Slushy Soldiers

 Slushy Soldiers

Fortnite Legendary Series - Jakks Pacific

It’s been a while since Jakks’ Fortnite series filled some goon slots in my superhero collection.  This Walmart exclusive was a bit late for Christmas...but luckily that groundhog saw his shadow, and gave Mr. Freeze a bit more time on the ice with his new henchmen.

The slushy soldier is on a reused soldier body, but is nicely repainted with wintry colors.  His arsenal is appropriately hilarious:  carrot knife, carrot bandolier strap, machete wreath back pack, ice pick/hammer.  The traditional snowman head could be taken as cutesy or creepy, depending on what you’re using them for.  Of course, these have several machine guns with them at all times, so I would guess the latter.

 

I braved sub-zero temperatures and hardened plastic joints for this shoot.  It was a lot of fun to play with my toys in the snow.  I got to break out my favorite Mr. Freeze figure (DC Direct’s Secret Files figure) and  Arctic Shield Batman (Mattel 2003 Batman line).  While these are older figures with limited articulation, the sculpts and accessories keep them in my displays.  Freeze just looks perfect, and Arctic Batman...he’s had a lot of wacky costume variants, but this one actually works!  I was even able to give hi shield/sled a go!

 

Get out there and have some fun with your toys when you can.  And pick up some Slushy Soldiers on Walmart’s website now!  They, and the snow, won’t last for long.

Hit-Monkey and Peely

Hit-Monkey and Peely

Marvel Legends - Hasbro

Fortnite - Jazwares

More Deadpool?  Yeesh!  But this one has a new, white suit! And a tiny, old Build-a-Figure repacked from the dark days of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends!  One full-sized figure, reused sculpts and accessories...and still priced at $40?!  Milk Cowpool for all he’s worth, whydoncha!  Luckily, people wised up, and I was able to grab this set at GameStop on discount for $18...now that’s more like it!

I missed out on the bizarre Hit-Monkey way back when he was a poor excuse for a BAF.  He has a fair amount of articulation in his arms and legs for such a small figure, but he should always have been an accessory pack in.  The original release had a black suit...that is all that has changed here.

Deadpool has a repainted suit body.  The head might be a new expression?  I can’t remember..there have been so many of him lately.  Anyway, I dig the white suits and the Miami Vice themed packaging.

The accessories are repaints from other ML figures.  The guitar from Punk Spider-Man, headphones from Star Lord, etc.  Headpool returns on a repainted, Silvermane RC car.

Around the same time I got this, I also picked up a Fortnite Legendary Peely figure.  Again, I have never played this game, but I love the bonkers character designs, and Jazwares is killing it with these highly articulated, full accessoried army builders.  A giant banana could always be a Joker goon, disguised bank robber, or a hero in some superhero parody like the Tick.

The Deadpool stuff is wearing super thin, especially with no new movie on the horizon any time soon.  Marvel doesn’t want him to cool, but Disney it still dragging ass.  Expect to choke on further figure variants, like blue DP, Pirate DP, and movie DP, before the year is up.

Beef Boss

Beef Boss

Fortnite Legendary Series

Jazwares

As I said before, Jazwares is killing the 6-inch figure game with figures from a video game that I have never played.  Great, old-school Marvel Legends articulation (Toy Biz, yo) with tons of accessories and funky character designs.  I use the line primarily as goon army builders and placeholders in my DC/Marvel collections.  But some that don’t fit there are just too fun to pass up.  Like Ralphie (aka Rabbit Raider) and Beef Boss here.

Would you like fries with that?  Super-size for only 39 cents more?

I love fast food.  McDonald’s in particular.  So a figure with a McD-inspired burger puppet head, Ronald-esque bright colors, and a giant spatula weapon is an instant win.  No waiting for this one to go to clearance...I needed him now!  He shares the basic soldier body type that many of the other Fortnite characters have, but get a load of the sesame seeds sprinkled throughout!

NO.  SPECIAL. ORDERS!!!

Along with the spatula, he is armed with a wicked looking assault rifle, two pistols, a plate with a slice of cake, and a giant French fry backpack.  My favorite detail is the holster on his backside that has non removable ketchup and mustard bottles.  Man, I wish I still had some of those old Happy Meal Fry Guys toys to stand with him as henchmen.

“I knew you’d ketchup to me sooner or later.  How I relished this meeting.”

While he looks nothing like the character Batman the Animated Series or his comic look, thematically I think he makes an excellent stand-in for the Condiment King.  If not him, at least he checks the 60s comics gimmick of the week box.  He would definitely fit in the Tick’s universe...if only there were modern Tick action figures.  Oh well, I still had fun recreating one of my favorite Batman TAS moments with him:

“Come, Batman...let’s see if you can cut the mustard.”

“QUIET!”

Fortnite Crackshot and Rabbit Raider

Crackshot and Rabbit Raider

Jazwares - Fornite Legendary Series

I have never played Fortnite, but Jazwares' 6-in line is an action figure collector's dream!  Since I have no connection to the characters, this line offers a multitude of goons, lackeys, and henchmen to my DC and Marvel Legends collections.  I have several Skull Troopers for the Scarecrow,  Wild Cards working as a stand-in Royal Flush Gang, and random thugs and mercs here and there.  At first, I was gonna pass up this cool looking nutcracker guy, but then I remembered something...the Terrible Toyman!  I got two of these Walmart exclusives to go with my DC Universe Toyman and his oversized marionette from DC Direct.  And right in time for a Christmas review!

Each Legendary figure comes with swapable faceplates, so you can have something different on disply with your multiples.  Crackshot also comes with a candy cane staff, a rifle, a balloon, a bundle of dynamite, and a "wooden" cuckoo bird that fits on his back.  Toys with toys!  The articulation on these are over the top, probably because some folks from the Toy Biz Marvel Legends days work on this line.  The old-school hand and toe hinges are as unnecessary as ever, but man do they ever look great!

I also threw their Rabbit Raider figure in the mix because...well, duh!  It's freakin' Ralphie from "A Christmas Story!"  I gave him one of the nutcracker's more lethal rifles to him as an upgrade from the Red Ryder.  Now he's Toyman's right hand cheermaster!

This line is super expansive and so much fun, even if you have never played the games.  I hope Jazwares keeps the goods coming.  They are certainly leaps and bounds above the McFarlane 7-in line...cheaper, too, at around $18 at Wally!