Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75"

Presenting the Avengers Age of Ultron 3.75" Scarlet Witch action figure.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding Marvel's marketing choice to ignore the creation of female action figures just because they believe boys - referring to 4 year olds which is the target market usually found on the packaging - do not want to play with "dolls."

This belief has even led to the "re-gendering" of the Velociraptors Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo from Jurassic Park. Their packaging lists them as male, despite the fact that they were female in the movie.

Whoever thought of this idea clearly has never been to a Toycon.

This explains the severe lack of Black Widow and, now, even Scarlet Witch action figures in the market. So when this 3.75" 5-points of articulation Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch appeared in our local Toy's R' Us, we had to grab it.


The Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch's blister card reads: "Scarlet Witch channels enhanced energy into powerful hex-spheres to vex her enemies!" We think she does a little more than that, given that she's an Omega-Level reality manipulator, but sure! Let's keep things basic.

The Marvel Universe Scarlet Witch that we reviewed two years ago describes the Scarlet Witch in this manner: "This powerful mutant has the unique ability to control the probability field, the force that guides everything in the universe. By focusing her energy and creating a hex-sphere, Scarlet witch is able to alter reality, causing objects to move, melt, rot and change in ways her enemies can't defend. She can alter the course of any battle, conjuring objects out of nowhere or wiping them out of existence in an instant."

Of course if you follow comic books, then you know that the Scarlet Witch is no longer a mutant.

As you can see in the blister pack she comes with a pair of "hex" bolt manifestations.

What's NOT to like about the Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75" Action Figure?

FIRST:  Five points of articulation? Didn't Disney learn anything from their shelf-warming mission series figures? True they are fine troop builders, but in general they are pretty much useless.

So now they're making Marvel Universe figures with 5-points of articulation?  It's a shame considering the dance like quality of movement that the Scarlet Witch had in the Age of Ultron movie. This representation just stands there and does... well practically nothing.

We should probably be thankful that her hair is soft enough to allow her head to turn.

Speaking of heads, SECOND:  The quality control in the production of the Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75" Action Figure is poor. We had to spend a considerable amount of time decaffeinating so that we could draw on her lacking eyebrows:

THIRD: She looks nothing like Elizabeth Olsen:

FOURTH: The Marvel Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75" action figure still looks like a zombie when casting her hexes:

What's to like about the Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75" Action Figure?

FIRST:  Well.... we suppose it's nice to have one. She looks great simply posed with the other movie characters. As long as you don't need to pose her in combat, you should be fine.

As mentioned, this particular Marvel Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch 3.75" action figure was purchased from Toys R' Us here in Manila for PhP 399.75 (Roughly US$ 8.88. She is available on Amazon for US$ 8.99 (Roughly PhP 404.55) plus shipping.

Hopefully we'll see a Marvel Universe version of her on day. Maybe when the Marvel Civil War comes out.