Wolverine (Battle-Damaged)

He's not the world-saving type. A broken and shame-fueled Logan reluctantly joins Deadpool's side to fight for their survival - and a shot at redemption. When Deadpool & Wolverine came out, it had a very small toyline: Deadpool, who was basically a re-release of the May Thamtarana sculpt we already had; the Headpool/Logan set; and Wolverine in his yellow costume, which looked just as disappointing in toy form as it did in the movie. Like, in no world do we envy the poor sap who has to be the next to play Wolverine, but as great as Hugh Jackman is, he did not pull off the "superhero" look - at least, not in the yellow costume. There were others that worked better (possibly because we didn't see them for very long, or in bright daylight). Fortunately, the suit evolved through the film, and it looked a lot better by the end than it did at the beginning. Mainly, losing the sleeves was a massive step in the right direction - Wolverine may rely on his claws, but Hugh Jackman is taking us to the gun show! Since he lost the sleeves after the hours-long minivan fight, we sadly don't get the blue pauldrons, which would have made this perfect, but it's still cooler with bare arms than with sleeves. This figure is the same as that figure, just with new arms; we respect reusing molds when it makes sense. Another factor that made this version of the costume look better than when we first saw it was that, having been through a few fights already, it was no longer as pristine as it had been, and was instead scuffed up, dirty, and bloodied. This figure does a nice job painting all that schmutz on him, though most of it is black instead of red - only the two little cuts on his arms get that. Unfortunately, Hasbro totally pulled a Hasbro, and only did this painting on the front; turn him around, and you'll see a thousand acres of yellow blankness, without even the thin black lines the costume had back there to break up the monotony, meaning this is screen-inaccurate in two ways! The 2024 figure had both a masked and unmasked head, despite the fact he never wore the mask when he still had sleeves - that didn't come out until it was time for the street fight. This one also gets two heads, but they're both masked: one is the same frowning head the previous toy had, while the other has a really great snarl - a definite upgrade! It's idiotic though that we don't get an unmasked head here; een if that was the same mold as before, it would still be better than not getting one at all. And this still isn't the dumbest choice made for this series, but that's a thought for another time. Instead of pectoral hinges, the toy has balljoints there, same as Blade did. I know the artists aren't in charge of picking what the articulation is going to be like, so this isn't just a case of someone preferring one style over the other in their work, it's gotta be a mandate from management. We don't get any shins, of course, but we do get swivel/hinge ankles, double-hinged knees, swivel thighs, balljointed hips, a swivel waist, hinged torso, swivel/hinge wrists, double-hinged elbows, swivel biceps, swivel/hinge shoulders, and a barbell head. In addition to the two heads, we also get two pairs of hands: one without claws, and one with claws out. Battle-damaged Wolverine is a way better look for an action figure than the original was, but the literally halfassed paint and the lack of a bare head really make this feel like a second-rate release. -- 05/20/26 When did his costume look the best? Tell us on our message board, the Loafing Lounge.