Series: The Lord of the Rings

Craftsmanship: 8.3 out of 10

- Good number of

articulation points

- Dead-on accessories

- Good likeness and coloring

- Quiver makes for excellent accessory storage

- Stands with some effort

Playability: 9.0 out of 10

- Dagger-slashing and arrow-launching actions!

- Accessories easy to lose

- In proportion to the other characters in the series

- Arrows get pretty good distance

- String on bow relatively

easy to snap

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Legolas (Lord of the Rings)

by Toy Biz

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Overall I’ve been impressed with the effort Toy Biz put into their Lord of the Rings figures. All of them have a good mix of display and play qualities, none more so

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than Legolas, that waif-like, lightning fast elf member of the Fellowship that quests to destroy the One Ring.

Legolas is a fairly impressive 6 ½” tall which puts him in excellent proportion to the other figures in the Fellowship – he towers over the diminutive Gimli. The sculpt and paint application is pretty good. While the sculpt isn’t as detailed

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as something from McFarlane Toys, Legolas has enough detail to rank as “good.” The etchings on his wrist and leg gauntlets and the creases in his clothes do enough to capture the movie likeness – more so when taking into account the very good facial sculpt. The highlight is the spacious quiver that not only holds all the arrows (when not in use) but also his two eleven daggers. It’s a feature direct from the movie and it’s perfect (and much welcomed as it makes keeping the accessories together easy).

Standing Legolas can be a little tricky. He’s got hinged ankles and knees but his hip joints aren’t very moveable so he basically has one stance that’s stable. His left arm has good mobility – seam wrist joint, hinged elbow, and ball-jointed shoulder – but his right is less so. His elbow is super loose and his shoulder is a seam joint. These facilitate the dagger-slashing action (or the arrow-grabbing action) implemented by squeezing his legs together. There has not been much effort made to hide the articulation but it manages not to stand out too much.

Legolas is definitely a play toy above all else. He’s just the right size for small hands. The arrow-launching action can be short lived. The string can snap off without too much effort. But if you’re careful (or your kids are) you’ll get plenty of use from it. The arrows fly well and are easy to launch. Distance achieved varies but 2 ½ feet seems to be the average. Accessories all fit well in his hands and are easy to remove and install. To help hold the daggers (in his right hand) there's an unobtrusive hole that fits the pegs on the daggers. Obviously with all these accessories the possibility of losing some of them – especially the arrows – is on the high side. The quiver lessens some of the threat, but if you’re firing arrows all over the place – taking out orcs and whatnot – pretty soon Legolas will be shooting blanks. As mentioned above, he fits right in with the rest of the crew so if you’ve got a few figures setting up dioramas are simple. In terms of durability, Legolas is right up there – he made it through the play test in one piece.

Everyone has their favorite from the books and movie(s), and if Legolas is yours his action figure won’t disappoint whether you play with him or not.

- Omni
(February 22, 2002)