X-MEN LEGENDS GIFT PACK: Freedom Force vs. Reavers*

Recreate the classic battles, Marvel Legends style, with these X-Men villain teams. These 6" classic versions of Freedom Force® and the Reavers® come to life with a ton(!) of points of articulation. This unique package includes a double-size reprint of Uncanny X-Men #254-255, featuring the deadly meeting of these two teams on Muir Island.**

Crimson Commando: 37 points of articulation
Accessory: twin steel daggers, pimpin bandanna

The origin of how Louis Hamilton, aka Stonewall, gained his powers is unknown, although it is presumed that he is a mutant. Stonewall, along with Super Sabre and Crimson Commando, fought together against the Nazis in World War II. When the Communists began to exert global influence, the team was asked not to interfere by the U.S. government, so they went into retirement. In recent years the group saw a rise in prostitution and drugs. The three men took it upon themselves to form a vigilante committee. They sought out criminals, particularly drug dealers, brought them to a cabin in an otherwise deserted area of upstate New York, and hunted them down for sport.

The origin of how Martin Fletcher, aka Super Sabre, gained his powers is unknown, although it is presumed that he is a mutant. As modern-day vigilantes, Super Sabre, along with Stonewall and Crimson Commando, captured Storm during a period when she had lost her powers, mistaking her for a criminal when they discovered her at the burned out ruins of Jean Grey's parents' home. Storm managed to avoid capture and forced the men to face their consciences by turning themselves over to the authorities. The government then decided it would be bad publicity to bring them to trial. Instead it offered them pardons in return for their serving as members of Freedom Force, the U.S. government-sponsored superhero task force.

The Reavers are a gang of cyborgs living in a ghost town in Australia. They were defeated by the X-Men while robbing a Hong Kong bank. Only three of them Pretty Boy, Skullbuster and Bonebreaker, escaped. Bonebreaker uses an arsenal of personal weapons that is equivalent to a machine gun. His exoskeleton is linked to a tractor unit that can move quickly over most terrain.

After their defeat in Hong Kong, Pretty Boy, Bonebreaker, and Skullbuster were able to retake their headquarters from the X-Men in the Australian Outback. As a bonus, they were able to capture and savagely beat Wolverine, who believed he was returning to the X-Men. Pretty Boy can extend his arms for a long-distance attack. He can also extend fiber-optic cables from his eyes into a victim, link his mind to theirs, and then corrupt them, transforming them into a morally degenerate Reaver. He used this ability on Jessan Hoan, who then became Madripoor crimelord Tiger Tyger.

With the assistance of Jubilee, Wolverine was able to escape from the Reavers. Assuming that Muir Island was the most probable destination for Wolverine's refuge, the Reavers attempted to take over the island and kill everyone on it - leading to their deadly encounter with Freedom Force. Skullbuster's cyborg exo-skeleton gives him excellent protection against physical and energy attacks. He uses an arsenal of pistols that do remarkable damage, or can manufacture a heavy weapon which does amazing damage.