Here we have Huntress in-hand. For a quick bio, Helena Bertinelli is one of the few mantle bearers of the heroine's title. As the last surviver of her crime family, she seems revenge as a vigilante operating either as part of the Batman Family or the Birds of Prey. You probably saw her in the 2020 movie for BoP, but I wouldn't blame you if you skipped it because who hasn't? Anyways, while some versions of Huntress's costume show a bit of skin or go with a fully covered costume, this one aims for the latter given that was how the New 52 costume looked. While the rebranding made some of the heroes look more realistic, this outfit at least has a pre-New 52 simplicity to her that helps her fit in with more traditional DC displays. As I understand it, this figure is an all new sculpt that would later be reused on the Cassandra Cain and presumably Stephanie Brown versions of Batgirl. As always, I appreciate that the white on her costume is opaque and crisp, though I feel some paint on her purple costume parts could help accentuate them. The cape isn't as large or dynamic as with other figures like Superman and Batman, but it is at least wired so it wouldn't look even more limp despite its scale.
Her head sculpt is sort of fitting with the Batman family, as it is in-between the domino masks usually associated with Robin/Nightwing and the plethora of masks used for Batman/Batgirl. This mask is associated with the New 52 design, but we will look over some other options she comes with, but with her bowgun in hand, she includes just about the standard level of articulation found in the DC Multiverse line.
This figure comes with fisted hands, splayed open hands, a smiling faceplate, and a third neutral glare faceplate with no points on her mask. The latter mask goes with her classic look, though now that I mention that, a smiling faceplate with the classic mask would have been appreciative.
For a comparison with a more modern Batman, here she is with the Cowardly Lot version. Surprisingly, editing him with color correction turned out much easier with another character next to him. Anyways, while I don't have either New 52 nor Rebirth, I do have CL thanks him being a better Batman to scale with both his "family" and the League; on top of that, he also has a design that feels similar to (but not exactly) like Alex Ross, JLU, and Batfleck with the color combo and logo similarities. Not only that, but the aforementioned comic simplicity on Huntress means that even if she is from New 52, she can fit in with characters whose designs are not from either that rebranding or Rebirth.
As for Hawkgirl, this figure is mostly new sculptwork, but the legs are reused from Wonder Woman...down to the boots being unchanged. While reusing parts in a clever manner works, I don't think leaving the tooling for her footwear unchanged is clever enough since they only match the way the legs look in the costume proper if you squint hard enough. The torso tries to match both Kendra Sanders and Shiera Sanders. As a result, the raised surface area in the middle of her shirt should be bare skin for Shiera yet it is solid yellow on Kendra. Likewise, the lines in the green areas make sense on the green for Kendra's shirt, yet it doesn't fit for Shiera's solid yellow shirt. Also, the midriff becomes yellow for Shiera, but that fits a little better. For things that I do like, I always appreciate that Hawkgirl at least doesn't go all the way with reusing WW parts for her arms and waist piece, but the wings are an easy show stopper for not only being a great size but also detailed beautifully. The feathers are already picked out with a sense of individuality so as not to make the sculpt lion fuzzy or blobby, but the dry brushing elevates how organic we can make the wings look while still being made of plastic.
Her head sculpt marvelously detailed, and I appreciate that the fade is applied properly to transition the coloring from creamy beige to a lighter brown on her headgear. The gold on the eyes is nice and her lipstick smile thankfully doesn't have her doing some stupid screeching. Her articulation is the same as before, but the wings can flap on hinges moving back and forth, extend on swivel joints, and rotate a bit for when she wants to swoop down. In addition to her fisted hands, she comes with accessory holding hands and splayed open hands as with Huntress...only they come from Wonder Woman. Honestly, if the reuse is that small, I wouldn't mind it so much as long as no fingernails are left untouched on what are supposed to be gloves. Thankfully, she can hold her morning star in spite of the slight trigger finger.
Here she is with Wonder Woman do you can get an idea on why the leg reuse isn't entirely ideal. Yes, they are similar in design at first glance, but Hawkgirl should either be a simple line or have a more intricate design to her boots. That, and I don't think she should be as tall as Wonder Woman since one is 5'11" and the other is 6'2". I know some fans will come up with height mods to make her scale better, but as I always say, we shouldn't have to!
For some variants, Huntress comes in her 90s outfit while Hawkgirl represents the original title bearer, Shiera Sanders. I wish we could get a fourth head sculpt since the smaller mask would better fit for the older costume, though both figures annoyingly suffer from having the same card art that is associated with the non-platinums. Regardless of whatever version of the characters I reviewed you get, Huntress is a pretty cool femme fatale of sorts if you're going for a Birds of Prey or Bat Family display without being too concerned in whatever costume you choose. I just wish that her simpler mask has a second face with a smile. Hawkgirl reusing parts from Wonder Woman is already a weak choice on Todd's part, but I also don't like how the torso tries to work for both Sanders despite the costume details co-existing betraying either one. I still appreciate the figure for at least being new from the waist-up, and the wings easily make her better than Hawkman's. Now to get him at a reasonable deal...
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Huntress)
⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Hawkgirl)
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