This figure was a great one to find, that I didn't even find for myself! My good friend whom I have mentioned over and over in these posts @charleschop found this one for me at a Target. Since he did not have the money at the time he hid it, so one of us could return at a later date and purchase it. After listening to his pirate map-like instructions I promptly went hunting... Walk through the main aisle... turn left at the lego's... it will be on your right.... about chest height... maybe 3 or 4 steps into the aisle... behind some girl legos... While looking like a fool rummaging through the girls lego section, I unearthed Mysterio and gave a guttural "argghh" for finding the buried treasure.

AAARRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH

Mysterio, like most Spiderman villains... is awesome. He seems to pop up when least expected. Probably one of the coolest plot twists ever was caused by Mysterio in the original "Old man Logan" run. I mean... lets be real... Old man Logan has to be one of the coolest comics ever...

I DIGRESS

While purchasing the figure I have never had a cashier inspect the figure box so thoroughly. She looked at what seemed like every single side, peering through the case... turning it around and squinting... like I was trying to smuggle heroin out of target or something. LADY, JUST GIVE ME MY TOY!!

Lizard BAF wave

Mysterio is my first figure from this wave, and definitely not the last. Lizard is definitely one of my favorite Spiderman villains, and a must have for my collection. This for me is my second must have Build-a-Figure after the Gladiator Hulk I bought. I love the idea of BAF's because it gives a bit of incentive to collect the whole "wave"... although I know it is a genius marketing ploy... it is probably the only reason I would buy the entire wave... or at least trade BAF parts for the various pieces I need. With Mysterio I got one of the legs, which shows some awesome toe articulation which is pretty rare for a figure to have nowadays.

Back to Mysterio

The detail on this figure is incredible, not only does it TOTALLY nail the iconic Mysterio look, but it also comes with some sweet extras. You get those creepy tendril/smoke looking green things that go by his legs which typically would be enough... but upon taking his helmet off, you see that the theme of *"tendrils" * is continued in the illusion of his face.

Both accessories are meant to give the impression of him casting an "illusion". He is not an actual magician like Loki or Dr. Strange, but rather a Master Illusionist and hypnotist. These tendrils are meant to scare or confuse his opponents, and are not "actually there".