Sometimes you’re lucky and every figure that comes with a piece of a Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure you want is a character you’d be buying a $25 toy of anyway. And sometimes… sometimes you’re forced to buy Agent Jimmy Woo. Such is the fate of collectors wanting to complete their Marvel Legends Khonshu BAF! Is it worth ordering the newly-released Disney+ Marvel Legends Jimmy Woo figure to do so…?

It’s hard to believe that in a world where we haven’t gotten WandaVision figures of Agatha All Along or even Monica Rambeau, we’re now getting a mass release action figure of Randall Park’s Jimmy Woo.

But! Hasbro has to keep each series of figures within budget, and an easy figure is an easy figure! Jimmy Woo was likely cheap to tool a few new parts for, and thus, here we are.

Agent Jimmy Woo is part of the inaugural wave of Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure series figures in plastic-free packaging, a switch that has been vocally maligned by collectors.

The box back gives no biography or description anymore, so casual fans may need to Google when they see this guy on store shelves for a reminder of just who he is. I do like the new packaging backs clearly listing everything in the box, though!

Woo and his accessories come in crunchy white paper bags, reminiscent of the crouton baggies from take-out restaurants. I don’t see any wear or damage whatsoever from being packed in this manner, although it is admittedly not the most attractive method.

Agent Jimmy Woo comes with just a sole accessory of his own—an alternate hand holding an ID card permanently, but also a whopping 3 chunks of the ML Khonshu Build-A-Figure (Khonshu’s left arm and two-part crescent moon-topped staff). I’ll talk about the BAF Khonshu parts when I review him, but these are all crucial pieces—meaning, you absolutely can’t skip Jimmy Woo.

The interchangeable card-holding hand pops in and out easily and holds tightly, so I’ve got no complaints about it. Magic tricks with cards are kind of Woo’s thing, after all.

That said, this has to be one of the most boring “agent” action figures ever made. Jimmy Woo gets zippo weapons of any kind, and doesn’t even include interchangeable fists in case he needs to throw a punch for whatever reason. He can tug on his badge, show his ID card… and that’s really it. Not exactly fun, inspiring stuff.

The Randall Park likeness is decent enough, although obviously light-years inferior to the caliber of Hot Toys’ portraits. The underlying sculpt here is honestly better than you’d think because of the paint being minimal.

On the articulation front, this 6” figure is exactly what you’d expect. The same old pinned dress pants knees, upper body articulation somewhat inhibited by his jacket, etc.

The full scheme includes:
—Ball-Hinge Neck and Shoulders
—Pin-less Double-Hinge Elbows
—Pinned Double-Hinge Knees
—Swivel-Hinge Wrists
—Ball Hips and Upper Torso
—Swivel Waist, Biceps and Thighs
—Hinged Shoes with Rockers
It would have been nice to get pin-less knees here, but at least the pins don’t stand out much since they’re black on black.

Woo’s jacket and badge have painted details on them, and are the most eye-catching aspects of the action figure. I particularly like the silver-painted zipper and buttons.

Overall: even if I was just itching for an Agent Jimmy Woo action figure (I was not), this one is merely average. There’s just not much you can do for fun with a non-powered civilian character with no weapons—particularly one in dress pants and a shirt/tie. The likeness here is decent, although the paint lets the head sculpt down somewhat. I like the alternate card-holding hand enough, but when the most compelling thing a figure can do is grip it’s badge and hold a card, things are rather dull. The outdated pinned knees don’t help matters. This toy just reeks of being a filler figure made because it wouldn’t require much new tooling. Maybe I’ll be glad to have this Jimmy Woo after his future appearances, but at present I solely wanted him for his Khonshu parts.

GRADE: C-

I love all your honest reviews and often refer to them while making my decisions whether to purchase certain figures. But, I must say that the constant complaining (or at least referencing others’ complaints) about the new plastic-free packaging is getting very annoying to read over and over.

Yes, in a perfect world we would be able to see the actual toys in the packaging. And, I acknowledge that the new packaging would definitely put MIP collectors in a tough position. However, the global issue that Hasbro is trying to mitigate is the problem of single-use plastic, which was an unanticipated consequence of the rise of the plastics industry decades ago.

