It is assembled! It was very satisfying putting the figure together since it looks glorious! I think overall it was worth buying Wave 2 just to get this beast in hand. The Merciless is another member of the Dark Knights, led by Batman Who Laughs to give rise to a permanent Dark Multiverse. The Merciless is the dark mirrored reflection of a Batman who assumes the powers of Ares. Bruce Wayne of Earth -12 grows to be Batman in typical fashion. Ares, the God of War, creates a helmet that amplifies his powers a hundredfold. For a couple of years, Wonder Woman and Batman work together to stop him from conquering, falling in love in between.
In a final conflict, Diana appears dead after being incapacitated by Ares, and Batman takes the helmet and dons it. Gaining incredible strength, magma control, pathokinesis (the ability to inspire rage and a desire to fight), and energy absorption, he kills Ares. He begins believing his old code to be worthless and becomes The Merciless. After awakening, Diana fears what the power will do to Bruce, and tries to remove it. So addicted to the helmet's influence, he kills her as well. He goes on a rampage that involves killing nearly every hero. His fight goes all the way to Themiscara and the Greek Gods. His world is about to end in the Dark Multiverse when Batman Who Laughs appears and recruits him to be part of his Dark Knights.
Sculpt/Paint: 3/3 Aside from maybe touching up the sword with some details, the armor detail on this is awesome. Lots of shiny paint, silver touches, and imposing armor makes this such a good representation of the comic book figure. I have nothing to add here!
Articulation: 2/3 (24 points) He has a good amount of joints, but due to the sculpt he's a bit limited in shoulder range and head range. There isn't really an ab crunch, so it's mostly swiveling sideways and back on his ball-jointed waist, with some movement from the diaphragm. No double jointed knees and elbows here which would've work anyway with the bulk from the body anyway. You can still get some cool poses on him but nothing super dynamic.
Accessories: 1/1 He comes with his golden sword, which is nicely detailed but could benefit from a wash or drybrush to bring out the details more. No stand or card with this one since he was a build-a-figure but I don't feel any big loss there.
Fun Factor: 2/3 Even though he's not really super-poseable, I still am in love with the badass knight in bluish-green. He's super tall and imposing and if he could move a lot more he'd be a top 10, at the very least for this last year of collecting I've been doing.
Verdict: 8/10 Worthy I think this is a great build a figure, but you really do have to weigh in on whether it's worth it to get it second hand or to buy the other four. I would've bought this one separately had it been sold as such!
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| By your powers combined.... |
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| ...a scary-looking Bruce wearing Ares gear! |
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| I never usually say this, but nice back-fur! |
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| Those plastic waist chains double as a sword place holder! |
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| Now you're in for it |
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| Too bulky to allow, but I'd love it if he could hold his sword with both hands, given how intense he looks. |
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