The A.I. Tony Stark figure was released in April 2021 as part of the Mr. Hyde BAF wave alongside the MCU figures for Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. The figure uses the usual Legends box design and maintains the gold character label that is also used on the Shang-Chi figures. It does change the accent colour at the back of the figure and to the side to a blue tone that matches the look of the A.I. Tony Stark hologram. This does, however, lose the head in the packaging and a different accent colour may have been preferable.
The sides and back of the box carry a comic-book image of the A.I. Tony Stark and to the side of this on the card back is the background info for the figure.
"After a tragic battle, Tony Stark lives on in digital form as a hologram at the helm of a high-powered suit of armor"
The figure arrives with the translucent blue Tony Stark head in place. This is likely re-use from previous Stark figures, but the likeness is good even in a semi-clear plastic. The definition is provided with some darker blue sections around Tony's beard and hair line as well as the eyes. There is an element of the red of the neck that shows through the head due to the translucency of the plastic.
The body is a classic style Iron-Man with the red midsection, complete with ice blue arc reactor, and then yellow arms and legs. Gauntlets and Boots then return to the red finish. This is all cast plastic colouration in a high gloss finish and is particularly crisp and effective.
The figure includes an alternative head, the classic Iron-Man mask with a yellow faceplate and red gloss head. This is a very clever inclusion as it both allows collectors to turn this into a classic Iron-Man figure, or it can be used as an accessory with A.I. Tony Stark.
You also get two pairs of hands, the fists that come with the figure and the second are a pair of open hands to replicate repulsor blasts. These have a hole in the centre into which you plug the included repulsor blast pieces. These are the same effects that have been around since 2016 with the Civil War Iron-Man, and they are cast in the same translucent blue as the head. They also fit into the peg holes on the feet for flight posing.
The A.I. Tony Stark has the standard 19 points of articulation associated with a Marvel Legends male buck, including the T-joint abs. The articulation has almost full movement around the joints, although the elbows are blocked from straightening up fully by the shape of the arm armour.
A.I. Tony Stark does arrive with a degree of looseness around the Torso that we do see on a lot of T-joint figures, and some similar looseness in the hips. He does, however, stand perfectly well. And if you introduce an aftermarket flight stand - he looks great in-flight poses too.
The 2021 A.I. Tony Stark figure brings us a new iteration of Iron-Man while still squeezing a classic era Iron-Man into the same package. He is very crisp in the colouring and the translucent head works well and retains the likeness of the comic book Tony Stark. Articulation is good, if not a little loose. As someone who normally focuses on MCU Legends figures, this is a very impressive figure!
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