Juggernaut is the Build-a-Figure character in this latest wave of X-Men-themed Marvel Legends figures and is a solid hunk of plastic. Juggernaut has had a long history with the X-Men, from his early abusive relationship with step-brother Charles, to a combative relationship with many iterations of X-Men, to even a brief stint as a member of the team, so it seems fitting that Hasbro would take another crack at this iconic villain. Let’s take a look!
Sculpt
I think the main topic of discussion about this Juggernaut has been the size. Coming in at about 9 inches, Juggernaut is a little bit taller than I personally prefer. My memory of Juggy from artists like Cockrum, Davis, and Romita depict him as a little bit bigger than Captain Britain and Colossus, and those guys were usually depicted around 7 feet tall. I think that translates to around 8 inches in Marvel Legends scale, but I’m not that precise about these things; it’s more about how he looks relative to the figures I have, and I also think the width and mass of the character is a little more impressive when packed onto a shorter frame.
I think the proportions on the sculpt are great, so I can accept the scale creep on a character like this whose height is all over the place depending on the artist or sometimes the frame of the book. Crouched down a little and surrounded by Marvel Legends figures, he looks fine.
One thing that’s bugging me, and I would never have noticed if Scott hadn’t pointed this out at Power-Con, is that his bands and helmet have a dented, pitted texture. It looks cool, but it doesn’t really make sense that his magical suit has wear and tear and battle damage. It also clashes with the relative smoothness of the rest of the figure.
The head sculpt has an appropriately crazed look under the helmet, and the two-piece construction sells the helmet effect well. I kind of wish there were an alternate head for depicting that moment when the X-Men knock the helmet off his head and blast him with some sort of telepathic attack. I was able to put the head from the original figure onto this one with a little modification of the socket.
Juggernaut also has a removable belt. I kind of like it when pushed up higher as it gives him a more squat look.
Articulation
Cain has the following articulation:
- Ball-and-socket head
- Swivel/hinged shoulders, hips, neck, wrists, and ankles
- Hinged abs, elbows, and knees
The movement is okay, but as a massive guy, his elbow range is not quite 90 degrees. The ab joint has impressive crunching and backward movement. The legs hit against the hips on my figure and actually got a little scratched on my figure after posing and photographing.
Paint
Paint is pretty simple but effective, with a little wash to bring out the texture detail on the helmet and bands.
Overall
Overall, Juggernaut is a massively impressive figure. I have a lot of little nitpicky criticisms about the execution, but overall it’s a really nice figure that looks fantastic posed with a group of Marvel Legends figures. I don’t really care for the Marvel Legends series 6 Juggernaut because of the weird proportions, so while this is not my ideal Juggernaut, it’s a damn nice one and an improvement on the previous releases.