Disposable plastic waste is horrible for our environment. The lack of local standardized recycling also means that for many people who want to recycle, but aren’t sure of what their local options are, simply throwing their plastic away is the only option. Some local authorities also simply throw lots of plastic into landfills, due to improper sorting or uncertainty about what they can and can’t actually recycle.

Plastic has its place, but continued replacement of single-use, disposable plastic should be practiced and encouraged across the board. Hasbro recognizing and addressing the issue is overdue. They somewhat addressed it earlier with the Star Wars Black Series packaging having separate plastic and cardboard parts to be easily separated for recycling, but I applaud them for their new plastic-free packaging initiative.

I will admit that I was disappointed when my ML Ironheart figure’s blast effect accessories which were wrapped in tissue paper were bent and I have not yet been able to return them back to their intended shape, but I will still gladly accept this as a necessary by-product in order to try to preserve our global ecosystem for all humankind.

Please understand that I am not angry with you or your reviews. I just feel that you might acknowledge the practical and responsible reasons for Hasbro to have gone this route, especially if you will continue to acknowledge the complaints against it. Your website reaches a lot of consumers, many of whom may not be fully aware of the issue.

Comments

REVIEW: Disney+ Marvel Legends Agent Woo Figure (2023 Khonshu BAF Series) — 2 Comments

Kevin Wang on January 23, 2023 at 10:01 am said:

I love all your honest reviews and often refer to them while making my decisions whether to purchase certain figures. But, I must say that the constant complaining (or at least referencing others’ complaints) about the new plastic-free packaging is getting very annoying to read over and over.

Yes, in a perfect world we would be able to see the actual toys in the packaging. And, I acknowledge that the new packaging would definitely put MIP collectors in a tough position. However, the global issue that Hasbro is trying to mitigate is the problem of single-use plastic, which was an unanticipated consequence of the rise of the plastics industry decades ago.

Disposable plastic waste is horrible for our environment. The lack of local standardized recycling also means that for many people who want to recycle, but aren’t sure of what their local options are, simply throwing their plastic away is the only option. Some local authorities also simply throw lots of plastic into landfills, due to improper sorting or uncertainty about what they can and can’t actually recycle.

Plastic has its place, but continued replacement of single-use, disposable plastic should be practiced and encouraged across the board. Hasbro recognizing and addressing the issue is overdue. They somewhat addressed it earlier with the Star Wars Black Series packaging having separate plastic and cardboard parts to be easily separated for recycling, but I applaud them for their new plastic-free packaging initiative.

I will admit that I was disappointed when my ML Ironheart figure’s blast effect accessories which were wrapped in tissue paper were bent and I have not yet been able to return them back to their intended shape, but I will still gladly accept this as a necessary by-product in order to try to preserve our global ecosystem for all humankind.

Please understand that I am not angry with you or your reviews. I just feel that you might acknowledge the practical and responsible reasons for Hasbro to have gone this route, especially if you will continue to acknowledge the complaints against it. Your website reaches a lot of consumers, many of whom may not be fully aware of the issue.
- Mario on January 26, 2023 at 2:56 am said:
  
  I think we all know the reasoning behind the switch to the cardboard boxes but still, the end result is very dissapointing and cannot be stressed enough, so I support the negative reviews in this site. There are so many things that still can be done with a cardboard box, like better graphic design, include illustrations and bio for the characters, info about the BAF, etc. etc. They are just PLAIN UGLY. I´m a graphic designer myself and I think a lot of stuff can be done better with the packaging. The interior can also be better than just more cardboard, it could get the missing info in a piece of paper, for example. As it is I find it blatlantly no-f*cks-given about the consumer, it doesn´t feel premium at all, while the costs of the figures is rising. So I fully support the continuing criticism to the cardboard boxes. I think Hasbro is right in trying to help the planet but should also cater better to its customers, and the thing is, THEY CAN. Just design a better box for the product, not the current ones that seems rushed or at least made without any love or joy for the toys. Because at the end of the day they are still toys, and a toy made without love or joy is a sad thing indeed.
  
  So please, continue saying that you don´t like the deal Hasbro is dealing. That is why we like your site, because it´s honest. Much love and respect!