Here we have Hellboy in-hand, shirtless and gun in holster. As a figure built from the ground up, this appears to be generally accurate to the artstyle and the overall character design. The proportions can be seen as a bit inaccurate to some, mostly the left arm being as long than the right arm (which should be accurate) or the legs having a bit less muscle than some would expect. Given his demon history, it works as well as it should, though I want to talk about the shades of red used all throughout: the torso appears to be matte (and the chiseled pecs turned out decent), yet the arms are a little shinier than they normally would be on other figures. I'm not sure if it's because they were made on specific kinds of plastic with different durability concerns in mind, but it can be distracting without the trench coat. I also have similar thoughts regarding the Right Hand of Doom; I love the sculpt overall, and the size is perfect, but it could use a darker wash to distinguish itself from the rest of him. As for the tail, it is pre-posed with no bendy wire implemented like with Page Punchers Cheetah. While I can sort of see the design limitations on her thinner tail, I'd argue Hell out shouldn't have that issue on top of being priced higher. So for the most part, I like what McFarlane cooked with their take on big red here, though there is always room for improvement in some areas and missed opportunities in others.
Head sculpt is perfect, and I love the craggily texture on his face as well as the heavy eyebrow below his filed horns; this combined with his side burns and goatee give him the right kind of permanently pissed-off face that only someone like him can pull off. While similar to the other McFarlane DC Multiverse line, I'll go over the articulation for a new body like this. It consists of a double ball neck, rotation via the ball joints connected onto the shoulders, hinges for in and out movement, washer joints to serve as additional shoulder range a la butterfly joints or further arm raising, bicep rotation, double jointed elbows, double wrist pegs with a hinge in the middle, a diaphragm joint as well as a lower ball joint for the stomach area, slightly clickity hips with deecnt enough range in spite of his gear, slight thigh rotation, double jointed knees, ankles that swivel, hinge, and pivot, with hinges toes to boot. No pun intended.
His accessories include fists meant for the Right Hand of Doom and the left arm, but we also have the trench coat to keep his rocky body warm...though I wish it was a slightly thicker material than what it's made of. I know McFarlane gets some flack for the inconsistencies between cape materials, but something like the cloth goods on BvS Armored Batfleck would be better. At least the collar is there, but he also comes with a left hand holding a cigar. Looks more like whipped cream, so maybe an alternate head chomping on a cigar would have been better.
He also has the aforementioned gun, known as the Samaritan. The sculpt is decent, though the ring in the bottom of the handle always has me worried it'll tear itself off from how flexible it is. Not as annoying as the holster peg refusing to go in place, and equally as annoying is the Platinum version with horns unfiled, the Excalibur sword, a flame effect part, and a possibly better wash. Oh and you can see his collector card and figure stand. I guess you gotta display both versions of Hell out at once, but make that an option
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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