Marvel Legends Top 10 X Men

[@ryanlevack9361]

You guys have such a good formula. “Just two dudes talking about toys” it’s a lot more interesting than just the normal formula. I know there’s a couple other channels that do this but they seem so scripted. You guys just seem so genuine. Just wanted to let you guys know, I really appreciate and enjoy your content.

[@thestrongcollectors]

Thank you! We really want it to feel like you're sitting in a room listing to your friends talk about action figures and you can join in the conversation in the comments (or our call in shows). We have some notes planned out so we don't forget anything and we try to think of something fun to start the intro but after that, we're just talking.

[@Lionsden99]

@ryanlevack9361 right? The friendship and interactions is what really makes the content shine.

[@saintsicns]

1.Professor X "Hover Chair" 2.Rogue "Retro Card" 3.Wolverine "1st App" 2-Pack w/Hulk 80th 4.Cable "Zabu Wave" 5. Night Crawler "Wendigo Wave"

[@thestrongcollectors]

I've only had that wolverine once when i picked it up for a friend but it does look really cool

[@ashun9792]

I agree with your paper cape argument. They’re so bad I love the retro white storm but the paper looks bent and ugly. Meanwhile I bought the two pack storm for only $25 and she was worth every penny and love how they did the cape and gave you a powered up angry option or the calm composed option for face and capes. super smart

[@thestrongcollectors]

Yeah imo that’s the go to storm right now. Once they figure out something else with the cape on the Jim Lee look that might take over.

[@puffpuffpassmako]

You can absolutely put Spiral in your list. She permanently turned good after Mojo was defeated once. She loved Longshot and he was able to get through to her and get her to switch sides. So she started as a villain but redeemed herself and became good. Only thing that holds her back is her mind, as she's extremely mentally unstable from her powers and torture she went through which keeps her from being part of the X Men but she's been an ally for years

[@thestrongcollectors]

I need to read some more stories with her in them.

[@Therealjoker44]

I want to get the toybiz gambit jacket and put it on the team uniform Gambit

[@thestrongcollectors]

Even though it’s an old piece of soft goods it holds up pretty well for the most part over the years.

[@brwnkd]

Interchangeable feet….that would be awesome! Never thought about that option…but it would be great!

[@thestrongcollectors]

McFarlane did it with his figure so it can be done for sure.

[@devonbenart8196]

For me: 1. Archangel 2. Angel 3. Longshot 4. Spiral 5. Mohawk Storm Villains: 1. Mojo 2. Juggernaut 3. Apocalypse 4. Magneto 97 red 5. Pyro

[@thestrongcollectors]

we should do a villains ranking soon

[@robertfalcone3025]

I have all those X Men figures in my collection.. both heroes & villains..& I definitely agree that you can't go wrong with Marvel Legends X Men 👑

[@shanehai2699]

In no particular order, my top 5 X-Men would likely be: 1) Wolverine (Classic brown & orange costume) 2) Rogue (Black bodysuit with green accent pieces/Marc Silvestri Outback) 3) Psylocke (Jim Lee ninja version since we don't have Outback yet...) 4) Longshot/Nightcrawler/Colossus (3-way tie) 5) Archangel Could change tomorrow, but that's where I'm at today, lol 😅 Just for fun, I'll toss in a top 5 X-Men villains, again in no particular order...: 1) Juggernaut 2) Magneto 3) Goblin Queen/Dark Phoenix 4) Apocalypse 5) Marauders/Reavers It's very hard for me to narrow down from so many characters to just 5 or even 10, because I keep thinking of another character that deserves to be on the list, but I feel like my listing would make for a pretty solid team at any given point during the time that I collected, and much better than so many of the lame@$$ woke team line-ups being jumbled together in the past several years... At a certain point, I just had to quit because the stories stopped being entertaining and fun to read, and just became increasingly tedious, boring, stupid, and generally difficult to get through an issue because of all that junk, plus the crazy @$$ glossy pages, where you have to constantly shift the book around in the light to enjoy the artwork because of the absurd glare on every page... On top of that, the prices have doubled and tripled from when I collected seriously and the quality has gone way down... X-Men comics used to be consistent quality, no matter which title you might choose, but then Marvel went Xcrazy, and tried to do too much with too little quality and in the process, pissed off their quality, longstanding writers, and artists and we started getting trash... some may disagree, and that's okay, but as a creator and artist myself, it was pretty clear when the nosedive occurred and I don't think ANY of the books ever fully recovered... When I culled a significant portion of my collection, roughly 10 years ago or so, it was easy for me to pick that cut-off point where I just seriously stopped enjoying the books, and I unloaded everything from that point forward... I don't miss ANY of those books either. 😅😅😅 A big part of that reason is because there was so much really GOOD STUFF prior to the craptastic nonsense, I could spend years going back to re-read all of it. Same thing with my Avengers and related titles, FF, Spider-Man, Midnight Sons/Marvel Knights (whatever you want to call them,lol)... I kept what I enjoyed and ditched EVERYTHING else, except for some general issues for artistic references of costumes for commission artwork... Anyway, enjoyed the video, as usual... definitely a couple of lists that most wouldn't have, but always fun to see.

