Muscles AND brains.
Lemme tell ya, my first introduction to
Brainiac was with Superman TAS, so seeing him with green skin, as opposed to sky blue, ha always felt
alien to me. But I needed a Brainiac, and his classic, tightie-purplies look didn't do it for me, so I
settled for this guy.
As per usual with DC Direct, sculpt comes first... and, sure, he looks kinda mean add green, even if he is forced to stay with his legs standing
wide. I'm not too familiar with this overly muscular look, but for a baddie, it
works.
The articulation is kinda
sad. Single jointed elbows and knees. The elbows barely reach a 90 degree bend, the knees not even then. Legs go up and down, but not nearly as much as you'd want, but arms can move to the sides a bit. He has swivels on his neck, wrists and boots, which is
something at least.
I had heard of a few waves of DC Direct figures that had brittle clear joints.... seems this is one of them! The shoulder joint
isn't broken, but his right arm keeps popping out of his socket, which sucks big time,
The joint on his right hip is also loose, but in this case it works to its
benefit, since it gives his leg more range to move up! He is QUITE a bit taller than Bucky cap.
Well... At least I've got a Brainiac figure now, I guess. He's... I mean, it feels harsh being on it because you get what you'd expect with DC Direct, so I shouldn't expect better articulation, but still... The loose joints don't help its case.
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