Likeness

I find that the Ikaris’s face sculpt does look like Richard Madden. The suit is not as detailed as the one from Bandai, as mentioned above, but it is good enough. Although I have a few qualms about his proportions, he does present the classic heroic figure that we will probably see in the Eternals’ movie. I cannot say much more as I have not seen enough media from the film.

Sculpt

Ikaris appears to have spaghetti legs like a bodybuilder who only trains parts of his body. His hips and thighs are huge which interfere in the traditional V-shape. His calves and shins appear to be too tiny compared with the thighs. Then his feet are humongous, and I don’t understand why. Were they sculpted this big sop that they could support his weight? Compared with Kingo whose feet are more proportioned, Ikaris seems like a cartoon character or from the comic-based Marvel legends line where such weird proportions are more common.

His grasping hands are equally as huge, compared to the rest of his body. His arms appear to be too long. Now, this could be how actor Richard Madden’s shape is. The Eternals’ body shapes are quite interesting as they look nothing like the ideal norms that we find with other Marvel Legends figures. A selling feature of this figure is the excellent face sculpt of actor Richard Madden. The figure looks like him, although it seems like Madden was skinnier and, on a diet, when he shot the film. He does not appear as bony usually. The sculpt of his hair is great.

Ikaris’s suit is more intricate than the other Eternals whose costumes and detailing seems less extensive. Ikaris and most other Eternals has a good under shin that does not give off the face mask look to their heads. They do not feel hollow and as if they were just sitting on a peg. His neck sculpt feels thick enough to support his head and hides any possible gaps. In the movie images, it appears that Ikaris has shoulder pads but there are none on the figure. They are simply etched in.

Paint

The gold on metallic blue paint is incredible and quite visible. His suit is shinier than the other Eternals. He is brighter than other Eternals. Automatically, he shines because of the beautiful mix of colours. Madden’s iconic white streak is visible in the figure. With 3D face painting, Ikaris sports stubble on his chin and cheeks.

Scale

Stability

The figure is quite stable. If it was not with such big feet, it would be a problem.

Articulations

You cannot easily pose Ikaris in a flying position because of the ball joint design of his neck articulation. His head sits on a ball joint that allows him to rock his head easily. Ikaris can raise his arms at about 85 degrees and can rotate his arms. He has no butterfly joints. He has bicep curls. He has good double elbow articulations that work well. They are pinless. His hands can bend at the palms and rotate.

His diaphragm articulation is a bit too loose. It does not bend enough to give Ikaris a good flight pose, without exposing a gap in his diaphragm. He has no waist articulations allowing his to twist. Surprisingly, he can raise his legs sideways at about 75 degrees. None of the Eternals that I have so far, can do such a good split. His skirt stops him from raising his legs, but he can bend them backwards well enough.

Plastic

Ikaris feels solid but then again, he is made of PVC, like the other Eternals. His tartan is made of softer plastic.

Props

Ikaris comes with an alternate head that has just shot cosmic rays. Thus, the cosmic rays effects are glued to his eyes. It would have been fun if some of the energy effects had been painted on his face too, as if the energy was moving through his nerves and veins.

Packaging

On the back of the box, Ikaris is featured as being part of the Eternals’s wave along with the other non-exclusive characters that form the build-a-figure Gilgamesh. That’s okay. A photoreal painting of the character is fully reproduced on the back and the sides of the box. On the front, there is the usual Marvel Legends’ branding, and Ikaris’s name at the bottom. It’s a nice box.

Cost

Ikaris costs $22.99USD or $33.99CAD. Prices will vary at most retailers since Hasbro increased the price of its products in 2021.

Availability

Ikaris has been released in late September 2021 and should be easy to find in many retail and online stores. However, Ikaris is the most popular Eternal character and the most classic one for collectors that dislike the changes Marvel Studio did to the franchise. He also is not part of the build-a-figure. Then, Ikaris is also played a by Richard Madden, a very popular Game of Thrones actor. The old Game of Thrones action figure of Robb Stark does not have as a nice a face as Hasbro’s Ikaris. This character will probably be one of the most popular and will probably sell out very fast.