Watchmen Movie Rorschach Action Figure
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
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Rorschach’s Journal. October 12, 1985
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.
1 Star Possibly the worst action figure ever
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.
3 Stars Hurm
Gripe #1, the [lack of] articulation on this figure is ridiculous. Not because I want to create my own kewl “action pose”… I just want the friggin’ thing to STAND UP, and with the legs and feet the way they are, it is impossible to get it to stand on its own and look normal, so the base becomes an unfortunate requirement (unless of course you already have pegged stands).
Which leads me to gripe #2, which is the positioning of the pegs on the base. It’s a square base (like the one seen in the Doc Manhattan photos) with holes in the center, back edge and front edge, but since the hole is in Rorschach’s back (right) foot, there’s no way to get him into the center of the base; he’s either leaning into the center, or hanging off of the edge.
Overall, it’s a cool enough looking figure. Not the greatest, but most of my issues with the way it looks are my own, and likely not everybody else’s. Paint and colors are good, detail is good, pose is on the stupid side, and the permanently cocked head is a bit annoying, but all-in-all, it’s not bad.
If I could only just stand it on a flat surface by itself like any other decent figure, I’d be happy.
4 Stars Highly Detailed
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.
5 Stars Super Cool
This item was everything I was expecting. It’s an awesome toy, very affordable and shipped very fast! Wonderful purchase!
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