Firstly I have to say how annoying I find the "Maidens of Might" banner that Hasbro has put Scarlet Witch and Captain Marvel under. It's annoying enough that they don't get their own names on the box (similar to the "Avenging Allies" banner that Sentry and Machine Man have been placed under in this same wave), but there's something a little patronising and condescending about calling these characters "maidens". It's probably just me, and it's not the end of the world, but having their names on the box would make so much more sense.
Scarlet Witch comes with quite a few of the pieces needed to complete Odin: She comes with his head
Which I really like but I wish his beard and the horns on his helmet had a little more detailing painted on it.
His cloak
This is the same cloak that Thor is wearing in this wave but in blue.
And his staff is the last build a figure piece included
This is cast in a solid gold plastic, and sadly doesn't have much in the way of paint detail.
The Witch herself comes with 2 accessories for use with her
Pink, almost translucent, plastic Hex magic pieces that fasten around Wanda's wrists. These are sculpted really nicely and look fantastic when in place.
Scarlet Witch is a really nice figure. She comes in her classic X-Men suit; her red head dress, red cloak, long red gloves, red body suit and thigh high red boots. She also has pink tights covering her upper thighs. Her face sculpt is really pretty though and has some nice detailing with full red lips and neatly painted blue eyes.
My favourite details in Scarlet Witch's painted details are the shading and sculpt in her cloak, and the colour highlights through her hair.
Sadly a tiny touch of that paint used in her hair has hit her chin
As I mentioned, the Hex bolts clip around Wanda's wrists so it looks as though she's casting the magic straight from her hands.
As you can see, there are larger holes with small gaps for a bigger character - these will be re-used and cast in yellow for the new Doctor Strange figure that's coming in a future wave!
Wanda can look left and right but because of her hair and cloak she can't really look up or down. Her cloak also stops both her shoulders from coming up as much as they can or turning out and upwards fully. She has elbows that bend 90 degrees and her wrists swivel and hinge.
She has an ab crunch which is kind of useless as the cloak makes her so top heavy, her hips are on a ball joint, she has thigh cuts, double jointed knees, ankle pivots, swivel and rotation.
A real issue I have with this figure is her heels and heavy cloak combo. You can get Scarlet Witch standing without leaning her on her cloak, but really, it's just easier to lean her on it and from the front you can't really tell. From the side though...
I'm a big fan of this figure overall, I love that we got Scarlet Witch in her classic suit and those Hex bolts work incredibly well. If you're a fan of the character, X-Men, or are building your classic Avengers team, I'd thoroughly recommend this figure.
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