Marvel Legends Hologram Iron Man review – BAF Ursa Major wave

Sometimes Hasbro gets a bit too excited in cranking out Iron Man figures. That’s understandable since Iron Man sparked the MCU, which reinvigorated the Marvel Legends line. Still, when there’s a figure like Hologram Iron Man it’s hard to get remotely excited.

This is the third Iron Man in the Build-A-Figure Ursa Major wave and fourth variant if you want to include Ironheart. That’s a lot of Iron folks. Let’s see if there’s an reason this hologram version won’t be anything more than fourth best in this wave.

Packaging:  It’s cool actually seeing a mostly comic book Iron Man focused wave. This has the Iron Man logo on the front and artwork on the side.

Most of this wave has used actual comic book art, but I can’t place this one. The bio is basic, but makes sense in this instance. What else can you say about a Hologram Iron Man?

Likeness:  This figure is based off the MCU armor design making for a quick and dirty (or transparent) repaint.

The armor is fine although it looks somewhat dated compared to some of the later armors, which aren’t so streamlined and impossibly slender. Not that size really matters all that much for a hologram, right?

I did try the AI Tony Stark to see if the hologram head would match, but it’s a different shade. That seems like a poor decision.

Paint:  Hasbro opted to convey the hologram by adding some white lines along with varying shades of translucent blue.

It’s an pretty cool effect although it doesn’t fully carry over on the back.

Scale: It’s a hologram so it can vary in height, I suppose, but this one is the same height as Iron Man, which is fine since he’s just a regular size guy in a suit of armor as well.

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Articulation: The MCU Iron Man figures are a bit more restrictive than their comic book counterparts for some reason. It’s OK to pose, but not nearly as much fun as the standard Marvel Legends figures.

Hologram Iron Man has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• bicep
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee (double-jointed)
• ankle

Accessories:  As Hologram Iron Man gets a few accessories. Nothing especially unique or anything we haven’t seen before though.

He’s got the swappable fists, which are always appreciated for flying/laser blasting heroes.

And he’s got the darker repulsor rays. These plug in fine without any issue. For such a lackluster concept, it would have been nice to get something else like a new repulsor effect piece.

Finally, he comes with the head of the Build-A-Figure Ursa Major figure, which makes him very essential.

Worth it?  I got Hologram Iron Man for $17. He was definitely a figure I would have been very annoyed paying the standard $24 price tag for so this was a more acceptable deal for me.

Rating: 6 out of 10

This was hardly an essential Iron Man variant for me. This one is a bit frustrating since there’s other Iron Man armors that tie-in stronger to the comic books. Not to mention this was the third Iron Man figure in this wave. I tried not to let that shade my take on the figure itself, but it’s still an underwhelming entry.

Where to get it?  I picked up Hologram Iron Man from Walmart, but you might get lucky with your local Targets as well. You can also order him from Amazon and Entertainment Earth. EE also has Hologram Iron Man in stock for $17.24.

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