Although I don’t typically collect six inch figures, I was
glad to see the return of Marvel Legends. This was a great line before, and has
been a great line since its return. As part of 2013’s first wave, we’ve been
treated to Protector. I suppose a lot of you out there are wondering who this
guy is, and I can’t say I blame you. I’ve been a Marvel fan since I was a kid
and I have a steel-trap mind for obscure characters, and I barely remember this
guy. He’s not important enough to warrant an image on the official MarvelUniverse Wiki, but apparently he’s important enough to make it into the Marvel
Legends line. Last I remember Protector was dead. Granted, I don’t stay very
current, so this guy could have made a recent comeback that I totally missed
out on. Character selection aside, how does this guy stack up? Read on to find
out!
Two things stand out about the packaging. One, HIT MONKEY! Pick up Protector and you’ll be getting a head and a couple of guns towards your build-a-figure. Two, you got your Iron Man in my Protector! So I could have had Iron Fist, a character I know and love, and I got Protector? Well, either way, it’s pretty awesome artwork. The back artwork is particularly awesome, but wait. “Warriors of the Mind”? Are they fighting bad guys, or fighting Gary Kasparov and Bobby Fischer?
Protector features a solid sculpt. It’s nothing amazing, but it looks like the character I remember in the pages of Fantastic Four, and it looks like the guy on the package art. The overall white with black and red here and there comes across pretty cool. He looks comic-y and not overly “realistic”, but it’s a comic book character from a comic book like, so that’s what I want.
Protector comes complete with a pair of high tech pistols and a gun belt with holsters to store them. The guns are fairly detailed, and they fit snuggly either in Protector’s hands or in the holsters. What else can you ask of your guns? The hands are sculpted with trigger-fingers, so the pistols look natural when he’s holding them. Really nothing to complain about here.
photos by Jason
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ReplyDeletethese marvel legends are proving to be very frustrating because they're hard to come across! (atleast for me anyways, here in NW Ohio)... i finally found the new x-force wolverine, but i was really hoping for an Archangel... and i'd still really like a red deadpool and FF Spidey, even though i already settled for the x-force DP and big time spidey... and i've almost completely given up on the marvel universe line... i go to my local walmarts and the pegs are STILL full of white iron fist. STILL. but hey, atleast theres finally plenty of the G.I.Joe Retaliation figs to go around!
ReplyDeleteRed Deadpool (and the rest of the Wave 3 variants) haven't hit yet, so you haven't missed those. FF Spidey came and went when Wave 2 first hit. He's long gone now. And your best bet for finding this current wave is to hit a Disney store or keep checking TRU. Archangel is the most sought-after of the wave, and unlike X-Force Wolvie, he's only one per case, so good luck.
DeleteLOL dude, I live in the state of Hulk and Deadpool too! (Yes, they are both from Ohio, and if you don't believe the bit about Dpool, look up Mgauslic's (also from Ohio) Deadpool origin's video)
ReplyDeleteBTdubs, Brett, this Protector is a fairly new character. It's Noh-Var in a new costume. He's been featured in the more recent Avengers stories.
ReplyDeleteThe Marvel wiki you linked to is for another character also called Protector
ReplyDeleteFixed, thanks!
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