Marvel Legends SIRYN X-Men Action Figure Review
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2022
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Marvel is my favorite entertainment property and is the line of figures that I have collected the longest. Legends is also the line that I'm most familiar with and involved with (with regards to forums, comments, reviews, whatever). What I mean to say is that I pay the most attention to Legends.
That said, I can probably count on one hand the number of Legends I've gotten so far this year. Shocker, Zemo, Anniversary Cap, Retro Symbiote, Ben Reilly, Rhino, Walmart Strange, Ulik. I think that's it. We're more than halfway through the year and I've bought less than 10 figures, of the cheapest, most accessible line of my favorite property because those are only figures that I thought were worth the price, and it's really sad. I wish there were more figures that I wanted to buy.
So I took that money and put it into other lines line NECA TMNT, Mythic Legions, Classified series, Action Force. I'm honestly a much happier collector and I don't really miss Legends. Out of all the lines I pick up now, Legends is the only one that gives me buyers remorse. It's the only one where I'll buy a figure and be let down or wonder why I wasted money on the figure. No other line has done that. To me, this line appears to me like a successful line that collectors are buying up like crazy, they are selling well and so they have no drive to improve them. It's more likely that they're receiving even more pressure to widen the profit margin because they are so popular. They feel cheaper than ever, despite costing more than ever and raising prices at a higher percentage than every other line. They're simply not worth it anymore.
I still enjoy following the line, but it's mostly out of the hope that they announce something that I look forward to picking up again.
When I compare my Neca Turtles shelf to Marvel Legends, it makes the ML prices really hard to justify. Not only do the figures generally look better, but they also come with enough different stuff to add some character to the shelf.
@@TheMattTrakker Yep! It made sense when Legends were only 20 bucks, but now that they're basically 28-32, there's just no comparing it with other lines. Painted base bodies with a pair of hands just doesn't cut it when you can get fully painted and uniquely sculpted figures with interesting accessories for like 3 dollars more than what a Legends is
Same here. Only got a handful of figures. Lost interest in the MCU because almost everything post Endgame hasn’t been very good.
I’m also noticing that they’re putting less accessories and effort into figures in a wave. Sometimes you only get a new headsculpt and everything else is reuse. The ones that are up to par with previous years are pack in with less desirable figure. I want a Mojo but I don’t really want to pay $130 for him plus Long Shot, Mini Wolverine, and a third freaking Dazzler. Might cancel this and if they release Mojo I’ll bite. Sick of Hasbro playing games.
I'm in the exact same boat as you. Marvel Legends has been my mainstay for years, but this year I bought.... 20th Cap, Shocker, Hammerhead, Zemo, Jigsaw, classic Strange, and Ulik (plus a couple of old figures that are on discount). Yes, that's still less than 10. I too have been reallocating my toy budget to other lines, but gosh, how the mighty have fallen.
Ok...so I might be wrong here, but I'm guessing you won't be buying that Howard the Duck figure for $25 bucks?
Your thumbnail sums up my thoughts on this figure. Absolutely insulting that they didn’t include a yelling head.
It's a good thing that in some way, he insult back this kind of figure though 🤣
They'll make us buy it again with a yelling head sculpt later on. You know how they do.
Was gonna say the same thing...
I actually don't mind a Siryn figure. I was introduced to the character through the 90s Deadpool comics and I really loved her dynamic with Wade.
With that said, this figure makes me question what's the point of owning this. She has this boring, plain-Jane face that lacks any of the stylistic comic book design features that these characters have. Her box art has her with big eyes and a very stylistic face. This one looks too realistic and feels more like a woman cosplaying as Siryn rather than Siryn the character. Also, the no screaming face is such a turn-off. Why would I want a figure of a superhero if I can't pose him or her doing a character-specific pose? What's the point of having a Captain America figure if he doesn't have his shield? What's a Spider-man figure without his thwipping hand? Screaming is her superpower. They sculpted the hair to fit a screaming pose but now it just looks weird without it. And the cherry on top is that this is $25. $25 for a poor plastic representation of a character. Yeah, she's pretty niche, but it's no excuse.
