Bro. Nothing beats the Council of Daves. It's Hasbro's loss.

"The big number 2 is Cyclops". I have never heard a more accurate statement in my life.

Sebastian Shaw reminds me in an odd way of David Carradine's character in North and South. They both got the sadistic creepy uncle thing going ;)

Thai is easily my new favorite action figure KZfaq channel, you’re great man this is exactly what I’ve been looking for forever when it comes to marvel legends stuff

"Watch Shartimusprime with me like ya used to" hit me way harder than i expected. Also very informative, consider me subbed.

I love X-Men. I loved reading the comics and watching the animated tv show growing up then saw the first X-Men movie in theaters with my mom. I watched a little of the X-Men evolved then kinda fell out of it for some years and within the last couple of years really been getting back into all the old stories and show and sharing them with my kids . It's brought me alot of good memories. This was a great video Dave , it felt like back in the day when me and my buddies would get around and compare figures and talk about who would win in a fight. Good times , thanks Dave

Love the opening!!! Spot on. The gang would be proud 🥲

That beast is one of my favs for various reasons: One, it is an awesome figure Two, I found him like a thousand times on a single store, and with a discount Three, it's overall one of the most looked over figures ever, and a basic xmen

Thanks for the video Mr Dave. X-men are class. My childhood memory of watching the X-men team up and smash apart sentinels is all the fuel I need to collect these guys.

Been a while since I've relaxed and watched some Displaying Model Behavior and this was a great one.

Oh brooooo, it hurts to know you don’t like the new X-Men era. I’m a huge fan of Krakoa. Best X stories we’ve had in ages

Hasbro, what's the hold up? Plz finish the brotherhood!

One of the most underrated channels on KZfaq. Keep up Hasbro... *Madripoor Wolverine also has an eyepatch.

43:22, woah, woah! Time out! Rogue’s got the best voice

Way of x does a really good job addressing the lack of stakes in x men comics

I do not say this often, because there is so much content out there.. BUT, I love your videos.. High quality video, informative, genuine personality...and you're hilarious! Thanks for being yourself & making these!

Now you're doing it's always Sunny in Philadelphia ha ha I luv it

Dave you might have to Go read more Early-mid 90's X-Force comics because Shatter Star was a beast back in the day.

Great Gambit impression!

Came here for the model behavior, stayed for the IASIP re-enactment. Really wish you would have done Charlie’s song at the end!

I waiting to get my hand on the Retro Rogue. The hair piece does it for me.

My mouth literally dropped when you announced that you sold Sauron. I could never!

They can retcon it all they want, to me Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch will ALWAYS be Mutants, and ALWAYS be the children of Magneto! They only changed it because Marvel didn't think they would get Mutants back to use in the movies! Quicksilver is the spitting image of Magneto and Wanda looks exactly like Magda. I would actually be playing up a sisterly bond with Polaris, but I'm not in charge. A lot of people don't know this, but the first times we saw Magneto without his helmet, he had weird 'Beethoven' hair! Wasn't until very late in the original X-Men run that we saw unhelmeted Magneto as he looks now in a Savage Land story. Sometimes being ancient you know these things. 😀🙂😄😎🤠

Loved the it’s always sunny in Philadelphia “sketch”(I guess) but you should have mentioned that to credit them and also find new audience for the series which is very important for the show to continue

You are definitely a X men fan Oh man you have sooooo many awesome figures a whole lot of my favorite characters it is amazing to see these figures again I haven’t seen these figures since I was a kid🥰👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️

Great list Dave! Always look forward to your videos. Agree with you on figures like Multiple Man.

Keep both of those Rogues. I have one Juggernaut wave Rogue, and 2 vintage line Rogues. No regrets.

Stryfe is a great figure, too. :D

Gold as always Dave. You’ll get the biggest prize pack when Hasbro wises up

The Sauron BAF remains one my holy grails I'd have bought him off you in an instant! Oh well, no worries. His first appearance was in X-Men 59-61, then my first experience of the character was in Byrne & Claremont's X-Men 115-117 followed by Marvel Fanfare 2-4 cementing him as top tier X-villain moving forward. Arcade is another personal favourite so check out X-Men 123-124, Marvel Team Up 89 and X-Men 145-147. Fun list Dave, though any top X-Men list without Banshee (despite the figure we have being completely tragic) is no list at all - but being Irish I may be a tad biased. For me I'd have included Magik, Dani Moonstar, Northstar, Warlock & Cannonball and ditched Maverick, Sugar Man, Wanda (she is an iconic Avenger first), Domino & Nimrod.

