The Eternals movie, despite being the debut of all its characters, is getting an almost unprecedented level of Marvel Legends releases ahead of its November 2021 launch. As well as a full MCU wave, the Eternals figures will be expanded with two exclusive figures.
The warrior Thena, played by Angelina Jolie, is one of the exclusive releases and will be sold via Walmart in the US and is available via the Fan Channel elsewhere in the world. The figure unusually skipped any pre-order period and went straight into stock on the 1st of October.
The packaging is identical to the main Eternals wave and features a decadent gold theme on the nameplate, labeling, and side art. The backing card also features a golden glow and graduates up to a blue hue with symbols and designs built into the central section.
"A fierce warrior, Thena has the ability to use cosmic energy to form any handheld weapon she can think of"
Thena comes with a single head sculpt and this is a fantastic likeness to Angelina Jolie particularly thanks to the photo-real application. She is sporting a headpiece of sorts in gold and the hair section is sculpted so it flows over her shoulders. The hair, like the head sculpt, carries an impressive level of detail and is perhaps missing a wash to enhance the depth of the sculpting.
Thena is sporting a full gold suit with an armoured chest section, wrist bracers and shoulder pauldrons. The lighter colour carries a pearlescent finish in the plastic - a theme across all the Eternals figures - with the deep gold armoured parts and belt contrasting this and making a very interesting costume despite the lack of paint detail and without the more intricate designs we see on Ajak for example.
The belt and lower skirt section are an individual piece, and left loose to sit around the waist so they can be moved with the lower leg articulation as required.
Thena comes with four different weapons and a second pair of gripping hand with which to wield them. These are, we assume, the cosmic energy weapons with all of them having been cast with a gold metallic hue on the blades. Thena can choose from a moon crested staff, katana, curved dagger and a scimitar.
The hands are shaped for particular weapons by the looks of things with the thicker staff and grip of the dagger fitting into the wider right hand, while the two swords have slimmer grips for the left hand. That does mean a two-handed staff pose is difficult to pull off with the left hand not being able to hold the grip for any length of time.
Articulation is the usual 16 points for a female body with pinless technology used throughout. The joints all work well with the exception of the ankle rockers which seem to be set at a very odd angle and coupled with the fact the left leg appears longer than the right Thena is extremely difficult to stand. There is also a strange decision not to give Thena any knee caps, the knee-high boots sit over the knee in a straight position, but when bent the full joint is exposed.
Thena is a striking figure, even by Marvel Legends standard with an Amazonian look overall that rivals that put out by DC for the Wonder Woman movie. She will certainly be a must for the full Eternals lineup, so like Ajak, she is one to potentially prioritise now due to her exclusivity.
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