The fifth Indiana Jones film hits theaters this weekend, and I’m still debating whether I want to see it in the theater or just wait for streaming. I wish I was more excited about it, but between its hugely troubled production history and the fact that even the trailer and John Williams score couldn’t get me excited, I’m just not feeling it at all. And that’s saying something since Raiders of the Lost Ark remains one of my all time favorite movies. But enough about all that, we’re here today to talk about action figures and The Last Crusade. It was the first Indy flick I was old enough to see on my own and I thought it did a great job toning down the darker themes of the second and embracing more of the rip-roaring adventure of the first. Throw Sean Connery into the mix, and you’ve just got a case of pure movie magic.

Hasbro released three figures so far based on Indy’s third outing. These were each stand alone releases not tied to any Build-An-Artifact gimmick. I’m also pretty sure these were each exclusive to various retailers. I was going to pass on these, as I don’t consider any of them to be absolute must-have releases… well, maybe one… but when it comes to Indiana Jones toys , I guess I’m an easy mark. The packaging is the same as what we saw with the Build-An-Ark Wave, so let’s just jump in and start with Indy himself.

This release was referred to as Professor Jones, but it’s really just the gray suit he wore while traveling to Venice. Obviously, this is not the most exciting looking action figure out there, but I’m surprised at how much I’ve taken to it. I think the pants and sleeves do look a little chunky, but overall the suit is executed pretty well, with the usual soft plastic vest and sleeves sculpted on the arms. The vest under the coat looks really nice, as does the striping on the shirt and the perfect bowtie. Bowties are cool! The outfit is rounded out with his brown leather shoes. There’s nothing extraordinary here, but it all looks pretty good.

The head sculpt is solid and this is the first time we’re getting Indy with no hat in this line. There’s some things I like about this portrait more than the regular Indy head, and I dig how prominent they made the scar on his chin.

Indy comes with three accessories, and surprisingly none of them are weapons! The first is the Grail Diary wrapped as a mail parcel. It’s simple enough, but well done with a sculpted string and some postage markings on one side. He can hold it pretty well in either hand. “I should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers!”

Next up is the rather grizzly makeshift torch that he constructed in the Venice sewer using a human bone. I love this piece and the flame effect looks really good. You could probably use this accessory in a number of different Further Adventures scenes as you play with your Indy figures!

And finally, you get one of the Grail Markers in the form of Sir Richard’s shield, and this piece is absolutely gorgeous. The large kite shield includes the inscriptions on the front with red and white paint, and a rather shabby looking back showing some rust and wear. The shield actually has two arm straps, so Indy could wield it like an actual shield, which would have been cool to see in that sequence. All in all, I think Hasbro delivered a solid figure here with all the right accessories to push it over the edge. Now let’s check out Kazim!

Kazim, member of The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword was a pretty cool side character. Having a secret organization designed to protect the artifact Indy was after was a new and interesting idea for the third adventure. And I have to admit, I’m amazed that we got a 6-inch scale figure of Kazim, because we didn’t even get him in Hasbro’s last 3 3/4-inch line, and that was pretty extensive. Kazim sports a striped double-breasted suit with a rose on his lapel and a sculpted collar and necktie under it. The suit looks a little puffy, but not too bad.

To me, the portrait looks a little more like a caricature than realistic. I can’t quite place the actor’s name but his fez is familiar. YEAH, I WENT THERE, DEAL WITH IT!!! Still, the face has a lot of character and I like the deep creases around his nose and the bushy mustache. To be honest, I was most excited about this figure because of the little arsenal he comes with, so let’s check out the guns!

First off, you get an awesome little C96 Mauser, which seemed to be the official weapon of The Order. I love the sculpt and the finish on this little pistol and it’s definitely a cool weapon to circulate around the Indy figures. The barrel is extremely thin and fragile though, so I gotta be really careful if I bag this figure with his accessories. I may wind up folding it in a piece of cardboard.

Next up is Mauser bolt action rifle, which looks to be a mish-mash of different styles. Even so, I think the detail in the sculpt is quite nice on this one, but it feels rather undersized to me. Even if it was intended to be a carbine, I think it would still be too small and besides, the barrel would look different. My only other grip here is that a little woodgrain sculpt or paint would have looked nice. Unfortunately, this one is a thumbs down for me. Although I was impressed that he could get into a pretty decent firing pose with it.

But all is redeemed with this sweet MP28. Yes, the sculpt feels a little toony and again I’d like to see some woodgrain on the stock, but I loved seeing this gun in action during the boat chase and I’m thrilled to have a version in this scale for my little plastic peoples. Kazim is a fun figure, but I probably should have waited until he turned up at clearance. Moving on to our last figure… Walter Donovan.

Donovan was a pretty cool villain for the third film, and I’ll admit I didn’t see his heel turn coming, but then I was a dumb kid when I saw this movie so that’s my excuse. It probably doesn’t hurt that I absolutely love Julian Glover and would you believe this is my third figure bearing his likeness? Obviously one of the others is General Veers from The Empire Strikes Back, and the third is Count Scarlioni from Doctor Who! Donovan comes sporting his desert expedition outfit, which consists of a military style coat, belted at the waist and some flared military-style trousers with high boots. The sculpting on the costume looks great and his black shirt and striped tie look really sharp.

The head sculpt is… OK. I don’t see a whole lot of Glover in it and I probably couldn’t guess who it was from just the head. It would probably go like this, “Who’s that?” “Julian Glover!” “Oooooh, right. I see it now.” I think the portrait is perhaps a little younger looking than it should be based on his appearance in the film. There’s a bit of slop on the gray paint along his hairline, but all in all I’m OK with what we got here.

You also get an alternate “He chose poorly” head, which is really cool. It’s not as mind-blowingly gruesome as Toht’s melting face from the first wave of figures, but it’s still pretty gnarly and a very nice bonus.

Donovan comes with three accessories, the first of which is a gun, which is a kind of piss-poor approximation of his Walther PPK. It’s just kind of chunky and bland and I don’t like it. But hey, it’s a gun.

Next is the piece of the Grail Marker tablet, and boy did Hasbro do a beautiful job on this piece. The lettering is so sharp and legible it just looks fantastic.

And finally, we have one of the false Grails that Elsa chose for Donovan to drink from. It’s a nice little sculpt and a pretty good representation of the screen used prop.

All three of these are pretty decent figures, but I think I would say that only Donovan is what I would consider a must-have, because it’s nice to have at least one villain from The Last Crusade. We did get Ernst Vogel in Hasbro’s last 3 3/4-inch line, so maybe it’s possible we’ll see him again, and Hasbro has already revealed that we’ll be getting an Elsa Schneider figure in a future wave, so that’s cool. Professor Indy wins me over with some excellent accessories, and while I like two of Kazim’s three guns, he’s the one I could take or leave. There was one more Exclusive released in this assortment, but it was Club Obi-Wan Indy from Temple of Doom. I haven’t picked that one up yet, but I probably will, and if so I’ll probably check him out with the rest of the Temple of Doom figures when they finally ship.