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Action Figure: Red Tornado (Modern)
Toy Series: DC Universe Classics - Wave 1
Review #: 646  E-Mail this review to a friend.
Author: Dr Nightmare
Rating:      
Red Tornado is a robot, right? And he wears a cape? What the heck? Robots have fashion senses now?

The Red Guy stands about 6.5 inches tall, just peachy. The body is all very standard, only the gloves and odd boot-cuffs stand-out (this would make the perfect base for the new Captain America design). The whole body is mostly red (would be great for a Daredevil custom too!) with the yellow lines painted-on. It looks like they tried to shade those yellow lines because there are faint but noticeable streaks of red on them. Some things are better left un-shaded guys, it’s not like there’s any detail that needs to be made to pop-out, like on Firestorm. Both gloved hands are in fists, you can slip the included clear-red tornado effect piece over one of them with no worry of damage to the paint. The cape is blue with red painted on the trim, it’s a stupid-looking cape, you can use it for a Shazam! custom though! I like the stoic expression on the face, it’s perfect for a Data (from Star Trek: TNG) custom. The arrow design is engraved though.

All basic articulation is there, the head is limited by the high cape collar, you can use that cape for a Dr Strange customs too! In case you haven’t noticed by now, I don’t plan on keeping my Red Tornado for long, hah.

I don’t know why people keep saying the variant wasn’t released, just look on a website! The Modern and Classic versions are both out, so don’t fret!

Posted by DTM on Friday, June 20, 2008.(Your Comments?)  
Robot with capes! Sounds like Vision to me...
Posted by Dr Nightmare on Friday, June 20, 2008.(Your Comments?)  
Yeah I have that one in the pic, don't shoot me though, shoot Cap for adding the wrong pictures :P There's no "Classic" version on the lists right now, he has to get it added!
Thanks for the info Aneses, now I know who to blame for the suit! :lol: It does look a lot better though!
Posted by Lord_Khan on Friday, June 20, 2008.(Your Comments?)  
Is the one you have the one in that picture? If so, then that's the Classic one, not the Modern variant.
Re: Red Tornado (Modern) Figure Review
Posted by Aneses on Friday, June 20, 2008.(Your Comments?)  
Review Admin wrote:

Red Tornado is a robot, right? And he wears a cape? What the heck? Robots have fashion senses now?

Red Tornado´s original costume was ugly. Just a red costume with purple cape. In 1988 at a comic called CHRISTMAS WITH SUPERHEROES, LJA gived him actually costume as a Christmas present. It was designed by Black Canary. Guess I´m much too old if I remenber that :cry:
Great review!!