Time for more glorious 90's edge.
The 90's, for Comic Books, was an edgy, edgy time. Look, New 52 was edgy, but it had
nothing on 90's comic books. And for Batman, nothing was edgier than
Azrael. I remember visiting kiosks or whatever store carried comic books, and walking around this Batman and Azrael issues that featured the characters, and he looks so cool in his red an gold alongside his flaming blades... the guy was
badass. And finally, I get to own him.
In what's sort of a unique situation for a DCUC figure, Azrael comes in a weird
pre-posed position that has his legs and torso slanted a bit to the right. His head is also
perpetually hunched downward. This makes him look a bit
odd when standing straight. Leaving that aside, I think the sculpt on this figure is amazing, he has this amazingly detailed gauntlets, as well as his robes and armor... he looks as badass as I had hoped. On the other hand, I always imagined his colors to be a bit brighter than this, with richer reds and golds. The figure looks great, it does, but I think the color scheme should've been more colorful. That aside, he also comes with his flaming wrist blades, and they look amazing, the color the picked for the fire looks amazing, and thanks to the duller reds and yellows on the figure... they stand out a lot.
Articulation is par for the course with DCUC figures, but instead of having a hinge for the ab crunch, he has a ball-jointed ab-crunch. Doesn't give him as much range, but it's good enough. The gauntlets have swivels, so you can have fun with his wrist-blades. Due to the preposed neck, he is a bit shorter than the Bucky Cap mold, although the pointy end of his hood makes him
look as tall.
The figure could've been a bit better with a neutral stance, but you can get him into all manners of
badass poses. The color scheme could've been richer too, but I'm content with the end result... so, while a few tweaks here and there could've made him a top-notch figure, what's here is still pretty good.
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