Is Darkseid the best DC Multiverse Megafig? McFarlane Toys Classic Action Figure Review

[@Robin0928]

Heres a random guess why the copyright is listed as Superman-specific: Darkseid first appeared in comics in "Superman's Best Pal: Jimmy Oleson"

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Yes sir! That run of new gods forever people and mister miracle 😎 Jack Kirby and thank God they took colleta off inks and enlisted Mike royer. Such imagination Kirby had.💯

[@DarkDekicDuka]

"I will have the galaxy lick the dirt off my boot, I will reign terror and eradicate all free will. But first I must put on my goofy cape and clasp." - Darkseid, apparently

[@thefantasticnerd08]

I still don’t know how I feel about this dude he’s classic which suits my needs but he reminds me to much of super powers with the bright colours and the cape for me to get him

[@megagrey]

The non-removable cape already soured me on this Darkseid, but after seeing him come apart like Toy Story's Mr. Potato Head. I'll stick with my ancient Return of Supergirl DC Direct version for now.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Now I want a Mrs Potato Head style wife for him... "FOR THE PARADEMONS OF COURSE!"

[@dahhmlife]

Could have been the best McFarlane mega-fig if they hadn't Heard the bed. He can't move and the shoulders are inexcusable. Very generous score on the review.

[@CaptainHavfun-lp4ok]

YES. I did a review on it, and said it LOOKS nice. But the limbs keep falling off. The Adam West Batman was great. IDK what happened with the QC on this one.

[@hellomonday1068]

TBH at this point, Mcfarlane should have done something with this issue with articulation on their figures.

[@CaptainHavfun-lp4ok]

@@hellomonday1068 Totally agree. I picked it up, and the leg fell out. All the limbs are very loose. I've never seen anything like this. PLUS, it was $40. The cape is good. But that's it.

[@dahhmlife]

​@@CaptainHavfun-lp4ok I can't even move the arms without them popping off. I have to take it off, pose it, then pop it back on. It looks good, but come on.

[@adamknight8127]

Perhaps a bit too generous. With its shi!tty quality for $40, rate score is 1 out of 5 for me.

[@BadAssXerx3]

good review, is on my list but the weak limbs are a problem

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Characters like Darkseid ARENT SUPPOSED to have crazy articulation…he needs to stand there looking badass, which he does

[@Dragondude2525]

4:50 Absolutely valid. Falls apart too easily.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Agreed

[@AlxCVFX]

He had a cape veeeeeery few times in the comics. Maybe in a couple of issues of Forever People, like at the very beginning when he was more human looking, and sometimes later during the Super Friends era but just when he was making a dramatic entrance or something, then he always discarded it. The cape is just a weird move by McFarlane. Or maybe just a flex by them saying “hey look, we can do this now”

[@hectictazmaniaprime]

I actually managed to pick this Darkseid up last weekend at my local Nerd Base in the UK shame about the faulty factory line making this mehafig I'm sort of saving him for the holidays but overall love this classic look.

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

Great review as always.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thank you!

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

@@5POAFigureReviews No problem

[@legotimefuntime5438]

I gotta say, this Darkseid looks fantastic. It’s too bad he falls apart too easily. Hopefully we’ll get a JLU version of Darkseid and fix it from falling apart.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Initially I liked this one. But I wasn't going to get it especially after seeing reviews of it. Mcfartlane's scale is all over the place. Like the god awful swamp thing, the color is good, but the engineering is good awful. If they'd used a soft rubber overlay for the torso,so the arms don't pop out and made it a tad bit smaller maybe...😂❤

[@5POAFigureReviews]

As a more classic 80s Darkseid I can love with the height. I think he could be taller but I do like that he can scale with 6" and 7" scale figures. As for the waist, honestly even just some minor tweaks with the engineering they had would have made a world of difference. Once I have him posed and on a shelf he's fine, but def frustrating

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

@@5POAFigureReviews just a tad smaller. Not much. Darkseid is a giant but not a titan. And mcfartlane could have done much better with the torso. Like blood sport. 👍

[@DadBodFitness01]

Thanks. I needed to know why mine kept falling apart.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Happy to help lol

[@theamazingfantasy62]

Are you going to review the mafex stealth iron man when it comes out?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

You know it. Why, it's even going to be a Versus.

