I overconfidently assumed there would be plenty of time to pick up the complete Marvel Legends Void Series, but that supposition was proven wrong when Power Princess started to become nearly unobtainable at non-inflated prices. Luckily, I was able to quickly get a Marvel Legends Power Princess from Entertainment Earth to review and also to finish my Void Build-A-Figure. Many fans are purchasing this figure as a stand-in for Wonder Woman—a role Zarda here excels at. She’s not Princess Diana in name, but is this Squadron Supreme-completing team member still the best 6” Wonder Woman figure ever?

I would have bet money on the most popular figure from the online and specialty stores Exclusive Marvel Legends Void BAF wave being Vision, but I evidently underestimated the demand for the subject of today’s review and the character that rounds out the core Squadron Supreme lineup: Marvel Legends Power Princess.

Whereas Vision, Justice and the rest of the Void wave have been more or less consistently available for MSRP since their release, Amazon ran out of Power Princess quickly and has frequently had her listed at inflated third party pricing or delisted entirely since. But where Amazon and BBTS failed me with their sell outs, Entertainment Earth came through with a pre-order that quickly converted to a new toy on my doorstep. Now that I have her, how is she?

In a word: Exemplary. Power Princess is the kind of beautiful, perfectly-articulated female action figure that seemed out of reach from Hasbro Marvel Legends less than a decade ago.

Not that many years ago, I used to complain regularly that women Legends needed double-jointed elbows and swivel biceps. Well, now here’s a figure that has all the arm articulation I was looking for, and it’s all pin-less to boot. The full articulation scheme includes:

–Ball-Hinge Head and Shoulders
–Ball Hips and Upper Torso
–Pin-less Double-Hinge Knees and Elbows
–Swivel-Hinge Wrists
–Swivel Biceps and Thighs
–Hinged Feet with Rockers

There’s no butterfly swivel shoulders, but I think those joints would have really messed up the aesthetic in this instance. Zarda can hold her sword two-handed regardless, though I think she looks cooler wielding the sword with a singular limb.

For accessories, the Power Princess Marvel Legends figure includes two Void Build-A-Figure legs, a sword (with nice paint deco), a clip-on shield and an extra pair of hands (a fist and a flat hand). All of these extras feel like valuable additions for enhancing the toy as a whole, and also help to make her feel well worth her MSRP.

The alluring portrait came out perfectly, which was important since Zarda’s resemblance to Wonder Woman was a big factor in her generating more interest than previous Marvel Legends Squadron Supreme figures.

From the head to the accessories to the articulation, this is a rare Marvel Legends figure I’ve got no nitpicks about. I’m not as blown away as I was by Spiral last year, but for a character I have minimal interest in but needed for her BAF pieces, Power Princess is an all-around all-star.

Overall: Squadron Supreme isn’t anywhere in my Top 25 favorite Marvel teams, but Marvel Legends Power Princess is an outstanding action figure with or without an attachment to the character. The pin-less super-articulation is gorgeous, as is Zarda’s lovely portrait. The sword and shield function beautifully as accessories, and the 4 interchangeable hands facilitate plenty of poses. I had few issues balancing her despite the heels, and her paint/construction QC is excellent. My socks aren’t utterly blown off or anything, but this is an immensely solid release that I’ve got no complaints about. If I ever start building a 6” Justice League, I think this figure could serve wonderfully as Wonder Woman.

GRADE: A