Marvel Legends The Sentry review – Walgreens exclusive
It’s wild that The Sentry has been around long enough to have had a Toy Biz and multiple Hasbro figures.
His previous figures have all suffered from bad mold choices. Hasbro decided now was the time for an updated Sentry now that a better mold is in play. To make things a bit more interesting they made him a Walgreens exclusive, which isn’t nearly as maddening as going the Wal-Mart exclusive route.
Sentry is a ridiculously overpowered character requiring a strong writer to use him properly. Is Sentry popular enough to warrant so much figure love? Maybe not, but let’s see if this latest figure shines or needs to go back into the darkness with The Void.
Packaging: Closed window Marvel Legends are about to be a distant memory in my review backlog. That’s a relief. Again, it’s more from what’s missing — a view of the figure with accessories and the absence of any cool personalized bio to help explain the character.
I can’t place the artist who handled the side panel, but I think Mike Deodato drew the front package image for Dark Avengers.
With no Build-A-Figure wave, we just get another portrait of Sentry along the left side. On the back we get a shot of Sentry and his three accessories.
Likeness: Sentry got a new torso complete with sculpted triangle collar section. He’s using the Grim Reaper arms, which creates an awkward gap from torso to shoulder joint. It looks fine with his arms raised, but odd with the arms resting against the sides.
Sentry also gets the Grim Reaper legs and they also create a weird visual with the extended thighs and small shins.
His head sculpt is an interesting choice. Sentry’s expression is fairly neutral, but his hair is windswept in a dramatic position. This would be better suited as the alternate head since Hasbro didn’t include a natural, resting hair sculpt. I do really like the belt with the big S, which is a throwback to a classic hero design from the 60s or 70s.
Sentry doesn’t have pinless joints but since the elbow and knee pinned points are all cast in yellow, it’s not an issue for me. I really love the execution of the cape, which is affixed to his chest piece and doesn’t have that annoying pin that doesn’t stay plugged into his back.
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Paint: Sentry has a bright yellow bodysuit that hadn’t been properly conveyed with his previous figures. This time, Hasbro got it right allowing for that sharp royal blue to contrast sharply against it to make him stand out.
The only fuzziness with the paint comes from the “bracelets,” which are just painted on. That’s not a knock since they’re typically shown as part of the costume and not a separate piece. Sentry’s face painting is nicely done with some darkness around his eyes and the irises having a hazy yellow with a touch of red. It’s a nice effect.
I love the work done on his belt with a printed yellow to convey the “glow.”
Scale: Although super powerful, Sentry hasn’t been portrayed as a massive giant typically just the same height as Captain America, Iron Man or Norman Osborne.
Articulation: As Sentry doesn’t have any major problems hitting the expected powerhouse poses. The belt doesn’t hinder any movement, which was smart thinking.
His cape also isn’t a problem thanks to its assembly.
Sentry has the standard articulation hits though as a recent figure, he’s lacking the updates like butterfly shoulders or a floating torso. That would be very useful for him. His feet are also somewhat problematic in catching that sweet spot to stand.
The Sentry has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders
- bicep
- elbow (double-jointed)
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- upper torso
- hip
- thigh
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle
Accessories: The Sentry didn’t have a ton of accessory options though I really think Hasbro could have tossed in a shorter hair head sculpt and/or a bearded one.
Instead, Hasbro went with a burning head to show Bob healing after his Dark Avengers’ teammate Noh-Varrh shot him. It’s well done with the sunken eyes, but not necessarily an essential portrait for him.
He also has trigger hands, which are weird inclusions especially since open hands to rip apart Carnage would have been an ideal additional hand option. Just ignore the packaging, which shows the normal open hands.
Worth it? The Sentry was the usual price tag though the lack of useful accessories or a Build-A-Figure piece doesn’t suggest he’s worth $25.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
The Sentry is a weird character in the sense he’s semi-important for a 2000s-era Marvel Universe but his figure has some noticeable flaws and curious accessories that hold him back from shining brightly.
Where to get it? While he’s not showing up at many Walgreens these days, you can get him from Amazon for the standard price.
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