The funny thing is if I were to say all this on Reddit, the Hasbro ML fanboys would probably hunt me down 😂
Hasbro be like
"You either get a yelling head, or you don't lol"
Bro, even Mattel is improving. They put more effort into naked dudes in their undies (just realized that applies to both WWE and He-Man. Lol) than Hasbro does to Spider-Man, one of the top 3 most popular heroes. Single joints are better when they have the range of a double.
Hasbro just didn't give a damn. That's why we should stop buying their low standard action figures. Sadly, not enough reviewer like AnthonysCustoms.
You can do single jointed elbows/knees with enough range if theyre constructed right. It depends on the figure and budget. Also, I'd rather have a single joint with good range that looks good than a double joint that looks a mess.
With the pricing going up and the amount of reused parts, at this point I think we should at min get an extra set of hands, and an expressive head alongside a more neutral head.
For what it's worth, your persistence with this line is always appreciated. Legends has become Kitchen Nightmares - soul-crushing, I'm assuming, for you entertainers but good value entertainment for the viewers, and more importantly, it says what needs to be said. The more vocal criticism there is against half-arsed figure like this, the better. It's honestly revolting how many buyers seem to unironically (and happily) embody the fanboy mentality parodied in satires like The Nerd Crew.
Well said!
You're crazy in reviewing Siryn this way, Anthony. Can't believe you.
Anyway, can I interest you in a new Wolverine figure with no claw hands for $30? Or Gambit with no cards? What about Spider-Man with no webbing or thwip hands?
Siryn's power is based on screaming. It's amazing that Hasbro did not give her a screaming face.
I don’t even like Marvel or collect anything superhero related but these reviews are super entertaining and helped me convince my friend to not jump down the Marvel Legends rabbit hole
Collecting marvel legends is pretty fun, but you definitely should wait for discount
Based
If they gave you a yelling head with this one, how would they re-sell her in 6 months?
At this point we're in some sort of figure microtransaction phase with these stupid things.
You could have talked about your daughter. She’d some light on the guy we’ve been watching for so many years
I agree. I wanna like Hasbro Marvel Legends, but they keep getting lazy or they don’t want to improve. I use to not like McFarlane DC Universe, but they’ve definitely improved. Overall they always had better sculpt, and now their articulation has improved, and best of all, they’ve hung around that $20 price point, where Legends keeps creeping up. I think I’m good with the preorders that I have, unless there is an amazing figure, I’m done. Although at least their GIJoe line looks good.
Q of the day answers:
1 honestly don't even know who siryn is
2 depends on the character, for people like spider man we need a double jointed elbow but on characters like batman I'm fine with a single, same with big characters like bane or rhino.
This figure is very strange, I don't understand some of the choices they made with the execution
Yup. I wanted a Syrn for my 90's X-men shelf and of course double-jointed elbows are the bare minimum now, at least for most characters. Having said that, in cases where the character is wearing a coat or very baggy clothing, I can accept the hit to articulation. My main problem with this one is the head. If ever there were a time to give us an alternate screaming head, this was it. Kudos to Hasbro for masterfully missing the opportunity that was staring them right in the face, jumping up and down and wearing a t-shirt marked "I AM A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR FIGURE NOT TO SUCK!" in neon lettering. Takes a real commitment to mediocrity. You gotta respect that.
No Alt head, No flying hands, No character specific Accessory........the X-force team is a mash of eras.....sad.
Ha. You shut yourself down quick on the sleep struggles. Good luck with the kiddo. And... No, I don't think Siryn is unique enough for me to choose her over Banshee, so wasn't waiting for this one.
