“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” - Hot Toys Batman Begins Quarter Scale Figure QS 09 Review

The Batman Begins movie directed by Christopher Nolan was the first of a trilogy and a reboot of the franchise after the commercial flop of Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin in 1997. I really liked what Christopher Nolan did to the series and how he ditched the light hearted, comic-toned direction of Joel Schumacher and opted for a darker and more realistic approach. 

The Hot Toys Batman Begins Quarter Scale (QS09) Figure captures Christopher Nolan's vision of Batman's origin story and how he costume came about and slowly evolved to the final product.

The Hot Toys Batman Begins Quarter Scale (QS09) Figure depicts the original batsuit which was derived from Lucius Fox's Reasearch and Development program within Wayne Enterprises' Applied Sciences Division, known as a "Nomex survivial suit". At a price tag of $300,000, it was deemed too expensive for military use because "a soldier's life isn't worth $300 grand".

Metal fin-like blades were added to his gaunlet, a nod to Batman's past training in the League of Shadows. These fin blades were mainly used to block blade attacks and can also be used to deal extra damage to opponents. Every detail is capture very nicely by the Hot Toys Batman Begins Quarter Scale Figure.

The original Bat Suit in Batman begins comes with an undersuit which regulates temperature, keeping the wearer comfortable in almost any condition. The armour featuresa kevlar bi-weave which can stop slashing weapons and deflect bullets. However, the armour was too heavy and lacked flexibility which was why Bruce Wayne requested Fox to re-design it in The Dark Knight movie. Seperation of the armor provided more flexibility, allowed Batman to turn his head instead of using only his peripheral vision but the drawback was that it made him more vulnerable to knifes and gunfire.

Lucius Fox: Separation of the plates makes you more vulnerable to knives and gunfire.

Bruce Wayne: We wouldn't want to make things too easy now, would we?

Bruce Wayne: “I want to borrow it. For spelunking. You know, cave-diving.”

Lucius Fox: “You get a lot of gunfire down in those caves?”―Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox after Fox has shown him the nomex survival suit

At the end of the Batman Begins movie, a card belonging to The Joker is shown to Batman, a foreshadowing of what troubles to come in The Dark Knight movie.

The cape for Batman is made from memory cloth. Normally, it is soft and feels like normal fabric. But pass an electric current through it and it hardens and acts as a glider or parachute to for Batman.

The initial Batsuit. Bruce Wayne eventually clipped off the suspenders like shoulder straps and painted his suit dark to regulate his heat signature to avoid detection by infra red sensors. A cowl with advanced hearing devices and a memory cloth cape completed the final Batsuit in Batman Begins.

The Hot Toys Batman Begins Quarter Scale (QS09) Figure specially features:

An authentic and detailed likeness of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins
One (1) newly developed head sculpt of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the movie with accurate facial expression, detailed wrinkles, and skin texture
One (1) interchangeable Batman head with three (3) interchangeable lower part of faces capturing Christian Bale’s facial expressions
A newly developed Batman body with 30 points of articulation
Approximately 47 cm tall
Nine (9) pieces of interchangeable gloved hands including:
 - One (1) pair of relaxed hands
 - One (1) pair of fists
 - One (1) pair of open hands
 - One (1) right hand for holding gun
 - One (1) right hand for holding Batarang
 - One (1) right hand for holding cell phone
Each head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:
One (1) newly developed Batsuit with a magnetically attachable cape
One (1) utility belt with metal buckle
One (1) pair of forearm gauntlets
One (1) pair of black-color boots

Weapons (detachable from the utility belt):
- One (1) grapple gun
- One (1) grapple gun cartridge
- One (1) large foldable Batarang
- Three (3) small Batarang
- Two (2) flexible periscopes
- Two (2) gas capsules
- One (1) explosive packet

Accessories:
One (1) set of full gear climbing harness and belt
One (1) all-in-one cell-phone and palmtop computer
Two (2) detachable nylon-sheathed sounder in recessed heel
One (1) Joker’s card in a plastic bag
One (1) balaclava for wearing on the Bruce Wayne head sculpt Figure stand with Batman/Bruce Wayne nameplate and the movie logo

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