Review: Hasbro Xorn

Ah, Xorn! Xorn has kicked off some efforts by customizers to finish off their Morrison New X-Men team. Maybe I’ll have to reread the Morrison era and be motivated to perform such an effort myself. For now, Xorn is neat.

OBQ (Out-of-the-Box Quality): 4 out of 5

Xorn is a pretty perfect sculpt. The paint could be better, as his chains are a bit muddy, but that’s a minor quibble. They did a removable helmet right: the helmet is right-sized, with an undersized (but good looking) head. So this is a great representation of Xorn, probably the best we could have hoped for. Were a more exciting character represented like this, I’d give it a 5.

CP (Customizing Potential): 3 out of 5


This is perfect for New X-Men uniforms, but that kind of means New X-Men Cyclops, right? Maybe X-Men Classics Wolverine could use these boots, and occasionally you’d see other characters, like Gambit, wear this uniform. But its really a Cyclops base. Since it’s the best Cyclops base ever, the definitive, it gets points.

Xorn gives me the following customizing ideas:

• New X-Men Cyclops
• New X-Men Professor X
• Modern Mr. Terrific, but I’m not going to use this base.
• Bob Harras Black Knight, but only the jacket and arms. Why would you wear a jacket over your medieval armor? I hate Black Knight.
• Superboy, but only the jacket and arms. I’m sure there are a lot of 90s costumes that this jacket, with its relatively thick jacket that can be sanded and sculpted, could be used for.