I’ve been looking for Crimson Dynamo ever since I first heard he was out in the initial assortments, but I’ve had a hell of a time finding him. I don’t doubt that he’s been out there hiding all this while, but there’s only so much time I’m willing to spend flipping through dozens of Iron Man figures to find one I want. Seriously, aside from Hasbro’s now infamous pallet of Rise of Cobra figures, Iron Man 2 has the greatest quantity of figures I’ve seen for a film release in a while. Well, this trip to Wally World, Dynamo was hanging right up front so I grabbed him.

Here he is in all his awesome carded glory. I’ve written several times about how much I dig Hasbro’s artwork and overall presentation on these packages, so I won’t go into it again. Just note that Dynamo is from the Comic Series, as opposed to the Movie or Concept Series.

It took me a few moments to realize who this figure reminded me of and that it hit me. Its Maximillian from The Black Hole. Yeah. Same color, similar head. The only major difference is Dynamo’s got legs. The sculpt is a bit simple, but he’s definitely on target for the comic character’s design. He’s got that organic, muscular looking aspect to his arms and legs that the Movie designs don’t have. Its not that the figure’s sculpt is not without solid detail, but being from the Comic based figures just seem less intricate than the Movie figures I own. That’s not so much a criticism as it is just an observation. Even the paintwork is pretty simple. He’s mostly one solid shade of glossy crimson with some maroon accents and a painted visor on his mask.

Dynamo’s articulation consists of a rotating head, balljoints in the shoulders and elbows, and swivel cuts in the wrists. His legs are ball jointed at the hips, his knees are double hinged and his ankles are ball jointed. He’s got a little movement in his mid torso, but its rather restricted by his sculpt. All in all, this figure has great poseability.

Crimson Dynamo comes with the same stand that’s been issued with the other figures in the series, along with the three Armor Cards, which can be slid into the stand as a backdrop display. He also comes with a molded plastic piece that simulates his visor firing. As always, I’m not a fan of these pieces, but since I can just cast them aside and they don’t detract from the figure, it doesn’t bother me that Hasbro continues to include them with the figures. I liked the ones that came with War Machine, but this guy’s weapon effect just looks stupid.

Unless you’ve been following Iron Man before the films, Dynamo is probably not a high profile character for you. As a result, he may not be a figure that is in terribly high demand because a lot of newcomers to the franchise just don’t recognize him. On the other hand, I’m guessing he’s short packed, because there seems to be like 20 of any given Iron Man figure to every one of him. Either way, he’s a great figure and considering how heavily skewed the figure assortments are to Iron Man himself and his variant armors, Crimson Dynamo is a refreshing addition to my collection, especially as it gives my Iron Man figures someone to beat up on until Hasbro gets around to giving us Whiplash.