It's weird, how can some guys not like certain women because they have short hair, or wear pants, or wear too much make-up or whatever, but then have no problem shacking-up with an alien space-girl, with orange skin, who shoots fireballs from her fingertips? Is it the outlandish properties? Are we so bored with our average lives that we'll throw ourselves at anything that distracts us from these simple existances? Whatever, Starfire is hot!
Name: Starfire
Line: DC Infinite Heroes, Three Pack
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2009
Price: Retail: $6.99-$8.99, Online; $9.99-$15.99
Scale: 3.75 in. (figure is about 3.85 in. tall)
Accessories: 2 Clear Stands
Sponsor Listings: Amazon-$11.99
Looking like a Brazililian super-model with a long red flowing mane isn't what I would consider a bad toy, I glorify these kind of figures (shamefully, well, semi-shamefully), but this is still a DCIH fig and carries all of their short-comings. This is a new sculpt, although "new" may be stretching the definition a bit since these female bodies look almost the same. Starfire is taller than the other ladies, allowing us to say things like, damn, she's a whole 'lotta woman! I wish the hips were fuller though. No details on the body are sculpted, they're all painted-on instead. I like the face here, it's pretty with a twang of alien reflected in it. Too bad the head is shrunken. The hair flows well enough, but sometimes it looks like the lower half was added as an afterthought because it's much smoother than the wild strands up top.
Sculpt Score: 7 / 10
Starfire's skin looks like orange sherbet, you just wanna lick it all over. It's cast in that color with the purple parts painted on top. The coverage is solid but there's lots of fading at the edges. The eyes have little hairlines at the corners for the eyelash-effect, and I'm still surprised at how much femininity they add to a figure! The hair is where the heart-ache is, it starts reddish-orange at the top, then suddenly changes to a horrible poop-yellow color. It's as if Starfire dipped her hair in mud.
Paint Score: 7 / 10
Unlike Brazilian super-models, Starfire sadly can't bend into any enticing poses. This is unacceptable, an affront to mankind. You get the same basic 8 points of articulation to tide you over until you can afford the DCUC version of Starfire. The head can't turn because of the voluminous hair, the legs can't bend back for the same reason. Aside from that, all joints work properly.
Articulation Score: 6 / 10
I think I would be immensely impressed if I saw someone like Starfire in real life. Not only because she's eerily-beautiful but because she's art, living breathing art. Watching her move is like watching a lithe Amazon hunt in the jungle, skilled, dangerous, sexy, a perfect storm of a woman. This figure captures some of that inspiring essence, but not enough to drop your money on it.
Fun Score: 7 / 10
It's understandable that not adding articulation and not
sculpting all the little details saves money on molds because Mattel
can re-use the same body over and over, but why aren't those savings
trickling down to us? Why are they expecting $8 or whatever for these
little pencil-toppers? Ooooh, a Starfire pencil-topper, now that's
something I'd pay $8 just to see! The included clear base comes in handy because of the heavy hair's tendency to knock her over.
Value Score: 6 / 10
68/ 100 - This is an Okay Toy
If you want a sweet version of Starfire, get the DCUC or DC Direct versions. This figure is more suited to top your pencil...I can't believe they let me say these things! xD
-DrNightmare
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