DC Multiverse DCEU Batman Collection review

Batman's DCEU incarnation is something I miss so much about the old days of the DCEU. He was in a new series, had new ideas going on, and was a massive surprise from the once-struggling now impressive actor, Ben Affleck. He was perfect in Batman v. Superman, was neat to see in Suicide Squad, and would have been exciting to see in Justice League if it weren't for the Josstice reshoots that WB excreted just to be like the MCU. Sadly, Ben decided to leave after all of the stupidity WB did, which means we won't get a new Batman movie involving him, as we have the intriguing yet lacking Matt Reeves Batman starring Robert Pattison. While Ben's portrayal was fantastic, his Mattel DC Multiverse action figures are kind of lacking. The issue is that Mattel was not quite putting in the effort of their figures. Not awful toys, but not impressive either. Let's see how they stack up in this review.

Here is the BvS version of the character. The sculpting looks decent, though I feel that a wash should be applied. The proportions are at least nicely done and reflect the body this Batman has, now being a beefcake instead of looking real skinny. The cape is made of a PVC material, which is decently sculpted despite looking somewhat thin on his body. Also, the lower legs look like the gray is a different shade than the thighs.

The head sculpt looks like Batfleck for the most part, but I feel the textures of the mask is a bit odd. I don't know if it's supposed to be like that or not. It's also not much of a good resemblance to the actor wearing the mask.

Articulation is pretty basic, though like most DC Multiverse figures, lacks the extra articulation that Marvel Legends has. Head can turn side to side and slightly look up and down, shoulders move front and back, swivel at the bicep, bend at the elbow, and swivel at the wrists. Weirdly, he has one trigger finger hand and one fist. He has an ab crunch that has limited range and a waist swivel. Hips move front and back al beit barely, in and out with the awful thigh gaps, swivel above the knee, bend at the knee, and hinge at the feet. Sadly, there is no double joints for the elbows and knees, and no ankle pivots.

Here is Batman next to the JL version of Superman. They don't look too bad, though I wish they have more going on with them in articulation and accessories. Batman had a stand for a grapnel gun piece and it'a nothing special...

This figure would be okay if he had a cheaper price tag, but $20 is too steep for a figure that has few display options and articulation. Shame because the sculpt looks pretty good.

There are other versions of this mold released during BvS. This was a Comic Con 2-pack that gave the figures a slightly metallic color scheme and cloth capes. Batman's rough gold is now yellowish.

This one is the Toys R Us version. It had more accessories to the grapnel gun, and it also had an unmasked Bruce Wayne head that doesn't resemble Ben Affleck well. While a separate mask is included, it looks stupid on the figurem

This is the Suicide Squad version. It has a BAF piece for Killer Croc, more accessories, and an alternate head. This shouls have mostly been the initial release.

Here is Knightmare Batman. Based on a future where Superman became evil after losing Lois Lane and having been under the influence of Darkseid. I like the sculpting and trenchcoat, though the coat should have more paint added on it aside from the black on his back.

The mask is smoother yet the eyes look a bit funny. They look a bit more cartoony this time than the last figure.

The articulation is about the same, even with the trenchcoat. The elbow joints are limited though.

The accessories of the figure are lacking. Aside from a piece for the grapnel gun, he has some goggles and three batarangs.

You can add the goggles onto the mask and have them either up or down.

The batarangs are really sad to display with this figure. They can't even be held indovidually because of how small they are. Not cool.

The Knightmare sequence was one of the greatest scenes from BvS, but this figure does little to make me want to reenact it in a more epic fashion. Then again, the DC Multiverse line is weak overall.

Here is Armored Batman. While this figure has trouble standing at times, this guy looks pretty cool. Standing still, he has the imposing look of the armor he wore when he fought against Superman. The metal paint looks slick, I must say, but I have to admit that I wish it was similar to the black chrome of the Hot Toys suit. At least the rest of the figure looks good.

The helmet looks slick, though the eyes should be bigger. They were big yet intimidating in the movie, and the best use of the white eyes from the comics. I think this might have been from concept art.

The articulation is slightly better, though the soles of the feet are not as flat to help him stand normally.

He comes with another gun piece, but he comes with a gun as well. It's really hard to put it in his hand, and I hate how doing so warps the gun handle badly.

While nerds get triggered from how a Batman uses a gun, I understood that it was to weaken Superman in the fight as well as to go against Doomsday when he had no powers compared to Superman and Wonder Woman. This gun is just not good in this figure's hands. The rest of the figure is neat, but the gun doesn't fit well at all.

Weirdly, the open right hand with a trigger finger seems to fit the regular Batman better than the Armored one. At least it's not a bad idea since Batman used the gun in this suit against Doomsday as his only method of combat.

Finally, here we have the Tactical Batsuit. While Josstice was an obvious bastardization of what Zack intended, there were a few things to like, even if they were minuscule. The Tactical Batman design felt like a neat homage to Nite Owl II, and it felt like a nice mix between the cloth costume of Batfleck and the light armor of Christian Bale. This figure's paint apps are nicely applied, and the difference between the armor and the suit underneath works well. This figure has a cloth cape compared to the others, yet it doesn't have the same kind of elegance of the sculpts of the rubber materials. It just looks cheap, especially from the back, like a patch job from a mom who made a cape for her kid's Batman toy.

The headsculpt certainly captures the look of the new suit (though the flesh paint app has foolishly left a part of the upper lip black, so it looks like Hitler's mustache). Some may find the silver bits on them reminiscent of the Batman & Robin silver ears on the Antifreeze suit, though it helps keep the goggles on.

Articulation is better in terms of the range of motion, though I feel the elbows aren't quite 90°. He does have a BAF piece for Steppenwolf, which helped me quite well with attaching the other pieces. It's his diaphragm joint.

Here is Tactical Batman with his fellow League members. There are three more figures to go, but who knows when I will reach to them in the future. Another thing I like about this Batman toy is that he has fists. Sure, he lacks accessories, but if he has nothing to hold, then fists it is.

Walmart had an exclusive Batman based on his more normal suit in Justice League, which looks similar to the BvS suit despite the darker colors and design alterations. It came with three Motherboxes, which were the same ones a Walmart exclusive Cyborg had. I'd say this one would be good but it should have had more accessories.

Here are the 4 Batman figures I have together. They're quite the suit designs, and while I like how they look as much as I love the character in the movies (apart from the Josstice Reshoots), the figures could be better. If they were $10 figures or were released in the late 90s/early '00s, these would be acceptable. But these were on the same shelves as the Marvel Legends and Star Wars: The Black Series lines were, lacking the articulation and display options that those lines had. If I were to rank them, it'd be Tactical Batman on the top, Armored Batman in second, BvS Batman in third, and Knightmare Batman in fourth.

Final ranking (in average): ⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