Marvel Legends X-Men Bonebreaker Build-A-Figure Wave Siryn Figure Video Review And Images

On 4/30/2022 at 3:06 PM, enzosaurusrex said:

"I don't mind not having the screaming head"

"...I'm more worried about that cape, seems to be the same material as the cape that came in the TAS/Jim Lee Storm and I could never make that look good on display. Seems to just flop there....."

This is a pass for me; I'll wait for the corrected version. Or not. I'm paring down my Hasbro buys precisely due to this kind of thing. Now, having said, that its otherwise a good figure. The synthetic membranes that help her glide/fly along with her sonic waves are tricky, to be sure. But I'm really not sure what else they could've done, what material would've been better. Hard plastic, nah, rubbery plastic would've been too heavy...all in all they look about as accurate as one could have.

On 5/1/2022 at 12:06 AM, enzosaurusrex said:

I don't mind not having the screaming head. I'm more worried about that cape, seems to be the same material as the cape that came in the TAS/Jim Lee Storm and I could never make that look good on display. Seems to just flop there. Atleast this one doesn't have ropes/shoelaces to tie it down to her wrists unlike Storm!

That said, excited to finally get a Siryn. I don't think we even got a Siryn in the old 5" line from Toybiz in the 90s right? Is this her first ever action figure?

Yeah, this is Theresa's first ever figure.

On 4/30/2022 at 2:41 AM, bashpics99 said:

"....gritted teeth is as close as you get. To me that suggests that hasbro is opposed to having screaming/yelling female figures for whatever reason....i'm not sure that is the rationale, but i'm sure there is some reason whether its a hasbro edict or something coming from disney or marvel..."

Sorry but that's heading into a real jumping to conclusions mode of reasoning. Just because you haven't seen an exact particular thing doesn't mean hasbro's opposed to it. We've yet to see figures of classic Aunt May, Wonder Man, Red Wolf, Mockingbird, Dr. Spectrum or Gladiator for example, but there's no reason to conclude hasbro is opposed to them. As far as an edict from Marvel, Hasbro or Disney....what is that based on?? In light of not only the examples I cited, which clearly show the team has the skill to do it, but also the reminder from @Satamregarding the live stream, there's no evidence to say that there's some corporate influence here. Remember the saying, "Never attribute to malice/conspiracy that which can be adequately explained by neglect".

Siryn needs to have a screaming (sonic blast) head because that's her power.Its as bad as making the Falcon or the Angel without wings. Leaving it out is a glaring omission by the team. But they can easily correct it. There's no reason to think Hasbro directed them not to.

I don't mind not having the screaming head. I'm more worried about that cape, seems to be the same material as the cape that came in the TAS/Jim Lee Storm and I could never make that look good on display. Seems to just flop there. Atleast this one doesn't have ropes/shoelaces to tie it down to her wrists unlike Storm!

That said, excited to finally get a Siryn. I don't think we even got a Siryn in the old 5" line from Toybiz in the 90s right? Is this her first ever action figure?

On 4/30/2022 at 6:41 AM, bashpics99 said:

Female faces can certainly show expression, but i can't recall any figures with open mouth or screaming, gritted teeth is as close as you get. To me that suggests that hasbro is opposed to having screaming/yelling female figures for whatever reason. Some say it makes the figure look like a blow-up doll... i'm not sure that is the rationale, but i'm sure there is some reason whether its a hasbro edict or something coming from disney or marvel

There just hasn't been a really good reason to make a screaming female head until now. The hint from the December live stream of "We've actually made some extra pieces for her that hopefully we'll be using the next time we figure out a place to bring her out" certainly implies an upcoming open mouth head and likely a sonic scream effect that both she and her da can use.

On 4/30/2022 at 3:45 PM, MonsterChris said:

Given a choice between one or the other, I would have preferred a screaming head (but just barely). She needed two heads more than any other character in the wave needed anything that they do come with. Is Wolverine's alternate head new or a reuse? If it was a budgetary or some other constraint that kept a second head out of the wave, then they should have held back on the character until they could release her with two heads. In context of the line, it's pretty clear to me that the plan from "go" was to try and sell the figure twice.

I think Logan's head is the same as the one that came with the Amazon 5 pack, but I can't be 100% sure. They look similar. I'm guessing most of the wave's budget went into Bonebreaker and Vulcan

On 4/30/2022 at 3:25 AM, leokearon said:

Looks great. I'm glad she doesn't have a screaming head because I just know they would just give us one or the other; looking at you Thunderstrike.

Given a choice between one or the other, I would have preferred a screaming head (but just barely). She needed two heads more than any other character in the wave needed anything that they do come with. Is Wolverine's alternate head new or a reuse? If it was a budgetary or some other constraint that kept a second head out of the wave, then they should have held back on the character until they could release her with two heads. In context of the line, it's pretty clear to me that the plan from "go" was to try and sell the figure twice.

On 4/29/2022 at 10:09 PM, Atlantis said:

Sorry but what are you talking about? What, the female faces can't scream or show expression? Disagree. The old Thundra has clenched teeth. Enchantress has a smirk going on. Firestar, Hellcat, Moira and the upcoming Spinnerete all have smiles. She-Hulk has a full on rage snarl (so does X-23 from Sasquatch BAF wave). They absolutely could have made it work.

Female faces can certainly show expression, but i can't recall any figures with open mouth or screaming, gritted teeth is as close as you get. To me that suggests that hasbro is opposed to having screaming/yelling female figures for whatever reason. Some say it makes the figure look like a blow-up doll... i'm not sure that is the rationale, but i'm sure there is some reason whether its a hasbro edict or something coming from disney or marvel

FWIW i think very few of ML's "human" men have open mouths either - Thunderstrike, Bullseye, the Hood, maybe Weapon X iirc?

Mainly we get open mouths on more monstrous/inhuman characters that have crazy tongues (Monster Venom, Sugarman, Demogoblin) or articulated jaws (Sauron, Lizard BAF, Beta Ray Bill, Ghost Rider). And Ultron, i guess (although not Jocasta!)

EDIT: Is gwenpool closest to having an open mouth? she has a tongue sticking out on at least one head, i think

Looks great. I'm glad she doesn't have a screaming head because I just know they would just give us one or the other; looking at you Thunderstrike.

On 4/29/2022 at 1:48 PM, SpiderS said:

It's an overall very decent figure, I do think they did consider alternate head but they couldn't make it work, the same way they had a hard time giving Meggan a proper smile that looked as good as comic book art, I would imagine doing screaming head would be more difficult, especially on the female face.

Sorry but what are you talking about? What, the female faces can't scream or show expression? Disagree. The old Thundra has clenched teeth. Enchantress has a smirk going on. Firestar, Hellcat, Moira and the upcoming Spinnerete all have smiles. She-Hulk has a full on rage snarl (so does X-23 from Sasquatch BAF wave). They absolutely could have made it work.