Hasbro's NYCC 2026 Marvel Legends panel confirmed Marvel's Havok as part of the new X-Men '97 retro-card wave, reported across Flickering Myth, Toyark's panel recap, and LaughingPlace's NYCC coverage. He joins Death Gambit, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Marvel's Polaris, and Marvel's Vindicator in a six-figure lineup opening for pre-order October 21, 2026 at 1 PM ET.
Unlike Cyclops and Jean Grey, this is Havok's first dedicated Marvel Legends figure built specifically for this show, giving X-Factor its own representative in the X-Men '97 line rather than leaving the team's mutant-human relations work off the shelf entirely.
As the field commander of X-Factor, Alex Summers is a by-the-book leader whose explosive plasma blasts are matched only by his determination to keep the peace between humans and mutants. That tension between restraint and raw power is exactly what this figure's accessory set is built to show off.
Here's what's confirmed about Havok, how he fits into the wider wave, and what to have ready before the pre-order window opens.
Hasbro's official reveal confirms a 6-inch scale, fully articulated figure with a poseable head, arms, and legs, detailed to match Havok's animation-accurate design from X-Men '97.
The figure ships with 4 accessories: 2 alternate hands and 2 plasma blast effects, giving collectors a way to pose him mid-blast rather than settling for a plain standing stance.
X-Factor has largely stayed off the Marvel Legends shelf during X-Men '97's run so far, with most releases focused on the core X-Men roster. Havok's inclusion in this wave gives the broader mutant-hero ecosystem a presence it's been missing.
For collectors building out the show's wider cast rather than just its headline team, that makes Havok one of the more structurally important figures in this wave, even if he's not generating the same buzz as Cyclops or Jean Grey. His addition also opens the door for Hasbro to revisit other X-Factor members down the line, since the team has a much deeper comic roster than the show has had time to explore yet.
The 2 included plasma blast effects are a direct nod to Havok's signature power, letting collectors recreate his explosive hand blasts in a dynamic display pose instead of a static portrait.
Paired with the 2 alternate hands, that gives enough variety to show him either mid-attack or in a calmer, commanding stance, reflecting the push and pull between his restrained leadership style and his raw destructive power.
At 4 accessories, Havok sits in the middle of the wave's accessory counts, ahead of Polaris's leaner 2-piece set but roughly in line with Jean Grey's similarly sized loadout built around her own powers.
Where Cyclops and Jean Grey are drawing the most attention per early collector reaction, Havok's plasma-blast FX make him one of the more dynamic display pieces in the wave regardless of the hype gap.
Havok's characterization as a by-the-book commander rather than a hothead gives this figure a different posing story than a typical power-character release. The accessory set supports both a measured command pose and an active-blast pose.
That range is worth keeping in mind when deciding how to display him, since either choice tells a slightly different story about the character. A shelf that includes both poses side by side does the best job of capturing that duality without needing a second figure.
Like the rest of the wave, Havok ships on a retro-styled blister card echoing 1990s X-Men animated toy packaging rather than a standard window box.
No individual price has been confirmed yet. Expect pricing closer to, or at, the October 21, 1 PM ET pre-order window across Hasbro Pulse, Amazon, and retailers like BigBadToyStore and Entertainment Earth.
If you're keeping Havok sealed on his retro card, EVORETRO's clear acrylic display case for carded figures keeps the blister packaging dust-free without opening it.
For a loose, mid-blast display pose, EVORETRO's 4-step acrylic display stand gives the figure a tiered, dynamic presentation next to the rest of the wave.
October 21, 2026 at 1 PM ET through Hasbro Pulse, Amazon, and participating retailers.
2 alternate hands and 2 plasma blast effects.
This is his first dedicated figure built for the X-Men '97 line.
Not yet as of this writing.
Havok's plasma blast effects and X-Factor backstory give this wave a different flavor than its core X-Men figures, and his first dedicated X-Men '97 release is worth planning for even if he's not the loudest name in the lineup. Having a carded display case ready before October 21 means you're set the moment pre-orders open.
Whether you pose him mid-blast or keep him sealed, having protection lined up now beats scrambling for it later.
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