd expect something special, but he is just another Bucky Cap... with hampered arm articulation. Kinda lame.

5.0

Action Figure #789: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Dino In Space Yellow Ranger

 So... how would a slingshot work in space?

 Well, Power Rangers in Space was, probably, the last season of Power Rangers I watched from start to finish when I was a little kid... but I don't remember much about it. It didn't stop me from getting the In Space Yellow Ranger anyways! While not on the upper echelon of expensive Lightning Collection figures, this Yellow Ranger is one of the rare few Yellows that have gone a bit high in price, albeit nothing like Lost Galaxy's, so I'm glad I found a really good deal on her, going for about 20 bucks, which is about half as what she usually goes for!

 There's really not much I can say about her. Last time, with the In Space Blue Ranger, I mentioned how I was surprised at how much I liked the In Space designs, but I don't think it works quite as well with yellow, which is surprising since that's my favorite color! Aside from that, there's nothing too bad about her, nor anything outstanding. She comes with two gripping hands, a fist, an open hand, an unmasked head, a blaster pisto, a slingshot and an energy effect for the slingshot. For what it's worth, this is probably one of the most original weapons for a Ranger!

 Articulation is based on the original female sculpts, so single jointed elbows, with a decent bend, butterfly joints, a ball jointed ab crunch, a hinged waist, double jointed knees and swivels on her boots and thighs. While not as articulated as future female bucks, much less her male counterparts, this gets the job done. She is a bit shorter than Bucky Cap.

 All things considered... she is alright. Nothing special, but nothing wrong with her either.

6.0

Action Figure #788: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Dino Fury Green Ranger

 We are gender swapping Green rangers now?

 I could sit here and tell you how much I hate gender swaps... but... this is the Dino Fury Green Ranger the very first female Green Ranger, although Sentai beat them first with the Green Ninninger. But really, we rarely get female Green Rangers, and to think that we at least got a single female green before the line was discontinued... Yeah, I'll take her.

 As I wrote before about the Dino Fury Red Ranger, I LOVE this design. While this was another Dinosaur season, these suits look more like Knights than anything else, and they are also asymmetrical, which makes them look SO cool. So not only is this the only green female Ranger Hasbro released, but she is also badass. My one complaint is that the green is a bit.. lighter than I would've liked, it looks a bit close to turquoise, which is a very minor nitpick, and it might be true to the Show that I didn't watch(Sue me), but still. She comes with a sword, two gripping hands, two open hands, an unmasked head and a yellow energy effect.

 Articulation is what we've grown to expect of the latter releases. Butterfly joints, a ball jointed ab crunch, a hinged waist, double jointed elbows and knees, as well as drop down hips, with sturdy plastic, swivels on the biceps, thighs, boots and... and on her gauntlets as well! Might this be a first for the line? Maybe! She is a bit shorter than Bucky Cap.

 Honestly, a really nice Power Ranger Figure. I love the look, the articulation is great and all her joints are very smooth... Figures like this one is why it makes me so sad that Hasbro discontinued the line.

8.0

Action Figure #787: Star Wars The Black Series Battle Droid

 Stormtroopers always miss, Battle Droids are comic relief. When can we get proper villains?!

 It sure took a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon while, but I've finally got a proper, basic Battle Droid in my collection. In my defense, cannon fodder baddies were never a priority. It was only after getting my first Stormtroopers that I realized... hey, these guys can liven up my displays!

 Well, there's not much to say here. The Battle Droid has a rather simple design, so this translates into a basic action figure. He has a bit of silver paint here and there, and its two eyes are painted on its head, but that's about it. To be fair, I really don't think that much more could've done this this design. He comes with a backpack and a transceiver, but he can only equip one at a time on his back, he also comes with a blaster, which can be holster on his backpack.

 Articulation is kinda interesting. Its neck connects to the torso through a hinge, which can be rotated. The end of the neck connects to a ball joint to the head, which gives it a nice amount of range, and the back of its head has a piece that can be moved up and down on a hinge too. The torso connects to the abdomen via a hinge that gives it a bit of an ab crunch, but it can't be turn, nor can his waist, so its torso will always face forwards. The abdomen is on a sort of hinge with the hips so the only thing that stops him from rotating its torso a full 360 degrees are its legs! The shoulders are on a ball joint, so it can move up and down, as well as to the sides. The 'biceps' and 'forearms' have swivels on them, as well as his hinged wrists. The elbow is single jointed but hits over 90 degrees when bent, its legs are single jointed, but this robot can pretty much hit its butt with its heel! Its ankles have a swivel to help with posing. And help you'll need, because getting this guy to stand is a pain in the butt! I think the backpack helps add some balancing to it, because posing him with the backpack felt easier.

 The one big issue with its legs is that... that's as far as its split goes. Lame! It is a bit taller than Bucky Cap.

 I'm going to be frank, I don't really care about the Battle Droid. I think they did pretty well, or nearly the best since the legs could've had more range, and he could've been easier to stand, but it's a simple design, and that's all it's meant to be.

5.0

Action Figure #786: Star Wars The Black Series Wrecker (The Bad Batch)

 This is the Bad Batch, not the Wrecking Crew.

 As one could've expected from Echo last month, now I'm going to collect the Bad Batch. Up next is Wrecker (Bad Batch) whom I found for really cheap. Actually, I made an offer to an Ebay seller, but she couldn't find it, I got refunded... just in time to find an even cheaper alternative! Lucky!

 This is one of the bulkier Black Series' figures, and I really dig it. The guy looks really mean, from his cocky smirk to his bulky build, it's almost a shame that this is one of the good guys! He has been given a cheap looking weathered effect on his armor, by adding some silver paint here and there, but it's nothing special... nor necessary. He comes with a backpack, that stays on very snuggly, his helmet, that fits like a glove, a knife and a blaster pistol. 

 Articulation is, well, what you'd expect. Single jointed elbows and knees, which go a bit beyond 90 degrees and a ball jointed waist. He has butterfly joints, which serve no purpose, and swivels on his thighs, which you must use to get the most out of his hips. He is a hair taller than Bucky Cap.

 Well... I think he is a phenomenal figure. Articulation hits all the necessary notes, the sculpt is really good, I dig his accessories and how he can wield them, which bears mentioning since Din Djarin can't even hold his knife!

8.5

Action Figure #785: Marvel Legends Shriek

 Shriek buck this, Shriek buck that... about time I got Shriek!

 Like I said on the Hydro Man entry, I'm going to try to get more Spider-Man characters I skipped, and today, it's all about Shriek who just happened to be Carnage's girlfriend. Then they adopted doppleganger. And joined up with the Demogoblin... the 80's and 90's were wild man!

 So, this girl comes with a belt, a bracelet and 3 pairs of hands. I bought her second hand, for less than 10usd, so I got none of that... but I'm not gonna complain. Even if I had gotten the extra goodies... Shriek is a very simple design, so there's not much to her. I think her face looks appropriately almost kinda crazy, so they get points there. But other than that... she's not a particularly inspired design, so they did what the could with the figure.

 Articulation is exactly like the Shriek buck... because this IS the Shriek buck. This was, at the time of her release, the next step in female Marvel legends. Double jointed elbows and knees, swivel on her thighs and biceps, as well as a ball jointed ab crunch. At the time, it was better than pretty much any other female ML before her. By today? It's OK, but we've got a better buck. She is a hair shorter than Bucky Cap.

 She's fine. All her shortcomings are a direct consequence of her being such a simple, forgettable design. But they got her right, and at the time, this new buck was a nice update for Female Marvel Legends.

6.0