Marvel Legends Secret Wars Falcon review (2026)
Falcon has gotten plenty of Marvel Legends figures — some based on his Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances and others based on his comic book looks. After getting just about every other Falcon attire, including some of Sam Wilson’s attires as Captain America, we finally get the classic 70s costume thanks to the retro card Secret Wars line.
This was the look I’ve been anticipating since Hasbro started updating the old Toy Biz figures. Despite some interesting part choices, that Falcon had been my shelf default version for over a decade, so I’m thrilled to finally replace it.
Let’s see if this take on Falcon soars or if it’s an underwhelming release better suited to stay perched in a nest.
Packaging: The Secret Wars packaging is done in the usual Marvel Legends Retro card style paying homage to an old school line. Falcon was in the second wave of the old Mattel line so it’s fitting he’s including in Wave 2 of Hasbro’s Secret Wars series.
The packaging features a vibrant light blue with a lightning bolt in the center, and the wide window makes it easy to check out Falcon and his various accessories for any flaws/swaps.
His bio is interesting as it doesn’t so much explain his power set so much as it sets up a play scenario like the old school figure bio. In this case, it puts Falcon and Redwing against Hobgoblin. Now I’m wondering if Hasbro plans on releasing Hobgoblin in Secret Wars Wave 3?
The lower portion features the cross sell of the other figures in the wave and explanations for the lenticular shield feature.
Likeness: Once again, Hasbro uses the Sunfire mold for Falcon. I don’t have an issue with it since it’s a good mold. Some collectors have argued that Falcon should use the Vulcan mold since he was commonly portrayed as around the same size as Captain America. Given that Falcon’s whole shtick is that he uses mechanical wings to fly, it doesn’t seem unreasonable that he’d be leaner than Cap.
Over the years, various artists have tweaked this classic red and white attire typically around his cowl with the falcon crest done in varying sizes. Falcon’s hair is the other area that is done in different styles either an Afro taper or a high top, depending on if the artist is more 70s/80s or 90s leaning.
The figure has more of the latter with a more angular high top. This is an instance where I would have also loved an additional head sculpt for more of an 80s hairstyle. His arm and forearm have holes in the back to plug in the wings.
Falcon wore a vest with gloves and boots with a fringe on the bottom of the covering. The boots also have a falcon crest on the top, which is actually sculpted.
Scale: In the comic books, Falcon is listed at 6’2″ the same height as Captain America and slightly taller than the 6’1″ Iron Man and shorter than the 6’3″ Vision. He should stand much taller than the 5’4″ Wasp.
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Paint: The paint job with Falcon is tricky given the mix of red and white, which rarely play well together. And his costume design has some particularly challenging sections for a mass market painted figure. His cowl and the falcon crest are cleanly applied.
Ditto for his vest save a very random stray red mark around the left underarm section and the right ab section. The red flared section around his abs is a tough section to have a pristine paint job based on the sculpt so some flaws here are understandable.
There’s some slight overspray of the falcon crest’s yellow spilling on the boot, but this is from me looking very closely for flaws and likely won’t be noticeable from a standard distance.
Articulation: Falcon definitely benefits from using the Sunfire mold, which works best for slender characters who fly. He doesn’t have any restrictive elements with his design, so he’s got great range of motion and can hit dramatic flying poses with his butterfly shoulders.
Falcon has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders (butterfly joints)
- bicep
- elbow
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso (hinge)
- hip
- thigh
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle
Accessories: Unlike some of the other figures in this wave, he actually comes with some solid extras.
First — and most importantly — are his wings. He gets two sets, one that are for relaxed, standing poses and the other set features the wings spread for when Falcon is flying. They don’t stay on as great as they slip off with little effort.
Additionally, he’s got a set of flat hands for flying poses.
He’s got the Secret Wars shield with the hero circular shield and lenticular image showing him change from Sam Wilson to Falcon.
Finally, he’s got his sidekick, Redwing. Weirdly, the Hasbro ML paint team misunderstood the name and painted him grey. That is very odd. The sculpt is nice and features Redwing in a flying stance. He can rest on Sam’s arm thanks to a clip that is also removable.
Redwing shows the costs available for Marvel Legends compared to GI Joe Classified Series, which has an eagle with two separate sets of wings for more posing options.
In another cool bit of work from the ML team, Falcon still has the hole in his back allowing for the Toy Biz Redwing to plug into his back.
It’s fun having a near complete array of Falcon’s important looks over the years. I suppose now it’s time to start clamoring for his original costume.
Worth It? Falcon is the normal $27.99 price point for Marvel Legends. It’s not the best value, but thanks to a Target sale, I got him for a little over $20. Fortunately, he’s one of the figures in this wave that doesn’t seem to be selling out so you should be able to chance another sale.
Rating: 9.3 out of 10
Falcon turned out pretty well with a few small issues like the wings and a grey Redwing.
Where to Get It? Falcon seems to be fairly common to find at Target or GameStop. You can also get him online at Amazon or Entertainment Earth.
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