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S.H. Figuarts Scarlet Witch


Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch has arrived. She's the latest figure from Tamashii Nations' Avengers MCU line. 






Wanda comes with 4 pairs of hands (relaxed, open, and 2 sets of curled finger hands, one with holes in the palm to attach effect parts), an alternate face plate looking off to the side, an alternate front hair piece that's more wavy, and 3 effect parts, molded in red, with one shooting out. Once again, Tamashii Nations gives us an extra face with the only difference being the eyes looking in another direction. For a while it seemed to be only the female MCU figures getting this treatment, but then they did the same thing with their Endgame Hawkeye release. A more appropriate alternate face would've been an angry expression with glowing red eyes. As for the energy effect parts, the one shooting out looks the best, with its translucent red that gradually changes to clear at the tip. The other 2, while ok, kinda resemble flowers. 





Luckily, everything else about the figure is great. The face sculpts absolutely nailed it, looking exactly like actress Elizabeth Olsen. The details throughout her body are really nice, including the intricate patterns of her corset, to the texture of her jacket. Scarlet Witch looks as great as the Infinity War and Endgame versions of Black Widow they gave us. 






As far as articulation, the joints are all good, smoothly moving without any tightness or nothing too loose. Her head is on a ball joint and can look in every direction, though the hair sculpt impedes it looking too far up. The back part is an extra piece that can move a bit, so it helps when turning. The front bangs are molded in a soft plastic, so they don't get in the way when looking to the sides. The shoulders have a drop down hinge that helps when moving the arms out and around. The elbows are not double jointed but do have a good range, as well as being hinged, allowing them to turn all around. The upper waist cut can move side to side but doesn't have that much of an ab crunch. The thighs can kick far out forward and to the sides. The knees are double jointed, and the ankles have a decent range, plus a toe hinge. Because of her long jacket, it makes sitting poses a bit challenging, though not impossible, as it is a softer plastic that can be bent backwards. Due to the shape of her boots, you can't really get her to stand on one leg. For the most part, her articulation is quite good.





S. H. Figuarts Scarlet Witch is another solid release from Tamashii Nations. She's another character that I really like, helping to build my MCU Avengers team. Since I own the Marvel Legends Vision, she now has her on-screen love interest to pose with. Though this is a Web exclusive, it's very nice, so Wanda Maximoff fans may want to pull the trigger and pick her up. I'm happy that I did.
















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