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It’s a little bit unbelievable that the veil of secrecy surrounding the 2021 Spider-Man No Way Home movie was so thick that we’re only now getting toys for this mega-blockbuster at mass retail. I gave Sandman from the Marvel Legends No Way Home series a glowing review earlier this month, and now I’m ready to review the freshest Spider-Man in the wave: Tom Holland Spidey in his “final swing” suit from the end of the movie! Is this a 6” Tom Holland Spider-Man worth upgrading to?
While the 2022 Hasbro Pulse Spider-Man 3-Pack gave collectors movie figures of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in their iconic Spider-Man costumes, Tom Holland fans had to settle for the less-beloved Integrated Nanotech suit.
It was rather self-evident that it was just a matter of time until Hasbro captured Tom in his hotly demanded “classic Spider-Man costume” from the movie’s final scene—and one year later, the time has come to an end! Was the wait worth it? Here’s my review…
We haven’t had a new Spider-Man Build-A-Figure wave from Hasbro in a couple years now, so I don’t think anyone will be gobsmacked that the No Way Home Marvel Legends series doesn’t have a designated BAF either. Given that these figures still cost as much as the BAF waves, that’s a “bad value” vote from me, but your opinion may vary based on how much you care about Build-A-Figures.
I don’t think anyone can deny that the generic packaging for this series is a big step down from the snazzy designs and unique card art on the Vintage and Animated figures we’re getting from Hasbro that are also BAF-less. At 25 bucks a figure, I think the very basic packaging for this series could’ve been fancied up just a hair.
Inside the package we find an alternate masked head and two more pairs of interchangeable hands (web-shooting and splayed) as accessories. All of these extras are of vital importance and I’m thrilled to see Hasbro not cheating out on these essentials.
The Final Suit Spider-Man figure itself looks, well… great. At a glance, one really might mistake it for a comic book Spider-Man Legends figure—which is sort of the intent, I think. The blue has a mild “metallic” sheen to it, just as it did during NWH’s final scene, and the costume overall looks exceptionally cool and authentic to the source material. I’m one of the few people on the planet who thinks No Way Home is overrated, but I still really, really dig this new suit from Tom Holland’s final swing in the trilogy.
Unlike the 3-Pack Integrated Suit (shown above), we get an actual unmasked Tom Holland portrait by default on this 6” figure. In my mind, I still envision 19-20 year old Tom Holland from his first appearances as Spidey, so I didn’t love this head sculpt at first.
But after reviewing the movie again and paying attention to 24-year-old Tom Holland, I’m happy enough with this older likeness of his movie Peter Parker. I think the expression overall could be a smidge more expressive and I’m not 100% sold on the hair, but this is above par for Hasbro actor portraits in my opinion.
The half-dozen hands are a good deal of fun as well, allowing NWH Final Suit Spidey into a multitude of poses. I’d have been terribly upset if any of these hand choices had been excluded—so good job, Hasbro.
Unfortunately, this is not an action figure without faults, and it is tragically the quality that takes the biggest nosedive on this toy. It’s extremely rare that the #1 topic I see a Marvel Legends figure being brought up for is breakage issues, but that’s the case with this Spider-Man No Way Home Tom Holland Legends figure.
Whether it be from the harsh winter cold or just poor plastic quality, I’ve seen photos well into the double-digits of this Spidey with his hip/leg joints broken off irreparably. I have thankfully not had such a problem, but the drop-down hip joints on mine definitely feel worryingly wobbly and unstable.
Besides the fears of irrevocable breaking, the articulation is mostly really great on this figure. The aforementioned drop-down hips allow a really large range of motion for bending Spidey, and the butterfly swivel shoulders work sensationally.
As long as nothing breaks (which is a genuine concern in this case), I think the articulation set is fairly fantastic. The hips really don’t give the legs much backward movement, though, which always disappoints me when it happens on a figure.
Overall: Hasbro came close to a home run with me thanks to the design, articulation and accessories on Final Awing Spider-Man, but I find the value, fragility and packaging to all be holding Spidey Holland back to some degree. Recommended, although you might want to grab two (if you can find two) in case you need to return one due to breakage issues.