Released in April 2023, Cosmo is the build-a-figure included in the Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wave. The wave is exclusively turned over to MCU figures from the movie with seven figures from the movie, and a Cosmo part packed in with six of them (Star-Lord does not come with a BAF piece).
The BAF format for Marvel Legends has been moving away from larger characters, particularly in the MCU, recently and Cosmo is one of the smallest BAFs to date. In years gone by we could have expected the larger Groot figure to be the BAF, but these larger figures have migrated to the Deluxe format and the BAF now allows Hasbro to slot in characters from the movie who might not otherwise get a general standalone release, such as Cosmo.
Cosmo arrives split into seven parts in total and you will need to separate the head from the body that comes with Rocket so you can add the space helmet that is packed with Adam Warlock. The legs all attach easily enough with a bit of pressure, and the tail slots in on a small ball joint.
As a figure, Cosmo stands waist height to most of the human characters of the Legends line, which is actually too large as Cosmo should really only be the same height - if not slightly smaller - than Rocket even when standing upright on all fours. The main body of the figure is a cream plastic to recreate the spacesuit, with painted silver and brown details over Cosmo’s back and some red and blue components picked out on the legs. Cosmo’s fur is sculpted and presented in a single red tone that is just a tad too red vs the ‘Goldador’ fur we see in the film. Eyes, mouth, and snout are all painted as are the toenails on each foot.
The space helmet is two connected pieces in a clear plastic and plugs into the space suit collar via shaped sockets. Factory molding is a factor in how crisp the connection is, and you may want to warm up the body if the fit is problematic. Once installed the upper helmet ‘visor’ sits above Cosmo’s head leaving an open section around her mouth. The upper visor does pivot and move down on a pivot but this doesn’t make a completely closed-off helmet and instead just leaves a gap at the top section. While the helmet is OK, I prefer the unhelmeted look.
Articulation is designed very much around a four-leg standing pose and there are 16 points of articulation in total. Each leg has a short range of movement at the ankle and part way up, with a ball joint at the hip. The tail is also on a ball joint, with another ball joint partway across her body, while the head can rotate at the collar and articulate again where the head meets the ruff of Cosmo’s neck. The articulation will allow Cosmo to sit and lie down, but neither is totally natural in the way they look vs how a real dog would move. Cosmo includes no additional parts or accessories.
If the time of larger BAFs is truly over, then these more obscure choices of character are fine by me although when you look at Guardians as a whole, was Cosmo the right choice? Particularly when - at the time of writing - we have no Gamora, High Evolutionary (who am sure will both be coming), or more tertiary characters akin to Cosmo like Ayesha, Stakar Ogord, or Master Karja. Cosmo as a figure is oversized and that does show in some poses and alongside other characters. That aside, the execution of the figure is good with plenty of detail on the costume and the body, a reasonable paint job, and articulation aligned to a choice to have her stand on all fours and with a reasonable option of having her sit and lie down.
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