There have been many Robins over the years, but four stand out namely: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne. I like Dick Grayson better as Nightwing, Jason better as Red Hood, which leaves the other two. I really like Damian Wayne. Is he somewhat sociopathic? Sure, but that's because he was raised by Talia and his grandfather, Ra's Al Ghul. I think Tim Drake is still the best Robin on paper though. Smart, tech-savvy, excellent detective, and a really good leader.
This is a pretty good scale and look for robin. He's got the yellow fringe and red, the nice black cape, hood, and long green gloves and boots. Everything you need! He also has the green mask, something that is standard for Damian as opposed to the other robins. I like his somewhat surly downturned mouth look, captures that contemptuous nature of Damian. What I'm not fond of is his sword. It's really supposed to be Deathstroke's sword but I would've much preferred Robin's katana. This one is too long and it's almost everyone's reviews and pictures I can see --including my own-- it's bent like crazy.
Sculpt/Paint: 3/3 I think this one is fairly well done. The paint is applied pretty well, the sculpt is good and I like that they included the hood down. Hoods are hard to do in hard plastic over a character's head without looking silly or strange. The sculpt is pretty good as well and shows off the slim, teenager build of Damian Wayne.
Articulation: 2/3 (24 points): It doesn't impact the enjoyment of the figure too much, but no double joints for elbows or needs here. It's enough range though so that's good. There is the standard McFarlane style ratcheted hips, toe things, swivel hinge wrists and very poseable ball joint for the neck. There is zero waist twist and the ab joint is so tight in the rubbery overlay, there is basically no crunch forward and next to zero back.
Accessory: 1/1 I really dislike the quality and type of sword they chose here. It doesn't exactly match what Damian uses and it was hella bent out of the package. Even after treating it with heat, it didn't get very straight. It also doesn't look very cool with Damian in poses. He also has his standard card and stand and two six-pointed shuriken. Not bad despite my strong dislike of the sword.
Fun Factor: 2/3 I do like the look of this Robin and the poses he can strike. He's a bit top-heavy and not super balanced though on account of the lack of knee, hip, and ankle flexibility. That said, this is the first and pretty decent iteration of Damian Wayne as Robin for McFarlane. There is a second Damian Wayne figure coming out from McFarlane with his Frontier look. He has the proper sword! I prefer his classic Robin colours but this next one might be a good buy, especially the unmasked gold label version.
Verdict: 8/10 Limited It is pretty limited in articulation compared to even other McFarlane toys, and I really don't like the sword. That said the overall figure is pretty good, as is the expression. You won't be able to balance him in a lot of poses. On a side note, moving the single joint was so stiff on the left arm that it snapped and I had to drill/pin/glue a wire to put it back together.
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| Stand alone |
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| Close up. Nice smirk! |
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| I do like it when they make capes asymmetrical and dynamic looking |
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| Forgot to include the shuriken, but look at that sad bendy sword... |
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| Limited range due to the tunic bits and not so great balance |
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| En garde! |
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| Bat family! |
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| Last-minute Shuriken picture! AT this point despite being careful his repaired arm started coming loose again. |
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