This final form of Batman took the cake for the complexity of his suit design. The lock and load animation montage of his suit is awesome. This is a complete redesign of the previous Arkham suits, with many smaller armored plates, more heavily armored boots and even the cowl features several interlocking parts. Set about 10 years after
Arkham Origins Batman is now 35, a bit older, and with a desire to retire! The Joker is dead but is haunting him in his PTSD riddled hallucinations. It seems as if the Joker injected blood from the previous game is still affecting him somewhat...
Now he has to stop the Scarecrow's plan to fear gas the whole city, while also stopping the Arkham Knight's self-driving tank militia and troops. And it wouldn't be an Arkham game if nearly every villain from his rogues' gallery didn't appear in either the DLC or the main game.
In terms of articulation, this Batman is easily the best out of all the Arkham line of 7-inch figures. His body sculpting could be a bit better, and his head is far too small given his body, but it is a great figure. He comes with an alternate Batarang hand, a nice Batarang and his line launcher, which he actually doesn't use much in this game, more so in the other games. I didn't realize this at purchase, but I apparently bought the battle damaged version, which has duller gunmetal, rust or dirt stains painted on the boots and parts of the armor, and mud-spatter on the cape.
Sculpt&Paint: 7/10 Good. He's pretty decent. However, the ab definition that is supposed to show distinct armor plates isn't very distinct. The paint is pretty nice, though quite dull. The carbon fiber shoulder pad texture I really love, as well as the gauntlet details. As I said, his head is REALLY small. I will do an Arkham Batmen comparison for you to see what I mean in case it isn't already apparent.
Articulation: 8/10: 29 points. This Batman has nearly everything, with very little getting in the way. Bicep and thigh swivels, double jointed ankles, knees, wrists AND elbows! A really good ab crunch as well. The only thing I wish is that the head would be able to look directly up.
Price/Availability: 7/10: Good. I've been able to find this guy at very close to or exactly his original price from many gaming stores and online stores. More likely to get the original version here.
Accessories: 3/5: 3 accessories. His batarang is like the others in the line, but with some silver paint on the blade. The line launcher is well sculpted and painted too! He comes with one extra hand to hold one of the accessories, but honestly he can do that with the hands he came with...so I'm not sure why it's there! Oh well, extra hand!
Fun Factor: 5/5: Super fun. This Batman figure has great balance, is nice and solid, and his ankles and other joints allow for some awesome poses. Maybe some great digital artists out there will make a reasonable sized head, then it will be perfect proportions.
Verdict: 30/40 Great! Really good figure. Very much recommend if you liked the Arkham games or just like the look of this Batman.
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| Gaze and be amazed! It's kinda small! |
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| Running man! |
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I like that each iteration of Batman
has a slightly different take on
the gauntlet spikes |
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| No stand needed! |
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| From the front |
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You know, it is really hard to tell they put any paint
on the batarang blade edge, but they did! |
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| Time to play: Launch that line! |
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| Sometimes as a gadget hero you just gotta double up |
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| FIGHT-O! |
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| Weapon disabled! |
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| Block and Catch! |
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| Counterstrike! |
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| Arkham Knight defeated. |
Is the head shrinking because they bulked up his body and reused an old head? Or did someone just screw up in the design phase?
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can see by comparison, the shoulder length and chest size is pretty close to the same and the head sculpt is a new one. It feels like, they sculpted the size of a head that would be INSIDE the cowl. A few more layers of sculpt would help with the idea he's wearing a metal cowl and not just a skin tight head piece.
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