Last week I started the ball rolling on the Rocket Raccoon wave with Black Panther, today I’m going right for the jugular and looking at the figure I wanted most out of this wave… Oh yes, it’s Dirk Garthwaite himself, aka The Wrecker! Not only do I love this guy, but having his figure in hand brings me one step closer to completing my Legends Wrecking Crew. Seeing as how I never got them all in the Universe scale, this is pretty big doings for me! Hello, pleased to meet you, I’m a giant, pathetic nerd!

There’s the Marvel Legends packaging. It’s magnificent and comicy and I love it. It’s also got some serious heft to it, as Wrecker really fills out the bubble rather nicely. And if the colorful package hanging on the peg doesn’t draw your eye, maybe the disembodied raccoon head mounted next to the figure will. You’ll note the character art features both Wrecker and Bulldozer, meaning that this figure is scheduled to be a running change at some point during the distribution. I’m not terribly happy about that, because it hasn’t always been easy for me to get the variants so far.  Getting both Madam Masque and Viper wasn’t too bad, but I had to pay a little extra for Piledriver and I fear the same will be true for Bulldozer, assuming he ever actually makes it out.

Wrecker is a big beast of a figure, but he has to be in order to stand tall with his chums, Piledriver and Thunderball, let alone go toe to toe with Marvel Legends’ Heroic Age Thor. He represents a sensible reuse of parts with the same arms and legs as his cohorts in crime. The torso is a newly sculpted piece, featuring nice texturing and his tunic with the button down front flap and high collar. The belt is also new. His deco is comprised mostly of dark green plastic with purple gloves, boots, belt, and mask.

Obviously the headsculpt is new as well and Hasbro did a great job with it. I’ve been pretty happy with all the Wrecking Crew portraits, but I think they outdid themselves with this guy. The eyes and teeth are all sorts of awesome. He looks angry and demented and not the type of guy that I would want coming at me with a crowbar, let alone a magically enchanted one.

Speaking of which, yes Wrecker comes with his trusty crowbar. It’s satisfyingly large and sculpted with all sorts of little dings and dents. He can hold it well in either hand. This is trutly a Crowbar of the Gods!

Because Wrecker shares the limbs with the rest of the Wrecking Crew, he also shares their articulation, which is a very good thing. The arms have ball joints in the shoulders, hinges in the elbows, and swivels in the biceps and gloves. The legs are ball jointed at the hips, double hinged at the knees, and have swivels in the thighs. He has hinges in his ankles as well as his feet. Wrecker can swivel at the waist, he has an ab-crunch hinge, and his neck is both hinged and ball jointed. I’m not always a fan of the hinged feet, but on a figure of this heft, I find it to be most welcome. The combination of articulation and the solid, chunky feel of the figure make him loads of fun to play around with.

Yup, I was very excited to get this guy in my collection and he certainly didn’t disappoint. He’s nice and big and he’s got loads of personality. He looks amazing when displayed with his Crew and I’ve already had him fight several battles with Thor!  I am, however, still a little miffed that Bulldozer is a running change. If he ever turns up, I have a feeling I’ll be paying a premium to complete the team. But I won’t hold that against Wrecker here. He’s a great addition to my shelf, and I love filling out teams!