MARVEL LEGENDS ZABU & KA-ZAR REVIEW | ZABU BAF SERIES

[@cdubbart]

My Spider-sense is telling me we’ll get Shanna in an exclusive 3pack (either with repackaged Ka-Zar & Zabu, or with savage land Storm & Rogue as already mentioned). Probably either Hasbro pulse exclusive or exclusive somewhere else. I don’t see modern Hasbro, Marvel or Disney being confident & comfortable enough to do a single card retail release of a chick in loin cloth bikini lol.

[@Xmanny87]

lol exactly. Same thing they did with Tigra and the Hellfire Queens. Gotta leave them as online exclusives

[@cdubbart]

@@Xmanny87 yeah, it’s not ideal, but as long as we get ‘em lol.

[@Hazel_Eyed_Angel]

Exactly, they'll do a guy with nipples but god forbid an attractive female with curves...

[@NinJa-qr1sp]

I hope it will be Kazar, Zabu and Shana. Mostly because I don't want to build the BAF😂

[@Abbotttdesign]

​@@Xmanny87 5:52 you shouldn't have to, but why not get some milliput and put on those wraps or fur you were talking about. I look forward to seeing how it turns out for you. Easiest thing in the world besides buying it the way it should look! 😊 And paint those nipples.

[@DEDE01126]

THE REASON WHY I LOVE X-MANNY BECAUSE HE GIVES BACK STORY!!

[@noprobllama9747]

Exactly, there have been many characters that I haven't been familiar with. The back story helps to draw me into the review.

[@Xmanny87]

I appreciate that a ton and glad you guys always look forward to my reviews. I try my best. Can’t do it all the time because it’s very time consuming but when I can, I’ll provide it for you.

[@jamesfleming620]

Same! 💯

[@trustobey1016]

A few years ago there was a white tiger named Zabu at big cat rescue. They probably were low key Marvel fan's.

[@Xmanny87]

Hahaha sounds like they were

[@the_cheap_ones]

Lol in Florida.... I saw zaby

[@trustobey1016]

@@the_cheap_ones She was the most adorable tiger ever.

[@marvelfanatic9535]

I'm so excited to build this BAF and have Ka-Zar, my first introduction to these characters was X-Men: TAS!

[@Xmanny87]

Awesome! First time I saw these characters too was through the cartoons.

[@marvelfanatic9535]

​@@Xmanny87awesome, small world!

[@heatwavemechs]

i remember these guys from ultimate spiderman

[@jamesfleming620]

Excellent figure and B.A.F, now I need to buy some Dinosaurs 😂

[@Xmanny87]

Haha go for it

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

20:47 Yo the fact that you brought out Sauron earlier during the comparisons segment but waited untill the end to bust out naked sexy Sauron was an actual stroke of genius Manny cause i legit didn't expect it this time🤣

[@Xmanny87]

😂😂😂

[@joycoyle4242]

Ka-Zar and Zabu story is very interesting. I love story time. I learned a lot about the characters. Awesomeness video!!! Love your shot in the video. Zabu looks cool.

[@Xmanny87]

Yeah they are awesome! Glad you enjoyed story time! Thank you for always supporting 🙏🏽

[@TheJumpMan98]

FANTASTIC review! Very informative and well prepared. I look forward to your reviews, Manny. Keep up the great work!

[@Xmanny87]

Thanks, will do!

[@ajgreen8064]

I simply used a brown string and wrapped it around his forearms, took me like 2 minutes and he looks way better now

[@Xmanny87]

Awesome!

[@gofannon1943]

Great review! Love the story recaps up front

[@Xmanny87]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Excellent job ❤😂 best review job of the character.

[@kuldipbinning1989]

That is a very detailed research of Ka-Zar's history. I first looked in a book in the mid 70's & was amazed. I'm going to use a bandage & make wraps to cover the silly forearms. 😂

[@troyr4521]

Yes sir. I have Kazar on my Amazon save list. I'm going to get each figure of the wave then build Zabu. Excellent review, Manny.

