Marvel Legends STRYFE X-Men Villains 5 Pack Action Figure Review 

A single release with different paint apps and his sword would be an instant buy

Stryfe is 90´s peak design

I hope we do see him as a single release as I don't care for any of the other characters.

That head sculpt is superb. I always liked the aesthetic of Stryfe, bonkers and over the top, but that's supervillains for you. A retro card release with some decent power effects as well as the hand options would be cool. Given the new arms and legs and head it's a shame he doesn't have the dumb bell joint at the base of the skull and neck, but as Anthony said head movement would be hindered by that over the top helmet.

Yes. I would buy a blue one in a standalone release. I'm not a fan of these figures packed together. I usually only want one figure in the pack.

I almost forgot about the hyperion *chest shelf* and how much the armor overlay helps. I'd be happy to see a repaint single card.

I want him and Random be release as singles, and Retro Card is one of the ways since Toybiz did it and Hasbro might give a throwback tribute on the old toybiz x-men figures

Nice review. Very informative, and I like the comparisons. I have the original Stryfe and I have no interest any of the other figures in the set, so I'm good. Aside from the color scheme there is really very little that separates the two figures. I actually have always liked the dark gray on the original, plus they painted the spaces in his gloves and the panels on his lower tunic. So it's definitely not worth it to me to pick up the entire 5-pack just for the slightly improved Stryfe.

I am waiting on my 5 pack, however this makes me look forward to it a little more. I am not expecting much from Zero and Vertigo as they are clearly plain body repaints, but fill the space, not much else to do for those figures. For the Stryfe, it looks good, I will replace the cape with a material one and be more than happy. As for a single release, yes, totally agree. I am not precious, there is no promise that this is the only place to pick it up, so give everyone a shot at it. At £120 its not a cheap buy.

I really want him in a standalone release. I love strife, missed the first one and was so let down when I initially saw they were making him and immediately found out it was in a set... Especially being a 5 pack of a bunch of random d list characters I really don't care to collect/spend so much for..

QOTW: I'm not much of a Legends collector, but Stryfe was the first X-Men (well, technically X-Force) figure I ever got back in the original 90s Toy Biz line so I do have a lot of affection for this character. If Hasbro released it as a single card with a lovely, lustrous, paint app I'd probably cave. Stryfe is the type of character that when he walks out into the sunlight to get fetch his mail or whatever other people can't even look his way because his suit is so shiny. They should either go super shiny or just copy what NECA has been doing for their robot type figures. Will they do that? Probably not. And if they were to use that much paint they'd probably try to sell everyone some sad story about the costs being crazy and now he needs to be $45 to justify it at which point I'd say "No thanks."

Awesome review, Anthony! I only want him and Random, but I fear I might have to get the whole set since they will be hard to find otherwise

That Stryfe is so beautiful. Can’t wait until mine get here

What sucks for me is I just want Styfe.. so for me it’s paying $200 for a single figure which sucks.

I would love a true chrome version of him like the old ToyBiz Silver Surfer. Was that paint super toxic? I never see it anymore. Or maybe the mass-produced lines I collect just don’t use expensive paint.

I have both of these Stryfe’s now so I’m personally good on an individual release of him, plus Hasbro would screw it up unless they just did a silver paint job on the whole thing and didn’t mold anything silver with that crappy swirled plastic.

After 1 year, I finally got the 5 pack on Amazon for $75. He’s a great figure but I wish he had a holding hand like the old Stryfe.

This is my biggest hobby related headache this year. I really just want stryfe. I’m debating skipping and hoping for a single release.

All you tube channels should adopt the Darwin measurement

Yes stand alone Stryfe please.

Marvel Legends. Please step up to the plate and make soft good for capes instead of plastic. It's the difference between a figure looking great or a cheap toddler toy.

I grew up reading the X-Factor comics over the X-Men comics. The X-ecutoner Song story featured Strife. I missed out on getting him the first time. If I this goes on sale I may get it.

New Cable figure must be on the cards then? With that new face sculpt, albeit the mouth area, Stryfe being a clone means Hasbro need to update Cable.

1.2 Darwin’s lmao. Idk why I found that so funny

Appreciated the review! Personally I was pretty underwhelmed with what they delivered with this whole set but Stryfe stands out as being extra underwhelming as he was clearly the major selling point of the 5 pack and he's virtually the same figure that we got like 10 years ago. Since I have the OG Stryfe and zero effort went into the Stryfe, Vertigo & Zero figures in this set I see zero reasons to spend 100$ on essentially a solid Random figure & a Reaver. Easy pass.

90s excesses…. Hahaha…. I’m surprised he doesn’t have pouches. The new head is definitely better in almost every way. But the seam or molding lines are very apparent on the fins. I don’t know how they did the mold, but it would be nice if it was front and back rather than top and bottom to hide the seam line.

