Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Action Figure #575: Marvel Legends Fabian Cortez

 Close, but he is no Fabio.
 All my knowledge about Fabian Cortez comes from X-Men TAS,and I remember that he was a major prick! He wasn't a character that would anywhere high on my priority list to get... but he did come with a delicious BAF piece...
 Well, he looks exactly as I remembered him. He is a very simple, very 90's design. His face sculpt is decent, but... it seems like they gave him some blush on his cheeks? Why? It makes him look a bit meek. The chest armor is, sadly, floating on his torso, and his cape is a separate piece that slots on his back, which is not the best. I think I might glue both pieces together sometime... That aside, he comes with two alternate hands and two fire effect pieces, that don't really fit him, but they are better than anything.
 He seems to be cast on a retooling of the Grim Reaper buck, because he is beefier than Bucky Cap BUT he has butterfly joints. Elbows and knees are double jointed, ab crunch is hinged, and he has swivels on his waist, legs and biceps, but not on his boots. Good enough for Fabian.
 The armor piece WILL limit some of his arm articulation, sadly. He is a bit taller than Bucky Cap.
 He is alright, they probably did the best they could with the design, but his face could've been made to look meaner... without the blush.
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