I just got started collecting Marvel Legends (and figures) in March and I'm already nearly out of the hobby because of how bland and overpriced these newer Legends releases have been compared to ones from just a few years ago (which are the ones I've mostly been buying). Most of the 2022 releases just feel so soulless and phoned in. I've quickly realized that this seems to be direction forward for the line, and I can't see myself being a part of that future.
yep and the mcu content isnt helping either. I only cherry pick waves now.
“You guys have been asking for Banshee for a decade? What if we gave you a half-ass version of his daughter instead?”
I’m expecting to be bummed out when they announce the “cel shaded” animated Banshee and ruin it as badly as they ruined Morph, who just looks like a generic bro wearing a jacket.
Hasbro might be failing at Marvel legends right now, but the Joes are knocking it out of the park.
I have soft spot for red heads and red hair and green go great together, so I was on board for the character but no screaming head kills it.
100% an absolute blank stare.
The lack of a screaming head really holds this one back. I'd be willing to forgive the other problems with this figure but in my little knowledge of this character, she needed a yelling head. It's like having Wolverine without his claws, Cyclops without his visor, Thor without his hammer, her superpower can't be replicated for display unless what, she's throwing her voice? And for $27 with tax, it's inexcusable.
I vastly prefer double-jointed arms across the board except in cases where the character doesn't necessarily need them. In Siryn's case, I'd opt for the old arms if it meant we got the screaming head, save the new arms for another figure who could use them.
To answer the questions of the day, yes, I did want a Syrin for my X-Force roster, and yes double-jointed elbows have become important although I didn't really care that much about them, say, two years ago. Anthony, I think you might have been severe, but you do have good points, so I don't know. I think the pic with her arms raised up on the sides, the one before she's lying face down on the floor, looks quite beautiful, but I think it might mostly be the pose and the head sculpt. And yeah, I'm missing the screaming head a whole lot.
I really liked this lady in cosplay made out of crap figure review lmao. The best part about these marvel legends is the funny reviews people do. I've never heard of siryn tbh and double jointed elbows are pretty important, especially if its a super hero figure. i want to be able to do super hero poses so more articulation is better.
Cant believe no one at hasbro team considered a screaming head is needed
Papa Tony!👏🏾 Congrats again on the new addition.
The lack of an alternate headsculpt here is a real travesty. I guess the budget was spent on the pin less body and BAF piece.
One of my purchases that I should have waited until your review. 😩
The face looks less like a young superhero and more like someone’s mom. Maybe the mom of the young lady on awesome box art.
They just didnt gaf here. Slapped it together, “here you go. “
ACqotd: With an old Banshee sitting on the shelf, I needed a Banshee NOT a Siryn. But if Hasbro's ML brand is going to produce a Banshee with the same effort as this one, I will wait. 6/10 is a generous score. Hasbro needs a Brand Manager that cares about the products and is proud of the effort required to get things made or not made correctly. Yours must be the most difficult job of all though. Reviewing Hasbro's ML products nowadays isn't what it was in the glory years, when ML had something to prove. Just a quick gander at their previous years output, 2022 is a sorry mess compared to those bygone years and that must make for a very long day for you.
I care, Anthony. I sympathise on the lack of sleep, my youngest was a terrible sleeper and still is at four years old (night waking, early starts). I hope overall you’re all doing good though and that fatherhood is treating you well.
Turning to the figure, yeah, it’s lazy crap again isn’t it. Glad I passed. When I see these things now my brain does a little mini-Anthony’s Custom’s review based on look (“oh look, lollipop”, “another dreadful set of shoulders”, “calves are too long again”), it’s great really.
Why on earth is Hasbro sinking budget into new pin-less moulds for limbs and not correcting the anatomy? It’s like you always say, it’s not going to cost more to do it right. We come back round again to that lazy approach. People still buy them.
With the prices going up I just gave up on all marvel legends. It's like "yes we want more money to make them but we're not going to put the time and effort into it because you're going to buy them."
I know you have to be worn out, but I always enjoy your daily reviews! Hope you can catch up on some sleep soon.
