MAFEX Gambit Medicom Marvel Comics X Men Action Figure Review

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Gambit isn't my favorite Marvel X-Men character but for some reason I love Gamit action figures, expecially when they are as well done as the Medicom MAFEX version.
00:00 Intro
00:32 Package
01:24 Unboxing and Stands
02:00 Sculpt and Paint Details
04:53 Nitpicks and Complaints
05:42 Articulation
07:20 Accessories
11:07 Size and Comparisons
11:42 Thoughts
13:00 Outro
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@JustAlanDoingAlanThings 2 жыл бұрын

I remember a comic where Gambit explained that his gloves where designed that way to minimise the kinetic charge. He holds a palm sized rock in his bare hands and tosses it, the explosion leaves a Predator suicide sized crater.

@simplystarwars1893 2 жыл бұрын

1:17 I love how the marvel select Watcher is just watching the review In the background, as the watcher does

@thejmeister 2 жыл бұрын

You must be pretty powerful to even notice him. Wow!

@freakshowfilmfestival3591 2 жыл бұрын

Who watches the Watchers?

@silverhawk923 2 жыл бұрын

Gambits greatest power is staying relevant after 1990s. Love it

@Chalor. 2 жыл бұрын

I guess that's funny lol, but I don't get it. Can anyone explain why it was amazing Gambit lasted past the 90's? I thought he's been one of the top most popular X-Men since the early 90's...cause he's cool and cool lookin'.

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chalor. My guess would be that characters created after '91-'92 never got too far after the 90's. Cable, Gambit, Deadpool, and Bishop are the only characters created in the 90's that had real longevity. A majority of the characters introduced in that decade didn't go much further than the 90's. Adam X-Treme, Maverick, Marrow, Joseph, X-Man, Maggot, Shard, Cecilia Reyes, the X-Ternals, and a majority of the Generation X cast became mostly irrelevant after 1999.

@dwf6431 2 жыл бұрын

@@phily-phil to be fair the last order of characters you mentioned weren’t that popular even in the 90s Gambit, Bishop and Cable got a huge push in the 90s due to being in the animated series, Deadpool on the other hand while he had a cult following in the 90s he actually didn’t get popular until the early 2000s with his introduction into video games such as xmen legends and marvel ultimate alliance which lead him to being in that wolverine animated movie and then xmen origins and the rest is history.

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwf6431 You're right. Those characters never caught on. I guess what I was trying to say was that the writers tried to make alot of characters happen in the 90's and none of them really worked out except Gambit, Cable, Deadpool, and Bishop.

@dwf6431 2 жыл бұрын

@@phily-phil the real problem was after the 90s marvel had an influx of writers who loved 70s and 80s xmen so people like colossus, havok, night crawler ect were given MASSIVE pushes to the forefront and the writers when they did write 90s characters wrote them as wallpaper or just straight up garbage(in gambit and bishops case). The funny thing about this is 20 years later out of the spotlight and the cast from the animated series is still massively more popular than the xmen they have been trying to push in the books.

@Sybato 2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely cool having a company doing DC and Marvel stuff, so it all fits together in a collection

@dankwave5428 2 жыл бұрын

If i had one complaint with this figure, its that i still wish it came with some kind of smirking face. Thats just the vibe i always imagine Gambit having

@blakeallen391 2 жыл бұрын

This Gambit made me want to actually start getting the Mafex 90s Xmen figures. I was debating it. But now I'm sold lol Good job my friend

@TheQuikMix 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, between this and the upcoming brown suit Wolverine, I'm all in on their X-Men stuff.

@Guy-mx4fb 2 жыл бұрын

They are really cool, despite the hate i love mafex wolverine

@blakeallen391 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheQuikMix didn't know about the brown suit it looks fantastic. Definitely the Wolverine ill be getting

@romesrepublic 2 жыл бұрын

This figure looks amazing, i need it in my collection. Gambit's 90's design has always been one of my favorites, right behind Nightcrawler.

@PaulHintz914 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get mine tomorrow! Great review

@louisbaez5802 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review and pictures. This is a great addition to anyone's collection. Thanks for sharing your treasure.

