Marvel Legends Jackal Review

Today we’re going to take a look at one of my favorite fairly recent action figures, the Jackal, as produced by Hasbro for the 2017 Spider-Man Marvel Legends Sandman Build-a-Figure series.

Jackal is a character I’ve wanted a figure of for years, and Hasbro really delivered on him. For his first 6” scaled figure, Professor Warren gets an entirely new sculpt from head to toe(s). It’s a nice, intricately sculpted furry body, and dig that crazy smile! It perfectly suits the character.

This figure’s design definitely skews more towards the modern look of the character, which you can tell by the design of the ears, no pupils, and blue shorts.

Jackal can get into a wide variety of poses thanks to the articulation the Marvel Legends line has become known for. His articulation includes:

1. A ball-jointed head
2. Hinged neck
3. Ab crunch
4. Waist swivel
5. Ball-jointed hips
6. Thigh swivels
7. Double-jointed knees
8. Hinged ankles
9. Ankle rockers/tilts
10. Shoulder hinges
11. Shoulder swivels
12. Bicep swivels
13. Double-jointed elbows
14. Wrist swivels
15. Wrist hinges

To my count, that’s about 30 points of articulation, which is definitely needed for a limber, flexible character like the Jackal.

Jackal doesn’t get much in the way of paint, but what he does get is noticeable and well done. His ears seem to get the new digital painting technique Hasbro has been using primarily for their movie figures’ likenesses, as evidenced by the subtle dots on the outer edges of his inner ears which seem to add a nice shadowing effect. His eyes are pure yellow, and his teeth are individually painted over a red for his gums, which came out quite nicely on my figure. His finger and toe nails get a light green and his inner ears are pink. Jackal’s chest and tufts of forearm fur seem to get a dry brushing to better bring out their details.

I notice that when posing Jackal that the majority of his joints don’t make a “clicky” sound (and those that do aren’t as pronounced as it has been on past figures), which could mean that his joints will become loose over time, making it harder for him to hold a pose. However, as of right now, all of his joints are tight without any major signs of becoming loose. For some reason, his head doesn’t look back as far as other figure do without his head popping off, not that it can’t easily be placed back upon his neck peg, mind you. It can become a nuisance, however, while posing him.

Jackal makes for a nice army building figure. You can get several since it wouldn’t be the first time the master geneticist has cloned himself.

Jackal doesn’t come with any character specific accessories, but he does come with the Sandman Build-a-Figure’s right leg. It would have been cool to get him with an unmasked Warren head, a Spider-Man head bust for tossing around, or some lab beakers, but the lack of them doesn’t detract from what a cool figure he is.

Overall, Jackal is a great figure, and one I’m thrilled to finally add to my collection.