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Another Mythic Legions Skeleton…SpartanNerd

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I purchased a Mythic Legion Skeleton Warrior on Halloween, and you can see the review and make comparisons here…

It seems like the whole month of November was Black Friday/Cyber Monday.  So I went shopping for some new stuff online.  I made my first purchase from BigBadToyStore.  I found them when I actually typed in “Mythic Legions…” They were one of the first sites.

I found more there than I could imagine, and also stuff from Figura Obscura, which looks incredibly cool.  (Father Christmas, The Headless Horseman, etc.) I mean…incredibly cool.  This sale contained all kinds of Mythic Legions but I went for another Skeleton Warrior.  It seems like Mythic Legions is a rabbit hole like Magic the Gathering.  You could collect and collect and always want more.  But the downside in comparison to MTG is that the Mythic Legions really don’t lose much value over time.  A Magic Card might be $50 during its first release and in its Standard season, but then when demand goes down, usually becomes very affordable.  But Mythic Legions just stay in demand.  The other downside is the amount of space the figures take up.

I wound up buying this guy anyway, as settling into Commander-all-the-time for MTG has also caused me to stop purchasing cards as much.  I got him for $35 on sale, and I am good with that.

His (Her?) package is mostly the same as the other, but a key difference is the back of this one shows off other army builder figures.  The viking just looks kind of dumb to me…I saw this online for a similar price.  Why does he look dumb?  Something about the way the helmet comes all the way down to the beard or something.  The goblin is reported to be popular, but I am more of a barbarian and skeleton kind of guy.  The Knight Templar would be cool if the horn armor on the side of the helmet wasn’t so big.  I saw the oversized “ogre scale” gladiator for $50 loose at the Toy Federation on Halloween, just before I left with Raven Spawn and Redeemer.  He is really big.

I decided to shoot these pics on some music paper I have laying around.  Why not?  ‘Tis the Season for Chorus.  (The SpartanNerd is a chorus teacher.)

Here are the accessories that came in a little poly bag.

There are two pauldrons, a weapons strap, a quiver with sculpted-in arrows, a bow, and an arrow.

Notable here, and the reason I got this skeleton is the bow and arrow.

The arrow is really skinny.  It is very silver!  There is a tiny slot on either side of the bow where it can clip in.

I’ve played with this for a few days, and it is pretty hard to get good archery poses.  The string on the bow is springy, and believe it or not, the arrow has shot off before.  It didn’t go far and I didn’t lose it thankfully, but I thought it wouldn’t…but then it did when I was trying to do a pose like you see below.

It is my preference to remove the shoulder pauldrons when doing these archery poses.  Which tracks on flavor as far as ranged fighters are concerned.  Notice how in both of these photos, the feather side of the arrow doesn’t line up with the hand, and therefore doesn’t look quite right.

Let’s talk about the head. It is a pretty cool sculpt, and the second reason I got this second army builder skeleton figure.  It has an articulated jaw, which is nice…the expression doesn’t have to look happy all the time like the other figure.  There is also a helmet with a visor…just another cool piece.  With the visor down, it reminds me of “Weapon-X.”

The jaw can come off…giving you even another display option.

He also comes with this giant spear thing.  Polearm?  Axe-spear?  Whatever it is, it looks good, but there is no paint on any of the weapons besides the silver on the arrow, or if they are painted then they are painted a consistent glossy shade.  I suppose it is a concession, because the figure itself is after all awesomely painted.  There is also another barbarian sword, but this time with and angled point.  More like a machete with a stabbing point.

The skeleton is very articulated, and like I said before, entirely modular.  You can swap pieces with other Mythic Legions in the same scale.

But great army pieces with wizard characters!  Check out the Faceless One here.

I rate this figure at a 5/5.  I feel it is an improvement on the original that I had just recently purchased in every way except for maybe the axe.  What else, the packaging is collector friendly.  It turns out that I am jamming both of them into a single Mythic Legions box.  Easy storage!  The only minor gripe is that it is hard to make a good archery pose with the arrow drawn. 

Halloween Figure Haul- SpartanNerd’s first Mythic Legion

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Halloween always has been a good day, except for exactly one time out of 43. (SpartanNerd is 44…). That one time is enough to throw a wet blanket on the whole celebration. Without me getting to specific, Hub City Geeks, some years since this personal tragedy, I don’t do anything. One year I bought a new iPad with my mom. One year I paid some taxes and bought some donuts. This year I got my alignment tuned and then drove to the Toy Federation in Greer, South Carolina.

I am feeling a little burned on the Super7 Conan the Barbarian situation. I have five figures on order, and none of them set to ship until the Summer of 2024. Yep. King Conan and the throne were ordered on Christmas 2022, and won’t arrive until June 2024. This is irksome. And the Battle of the Mounds collection which I ordered earlier this year is set to ship at the same time. But I have a barbarian itch that needs to be scratched. So on October 30 I looked into it, and there are new Mythic Legions out there.

