X-Men vs Street Fighter action figures - series 1

I went to dig out my collection of X-Men vs Street Fighter action figures.  I bought these way back in the 90’s when I was actively collecting X-Men and Marvel action figures by Toybiz.  There are altogether 10 pairs of action figures - 4 from series 1 and 6 from series 2. 

The following are the 4 pairs of series 1 X-Men vs Street Fighter action figures by Toybiz from the 90’s.  Each pair came with a backdrop card to replicate the various fighting barkdrops seen in the arcade games.

This pair is Cyclops vs M. Bison.  Cyclops comes with an optic ray blast accessory which he can wear over his eyes.  He also wears a nice ‘leather’ jacket with the X-Men logo on each sleeve (logo can’t be seen in photo).  He stands in an awkward action pose, which can cause him to topple over easily.  The blue color of his costume is darker than in the X-Men animated series but he looks good in it.

M. Bison comes with a nice velvety cape and he’s quite a bulky figure.  Mine has slightly loose joints at the pelvis and knees so it takes a while to get him standing on his own.  Overall he looks like what he’s supposed to look like.  He does not come with accessories though, unless you count his flowy cape. 

Next we have Magneto vs Ryu. Magneto is a repaint of the original Magneto figure by Toybiz.  Overall his colors are in darker shades than his predecessor figure.  His helmet is removable and he comes with a round accessory, which is supposed to replicate a ‘magnetic ball’.  It opens into 2 halves so that his arm can fit inside and he can then hold it up to look as if he’s using his magnetic powers.  Over here I didn’t pose him that way cos the weight causes him to fall forward.  

Ryu is my favourite Street Fighter because of his ’simplicity’.  He is dressed in removable clothes that are like felt material.  He wears a black soft plastic belt that snaps on and off easily.  Ryu also has an ‘umbrella’-shaped ‘power’ accessory that fits over his arm to looks as if he is blasting a surge of energy from his arm.  He has a nice muscular upper body but his head is a little too small though.  There is also a lever on his back that controls his right arm in up-down motion.

Here we have the Sabretooth vs Ken pair. Sabretooth in the same mold as the one based on the X-Men animated series.  If you squeeze his legs together, his arms and jaws will move.  I love this sculpting of him and overall, he’s repainted in a darker shade than his predecessor figure.  

Ken is another of my favourite Street Fighter because if his ’simplicity’.  Like Ryu, Ken is dressed in removable clothes that are like felt material.  He wears a black soft plastic belt that snaps on and off easily.  Ken also has an ‘firebolt’-shaped ’power’ accessory that fits over his arm to looks as if he is blasting a surge of energy from his arm.  He has a slimmer built than Ryu but is still muscular.  There is also a lever on his back that controls his right arm in up-down motion.

Last but not least is Wolverine vs Akuma.  Wolverine has no joints at the elbows but he has ball-jointed arms.  He’s in his classic trademark blue and yellow colors, which is my favourite version of him.  And I prefer him masked too, like this one.

I have no special liking for this Street Fighter character Akuma.  He’s just in my collection to complete the sets.  Like Ryu and Ken, Akuma is dressed in removable clothes but his are made of cloth.  He wears a thick string as his belt.  Akuma also has a ‘power’ accessory that fits over his arm to looks as if he is blasting a surge of energy from his arm.  He is in the same body mold as Ryu.  There is also a lever on his back that controls his right arm in up-down motion.

See my other X-Men vs Street Fighter action figures collection from series 2 at my upcoming blog post!