NIGHTWING VERSUS! DC Collectibles New 52 vs Capullo vs Essentials vs Multiverse Action Figure Review

[@uncardedreviews9721]

I must say, your "5POA" recipe and versus video format is probably one of my favorite toy review channels on KZbin. The consistent look and style of your videos is really impressive 👏. I enjoy how structured your reviews are and that really helps me to not only appreciate the figures more, but the straightforward presentation and head-to-head comparisons make it easy to identify the pros and cons. Thank you again for creating this content, it is appreciated 👍💯👏

[@5POAFigureReviews]

you're so welcome! Thanks for the kind words. So sorry it took so long to reply. Somehow I never saw it until now.

[@uncardedreviews9721]

@@5POAFigureReviews My comments are stealthy like a 🥷 Ninja. They sneak up behind you like Dick Grayson's escrima stick(s) LOL 😆 🤣 👍

[@chancylvania]

Holy carp that Greg Capullo nightwing came out in 2014? 😵‍💫

[@missboozehound]

Congrats on your 250th video. Enjoy your reviews. Looking forward to all the exciting figure reviews. Nightwing looks best in both red and blue.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks! There is definitely a place for for both looks

[@my2randomcents]

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[@JBTMR]

Really enjoyed the versus man great video as always

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks buddy!

[@nostrem82]

awesome congrats on the milestone Jason. I'm liking the Capullo and the Mcfarlane ones the best

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks Nolan!

[@petefischer3820]

Great video. Sorry, I was at a big Toy Show in Eastern PA all day... Zolocon.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

All good..what did you find?

[@LochNessHamster]

The McFarlane Nightwing figure from their first wave is my favorite Nightwing figure of all time. The body proportions, the hair, even the face sculpt as far as likeness goes. My only real problem with it is the expression. I hate how glum he looks. I hope someday we might get a retool of that head with a smirk, but even with a broody facial expression I still love the overall figure more than any other. I painted the mask black on mine, and I'm excited to get the new Titans Nightwing to swap the arms with so he can have the classic arm stripes.

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

If you swap out his ball wrist and ankle joints from another figute for the newer ones he'll be perfect.

[@rairaiken33]

I used the Jokerized Nightwing body and the Gotham Knights' head and painted the neck for a custom New 52 Nightwing

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Nice! Very good idea

[@bryanlea8115]

I didn't like any of the Nightwing figures I've seen in the past, but I'm really looking forward to the blue McFarlane release and your review in due course.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Well thank you! I appreciate it. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait!

[@Austroid]

Red Nightwing is best Nightwing!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Dick Greyson's always been a personal fave of mine and it's always good seeing more Nightwing figures in general; any Nightwing is good in my eyes. Gotta pick up Multiverse Nightwing when I have the chance - even the Revolver Joints in the ankles and wrists aren't distracting on this one IMO.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

For sure!

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

It's crazy you should post this because I was just looking at the Cappulo Nightwing. Can someone explain why the new Nightwing figure isn't coming with his escrima sticks?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Aside from cost cutting, I have no idea unfortunately. But I am going with cost cutting. The ironic part is his box art and reading card are the same pic of him holding the sticks from the original Build a Batmobile wave.

[@faiyazazim739]

hey love your vids man, saaay where do you get your figures?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks! Few places. Depending on the item, I preorder from BBTS, Pulse, McFarlane Toys Store, and Amazon, sometimes GameStop. But overall, I prefer to find things in-store. I also go to a lot of cons and toy shows, where you can usually get some good deals if you are willing to haggle.

[@Grotesque_denizen]

Great versus, I think my favourite out of these is the Capullo version, just the finish and the way the figure captures his art.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I prefer that one as well.

[@jaybeematthewbacarro9001]

I loved this version of Nightwing especially since it had the same vibe was the Robin suit from the Batman and Robin movie which is a lot better than the Brown with Red suit.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Agreed!

[@alessiorando100]

I do have the New 52 DC Collectibles Nightwing in my collection and I'm very excited to get the new DC Multiverse Nightwing (sadly he will come without escrima sticks). I'm also planning to get the DC Essentials New 52 Nightwing in the future.

[@diegoc9972]

Big fan !!

[@Crim-kun]

Nightwing was said 22 times even less than the venom video getting more varied in your script awesome job jason

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Thanks! I try. And to be honest, I think of your comment on my Venom video often when I realize I am starting to repeat myself, so I appreciate it.

[@Crim-kun]

@@5POAFigureReviews anything that improves that channel cant wait dor the next vs video on blue dick and barbara

[@Mr.8point5]

“We can see how Dick has grown over the years” 😅 Edit: I’ll see myself out now.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I knew if I baited y'all SOMEONE would comment on it.

[@Mr.8point5]

@@5POAFigureReviews 🤣🤣 you’re the best Jason.

[@my2randomcents]

Can u switch heads on new 52 and Capullo?

[@liamhall1794]

I love the McFarlane nightwing it is my main nightwing on the shelf.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Do you prefer Blue or Red?