[@Xmanny87]

Good choice! And enjoy the wave!

[@deadbeatdynamo]

"The Savage Harold?" That's sick.

[@k4m1l83]

I am so suprised and really mind blown by Zabu. At this point this has to be the best baf of 2024. Looks really intimidating and scary even as an action figure, I'm getting almost the whole wave except this dark thor, so I have to buy zabu's head on it's own but man I really want to have this one. GREAT review as always, you did become one of the best action figure reviewers in my book. Really underrated. I even wished you could go back to some older marvel legends and review them just for a heck of it Xp

[@drae1976]

Awesome review! The next to last photo with them posted up on the dinosaur was sick!

[@Xmanny87]

Thanks so much! I loved the way it came out. Such a pain to set up but totally worth the end result.

[@NinJa-qr1sp]

Your story time alone deserves a video series on its own.

[@Xmanny87]

Hahaha thanks man! Happy to know my work is worthy of that.

[@LLWDLWLYFE]

The homie Manny be posing the the hell out them figs. Gotta go bed ima definitely pick up where I left off of this review.

[@Xmanny87]

Bet! 😎👊🏽

[@MrVIIsevenVII]

this Zabu reminded me of the werewolf from Neca from the "American Werewolf in London" in terms of proportions and textures.

[@fenaxtv]

After seeing this I am really considering getting the whole line for Zabu =-)

[@solarflare9562]

We just need Shawna to complete this little family. I hope we get her someday, but given her design, I don’t know if Hasbro will go for it.

[@Xmanny87]

They did it before, they can do it again. It’ll most likely be an online exclusive to keep it off the retail shelves. Look at how they did Tigra a year or so ago. Not impossible.

[@valley559]

The very best with story time🔥🍿Dope review bud

[@packrat2k7]

Great review dude!! I'm just waiting for Cable to come in so I can finish mine. It's a really sweet figure. Kind of reminds me of the Guenhwyvar figure that comes in a 2-pack with Drizzt. That one's also pretty well articulated. You almost made me choke with the "Naked, sexy Sauron" bit. I'd just started drinking some water when that came on... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RK-wq5pp]

Zabu and Ka-Zar could be and opening to other heroes and their pets like devil dinosaur and moon boy/girl

[@Xmanny87]

Fingers crossed 🤞🏽

[@mrdude88]

I love the G.I. Joe Classified and Dungeon and Dragon animals. And finally Marvel Legends have animal an animal on par with Hasbro’s other brand.

[@JayWoods483]

Thanks for your review Xmanny. Astonishing Tales used to have a Ka-Zar run in the early-mid 70's that introduced the character to a lot of younger fans. These comics enabled collectors to go back into the characters history and discover his adventures with the X-Men and DD. A Marvel twist on a Edgar Rice Burroughs epics. Hasbro ML did a decent job with Ka-Zar. It helps that he is dressed in primitive garb without any accessories other then a spear and a knife. But Zabu is hella dope. ML did a fantastic job with this pussy. Finally one off the wish list.

[@Xmanny87]

lol. Yeah I know about astonishing tales as I was reading all those issues to prep for some of my story time. I love all things created by Jack Kirby.

[@marvelsteveo]

Thanks for the full bio!

[@romeoalpha68]

I have these 2 and hopefully we get an exclusive Shanna the She Devil . Maybe packed in a box set of other residents of the Savage Land . Moon Girl and Boy , Devil Dinosaur , an all new Sauron .

[@BobTheAwesomeBob]

This would have been a great 2 pack

[@Xmanny87]

True but I also felt like they made this wave so much better.