It's ok to get off topic for a few seconds. You can tell us about your family if you want to Anthony😂
I was waiting on this review before pulling the trigger on this. Thanks for saving me money again.
Syren? More like *SILENCE* 🥁
Boom roasted
Double joints are important for current and future figures. Eventually will get there as they phase out old body molds. But sooner rather than later would be ideal.
The problem is that we keep buying them, ha. Besides that, the characters aren’t that well known, so they don’t spend much on these characters.
Yikes the lollipop syndrome is really bad on a lot of these figures. You think they'd at least fix that by now
I love how by the time you get to the wrist articulation, you are completely deflated on this figure. Glad I passed on this one.
Damn, parenting is difficult... Anyway, great review as always man!
Picked up Siryn figure because one of my favorite comic runs is X-Factor volume 2 where Multiple Man runs a detective agency.
This is like making a Wolverine figure with no claws. Or Cyclops with no visor. Or Shocker with no bubble effects that we’ve seen a billion times👎
She’s now on clearance at Target for $12, I’m glad I waited it out before purchasing.
But whyyy doesn’t she have an alternate screaming head or splayed alternate hands, like she looks on the box art?!
I think the biggest issue is that ppl keep buying Marvel legends. They're trash! Yall stop buying these garbage figures just for a bit and let Hasbro start upgrading the quality. We know they can make good action figures just look at there GI Joe line and compare those figures with marvel legends. Not saying there perfect figures but at least they look like they have effort put into them. Just stop buying Marvel legends that way they start to realize that they can't get away with this crap anymore. Give us figures that COLLECTORS want not mcdonald toys 😮💨
Congrats on the little one. I was wondering if you'd consider doing a video about the Hasbro Selfie Series coming later this year? I'd love to hear your thoughts since Hasbro has been offering less with their figures lately and now dabbling into the customs route.
Great review, this figure is a bummer to see it poorly done. I'm hoping that new Walgreens exclusive Sentry is a good release seeing as he's my favorite Marvel character. Will you be reviewing him by the way? I hope so.
QotD: No, I don't care about Siryn. I can barely be made to care about Banshee, so I definitely don't need She-Banshee. As for the other question, yes, I do want double-jointed elbows on my figures. If a figure is exceptionally beefy where the second joint isn't adding much, then fine, put the money towards something else, but for 99% of super hero types the elbows should be double-jointed. Whoever is in charge of Marvel Legends these days must be some leftover from the early 2000s when corporate execs wanted super heroes to be dull, lifeless, and devoid of bright colors. Marvel Legends seems too consumed with making these characters look like real people and not like the artwork that made the fans fans in the first place. The line feels worthless at this point and it's a shame the license is basically too expensive for any other company to take it over.
It would be really interesting to know if more people are buying legends now than like 4 to 6 years ago. I feel like around the past 6 years legends quality has declined steadily each year.
I didn't know who Siryn was until this review.
Double joints elbows are important bc they give the figure more range then single
Facedown Siryn is the best
Siryn is so awesome and she is the daughter of Banshee of the X-Men. She is a perfect mutant
Q of the Day: I did want a Siryn, but there are at least a dozen female characters I wanted more. As for her facial expression looking like she doesn’t to be there, would you want to be in a Marvel Legends wave circa 2022? Although if I was her, I’d look more pissed off that bored as in “I’m so pissed off that I wasn’t released prior to 2020!”
Personally, i prefer double jointed elbows. But I don’t mind if it’s single jointed elbows, since most of my figures aren’t in a pose that needs their elbow to bend more than 90 degrees.
I remember i think it was your retro ben Reilly vid where u said mafex is 4-5 times more expensive but distant quality-wise frorm marvel legends which led me to buying one (mafex venom). I have to say, i love having new figures a month by hasbro but not as much as having a new mafex per three to five months and actually enjoying it. Thanks ant I'll prolly switch lines unless for obscure characters mafex does not create.
