![]() See, Azrael wore several different bat-suits during his time under the cowl, culminating in one that displayed its Order of St. So that's just the sculpt - there's another mistake on this figure, and it has to do with the paint. The only real oddity in the sculpt are the angled spikes coming off his gloves: they're sculpted facing the wrong direction they should point up instead of down. The cape-blades get slightly warped from being in the tray, but not terribly so - certainly not as bad as some of ToyBiz's Wolverines. The head is armored as well, more of a helmet than a mask, and he has a high collar surrounding his neck, with a golden square right over the throat - it's a spotlight he uses to blind criminals. He's wearing complex gauntlets with spiked knuckles,Īnd there's chainmail visible at the elbows below the metal sleeves covering his upper arms. ![]() Like that suit, there's an armored bowl around the ribs, and a triangular piece that runs down the abdomen. The dominating feature is clearly the "cape," which is actually six curved metal blades with hooks at the top that refer back to the strips of cloth on his original Azrael costume. For this suit, writer Denny O'Neil wanted an outrageously over-the-top, near-impossible Batman war machine costume, and this definitely fits that mandate. You already know that Azrael's original costume was designed by Joe Quesada, but did you know he designed all Azrael's costumes? The original, the final, and everything in between. DC decided they'd make an ugly, angry Batman that everyone would hate, to remind the world why Batman doesn't need to be reinvented. We've certainly mentioned it before, but the entire storyline of Azrael becoming Batman was a reaction to the "Image-ification" of comics, with characters becoming more violent and given "extreeeme!!!" makeovers. When Bruce Wayne's spine was broken by Bane, Azrael stepped into the role of Batman however, Az-Bat grew increasingly violent, forcing Wayne to battle back from his paralyzing injury and take down the frightening vigilante. His father's murder, he crossed paths with Batman and learned a better way to fight evil. ![]() Jean Paul Valley was trained from birth to become the assassin-enforcer Azrael. Sometimes you can make a mistake, and still have it come out very well. Find him on Twitter here.B u y t h e t o y s, n o t t h e h y p e. Kevin Thielenhaus is a freelance writer for The Escapist.
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