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Sylvie was the third figure released in the Marvel Legends series and based on the first season of Loki on Disney+. She was part of the second Disney+ Wave of figures that also contained figures from What If? and included The Watcher as the Build-a-Figure. This 2021 release arrived in the standard Legends packaging with a window - dominated more by The Watcher BAF part than the Sylvie figure. The box artwork on each side, based on the character, was illustrated rather than drawn from footage or promo shots of the show. The rear of the box featured some brief background info on Sylvie, under which sat the checklist for The Watcher build-a-figure in relation to the other figures in the wave.
Sylvie is wearing her dark green costume as seen during much of Loki Season 1, inspired in part by our universe Loki’s own outfit from his earlier appearances in Thor and Avengers. The bulk of the body is cast in deep grey plastic with sculpted detailing more or less exclusively on the torso where we find some green and bronze paint detailing to bring out the various panels and sculpted lines. Arms and legs are quite non-descript as are the ankle boots and fingerless gloves - all in very similar, if not the same, shade of deep grey. A belt is also provided, cast as a separate piece, and applied around the waist so as to move with the articulation. This is sadly the same boring grey with zero paint application despite the sculpted buckles that were crying out for a metallic finish.
The figure arrives overlaid with Sylvie’s cloak. This is a softer plastic piece cast in green and shaped to wrap around the figure and over the majority of the upper arms. It includes some flowing folds and creases as well as a folded back hood around the back. The only variation in the deep green finish is a lighter green paint application at the collar. In situ, the cloak does give Sylvie a better overall look with the green of the cloak contrasting with the grey of her outfit. It does however seem to push the figure into a hunched pose pushing the head and torso forward.
The cloak is removable, which presents the figure with more articulation options but does not flatter Sylvie aesthetically. Without the cloak, the proportions don’t quite look right leaving our Loki variant very gangly in the arms and legs and with a neckpiece sitting a bit too high. The head sculpt is a reasonable likeness to Sophia Di Martino without reaching the heights we have seen on some other recent female MCU figures like Mantis, Okoye, Scarlet Witch, and Jane Foster. Photo real paint decor is applied to add detailing to the eyes and lips, but little else considering it is working with a very smooth complexion. Sylvie is wearing her crown with one of the two horns snapped off as seen in the show. This is painted in gold. The head is finished off with the hair piece which is cast individually to the head in a yellow plastic with some darker blonde tone added for texture, The individual strands in softer plastic that hang down the side of the head are a nice addition.
Sylvie features an alternative pair of hands allowing you to alternate as you wish between a left hand ‘magic casting’ hand, a right clenched fist, and a pair of gripping hands for use with the included sword. These all swap in and out without fuss. They are very much black cast pieces with painted flesh fingers, and that does leave a dirty finish to the flesh where it can’t quite cover the base black. The open spell-casting hand looks larger than the others, and with Hasbro not including a green translucent magic piece (which was readily available in the line) it does lack context.
The sword does provide much better display potential, cast with a bronze and jade hilt with visible ornate detailing, and a metallic jade green blade. This will fit in either of Sylvie’s hands ready to strike down He Who Remains, or anyone else who gets in her way. Wielding of the sword is supported by 20 points of articulation - all pinless - and includes a boot cut swivel over and above the usual configuration, but she is lacking in any butterfly shoulders. With the cape discarded the posing options are extensive with full motion in the arms and legs supported by the torso joint and neck articulation. The cape will restrict these considerably once applied, pulling the arms back into the body and holding back the leg movement a touch.
Sylvie as a figure release is relatively average across most metrics. The costume is reasonably accurate to the show but lacks depth with limited paint apps and very much grey on grey on grey. The cloak does enhance the look - without it, Sylvie's proportions are just right - but using the cloak does restrict much of the movement, pinning the arms at her side and restricting the legs within the wrap of the cloak's lower edge. Considering Sylvie’s look going into Season 2 has not changed massively, we are probably unlikely to see an update at any point - but those who do want to add Sylvie to your collection should be able to find and buy her at lower than RRP pricing considering what appears to be buyers apathy for her and much of the Watcher BAF wave. Definitely worth a purchase at sub £20 and she certainly looks more at home posed with a group, alongside the released figures of Loki, Morbius, and He Who Remains.
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