The other half of this two-pack is one of Thor’s more famous villains Amora, the first Enchantress. Already blessed with great beauty, the Enchantress also uses her magical powers to … enchant her enemies. This is where the biggest problem of this two-pack arises. The Enchantress is basically a living embodiment of beauty and sex, and that doesn’t really come across with this figure.
I don’t know if there was a problem with shrinking down the original sculpt or if the sculptor just couldn’t capture her allure, but this Enchantress figure just isn’t attractive. This is a problem made even more vexing by the fact that her hair sculpt is actually really nicely detailed. Maybe the MU line should borrow a couple of the sculptors from the Star Wars Vintage Collection line when they need an attractive female face?
The paint job on Enchantress is okay, but not perfect. I do really like the metallic rings that were printed down her legs, and the mix of metallic green and matte green was a nice touch. But sadly not all of these greens are the same shade so they clash a bit.
Her articulation is also just okay. Her head, waist, and wrists are swivel joints. Her shoulders and ankles are swivel hinges. The hips are ball joints, while the elbows are hinges and the knees are double hinges. Like Thor, I really wish they would have given her a ball jointed head. But Enchantress also suffers from a lack of a bicep swivel, which really can cut down on her arm poses. They should have at least gone with a swivel hinge elbow.
I have really mixed feelings about this two-pack. I like the classic look on Thor, and if you watch for the paint apps you can probably find a pretty decent figure. The downside here is really the Enchantress. I’m glad to see Thor get more of his rouges gallery, especially one that didn’t make it into the Marvel Legends line, but the figure itself just doesn’t look good to me. A truly tough decision, especially for those hard core Thor fans.
-Vault
As the character I wanted MOST in this Line I almost cried when I saw how bad He looked in the packet – the only reason I picked up the least sloppy one I could find was my absolute raving need to have a 3.75″ Thor on my shelf with Shell-head and Cap but Man the time hasn’t made it any easier to take just how flimsy and screwed up he is. I still can’t free up his hips without the fear they will twist right off and his gunslinger shoulders just add insult to injury. While the Movie figures are not in any way a sub for a real classic Thor I know which version gets the playtime/posing simply because they are so much more substantial and better made.
I’m guessing with a heck of a lot of years to run on a Marvel license Big H will pull-out new and improved versions (like the looks of that one in the upcomming Avengers pack) down the line ensure that like with Star Wars I end up with a few versions before I get one I’m happy with.
And kudos for the banners – love ’em.
Yeah, we’ll probably have plenty of Thor figures by the time the line ends. I just hope that we might get the figures like Enchantress remade in a better way also.
Thanks for the kudos. It’ was Noisy’s hard work that produced the banners, and he did a great job.
yeah, yikes, that enchantress face is a little… manish. i’ve seen gentler jaw lines on “rupaul’s drag race.”
Yeah, she’s definitely not on the pretty end…
This two-pack has disappeared from my area, and I had long considered picking it up but the paint apps on Thor were just not good. I wish they would release that classic Thor as a single figure.
I bet we’ll see a new version of the classic Thor eventually. Hasbro knows he’s a figure they can make some money on.
The basic female body for Marvel Universe has no biceps, and it really rains on the posing parade! Hopefully, with X-23 they are debuting a new female body, and it looks to fix the flaws of the current female “buck” body. It would have helped THOR if his T-bar that his hips are hooked onto wasn’t made of the same soft plastic that his head is made out of 🙁
A new female buck is a must. I really don’t understand why they cheaped out on the original.
I agree, that soft plastic is a little intimidating to move around sometimes.
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I bought this set especially for her, altho it was hard to find one to begin with.
(Finally found one in St Ann WM of all places! just down the street from Lambert airport!)
My Amora doesn’t look too bad, but it almost sounds like some of you are comparing her to Scarlet Mitch or MonkeyFace Leia?
I started an ML custom of her using Emma Frost (yeah, she looks stoned, but Hasbro changed the ML neck peg and I can’t find a good replacement), but the big stumbling blocks for me are getting the tiara and hip fringe just right. Maybe we need a new Wanda, or ML Snowbird or Polaris with her tiara, so I can ‘borrow’ it for Amora? There are also a few variations on her costume, as this MU version never really appealed to me.
dude… she’s not pretty. amora in the comics is a friggin goddess (take that how you will) and even the superhero squad one had a prettier face… just sayin, if we get this exact figure scaled up in marvel legends down the road, i’m passing.
I’m really hoping the ML2 will use all new sculpts. I don’t want to pay $17 for a figure they simply adjusted the metrics on.
Oi, that’s a tough call. Scarlet Witch probably wins that contest just because she had a five o’clock shadow, lol.
Anyone know if an Ultimates Thor will be coming?
I don’t really follow MU.
Jo
I hope they make more Ultimates in general. Thor would be a nice touch, but all those alternate realities have some pretty cool characters.
Compaired to the MLS version of thor, this one is miles behind. I was very disapointed in this figure when I got him. I do like the fact the hammer has the writing on it, but it also looks like it should have been washed in cold (shrinkage).
Also agree on enchantress, not sure what the designers were thinking but it fell way off the mark. Add that sub-standard articulation of the female mold and you have a vast loser. I got it but only because I figure she will never get an upgrade and I wanted an Enchantress.
Yeah, the sad part is she probably won’t get another release. So even if the female figures get better bodies, we’ll still be stuck with this sad thing.