Very cool video. I got the Wolverine 5 pk for Cyber. It was a tough choice but then I realized I was also thinking of buying the Omega Red so it made the choice to purchase it a bit easier. Btw I agree with the state of modern X-Men comics. Hickman is an awesome writer but I hate what he’s done with the X related characters

You are a unique one David. You're the only person in the world alive in the 90's that liked the Clone Saga. You're also the only one that likes the bone claws. That you like both means you are either very special or you need to see a specialist. You decide. Also you're intro is a great head canon callback to the classic Kids in the Hall "These are the Daves I Know" bit.

2 figures that I have that weren't on this list are Fantomex and Xorn. Both absolutely confusing and absolutely non essential, just thought that was interesting. Also no Warpath.

It just blows my mind that ppl would watch this and then 👎🤔 must be jealousy cuz this channel is awesome 💯👍🤙

I love storm quotes. She is a queen she is supposed to make you know it.

Love this video. If I could like this video more than once, I would totally like it 1000 times. I’m a big fan of The X-men. They are the reason I started collecting Marvel legends. Thank you for the video.

I now have all 51 figures from the Fifty Essential X-Men figures!!!

Smitheeeeers!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was friking hilarious dude, I loved it, please do not look up to Shartimus prime 🙄 your style is unique and amazing, keep DISPLAYING MODEL BEHAVIOUR 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I think the order could be worked on a bit, but I would agree with the figures on the list.

39:20 I was literally about to say "Wait hold up, Bucky isn't a mutant, is he?"

Hello, Dave! I really enjoy your videos and you've become my favorite action-figure KZfaqr. Please keep up the honesty and the humor, especially when it's sarcastic. ;-) May I ask what you use for Marvel Legends flight stands and just stands? The flight stand stuff I bought on Amazon constantly falls to pieces and has real trouble with heavier figures. Thank you.

So happy I built blob honest when he was first released

Great list! Rough day for Longshot though. Mojo & Dazzler make it and Longshot receives nary a mention. HaHa! Loved the intro skit too, Dave. Looking forward to the next countdown.

i plan to start collecting marvel legends and the x-men is the first team i want to start collecting. this is very helpful, thanks ❤️

funny i gotta rewatch this cuz im working on my xmen shelf but been watchin u for 3 years i think since when u started with spider rogues part 1 haha now i can finally crack a beer fr and watch

Great vid. Great memories. Awesome intro 😁😁💯

Beautiful intro....you do deserve better!

Bishop has the "Kentucky waterfall" lmfao!!!!

i'm so glad I'm not the only youtuber that goes to forbidden planet

I'd love to get Sauron in a Kazar , savage land set .

That nimrod is one of my all time fave figs!

For Arcade go check out X-Men issue #123. For Sunfire, look to the beginning issue #94. Dazzler, issue #130. Great classic stories.

Ah, I do have Sauron in my Savage Land as I have the Ka-Zar, Zabu, and Shanna, also Stegron, and several dinosaurs. Forgot Exiles; pretty slim there, Blink, Mr. Creed/good Sabretooth, custom Mariko/Sunfire, Spider-Man 2099, and an older Longshot And I have a complete 8 member Alpha Flight. Ah, and you have to add Wendigo and maybe Hulk. Also forgot I did a custom Rockslide from the movie Thing. Basically just painted him grey. So I'm always trying to expand everything.

46. I sold Sauron for the same reason. He's too big and out of scale with the X-Men, even ignoring all the shelf space he takes. 42. That was a hilarious Sebastian psych-out. Yes, he's the Black King. 34. Silver Samurai really is a great and underrated figure. 30. I sold my Blob for $150. I'm assuming a new and better one will come soon. 25. The way I see it, if you have Nimrod, you don't need the Haslab Sentinel. Nimrod is the most powerful Sentinel. It's how I rationalized not buying Haslab Sentinels. 21. I found the Mystique at Walgreens when she was out, but it wasn't easy. 20. The Sabretooth figure is the right size for the character. People complained about Venom being on that mold too, but it was also the right size for Venom. 18. Mr. Sinister is a great looking figure, but that cape makes him very back-heavy and doesn't necessarily support his weight. 13. "I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me, and be broken!" That's the quote as far as I remember. He's my favorite villain. 10. I prefer the dark blue and metallic pink version, but both are great. 9. That's the worst of the three Iceman figures Hasbro has done. The AoA version that just came out is amazing. 6. I proudly have both regular and Dark Phoenix, the latter the highlight of my X-Men display. I hunted several Toys "R" Us locations for her and Cyclops. 4. The retro Rogue is a little better, but both Jim Lee versions are great. 2. Rogue and Gambit wear jackets too. 1. They're just meeting demand.

