Brainiac Imaginext Figure

This Imaginext version of Superman villain Brainiac has been at retail for a few months now. Not feeling the need to get too deep into non-Batman themed Imaginext heroes and villains, I didn't really feel like I had to own him. And besides, I much prefer the robo-skeleton version of Brainiac. This Brainiac was clearly inspired by the Superman Animated version.

But finding him at the flea market for fifty cents changed my mind.

Imaginext Brainiac originally comes with a backpack with six robotic tentacles. Mine is missing his, but that isn't really important. A bunch of tentacles coming from Brainiac's back isn't exactly comic-book canon.

It would be fun if Imaginext re-releases this guy with an Imaginext version of his skull-spaceship sometime in the future.

He's a Kryptonite Hearted Snake...

No, this isn't the Governator. This is John Corbin aka Metallo!

Metallo is a man who was given a new lease on life, a metal skeleton, and a 'heart' of Kryptonite to power said metallic skeleton. Of course, no one in Gotham City or Star City or even Culver City would think to put a Kryptonite power battery inside a metal man, but in Metropolis this kind of thing is likely to happen on any day that ends in a 'y.'

This action figure represents Metallo as he appeared in Superman: The Animated Series. The toy first appeared in 1998 and came with a hover-bike accessory, hence his wide stance and 'motorcycle grip' of the hands. He was later released in a Toys R Us exclusive four pack. You can easily distinguish that this figure came from the four pack, due to the color of his pants.

The best part of this figure is his action feature: when you push in a lever on his back, a panel opens up on his chest to reveal his Kryptonite heart! Stand back, Supey! Wouldn't want you to get queasy!

He's pretty Terminator-y of course, which adds to the neato factor of this figure.

"Two-Face ain't got nothin' on me! Except maybe a full shirt."