When Hasbro released the first Marvel Legends figures from Avengers : Infinity War in 2017, a number of the earlier figures were based on concept art and early designs. That led figures like Proxima Midnight and the BAF Cull Obsidian to be quite a bit different in figure form than what actually turned up on screen in Infinity War. In 2020 Hasbro announced their intention to right a few of these figures with a new exclusive set called The Children of Thanos. The set, exclusive to Amazon, would include screen accurate figures of Cull Obsidian and Proxima Midnight as well as tweaked figures of Ebony Maw and Corvus Glaive and a new variant of Thanos.
When you consider that Thanos and Cull Obsidian are essentially Deluxe figures, the packaging for this set was always going to be enormous - but it is still quite a surprise as to how expansive it actually is. The set uses a rectangular window box format with a black base colour and gold highlight colours as per the Infinity War movie logo. The figure window is shaped and bordered in the gold with the Legends logo top right and Infinity War logo base and centre. Underneath this is a gold flash with the set name "Children of Thanos", and this goes on to be repeated in a number of other languages.
The figures themsevels are arranged with Thanos in the centre and two either side with accessories slotted into the space around each figure. The side of the box are headed with the Legends logo again and then a checklist of characters Both sides include Thanos at the top. The right hand (as we look) then shows illustrations of Cull Obsidian and Corvus Glaive. The left features Proxima Midnight and Ebony Maw.
The back of the box has a large colour illustration of Thanos, surrounded by his children with Proxima's spear protruding from the illustration to the black border underneath. To the side of this is the background text we see on all Legends releases
"The Children of Thanos, powerful and vicious warriors, will stop at nothing to harness the power of the Infinity Stones"
The package opens via the top or bottom flap, and the figures are set into a plastic tray, there are no ties to hold the figures. The tray is then sat into a cardboard inner tray that has also been providing the figure backdrop. With the figures removed, you can see this carries a design of an exploding Avengers "A".
For Corvus, be careful when removing him from the inner tray. He has been packed with his cloak through a slit in the plastic and has it sitting round the back. The slit is very tight and other than cutting the tray you have to ease out the cape through the slit to avoid any rubbing or scratching of the gold decor robes.
4.0
Corvus was a fantastic looking figure when he was released last year in the 2-pack with Loki, and this Children of Thanos version tweaks this slightly to give us an even better figure. The head is a gorgeous sculpt full of expression with the narrowed eyes and menacing grin. It has a more purple hue to the skin tone this time round with golden sculpted markings on the forehead, chin and cheeks.
Corvus is tall and slim and wearing a variety of ornate robes. The base body is cast in black with gloss black panels added to create variation alongside more gold trim. Over this is a robe which includes the hood section, a shoulder wrap that resembles a rib-cage, and then flowing cape and loin cloth section. These are all realised in a rubbery plastic, cast in the base dark grey colour and then enhanced with more intricate golden designs and symbols.
The head and body are unchanged physically vs the 2019 version, but the paint is certainly adjusted in terms of the skin tone in the head and a crisper clarity to the golden markings around the robes and body by actually taking away some of the gold so there are cleaner definitions between the gold symbols and the robes.
5.0
Corvus is armed with the same dual blade staff/spear as 2019. The shape of the weapon is well defined and cast with a textured grip detail on the silver central shaft and intricate blades. The blades themselves are a base gold colour, but not metallic and the silver central piece does upstage the blades a little which would have looked awesome if they'd been picked out in the same deep gold used on the outfit.
If you compare this new weapon with the 2019 version there is a minimal difference in the colours which were darker on the 2019 version and arguably a nicer finish to the blades.
The blade fits into either hand, but is more securely gripped in the left. The right can then be used to hold the blade and pose it into two handed weapon fighting poses.
3.5
Corvus has 19 points of articulation and has a wide range of movement and motion, albeit slightly restricted around the legs and upper arms by the shape cloak. The right arm is more expressive than the left with only the shoulder sat behind the robes, while the left is covered down to the elbow and essentially locked into place.
Head : ball joint neck and pivot
Body : T-Joint ratchet torso, swivel waist
Arms : ball joint shoulder, bicep swivel, double joint elbow, wrist pivot
Legs : ball joint hips, thigh swivel, double joint knee, ankle rockers
The posing with the weapon is not overly dynamic, but the figure can hold the weapon in some offensive stances including two handed posing, although that looks quite flat with the inability to raise either arm up in a more dynamic pose.
The legs are fully mobile, but with the hard cape and front skirt section there is little opportunity to move the legs in any fashion other than some wider stances.
3.0
The Children of Thanos set is essentially a vehicle to bring collectors the correct version of Cull Obsidian and an extensively repainted Proxima Midnight. Corvus Glaive was a brilliant figure to start with when he was realised just last year and the set has given it a very minor makeover adding clarity to the gold of the robes and a tone change in the face. Aside from these the figure is unchanged and certainly feels like a purchase I didn't need having been perfectly happy with the original release.
If you don't have Corvus Glaive or the other Children of Thanos then this boxset and the Corvus figure are spot on for new collectors with the articulation being the only issue as such having been sacrificed a little to execute the robes they way they have. If Corvus is already in your collection, then this version does improve on him slightly in my opinion (others may disagree) but its still a figure you already have that you are buying to most likely deliver the Cull Obsidian.
I score the Children of Thanos Corvus Glaive 3.5
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