Not only a great man but a great funny man too

I subscribed because I could feel the heart you put in this video.

Don't worry David, you'll get it one day.

I'm addicted tomorrow behavior patreon and I can't stop watching his videos

Thank you!!!

The only X-Men character I've never been able to find is Rogue, and it's been bugging me for years lol

I just got out of the hospital for a serious surgery but I'm tearing up all the paperwork my daughter would have gotten my money in my house and you brother Dave would have gotten all my Marvel Legends

Great video! One day you will have your moment in the sun with hasbro

Another great video👌🏾👍🏾We need a Banshee and Rachael Summers Phoenix. No Cannonball, Warpath, or Thunderbird?🤔

Love the IASIP intro

Great list

Great list and I know you couldn't fit em all but besides Ilyana for me gotta also have Warpath, Thunderbird, Spiral, Toad, Longshot, Strong Guy, Cannonball, Boom Boom, Sunspot, Moira Mctaggert, and Banshee. Of course we need others but figures of them don't exist yet like Feral, Wolfsbane (I know the Dani Moonstar figure but I'm talking X-Factor version), and Siryn, but I think they're coming I just got a feeling.

Marvel is never going to pretend Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are Magneto's kids again. That was just a "brief" thing Magneto convinced them of for like 6 years (in-universe time), and now they've doubled down and tripled down on PROVING that they're not related. They've returned Wanda and Pietro to a version of their ORIGINAL (far more interesting) origin story, and are expanding loads on that original origin. Demons, Mt. Wundagore, Chthon, the Darkhold, Chaos magic, a whole lineage of Scarlet Witches, experimentation by the High Evolutionary, etc.... No generic "just born a mutant" story. Any notion of them being related to Magneto will soon be a footnote.

I loved the 1 minute and. 40 seconds of a man talking to himself! Lol jokes aside loved the video!

Diver was big in the 80s in the outback X-Men now she's in the new excaliber with pink hair

Same wasnt prepared to spend money on hell fire with just Emma Frost as a want lol. We all know she will get released alone one day!

Jean grey I love and I have dark phoenix too the marvel legends one so cool

I have my issues with the modern X-Men comics but you have to respect that the dynamics have to evolve. I don't love every direction they've taken the X-Men and mutants in but as long as it's not motivated some corporate pettiness like the outcome of X-Men vs Avengers and changing the Maximoffs parentage because of movie rights shenanigans then I try to go with the flow.

Loved the Bowie reference lol

Alternate titles: 50 Ways To Break Your Bank.

Sugar man looks cool. Like the song Sugarman by Rodriquez as well.

Great list. I have 31 out of 50. Bit to go but not bad.

Your professor X mention deserves my like…🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Recently the House of X Wolverine became an all time fav of yours truly. Along with Weapon X...he looks hype and live Bub.

Love the council of Daves. I have both Psylock figures from SDCC and purple hair and love them both equally. I was a little surprised that Black Tom wasn’t the last figure because you had to lose a bet to win him. I turned down an offer for the first domino and dont regret it, even if the Xforce domino is copy cat it falls under the “I dont care” category, I WANT IT! I kitbashed the Adam warlock head with Archangel and I think it looks good. I wish they would release every magneto figure with that head you use from mother Black suit Magneto its perfect. Beast I had a guy custoimize a grey head into the blue and it is beautiful. This is a great recap. I like the way the damn retros have really bridged the gap between the Uber high priced figures like rogue and beast and added enough changes to make me want to keep both my rogues and both Beast figures. I happen to also like the new Emma Frost I just wish she was in white. Great list although I think it could have benefitted with a runner up section for characters like The Brood. Also, How dare you forget Magic, BOOO! J/K kinda…

Sauron is part of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

“Y’all” are the coolest!

I'm only like 8 months late but.... I've been collecting Legends for a couple of years now, so I don't have the oldest figures, but there are a few I regret not getting that were available for quite a while on Amazon or BBTS (namely, Nightcrawler and Archangel). Most figures that I don't have I'm okay not having but those are two I wish I did grab. I'm so glad that Hasbro is giving the Animated Series X-Men love now because I not only grew up watching the Animated Series but the designs are so classic. I tend to prefer MCU figures over comic ones (that's just me) but the Animated Series figures are 🤌🏼. I've noticed that compared to the first few, though, the newer revealed ones aren't as packed with accessories. I hope that's not a trend that continues. Also, I just sold my Hellfire Club set for 2.5 times what I paid and I'm not even the least bit upset about that. The figures were cool and all but.... Money!

