Marvel Legends Showdown

Marvel Legends Showdown (initially named Marvel Superhero Showdown) is a collectible tabletop game in which the primary component is action figures and cards. It was a collaboration between Upper Deck Entertainment and Toy Biz (Now known as Marvel Toys).

The game was played on at least a 3×4 grid of Panel cards. Panel cards broke into two categories; Locations (Places in the Marvel Universe) and Plot Twist (Special events that occurred on that space) The goal was to move around the Panel card grid and knock out your opponents character with Punches, Kicks, or shooting them with an included projectile launchers. Once you did three damage to a character he/she was out. The more characters on each side, the larger the Panel grid had to be. (2 on 2 a 4×4 grid, 3 on 3 a 5×5 grid, 4 on 4 and 6×6 grid and so on)

It was released in 2005 with two starters and two waves of five boosters each. The set was renamed Legends Showdown to tie it in to the popular Marvel Legends figures. The first two starters and booster sets were re-released with the new name, plus 2 new starters, 3 rider packs, and two new waves of boosters (Though these two waves 3 and 4 had limited release, seen in comic shops and KayBee Toys shelves rarely). Toy Biz changed its name to Marvel Toys and then sold the rights to all Marvel action figure properties to Hasbro. Marvel Legends Showdown was not one of the product lines that transferred over.

The Starters included 2 figures, 2 projectile launchers, 3 power cards for each figure, 12 Panel cards, and 2 dice.

Boosters included a figure, a projectile launcher, 3 power cards for that character, 3 random power cards for other characters in the set, and 1 panel card.

All characters had at least 6 Power Cards, but some may have had up to 10 or 12! (Spider-Man had 3 different figures, starter Spider-Man had cards 1-3, Black Costume Spider-Man from the Booster had cards 4-6, and sometimes had cards found only in the boosters.)

Starter Wave 1
Spider-Man vs. Thing  Hulk vs. Wolverine

Booster Wave 1
Berserker Wolverine (chase) Black Costume Spider-Man Doctor Octopus Ghost Rider The Punisher

Booster Wave 2
Captain America Dr. Doom Human Torch Iron Man Spider-sense Spider-Man (chase)

Rider Wave 1
Ghost Rider on Motorcycle Namor on Hammerhead Shark Wolverine on Chopper

Starter Wave 2
Magneto vs. Colossus Mole Man vs. Mr. Fantastic

Booster Wave 3
Beast Elektra Green Goblin Juggernaut Silver Surfer

Booster Wave 4
Cyclops<BR> Daredevil<BR> Invisible Woman<BR> Thor<BR> Venom

Repaints and Variants
Beast's standard fur color is blue, but the figure has a grey fur chase variant.

Daredevil's standard outfit is red, but the figure has a yellow and black chase variant.

Elektra's standard outfit is red, but the figure has a white costume chase variant.

Invisible Woman's standard outfit is blue and black, but the figure has a blue and white costume chase variant, as well as a semi-transparent variant.

Juggernaut's standard face sculpt is in an open-mouth pose, while his variant features a closed mouth along with a different color scheme.

Mr. Fantastic's standard outfit is blue and white in the starter set, but the figure has a blue and black costume chase variant.

Wave 1 (Starter Wave 1 and Booster Waves 1 and 2)
P-01 360 Degree Vision<BR> P-02 Acrobatic Dodge<BR> P-03 Armory<BR> P-04 Asgard<BR> P-05 Base of Operation<BR> P-06 Baxter Building<BR> P-07 Blind Alley<BR> P-08 Blindsided<BR> P-09 Burning Mad<BR> P-10 Cerebro<BR> P-11 Daily Bugle<BR> P-12 Danger Room<BR> P-13 Dark Alley<BR> P-14 Doc Ock's Lab<BR> P-15 Earthquake!<BR> P-16 Find Weakness<BR> P-17 Flurry of Blows<BR> P-18 Graveyard<BR> P-19 Gust of Wind<BR> P-20 Handy Weapon<BR> P-21 Huge Target<BR> P-22 Leg Sweep<BR> P-23 Medical Attention<BR> P-24 Mindless Attack<BR> P-25 Muir Island<BR> P-26 Mystical Transformation<BR> P-27 Not So Fast<BR> P-28 Outnumbered<BR> P-29 Rejuvenation<BR> P-30 Revenge Strike<BR> P-31 Road Block<BR> P-32 Stop Time<BR> P-33 Super Punch<BR> P-34 Teleportation<BR> P-35 Victory Stance<BR> P-36 War Room