@jonathanchin3396 2 жыл бұрын

This is just an awesome figure, MAFEX's X-Men lineup is coming along nicely. Great review, Robo, your "creepy bear" observation always cracks me up, lol.

@trepic8058 2 жыл бұрын

When you said “you can see, it’s still standing” @12:53 Elton John’s I’m Still Standing immediately started playing in my head, haha. That’s this Gambit’s theme song. Sure showed you, Robo!

@dvgoat3718 2 жыл бұрын

Praying We Get An Ice Man Beast & Angel 🙏🏾

@dvgoat3718 2 жыл бұрын

Or At Least Professor X

@shellpose 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review- Another great release by Mafex

@curtismakerman Жыл бұрын

Really cool review. I was considering buying one of these and you sold me.

@nhyar 2 жыл бұрын

This Gambit is beautiful... I'm so sad I had to let it pass because there was just so much other stuff coming out in the same month... I hope Medicom re-releases their X-Men figures some time in the future because now I need them all, lol.

@TAKTAK_Toys 2 жыл бұрын

I’m hoping as Gambit has been released that Endgame Captain America won’t be long behind, but who knows! Great review Robo, I was a fan of Mafex Hush Superman and Infinity War Captain America

@The_Floosh 2 жыл бұрын

I got charged for my Cap preorder yesterday, so it’ll hopefully be soon. No idea why Gambit is already shipped and received before Cap though

@johnphilipmacaraeg3454 2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Floosh were did you order bro? Amiami havent send any payment invoice yet

@BDogCarter 2 жыл бұрын

Gambit was my jam back in my yung’un days. This figure is so good looking!

@fettmatic4106 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review.

@themadpat9781 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Yesss Mine Coming Sunday

@Bustlerdraws308 2 жыл бұрын

ah ha, i see the watcher there. nice decoration. always watching

@kennardpenalba2919 2 жыл бұрын

Loving that WATCHER!

@cheapsk8toys235 2 жыл бұрын

Great review

@RadToyologist 2 жыл бұрын

Woah! You got the bobblehead chase variant!

@PlastiAdicto 2 жыл бұрын

Great review ♠️♥️♦️♣️

@user-we1oj5bm2g 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! I knew it!

@mcrmaza 2 жыл бұрын

11:54 Wow! very pro looking pictures. Impressive.

@muhammadhabibieamiro3639 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing review

@prescribeddrone 2 жыл бұрын

This figure is really great.

@lucas55378 2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this. Yes, thank you!!!!!!!! ❤️

@SaintFort 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is scheduled to arrive today.

@mattw.433 2 жыл бұрын

I came to watch this. I left feeling Watched

@loggerbomb 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, though I am surprised they didnt colour the clear pegs of the hands for the big honkin effects that pinkish colour to have them blend in.

@epiclvlpurple9869 2 жыл бұрын

Best Gambit Ever......YES!!!!!!!

@Buff88 2 жыл бұрын

Great figure.👍

@markhenrykern 2 жыл бұрын

I think the fingers were exposed for the purpose of charging his energy int objects, otherwise he’d charge his gloves and blow up his hand.

@Chalor. 2 жыл бұрын

That's a really smart observation. I never thought about that before (which is sad), but I'll definitely go with the explanation you said.

@chrisjordan8109 2 жыл бұрын

Plan to open mine this week with my son whom is named after the rage'n cajun himself so should be fun for him to see this version of his namesake, also fyi gambit doesn't wear upper armor, yes it protects him but its mostly a upper body suit ment to distort radio and camra transmission frequencies, so he can burglarize and not be seen on camera or heard for that matter, that's why the vest is form fitted and shiny.

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

😅dear god did you actually name your son remy labou

@chrisjordan8109 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasjordan2598 wife allowed me REMY, and we settled on Lecaden for his middle name instead of lebeau, but be assured I tried very hard for the whole name and feel very lucky to have what I got, and trust the name fits

@jonathandevereaux298 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisjordan8109 that is awful 🤦‍♂️

@chrisjordan8109 Жыл бұрын

@@jonathandevereaux298 nothing awful about it but your untitled to your opinion

@ccsfzelfer 2 жыл бұрын

Great review! I wonder if you ever considered doing comic book-based movie and TV show reviews. I would love to get your opinion on "Marvel's What If?" series. I understand time is probably an issue.

