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While I’ve already previously reviewed the whole new Marvel Legends Fantastic Four team and Doctor Doom figures, there’s still one more single-packed figure left to review from the wave—who, coincidentally, is perhaps the most controversial and least-hyped figure in the Super Skrull series! Succumbing to her rage and PTSD, modern Grey She-Hulk is now available as a Marvel Legends figure for the very first time! This take on Shulkie wasn’t exactly a major hit with comic book fans—but that doesn’t mean her action figure will necessarily share the same fate…
While I am generally speaking a humongous fan of Jennifer Walters as She-Hulk, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t bored by her post-Civil War II solo series, which I actually ended up dropping off my pull list from my local comic book store. I don’t think that comic was BAD, exactly—it just wasn’t an interpretation of She-Hulk that was for me.
So when Hasbro unveiled this grey She-Hulk figure at SDCC 2019 as one of the first announcements for the 2020 Marvel Legends series, I kinda winced and frowned.
But while I definitely had some unusual bias against this action figure to start off with, that all changed when I finally got around to opening her up and realized that she just might be the best dang figure in the whole Fantastic Four Legends wave…
Okay, so what prompted this abrupt and unexpected turnaround on my part? Basically, while I was admittedly only buying her initially to complete my Super Skrull BAF, the fact is that this figure is downright awesome.
Whereas Jennifer Walters is usually a bit of a snarky comic relief character, the grey version of the character is utterly consumed with uncontrollable rage—and man, does the head sculpt here really drive that home! Grey She-Hulk could easily rip opponents’ heads off, and the enraged portrait on this toy makes that seem like a legit possibility. I love how unique and expressive this female head sculpt is. Great stuff.
Of course, that anger wouldn’t mean much if grey Shulkie looked like a twiggy supermodel that couldn’t walk the walk. Thankfully, that’s not as issue here—Fantastic Four Legends She-Hulk is noticeably larger and more powerful looking than your standard ML figure—male or female. This is an accurate and on-model scale for the figure, and an effort Hasbro deserves kudos for.
In order to remain authentic to the character design, this figure also required new molding including wonderfully tattered jeans and a tank top. Rather than cheating out on these, Hasbro opted for intricately detailed clothing with ample sculpted details and holes.
While this isn’t exactly a “costume” that many Marvel fans will be calling iconic years from now, Hasbro still utterly nailed it with precision.
There’s not necessarily a lot of paint on this figure to begin with, but what is there has been expertly applied.
The paint wash highlights on the hair look swell, and I like the gamma green energy lines painted onto various places on She-Hulk’s body (though I’ll venture some folks will hate them).
Along with two Super Skrull BAF right arms—stretched invisible and normal options—She-Hulk also gets a choice of interchangeable fists or grappling hands. These are the only accessories I feel like Jen Walters really needed here, and I’ve got no complaints about them. Having Grey She Hulk wrestle The Thing or bench press Mr. Fantastic is a joy. Love that we got more than just fists for Jen.
Last but not least, we’ve got articulation—and this is an area where Hasbro again surprises by giving us better flexibility than on a standard female Legends figure. In all, we’ve got:
- Ball-Hinge Head, Shoulders and Elbows
- Swivel Biceps and Thighs
- Swivel-Hinge Wrists
- Ball-Jointed Hips and Upper Torso
- Double-Hinged Knees
- Hinged Feet with Rockers
The articulation isn’t perfect—I’d still prefer to see double-hinged elbows and a swivel waist—but I’m infatuated with a female figure getting bicep swivels, and I’m very pleased and satisfied with the range of motion on all the joints that are present. The joints are also nice and tight for holding a pose, which etched an even bigger smile on my face.
Overall: I’m sure I’ll draw some ire for this, but to me, this new She-Hulk figure is (somehow) the best figure in the whole Fantastic Four Marvel Legends series, and Hasbro’s best figure thus far in 2020. The quality on the joints and paint is top-notch, the newly molded pieces and size of the figure are excellent, and the biceps swivel and enraged portrait light up my life.
This particular Marvel Legends She-Hulk iteration is one that many fans are going to poo-poo because of hating the character design or this particular interpretation of Shulkie, but I think Hasbro has made the toy of this version of Jennifer Walters sheer perfection. An outstanding toy that most collectors will sadly only buy to complete their Super Skrull Build-A-Figure.