![]() ![]() The “chained” bracelets on the ML Venompool figure’s wrists and ankles also add to the brutal feel, making this easily the scariest Deadpool action figure Hasbro has ever put out. It’s a superb portrait, and I really don’t feel any need for an alternate head. Venompool’s head sculpt is all-out awesome (and horrific), with purple winding tongue and rows of vicious teeth. I think that the silver “staples” bridging the red and black sections have a cool “horror” feel to them, and I appreciate the metallic red Deadpool logo on the belt’s contrast to the darker red of the costume. The red parts of the costume are richly textured with thousands of tiny sculpting details, an excellent complement to the smoothness of the black portions of the costume. ![]() While not nearly as gargantuan as what Hot Toys put out, I feel like the Venompool BAF is is basically the Hot Toys version in a much more manageable size and cost. I passed on the $400 Hot Toys version of this character, and I feel like this Hasbro version makes me really glad I did. Hasbro’s symbiote figures have sometimes been a little hit or miss, but this is a nearly complete hit. How’d he turn out?Īs you might expect from a modern Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure, Venompool is a winner. After Hot Toys and PCS Collectibles announced high-end figures and statues of Venompool from Contest of Champions for several hundred dollars (several thousand dollars in the case of the PCS statue), I figured it was only a question of “when” and not “if” we’d see this wacky mashup arrive in Hasbro Marvel Legends form.Īnd once it became confirmed we were getting a new Venom wave in 2020, well… a Venompool BAF seemed like-and was-a lock.
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