A 2012 arrival along with many of the Series 2, Catwoman was a very fun character to play in the game. The ability to use her whip to traverse terrain and fight enemies, as well as the extra fun factor of having her own collectibles mission was great. This figure has some good qualities, but also some very poor ones.
The suit textures and shading applied are fantastic on this figure. The sculpt is generally good, but unfortunately, QC issues caused the right arm to break off from its shoulder socket when it was rotated. It looks off because I had to drill holes and glue a pin in order to give the arm back its mobility! The head is WAY too big for the body, and the either purposeful or accidental shading of the eyes with red causes her to look not only googly eyed but bloodshot as well.
The bolas type weapon that she comes with is ok, While the rubber used is fine for the chain and ball ends, it makes it hard to put in her hands because it flops around a bunch.
Like most of the Arkham figures before the Arkham Knight, the articulation is fairly limited.
Sculpt&Paint: 6/10 The body portion of the sculpt is generally pretty good. The head wasn't well done, however. Sloppy paint, bloodshot eyes and the over-sized head that makes it really obvious when stacked against other figures in the line. Her arms also look really spindly to me given her body.
Articulation: 3/10 11 points. Boot cuff and arm rotations but no bicep swivels or waist rotation. Add to that, her knees don't bend 90 degrees. For a figure based on a roof jumping, wall climbing anti-hero/criminal, that's not much!
Price/Availability: 6/10 Not too hard to find on Amazon or eBay. You can either get it at 10 bucks more than it was first sold for, or on eBay at a reasonable offering depending on where you live for shipping.
Accessory: 1/10 The bolas is not great. They're rubbery and hard to put in her grip. It was disappointing she didn't come with her signature whip. That's like Batman not coming with a batarang. Lousy!
Verdict: 16/40 This figure definitely suffers some design flaws. It fits well in scale and height to other Arkham City figures, but maybe best gazed at from afar.
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| Maybe she's been hitting the catnip too hard |
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| Sad! |
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| Well, she can pretend she's about to pull out the whip |
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| Insert Cat Pun here |
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| Meow |
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| Originally created as a love interest and foil for Batman, she has been something that keeps Batman's life a bit more interesting. |
Meowmeow, more drugs, meowmeow!
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