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Doctor Otto Octavious. Doctor Octopus. Doc Ock. Talk about a guy with the wrong kind of name to be a super villain. This guy was sort of destined to become a bad guy or something odd with that sort of name. In the world of Marvel Legends, he becomes one of the top 10 adversaries to little ol' Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. Does this 'Legendary' figure hold up to the hype years of comic book history and a blockbuster movie bring? Read on to find out…
Articulation comes first and foremost to my mind with Doc Ock here. The main figure itself sports many of the usual suspects now in ML figure poseability - double-jointed knees, elbows; swivel wrists and calves; fingers (all 4 together) and even thumb articulation; and even a filly poseable, yet suitable stubby styled neck. But his is not what the Doc is known for - he is know for four menacing tentacles attached to his body. Now while at Toy Fair last year he was shown with hinged joints on each limb, Doc Ock has come to stores with bendy arms - much like many of his predecessors. However - these arms are very sturdy and don't feel like they will break with general use. What is especially nice is that each claw on the ends are articulated as well. They bend at 2 different hinge joints and also rotate on the end. This is a very nice touch indeed.
Now with all this articulation, the sculpting, while simple for Ock, is as good as you would expect. The devilish grin of succeeding in some devious scheme makes this Ock truly special. Toy Biz has also give him a suitable large belly, but not so much as to make him look fat and slow. The tentacles themselves have a level of detail not seen before on former Doc figures with bendy arms. This just adds to the coolness factor of the figure.
Now the question you are asking is - what about the tentacles? Can they hold Ock up? The answer is - yes! And with some ease too, I might add. Sure, you have to pose them just right, but I have been able to get him to stand with two legs only, and three very easily. The legs do snap into his back, providing a sturdy support for the semi-obese figure. A feature I really do like…
Finally, there is the base. It is mesh of Spider-Man's webbing, with foot pegs in it that are tough for Ock to use, like he actually would ;) There are also 2 hooks for limbs, either for Doc Ock or Spidey. With one little piece hanging out that appears to be a nuclear container, this base, while nice detailed, is not one I have to have on display with Ock - he is too cool on his own to need one.
Bottom Line
Any fan of Spider-Man comics or the 2nd movie would be crazy not to grab this figure. Even those who pick up a few figures here ad there from this line would do well to pick him up, he is a great addition to any figure collection If you see him in a store, I suggest you snag him up, he is tough to find as of the writing of this review, but he well worth the cost. Just don't suggest he needs to be in Weight Watchers…or he bight swing a claw or four at you ;)
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