[@Grotesque_denizen]

They are supposed to be bringing out a wave with Darkseid as a BAF

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I don't know. Hopefully not too long of a wait

[@timothylewis2527]

In the words of Edna from The Incredibles: NO CAPES!!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Ha! Very good

[@BilSande4]

The first thing I did when I opened this figure was cut off the terrible cape. It improves things a lot. The cape is awful as it won't lay naturally down his back and it's always sticking out.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah the way it lays is a big issue. If it were longer it would have helped

[@somarriba333]

I use a tiny bit of paper towels or tissue paper in the ball joints to tighten them a bit. See if that works here for this figure.

[@SamDodd-p9r]

I just bought one and I'm definitely taking the Cape off.

[@barq6994]

Need this for my birthday

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Hope you can get him!

[@GHoST_zzZ2]

​@@5POAFigureReviewsJust asked one for my christmas!

[@pagjar7652]

Mine the only one arms falls off easy if I move it a lot

[@jamesschulziii9098]

I think they should re release him so he doesn't come apart like a baf not this way. Jack Kirby would be ashamed

[@GreenDiablo]

I'm real mixed on the cape myself, I just think either the wire is too weak or the fabric is too stiff. One or the other. I've also trimmed the trunks a bit to make articulation easier. I also saw someone say they sanded the shoulder area on the torso and that helped the arms stay in

[@5POAFigureReviews]

It doesn't really hang flat which is frustrating

[@danielruiz2548]

I’m debating on this or the storm collectibles darkseid. I don’t know which one.

[@konstitu]

I really want to get him and display him with my Mafex hush superman But the fact that he keeps falling apart makes Me Wonder if theres other good darkseid figures?

[@vast14]

He is 60 dollars here in the Philippines.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Oh wow that's a lot

[@nerox2984]

Looks awesome with the 6 scale figures!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah he does! I am so glad I thought of trying that

[@scottmcclary594]

Heat up that medallion and pop it off, there's a tiny little post sticking out of his chest that the medallion is glued onto that can be snipped off and shaved down with an exacto knife or dremmel if your careful and that makes the cape optional and upgradeable!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to wait and see if the BAF rumor I am hearing is true, and if not I may pick up an extra one of these to mod.

[@shoddyworkmanship4934]

I really wanted this, but I read nothing but terrible things about this toy. I'm a huge Kirby fan. So now I'm confused. I guess I'll wait for it to become discounted.

[@rizkyazhari7050]

Can this darkseid swapped part with zack's version?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Sorry, no. Pegs are not compatible

[@meganlamel7163]

RIGAMAROLE DONE ✅👍

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks Joe!

[@luckypapi87]

Should have made kalibak much smaller, he's normally shorter than his dad.

[@emperorofarkham3672]

There's been rumors that we're getting a wave based on the Justice League Taskforce game with Darkseid as the BAF so that would explain why this figure's limbs are so loose.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Looking closely, there are even R and L stamped on the legs in a way that tells me this is a BAF

[@jacobgross7950]

I do think he was to be a baf, since it looks like they are using him for the Baf in their Capcom wave

[@yokainov2433]

Been casually looking for this guy. Id have to take off the cape and add a skirt.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

If you do it and post pics on IG lemme know so I can see!

[@m0pman426]

Hey

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Hi

[@NerdyHalfrican]

If they release a black suit variant with no cape, I'll pick it up with 0 hesitantation.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Or even just dark blue and darker grey skin

[@topknot01]

This figure was a damn disaster, that rumoured BAF better fix these issues but more than likely it will use the same mold so it will have the exact same problems.

[@orinanime]

I love the look. BUT... 1) i wish the articulation was better. I'm just looking at Hasbro Marvel Legends Thing, Rhino, and Hulk. They're huge megafig sized figures and they have crazy amounts of articulation and range. 2) that he didn't fall apart. 3) his cape was much bigger. in most comics where he has a cape, it flows down to his ankles.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

It's worth adding that Rhino was a BAF and didn't fall apart, so even if this was designed to be a BAF, that's no excuse

[@orinanime]

@@5POAFigureReviews exactly!