That was a great gambit voice!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Your openings are always entertaining 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾, you know what’s crazy and maybe sad is I have all these and then some I was just saying to my daughter to day I have to think about selling some stuff she was looking to buy me some Eternals and a couple of the what if figure’s that’s when i told her I don’t want them I only want Ikaris, Sersi and Gilgamesh which I have to get a helmeted masked head and for which I”ve ordered from Dorkside toys have to amend this statement I don’t own love triangle three pack the Jim lee Jean grey, as for Rogue keep both and just say she’s duplicating multiple man’s power. That’s what I’m gonna doe

4:40 is a David Bowie reference, look at the description

Can’t believe you out professor X at number 11 he deserved to be higher up on the list

Cyclops only ever wore the jacket during the third season of the 90's cartoon.

PAT ON THE BACK FOR THAT GAMBIT VOICE

Soooooo. About that multiple man 🤣 all kidding aside are you planning on picking up the ol green and gold baddie and a couple of his dupes? I considered picking up 3 or 4 myself cause I prefer the green and gold suit over his x factor design

i got for the diamond select juggernaut because he supposed too be big abd beefy

Multiple Man Jamie Madrox is an amazing character maybe my favorite outside the flag bearing x team

I can't believe it started with just the essential avengers... oh how little I knew.

So fun

Dude how can you hate on Hickman Xmen that shit is pure genius

Marvel fighting armor figures. DONT SLEEP!!!!

What about warpath or thunderbird? Btw great review

hey thx

🤔 Maybe its time to do a 50 Essential Superhero Xmen?.. with all Gold and Blue team, XForce, XFactor, eXcalibur, Generation X it will fill that 50 figure right?

Well, here's my sort of X-Men collection; Note, this is only what I have. X-Men: Cyclops Iceman Marvel Girl Banshee Storm Colossus Gambit Rogue Boom Boom Rachel Summers X-Factor: As original concept was public face of Mutants; Havoc; looks normal Polaris; model looks Angel; millionaire, socialite Beast; former Avenger, respected scientist, best friend of movie star Dazzler; popular entertainer Strong Guy; respected 'bodyguard of the stars' Forge; millionaire, respected Inventor Sunfire; hero of Japan Emma Frost/White Queen; millionaire heiress, respected educator Longshot (impossible to not like him) X-Force; returned to original concept as Mutant strike force Cable Wolverine Nightcrawler Thunderbird (I know he's dead) Bishop Shadowcat Psylocke Revance (Psylocke with Lightning bolt scar) Domino Shatterstar Feral Archangel Warpath& X-23 when they need extra help New Mutants; now more like a 21 Jump Street team Cannonball Sunspot Karma Wolfsbane Dani Moonstar/Mirage Magik Hope Summers Jubilee Rictor Warpath X-23 Stepford Cuckoo 1 (Celeste) Stepford Cuckoo 2 (Mindee) Stepford Cuckoo 3 (Phoebe) Mansion staff; Professor Xavier X-Man Phoenix Cloak Dagger Moira McTaggart Allies; Captain Britain Quicksilver Scarlet Witch Brotherhood of Evil Mutants; Magneto Apocalypse Mr. Sinister Mystique Pyro Black Tom Cassidy Sabretooth Wild Child Squirrel Girl Silver Samurai Callisto Omega Red Deadpool Wolfheart (my kitbash of the 5 pack Wolverine as another evil Wolverine son.) Rocksteady & Beebop (I know, but I needed some numbers) Gideon Whirlwind (stolen from Masters of Evil) Metalheads & La Lunica (2099 X-villains, again for numbers) Others; Arcade Viper Juggernaut Nimrod Prime 5 Nimrod Drones 3 Omega Sentinels Tri-Sentinel Old Toy Biz Sentinel Hellfire Club; Sebastian Shaw Donald Pierce Madeleine Pryor Phoebe Frost (Emma's sister I say) Selene Mastermind Dorian Grey as Derek Stane (related to Obidiah Stane, Immortal mutant power) Reavers; Lady Deathstrike Skullbuster Reese Cyber Still need to figure out how to increase my Patreon! I want to go from level 1 to level 2.

An X-cellent list of X-men figure essentials. 🤣Behold the high council of Davids. Tremble mortals before their might🤣.