ML Groot BAF: Rocket Raccoon

Here we are! The final piece of the Groot BAF: Rocket Raccoon!!!! After such an amazing turnabout in the movie of Guardians of the Galaxy, the popularity of this critter ascended and we have ourselves the Hasbro Marvel Legends version of him! So what is there to say about this guy?

The box is familiar. The side panel art is still amazing to me! Other than that, nothing new here. Let's move on.

While there are many things I dislike about this figure, I do want to say that it has a pretty accurate detail when copying the movie version. It looks like a damn raccoon that has a special space suit on and like I said, it's movie accurate. Though the moment I saw this figure, I knew that I wasn't going to like it. First and foremost, he is tiny! Tiny for the price! Also, that face. Do you guys remember the Rocket Raccoon BAF?

While the BAF as Rocket Raccoon isn't exactly the most exalting thing to talk about, it is a better figure than the one that comes for the Groot piece. First and foremost, it has more articulation! Not much but it can move its mouth! Its head swivels quite smoothly too with no awkward look, also the firearm is easy to fit! Rocket's for the movie was just awkward to put on and it hinders a lot of poses. In fact, it ha minimal pose-ability. While we are at it, I might as well talk about the articulation .... it sucks. Legs can't move, head has that awkward swivel, lacking the mouth articulation, and he can't stand on his own without the tail being down. Oh and what's up with that sad face?!

For Rocket, he comes with that awful gun, the biggest piece for the Groot BAF, and Star Lord's gun he uses against Ronan. They kind of had to do some justification for asking for a full blown price for a tiny figure.

Rocket is a must. No matter how you want to slice the pie: complete the movie assembly, complete Groot, or just to have him, he is a must. He is not even close to being my favorite out of the two Rocket Raccoon figures and let me tell you, I'm not the biggest fan of his BAF counter part. As the last piece of the wave aside from the BAF, I'd say he is pretty weak. Good job dropping the ball on some redemption on a Rocket Raccoon figure, Hasbro.