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Rapid Fire Batman
Batman Begins Series 1 (Wave Two): Mattel, 2005 #H1329
Rapid Fire Batman is one of the coolest Batman figures ever released. It has a unique backpack that holds three Batarangs and that triggers the Right Arm to reach back to grab and throw the Batarangs in quick succession.
You will need to click the arm into the proper alignment to get the arm to work correctly. There are alignment marks on the shoulder to line up. Once lined up it worked beautifully. I had almost no miss fires, but I did pop off the backpack a few times while playing with it. The Batarangs will fly at least 14”, but I did have a couple that went 20” to 24”.
SPECS:
The figure stands just short of 5 1/2 inches tall and has 9 points of articulation (head, shoulders, left elbow, waist, hips, and knees). Cloth Cape. He comes with a Backpack and 3 Batarangs and separate round weapon that 2 Batarangs can snap into.
PROS:
This is one of the better Batman figures made and it certainly has the best action feature ever put into a Batman figure. It’s got great play value and the throwing mechanism works flawlessly.
CONS:
The action feature works very well, but everything has to be lined up perfectly to make it work. My only gripe was that the paint on the belt on my figure was still tacky to the touch and caused some wear marks when I first handled the figure.
OVERALL:
Rapid Fire Batman first appeared on the Card Backs of the first wave of Batman Begins figures in a Gray Batsuit and numbered H1296. I personally have never seen a Gray Rapid Fire Batman H1296, although reports on BATNATION did claim to see the figure on eBay. If you’re a Completeist Collector you may want to track that figure down. If it exists it may be one of the more rare Batman Begins figures. This version (H1329) maybe considered a Variant, but it is in the movie correct Black Batsuit and a better choice.
This figure is a great figure and the action feature alone makes it worth the price. The Card Back warns that the figure will not stand on it’s own. That’s sort of correct, I got mine to stand but not very solidly. You will need a display stand or just back him up to a wall or flat vertical surface for display. Battle Gear Batman is still the better figure to get if you only want a movie correct Batman. The holes in the cape and back and the fixed right arm on Rapid Fire make it odd to display without the backpack.
I consider this figure a must have for any figure collector, it’s just that cool.
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