In-Package Image: Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Spider-man 3 Symbiote Spider-Man Figure

I know I'm in the minority, but I hope the Gargantos is at least passing enough with MCU aesthetic. Even if its not as big as in MoM, I'd really like to have a proper antagonist for Wong and Dr Strange

On 4/2/2025 at 9:28 PM, AndyL said:

Ahhh I was just about to jump in and say that.

Not that I didn't have faith in what @tarothad told us but I was just genuinely interested in what transpired and did some of my own detective work. It was more a simple fact that someone else had created a character with the same name prior to Marvel using it as inspiration in creating this character and there could possibly be some dispute as to who owned the name but not so mch the character. But still it makes me wonder how they got around the issue when they put it in the game.

No matter. Slap a different name tag on the tentacled one eyed slimy looking freak and make it happen. I'll agree to call the thing my Great Aunt Gertrude I it gets it into the line.

Sounds like what I heard about the Cardiac villain from Spider-Man. Apparently the character isnt totally owned by Marvel, so hasbo doesn't have the rights to make a Legends figure of him ( they would have to pay the creator royalties and they don't want to). If that's true, wild. But I agree- sometimes in sticky situations like that, a new name and a slight tweak might work? Can't hurt to try....

On 4/2/2025 at 6:55 PM, watanabefan said:

The character was created by Marvel but the name was invented by Robert E. Howard for a Kull the Conqueror story. So the name is technically the property of the company that has rights to Howards IP.

Ahhh I was just about to jump in and say that.

Not that I didn't have faith in what @tarothad told us but I was just genuinely interested in what transpired and did some of my own detective work. It was more a simple fact that someone else had created a character with the same name prior to Marvel using it as inspiration in creating this character and there could possibly be some dispute as to who owned the name but not so mch the character. But still it makes me wonder how they got around the issue when they put it in the game.

No matter. Slap a different name tag on the tentacled one eyed slimy looking freak and make it happen. I'll agree to call the thing my Great Aunt Gertrude I it gets it into the line.

The hell hasbro?!? So every Spider-Man from No Way Home was on a Cardback and I hated it. I had no choice but to accept it but hated it nonetheless. Now, we get a figure that perfectly compliments that wave and you put it in a standard box?!?

Where is the consistency?!?

On 4/2/2025 at 4:42 PM, AndyL said:

Re: Changes to Madame Masque

Wow I guess I was so excited about the reveal I really didn't notice the issue. But now that I see it I actually prefer the black. I'm glad it's accurate but honestly every artist has such a tendency to put their own twist and changes to pretty much any character it really was not that big a deal.

I kinda liked the black more too. The white looks like she's wearing her bathing suit over her tights.. like she couldn't decide what to wear, so she wore everything haha

All well.. I was getting her regardless

On 4/2/2025 at 12:34 PM, Air-Walker said:

I don't understand the legal issue if Shuma-Gorath is a character that Marvel created(?). Any how, funny thing, I didn't actually expect to see Capcom characters in this sub-line, so I'm more than fine with that. For me, this is really about getting a proper Betsy Psylocke on the new super-posable body mold, and a few I'd not gotten around to getting, like Silver Samurai and Venom, etc. Even though she's seen a number of releases, I'm hoping to see a Rogue in this line, as she's thus far eluded me, lol.

The character was created by Marvel but the name was invented by Robert E. Howard for a Kull the Conqueror story. So the name is technically the property of the company that has rights to Howards IP.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/doctor-strange-2-shuma-gorath-why-marvel-cant-use-revealed/

The article notes Marvel does have history working with the current IP holder, so who knows if they worked something out for the Legends figure or just call him Gargantos again.

On 4/2/2025 at 1:44 PM, tarot said:

He was created for a Conan Comic and while Marvel does own him outright and can use him in comics, they can't for merchandise anymore.

Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying that Tarot! Well, hopefully they fix that the way they did with Rom, because I'd be all OVER Marvel Legends Conan figures!

On 4/1/2025 at 4:23 PM, since83 said:

Yeeeeeessss! This is a major issue for me as well! So many well known characters, especially the ladies, get cobbled together from parts, and then totally new sculpts for really obscure/one shot appearance characters. I know Moon Knight isn't top of the top tier, but he's pretty well known. His last figure felt like an afterthought of reused parts. And meanwhile skins that you could do a whole playthrough and never play as, or even unlock get whole new sculpts. The freakin Eternals figures?!?!?!, but Joe Fixit gets jammed together? It just boggles my mind.

On the Eternals vs Joe Fixit, thats just the nature of doing movie and game figures since their designs tend to have far less reuse potential. The Velocity Suit repaint is a prime example of Lets try to squeeze some more budget out of a unique figure we sculpted but cant really recycle otherwise.

On 4/2/2025 at 6:02 PM, AndyL said:

I was just wondering because what would have been the pointto get it in the game. Not really that popular character anyway. Better to use Dormamu or Mangog just to avoid the hassel.

That's crazy. I guess it all in how contracts are negotiated And when certain things lapse. Whatever. They got around it with Death's Head, ROM and Chrystar but if all it takes is a simple name swap to get around all the booshee that's all good. We can call it whatever the buns we want once it's on our shelves.

Hasbro outright owns Rom, Marvel outright owns Crystar and Deaths Head, there were no issues to get around with them.

It could be just me but that Hulk head with big teeth and tiny nose reminds me comic book Mask face.