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Marvel Legends Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu


The other day, while I was in Target and found the Marvel Legends Doctor Doom, I also came across some of the newer wave of figures. They had this guy, so I picked him up. I'd seen several YouTube reviews that all showcased his very good articulation and nice selection of extra hands. Well, those positive reviews were spot on. This guy is great, one of Marvel Legends' best.






Shang-Chi comes with 5 pairs of hands (fists, flat karate chop, holding, and two different grasping style ones), and a pair of nunchuks or nunchaku, one bent at the "chain" and the other straight. All of the hands are molded nicely and they all have hinge joints that allow them to articulate forward and back, for more expression. Both pairs of nunchucks fit well in the holding hands. Marvel Legends usually don't include this many alternate hands, so it's a nice surprise and very appreciated.






If the extra hands weren't enough to sell you on him, then the articulation will. This guy has awesome articulation. Starting with this head on a ball joint, it can look in every direction and tilt in all sorts of ways. The shoulders have a great butterfly joint that moves far inward and out, and coupled with a shoulder joint that can move far up, upper arm cut, double jointed elbows and wrist swivel, Shang-Chi can get his arms in some seriously expressive poses. His upper torso can swivel up far, down far, and his waist can turn around. His thighs can kick forward and out a lot, and, like his arms, coupled with upper thigh swivel, double jointed knees and swivel and hinge ankles, those legs can do some serious Kung Fu poses. He can be balanced on one foot fairly easily, which, for a martial arts figure, is essential. You will have a lot of fun posing this guy. Marvel Legends' knocked his articulation out of the park.







His paint apps and sculpt are very nice. He sports a red bandana on his head that is soft plastic, a loose waist belt, and red pants. Being shirtless, they really sculpted some serious muscles on his torso. Shang-Chi is ripped, even his legs are very muscular. They even painted his nipples a shade of pink so they stand out. The area around his waist is slightly odd shaped. You really notice when he's standing in neutral poses or you're looking at it from the front. But it's not something that's too distracting. And having this figure, I can't see too many people posing him straight with hands down to the sides. He's too much fun to not pose in action.





In conclusion, yes, Marvel Legends' Shang-Chi is absolutely worth getting. Even if you're not too familiar with the character, the figure is so great you can't go wrong. And he's set to make his debut in the MCU's next phase of films anyway, so soon he'll be a household name. To get a lot of extra hands and damn fine articulation in a $20 figure is a steal. I'm glad I picked this up. This figure seriously kicks ass!







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