[@greenshadow2592]

Great review my man, i loved the return of NAKED SEXY SAUROON 🎉😂

[@Xmanny87]

😂😂😂 had to bring him out of his clothes lol

[@SalCollects]

This makes me want to buy the wave to get Zabu, such a great looking Sabertooth Cat

[@privateprivate31337]

If we get shanna it might be with a sauron rerelease with fuzzy eyebrows. I don't really need another sauron so I'd be bummed if that was the case given how much I spent trying to put mine together

[@Xmanny87]

I could see an all new sculpt altogether to match his more classic look with the shorts instead of the lizard movie body

[@55pepetube]

Zabu needs to be larger. Great review thanks

[@johnreel0161]

Cant believe they made marvel legends of ice age Willem Dafoe

[@ICONIVISION]

Great review. I love the history of the characters that you add into the reviews as well. Keep up the great work. Peace Peace ✌️

[@Xmanny87]

Thank you and it’s my pleasure 😎👊🏽

[@JohnnyBlaze_616]

I’m hoping we get an updated Namor on the Ka-Zar body mold.

[@Xmanny87]

Probably in the rumored Strange Tales BAF wave

[@THEWATCHERISLOOKING]

Can we get a lockjaw wave now.

[@Xmanny87]

I’d rather have him a deluxe. I feel like a BAF would restrict his size to cater to the packaging for shelf space that retail stores require

[@AlphaProto]

Those two are an unbeatable pair. The chances of me getting a Zabu are very slim. I'm not willing to pay over $100 for it. It may end up cheaper buying the entire wave but I'm poor.

[@campbellpaterson5003]

Love the thumbnail man.

[@Xmanny87]

Thanks 🙏🏽

[@Thegabriel1964]

Those both look awsome

[@Xmanny87]

Hell yeah!

[@etb7856]

I think they’ll release a 2 pack of Shonna updated and a rerelease of the Sauron baf

[@danielvillarreal4635]

I got the San Diego Comic-Con 3 pack tell me if it's worth buying cuz I'm a huge ka-zar fan

[@Tyler_Lalonde-]

Ok the vibranium belt buckle that opens up invisible doorways to other plans of reality is going overboard. 😂 what writer decided that

[@Xmanny87]

😂😂😂

[@HatManson]

That seem on the arm is actually where it’s glued together, it’s two separate pieces. They use it with characters like Count Nefaria, who wear gloves.

[@bossbradley]

I was wondering if sauron would keep his clothes on!

[@Xmanny87]

😂😂😂 he never does lol

[@bapo22]

5:57 Black Panther's gold bracelets could be used to cover up the seams. There's also Fang's bone bracelets. 19:45 Or a Fenris Wolf.

[@Xmanny87]

Fenris Wolf?

[@bapo22]

@@Xmanny87 A huge wolf of the Asgardian dimension who is said to be an offspring of Loki and the giant Angerboda. With Timber and now Zabu, Hasbro could probably pull off an awesome Fenris.

[@Xmanny87]

Oh I know who Fenris is, I just missed that part. I think Fenris would need to be a lot bigger don’t you think? Fenris was always huge in the comics. May need an all new sculpt for that.

[@bapo22]

@@Xmanny87 Yes, definitely a new sculpt. I wasn't saying they should reuse this mold. Since you were talking about how Zabu could lead into other animal characters, I wanted to add Fenris into the mix.

[@rashidhumine]

I want that Sabretooth figure

[@prophet924]

You didn’t get the SDCC pack back in the day? Yeah it’s dated and the animated angular Tiger body is very stylized. But it was the best at that time. It’s alright. This BAF is quite superior and the Kazar is very good too. I really dislike the Vulcan forearms. Only use it on figures you will paint Hasbro. I’m going to try some Articulated Icons arm wraps on Kazar. Wade’s solution was cool with Fang’s claw arm wraps. It still doesn’t fix the lake of muscle definition in the forearms. Just crap. Zabu has to be Hasbro brass seeing success of Classified animals and giving Marvel team okay to move forward. You gotta think those teams dream about designing the different things and not just reuse mods they have to have in every offering. I too hope for more like Lockjaw and more Pet Avengers.

[@Xmanny87]

I did own it and had it for years on my display but decided to sell it once I knew they were getting updated.

