Review: Marvel Legends X-23 from Deadpool & Wolverine
- Mephitsu
- 4 hours ago
- 6 min read
"You were always the wrong guy, till you weren't."
When Deadpool & Wolverine hit our screens in 2024, it was clear that there was a large raft of characters who took part in the movie who we as collectors might want to join our Marvel Legends display. The first wave for the movie was relatively modest, with figures of Deadpool, Wolverine, and a pack featuring Headpool and a civilian Logan from the early bar scenes. We’ve had to wait until Spring of 2026 for the next batch of Deadpool & Wolverine MCU movie figures, with a full six-figure wave released and headed up by a 7th Deluxe release of Dogpool and Deadpool. From the single boxed wave, our review here looks at the X-23 figure, a character making their cinematic debut in the Marvel Legends line.
X-23 is packed in the standard Legends box, black in tone, with the Marvel Legends logo at the top left and the movie logo across the bottom, underneath the window. The character details are shown on a side callout, printed to look like a rip in the box, and just states X-23 and no reference to Laura.
To the right-hand side of the box is a full image of X-23 in her pink shades, wearing her grey shirt and logo'd T-Shirt. This image is used again, but smaller, on the opposite spine and on the back of the box. The box reverse has a short piece of text which does reference X-23 as Laura and talks about how she is “all grown up” and “shocked to see Logan”. Underneath this, and in another ‘torn out’ panel, is a checklist for the accompanying single-figure wave with headshots of each of the figures included.
X-23 is packed into the usual inner plastic tray, and that is then set into a folded cardback sleeve. This sleeve is the same as the one being used across the entirety of the 2026 wave, a white/grey finish and covered in Deadpool doodles.
X-23 is a full new figure, replicating the outfit we find her wearing when we meet the Resistance in Deadpool & Wolverine. The trousers start with a painted brown belt and a silver buckle carrying the X symbol. These jeans are a cast grey and sculpted as skinny jeans with folds towards the boots, which are black and feature tied straps but no paint detail to enhance them. X-23’s foot blades protrude from the toe of these boots in a dull silver finish. These are not removable.
The upper torso is a similar grey to the legs, cut as a plain T-shirt and with a decal applied to the centre to represent the Savage World Tour T-Shirt X-23 is wearing in the void. Over this is a softer-sleeved open shirt in a slightly variant frey with upturned collars and sculpted buttons and pockets, but no further decor. While on paper this is removable, the top of the sleeves for the jacket are sculpted as part of the arms, so a coatless option looks odd. From these sleeves, the arms are a plain skin tone and end in a pair of fingerless gloves with X-23’s other two claws exposed. Unlike the feet, these are a brighter silver. You do get an extra pair of ungloves and claws retracted hands for an alternative look for X-23; these swap out in the usual fashion.
We have two head sculpts included, both similar if not identical in the facial sculpt and photo-real decor and with a very good likeness to actor Dafne Keen. The variation in the heads is delivered more by the hair piece with one flowing around her shoulders and natural, the other wind-blown out to the side for a dynamic look. Both hair options do stick out a little at the back, and that on its own can look strange, but it is to allow the included backpack to be worn.
This backpack is a single-tone khaki green finish with sculpted pockets and zips, but no additional colouring. Its two straps are flexible and slip over X-23’s shoulders and into the worn position, with the hair draping over the top. In place, it holds its position nicely and looks natural and part of the figure.
We can then change X-23’s look with her pink sunglasses, a scaled piece that includes pink rims and translucent lenses. The arms of the glasses are shaped and line up to very slight gaps in the side of the hairpieces, allowing them to slide in and sit perfectly over X-23’s eyes. Like the backpack, once in position they look part of the figure, and unlike other removable glasses we’ve seen, the hair is a perfect securing point without the gap in the hair being noticeable when the glasses are off. A very crisp job overall.
I found it a touch harder for X-23 to hold the glasses, but there is some grip in the alternative gloveless hands to hold the shades up as though putting them on or taking them off. The hands can also grip the rucksack straps when worn or hold it out using the straps or the upper loop.
There is a final bonus accessory included, in the shape of Juggernaut's helmet. This is coloured in a hammered metal finish, with a large hollowed interior so it can be held or worn. While you can pose this with X-23, it's thrown in more to use with the Cassandra Nova figure, who is also part of the wave.
Articulation is 22 points in total, all pinless, but lagging behind some of the other figures in the wave as she is without a butterfly shoulder. She weighs in with the same joint count as the likes of Deadpool and Wolverine, thanks to her construction, with rotations at the sleeve cut and boot cut where the parts connect. The upper body uses a waist swivel and a ball joint torso for ab-crunch too, and this has much less range than the T-joint we see on Logan figures as he crouches to attack. This all means her arm movements and upper body attack positions are lessened in the very extreme, although she can mimic most of what we see on screen.
The legs include double-jointed knees and secure ankles, and there is sufficient movement for kneeling and crouching, and even enough ankle security for kicking or leaping positions on one leg. This can be achieved (patiently) without a stand, but adding an aftermarket foot stand will make sure the position holds.
X-23 is a highlight in what is already an impressive wave of figures. She is a brand new, well-executed sculpt with a great likeness and a good level of accessories. The two head sculpts are nice, but I think the preference might have been two very different expressions, even then making the hair piece interchangeable so there are four distinct looks using the same amount of parts. The only other minor gripe is the footblade being permanently out, although in most cases, we will all be displaying X-23 as battle-ready.
What we need now is the remainder of the Resistance, namely Gambit, Elektra, and Johnny Storm, so they can join X-23 and Blade in the Deadpol & Wolverine display. It is also worth noting that if you ignore the age variation, X-23 also looks good alongside the 2020 exclusive two-pack of Logan and Charles Xavier.
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