I definitely want a Syrin figure…just not this one.
Those clowns at Hasbro don’t know shit
Zup Anthony , thanks for the video
I have wanted a Siryn figure for a long time because of her part in the Deadpool story line. I won't be getting this figure though. It is terrible. You said it all. "Some lady in cosplay made out of crap". I have pretty much given up on Marvel Legends and I've been a collector since the beginning.
do they have the same body as shriek? minus the pinless stuff
I was looking forward to this figure and the Wolverine from this wave. I liked them enough that I paid retail 💁♂️ hopefully since they aren't that popular, I can pick them up on clearance 😁👍
Also, an alternate screaming head and action effects would have been cool 😎
I have been waiting for this video from you!! and you didn't disappoint. As I tell everybody since they announced this figure: The sculptor seems to have picked a female friend/sister/girlfriend to put on an action figure as a way to get cred. Too real, and real boring. She's definitely wearing a pajama version of her 90s costume.. that's why there's no musculature, or thigh straps. the no screaming head is what really frustrates me, and the crayola hair.
Yeah, she is Banshee's daughter right? With the same mutant power, so where's the screaming head? 🤔 Come on Hasbro
Mhm
I got mine for 16 bucks after tax and even that feels like too much for this figure. I feel bad for people paying price for these.
I just got her because her costume fits in with Jim Lee's X-Men designs perfectly. Greg Capullo somehow captured Lee's design philosophy. But yeah, the lack of a yelling head sucks. I read this facial expression as serene, so I'm fine with it.
Hasbro just wants to check boxes on their comic character list and make them as cheaply as possible. No yelling head for a SIREN??
No but I want banshee. Double jointed elbows are very important.
I like her costume but not her as a character really. And as a fig yeah treading water, like you say and they could easily tip into the right direction but for some reason they just don't
Have you reviewed the Spider-noir figure? If not, get it! Your in for a lazy treat.
no. it's not comic-based so i dont care. i dont need the movie figures in my collection
unless you mean the older comic one... then, yes.
But…but it has pinless tech bro its soo worth it!!
Dang
"This looks like some lady in cosplay". So basically how these characters look nowadays in most comics and the MCU. This is COMPLETELY intentional, so you're right on the money. Not criticizing your points, btw. At all. You're probably the only reviewer accurately describing these releases.
I'm skipping this wave and just gonna buy the BAF on ebay.
Don't even buy that. It's not good
Was your inappropriate comment going to be basic b%#@hes? She does look like one, with a tasty fruit roll-up cape. Thanks for another fantastic review Anthony💗💯😽🤟❣️💋💯
Poor Anthony - basically a toy AVGN at this point. :(
Not really
The way the head is sitting on the body is horrific
Yeah I wasn’t too pleased with this one either, the head kills me, it looks like that girl from the lovely bones and she is not cute at all and then of course no screaming head
I haven't got any Marvel Legends in 2022, most of the new figures looks so awful and cheap looking that I wouldn't display it even if it was free.
I care about your daughter not sleeping. When you get more kids you’ll be perpetually tired and it’s going to feel weird when your not tired.
Would you make a screaming head ?
Not likely. The character doesn't have broad enough appeal.
I would've preferred a new classic version of Sean Cassidy (Banshee) but I also wanted his daughter (Siryn) so I'm OK with the character choice.
It looks like there was no effort put into to it because there was actually no effort put into it.
I agree with everyone of your critics, thanks for the review Anthony.
Dwight claims they sculpted a screaming head for SYRIN, but says they couldn’t include it because of the budget, but will include it in a future two pack with SYRIN and probably BANSHEE. HASBRO always has a lame ass excuse for their lazy, cheap, trifling ways😒🤨🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
"we want to sell the body again with a new head"
Good thing i didnt pick this figure up. When i saw at the store i thought that box art looks awesome...to bad the figure looks nothing like that 😢🤣
it's going for 16 bucks now.....
