DCC - Batman: Arkham Figure Series (Origins, Asylum, City, Knight)

[Enthus]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

Play Arts usually always look great, and this is no exception!

 

[Buttmunch]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

I wouldn't be too worried about them making the other major characters from the game. The fact that they've made the Clown Thug says to me that they're spreading out the major rogues so I'd bet that we'll get at least 2 more waves.
I'm actually hoping they'll do another generic thug in another wave. Perhaps a Penguin thug in the armoured/combat gear.

Exactly. If we are getting thugs now, we're getting all the named characters too. DCD has just gone all in with this line IMO. I wonder if there will be Thug variants available?

So, the rest of the line-up for Wave 3 has now officially been revealed!
Batman (regular suit), Penguin, Ras Al Ghul, Azrael, Clown Thug.
5 figures again. Awesome stuff! Can't believe they're doing a generic thug too.... that's unheard of from DCD to do a no-name character. They're really not messing around with this line. Bring on waves 4 and 5!

Nice! Another wave of 5! Wave 1 is looking wierder and wieder now with only 3

I wonder why no announcement of a pair up for Titan Joker? Surely they can at least say who? I just hope we get pics of everyone announced just now at Toy Fair and hopefully at least 1 more wave revealed, if not 2

 

[CultofSkaro]

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The clown thug does look pretty decent actually, but I'd probably only get it if I had other thugs to go along with it.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

Another wave of 5. How about that? I'd agree that Wave 3 where the only big time villains are Penguin and Ras is a little disappointing. But, I think the inclusion of Azrael and that thug means they're likely to have at least two more waves. No way they make a random thug and leave out Nightwing, Two Face, Strange, etc. I'd rather they have gone with Strange rather than Azrael or the Thug ... but, can't win 'em all. Its good news that they appear to be taking this line to the end.

That leaves unannounced ...

Major players -- Nightwing, Two Face, Hugo Strange, Talia Al Ghul, Deadshot, Solomon Grundy, and Clayface. I'd figure you'd only need one wave of 5 to get those, and two more DLX figures (for Grundy and Clayface).

Non-major players ... Calendar Man, Bruce Wayne, Black Mask, Deathstroke, Commissioner Gordon, Aaron Cash, and the Abramovici Twins.

The way they've been throwing in random non-major guys (like Azrael, Hush, Hatter, Thug), I'm thinking they're more likely to do two more waves of five. Maybe one wave with Battle Damaged Batman, Hugo Strange, Talia Al Ghul, Nightwing and Calendar Man. And, a second wave with Bruce Wayne (or another Batman variant I haven't thought of), Two Face, Deadshot, Black Mask and another Thug.

They could mix in the Abramovici twins with the deluxe waves, I guess. Maybe Grundy with Titan Joker, and Clayface with the Abramovici twins.

SnakeDoc

 

[Buttmunch]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

Nightwing is a non-major player. Hes not even in the real game

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

Eh. The clown thug was only in there long enough to get curb-stomped. I figure any playable character is a bigger deal than that.

SnakeDoc

 

[Buttmunch]

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Then Bruce Wayne is a major player

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

True enough.

 

[axecutioner18]

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For those looking for the promo pics of the announcement, here it is:

Ill probably give the Clown Thug a miss, but Im glad these guys are being made and also thank god I held off from buying the unmasked sick bats, detective vision bats. Looks like theyll keep doing a Bat variant per wave.
What else can they do? BD Bats, Armoured Bats kinda maskes it apparant we may have 2 more or so waves

 

[Buttmunch]

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Are you forgetting all of those DLC skins? Easy, awesome variant there!

Plus DCD can always cheap out like with Dective Vision Batman and give us things like Muddy Batman.

 

[sfa]

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The way they've been throwing in random non-major guys (like Azrael, Hush, Hatter, Thug), I'm thinking they're more likely to do two more waves of five. Maybe one wave with Battle Damaged Batman, Hugo Strange, Talia Al Ghul, Nightwing and Calendar Man. And, a second wave with Bruce Wayne (or another Batman variant I haven't thought of), Two Face, Deadshot, Black Mask and another Thug.

That sounds good to me - I'd be very happy if that turned out to be the next two waves.

Are you forgetting all of those DLC skins? Easy, awesome variant there!

Yeah the DLC skins would make perfect variants. I'd be very suprised if we didn't see at least one of them in a future wave.

Can't wait to see what they've got on show at Toyfair now. Hopefully the figures that weren't sculpted in that preview will be finished by then!

 

[axecutioner18]

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Are you forgetting all of those DLC skins? Easy, awesome variant there!

Plus DCD can always cheap out like with Dective Vision Batman and give us things like Muddy Batman.

The DLC skins are kinda, wont go with the overall art of the main game, so am not sure, but cant deny its chances. And if they are made, Im sure the Animated series skin will be the MOST Popular...

 

[darthconlan]

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I like wave 3. I think the only one I will sell is Batman to be honest. I'm very happy for Azreal as I liked him. The Joker thug also looks very good in the pics. I agree that this line wont stop at 3 waves as I think Talia will be coming for certain. Also Two Face. They cant give us Joker and penguin without him I think. Two Face will be the major player in wave 4 IMO

 

[sfa]

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You know what would be really awesome after they've released all the major characters... a whole wave dedicated to just Batman with alternate DLC skins. They could do 70's skin, Animated skin, TDKR skin, Year One skin and Batman Beyond skin all in one wave.
I think it'd make a great final wave.

 

[Buttmunch]

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I'd rather see those used as the Batman figure in a wave. No need for them to milk us with lame variants just to have a Batman in the wave only to give us a full DLC skin wave as a fina wave.

 

[sfa]

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I think it would be really cool myself, though very unlikely.
I'm just glad we're getting a regular Batman in wave 3! It would be nice if we got a BD Batman too at some stage. Seems like they release a new accessory with every Batman too so we could end up with a near complete arsenal of weapons with future waves.

 

[axecutioner18]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

I think its time to rename this thread as 'DC Direct Batman Arkham City Action Figures' just get rid of that 'Series 1' thing

 

[sfa]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

^ Agreed. Hopefully a mod here can change it for us.

 

[RollingJ]

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Cool! Glad to get Ra's, and Azrael is a cool design despite his limited appearance. Hope they include a couple of masks for the clown thug so we can buy multiples for different looks...

 

[NataN]

Re: Batman: Arkham City - DC Direct - Series 1 action figures

so the regular batman is in this new wave is just the first one re-released with different packaging?