The Marvel Legends figure of Ikaris was released in the Autumn of 2021 as part of the MCU Eternals wave. The wave was made up entirely of MCU characters from the Eternals movie and it also included a BAF of Gilgamesh, allowing collectors to round out the full complement of Eternals when you combined the full-wave with the exclusive releases of Thena and Ajak.
Ikaris was the sole figure in the wave that came without a BAF part, so by that logic was the assumed big seller of the selection He arrives in the standard Legends packaging with a golden theme around the nameplate and via the symbols on the side art. The rear of the box, and the card back, carries on that theme but blends it up to a starscape and with the Eternal circular symbol imprinted within. Alongside the artwork and BAF checklist on the back of the box is a short and non-descript piece on Ikaris.
"Moral, kind, and charismatic, Ikaris boasts incredible strength, flight, and the ability to project cosmic energy beams from his eyes."
Like all the Eternals figures, Ikaris is dressed in his suit featuring the various comic symbols that also feature heavily throughout the movie. The suit is pretty screen accurate and is cast in blue plastic with gold paint applied over the top. The finish on the gold is bright and the line art and panels where the paint is applied are neat and crisp. A skirt section is added as a separate piece in a softer plastic around Ikaris' waist.
The figure's height and body proportions are a good match to what we see on screen and in relation to the other Eternals characters.
Ikaris has a head sculpt that looks weak in the promo shot and in the box, but it has grown on me considerably since I unpacked him. It is not a perfect likeness of Richard Madden, with the sculptors having given him a large forehead and a thick brow ridge which is throwing the whole look off. Side on the likeness is much better and once again the photo-real tech enhances the face sculpt with improved realism around the eyes and the shadows and lines of the facial features.
Ikaris has a secondary head option included in the box. This is his powered look, with the standard head tweaked with the addition of translucent yellow powered effects around the two eyes. This has again grown on me with the figure in hand and is a different take on the 'eye beam' effect than the usual beams of light.
The heads swap out well enough and the ball joint on the neck is a wider joint so is not at risk of any damage - an issue we've seen on some other figures released in 2021.
The Eternals as a group do not use weapons or accessories other than Thena, so like the rest of the wave, there are no added accessories for Ikaris. We do get a second pair of hands allowing you to exchange the clenched fists for a pair of open palm hands if you wish to adjust the look of Ikaris or pose him with a specific gesture.
Ikaris has 18 points of articulation, picking up the usual double joint knees and arms of most male Legends figures. He does not get butterfly shoulders, and the torso joint is a ball joint and not the ab-crunch and rotating waist. The neck too is only a single ball joint.
While he is not rocking the full suite of Legends articulation, Ikaris remains extremely poseable to the extent he can even be posed in flight with the addition of an aftermarket flight stand. All of Ikaris' joints are secure and there are no stability issues.
Ikaris is well executed in the 6-inch Legends format with an accurate recreation of the onscreen costume and a good - if not perfect - likeness to actor Richard Madden both in stature and facial head sculpt & paint job. The articulation is sufficient and the addition of a second head sculpt is welcome with most of the other Eternals releases featuring spare hands only. Ikaris and the Eternals figures have suffered with the mixed reception of the movie itself and the overall design but there is a lot to be happy with for Ikaris the Legends figure and a welcome lineup with the rest of the Eternals for an MCU collection.
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