[@MrYale007]

I returned mine. the loose limbs problems make it unusable. the upper arms have veins. and the heads are different color grey than the body. this should have been a home run. instead it's the biggest dissapointment in the history of the line.

[@braydenpage1808]

I've never really liked this costume for Darkseid. I much prefer the modern outfit for him. If they made a Justice League Apocalypse War figure of Darkseid? I'd be all over that. As of now my favorite Megafig is Knightfall Bane from the 2 pack.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Still haven't gotten that one

[@dknightwalker7269]

I have to say this review impressed me with one thing. How in the world do you make #Darkseid move his legs to sit down? 😂 I can't with my figure the legs are stiff. But in the end I really like this #Darkseid

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Ha! Thank you. Just kept working it till I was satisfied. Def pushed the limits of what he can do, but I am pleased with the results

[@meganlamel7163]

I got a feeeva, n darseids cape is the medicine

[@Emeraldnite-if7vo]

The cape and lack or good articulation killed my interest in the figure, but if Mcfarlane rereleases a more modern take that can sit in that Omega throne I will likely get it.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I am sure it will happen eventually

[@toyscourge4983]

Hard pass! I don’t want my figures to be “assembly required every time you touch it” I’ll see it at Ross or Ollies thanks

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I hear ya!

[@UnbreakableArachnid]

There’s a rumor of a Justice League task force video game wave with a Darkseid baf so that makes sense to why he’s constantly falling apart lol

[@kal-pl1rp]

Great! No head swaps!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Not really the kind of figure that works for those

[@Beoron01]

I really don't think this should have made it to production like this. I haven't even had a baf that falls apart that easily. The Frost King and Beast Boy figures I have don't really have that issue. It's a shame because my JL Darkseid's biceps come apart really easily, and I'd like a good Darkseid figure.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Agreed

[@Moparguy-440]

I feel like if I see this out in the wild I’ll get it…. Otherwise I’m good.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Fair

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

3:01 Mongol apparently.

[@nodriptom]

Imo he should have came with omega beams and more paint, this look really isnt doing it for me and all the issues showed in this vid doesnt leave me with high expectations for whenever mcfarlane makes a new 52 version of him

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Oh yes stealth iron man is still shortest even though darkseid falls apart.

[@just2logan24]

Day 55 of asking for bane the musical

[@orinanime]

I hate that the card bio says "Real Name: N/A". His name is Uxas. DC couldn't be bothered to research their own character?!

[@5POAFigureReviews]

That surprised me too. I'm not enough of an expert of Darkseid to know, was his name known that far back or is that a more recent addition to the lore? If so, maybe it's because of that?

[@orinanime]

@@5POAFigureReviews his name has been around since at least as early as 1987, as far as I can tell. It's in a DC Comics Encyclopedia from that year. I don't know what comic book story it first appears in. Presumably before that. But John Byrne created a 4 part origin story for him later in 1997. So it's been around for a while either way.

[@seanrussellartworx]

NNNOOOOOOOOOOO CAPE!!

[@just2logan24]

Day 54 of asking for bane the musical

[@adamknight8127]

I rate that fig a total of 1 out of 5. The mega-fig looks cool I admit, but with its sh!tty quality of limbs easily falling apart...f*ck that! Ain't worth the $40. Fig should've been $10 or less at retail price for that. Actually thought about purchasing the fig, but after seeing this video... nope! McFarlane can suck it, cause he ain't getting my good earn money on this one.

[@CaptainHavfun-lp4ok]

BEST? HELL NO. It's THE WORST. It has TONS of QC issues. The limbs fall off ALL THE TIME. It's not a figure to play with. Only posing. Even my build a figure Plastic Man is more sturdy. GIANT POS.

[@argirisrousis]

"Who does Darkseid look up to" Superman coming from above:😢

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Fair point!

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

Oh wow... That's disappointing.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Called Gorilla glue…should you have to, ABSOLUTELY not, still a dope figure

[@JBTMR]

@bonesandthenecrozoo and @PacPhotos both did modifications to make this figure better hopefully they help with your copy brother!