@juanesburbano8372 2 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for this one!

@jarenalfred66 2 жыл бұрын

Love the og watcher figure... watching!🤣

@jamesbrooks5391 2 жыл бұрын

Watcher! Also, I love this Gambit

@krisnaputraperdana8468 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing and fun review Robo! You're going strong !!

@TuggernautCollectables 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another high quality review 🙌

@OneSixShooter 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get this in hand. I really hope a Nightcrawler and bikini-suit Storm are next!

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅im pretty sure you wernt talking about the marvel monthly swimsuit special but it would be cool if they just gave us a line of marvel chix in bikinis, that would be a fun thing to own

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

also i really wanna see a aoa nightcrawler and iceman, thoose are like the coolest xmen designs ever along with magneto

@Poisonivy4444 2 жыл бұрын

Yes let’s have all the other x-men in the 90s Jim lee outfits but randomly throw in a storm in her first appearance outfit.. smart idea

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

@@Poisonivy4444 but the marvel bikini girls is still a good idea? ☹ 👉👈

@OneSixShooter 2 жыл бұрын

@@Poisonivy4444 Or...a Magneto from Age of Apocalypse. Right?

@artwittoyz6859 2 жыл бұрын

Hologram Iron man still lurks as the Watcher is watching you while you are watching the Overview!

@alejandromolinac 2 жыл бұрын

Gambit was such a popular character that ToyBiz released so many variants of the character….. after 2005 you didn’t see him as much….. shame really…

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

toybiz legends??? coz as far as i remember they only did one

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

There were not alot of Gambit releases in the 90's. Three figures in his standard outfit from the 5" line. The original '92 figure, light up Gambit in '96, and one for the X-men v Street Fighter line in '98, which was a re-use of the light up figure with a new coat & head. There was also a Gambit released in that Shiar armor he wore in the late 90's. Edited to add: they also had an AOA Gambit as well. The Robot Fighters line did provide him a single "not accurate to anything" variant that plagued characters like Batman, Wolverine, and Spider-Man in the 90's. Can't think of anything else. really.

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasjordan2598 There was the single packed version plus the pleather coat 5-pack version. Was also an X-Treme X-Men Gambit in their X-Men Legends sister line. That one got repainted a couple years later to match his '04-'06 look. So basically two TB Legends era releases, with a variant of each.

@alejandromolinac 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasjordan2598 I am talking about ToyBiz altogether.... Marvel Legends is not the only line that ever released X-Men Characters..... A lot of Gambit figures were released through out the 90's....

@alejandromolinac 2 жыл бұрын

@@phily-phil Oh the ever so cliched "Actually response"..... What you listed is far more than Hasbro has released based on the character.... And I could care less about the semantics of what "a lot" means....

@hazard7056 2 жыл бұрын

The watcher is always watching 👀

@kakashisan4072 Жыл бұрын

Almost a year and still waiting Mafex to reissue this

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

You're in luck, it's happening this month apparently.

@CyborgSodaCollects Жыл бұрын

Did you get one? I managed to snag one on stock x. Still waiting for it to arrive.

@latduc 2 жыл бұрын

The Watcher is watching your review

@tylerhendersonjr6587 2 жыл бұрын

100 Perfect Jim Lee Style Of Gambit

@ArtGcollection 2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the Watcher!!!!!!😳

@caseysmith3329 2 жыл бұрын

Great review Robo. So happy to see how Gambit turned out!

@mikey9906 2 жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken I think Gambit wears some sort of g-force suit because of his kinetic energy powers

@RoanAkayume 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice looking figure. My only gripe is the coat/jacket: i don't like how cheap it look especially compared to the beautiful (perfect?) coat/jacket of the Mezco One :12.The problem is the materiel they choose.

@knockoutlev1121 2 жыл бұрын

12:37 top left "HES WATCHING!"

@SithLadyDarhVamp 2 жыл бұрын

This is why cloth goods beat traffic cone candy shells for jackets, capes or skirt pieces any day of the week.

