Here we have Battle Clothes Vegeta in-hand, essentially a darker color version of the same armor design we've usually seen on the character. While the darker blue might have been a choice I could live with, the stock photos seemingly made his clothes appear almost black or less blue than they appear in my review station. The anime even couldn't decide what it's supposed to be if we consider the master quality between different releases. Regardless, I always think this works well if we ignore the inconsistencies between screencaps and the stock photos. Plus, to the proportions generally remain consistent with what we previously got in the line, though we do have a small bit of gappage between the pecs and the stomach. Not the worst example, but could be tweaked better. All around, I want to say that this Vegeta manages to generally work well enough as it stands, though the colors for the spandex-like part of his battle clothes may not be consistent with the Frieza Saga.
His head sculpt is slightly different from the version we got from the Scouter version, with a haircut not as over the top while also being somewhat more proportionate for a body that lacks the shoulder pads. The print work for the face is always top notch, but wait till we go over the alternate faces. Speaking of, he has 4 of those as well as 3 pairs of hands, a set of crossed arms, and a trio of alternate torso pieces to represent his Saiyan armor getting damaged.
His articulation is standard for all of the versions of Vegeta we covered before, so why don't we talk about the accessories? I like that we get some unique facial expressions representing him in pain with small tears shed or in pure rage, all fitting for the character. As for getting the battle damaged plates on there, it's a neat idea on paper yet the execution is tedious. You not only have to find the right spots to pry them off, but it can be a little annoying to keep them in place if they're not tabbed in right. Also, swapping the arms with the crossed set is more annoying here than with prior versions of the characters we had in the past.due to the updated shoulder joints.
The faces are nice to have and are honestly better than the goofier ones from Power Level 27000, but the battle clothes parts are somewhat tedious at times. As for the price, where I got mine from Premium Bandai, I believe it was $80, twice the amount I would pay for the usual Figuarts at my local Target or Walmart. Granted, this is a less prominent look for the dude, but I doubt it's really worth making that high of a price for him when the accessory count is only slightly higher than what we normally get. Maybe if he had an extra faceplate or an additional set of hands, I could stomach it more. At the very least, he makes me want to get Gohan and Krillin in the same armor.
As for Super Hero Vegeta, this is closer to a more casual outfit that the dude would wear, though it is a bit of a midway point to the battle clothes that he's usually associated with when you look at the gloves and boots. Thankfully, the boots have some paint in the toe region, though I will have to comment on the shirt not matching the pants in regards to its finish (shiny vs matte), while the areas that are painted on the arms don't match the molded areas that are flesh tone, a common problem seen with Hasbro Marvel Legends. It's noticeable on the neck region than on the arms, but while not as bad as the example I mentioned, it still sucks given this is an import, and a fairly expensive one by $10 when it came out versus the 2021/2 Legends price. Still, it works fine for a base Vegeta, though the slight aesthetic issues do hurt it. Some have also commented on the side profile for the head not being quite right to what Vegeta looks like though it could be easy to blame how Super's animation quality looked.
With the articulation being the same, I want to instead focus on the range for some of these joints. The butterfly joints looks uglier here on Super Hero Vegeta than on the Battle Clothes version, likely resulting in the torso not being as broad as it should be, and the hips have worse range. On the plus side, his thumbs up hand and smirking face imply I recommend him if you see him at a cheaper price. I got him for $28, which is lower than what the MSRP price is, but it's easier to stomach this than $80 in spite of the worse joint range or aesthetics not being as good as on Battle Clothes Vegeta.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (for both but for different reasons)
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