[TheBlueMarvel]

The somewhat apoplectic internet response to the Hood by Legends collectors feels a tad misplaced IMO. Not being a fan of the character potentially makes me less reactive to what Hasbro has cobbled, but, ostensibly speaking, it looks like what was depicted circa the early aughts by Marvel. Maybe they could have offered different choices for heads with a more staid expression, or maybe a demonic version. But other than that, it appears to be pretty faithful in that the hood was a normal dude who wore slacks/jeans/chinos (lol yeah, right?), had a flimsy 'dad' zip-up windbreaker thingie, and magical hooded cape 'tailored' by Dormammu. Even the cancelled prototype people were gaga for wasn't far from what has ultimately been delivered and the initial proto was made even less accurate (in comparison) by adding Fury's combat pants and boots, things I don't recall the Hood wearing. Hasbro shouldn't be held to blame for what was possibly a lazy character design on the part of the publisher - generally, I only fault Hasbro for things within their power to influence.

All said, and as previously mentioned, I'll never be confused for a Hood fan, so my investment is minimal. I was nonplussed when introduced to the character in The New Avengers and always wondered what the mystique was all about. The fact that he gave them such a hard go of it diminished that Avengers team in my eyes. I often found myself wondering why they didn't just yank the cape off him and knock his ass out. Meh. Ultra-7 brought up a salient point about waiting for a favorite hero/villain to get the 'treatment' from Hasbro, only to be crestfallen when there are slight (but significant) missteps in the final product. The Hood doesn't represent that for me and I'm content to use the fig as a screaming civilian bystander to (or participant in) mayhem...lol



Here's another guy people were unhappy with, but turned out just fine for me due to my lack of deep investment...I'm glad to have the iconic version, but I like the updated look as well.