Batman [Batman and His Greatest Foes Fast Forces 001]

• Is the figure FRIENDLY and FELLOWSHIP-worthy? Batman figures usually score too low for this level, due to their annoying tendency to hang back and be a problematic Stealth Outwitter that other player HATE dealing with. But this Batman, though Stealthy, plays nothing like that. No shrinking violet, more like a STRIKING VIOLENT. Once players realize this is a Bat they won’t have to hide from — no range, not even Charge — they’re much more relaxed. Level: MODERATE
• Is this figure still USEFUL and full of UTILITY anyway? This is a Batman who drops into the midst of enemies, daring them to hit him, then he counters and destroys them. (That’s how I like to think of his play style, anyway.) He gets to mod his AV for each adjacent foe (a trait) and hit all at once a la Quake (a Special Power) while dealing his full damage to all of them. But that fighting is all he does. None of the usual Bat-support powers on this piece.  Level: MODERATE
• Does this figure have a NEATO or NIFTY or NICHE or NERDCORE appeal? Batman isn’t niche at all and this piece is loaded with popular keywords, so his Level is LOW.

Still rates as one of the top F.U.N. figs of the year!