[@thestrongcollectors]

It really does depend on the day who we could pick. That’s why we like doing the all time marvel legends list each year. It’s always different plus there are new possibilities that could come in and take a top 10 spot.

[@seeayyell]

i’ve got a colossus & juggernaut 2 pk otw from entertainment earth, super hyped to add them to their respective teams

[@thestrongcollectors]

that's a great 2 pack. both are awesome figures.

[@batcow6623]

The juggernaut feels so great in hand

[@brwnkd]

List for me: 5: Cyclops (X-men 97) 4: Gambit (Apocalypse Wave but with the head sculpt from the 3pack) 3: Nightcrawler (exactly like you mentioned) 2: Juggernaught BAF 1. Apocalypse BAG Great video!

[@thestrongcollectors]

I don't think i've seen that head swap idea with Gambit before

[@brwnkd]

@@thestrongcollectors I saw it somewhere on IG. Wish I thought of it first lol but yeah the Gambit that came with Banshee and Psylocke 3pack. I liked that sculpt much more than the first Gambit had. Def made it a pretty solid Gambit ML.

[@robertfalcone3025]

​@@brwnkdI have the Apocalypse wave Gambit & I think I'm gonna do that X Men 97 Gambit head swap myself...ive seen it before & like the way it looks as well

[@brwnkd]

@@robertfalcone3025 that is a great idea! I could def see that being a good swap!

[@shadowdark773]

Mine 5 :are x-men 97 wolverine and 4 :x-men 97 Cyclops with the love triangle head sculpt. 3: Toybiz nightcrawler for the articulations and articulated tail with the angry headsculpt and sword of the Hasbro one from apocalypse wave. 2 :Gambit from the apocalypse wave with the toybiz trenchcoat but with the head from the one Blue and yellow suit 3 pack and the cards Effects of the Marvel select. 1 :My favorite beast from the retro card.

[@thestrongcollectors]

That's a lot of kitbashing but does sound like the best versions of the characters.

[@shadowdark773]

@@thestrongcollectors yeah i didn't WASTE the Gambit Blue and yellow costume either i took the unmask head of age of apocalypse magneto and created a Joseph with that body

[@litterboxstudios]

I regretted passing on the ‘97 Wolverine until I got the Astonishing one - it’s just about perfect.

[@thestrongcollectors]

yeah imo astonishing is way better

[@litterboxstudios]

@@thestrongcollectors Only thing it’s missing is the pulled-down cowl piece, but that’s just looking for a nitpick.

[@Lionsden99]

My top 5 1. Colossus 2. Beast 3. Cell shading removed Cyclops 4. X-Factor Havok w/bone breaker effects 5. Dark Phoenix 2 pack

[@thestrongcollectors]

I was thinking about Havok too and if they redid him pinless with keyed in straps and butterfly joints I think he'd be on my list.

[@JayWoods483]

Fantastic video guys - it's the X-Men; how can any list be wrong?

[@thestrongcollectors]

Very true. Jordan even considered adding ToyBiz beast and even though it’s toeing the line I think it still works.

[@JayWoods483]

@@thestrongcollectors ahahaha - I thought he was clawing at the bit a little m'self.

[@Parishdollaz0419]

Very true brother

[@BiggestDawgEver]

That Colossus is not a Jim Lee look. That is a Cockrum/Byrne look. The X on the belt is a mistake.

