Two Captain America Figures are Better than One

The new figure from Hot Toys comes with not only Cap in his stealth S.T.R.I.K.E. suit – must everything be abbreviated to spell something? – but Steve Rogers in his civvies as well for double the awesome.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Captain America in stealth S.T.R.I.K.E. suit

Steve Rogers

Several interchangeable hands for both figures

Cap’s shield with stealth paint

Cap’s shield with battle-damaged paint

An empty Cap helmet

That funky magnetic handcuff from the elevator scene

2 stands and bases, posts, and figure grips

Extra wrist joints

Instructions

WHAT I LIKED

Quality – It’s kind of a given that when you shell out the bucks for a Hot Toys figure, you’re going to get something that’ll come within 8 to 10 stars out of 10 in terms of detail and likeness. While the figures aren’t exactly to the premium level of the promotional prototypes, they’re still damn impressive. At a glance, you’ll know who you’re looking at.

The details on the suit are equally satisfying to look at. It’s kind of become a custom of mine whenever I get a Hot Toys figure to go back and re-watch the source movie to pay closer attention to the costume details that I didn’t notice the first time around.

Two for the Price of… Less than Two – I really appreciated having the two different versions of Cap. It’s not exactly a “bargain” per se, looking at the price tag, but it is cheaper than buying two separate figures. Anyways, considering my love of the movie, the more there is to remind me of it, the happier I am.

Movability – Sadly, stealth Cap won’t be doing any gymnastic moves in that bulky suit of his. The fabric heavily restricts the range of Cap’s arm movement. One of the promotional pics of the figure has Cap reaching behind his head for his shield, which I honestly don’t know how they managed to pull off. It’s a bit of a shame, but mobility restriction has been the saga of all miniaturized figures.

Civvies Steve on the other hand is far more forgiving in the posing department. Kind of makes me wish I’d sprung for a Winter Soldier figure so I could have the two of them fighting.

MY VERDICT

The Winter Soldier version Captain America figure(s) is/are immensely satisfying overall despite any complaints I might have. That said, the stealth suit, due to its nature as a, you know, “stealth suit,” is visually very toned down compared to the flashy red, white, and blue costume the star spangled man usually adorns. While definitely a must-have for massive fans of the movie, like myself, it does kind of lack the iconic nature of the standard suit. That, coupled with its high price tag, makes me hesitate to broadly suggest this figure to everyone.