Marvel Legends Moon Knight figure review (2024) – BAF Blackheart
Moon Knight got a very good figure a few years back though I did mention if happily pick up his West Coast Avengers look as well.
Hasbro waited a reasonable amount of time before giving us this look though it was oddly released in the Strange Tales wave. After I get a figure opened I rarely remember what wave it got released in so ultimately it doesn’t matter. I am happy to have a dedicated Wackos version of Moon Knight for my Avengers display.
Let’s see if the Moon (Knight) shines brightly or if this figure ends up being a total eclipse of my hopes for it.
Packaging: This is a new packaging scheme for Marvel Legends with a slightly smaller box that lacks the rounded front plastic window of the old school design. Instead of red as the accent color, this features turquoise, which might just be a wave specific color.
Strange Tales is prominently displayed with Moon Knight’s name now situated on the side. Marvel Legends is also smaller and situated on the left side instead of the center. It looks a bit more like a comic book in some respects.
On the left side is a portrait of Moon Knight and the right side shows his name and a smaller version of the portrait. That’s handy for waves that do appear at retail unlike this one.
Along the back is the same portrait with the cross sell of the other figures in the wave. The bio is pretty generic with no mention of this being the costume MK wore during his stint with the West Coast Avengers. It seems like anytime Avengers could be mentioned on the packaging that would be a good thing.
Likeness: This is mostly the Sunfire mold used on the previous Moon Knight figure just with pin less arms and legs.
It’s a good choice as it has a reasonable size physique — it’s not as slender as Spider-Man — or as bulky as Captain America.
Another tweak to the mold is the addition of bracelets and a belt. These are very ornate with a tremendous layer of detail.
The ML team has been known to omit some obvious details but the detailing on the belt and bracelets matches up pretty well with the source material.
Moon Knight also had shin armor with detailing similar to the other elements. For that part, Hasbro just kept the same shelled shin parts from the previous figure. Of the various elements to shortcut this was the best choice.
This cape is different as it’s got the crescent style sculpt that plays more into Moon Knight’s whole shtick.
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Paint: The paint is a nice vibrant white. Hasbro didn’t offer an all-white head sculpt like the previous MK figure. They went with the all-black head sculpt with white eyes.
One version where this one stands out is the gold bracelets and belt. They add a nice sheen to the figure that helps make the color further pop. Additionally, the shin armor is painted gold.
The inside of the cape is painted black. In Hasbro’s defense there is a decent amount of artwork where the inner lining of the cape is black and not white like the majority of the images with this outfit.
Scale: Moon Knight is a regular guy and is fine being the same height as standard figures. With the Sunfire mold, he stands at the appropriate height next to other Avengers.
Articulation: The Sunfire mold allows for great posing. If you have a figure using this mold, you know it flows pretty smoothly with the butterfly shoulders adding a little more range and posing options.
Thankfully, the cape stays plugged in tighter than some other capes and doesn’t hinder too many of his brawling fighting style techniques.
Moon Knight has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders
- biceps
- elbow (double-jointed)
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hip
- thigh
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle
Accessories: The recent Moon Knight came with a slew of accessories. This one doesn’t have as many but has a decent arsenal.
He’s got a set of swappable fists.
As always, he’s got his staff for taking out bad guys while keeping some measure of distance. It’s not a tight enough fit in his open grasping hands and tends to slide down to the floor in vertical positions.
For strikes for targets further away, he’s got four shuriken — three smaller and one larger one. The smaller ones plug into tiny holes in his left fist.
He also has a new accessory with his Golden Ankh. This has some solid, if not overly complex, detailing and a strong shade of gold that matches up with the jewelry nicely.
Finally, he comes with the head of the Build-A-Figure Blackheart.
Worth It? Right now, Moon Knight is still the standard $25 price point. It’s easier to justify this price when we get a Build-A-figure piece.
Rating: 9.5 out of 10
This was definitely a needed version of Moon Knight with some nice additional design elements to make for a better fit with the West Coast Avengers.
Where to Get It? The Blackheart wave was mostly online only, but you can get it at GameStop and comicbook stores. The easiest route is Amazon and Entertainment Earth.
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