10 X-Men Action Figures with Uncannily Goofy Accessories

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The X-Men were everywhere in the early ’90s. Marvel shook up the comics core by revamping their popular mutant team in the books (partially by tapping the talent of virtuoso upstart Jim Lee), which spurred Fox’s ubiquitous cartoon adaptation and a merchandising barrage that included, naturally, toys.

The figures did a decent job of expressing the characters they were based on. But, dig deeply enough and you may notice a strange pattern radiating from within their packaging that goes beyond the mold: even though the mutants possess powers so otherworldly that they’re tough for norms to fathom, when it came time to add in something extra, the toy makers kept things oddly pedestrian, or in some cases, just odd. Yeah, getting a mini X-friend or foe without anything else is bland, but placing accessories that are wholly illogical into their tiny hands (or snapping weird stuff on their limbs) can be even less rewarding. From the totally unnecessary to the completely out of place, here are 10 figures which, for one reason or another, came with some pretty strange stuff. Enjoy?

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