Action Figure Review: Maggott from Marvel Legends Series: X-Men by Hasbro

The Fact:

Non-Scalper Price: $25 dollars






The Positives:

* Sometimes you just get a figure who's kind of cool looking and, despite not knowing who they are, you just dig their vibe. That's how I feel about Maggott. He's wearing a pretty cool outfit, has a great expression on his face, has blue skin, and just looks like a tough fellow. Hi real name is Japheth and he has a slug based digestive system. Yes, that's correct. He has two... mechanical slugs... that come out of his body, eat stuff, and deliver the energy back to him. That's probably the weirdest mutant power I've hear of. I just... I don't know. That doesn't even seem like it would make sense as a mutant ability, does it? Anyways, as a figure, Maggott looks really cool. The colors are really quite bold and there's a lot of painted detail on his unqiue outfit. He's definitely not just a base body with some painted detail; stuff like the belt, his knee pads, his cool fingerless gloves, and that coat are sculpted and look pretty unique.







* The head sculpt really stands out. Maggott looks happy. Really happy. Like, just that happy, go-lucky smile of an easy going dude. Is that really the case? I don't know. That's what's going on here, though. That hair is pretty wild and seems like a relic of the late 1990s. Does Maggott get his hair done at the same place as Strong Guy?








* Maggott's coat is a separate piece, but it's not really meant to be removable. The upper sleeves are sculpted onto his shoulders, so if you pop the coat off they're still there. The big shoulder pads are neat, though. They move a bit, allowing his shoulders to still have a pretty decent range of motion even with the coat on. The coat is textured to look like leather inside and out and there are sculpted buttons, slits, and pockets.





* I'm not sure if these kneepads and boots are new but they look cool and extreme and everything, like a 1990s character would look.


* Maggott is quite well articulated and everything feels really smooth and solid. He's really move quite nicely and the coat, while not pliable or anything, definitely doesn't inhibit things as much as you'd think.

*Rather than a digestive system, Maggott has two semi-sentient mechanical slugs who come out of his body, eat and digest stuff, and then bring it back into his body to power him up. Their names are Eany and Meany and they both come with the figure. One is sculpted to kind of drape over Maggott's shoulder while the other can wrap around his forearm. They're nicely sculpted with lots of legs and sculpted segments on their bodies and three red, oval-shaped eyes on their heads.

* Maggott comes with two parts for Bonebreaker, the first being Bonebreaker's head. This looks fantastic and even has removable sunglasses that can flip up. I could honestly see someone grabbing this head just to make another cool Dreadnok for G.I. Joe, so the inclusion of this piece is a big plus.





* Next up is a pretty sweet looking rifle. Maggott can't wield it (his hands are open) but it's a darn fine extra. Again, even if you're not building Bone Breaker, this is just a cool extra gun to have around.

   Man, I wasn't necessarily expecting a lot from Maggott and he wasn't a figure I was really looking forward to, but he's really, really good. Besides having some key parts for the very cool Bonebreaker BAF, he's just a fun toy. The slugs are weird and wild, Maggott himself has a lot of personality, and he has a unique look and color scheme. Maggott might have the most bizarre (and not in a good way) mutant power you've ever heard of, but he's a super fun toy and gets a Great and a 1/2 from me. If you know how those slugs enter and exit his body, let me know in the comments below. Actually, maybe not. I'm not sure I want to have my fears confirmed...


These are the first figures of Maggot, Eany, and Meany I've reviewed. For more Marvel Legends Series reviews check out the following:

Omega Sentinel
Phoenix 
Rogue 
Wolverine