Today, Hasbro announced its newest addition to its line of Marvel Legends prop replicas with a hell of a bang—new toys impressed by Willem Dafoe’s iconic take on the Inexperienced Goblin, within the type of a brand new reproduction masks and pumpkin bomb. Impressed by their re-appearances in Spider-Man: No Means House, they’re expensive, lavish, and really cool… however they’re lacking the final word function.
The helmet ought to speak to you! Alas, there aren’t any digital sound options within the Legends Goblin helmet in any respect. The sold-separate pumpkin bomb, in the meantime, contains mild and sound FX for $40, together with, of all issues, Dafoe’s manic cackle. However the helmet itself? Not a single further function, save for being a 1:1 reproduction that comes with its personal stand.
Don’t get me incorrect, it’s very cool, however come on. The entire cope with the masks was Norman seeing it as his Goblin persona talking to him directly! It might’ve been excellent if, like several of Hasbro’s other roleplay helmets, it lifted just a few traces from the movies to hauntingly sneer at you whereas this big inexperienced helmet sits in your shelf.
Perhaps it was a licensing problem—in spite of everything, Hasbro has to name it a No Means House Inexperienced Goblin helmet, reasonably than invoking the Raimi Spider-Man movies. Perhaps the cackle within the pumpkin bomb is all they may use, reasonably than precise dialogue. However then why put it within the pumpkin bomb over the helmet? At an already lofty $125, would the value on the helmet have gone up that a lot with a sound FX function?
It’s nonetheless a really cool helmet. However it may’ve been a lot cooler. Each the Marvel Legends Roleplay Inexperienced Goblin Helmet and the Digital Pumpkin shall be out there to preorder beginning tomorrow, forward of a launch this fall.
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