"I'm considered good-looking amongst my kind."
The first Marvel Legends Talos figure was released in 2019 as part of the Captain Marvel wave, here he was presented only in his Skrull form. Thanks to his role in the 2023 Disney+ Secret Invasion series, Talos has now been given a second Legends figure and this time it features the ability to display him as a Skrull or in his disguised human form. Talos was released as part of the Hydra Stomper BAF wave which also included figures from Hawkeye, WandaVision, Secret Invasion and Marvel’s What If?
The Secret Invasion Talos was a plastic-free release so arrived in a fully enclosed box with artwork on the front, sides and rear of the figure and contents. The BAF checklist moved to the left-hand spine with Talos coming with the Stomper’s right leg.
Talos is what appears to be a full new figure comprising of a blue-shirted torso and dark blue jeans with black boots. Over this sits a softer plastic brown jacket, with the same colour used on the arms. The figure relies on base colour throughout, but there are a couple of applied paint details such as a touch of white on a t-shirt beneath the blue shirt visible at the collar, and the belt and silver belt buckle. Overall proportions seem accurate with Talos standing a touch shorter than the Nick Fury from the same wave.
We get two head and hand combos for Talos, starting with his human disguise. The recreation of actor Ben Mendelsohn is impressive with a strong sculpt overlaid with facial print technology. The head is engineered inclusive of the neck which is a bit of a change to the usual Marvel Legends anatomy. This works better aesthetically and keeps the neckline crisp in terms of the transition from flesh to clothing. The human hands swap out in the usual way with limited fuss.
The second option is for Talos in his Skrull form, and again the head sculpt is impressive and also inclusive of a level of facial printing including the eyes, but also the markings around some of the features. There is a gripe with the ears which arrived badly warped on my figure and I’ve struggled to straighten them - another issue with the plastic-free packaging and the paper wraps vs the inner tray to keep things straight. Like the human head, the Skrull head is sculpted as a full head and neck.
With two heads and two sets of hands, there are no other accessories for Talos which is a bit of a shame considering the hands are designed to grip weapons or perhaps something like a mobile phone. Articulation is all pinless and comes in at 19 points in total. We have the usual double-jointed knees and elbows, as well as a dual-jointed torso with both waist swivel and t-jointed chest. The head articulation is reasonably extensive considering there is no upper neck joint.
Like the accompanying Nick Fury from the Hydra Stomper 2023 Wave, Talos is very much a routine release with no major issues, but also nothing particularly stands out about him either. He looks the part, can be displayed either as a Skrull or a human, and has articulation to support a wide range of poses - although lacking in any accessories to pose with. It is unlikely at this stage we will see Talos again as an MCU Legends figure so this is one to consider picking up while he remains relatively well-stocked at retail. While you won't be completely blown away, you certainly won't be disappointed either.
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