Orion/Darkseid


Darkseid is the ruler of Apokolips, the evil opposing world to New Genesis, home of the New Gods. Surrounded by his lackeys, Darkseid uses his vast resources and armies of Parademons and Hunger Dogs to wreak havoc on the heroes of Earth and New Genesis. Darkseid is powerful in his own right, though, possessing of great strength, near invulnerability, and the bizarre Omega Beams, which he uses to destroy his opponents or teleport them to other dimensions. Orion is Darkseid's son and half-brother to Kalibak. Raised on New Genesis in an aborted attempt at peace, Orion turned against his father's evil ways to fight on the side of justice. Aided by a holographic helmet that disguises his true visage, Orion uses his greater than average strength to abet the Justice League in their struggle against Apokolips.

This 2-pack is very cool, and comes with two figures that really makes sense together. However, the scael really should have been switched with that of Big barda/Mr. Miracle. Both of these figures are waaaay too small. The sculpts are pretty much beyond complaint. Everything Tim Bruckner does these days in terms of likeness and character gets high marks from me. The articulation on Orion is great. On Darkseid...well...it was apparently sacrificed for the light-up eyes. He has neck and shoulders and that's it. Mine won't even stand unless I put his arms way back. Mother Box is permanently in his hand, too. Bottom line, I love the set, but would have rather had at least 5 point articulation on Darkseid, and a much better scale for both.


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