![]() ![]() ![]() The counterpart to Charles Xavier’s peaceful co-existence philosophy since the very beginning has been the more militant Magneto. “Magneto forges an unlikely partnership with Xavier in pursuit of a lofty common goal: the protection of all mutants.” MAGNETO - HOUSE OF X MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO) If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website. Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review. Ultimately, there are some elements of the figure that could stand to be a little stronger, but he’s generally still a pretty solid take on the character, and I’m glad we got the update. I was bummed when he wasn’t included with the first assortment, but his absence felt like it really confirmed a second assortment, since how can you not do this guy? I was happy to be right. I’ve definitely been hoping for an update in Legends form for quite some time. Not a ton of stuff, but it covers the basics.ĪoA Magneto is really one of my favorite parts of the whole AoA thing, something I brought up when I reviewed the Toy Biz figure, itself my favorite of the Toy Biz AoA figures. Magneto is packed with two sets of hands, one in fists, the other in open gesture, as well as two electricity effects. Later illustrations of the character dropped them, but the actual cross-over itself always showed him having them. The only odd part is the decision to leave off the purple trunks. There’s a little bit of misalignment on one of the eyebrows one un-helmeted head, but it generally looks pretty good. It’s straight forward, and really rather minimal, but it does what it needs to for the most part. Magneto’s paint work is generally pretty decent. The helmeted head’s not terrible, but the helmet seems a touch on the small side, and I do feel like there’s a missed opportunity in not doing the blacked-out face under the helmet, as he was frequently depicted in the books. The facial features are a bit more defined, and the hair turned out quite well. The un-helmeted is certainly the stronger of the two. The new heads give him helmeted and un-helmeted looks. The cape does seem a little tame for how the AoA Magneto’s cape was usually depicted, but it’s still a pretty nice piece, which at least keeps the figure well-balanced. He gets a few new parts as well, namely an all-new cape/shoulder pad piece, as well as two new heads. He also shares his forearms and boots with the modern Magneto, which are generally pretty good matches for the updated designs from the AoA books. That being said, the only part (aside from the base body), that’s shared with the standard Magneto is the belt. In terms of design, Magneto’s AoA look wasn’t a drastic change from his mainstream look, so there’s a lot of room for parts re-use. As with the last few Magnetos, he’s based on the Spider-UK body, which is a good fit for the character, so I’m pretty happy to see it continue to be in use for the character. The figure stands 6 1/2 inches tall and he has 32 points of articulation. This is the fourth time the AoA version of Magneto’s gotten a figure, following the original Toy Biz 5-inch figure, the Minimate, and the 3 3/4-inch Hasbro version. He is the only figure in the set not to include a piece of the Build-A-Figure, and is likewise this assortment’s double pack, which is honestly pretty sensible. ![]() Magneto is part of the Colossus Series of Marvel Legends. As such, he’s a pretty perfect choice for headlining the second assortment of AoA Legends. So, in the AoA universe, Magneto is an unquestionable force of good, founder and leader of the X-Men, and the most prominent force in the fight against the objectively evil Apocalypse. It rarely lasts, but AoA posited that, were Magneto to see his friend Xavier murdered at a young age, that might just be the thing to make him an objectively good character. Throughout the history of the X-Men, Magneto has flirted with the idea of not being such a bad guy, even aiding, or in some cases outright joining the team. That’s pretty cool, all things considered. That’s gotta count for something, right? Well, I’m gonna make it count for something, because in my case, it counts for reviewing another round of AoA-themed Legends. What’s the significance of 2022? It’s the 25th anniversary of the toys being a year old, I guess. “Magneto casts off his anti-human sentiments and carries on Xavier’s dream of peaceful coexistence, thereby founding the X-Men.”Ģ020 marked the 25th anniversary of the X-Men crossover “Age of Apocalypse” and 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the tie-in toys for that crossover. ![]()
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