Like the previous game of Arkham City, Robin is Tim Drake, the third Boy Wonder to partner up with Batman. The Arkham games give you the feeling that Tim as Robin is a bit more independent,and doesn't directly help Batman as often. The game hints at a previous relationship with Batgirl/Oracle, which isn't surprising. In the game, Robin's role is pretty emotionally intense.
No spoilers, but there's a tragedy! Also, he does some pretty dark stuff for Batman! I enjoyed the acting on the part of Matthew Mercer, who also voiced Anarky in Arkham Origins. He has some pretty nice team up fights and scenes with Batman, Nightwing and if you get the DLC or season pass, Batgirl.
This Robin is a bit bulkier than the last one. His cape is longer, his chest, gauntlet and boot pieces are a bit more intimidating. He still has his retractable staff with bullet shield and other gadgets. They did a pretty good job of this figure. I appreciate the very decent amount of accessories he comes with as well as his great articulation and the kicker: you can pull back his hood (not stuck on his head) and they actually painted the buzz cut hair! Seems like DC Collectibles slowly learns over time.
Sculpt/Paint: 7/10: Great. They put a lot of good details in terms of sculpting and paint, though they didn't do as much with the shading to make his face appear sharper. The sculpt of the body is nice, but something I noticed with the Arkham Knight figure, and this one, is that the muscles of the inner thighs look like they bulge in a way that breaks the aesthetic a bit. Maybe it's just me? The banana hammock area is a bit odd as well!
Articulation: 8/10: 27 points. Just realized since this is true, I miscounted the Batman one **edited**. Oh numbers, you cray cray. His articulation is almost identical to Batman's, but instead of a thigh rotation, he has a thigh cut swivel. This is fine since his leg pieces are just one colour anyway, though I prefer rotations to swivels. His head is very restricted with the hood, but you can sort of pull it down if you wish.
Price/Availability: 7/10 Good. You can still find him at BBTS, Amazon or many other retailers for his original price.
Accessories: 4/5 Great. He includes a retracted staff and a long staff, a bullet shield that clips onto either of those, two extra SETS of hands, and a robinrang/birdarang/Throwing bird....actually they were first called wing-dings...but that sounds....not well thought out. To me it sounds like either a stereotyped Chinese restaurant, a racial slur, or a colloquial term for a dent in your old car!
That aside, the only thing that would have been nice is to make the hood completely removable by pegs or some such to allow full head movement.
Fun Factor: 3/5 Good. For me, he is an awesome figure, but my particular figure has some pretty loose ankle rockers, so it's harder to pose him at times. Also, the hood thing!
Verdict: 29/40 Very good. He has a few issues, but mostly he's a really good figure, and was necessary for me to find the most dynamic posing Robin!
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| Praying Mantis style! |
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| Come at me! |
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| Dive! |
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| Coming in for the landing! |
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The Holmes and Watson of Crime
Fighting |
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| This move is the Thriller |
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If you can't recreate famous scenes from Karate kid,
what's the point of even HAVING figures? |
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| Retracted staff |
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| Oh the wing dings |
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| Bullet Shield! |
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| Staff out! |
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| Iconic Arkham Robin pose |
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All his stuff. I find he didn't really need a set of pinching hands to
hold the wing-ding, but on the other hand, they were useful in certain poses! |
I like the looks of this figure much better than the previous Robin you reviewed because they gave him some colour back. I think he still fits in with the "Arkham" games' aesthetic but is more visually interesting. The shield is neat. I didn't know those weapons were ever called "wing-dings" though Tim Drake is a computer expert in the comics so maybe he named them after the font.
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