Wave 2 (Starter wave 2, Rider sets, Booster Waves 3 and 4)
P-37 Absent Friends<BR> P-38 All in Due Time<BR> P-39 Armed to the Teeth<BR> P-40 Avalon Space Station<BR> P-41 Body Blow<BR> P-42 Boulder Toss<BR> P-43 Caught Off-Guard<BR> P-44 Come to Me!<BR> P-45 Desperate Measures<BR> P-46 Double Trouble<BR> P-47 Field Dressing<BR> P-48 Genosha<BR> P-49 Hostage Situation<BR> P-50 Meditation<BR> P-51 Mega Punch<BR> P-52 Nerve Center<BR> P-53 New Fantastic Four Building<BR> P-54 Parry<BR> P-55 Phoenix Rising<BR> P-56 Pride <BR> P-57 Reed's Underwater Lab<BR> P-58 S.H.I.E.L.D. Base<BR> P-59 Sabotage<BR> P-60 Sanctuary<BR> P-61 Smash!<BR> P-62 Strength in Numbers<BR> P-63 Surge of Power<BR> P-64 Surprise Attack<BR> P-65 Knee Strike<BR> P-66 The Dojo<BR> P-67 The Maelstrom<BR> P-68 Uncontrollable Rage<BR> P-69 Underground Base<BR> P-70 Underwater Arena<BR> P-71 Brute Force Attack<BR> P-72 Weapons Locker

Beast
BST-01 Acrobat <BR> BST-02 Feral Rage <BR> BST-03 Super-Leap <BR> BST-04 Genius <BR> BST-05 New Perspective <BR> BST-06 True Blue Friend

Captain America
CAP-01 Retrieve<BR> CAP-02 Ricochet<BR> CAP-03 Shield Bash<BR> CAP-04 Leadership<BR> CAP-05 Shield Defense<BR> CAP-06 Tactics

Colossus
COL-01 Organic Steel <BR> COL-02 Stand Firm <BR> COL-03 Strength of Character <BR> COL-04 Fastball Special <BR> COL-05 Self-Sacrifice <BR> COL-06 Transformation

Cyclops
CYC-01 Defensive Blast <BR> CYC-02 Optic Blast<BR> CYC-03 Surprise Attack<BR> CYC-04 Leadership <BR> CYC-05 Overload<BR> CYC-06 Revenge

Daredevil
DAD-01 Baton Strike <BR> DAD-02 Heightened Senses <BR> DAD-03 Sonar <BR> DAD-04 Amazing Agility <BR> DAD-05 Man Without Fear <BR> DAD-06 Swing Line <BR> DAD-07 Blind Luck

Doc Ock
DOK-01 Dangerous Experiment<BR> DOK-02 Tentacles of Fury<BR> DOK-03 What are the Odds?<BR> DOK-04 Easy Eight<BR> DOK-05 Four-way Attack<BR> DOK-06 Idle Hands

Dr. Doom
DRD-01 Plan B<BR> DRD-02 The Power Cosmic<BR> DRD-03 Reign of Terror<BR> DRD-04 Decoy Program<BR> DRD-05 Mystical Confusion<BR> DRD-06 Mystical Fog

Elektra
ELK-01 Crossed Blades<BR> ELK-02 Double Sai Strike <BR> ELK-03 Waiting in Ambush<BR> ELK-04 Concentration<BR> ELK-05 Mystical Training<BR> ELK-06 Group Tactics <BR> ELK-07 Contract<BR> ELK-08 Counterstrike

Ghost Rider
GHR-01 Chain Attack<BR> GHR-02 Relentless Assault<BR> GHR-03 Revenge<BR> GHR-04 Burn Rubber<BR> GHR-05 Penance Stare<BR> GHR-06 Vengeance<BR> GHR-07 Burning Mad <BR> GHR-08 Road Warrior <BR> GHR-09 Spirit of Vengeance <BR> GHR-10 (Unconfirmed)

Green Goblin
GRG-01 Strike From Above<BR> GRG-02 Flight<BR> GRG-03 Pumpkin Bomb<BR> GRG-04 Hostile Takeover <BR> GRG-05 Inner Struggle <BR> GRG-06 Paranoia

