Released in April 2023, Drax is part of the Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wave that is exclusively turned over to MCU figures from the movie and includes a Cosmo Build-a-Figure. The wave is packed in plastic-free packaging, using figure imagery alongside the usual artwork around the standard Marvel Legends box to depict the contents.
Drax as a figure is made up of the older legs from the 2017 Guardians 2 Drax with a new upper torso and arms. The head is a neutral look and is taken from the Disney Store box set. Like the other uniformed Guardians from GOTG2, Drax in the main is cast in that base blue of the uniform - a blue that is too light vs what we see on screen. There are then a variety of painted red panels across Drax’s chest, arms and thighs. A black belt with a painted silver clasp sits as an individual piece around the waist, and the final paint details are added to the sculpted logo on Drax’s chest which is picked out in a gold finish.
The head sculpt is excellent, and recreates Drax in his more serene moments as he contemplates what is going on. The head is a base blue plastic over which the salmon colouring is added over his embossed facial markings. The eyes appear photo-printed, but there is no other direct facial detail added with the lips left the same tone as the skin and the sculpt of the face left to create its own light and dark shading.
Drax has 19 points of articulation with pinned legs but a totally pinless upper body. While he is a bulkier figure in stature, he can be posed in a number of options and the only thing that doesn’t quite work for me in terms of more dynamic action positions is the lack of expression on Drax’s face and for this character in particular I’d have loved to have seen both head options (neutral and screaming) included.
Accessories include the twin blades Drax has carried throughout the Guardians trilogy. These are cast in silver and are left unpainted, despite some nice looking scroll work on the handle and blades which would have been brought out a treat by a single wash or more. In this regard, the accessory quality here has taken a backstep vs the release 6 years ago which had a much better finish. When in use the knives fit in either hand, and when not in use they slip into the holsters on Drax’s boots.
It is finally good to get a different look for Drax and the figure replicates the uniform pretty well apart from the colour which remains too light. Drax’s head sculpt is good but the figure would have been much improved including the screaming head that is also already in circulation. The weapons would have benefitted from an additional paint application, but work well enough in the hands or the holsters. And overall Drax cuts a pretty impressive figure in both stature and posing opportunities with or without the other Guardians.
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