“My rubber lips are immune to your charms.”
Despite a bad script and some terrible special effects, Chris O’Donnell did a fairly reasonable job as Robin/Dick Grayson in 1997’s Batman & Robin. He was one of the funniest parts of the film and worked well with his co-stars. McFarlane Toys has added a figure of O’Donnell’s Robin in his black and red suit to its Mr. Freeze Build-A-Figure line. He is the third figure in the line following Batgirl and Poison Ivy.
The figure features a very good likeness of Chris O’Donnell as Robin. It also features the oversized “red robin” chest logo that goes across both of Robin’s shoulders and down his arms to his wrists. The rest of the figure is black and much like Batgirl, features a ton of detail including more “robin” logos on the belt and boot tops. The cape is soft plastic. Robin’s gauntlets feature some pretty sharp bat spurs, so be careful if a young child plays with this figure. He also comes with the infamous “bat-nipples” that every fan of the film loves…..cough. The figure moves freely at every point of articulation. The cape is behind the shoulders, so Robin can lift his arms straight up into the air. This is a good looking figure, and is a great addition to this line.
Unlike Poison Ivy and Batgirl, Robin actually comes with two accessories. They are “freeze” appliances that can be snapped onto his body…..I think. McFarlane isn’t very clear on where to apply these accessories, so I pretty much just set them to the side. He also comes with the standard base and collector card. As for the Build-A-Figure, Robin comes with Mr. Freeze’s arms.
While he is slightly less impressive than Batgirl and Poison Ivy, McFarlane’s version of Robin from Batman & Robin looks pretty sweet. He’s a welcome addition to my collection.
Thanks for checking out my post. I have one more figure to review in this series before I reveal the completed Build-A-Figure! See you soon!
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