McFarlane DC Multiverse Classic Riddler review

Riddle me this, Batman: who tries to outsmart you with all sorts of puzzles as you try to catch up with me? Who loves to be an enigmatic kind of Edward compared to Ed, Edd, n Eddy? Who has two film incarnations that are basically The Mask of he was evil and a 4chan terrorist? And who is a reuse of a blank body yet has a little more value for money and better comic proportions than most Hasbro Marvel Legends based on the comics? If you guessed The Riddler, then be ready to check out his review!

Here we have The Riddler in-hand. Another blank body reuse of the Blue Beetle mold, this gives us the classic question mark-covered green spandex suit, complete with purple gloves and belt. The ridges around the boots should be modified, though. While I prefer my Riddler to be in a suit with a bowler hat, this still feels appropriate for the character, and the question marks are generally applied crisply and properly. The physique is a little bulkier than normal for the character, but it fits decently and reminds me of when the Argentinian Super Amigos line had a Riddler repainted from Green Lantern...and I reviewed the same Green Lantern with the same buck Riddler shares a while back!

His head sculpt has the domino mask, hair has the blue shading, and and his face has the character-appropriate grin. With his cane in his right hand, his articulation consists of a double-ball neck joint, ball joints for front and back motion in addition to having them shift around with the rotator cuffs hiding said joint, hinges for outward arm movement, bicep rotation, double-jointed elbows, and double-purpose wrists that can rotate at two pegs, with the connection at the forearm allowing the hands to hinge either vertically or horizontally. The torso includes a diaphragm joint and dumbbell waist, hips can move front and back as well as in and out, slight thigh rotation is included, knees bend with double-joints, and the feet can rotate, hinge, and pivot. Finally, the toes can bend for natural walking poses.

In addition to the fists, accessory-holding right hand, and gesturing left hand, he also includes a mirror of the accessory holding hand for the left arm, a splayed open right hand, a thumbs up, and a pointing hand. Three added pairs of alternate hands is always appreciative, and it's a little more than what Hasbro provides with their Legends figures, especially the carded ones. McFarlane ain't perfect but when they do well, they do well.

As far as his variant is concerned, we get one purple question mark that takes up his torso's real estate while his eyes have pupils. I prefer the regular Riddler, but this one is great for those who want a variant of his design. 

For a size comparison, here he is with Batman in the Knightfall Black and Grey buck. Though not exactly the Riddler I'd want for my collection, the way it turned out by adding a bit of value for money with the alternate hands and making the deco work on a blank body that beats Hasbro's blank bodies is a win for me. Maybe an alternate head or another extra pair of hands would make me give him a 5 out of 5, though as it stands, the ridges on the boots will take some points off.

Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