[Snowflakian]

I'm all for the mandarin figure. But the lack of articulation in the IM molds means they won't fit in armory alcoves. So that's an instant no. Shame too, I wouldn't have minded one of his toon armors since they'll never revisit his 90s season 2 armor.

Guess I'll just wait for the super poseable rendition.

As for the toon itself, it's not so bad if you remove the fact it's stark and co. But with stark and co, it gets hate easily. In its own right it's not bad. It's just not the Tony Stark and Ironman we're used to.

And even as a kid, I wanted action features that suited the character alongside articulation. Nothing sucks more when playing than having yourself denied the key poses from their usage. Like flight pose, Repulsor rays, and this one only focuses on the chest blast.

The simplicity is whatever to me, basic rotary joints are fine. But if you're going to go this route at least let them be able to have their 3 key play factor poses. Flight, Repulsor arm shooting, and Chest blast. What's insulting about this is having such childproof play hazard lack of articulation while including pieces that a child that would need that type of toy would choke on. IE missles, his removable mask, etc. The same could be said to wolverine and the X-Men. Great idea, but the execution could have used just a shade more forethought. Like wolvie having elbows that bend, or Mandarin having a removable helmet, etc. If I'm paying the same amount for what amounts to an inferior play value toy, at least make up for it with that kinda forethought.

Though I do find it funny that wolvie's claws get such hate in reviews, when all you have to do is push them back a lil more to lock in place correctly. Maybe IM will fair the same later. Especially if they make a super poseable one with his gauntlets from the cold front episode.