Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Iron Man 3 Movie Action Figures 6" 3-Pack - Mark XXII, Pepper Potts & The Mandarin (Amazon Exclusive) | Collectible Toys for Marvel Fans & Gift for Superhero Lovers

The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to shine and as it completes its 10th anniversary while Hasbro finds it more than appropriate to release action figures of its various films. Given how some of these films never actually released action figures at the time, it is long overdue. In this case, it is a collection of three figures from Iron Man 3.Having seen Iron Man 3 and loved it, it surprised me at the time that Hasbro released a small number of action figures, Iron Man’s Mark 42, and Iron Patriot. Now with Hasbro letting off almost twice as many figures for each movie, two seems quite paltry. It took MCU’s 10th Anniversary collection to double it and it's much appreciated.Starting it off is Pepper Potts. This is a brand-new action figure and I must say it is a long time coming as Tony Stark’s beloved girlfriend from the MCU gets her action figure. Technically one could say the Mark 42 action figure could be her if you could imagine her in it for the assault on Stark’s Malibu home. But this is clearly a figure of Gwyneth Paltrow, standing just under 6.25 inches tall basically looking like she does in the climax having undergone the Extremis procedure. Included is an Iron Man suit arm with an energy blast that she uses to stop the villain. This looks great and if you collect either the Mark 42 Iron Man figure or her Rescue armor from Endgame you get to see a version of Gwyneth Paltrow in a suit of armor.Next is Iron Man, looking like he does at the film’s climax. After the Avengers, Tony Stark created 35 more armors and they came calling at Iron Man 3’s climax as he and Rhodey had to fight Extremis soldiers to save the President. This figure is the Mark XXII armor known as Hot Rod. With the color scheme down, you can understand why it is called that. This figure actually resembles the Iron Patriot armor from the original release but without the cannon mounted on the shoulders. Standing at 6.50 inches and with the same articulation of previous Iron Man figures. No accessories.Finally, the ‘Mandarin’ looking like he does in the film’s video transmissions. Those who have seen the movie learn of the character’s actual identity would probably be disappointed than happy with this. But hey, it is an action figure of Ben Kingsley, what is not to love. Standing just under 6.50 inches tall with the similar articulation of Marvel Legends action figures with one absent feature, it does not have an ab crunch/swirl. No other accessories.Not a bad collection, though I would have preferred it if they included Aldrich Killian in this set instead of the 'Mandarin.’