If you didn’t know, Mythic Legions is the Four Horsemen toy sculpture studios own line. I’ve never bought any because they are all a little bit generic to me, besides also they are quite pricey, and finally hard to find. For instance, I really want the Bird warriors that they came out with. They rarely appear on the secondary market, and when they do, you are looking at $200. Used. Opened. Played with. Etc. But they are so awesome!

What I found was on the Toy Federation Facebook page that they got in a ton of new Mythic Legion product. New at retail will definitely be an option on sad Halloween. So off I went.

Here is $40 worth of skeleton warrior. A simple package…or is it? What attracted me here was that big axe! And so shiny. Since I was in the market for barbarians, I could envision Conan taking out this guy, or him sneaking up behind him with that axe held up.

Examining the package, you can see a polybag on the inside. Mystery accessories? The box seems to be a card with DND style graphics. The bottom says Mythic Legions. (Just so you know, there are some sub-lines. Seventh Kingdom (animals), Gothitropolis, Cosmic Legions, and Figura Obscura (real-life)) But Mythic Legions is their main property.

Here is the back. This image looks like something from Elden RIng. (I am about to finish my first play through!). And one more thing, see how the plastic window wraps around. YES THIS IS COLLECTOR FRIENDLY PACKAGING!

You just flip out the bottom plastic tabs, and the cardboard back slides right out!

We got this message..

A good warning. I hate breaking my figures.

So what do we get in the polybag? shoulder pauldrons, a strap with a holder loop for the sword. The sword. The dagger, and another hunk of axe. What?

This axe is very modular! Outstanding! It turns out, that the figure is ALSO. I had no idea. Every part of the figure can be swapped with other parts from other figures in the Mythic Legions line. WOW! As for the axe, you can go with executioner style, barbarian style, or just style…the spike at the bottom is even swappable.

Here he is, completely decked out. He stands just fine. I had no problem getting him out of the blister. I decided to toss the blister…the collector friendly box will do just fine without it. The weapon fits nicely in his hands.

This is a big sword.

Time to get Vikor.

Vikor is my favorite subject to photograph. And this is great…the image to shine a little light on my Halloween.

So how does the Mythic Legion stuff work with other property.

First off, the head swap.

Vikor is a Masters of the Universe Classics figure, and his head joint is a little smaller than Mythic Legion skeleton army builder. It just sits loosely. But it does look very cool.

Masterverse Movie He-Man didn’t come with a battle axe. This axe fills that purpose terrifically. It didn’t stretch the hands either.

How hard is it to separate the pieces of the Mythic Legion Skeleton? Well, I had to apply some force. The neck joint is a separate piece, which was why I was first surprised at how each figure is meant to be completely swappable with other. Getting the torso off takes a good bit of pressure. I haven’t felt that I was about to break a piece. And after playing with it for awhile, the joints have become pleasant rather than stiff.

I also got some other figures…Raven Spawn and Anti-Spawn (Redeemer).

As I began to leave Toy Federation, I just glanced around for something else. And in the glass case they had several tall off-card figures, and one caught my eye.

The Anti-Spawn, also known a Redeemer is the subject of Spawn issue 16. I just read this a few days earlier, and that’s why I was drawn to it. $10. BOOM.

(Let’s be clear…Redeemer is the title, like Hellspawn is the title. Anti-Spawn is the name of this Redeemer. Spawn is the name of Al Simmons, the Hellspawn. Not confusing at all!)

I mean this is a used figure. The left wing is a little bit loose. He came with a stand, but he doesn’t really need it. (It is a just a round disc with the word Spawn on it and a foot peg.)

The man behind the counter incorrectly labeled Raven Spawn as Curse. Curse is a cyborg cult leader. Raven Spawn is someone forgettable from the comics. But…I didn’t even know it was a Spawn figure. I just thought it looked awesome! (Also $10!)

All the chains and the scythe. And the spikes. He doesn’t scream “bird” at all. The only color here, green necrogenic eyes.

These two figures are articulated like Marvel Legends figures.

Yep…He ripped the wing off…

These are both highly posable and well detailed. But taller than the other figures I have. The Marvel Legends I have…comic book Thor is terrible. Thanos is great. Deadpool (I can’t find him) is one of the top figures I have ever had. These are just like Deadpool, with less accessories.

Even after that paragraph…look how creepy Raven Spawn is in the shadow. Anti-Spawn looks exactly like he was ripped out of Spawn #16.

I believe These two were sold at Target or GameStop originally. I saw some Spawn figures there before, but felt they were too pricey or I wanted something different.

So what does the SpartanNerd rate all of this?

Mythic Legions Skeleton Army builder. 5/5. I mean the packaging graphically is a little weak, but it more than makes up for that shortfall with the collector friendly features. The figure is great, and I can totally be hooked on Mythic Legions. I am planning on what I will get next from that line!

The two extras I picked up. Anti-Spawn gets 4/5 on account of the weak wing. Raven Spawn is perfect. 5/5.

Do you have these figures, Hub City Geeks? What would you rate this Mythic Legion? Let me know in the comments!