[@heatwavemechs]

6:31 i think a he-man custom with this could be cool! just need the breastplate and his axe and sword 🤔

[@Xmanny87]

Would be a cool kitbash

[@pmgerard]

⁠​⁠Honestly? I can see Shanna coming with a Sauron repack. Hasbro likes reissuing BAFs. We did get Terrax with Fallen One. My pitch for how to make Sauron different? Well, sometimes he has a blue loincloth. Sometimes he wears ripped pants and those exist for that body from the Lizard BAF. I feel like he could be a brighter green too. What I don't think we'll see is a three pack. Hasbro is mostly doing two and five packs. I also don't think we'd get multiple scantily clad women in one pack again because then it becomes a fan service/pervy pack, particularly if it's multiple women. I think the best shot for Savage Land Rogue, particularly after X-Men 97, is in a two pack with Savage Land Magneto, reusing the Kazar body and X-Men 97 unhelmeted head. It may be a "couple" (sort of) but it looks less like pandering to one group and more like it's story driven.

[@Xmanny87]

We could get a more classic looking Sauron not on the Lizard body mold but a new one altogether. I could see that being packed in with Shanna too.

[@Gambit2149]

Awesome review 😎⚡

[@Xmanny87]

Glad you liked it

[@RichieReviews01]

Finally an X-manny review!

[@Xmanny87]

Finally? I’ve been putting out reviews a lot lately. Have you not seen them?

[@richardlcastillo]

You should see how Jim Lee draws Zabu, dude draws women incredibly well, animals? not so much. If they do Shanna they are going to give her a uniboob/unibutt combo but make it a Savageland Rouge two-pack and I could dig it.

[@dattonex]

I think zabu is just a retool of Guenhwyvar from thr dungeons and dragons line

[@RadtechCustoms175]

Yup exactly. The Drizzt and Gwen 2 pack.

[@Xmanny87]

It’s not a retool at all. I have that figure. It’s an all new sculpt from scratch.

[@RadtechCustoms175]

@@Xmanny87 Yeah I originally thought it was, but Zabu looks beefier, I’m pretty sure they used Gwen as a blueprint. Have you seen the D&D displacer beast? Now that one looks like Gwen but with 6 legs. I hope they give us more animals. Would be dope to be able to army build panthers to go with BP.

[@Sprocketman]

*WHY* didn't they use the new forearms from '97 Purple Magneto???

[@Xmanny87]

Those are a little bigger but the astonishing X-Men cyclops have smooth forearm seams

[@hrishikeshsaikia476]

A lot of people used fang wrist parts for ka-zar

[@Xmanny87]

I saw some pics

[@ismaelsosa6088]

Urrm actually zabu a saber tooth cat

[@FREKKI]

I’d rather have pegs than that forearm cut tbh.

[@docavenger1560]

Zabu looks way better than the last one

[@Xmanny87]

Absolutely. No contest.

[@sik7476]

That chest is a bit funky, isn't it? As a whole, the figure looks pretty cool, but what's with the tiny, low pecks and the butt crack in the middle of his upper torso? Man, I hate bein a hater, because the figure IS ite, but I still think hasbro needs to step their game up. The Zabu figure is pretty dope... could use some paint. Sik

[@pittviscous]

Disappointing hip cuts if you can’t hide it don’t use it. Do better Hasblo. Zabu should be bigger still waiting on my Cable.

[@CosmicGladiator]

Awesome video Manny! I can't wait for my wave to arrive. Just out of curiosity how does Zabu size up to Timber? I'm hoping he's a little bigger at least. Also naked sexy Sauron 🤣🤣

[@Xmanny87]

LOL! Well, he towers over Timber in every way.

[@felipeterrazas317]

LFG

[@Xmanny87]

LFG!!!!

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

THEE. UN-CAN-NY. X-MAN-NY. STORYTIME!! Thank you for giving us such a thorough, concise and awesome storytime for this really cool and interesting character Manny!

[@Xmanny87]

My pleasure!! And I’m happy to hear you were entertained throughout the review.