@rektangular 2 жыл бұрын

Another great review! It's a good thing you can paint since his nose is scratched pretty good on one of those heads.

@tfitzge 2 жыл бұрын

His gloves made sense. He needed open fingers to be able to have skin contact so he could charge the cards.

@TheFwoosh 2 жыл бұрын

So what happens when he has a card between his middle two fingers? Huh Fitz? WHAT ABOUT THAT???

@tfitzge 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh He charged them first with his fingers and moved them to his middle fingers! LOL

@Sybato 2 жыл бұрын

Also needs the thumb, first finger and pinky exposed so he can do rocker hands

@brokedragon5797 2 жыл бұрын

I just now realized that the Watcher is behind the microphone. "I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!!!!"

@bladerunner3314 2 жыл бұрын

Only thing I don't like is the lack of cigarettes for characters that used to smoke in that particular era. C'mon, these are aimed at collectors, older people who long since have taken up smoking, ddn't or gave up on it.

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

lol look at that pfp..says it all

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

but yes a thing with a cigar and wolvie too. i don remember gambit being a smoker but i never read the old comics

@isaacortiz5463 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robo! Love the Watcher in the back;) Stay Blessed brother!

@devante_topdawg491 2 жыл бұрын

Best Gambit fig ever, nobody comes close

@drjaxson9623 2 жыл бұрын

Please do a review on the armadillo wave

@chosen-wan2188 2 жыл бұрын

I wish Mafex made Grifter Figure from Wild C.A.T.S Mafex is really good at making action figure

@jason_fire2550 4 ай бұрын

I finally got mine, but the upper torso is very loose that makes it anoying, how can i fix it?

@Pottasium92 2 жыл бұрын

This shot 12:04 looks so phenomenal and realistic, i love it!

@Dhotsause 2 ай бұрын

He still loves his yamaguchi more😅😂

@chargers24ag 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome overview Tio Robo 🔥🔥🔪🔪

@IntelligentChimp 2 жыл бұрын

Cool figure. I see a dressing gown though not a jacket or trench coat.

@Breadfan89 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that soft good jacket for the Legends Gambit? And did you do an arm swap or are his plastic jacket arms inside that soft coat?

@TheFwoosh 2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember where I got the jacket but I did swap the arms with a symbiote Spider-Man.

@m.jprods4361 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh sir please please please please please tell me where you found this figure

@Sybato 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was rebel10customs, it was on a play day a while back

@Maurichan2211 2 жыл бұрын

Is the watcher watching me

@Yalbou 2 жыл бұрын

Is this figure sold out already? I cant find it anywhere except for ebay which is over priced

@DavesEmpire1981 2 жыл бұрын

Can the jacket fit on other figs?

@gianferrer1289 2 жыл бұрын

Love the review! I'm so jealous, I was late to get this guy. Reissue pls, Medicom.

@weeb-ubreafs1382 2 жыл бұрын

I think I might need this especially because he’s my favorite x-man

@anxxst 2 жыл бұрын

Sold me on it

@AlquimiaLoteria 2 жыл бұрын

How you did this? Gabit: with style mon ami with style

@thesovietunicorn3127 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could afford this 😫

@nimblebimble 2 жыл бұрын

This figure is already going for $160, if you’re lucky, and up… the economic model for quality imports is whacked out. You have to buy an already pricey figure a half a year before it comes out, otherwise it seems hopeless.

@parasshrivastava2952 2 жыл бұрын

Watcher is watching everything

@DCReviews4 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how that coat would look on my legend version cause it looks a bit big on him but may fit perfectly on my legends gambit with alternate arms

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

If you cracked the ML torso, and swapped in Bucky Cap arms, the Mafex jacket fits the ML almost perfectly. A bit tight around the shoulders, but it actually looks great.

@TheFwoosh 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think I even cracked the torso, just swapped the arms at the bicep with a symbiote Spider-Man, then popped Gambit hands at the bottom. AT least for the third party jacket I put on my first Legends Gambit.

@phily-phil 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh I remember that. It's how I found Rebel10 customs. Bought a Gambit coat from her too.

@DCReviews4 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh I'll probably end up doing the same but I'll use an extra Charles Xavier from that House of X wave

@joshbare4828 2 жыл бұрын

The Watcher is watching.

