Marvel Legends Series: Xialing

A sister with flying fists!

I don’t know very much about Xialing or how exactly she will impact the story in the upcoming Marvel release, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but I do look forward to seeing her come to life on the big screen. She’s Shang-Chi’s sister and will be portrayed by Meng’er Zhang in the film. Her action figure was released as part of the Marvel Legends series and she’s also a figure in the Mister Hyde Build-A-Figure line.

Much like other figures in the Legends series, Xialing is highly articulated and thanks to her character design, she’s one of the few figures that has almost complete articulation functionality. She isn’t hindered by any long robes or excessive armor. She can be posed in pretty much any fashion. That’s the best thing about this figure other than her overall look, which is also excellent.

The figure comes with two pairs of hands, one additional hand, and a rope weapon as accessories. The weapon hangs loosely in her hands and really doesn’t look that great in my opinion. I would have rather received an extended version of the weapon or, I don’t know, maybe another hand so that the figure would have an even number of hands to swap out but Hasbro decided against that apparently.

Xialing also comes with the largest Build-A-Figure piece, Mr. Hyde’s torso, which takes up a rather large portion of the box. Thankfully Xialing doesn’t take up too much space herself. She’s a rather slender figure and was definitely the best option for Hasbro to package Hyde’s meaty torso with as far as convenience and real estate are concerned.

Along with Shang-Chi, Xialing is one of the best figures in this particular line. She’s simple, highly articulated, and not hindered in any way when it comes to posing. I do wish that she came with better accessories, but she’s definitely a must-buy figure for fans of either the comics or the upcoming movie.

Thanks for checking out my post. I hope to write reviews of the last two figures in this particular Build-A-Figure set very soon. I’m also going to take a look at the completed Mister Hyde figure. Stay tuned, true believers!