Ready for another Marvel Legends review in this mini marathon? My second pick up from this series was the What If? inspired Heist Nebula from the episode "What if? ...T'Challa became a Star-Lord?" Why is she called Heist Nebula? I'm assuming it's a reference to the plot to steal the Embers of Genesis from the Collector, Taneleer Tivan. It's kind of a weird name for the figure, especially since Hasbro hasn't released a Nebula figure since 2017 as far as I'm aware, so it's not like it'd be confusing due to having multiple figures of the character on the shelf. Anyways, I picked this figure up for a couple reason. One, it's a figure based on a Karen Gillan character, so there's that. Number two, though, I think she makes a decent comic based Nebula for my shelf. No, she doesn't look exactly like any of the comic versions of Nebula but the style of the figure really does blend nicely with the standard comic based Marvel Legends figures, more so than the excellent MCU version from 2017. Is she worth picking up? Let's take a look and find out after the break...
Height: 6 1/8ths inches
Articulation: Swivel/hinge ankles, double hinged knees, swivel thighs, balljointed hips, swivel waist, balljointed mid-torso, swivel/hinge shoulders, swivel/hinge elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, and a barbell jointed head.
Accessories: Pistol, 4 interchangeable hands, and the robe, cape, waist, and torso of the Watcher build-a-figure.
Non-Scalper Price: $20-$23 dollars
Comparison:
* Her boots are really cool. They're the same boots as the previous Nebula figure had but they're still really detailed with lots of buckles and such. I wish I loved in a world where it was socially acceptable to wear space boots and such everywhere.
* Heist Nebula has four interchangeable hands: A gesturing right hand, two pistol grip hands, and a left handed fist. They swap out easily and give you some nice options for posing her.
* I really like this little snub-nosed laser pistol Nebula carries. It's a cool little piece that seems like it's made for close encounters.
* When she'd rather be kicking you than blasting you Nebula can store her blaster in the holster on her right hip. It fits in there well and looks fabulous. Way to go!
* Nebula comes with four pieces for the Uatu the Watcher build-a-figure. She has the robe, the waist/ lower torso, the upper torso, and the cape that extends up behind his head (which I have attached in this picture). I'm not planning on building Uatu (I've already sold off the pieces) but it's kind of crazy how much of him Nebula comes with.
The Negatives:
* The back of the figure has a lot of detail but almost no paintwork. It would have been nice to have a couple of the straps painted.
Heist Nebula really impressed me. Yes, she reuses a lot of the previous figure, but it works and the color scheme and cool blaster pistol are just really appealing. She's a fun figure and since we haven't seen Nebula over and over in action figure form it's nice to get another version of her. While I'd love to get a true comic version of Nebula some day in the future I'm very happy to have this one on the shelf for now. She's gets a Great and a 1/2 from me and so far is my favorite of the three What If? figures I've picked up. I originally only wanted Captain Carter and Heist Nebula from this series but I ended up picking up one more when I saw it in person. Who is it? Check back soon!
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Love this version of Nebula.
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