@rooster2615 2 жыл бұрын

Was the watcher always there

@RobZomBOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

I remember first watching you & thought “ he needs to find his style in reviewing but there’s potential.” Now it’s like “DID THE BOY ROBO KILLAH POST SOMETHING TODAY?!” 😂🤙🏽keep it up bruh💯

@lucasmsg4178 2 жыл бұрын

5:30 his boots look like metal, so I guess that’s how those boots would work in real life

@user-wi9in1cc3t 2 жыл бұрын

Why is the watcher watching you hahaha😁😁

@teegh23 Жыл бұрын

Gambit first mini series is the best xmen story.

@CrispySandles 2 жыл бұрын

Fwoosh: I don’t have a lot of experience with cloth goods from Medicom, just a few capes here and there. MAFEX Peter B. Parker: Am I a joke to you fwoosh??? AM I?!?!?!?!?!?!

@1983hoonz 2 жыл бұрын

that watcher is watching me..

@sirdaveysockrocker 2 жыл бұрын

cloth goods clothes are the line of demarcation between action figures and dolls, plus they never sit right.

@TheFwoosh 2 жыл бұрын

Let's not kid ourselves, "action figure" is just a term used to make it socially acceptable for boys to play with dolls. They're all dolls, soft goods or not.

@sirdaveysockrocker 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh yes but we don’t need to make it more obvious. What next? Barbie hair on gambit and a little comb to brush his hair over in the perfect swoosh? 💇‍♀️

@craighofmann638 2 жыл бұрын

Mafex makes Bobble heads?

@dharkann 2 жыл бұрын

And to think some people actually complained about trenchcoat that comes with this figure.... You people should stick with marvel legends

@sandman3030 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a very nicely done figure.

@graffitoy2551 2 жыл бұрын

Man I want this figure, can't find it anywhere

@Chalor. 2 жыл бұрын

It was big news like maybe a year ago or something, and the pre-order lasted for months and months. If you don't want to go the straight up social media route for figure news, you can always watch Robo's channel. Every Saturday he does a video on a little variety of new action figure announcements. And there's always popping on a Japanese site like AmiAmi every now and then to see what import figures they have up for pre-order. Feel free to reply back if you need any more information that'll hopefully help you out.

@graffitoy2551 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure way happens ro my reply ??? Lol but just wanted to say thank you for the help. I appreciate you

@jonathanstromxmonicaddlcma6371 2 жыл бұрын

Have any aces Here’s an explosion behind gambits back Gambit no Wolverine you win I guess Gambit walks off leaving cards behind Wolverine picks up smoking ace

@Matty_X0 2 жыл бұрын

What a beauty. Mafex hs been killing with their comic figure so far. Hope you look into Spider-Gwen too

@scruffynerd84 2 жыл бұрын

Uatu watches on.

@iceman4121 2 жыл бұрын

When I was picking between the mafex and Mezco gambit I went with Mezco simply because I have the toybiz marvel legends gambit and its held up so well. Side by side toybiz and mafex would be hard to tell apart. Just a testament to how good the toybiz legends figures were for there time :)

@chicomac8450 2 жыл бұрын

Robo! And everyone else that reads this, I need help choosing: Mafex Gambit or Mafex Far From Home Spider-Man?

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

which fffh, they got like 3 diff versions

@chicomac8450 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasjordan2598 upgraded suit, red and black

@debatingmanx 2 жыл бұрын

Both

@nasjordan2598 2 жыл бұрын

@@chicomac8450 uhh well whats your website choices coz bbts is sold out fir gamby

@chicomac8450 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasjordan2598 he’s in my pile of loot

@Jobenblue 2 жыл бұрын

I KNEW it would be good. Glad to know I was right!

@ComicCrossing 2 жыл бұрын

Looks cool but the coat is so puffy I cant deal with it. VERY few companies can do soft goods at that scale and make it looks great and even then its not always 100%.

@MidnightGarou94 2 жыл бұрын

agreed 100%. that jacket just looks off to me also. instead of looking like it has weight, the material and stitching here looks like it floats. making it look Thick /clunky on a body that size.