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HOT TOYS - DX15 - Batman Returns KEATON BATMAN
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nathan.never
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I have a feeling they are keeping this for MMS300!
It's definitely a DX. It says so on the base plus you can see the same head opening like on the DX09 for accessing the PERS mechanism.
nathan.never
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I taught they abandoned the DX line...
And here is the head opening for accesing the PERS, just like on DX09.
it could just be a modded dx9 they used for display purposes. It probably will be pers though.
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It's clearly a prototype of the Returns suit chiefy.
Yes, it's fairly a different HS from DX09, just look at the mouthplate, and even the cowl is different.
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It's clearly a prototype of the Returns suit chiefy.
It could still be a modded dx09 though. It's easier to mod a dx09 into a returns suit then it is create the returns suit out of nothing. And since the mouth plates for masked heads like batman are usually removable the mouth plate being different as the person below you brought up really doesn't change anything.
Most of the prototypes start out as something else that gets modded. Not all. But a lot. And given how similar the 89 and returns suit are it would be much easier to mod an 89 then start from scratch.
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There's nothing on that Returns Batman figure to suggest it was a mock up or a mod of the DX 09. Nothing. Not the cowl, the shape of the cowl, the faceplate, the body suit, the boots or even the belt and cape. Companies keep their original prototypes for archival purposes, they're not going to deface or mod them for an all new figure unless it's a similar version that's either a repaint or something as simple as a clothes swap (think Captain America or Armory Batman). This is an all new figure built from scratch, not a reworked DX 09. If it was a Hot Toys battle damaged '89 Batman I could see them tweaking the original proto for tooling, but it's not. This is an all new figure
Those prototype pics look nothing like this,
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The Returns prototype is also way slimmer, from the head to the body armor. Let's say hypothetically they did use the DX 09 as a base. Once they stripped it of it's suit and head, it would essentially be a true type. Not even their silhouettes are similar. Thinking it has any resemblelence to this new one is absurd, Vintij is right.
Those prototype pics look nothing like this,
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The Returns prototype is also way slimmer, from the head to the body armor. Let's say hypothetically they did use the DX 09 as a base. Once they stripped it of it's suit and head, it would essentially be a true type. Not even their silhouettes are similar. Thinking it has any resemblelence to this new one is absurd, Vintij is right.
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Waits for SDCC.
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Has PERS. It's a DX if ever it gets released.
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Hard to believe it will have already been a year since it was shown. Crazy.
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Indeed. Sucks.
I didn't pick up the DX09 and thought we'd have this by now.
I didn't pick up the DX09 and thought we'd have this by now.
DX line is finished.
YankeesFanboy
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I was as excited to see this as any other figure at SDCC. And I only started posting in late July! Imagine the agonizingly long wait for longtime members. 
It got caught between AoU and SW. While Marty managed to escape, this hasn't even gone up for PO. It's in HT limbo.
It got caught between AoU and SW. While Marty managed to escape, this hasn't even gone up for PO. It's in HT limbo.
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