Hasbro’s Green Goblin Replica Helmet Should Talk to Me, Dammit

Today , Hasbro announcedits latest addition to its line ofMarvel Legendsprop replicas with a hell of a smash — unexampled toy revolutionise byWillem Dafoe ’s iconic takeon the Green Goblin , in the form of a new replica mask and pumpkin bomb . inhale by their re - appearances inSpider - Man : No Way Home , they ’re dear , unstinting , and very cool … but they ’re missing the ultimate feature .

The helmet should talk to you ! Alas , there are no electronic auditory sensation lineament in the Legends Goblin helmet at all . The sold - disjoined pumpkin bomb calorimeter , meanwhile , let in lightandsound FX for $ 40 , including , of all things , Dafoe ’s manic cackle . But the helmet itself ? Not a single extra feature of speech , salve for being a 1:1 reproduction that comes with its own stand .

Do n’t get me wrong , it ’s very cool , butcome on . The whole deal with the mask was Norman hear it as his Goblin personatalking to him directly ! It would ’ve beenperfectif , likeseveralof Hasbro’sother roleplay helmets , it lift a few rail line from the films to hauntingly sneer at you while this giant green helmet sits on your ledge .

Hasbro Marvel Legends Goblin Mask

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perhaps it was a licensing military issue — after all , Hasbro has to call it aNo Way HomeGreen Goblin helmet , rather than invoking the Raimi Spider - Man pic . Maybe the yakety-yak in the pumpkin vine bomb calorimeter is all they could use , rather than actual dialogue . But then why put it in the pumpkin turkey over the helmet ? At an already lofty $ 125 , would the price on the helmet have go upthatmuch with a sound FX lineament ?

It ’s still a very cool helmet . But it could ’ve been so much cooler . Both the Marvel Legends Roleplay Green Goblin Helmet and the Electronic Pumpkin will be available to preorder set forth tomorrow , ahead of a exit this autumn .

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Marvel Legends Series Green Goblin Roleplay Helmet Package 1