Marvel Legends A.I.M. Scientist Supreme review – BAF Xemnu
Every faction needs someone out in front to lead the troops. Or at least orchestrate all the action from behind the scenes. The A.I.M. Scientist Supreme fits in the category of the latter.
There’s been a few Scientist Supreme in AIM’s history and this one is based on the current (?) one, Andrew Forson. I’m a little behind on my Marvel books and figure he’s just as likely to have been replaced under the armor by a woman now.
I haven’t amassed the AIM army that I’d like, but it’s nice to have another one in the ranks and one that engages more directly with M.O.D.O.K. in carrying out their crazy ideas. He’s a solid choice for the Marvel Legends super villains wave since he benefits from the Build-A-Figure format as opposed to Baron Zemo and Jigsaw.
Let’s see if this figure really is supreme.
Packaging: The light green and purple color scheme of this wave has been a lot of fun and invokes a classic Marvel villain color combination. I really like the package art showing the Scientist Supreme surveying his lackies.
His bio is solid as it explains his role and status within A.I.M.
Likeness: For the Andrew Forson version of A.I.M. Scientist Supreme, Hasbro basically reused the Udon Taskmaster figure with a new head, shoulder pads, chest piece and belt.
It’s a smart reuse since there’s enough new elements that it avoids the lazy repaint stigma of some repurposed figures. Unlike the normal AIM soldiers, he’s wearing armor giving him an easily identifiable look as a leader.
His helmet is glorious. I love how the faceplate and voice box turned out. Ditto for the wraparound high collar, which is scaled just right according to the comic look while smartly allowing for easy neck movement.
The chest piece and the belt design elements are also well implemented.
Paint: A.I.M. Scientist Supreme further stands out from the other AIM soldiers as his armor has a pearlescent gold instead of yellow.
It turned out pretty sharp. The metallic sheen of his blue faceplate looks great. All around, the paintwork is very clean right down to the gold knuckles.
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Scale: A.I.M. Scientist Supreme wears a suit of armor and it makes sense for him to be thicker and taller than the average character, so I’ve got no problem with him being a little bigger.
Articulation: The Udon Taskmaster had a terrific range of motion so while Scientist Supreme isn’t battling Cap and Iron Man toe to toe, the poseability allows him to mix it up convincingly.
A.I.M. Scientist Supreme has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders
- bicep
- elbow (double-jointed)
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hip
- thigh
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle
Accessories: A.I.M. Scientist Supreme maybe could have used a blaster, but he does come with a tablet. It’s mostly a blue translucent piece with paneling that conveys a hologram readout. It’s not the most exciting accessory, but it makes sense for him.
He also comes with the right arm of the Build A Figure Xenmu.
Worth it? I waited out on A.I.M. Scientist Supreme for a clearance sale and got him for $14. Xenmu wasn’t a major priority for me in terms of completing, but getting Marvel Legends for under $20 now feels even more like a win. Amazon has him currently for $16.95.
Rating: 9 out of 10
A.I.M. Scientist Supreme wasn’t an essential figure, but A.I.M. needs someone to keep the group in line when MODOK isn’t around. This is a fun figure that Hasbro knocked out nicely.
Where to get it? You can still get A.I.M. Scientist Supreme from Amazon.
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