Warbow

So, when you hear this character's name: is he demanding answers, or looking for Mister Cody? Warbow fights alongside Crystar, Prince of Crystalium, as Captain of the Royal Guard defending their world against the forces of Chaos. You know, now, how Crystar was an original Marvel creation that was licensed for toys, not the other way around as so many of us assumed. Despite the name, the people of Crystalium are not naturally made of rocks: they're human, but Prince Crystar was mortally wounded, and turning him into living crystal was the only way to save his life; out of loyalty to their leader, the surviving members of the royal guard submitted to transformation as well. Adding a bit of drama to the story, the woman Warbow loved fell in love with Crystar, though he never let it stop him from serving his lord faithfully. He also never let having only one eye stop him from using a ranged weapon. You know that the reason humans can aim is that we have binocular vision, right? Like, you need to be able to tell where your target is, and that requires depth perception. Warbow lost his eye before getting crystalized, so while the magic that does it can apparently cure near-death, replacing lost bodyparts must be beyond its capability. It's not surprising that Warbow reuses the same molds Crystar did: there is not a person alive who cares one whit about Warbow, certainly not enough to get him into a real series of Marvel Legends action figures, so the only reason this toy exists at all is to allow Hasbro to make some more money out of otherwise un-shareable molds. He doesn't get the gloves Crystar had, which means new blocky hands instead of ones with cloth wrinkles, and the sash thing Warbow wears is a new piece that just rests around the torso. The mold has a balljointed head, hinged neck, swivel/hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, double-hinged elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, hinged torso, swivel waist, balljointed hips, swivel thighs, double-hinged knees, and swivel/hinge ankles. No shins, of course because why would you not want to make your toy worse than it could be? Why would you not want to release an inferior product? Why would you want your name to be associated with the highest level of quality when it could instead be associated with cutting corners while artificially raising prices? Befitting his name, Warbow's weapon of choice is a crossbow. You'd think, since it's his left eye that he's missing, he'd want to wield it right-handed - you know, at least have it on the same side where he can see? But no, the weapon has a ring that fits onto his arm, much like the 1982 toy had supports to help clip it on, and that ring is offset in cuh a way that it only fits appropriately onto the toy's left arm. Mind, you can put it on the right, but it's an awkward, ungainly fit at best. He gets one fist, one open hand, and two for holding an accessory, and they're easy to swap. Part of Series 15, Warbow includes a part of the Executioner Build-A-Figure: the right arm and hands. Like we said, Warbow only exists here to prorate the costs of molding Crystar. And he's fine, but he never would have sold at all without the BAF. If they really want to reuse the tools, turn these angular, crystalline bodyparts into Martinex, from the '90s Guardians of the Galaxy, give Yondu and Vance Astro somebody to hang out with. And say, that Alpha Flight Box they just announced has proportions that would be pretty good for Charlie-27, doesn't it? Warbow is fine, but he's gotta be one of the least-desirable Legends since Ex Nihilo. -- 04/20/26 What's the least-wanted figure of all time? Tell us on our message board, the Loafing Lounge.