Another year, another win for our reigning champ Lockjaw. He’s won every single one of these top ten Build-a-Figure polls since we started this little experiment over seven years ago. It’s kinda a forgone conclusion that he’ll win, and truthfully, besides that one year where Sauron made a run at him, it’s never even close. He doesn’t just win, he demolishes all challengers.
Just like last year, we’re going to give some of the other vote getters a chance to get a little front page love. So of course we know all about Lockjaw, but let’s give a little look at the other members of the top five of the Build-a-Figure poll.
5. Strong Guy
Okay, sure. I would prefer him made in his more modern X-Factor look, but I know we have fans of his classic comic appearances too. Congrats, Strong Guy fans, he made the top five by gaining 12 votes.
4. Nimrod
Classic or modern, I think we can agree that we need a Nimrod figure. He’s a key part of the X-Men history, and I’d be fine with having his mutant-hunting self in my collection. His 16 votes were enough to grab the fourth spot in the top five. I know his history is kind of jumbled and I’m not even sure if he’s still around these days, but his part in the “Days of Future Past” storyline is enough for me to want him.
3. Hulk
There were a few votes for an Amadeus Cho Hulk as he finished with 8 votes in the regular poll, and a few votes for Smart Hulk, as well as a few other versions. But the majority of votes put him in the BAF category, so that is what won out. His 17 votes secured him the third spot in the top five. The Face Off Hulk is still a pretty great representation of what a classic Hulk figure should look like, but Hasbro can do better these days. Up the articulation, and make an even better sculpt with today’s talent and technology, and you could have yourself the best classic Hulk figure ever. He could anchor an upcoming Avengers movie wave, even.
2. Sauron
Ever since his tease showing at SDCC ’15, this guy has been in the number two position in this top five. This yeah he gained 25 votes, which is a strong showing in the always competitive Build-a-Figure competition. He’s got a few things going for him here. One, he’s a classic X-Men villain, and two, he’s a freaking half man-half pterodactyl! Who wouldn’t want that as a figure to collect! The base figure wouldn’t be a challenge, but the wings would force him to be a Build-a-Figure, I’m sure. If customizers can make some really great figures of him, I know the Legends team can as well.
- Lockjaw
Please, Hasbro? Pretty please? Gotta happen soon … right? Locky won 43 votes to claim the top spot once again.
Well, that’s the top five BAF list for 2017. Did your pick make the list? Did you like these results? Hate ’em? Let us know in the comment section below or hop on into the forum and discuss in the top ten results thread.
Indeed. Apocalypse! Don’t forget him!
I want Wasp, Stature, Yellowjacket, Atlas,aka Goliath, Black Goliath, Red Ronin, Titano, Living Tribunal, Beyonder, and Ultimo big bad BAFs! Lol
Sadly Foom was the last of the greats.
😎Shalom
Hey, I voted for Devil Dinosaur for my BAF choice. Shame he didn’t make the top 5. Moon Girl got a healthy number of votes (she made my list too), you’d think people who voted for the one would vote for the other.
I’d LOVE a Devil Dinosaur BAF. Big Red T-Rex? Really? No one else want’s that?
The only BAFs on this list that interest me areNimrod and maybe the Hulk if he was classic comic hulk in tattered purple pants. I would look at the inclusion of any of these others as an opportunity to cherry pick the wave and not necessarily to gripe about their inclusion.
Its maddening that Sauron and Lockjaw have not happened yet.
figured lock jaw would maybe make it into at leas the top three espicaly given the inhumans tv show coming . for he could only work as a ml figure as a baf to do him justice. strong guy yes for polaris and quicksilver and havok need the rest of their xfactor team mates.
glad to see my BAF choice, Strong Guy, finally crack the top 5!!
I was really hoping we’d get him in the Deadpool wave, but I’m patient.
Good choices all around! The demand for Lockjaw must have been heard by now and the Inhumans show debuts soon. This has got to be his year!
Any chance we could see the full results list? I’m curious where some certain other characters *cough* Armadillo *cough* ended up.
Would love to see a Sauron! With that said, my only issue with a Sauron BAF is that I love when they put out larger BAF’s, Like the Sentinel, Galactus, Giant Man and Fing Fan Foom
Good list! I don’t have much attachment to Strong Guy personally but the remaining 4 are all BAFs I would want to one degree or another.