Huzzah! Cyborg Superman is the last figure I need to look at in Wave 11 and he’s pretty badass. Back when I ordered this case I was under the false assumption that this was going to be a new version of regular flavor Cyborg Superman, but as everyone else probably already knew, he is the Sinestro Corps version. which was a really cool surprise and pretty relevant now since the DCUC line is now pretty congested with Green Lantern stuff right now.
Behold for the last time, the Wave 11 style packaging. Cyborg Supes fills out the huge bubble pretty well, even with the C&C pieces hidden under the bottom insert. He’s a little pre-posed, but no worries, its nothing that warps the joints. I really like the little Green Lantern emblems embossed into the bubble. Outside of the DCUC figures, how often do we see mass release toys with individualized bubbles on the packaging? Cool.
I don’t own the regular flavor Cyborg Superman, which was originally released as part of the DC Superheroes line, but from what I can tell this appears to be nearly a straight repaint of that sculpt. I’m guessing the only difference is the Power Rings sculpted onto his fingers, which is an awesome little detail. Even still, this is a pretty dramatic repaint, which really makes him look like a whole new figure. His iconic chest emblem is replaced by the Sinestro Corps emblem, which looks cool when fitted into Superman’s triangular shield. The head sculpt is particularly noteworthy, with plenty of grisly detail blended between Supes’ human features and the Cyborg features. The maroon and black color scheme of his outfit don’t really scream Sinestro to me, but the coloring is faithful to the source material.
That’s not to say this figure doesn’t have a few issues that bug me a bit. First off, the head seems too small. I don’t know if it’s an optical illusion because of the sculpt, but it just seems disproportionately small for his body. Second, the cut around the neckline of his cape is rough, like it was done as a custom job with a razor blade. Lastly, the Sinestro emblem on his cape doesn’t look that great in black. Although in fairness that’s more of a personal preference.
This figure features standard DCUC articulation. The arms have universal movement in the shoulders, swivels in the biceps and wrists, and hinged elbows. The legs have universal movement in the hips, with swivels in the thighs, and hinged knees and ankles. Cyborg Supes swivels in the waist, has the ab crunch joint in the torso and a ball joint in the neck.
Cyborg Superman does not have any accessories, but he does come with the head and torso for the C&C Kilowog figure.
Don’t let the issues I have with him fool you, I really love the way this figure turned out and he makes a great addition to my Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps shelf. Of course, I’ll still need to go back and pick up the regular Cyborg Superman at some point, either the original release, or the subsequent repack with Mongul. And so that finally puts DCUC Wave 11 to bed. I’ve got a clean slate now to move on to DCUC Wave 16 when it arrives on my stoop next week.
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