It’s not every day we get a mother/son combo in a wave of Marvel Legends but here we are with Cable and Jean Grey. Ok, technically Cable’s mother is a clone of Jean Grey but that’s just the way the kooky storylines of the X-men work. I mean Cable really looks like he’s probably older than jean anyway, which he probably is since he comes from the future. The reality is, Cable likely exists in this wave to accompany Deadpool, since Cable and Deadpool are partners from time to time.
It’s kind of a shame he’s not a better Cable, especially with how few X-men waves we get, he’s unlikely to get a better release anytime soon. I mean he’s not awful, but he could be better. For starters, his weird robot vest thing. It’s not really his most iconic look for starters. This wouldn’t be as much of an issue except that it also looks ridiculous, especially in the shoulders. I imagine the idea is to make him look bulked out, but it makes his shoulders just look weird and disproportionate.
His weapons also leave a bit to be desired. Cable was originally created by comic artist Rob Liefeld, who is mostly known for belts and pouches, and making everything very XTREEM huge. Being from the future, Cable uses some funky huge guns, but both of his weapons are a bit finicky and don’t really look very natural when being held. Part of this may be due to the funky armor shoulder effect mentioned above.
Otherwise the sculpt is solid though. The head and armored arm both work well and look nice. Cable is also sufficiently large compared to a lot of Marvel Legends figures, as he should be. His upper torso weight and bulk make him a bit tricky to pose however, which also is part of the issue with his guns.
Like I said, Cable isn’t a bad figure, he just could be better. Particularly in his weird torso area.