Why don't you release a compendium video of the full package once you have all your individual videos out? I would not mind putting that video as background as a work if that helps you.

Dont know anything about him but pretty cool figure. Very metal (like heavy metal)

Gave the video a thumbs up for the fact that I laughed so hard for no reason when I saw Darwin with stryfes head on his small ass body 🤣🤣🤣

The only figure I want from the pack. I do hope they release him again by himself. I don't think they they will though.

I'd like to see a Marauders X-men villain pack. The Mutant Massacre saga was awesome

Sucks they didn't include his sword from the original release in a pack that is already lacking in accessories. Definitely down for that single release,but I do need that pretty boy.

Nice video 👍 I would have preferred if the blue and silver parts were inverted and the figure was mostly blue 🤔 Still gonna get it and add a custom soft goods cape 😁

I think the new one looks better too. The stubble on his chin is so realistic. Great review Anthony ❣️💯💋💋❤️

Idk, the fact they molded da separate spikes. Prolly a new 1 showin up wit cool colors

Hope they make a comic gilgamesh using this body. I like gilga to be opposing and menacing like this. looks very cool. 😍😎

Does anyone know the official release for the pack?

The seams on that helmet are rough. How hard is that plastic, would you be able to sand it and paint over it?

Darwin - The Head Collector

4:32 they look SOOO goddamn like the same person, if you ask them "you want ice cream?" both of them would say yes.

i wouldn't mind getting this figure in a solo pack with comic accurate colors and accessories.

Great review! He looks fantastic! I'll definitely wait til someone sells him by himself.

Better question of the day: would you rather buy them separately and get a BAF with it? The price of the 5 pack is the same as the price of the 5 figures individually so if there is no'advantage' of buying the pack (that's the common sense: you make people buy a pack if the pack is cheaper than the individual figures) I rather buy the ones I want or buy everything AND get a BAF. 2022 was the worst year for Hasbro collectors in my opinion. Higher prices, cheaper plastic, a lot less painting, less accessories as well... and now these 5 packs (and the yellow/blue 3 packs) that feels a lot like a rip-off...

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The only one I wanted out of that pack. Stand alone would be great.

I would be okay with an hour long review

I would have had sat down for an hour long video, could do a compilation perhaps of all of them when you’re done maybe ?

as an X-man fan, I dont have problems with this 5 pack, but I get its not for everyone..Stryfe was a very hard figure to find, in fact that wave was.. I remember driving to 4 TRU w/in an hour radius for several weekends to find this dude, nothing..so the fact its here, get it.

they could've used Omega Red's body, retool it just like what they did to the current Cyclops and it will look better than this outdated Hyperion body. Nonetheless, the figure looks good

If it’s pinless it a new mold. The holes for pins are part of a mold. You can’t change it once it’s made.

Man… Darwin the Merciless!! 😂😂😂 … Will try to get this five pack when/if it gets some discount.

they should just go with one team for the group boxes.

Anthony would you please enlighten me? Is that blue paint supposed to be a blue reflex? If it is, shouldn't it have been applied as a reflex to the whole armor like in the comics or at least to the arms, neck and thighs!!! Hasbro is really making fun of the consumer, the price goes up and the quality doesn't follow, some times it even feels like the quality is actually going down. I agree with your overall critics, thanks for the review Anthony.

Single release would be nice. Not interested in the other four but I'd buy Stryfe.

They need a single release for the x men retro card.

Unlike hasbro Anthony puts the consumer first.

I want this so badly but yea don’t want the rest of them If the pack goes for half off I’ll pick it up for stryfe Otherwise yea I’m waiting

I love your reviews, Anthony. However I have no idea how Stryfe could be one of your favorite characters. Maybe aesthetic only? I always thought he has a really lame cliche story and his armor would make it impossible to walk, let alone fight.

Looks good I just want the two figures vertigo pretty boy from this pack , did this come out already like the blob ? Ahead of time.

Thanks for the review AC, I appreciated your effort on this one. A single carded Stryfe makes sense. That is why Hasbro will not do it. At least for a couple of years. This is the ONLY reason to purchase this waste of money. Hasbro's greed to raise profits by 50% include sticking fodder like Zero and Vertigo (let's not forget Pretty Boy) with wanted products like Stryfe. It seems to be their game post Renew-Your-Vows 2-pack; include a wished-for with a toss-away.

i ordered these because of Stryfe and Random ... mainly ... pretty boy is just an extra for me. The rest i dont care. So i hope i will be happy.

Skip it!

Should've been a retro carded version but oh well.

damm Darwin never loses

Let me see if I can guess the real stinkers in the pack. Is it Swirly Girl and Slenderman's more boring cousin, by any chance?

the old one looks kinda Hawkmanish

Hey still waiting on those venom feet. It’s been months.

Most of these just seem to be a cash grab. The fact is we've seen better quality for cheaper... Crazy to think a million dollar or billion dollar industry can't manage that at all.