Marvel Legends Series: Marvel’s Katy

Hopefully this review isn’t too “Awk” ward, cough, cough……

I happened to be strolling the aisles of my local Target the other day when I noticed that the Marvel Legends Series Shang-Chi figures were on clearance. Having collected all of the figures in the Build-A-Figure line from the film (all of which I reviewed in my blog), I thought it pointless to even look at what Target had to offer. I was wrong. The Target exclusive Katy figure was never really on my radar. I just wanted to grab the heroes for the Mr. Hyde build and go on about my day. However, with a clearance price of just $6.89 (just over one dollar per inch of the figure) and the fact that Morris was featured as an accessory, I decided to go ahead and take the plunge on the figure.

Not much is known about Katy. She’s a new character in the film and based on the brief moments that I’ve seen her in the trailer, she’ll probably be comic relief. The fact that she comes with a bow, arrows, and a quiver as accessories makes me think that she might actually be a protector in disguise. I guess I’ll find out soon enough in September!

The first thing I noticed about this figure was it’s amazing likeness to Awkwafina. The gang at Hasbro nailed her look. Her robe and belt is nicely done as well. I’m especially fond of the belt. As with many of the other figures in this line, the robe greatly hinders Katy’s poseability. Her left leg can barely move due to the robe and her right leg has a little more freedom thanks to a slit down the side. Her arms move well enough, but her right elbow popped right out of the socket while I was posing her for photos.

Due to the restricted legs on the figure, posing Katy is very limited. I had to tilt her back at the waists to balance her for many of the photos, making the figure look a bit awkward. Her pegs in her heels are also very short, which means the NECA stands that I had on hand didn’t fit her well enough to allow her to stand in any other fashion than straight with a tilted back. This makes me glad that I was able to get the figure at a discounted price.

The primary reason that I broke down and purchased the figure was for one accessory. Katy comes with an extra set of hands, a quiver, a single arrow, and a bundle of arrows. She also comes with Morris. I don’t know how Morris will factor into the film, but rumor sites and hard thinking fans believe that he might be a DiJiang. According to cryptidz.fandom.com, a DiJiang is “a mountain patron god in Chinese mythology” who “lives in a perpetual state of confusion and causes chaos wherever it goes.” In the MCU, I’m betting that Morris will most likely cause a ton of comical chaos as that is basically Marvel’s MO in films.

Morris has no articulation. He’s basically a hunk of plastic not unlike the old Snarf figure that came with Lion-O way back in the day. Morris has six legs, is chubby, and has four wings where his head should be. He’s definitely a bizarre little creature but I really like his look. The rest of the accessories are okay. The quiver sits awkwardly across Katy’s body and never really settles into place. It does hold the bundle of arrows securely. The included hands are closed fists.

While Katy will never be a favorite figure of mine, I do like her overall look, especially her likeness to Awkwafina. I just can’t see paying full price for a figure that has such hindered mobility and poseability. Maybe Hasbro will release new molds of some of the figures, Katy included, after the release of the film that won’t have limited movement.

This is the first MCU flick that I’ve been excited about in a long time. Hopefully the characters are as good in the film as they look in figure form. Keep an eye out for my review of the film soon after its release. Thanks for checking out my review of the Katy figure from the Marvel Legends line. I have a really special figure review coming very, very soon!