I don’t think anyone was really surprised that Indiana Jones didn’t get a spot at the PulseCon a couple weeks back. With the Dial of Destiny flopping hard Hasbro seems content to push out the figures already revealed and sweep the rest under the rug. I really have to wonder what liability Disney has when they sell a license to a franchise and then run that franchise into the ground. The Ollies and the Ross stores around here are like a graveyard of Hasbro-Disney product all stacked high and on deep discount. Maybe this stuff will wind up there, but I was willing to support the line with pre-orders. And I for one am glad we got what we got, as this is probably the last time we’ll see Indiana Jones toys in my lifetime.

The last time I checked out the the 6-inch Adventure Series, we looked at three figures from The Last Crusade, and we’re doing it again today. The figures come in the same style of fully enclosed boxes and I like these quite a bit. The character art on the side panels looks great, especially when they’re all lined up on the shelf, and there are little scenes from the film down below. This is another Build-An-Artifact Wave, allowing you to build the table that held the various grails. I won’t be building it, because it requires you to buy two figures from Dial of Destiny and even when they do hit clearance, it’ll be too much to pay for figures I don’t want just to build the table. Thankfully, the three figures I’m looking at today come with some grails, so I’m happy to have those. Elsa Schneider is in this wave too, but she appears to be shipping later. Let’s start with Indy…

I won’t spend a whole lot of time with Indy, as he’s mostly recycled from the Raiders of the Lost Ark figure we got in the first wave, right down to his accessories. But hey, I liked this figure body the first time and I like it now too. The main difference is the re-sculpted collar and the necktie. As near as I can tell any other slight differences in the body and clothing are just variances in the molding process. I will say that the tab on the whip loop actually works this time, so I’m not sure if that’s something they changed or I just got lucky, but it’s a nice surprise. If it weren’t for the necktie, I’d happily take this figure as my all-purpose Indy figure.

The portrait is new and it’s rather perplexing. It has less paint, less sculpted detail, and yet somehow manages to look better to me than Raiders Indy. Now, I wasn’t completely down on the first portrait, but I wasn’t in love with it either. This one is a much better likeness to me, but it lacks some of the detail, like Ford’s ubiquitous chin scar. The hat is also actually removable this time, but I’m not sure why because if you take it off you just get a baldy head with a tab coming out of it. All in all, this is a big improvement if you weren’t keen on the first head.

You get the same three accessories that came with the Raiders release, which includes his revolver, a coiled whip and an uncoiled whip. They’re all identical and overall pretty good. The uncoiled whip doesn’t seem long enough at all, but that was a problem with the first release too. Pity they didn’t fix that.

The one new accessory here is the MP-40. It’s not up to GI JOE Classified weapons quality, but it’s a decent sculpt and looks great in his hands. So, overall I’m really happy with this figure and it’s a solid representation of Indy in the third film. It was definitely worth it to me to double-dip on the character. Moving on to the the senior Jones…

I didn’t have a lot of expectations for this Henry Sr, but boy there’s a lot to like here. The suited body is has some nice detail, but they could have done a better job matching up the sculpted sleeves with the vest part of the jacket. It can be finessed to look better, but it’s also going to have gaps which just seem extra obvious on this figure. For some reason I really love how prominently the bowtie pops. The vest also looks really good with the sculpted cinching around the buttons. I realize that a suited figure isn’t the most exciting thing around, but it feels like Hasbro poured some extra love into this body and I can appreciate that.

The portrait is excellent and I can’t believe that Hasbro pulled off removable glasses that look this good in this scale. Not only do they hook behind the ears and stay put, with the hat helping to keep them secured. On top of that I really dig this likeness a lot. I think it’s a tad stronger with the hat and glasses off, but it works for me either way. I think this is probably my first Sean Connery figure, so it’s nice to see they did him justice. Just a wonderful job all around!

Henry Sr. comes with three accessories: His suitcase, his umbrella, and his diary all of which are very well done. The only thing I’m going to gripe about here is that i wish they made it so you could pass the umbrella through the straps of the suitcase like he did in the movie. Big deal? Nah. I’m just looking for things to nitpick. Once again, the sculpts on all of these make it look like Hasbro put some love into them and the weathering on the briefcase is especially nice. Let’s wrap things up with The Grail Knight…

I was particularly excited for this figure, not just for the character from the film, but because I love collecting figures of knights in general. So, I would have bought this guy even if I wasn’t collecting this line and as it turns out he may be my favorite figure in the Adventure Series so far. Hasbro did a really nice job sculpting his quilted tunic, making it look sufficiently puffy to hide the chain mail hauberk that no doubt lies underneath. Even the symbol of The Knights of the Cruciform Sword on his chest is sculpted as well as painted. The exposed chainmail on the hands and lower legs looks amazing and has a nice silver finish. The belt is sculpted as part of the lower half of the tunic and has a peg hole to attach the sword scabbard to.

The cape both hangs off the neck and pegs into the back and it fits the figure well, hugging the shoulders tightly. Of course, that means that it also curtails the range of motion in those shoulders, or at least the right one in particular. Fortunately, if you want to go with some action poses, you can just take the cape off. The plastic has a cool texture that makes it look very cottony and you get another sculpted Cruciform Sword symbol on the left shoulder of the cape and also painted red.

The likeness to actor Robert Eddison is really spot on. This may be the strongest head sculpt Hasbro has produced in this line. The chainmail hood is sculpted as part of the head and frames his face perfectly, and they nailed the rather distinctive contours of his cheek bones. Even the printing and sculpt of the beard is terrific.

The sword fits easily into the scabbard, which pegs into the figure securely. The hilt is silver and looks to be strongly influenced by one of the hilt patterns attributed to Richard the Lionheart. It’s a nicely detailed sculpt, I just wish the blade was painted as well instead of left as gray plastic. Unfortunately, the hilt is rather loose in his gripping hand and that’s weird since it’s the only accessory he comes with that’s meant specifically for him to hold, but you can still make it work.

As I mentioned earlier, I won’t be building the table for this wave because I don’t want to pick up the Dial of Destiny figures, but the various Grails are a nice bonus.

This is a great assortment of figures and it really feels like The Last Crusade is getting most of the love in this series. I’m glad I double-dipped on Indy, because he has some improvements over the Raiders version. As for Henry Sr and The Grail Knight, well they’re both excellent figures in their own right with some superb head sculpts. It’s a shame that Dr. Schneider will be arriving late for the party, but I’ll be sure to check her out here when she arrives. In the meantime, I also have a Raiders of the Lost Ark based two-pack waiting to be opened, and I’ll check that out when I return to this line in a week or so.