Mr. Hyde is the 6-part Build-A-Figure from the April 2021 wave of Marvel Legends made up with four figures from the Shang-Chi MCU movie, the Civil Warrior Gamerverse release, and the comic book based A.I. Tony Stark.
Each figure comes with a selected body part which are then relatively easy to clip together and assemble. The trickiest element, as is often the case on these larger figures, is getting the legs into the large peg of the thigh - you may need to warm the parts up a little in hot water or with a hairdryer to help the fit along.
Mr. Hyde does reuse parts from the larger King Pin / Joe Fixit body although the overcoat and shirt front with bow tie look new. The head is also new and features a grimacing Mr. Hyde with bared teeth and red bulging eyes which looks really good. He is wearing a bowler hat, which is part of the head and cant be removed. The hands are new also and are sculped with body hair down the back of each of them and this is then painted in a light brown.
The suit itself is all cast in a base green with painted black buttons. The same black is used on the shoes, while the bow tie is painted in red and the shirt in off-white.
The figure is supplied with a single accessory, a walking cane that is included with the Wenwu figure along with the Mr. Hyde right arm. The cane is cast in black, with the top section a light brown finish. It is designed to fit into the right hand, and while the fit is tight it holds the cane well for either a neutral walking pose or to raise it up as a weapon.
Mr. Hyde has 16 points of articulation, with the large body being downgraded on both knees and elbows that are single jointed rather than the double joints we see on most Legends figures. Due to the bulk of the body, the legs are mainly designed to keep Hyde standing, and most poses will be very simple neutral stances or a walking pose. The arms are more expressive, and further motion can be added by engaging the ball joint waist under the waistcoat and the neck joint.
Mr, Hyde is an impressive figure standing 8.25 inches tall and therefore being a focal point standing a good head or more taller than most other Legends figures. He is well-executed vs the original source material and is likely to be sought after considering he is a comic book Build-a-Figure across a predominantly MCU wave.
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