[@thestrongcollectors]

It’s Jim Lee enough for me

[@BiggestDawgEver]

@thestrongcollectors it's close, but the wrist bracers, boots, and shoulders are all wrong. I would really like a Jim Lee Colossus, though, even if it is a slight mod to this figure. We are due for pinless anyway though, and there are so many Colossus costumes we haven't gotten yet. John Romita Jr., Silvestri(Outback), Acolytes, Astonishing, etc.

Dakota always bending the rules 😄

[@thestrongcollectors]

I make em so i can bend them

@@thestrongcollectors 😄

[@KingK_Cub]

I love your videos 🥳

[@thestrongcollectors]

Thank you for watching!

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

It's too hard for me to choose! I have 53+1 X-Men, plus 4 Heroes I use as Villains. Three in my Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, 1 in my Evil Kree Avengers. I put Chamber, Kid Omega, and Darwin in my Brotherhood, and Maggot, who is Blue, I use as a Kree.

[@thestrongcollectors]

That is definitely a large list to choose from.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

@@thestrongcollectors Yes, and trying to update all the time. I have the New Phoenix coming! I missed the Colossus as my current card expires in October and that hits in November! Going to try to get a new card next Thursday. And my 1 Custom was a definite trade up for the X-Men. I headswapped low level Morph to make Alpha Level Questar! Near Colossus strength, maximum Green Phoenix level Psionics, master of Lung Ki 'Super Kung Fu', formerly the One Man Meta Human SWAT Team of the LAPD! Which means he sees things like a Cop, is in X-Force as he will, slightly reluctantly, kill if he has to. His one weak spot is that he flies like the Greatest American Hero because he just learned how to fly.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Retro Beast is among the best Marvel Legends ever, is my top Xmen Marvl Legends. The rest of my top 5 would be the new Cable, the 97 Cyclops, the 97 Wolverine, and the 97 Night Crawler

[@thestrongcollectors]

Retro beast really is an objectively fantastic figure.

[@emmanuelsilvera8032]

Man, you sold your Colossus? I literally just had my 2 Pack delivered from that reissue in February 😅. This was a fun video, your top 10 lists are always great guys!

[@thestrongcollectors]

Thank you. I’m glad you like them. For me I just think they’ll eventually do him again so if he’s going high I might as well let him go. Especially with me going to be traveling for the next year at least, he would have just been in storage anyway.

[@emmanuelsilvera8032]

@@thestrongcollectors oh yeah you're doing the cross country bus trip soon right? Sounds super fun, I agree I think eventually we'll get an updated comic accurate Colossus. Especially with the Deadpool and Wolverine version being released soon.

[@thestrongcollectors]

we're hoping to start in about a month.

[@dmac9320]

Shout out to Jordan’s prominently displayed Miracle Man #1! Think we’ll ever see a Marvel Legend of him? [After that Rom Spaceknight announcement, anything’s possible?]

[@thestrongcollectors]

True. They really are digging deep. If they do Jordan will be first to preorder.

[@robertfalcone3025]

I have to say i agree with the "Toy Biz Killer"🤣on many of his picks..i have 4 ou of 5 of his Top 5 in my collection.. including the kit bashed X Men 97 / Wendigo wave Nightcrawler..& btw there's ZERO problems with switching the heads..& far as Maverick is concerned..ive been planning on picking him up ever since the Sabertooth Logan 2 Pack was released..& i still plan to.. Also i was able to pick up that Retro Storm Thunderbird 2 Pack last year BEFORE X Men 97 premiered.. for $20 on eBay.. but the price has gone up since then. 👑

[@thestrongcollectors]

I feel like there’s even a lot of x men adjacent characters that are really good people forget about too.

[@Cap_Ross]

1) Wolverine ‘97 2) VHS Cyclops 3) Retro Beast 4) Prof. X Hover Chair 5) Nightcrawler Caliban

[@thestrongcollectors]

I ordered the professor x from GameStop. I think it should be coming this month or next I’ll have to check.