Hulk
HLK-01 Crushing Blow<BR> HLK-02 Getting Angry<BR> HLK-03 Super-Leap<BR> HLK-04 Hulking Out<BR> HLK-05 Hulk Smash!<BR> HLK-06 Rush of Adrenaline

Invisible Woman
IVW-01 Force Bubble <BR> IVW-02 Flight <BR> IVW-03 Enraged <BR> IVW-04 Stealth Strike<BR> IVW-05 Force Field<BR> IVW-06 Invisibility<BR> IVW-07 Shockwave<BR> IVW-08 Psionic Blast

Iron Man
IRM-01 Focused Blast<BR> IRM-02 Jet Boots<BR> IRM-03 Power Strike<BR> IRM-04 Recharge<BR> IRM-05 Energy Shield<BR> IRM-06 Wide Beam

Juggernaut
JUG-01 Flying Tackle<BR> JUG-02 Mystical Energy<BR> JUG-03 Smash!<BR> JUG-04 Appetite for Destruction <BR> JUG-05 Steamroller <BR> JUG-06 Unmasked <BR> JUG-07 Invasion<BR> JUG-08 Reckless Charge

Magneto
MAG-01 Flight <BR> MAG-02 Magnetic Personality <BR> MAG-03 Magnetic Force <BR> MAG-04 Entangle <BR> MAG-05 Leadership<BR> MAG-06 Twisted Metal

Mole Man
MOM-01 Bojutsu Strike<BR> MOM-02 Burrowing<BR> MOM-03 High Ground<BR> MOM-04 Sewer Surprise<BR> MOM-05 Sinkhole<BR> MOM-06 Summon Monster

Mr. Fantastic
MRF-01 Brilliant Mind<BR> MRF-02 Framistat<BR> MRF-03 Stretch Attack<BR> MRF-04 Far-Reaching Plans<BR> MRF-05 Long-Range Grab<BR> MRF-06 Twisted Dodge

Namor
NAM-01 Flight<BR> NAM-02 Force of Will<BR> NAM-03 Shark<BR> NAM-04 (Unconfirmed)<BR> NAM-05 (Unconfirmed)<BR> NAM-06 (Unconfirmed)

Punisher
PUN-01 Extra Ammo<BR> PUN-02 Outgunned<BR> PUN-03 Punishment<BR> PUN-04 Cover Fire<BR> PUN-05 Dual Sidearms<BR> PUN-06 Fully Loaded

Silver Surfer
SIS-01 High-Speed Turn<BR> SIS-02 The Power Cosmic<BR> SIS-03 Surf's Up<BR> SIS-04 Cosmic Awareness<BR> SIS-05 Molecular Control<BR> SIS-06 Tireless Warrior

Spider-Man
SPM-01 Spider Strength<BR> SPM-02 Web Shooter<BR> SPM-03 Web Slinging<BR> SPM-04 Alien Symbiote<BR> SPM-05 Come To Me!<BR> SPM-06 Spider Reflexes<BR> SPM-07 Sticky Situation<BR> SPM-08 Altered Genetics<BR> SPM-09 Spider Senses<BR> SPM-10 Wall Crawling

Thing
THG-01 Batter Up!<BR> THG-02 It's Clobberin' Time!<BR> THG-03 One-Two Punch<BR> THG-04 Charge!<BR> THG-05 Rock Solid<BR> THG-06 Stomp!

Thor
THR-01 Divine Protector<BR> THR-02 Hammer Time<BR> THR-03 Mjolnir<BR> THR-04 Flight<BR> THR-05 God of Thunder<BR> THR-06 Retrieve

Venom
VNM-01 Keen Senses<BR> VNM-02 Rage<BR> VNM-03 Web Slinging<BR> VNM-04 Fear<BR> VNM-05 The Symbiote<BR> VNM-06 Tongue Lashing

Wolverine
WLV-01 Combat Reflexes<BR> WLV-02 Healing Factor<BR> WLV-03 Snikt!<BR> WLV-04 Berserker Rage<BR> WLV-05 Deep Wound<BR> WLV-06 Nasty Surprise<BR> WLV-07 Heightened Senses<BR> WLV-08 Intense Training<BR> WLV-09 Chopper<BR> WLV-10 In One Swing<BR> WLV-11 Shrug It Off<BR> WLV-12 (Unconfirmed)