DC Universe Trigon BAF: Cheetah

Yes, you read right. My VERY firs DC Universe review on one of their BAF pieces! And none other of course than the femme fatale feline rival of Wonder Woman herself, Cheetah!!!! I have to say, I have always ALWAYS wanted to complete a set from Mattel's DC Universe line just to see where they stand in regards to Toybiz/Hasbro's Marvel Legends BAF. Well, this figure would be the make it or break it deal for me to have the full incentive to truly build-a-figure. So how does she fare and is she convincing? Let's just move on.

Yes the box is your classic box base for the back then the transparent window to show case the said figure. Of course a bio for the character and it has the assortment and pieces for this wave pictured in the back with the figure to be built very prominent in the corner. Nothing much to say about the box or the 'accessories' for that matter. Of course it being a BAF series it comes with the leg of Trigon and a nostalgia art pin of Cheetah from way back when.

Okay so for the figure itself, I have to say it's not terrible. It's not great. The sculpt is rather decent especially since I have to look at it from the lens that it is an older figure. She has an athletic and almost skinny frame with a 'tall' head. Her hands are tiny too so that is kind of off-putting. In the paint department she isn't bad… shadings exist and the spots makes her look like a cheetah. Again not terrible, but not great.

Alright let's talk about the articulation. This is where she goes downhill from here. Articulation on her is  appallingly bad. Better than the 1995 toy biz toys I used to play with, but still! It's really quite hard to get her to great dynamic poses and since her tail lacks better movement, it's even harder to have a convincing pose. Her hair makes it impossible for her head to have rotations so there are no great action slashing to go on.

I managed one or two poses that looked decent for a shot. But to say one or two literally means one to two that I deem worthy to even put up. And I tried a bit harder to truly get her into a better attack pose and I failed… perhaps I'm not that great with posing her or something… Don't know.

As of right now, Lady Deathstrike is probably my least favorite female figure but putting her next to Cheetah makes her leaps and bounds better! So suffice to say, it's more than obvious who I favor out of these two action figures with all that said!

Cheetah lost to Deathstrike, Klaw escorts the feline villainess to wherever.

I'll even put it next to my most hated Marvel Legend of the moment: Klaw. I have ridiculed Klaw more than once but there is something about him that is worth mentioning. His articulation is actually quite good! When a figure has at least that, it's something redeeming! I mean I did have lots of fun posing him getting his butt kicked by a myriad of my other toys! So with that said, is Cheetah a good testament for my Mattel DC universe BAF hunt for Trigon? Not really. Sculpt is mediocre and almost failing(I heard that this mold has been reused FAR too many times too), paint job decent, and then terrible articulation? I don't know if that is a good sign; but I do want to say the I gave DC's BAF line a try before completely ridiculing them. But as for right now(at this moment), DC shouldn't put their bets on their action figure lines since Marvel is still dominating that department!

Marvel Legends BAF: Onslaught

Onslaught Series: Loki, Abomination, Pyro, Lady Deathtrike, Blackheart, Green Goblin

Toybiz came out with a BAF version of one of the most nefarious(and one of the messiest story line) Villain of the Marvel Universe and that is none other than Onslaught. Not to touch on that storyline or TOO much into the character's life line, I will say that in regards to my comment in my previous Apocalypse BAF Post about prudence and buying these figures while they were cheaper, well, Onslaught wasn't one of those. Again I only have a couple COMPLETE BAFs and sadly, only one was from Toybiz(well two now) and the other was from Hasbro. So Onslaught was a hefty price since a couple of the figures like Abomination and Green Goblin costed about a good $45 each. The six pieces total probably costed me about a good $100 more or less which is pretty damn frugal for an older BAF. But there is a reason as to why this said BAF was a bit on the cheaper side!

Compared to Apocalypse, he really is quite shorter. This was the controversy with this series. Honestly, I'm not griping about it because the figure itself is rather intricate in details and its accuracy(from what I remember) is pretty good!

BEHOLD MY MIGHTY HAND!

So for a BAF this guy has great articulation. Apocalypse has less pose-ability with his hands, feet, legs, and so forth. That and the way he is built alone isn't entirely your norm humanoid frame so he has a bit more fun factor than what the controversy is giving him credit for.

Side profile gives a bit more of a vantage point in regards to the details put there. I like how the gauntlets came out and the way his legs are just gives him a bit more of a nefarious like stance rather than the normal humanoid legs. Torso details giving him that 'deathly' stature but with all that armoring still makes him devoid of any sense of depletion in nourishment. And of course the backside is another unique part of this figure. His armor plating makes surprises from behind scarce... okay bad joke.

I do not jest you, Human! BEHOLD MY MIGHTY HAND RIGHT NOW!

Again what he lacks in height I think he makes up for in his details. He is just made to be a beast! He has a feral but yet a very regal presence to him. The bulkiness isn't something to shy away from since he is after all still exuberant in his villainous ambiance. 

I mean let's put him next to one of the most popular characters of Marvel right now. He may not look as daunting as the picture in my Apocalypse post with Wolverine being the said Pharaoh's adversary, but still! If anyone thinks that Onslaught will get his armored behind handed to him by Stark, well one is sadly mistaken. That and he just looks freaking mean.

Okay then how about that then? Mean enough for you? 

So the amalgam of Professor X and Magneto(yes, that is his story line in a terse few words) is now the 'leader' of my second bay of villains. One of these days if I keep up this BAF hunting, I'm going to have to consider using my comic book wall for more toy shelves. 

The Red Game Room

Seriously. Behold his mighty hand.

Other than that! I can't stress that this is a good find for anyone in the genre of BAF hunting. He is cheaper than most and even though he lacks in size, it still gives a good sense of 'completion'. That and the said details I have written down about him. That and if you are like me and lacking some villains, this series will force you to have a few on hand; six to be exact.