[TheBlueMarvel]

Uhhh, yeah. Well, this certainly may not play too well with some fans. While the sculpt isn’t the worst for this mold’s third iteration of use, it hasn’t exactly aged well due to its somewhat diminutive stature as a BAF turned singular release (BAF Abomination, then Raft Abomination) and that’s without mentioning those knees.

Most casual fans will be fine with this because many don’t see much of a difference between Ch’od and Blonsky in their respective Marvel designs. That said, there are differences that separate the two which should have found their way onto this sculpt. I think the size will be more of a disappointment than anything else, but there will likely also be lamentations of the fact that the only distinguishing differences between the Ch’od and the Abomination figures are a head, a belt, and paint. I don’t remember what new tooling exists for this X-wave beyond Chamber, but I don’t believe that there was enough to warrant a near complete re-use for the BAF. I’d sooner accept a retool of this mold to create an Abomb, but even then, I’d have some druthers going unmet.

The principal question that arises for me revolves around: why now? If Hasbro intended to reuse that Abomination body, why wait all these years to do so? Surely this would have been better received had it shown up sooner than 6-7 years out. Additionally, with the knowledge that some were unhappy with the initial Abomination, why not take this opportunity to cobble a new body for future reuse, or, at the very least, repurpose the Gamerverse version? The Gamerverse BAF was far more satisfying in scale and deserves a better repurpose.

I understand some of the reasons why they might’ve taken this route: the striations on the chest providing that banded/corrugated look and cost/effort saving. But I was hoping for something more, something new. Oh, well…