Rock Python (Marvel Legends Endgame Hulk Wave)

I'm fairly certain this gentleman;s outfit is not colour accurate to his namesake.

By popular demand, I have returned to play with toys and justify spending money on these things despite being an older Millennial. And since one of my Twitter followers was nice enough to donate this figure in particular, I figured it would be a good place to start our revival of the oddly suggestively named "Play with Me!" feature here. So, Rock Python...who is this guy? Well, first we'll go by what I can remember off-hand without looking anything up or even reading his package. Let's see...he's an African mercenary who joined the snake themed villain group The Serpent Society over at Marvel Comics.

I also remember him tossing exploding eggs filled with ribbons at Battlestar. Comics are weird, folks.

To be frank, I don't remember too much about and am not really a big fan of the Serpent Society in general. When it comes to snake themed organizations, I've always been more of a Cobra guy. I mean, G.I. Joe is my favourite toyline and has been my entire life, so that's not a massive shock. Anywho, let's learn a bit more about our beefy merc friend here, yes? His package tells me he's name M'Gula and does indeed hail from Africa. He also goes by Michael Gula, which isn't the best alias, all considered.

Then again, he doesn't seem like he terribly interested with hiding, if his colour scheme is anything to go by.

His name is apparently not just for snake reasons either, as apparently he's a mutant with a rock-hard body. He's kinda like the evil version of Luke Cage, if you will. Nigh invulnerable and strong as hell. Surprisingly, he's not really known for clashing with other mutants, as being a member of the Serpent Society means he's primarily a Captain America villain. Makes me wonder why they never tried using the Society in the MCU films. If nothing else they could've made for an interesting group of cannon fodder.

That'd probably be the only way most of them would ever get figures, honestly. But hey, I could be wrong. We've already got 5 figures.

I know what you're thinking though, what about the toy itself? Well, it's a solid figure. Back when I initially bought Marvel Legends figures I recall them being more fragile feeling with these rather awful ball things connecting their legs to their hips. Thankfully that no longer seems to be the case. Instead it seems Hasbro has found a nice balance between posability and durability. Construction-wise I have zero complaints. He's a very well built hunk of snake-themed mutant villain.

He poses quite well over characters he'd likely not actually beat too. Great news for all those Rock Python fans.

I do have a minor complaint though, which likely only pertains to my specific figure. He has some minor paint scuffing on his chest. I'll probably touch it up by hand in the future. It stands out due to his stark colour palette though, so it is rather difficult not to notice. Beyond that all I can say is I'd like to see a less plain looking belt on him, but that's hardly their fault when it's clearly comic accurate.

Besides, I gotta say I dig his very Batman-esque eyes. I feel like he'd actually look pretty cool up against ol' Bruce.

Final verdict? He's a well made figure that is likely worth the price if you're a fan of him or the Serpent Society. But I don't think he's a well known enough character for people to really clamour for him beyond the very specific "accessory" he comes packaged with, but that's a review for a different time. For now, I'm gonna leave it at that and see you all later when I delve into a figure from a fairly new company on the scene. Later days.