I wanted it but meh
I know what I'm about to say is gotta sound wack but I feel like your being too generous with Marvel Legends, giving them a higher rating than I would expect and I know the numbers don't really matter but it does send the wrong message in my opinion. I feel like you're basing your judgment more on the standard quality that Marvel Legends set for themselves than the price point that they are at now. Just an example, you give the Fat Batman from McFarlane a 5/10 for a $20 dollar figure, if you compare Fat Batman to the figure in this review then it should be rated at 3/10 for being over price garbage. Another comparison I could make is the Halo 4 Master Chief from Jazwares, that figure had decent paint, a good set of accessories and having somewhat acceptable articulatin for 25 dollars. This figure in this review does not feel like it's a one point lower than that Master Chief, expectedly when the Master Chief is two dollars cheaper. I feel like you're holding back your honest opinion of the figure when it comes to number rating on Marvel Legends. Your one of my favortie toy reviews because of your honesty and comedy. This whole thing is just something I notice and I hope you don't take it personally, also I hope you get better sleep soon.
The reasons are not universal. A 6 for marvel legends is like a 3 for shf. Each line is rated relatively independently
@@AnthonysCustoms Thanks for the explanation.
As a figure it's not doing anything cool. It's not even a good representation of the character.
Well, I think ML are still worth collection depending on what you of course want in a figure. There are a lack of alternatives. If you want Siryn for example, where else are you going to get one? Also she's a pretty major character. We aren't talking about some one issue a year character.
Hasbro though(and not just them) seem to trip all over themselves when designing women. Their is this obsession that the toy can't imply women have organs or muscles.
Hasbro in this case is worse in that they have one female body mold for Marvel Legends. Of course they aren't improving, they use the same body for all the female characters. The men have a good selection from slender to hulk sized.
If Hasbro want to change this idea that female characters don't sell, they need to stop treating them like very mediocre budget figures. They need to dump that body and wow us with some new rebuilt from the ground up bodies that marry that superhero aesthetic without being designed just for the male gaze(Itty bitty waist, large breasts, large buttocks). Also they need to be highly articulated like the male figures. Seriously female character designs are a lot of comic book history simply were not treated with respect.
Beyond that some folks on reddit/twitter pointed out the obvious. If you don't know this character. You have zero clue what their superhero abilities are.
Can she fly? You don't know.
Can she use sonic based powers? You don't know.
There is nothing they implies and demonstrates her abilities. Why should anyone buy this figure if they don't know the character. I have opinions on Mcfarlane's character choices but when he was showing the figures off on Facebook, he described what made the figure cool. I couldn't do that for this Siryn figure. You get a Wolverine figure, you got his claws and the ability to pose him in a feral way. A good Cyclops has optic blasts.
cant have built looking women in an action figure line
Say that to Golden Axe's Tyris Flare from Storm Collectibles
Sick and tired of Hasbro.
The figure is absolutely horrible too.
One of the worst Marvel Legends lines in recent memory.
horrid figure smh
Isn't this a 27 dollar figure. I think you are asking for way too many accessories for such an inexpensive figure. Plus any positives the figure has you gloss over them really quick and then drone on about the things you don't like. It's not perfect but it's not horrible. let's take it easier on cheaper figures and save the venom for mafex, sh figuarts, and super 7
You think 27 dollars is cheap for a figure from Hasbro? Are you new? These were 20 less than a year ago. Mc still makes 20 figures... With new sculpts. Why in the world would you make an argument for getting less for you money?... Let alone from the company who makes billions in net revenue
@@AnthonysCustoms Sorry if i thought 27 dollars isn't alot of money for an action figure when the competition who also makes a ton money charges 2 to 3 times that. I think we should temper our expectations on asking for the world when we aren't paying premium prices. Now if i was paying 50-100 dollars i would expect more. But for 27 i like the sculpt and it will fit in with the collection. Yesterday prices aren't today's prices....