McFarlane Toys Arkham Origins Deathstroke Vs. DC Collectibles Arkham Origins Deathstroke

 In full credit to Toy Galaxy's youtube channel for when Dan did comparisons between two of the same figures from different companies or lines, this is a quick comparison of the two Arkham Origins Deathstroke figures. A note: This comparison uses an unhelmeted DC Collectibles version vs. a McFarlane version I actually added paint to because it lacked so much paint. 

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McFarlane Toys Deathstroke - Arkham Origins

 

Probably the coolest of all the DC Villains after Joker, Deathstroke is the Batman (with extra experimentation!) of the villain world. A gadget and martial arts villain, he really shines in the Arkham Origins game. The fight scene at the beginning is probably the best cut scene in the game hands down, and later on, he is the toughest boss in the Arkham franchise, especially if you play New Game Plus mode. 

I've previously reviewed Deathstroke from DC Collectibles here: DC Collectibles DeathstrScuoke. That figure did some things better than this one, some worse. I actually like the darker tones on the figure BUT there were a lot of areas that were not painted compared to both that figure and the game source material. Like, the left chainmail rib side wasn't painted at all. It's just so weird! Why McFarlane? Why you gotta rush your process so much? I actually went ahead and painted silver for the ab plating outline, the chainmail, and black over some of the battle damaged textures. It wasn't great but it looks much better than the plainness that was there before. I would much prefer McFarlane make fewer figures of higher quality and price than do stuff like this honestly. ANYWAY, it's decent for posing, the blade is bent but of a good sculpt. He is a bit lacking in accessories though, since he really only comes with the blade and that's it. No staff? Also, the nicely painted gun is sculpted and not something that can be removed from the holster. Missed opportunity! 

For all my gripes it is a decent enough figure and I like having a helmeted version of the character from the game that can scale well with the other McFarlane Arkham figures. 

DC Collectibles Deathstroke: Arkham Origins

Deathstroke is one of the eight assassins contracted to kill Batman in the third game in the Arkham series, Arkham Origins. They really show off Deathsroke's fighting speed, weapons and resourcefulness in the game. He is easily the toughest boss fight in the game, and he's closer to the beginning. With tons of gadgets to use in the game play portion, and some great cut scenes, he's my favourite of the assassins.

This figure was released with his mask as a single pack, but due to coming with Copperhead, I bought him maskless in the Arkham Origins three pack.  Aside Copperhead, this also included the origin form/memory sequence of Joker as the Red Hood. The figure has everything you could want: awesome paint, fantastic armor sculpt, superior poseability and sweet accessories.

There are some more minor issues. His shoulder pads are solid plastic, so it takes finagling to get his arms up above his head and look natural. His gun holster and other gray soft plastic additions are unpainted but sculpted as if they were meant to be. There isn't a great place to put his retractable staff, which is interesting given they gave him a great gun holster and nice scabbard for the sword.