Marvel Legends BAF: Jubilee

Wolverine, Magneto, Storm, Cyclops, Stryfe

The X-Men wave that has Jubilee as the BAF. My this thing had a lot of controversy for being such an above mediocre set. SDCC 2013 announced that Jubilee would be a BAF but with very different people to make up her set way back when; though it does make a lot of sense that she would be with the X-Men related characters. So with that said, how does this wave turn out?

Well as a female figure, it's a pretty good figure I must say. Hasbro has been on a role with their good looking female figures as of late that Jubilee didn't fall short of that compliment! Right off the get go one can tell that it's Jubilee. Whether you know her through comic books, the animated series, or the current line, the face is no doubt Jubilation Lee. Speaking of animated series, the missing blue daisy dukes is what makes this figure particularly hard to please the norm. The Vampire Jubilee doesn't stick to a lot of people and Hasbro choosing her fang bearer form is quite a daring and bold move. Not entirely sure if it paid off though.

One can truly tell that this is the Spider-Girl mold. A good choice if Hasbro is to use one for teenage female characters. Aside from the bright yellow trench coat, everything else with Jubilee is plain black! If I was to have a gripe about them using the Vampire version of Jubilee and not her 90's it's because they took the lazy route. Literally it's still Spider-Girl body without the spider arachne designs; an easy way out! I mean she doesn't have that much more details in the comic book, but at least do some shading. Oh well. I do like this outfit and this figure, just feel like it was an easy route for them to make.

And of course she's not going to be towering any BAF aside from Rocket Raccoon. Though there was some rumor that this is going to be Hasbro's last small BAF. Hopefully.

The one thing I have been complaining about this set is the lack of special affects on fire power themed characters like Storm and Magneto... well this Jubilee gets them. Not even sure if that makes sense since she is a vampire but whatever, right? Sadly, the fire power isn't that impressive since it's a recycled plastic from an older Hasbro legend. Again, lazy.

Articulation isn't something to gawk at since it is Spider-Girl's mold with a trench coat. Sadly the coat still hinders some movements despite it being a pliable material. Still a pretty standard articulation so not a big loss. Still a great figure to pose if one just gets creative with it.

Now all in all this figure has a lot to offer but even more to make up. I just felt like Jubilee should not have been the BAF or if she was, there really had to be something to make her feel 'grand' like the bigger BAFs in the Legends world(new and old). It's a shame that she falls short and I don't feel her being that important of a BAF. Though as a figure I like her and it's a well sculpted face. It really does look like Jubilee from the past but again, missing a few things. Maybe the older costume would've done better and a bit more nostalgic for sure... but it's what we get right?

Jubilee is now part of the X-Men shelf along with three different Wolverines. The X-Men are growing in numbers and all that is needed are a couple of my favorites like Archangel, Psylcoke, Colossus and of course a few others. Well, let's see where else Hasbro takes us to future BAFs then!