As with the Arkham City Batman, Talia al Ghul played a key role in the Arkham City game, while bringing the vaguest hint of the romantic past between the two characters. She was part of the 2013 Serie 4 wave of Arkham City figures.
Unfortunately, this figure suffers. Although toy lines like Legends and DC Collectibles have improved on the female figure, this one is poorly articulated and made compared to their male counterparts in the same line.
While the sculpt work on the boots, clothes, and gloves is decent, the figure has very poor weight and balance. The face is a bit too small for my liking in proportion to the body. The hair is a darker shade of brown wherein the game the hair is much closer to blond. The elbow and knee joints don't bend very far and while the paint application is decent, some of the skin tones are minimal or not applied at all.
To sum up: while I do like to have a good roster of female characters to balance out the male, this one is sub-par. Had I known of the youtube channels I know now that review figures, I would likely not have bought this one. Ouch!
Sculpting and Paint: 6/10 Some good paint details on buckles, rivets and even zippers here. Too bad they didn't get the flesh tones and face right. Sculpting and textures were decent here.
Articulation: 3/10 Only 13 points of articulation. No wrist swivels, ankle joints or any abdominal articulation. The head suffers from turning sideways since the hair is a very hard, immovable plastic.
Price point/Availability: 6/10 Easily available online for 30 bucks. Slightly too high for its value.
Accessories: 1/10 The single sword the she comes with is decent enough, with some (albeit sloppy) paint work.
Total: 16/20 Not quite worth buying!
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| From the League of Eye Shadows! |
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| Strike a pose |
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| She does in fact know kung fu |
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| One night of passion, one more robin |
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| The sun is hard on her shadowy demeanor |
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