Wolverine: "Dark" and X-Force

Like Father, Like Son, I suppose. Perhaps it is, but truth to be told, I could really care less about Daken. No idea what was up with that but it seems that every super hero has to have some kind of offspring nowadays; illegitimate or not. But anyways, this two are from Hasbro's Marvel Legends line up, suffice to say. So far, my favorite Wolverine figures so far!

So X-Force gave Logan the darker and more stealth-like attire. Dark, gloomy, but still deciding to show off as much arms as possible(funny). The first run of this comic book was quite the change with the roster. It also revived an old time fan favorite, Archangel and it really started diving into the messy part that the X-Men cannot do. We got a whole lot of good things from that saga of this costume! We had Domino and Logan going sex and violence like, we had X-23 staying true to her original core, the Angel of Death! Killer Psylocke... lots of great artist were in the roster! Michael Choi being one of them. Damn, let's put aside the badass costume for a moment because I thought that era of Black and Red was damn great! That and this figure is badass! Articulation gives him a myriad of possibilities for action, colors are great and accurate to the comic book, that and these are the best claws(up to date) that a Wolverine figure has. It's not super flimsy that it will warp so easily and it CAN come off; just haven't really tried that yet.

Ah Daken. I hate this guy. He is utterly useless and truth to be told, I just wish they made an updated version of X-23 in the hasbro line that isn't Marvel Universe size! An X-Force Laura Kinney would be fantastic, but again, for some strange reason they don't indulge in that. Have to admit though, despite my dislike for this character, this figure is as good in the articulation as the X-Force Logan. Some areas a bit better. The 'Gaijin' outfit(as I have coined this costume because I read it somewhere and sometime that it's what it's called) is classic though. Nostalgia with this uniform. And Daken does have a mohawk variation; or unmasked which makes it kind of cool. Glad there is a distinction with the two bone claws and his tattoo going on.

Round 1... FIGHT!

My bet is on Wolverine X-Force. Anyways, I did do a fighting sequence with these two, but I didn't like how it turned out, so suffice it to say, I am not going to post it. 

X-Cessive Force

This would be a Team in Marvel that will never happen. Why? Well there are a few simple reasons but to point out plainly, Why would Carnage cooperate with anyone? Who the Hell is Maestro? Back in Black was deterred by 'One More Day'. Uncanny X-Force was a clandestine group that Logan would not have risked exposed to the public eye. Daken still has father and son complex. Red Hulk... Well Red Hulk seemed to have taken a 180 in his character in regards to teaming up, or maybe I deciphered his character wrong? Who Knows? The point of the matter is that the writing would have to be convoluted and a bit on the risky side and how volatile it is is multiplied in this scenario!

 

Thanks to the possibilities of toy collecting, we can kind of have a fantasy team. Hell, one can even articulate a rivalry (more feasible) than an actual six man team!

Then of course, before there was a colossal army of Iron Men parading my game room, there was this two with their vibrant and less than intimidating alternate outfits! Logan and Peter are cash cow of Marvel and a bit on the mainstream, my favoritism for these two may be highly factored in by that, but hey, they are popular for a reason right? 

Regardless, written and drawn by the right people these two can be some of the most interesting of the Marvel Universe in my opinion and it's why I am enamored by them still. Personally, it's because of these dark outfits that somewhat makes the deal right for the pictures. Red and Black looks rather spectacular. 

Again, Assembling this team is no Avenger like madness, it will be even more. But if these group of extraordinary gentlemen ever agree on one consensus, well, let's just say they can induce some excessive force; and What If they have less inhibitions than before (Spider-Man on rage could work rather efficiently)?