[@MsCalrissian]

Great chat and ranks, Jordan & Dakota! I never saw before that Warlock, what a toy! 👏🏽 Here is mine X-Rank (I only selected figures that I own) - Nightcrawler (Caliban) - Cyclops X-Factor (I don't have the classic blue and yellow Scott, this is my second fav outfit and I love the sculpt of the action head) - Colossus Diamond Select. There's a lack of articulations, but I prefer that size for Rasputin. I prefer the DS Juggernaut as well for the same reasons. - Storm 2 pack TB: Beautiful figure. Punk Storm is my fav itineration with her, but this shines like no other. - Storm Punk (obvious reasons) - Wolverine Apocalypse: big fan of the brown suit, I used him as the 80s version of Logan. I like very much that confident smile that they give to one of his heads. - Angel DeLuxe - Dazzler (arcade jacket) I prefer her 70s disco outfit, but it isn't available in my zone. Big fan of Alison, she must be in the rank. + two future figures... - Preodered Phoenix - Preordered Rogue Have a nice weekend, cheers 🎉

[@thestrongcollectors]

I feel like there's probably another version of Dazzler on the way. she's gotten a lot more popular recently.

[@MsCalrissian]

@@thestrongcollectors That sounds good! A disco Dazzler would rock, but I would don't mind the one that came in the Mojo 3 pack. We'll see! Cheers

[@Chinito247]

I did a kitbash on the X-men 97 with the VHS came out excellent

[@thestrongcollectors]

nice!

[@raypaz2947]

Isn’t that astonishing X-men colossus costume. I want them to do the x-factor team with OG 5 cast in first costumes and then second. Fully articulated and pinless. Also want to see the brood and brood queen. The Phalanx would be cool too. Dakota you have lost your mind that xmen 97 is the best wolverine ever. Good episode. Take care guys. Have a good weekend. I’ll look at that giveaway episode later.

[@thestrongcollectors]

I’m surprised they haven’t done another brood since they did the brood queen way back.

[@skaknight9291]

1 Jean grey 97 2 Rogue from the pyro two pack ( with the toy biz Rogue's jacket) 3 All new wolverine 4 Wolfsbane 5 retro card Cyclops

[@thestrongcollectors]

Interesting pick with rogue. I’m not a fan of that one but also haven’t read any stories where she wears that really

[@skaknight9291]

Uncanny avenger was a fun read and the jacket makes the figure look better

[@machulinea370]

Miss the intro. You guys should do a X-men top 20 video 😏

[@thestrongcollectors]

I’ve been trying to decide if we should do the into on regular shows or just live shows. I feel like it might be repetitive but maybe it’s not.

[@UncleAir]

It's annoying when 30 or younger collectors think everything is "Jim Lee". That Colossus costume was from the 70s and 80s well before Jim. If anything it's John Byrne and Claremont's Colossus look.

[@thestrongcollectors]

gold star to you

[@latonbradford6622]

Holy crap, I had that colossus as a kid too! I remember it so well.

[@thestrongcollectors]

That might have been one of my very first xmen toys I ever got.

[@ashun9792]

97 rogue is worth all the hype I wanted her for the longest time and I finally got her. Shes much better than the retro because of the face sculpt. I don’t understand how anyone can enjoy the retro rogue with her pissed off face when she is supposed to be happy 99% of the time.

[@thestrongcollectors]

Which is odd because in xmen 97 I’d say she’s a majority not happy.

[@ashun9792]

@@thestrongcollectors true but we can also say the same for the 97 cyclops with how much I love that version it makes no sense at all for him to be smiling cuz he only really smiles once in that one superhero landing scene. Hes always stern and I really wish they coulda gave him that look. But for Rogue I always would want a happy version no matter what but the pyro 2 pack rogue has a great angry face.

[@TeenCollector]

Hey strong collectors u may know me as fudge Fred we’ll know I’m teen collector anyway u hilarious “Dakota that’s a bit of a pattern with you destroying toybiz X-men figures” lol

[@TeenCollector]

What age limit do you set your videos too cause for some reason there is no comments on my hulk collection video and I think it’s bc of that. Also the comic night crawler is goat/ chefs kiss, oh new gambit by ML oh oh I would love that bc mafex is pricey I would love a new wolverine that’s not vhs or 97 but tiger stripe and pinless on card.

[@thestrongcollectors]

we don't put an age restriction on but we don't set it "for kids". when videos are set to for kids it turns off the comments and other features.