[@jacoblee5766]

I get the more articulation section, but why does the McFarlane figure win that category? It has the articulation but say for the “butterfly joint” it’s almost completely useless and the articulation looks the ugliest for that figure out of all them.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Hey Jacob, great question! I probably could have explained better, for sure. Of the four, I agree the McFarlane figure's articulation is the ugliest, but when grading poseability, I am more concerned the joints and their range, more than how they affect what the figure looks like. That falls under Presentation. In this case, the McFarlane was the only figure whose arms could even reach 90 degrees, and was even better. It was the only one whose arms could also move forward and back, and thanks to the diaphragm and dumbbell waist (which admittedly are hideous), it can tilt and twist in ways a simple ab crunch and waist swivel cannot -- despite the ab crunch getting a better bend. Also, as much as I hate the wrist balls, they do allow for better movement than swivel hinge wrists. The toe-ticulation also adds something. It was down between McFarlane and Essentials, which greatly benefits from thigh cut, but that was the only demonstrably better but if engineering. I hope that helps!

[@theguardian3431]

"We can see how Dick has grown over the years."🤣 You really slipped that one in! Lol

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Ha, slipped in lol

[@edrianraneses5864]

I must tell you that if you're to get the beast boy wave nightwing be waned he doesn't come with escrima sticks and an interchangeable hands only the baf piece despite his design being cool and all so it is up to you on that but I am still waiting for your review of batman hush blue/gray, catwoman knightfall, mister freeze and the joker as well as earth-II thomas wayne batman too.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah I'm preparing for disappointment on that one...BUT it will make for a more entertaining video right? And I will be interested to see if I can do hand swaps with Nightwings that have the sticks

[@Kevsspot]

You are missing the red dcuc version by mattel

[@5POAFigureReviews]

The DCUC figure is based on his Red Devil costume from issues 113-116 of the 90s Nightwing comic before the New 52 relaunch, so I didn't consider it as it was not from the New 52 era. Also, as a 6", it was out of scale with the rest of the figures, so it just seemed best all around not to include him. That said, I'm fairly sure it is the only figure based on that design, so it is pretty special.

[@barq6994]

The multiverse Batgirl is the best, but wouldn't mind a headswap. The unarmored Batman I feel is the best looking. Just needs the yellow oval logo rather than the plain bat. NO NIGHTWING HEAD SWAPS?!?!?! Was hoping to see the smirking head on Capullo body (if it fit)

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Sorry about that. For the most part, these heads are not at all compatible, BUT I will be doing head swaps in the blue and black video.

[@fistfoo]

I put the capullo head on my red hood and it works perfectly for Jason Todd unmasked

[@5POAFigureReviews]

nice!

[@braydenpage1808]

That new Titan's wave Nightwing can't even have the bare minimum accessories of 2 escrema sticks.

[@Reach008]

Mentioning the art, all the suits minus McFarlane are comic are accurate. He started off with the “Essentials” one during the court of owls, than gets the “Capullo” one he gets after Issue Zero and the “New 52” he gets when he moves to Chicago till he becomes Agent 37. In total nightwing had 3 looks but I guess some comic artist didn’t know or care and usually. Sadly, stick to one of the first two but admittedly the Chicago suit is one of my favorites. The McFarlane funny enough had they not painted the legs could’ve been more accurate to the first appearance but the bird head doesn’t match. I ended up just doing an arm swap with McF flashpoint Batman and repainted the McF nightwing to look like his Chicago outfit since he has the sculpted lines on the waist and neck to resemble it funny enough. Wonder if it was intentional.

[@SpiderGuyy]

You could tell which one is McFarland on the thumbnail

[@5POAFigureReviews]

And he's in the back, too! lol

[@SpiderGuyy]

⁠@@5POAFigureReviewsjust from the eyes being red with no highlights, angry face, and Mat suit? Yeah.

[@Rock_Draw]

The DCC Designer Series figures are the best in the video. At that time DCC had very good quality in sculpting and painting, the material was also good. Then they will get problems and cancel figures and lines. At the end they released (for me and I know it is an unpopular opinion) their best line: dc Icons. But the scale was not accepted. When they wanted to fix it with the dc essentials they did it wrong: bad proportions, characters already seen over and over again, lack of accessories. Mcfarlane has a big problem, he is inconsistent with the scales and the proportions are horrible. It has some good figures and some very bad ones, although it still needs to release more female figures.

[@5POAFigureReviews]

At the time I was one of the ones who rejected Icons because of the scale, but in hindsight I appreciate how great they were. I have a huge soft spot for the Capullo line. Personal preference, that one is my fav Nightwing figure in my collection for sure.

[@jotadejuan9974]

Mcfarlane havent the same proportions. Have you watched an acrobatic athlet anytime?

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Proportions aren't their strong suit lol

[@JJkidstv1]

Les go

[@fistfoo]

I’m watching this video and he’s pointing out all the flaws I see with the mcfarlane figure lol it’s like mcfarlane cuts so many corners it’s so annoying.

[@redboone1509]

I will not be getting the newer blue and black Nightwing (titans baf wave). I dont like anything about him. All of the older ones are better including the jokerized version

[@robertfleming5829]

LOBO ! ?????

[@5POAFigureReviews]

You know, I don't have any Lobo figures. Definitely a gap in the collection that needs filling...

[@breadman2835]

The mcfarlane version just looks so.. off, never understood the hype around mcfarlane figures, some are decent but most from what I seen just look bad

[@5POAFigureReviews]

I understand. There's a very frustrating inconsistency with this line.

[@fistfoo]

The new mcfarlane Titan’s nightwing is so ugly dude. That face sculpt is just not it. No sticks or accessories. Mcfarlane has been dropping the ball. Switching to mafex and their nightwing looks AMAZINNNGG

[@5POAFigureReviews]

Yeah the Mafex Nightwing looks spectacular for sure. I'm preparing for disappointment with the Titans one, but hey it will make it a more entertaining video.