Thanos is best known for his obsession with power and desire to please Death. He sought after the Infinity Gems, took down numerous Avengers, and wiped out half of the universe. It wasn't until Adam Warlock got involved that the process was reversed, and Thanos would later be reduced to a pathetic farmer because he was blinded by his yearning for Death's approval. This devotion would continue in later comics involving the Mad Titan, even meeting his future self at one point. Of course, other media such as the Marvel Super Heroes arcade, the 90s Silver Surfer cartoon, Super Hero Squad, and the MCU were noteworthy for bringing in the villain himself, though he worshipped Lady Chaos instead of Death in the Silver Surfer show while the MCU had him want to double the Earth's resources and leading to a shitton of memes involving him doing nothing wrong and snapping the world. Anyways, let's talk about the comic version of Thanos, shall we?
Here we have Thanos in-hand, bulky and fairly hefty as he should be. I love the deep blue worn in most of his attire, though the gold pieces are molded in the typical metallic affair found with Hasbro toys rather than being painted. The figure captures that chunky aesthetic Thanos is usually associated with from the 90's rather than the 70's, which I think is for the better. While the usual Marvel Legends representing comic designs tend to suffer from having smaller shoulders or upper bodies that aren't as wide as they should be, this guy does look the part, even if some would wish he was a tad wider.
His head sculpt is fairly expressive, capturing the maniacal expression Thanos would normally have as he proves his ruthlessness, Some of the paint apps for the teeth could be applied better, though; I also wish he had a more closed mouth expression, either with an evil grin or him being angry. Maybe both to better justify the price. His articulation consists of a ball and hinge combo for the neck, shoulder rotation, outward arm movement, rotation above the elbows, nearly 90-degree bends at the elbows, wrist rotation, inward curling, ab crunch, waist rotation, ball-jointed hips, thigh rotation, double-jointed knees, ankle hinges, and pivots to boot.
Of course, what good is a Thanos figure if he can't use the infamous snap. It's something I love seeing when it comes to display options, especially something character-specific like this.
The sculpt is similar to, but not exactly the same, as the prior versions of Thanos we got in the past. On the left is the more modern version of the character we had in 2015 as a Build-a-Figure, with a muted color scheme and added linework to represent a more intricate suit design. He didn't come with an Infinity Gauntlet, though. The metallic blue version made as a Walmart exclusive gave him an angry face, as well as the option to display him with or without the gauntlet. Both figures suffered from the upper body piece not staying in place that well.
Anyways, this guy comes with an alternate King Thanos head sculpt, depicting him with a crown-like headgear that many wouldn't expect because of its brief use in comic history where Thanos was victorious. Also, for a bonus, have Lady Death from the Marvel Select line! She has no articulation yet has a good level of shading that makes her less plasticky compared to the average Legends figure. She has a removable faceplate to reveal the skull underneath the somewhat off-putting female face. I can't rate her because she isn't part of this Thanos specifically, but I can say that Legends Thanos works well as a Deluxe figure. Both with his iconic history and also thanks to his cinematic notoriety, too. He could use a few more accessories and better arm articulation, though. (Armticulation?)
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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