Watchmen Movie Rorschach Action Figure
- A DC Direct release
- From the 2009 film Watchmen
- Multiple points of articulation
- Packaged in a 4-color window box
- Figure includes a display base
Product Description
These action figures, the first of two assortments totaling eight figures, are straight from the movie! Featuring exquisite sculpting and detailing, the first assortment of the WATCHMEN MOVIE action figures includes:
Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) 6.25″ H… More >>
Watchmen Movie Rorschach Action Figure
This guy is my favorite Watchmen character. I thought about his mask for awhile. Anyone making customs is okay. But they are making a beanie mask of one of the designs in May. Onto the toy. There are 2 other variants of this figure. Prison and Unmasked. He has a stand and 2 pegs. 1 peg is for his foot to attach to the base since his legs have no articulation. The other peg is so you connect the other series 1 figures stands together in any order. He also comes with an open hand to hold his grapnel gun. Just as an FYI, the hands are very hard to switch so what I did was if I decide to get Dr Manhattan, I would keep the hand and spare pegs in the box. I used my favorite of Rorschach’s quotes from the movie for the title. When Amazon does the selling of that mask, I will certanily review it.
Figure sculpt is on par with that you would find with statues. Not the most posable, but this figure as well as the movie and graphic novel it is based upon, are not meant for children. Great for collectors who appreciate fine details.
I’ve been waiting for a Rorschach action figure for a long while, and after seeing the movie I had to own one. He looks great in the box. The action figure is well sculpted, but that’s where the accolades end.
Once out of the box, the first thing you’ll notice is the lack of articulation. Basically his arms can bend and his legs can twist, but there’s not a single pose that looks right on him – he always looks as if he’s constipated or falling over. And for some unknown reason the head is in a permanent lean that looks like Rorschach nodded off mid stride.
The figure comes with a second right hand made to hold his gun, but here’s the best part: the gun doesn’t fit the hand. It falls out and won’t stay. Absolutely worthless.
It comes with a display base with three areas for pegs, but the figure only has one hole in one of his feet, so it’s hard to stand him up without having a slight lean. The slightest push will knock him over. No matter how you configure your stand, Rorschach won’t fit squarely on the stand and looks silly. This was poorly designed!
There was an extra plastic piece that came with the figure, but for the life of me I have no idea what it is used for. It looks like a clamp of some sort, but it really has no purpose I could discover. As a last laugh, I believe the toy makers put this clamp in the box to confound anyone who had the misfortune of paying this price for what can only be explained as the biggest action figure failure.
Do not waste your money. This is an inferior product.
Rorschach will always be the coolest character from the best graphic novel of all time, unfortunately he could have gotten a better action figure. This action figure is simply for show purposes only. He has very little articulation and barely any poses. His head swivels, his arms can move up, his elbows bend and his legs rotate. While his overall look is very detailed this figure is quite disappointing. The bottom part of his coat “the dress part” is one big block and his legs stick out once the block ends. His waist does not move and his legs do not bend. Back at Comic Con 2008 DC stated that this figure would have a changeable clear mask plates to accommodate the moving fluids in the movie, surprisingly none of those features can be found in this retail version and is just another let down. If you want a Rorschach action figure this is the only one you’ll get for a long time, Let’s just hope DC decides to release a proper line of Watchmen figures in the future based of the comic and not the movie(Hooded Justice????).
I’d first like to state that this toy doesn’t have many movable joints, and isn’t meant, really, for play.
It doesn’t stand on it’s (included) pedestal very well, but the likeness, in my opinion, is the best with respect to the entire line of Watchmen collector figures.
Not only is he my favorite Watchmen character, but my favorite (collector) figure from the line, as well.
Well worth having for any collector.
The price was right, and shipping fast from my seller (Clever Acronym Toys through Amazon.com Marketplace), as well.