Spoilers Supergirl - Season 2

[TREK_GOD_1]

There has also been some controversy over the figure...

Controversy? Its just a very poor sculpt--not at all uncommon with action figures based on living people. For an example, just take a look at most toy sculpts for Luke Skywalker figures (no matter the scale)--few ever came close to Hamill at any stage of his 3 SW film appearances, with many looking like a beaten, pixie-drunk.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I work at store that is part of a major retail chain. I have seen the earlier figures in this line in person. Most of the likeness are really bad. Arrow looks nothing like Stephen Amell even with a mask and facial stubble. The Flash figure is the first season costume. While it's true the actual suit is a dark red, the figure is even darker! It looks like dried blood. The only one that looked decent was the Reverse Flash.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

The only one that looked decent was the Reverse Flash.

Of course it did, he's the reverse Flash.

 

[Zaku]

I like Superman's reaction to his look.

Yep. Unfortunately Vartox was one of the few being that totally owned the pre-crisis Superman. It must be humiliating to be defeated by a 70's porn star...

Edit: these are the pre-crisis Vartox powers according to Wikipedia. Maybe it's a little overkill...

• Invulnerability roughly analogous to the Silver Age Superman. Vartox survives the explosion of a planet at ground zero, can survive without breathing in deep space and is stated as having no weakness to magic. His only shown vulnerability is when his hyper-power is siphoned away by an outside source.
• Hyper-Strength, described as greater than Superman's.
• Hyper-Speed, described as greater than Superman's.
• Flight. Vartox is capable of unaided intergalactic flight.
• Hyper-senses. These take at least two forms, though there are possibly more. Hyper-Vision, evidenced as analogous to telescopic vision, microscopic vision (at least to a molecular level) and the ability to see through any substance (unlike Superman's own X-ray vision which cannot see through lead). Hyper-Vision also boosted a time-viewing machine to enable it to view the past of another planet rather than the one it was situated on. Vartox also has some form of super-hearing as he was able to hear Jimmy Olsen's ultra-sonic signal watch and listen to a conversation taking place thousands of miles away.
• Vartox has a Hyper-body which he has described as "an ethereal Hyper-body which dwells within my physical essence. On occasion this 'phantom self' has been dispatched into action without my knowledge --directed by my own subconscious wishes" (S No. 373, Jul 1982: "Lana Lang's Farewell to Earth"). This hyper-body is capable of possessing another person, taking control of them and imbuing that body with Vartox' own powers. Alternatively, Vartox can also temporarily boost another person with a portion of his hyper-power, giving them abilities that rival his own.
• Vartox has demonstrated some mind control abilities, even across a great distance and over as many people as a whole town. Despite this, he has never directly demonstrated any skills at reading others' thoughts or feelings. Vartox has also demonstrated the ability to project sounds and images directly into another person's mind.
• Vartox once used his hyper-power to predict the outcome of a battle between himself and Superman.
• Vartox has hyper-hypnotic powers which he has used on several occasions to take on the appearance of another person.
• On one occasion Vartox demonstrated super-breath.
• Vartox can transform himself into pure hyper-energy, creating a power surge great enough to render Superman unconscious.
• Vartox has demonstrated the ability to teleport both himself and others over large distances.
• Vartox can make himself immaterial at will and can also make other objects, such as walls, immaterial to allow others to pass through them unhindered.
• Energy Powers: Vartox can emit a range of energy powers from his hands, eyes and in one case his foot. These have taken the forms of hyper-charges, which are capable of killing or rendering a target unconscious, the extremely powerful hyper-obliteration charge, as well as hyper-disintegration beams.
• Telekinesis: Vartox possesses a very powerful form of telekinesis which he has used in many ways, to manipulate his environment, to rain "remote-control blows" on an enemy from a distance, to shape water into tidal waves, to choke Superman with his own cape and to repair a shredded parachute, amongst others.
• Frost Powers: Vartox can generate hyper-frost to freeze a target. He can use this to freeze a person solid; this condition wears off within the hour leaving the subject unharmed.
• Vartox has a form of heat vision.
• Techno-empathy: Vartox has demonstrated the ability to interface directly with even super-sophisticated computers.
• Magnetic powers.
• His hyper-energy can also be shaped to make objects, such as nets, barriers and forcefield bubbles.
• Vartox has also demonstrated a host of other, less quantifiable powers such as being able to transform a 3-dimensional object into a 2-dimensional one, drastically increase the weight of objects and in some cases seemingly transform matter at a molecular, and possibly atomic, level.
• Vartox carries devices on his thighboots capable of emitting some kind of gas which Superman speculated was probably paralysis-causing.
• Vartox is also an accomplished inventor and scientific genius.

 

[sojourner]

Sounds like they need Vartox to show up in time to defeat Dr. Manhattan.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Because of when that was drawn, why the hell does Vartox have a receding hair line?

If that's his powerset, maybe he faked his death in the Supergirl pilot?

 

[sojourner]

Because of when that was drawn, why the hell does Vartox have a receding hair line?

Based on Sean Connery.

 

[Guy Gardener]

So a hyper-accent sounds kinda Scottish?

 

[YLu]

Vartox was part of an effort to create new Superman villains (though he was more of an antagonist than villain) based on the popular action stars of the day. Terra Man, who was an attempt to do a Clint Eastwood-esque character, also had his origins in this initiative.

 

[Chris3123]

In regards to the Supergirl figure mentioned above, no way I'm getting that. I actually avoid the whole DC Multiverse line altogether due to the relatively poor quality compared to DC Collectibles' superior stuff.

And speaking of DC Collectibles and Supergirl, they are (thankfully) making their own Supergirl figure, as well as J'onn J'onzz!

Pics, including new Arrow-verse figures.

As you can see the face is kinda weird on this one too. Hopefully that's not the final design.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

The face is a little weird but I like the attempt to capture her smiling visage. And TV Constantine and Vixen? Interesting.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Chris Woods joins the cast in the series regular role as ? It hasn't been revealed yet but he is playing a DC comics character - http://tvline.com/2016/07/20/chris-wood-supergirl-season-2-cast-dc-character/

 

[sojourner]

He's The Question! That's awesome! Or do you mean The Riddler? Could go either way based on just "?".

 

[Kai "the spy"]

He's The Question! That's awesome! Or do you mean The Riddler? Could go either way based on just "?".

You didn't follow the link, it appears. They only said he'd be a "surprise DC character", we don't know yet which one.

To be honest, The Question would strike me as a character better suited for "Arrow". Then again, it would be interesting to have him do his schtick playing off the otherwise up-beat characters (well, except for J'onn).

 

[Dark Gilligan]

Vartox was an ongoing homage to the film Zardoz. His looks, costume, and oh-so-manly hairiness were inspired directly from Sean Connery's character Zed.

 

[sojourner]

^Yep!

You didn't follow the link, it appears. They only said he'd be a "surprise DC character", we don't know yet which one.

It was a joke. Read Enterprise is Great's post. I was playing off the use of "?".

 

[Dick Whitman]

Remember when earlier they had a list of characters they were casting? Maggie and Snapper Carr who have already been cast were on that list. Plus a male character with a name that did not come from the comics. At the time I suspected the name was made up to hide who it really was. I suspect that is who this guy has been cast as.

 

[nx1701g]

I personally am looking forward to the recent developments that Batwoman and Oracle are showing up myself.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I personally am looking forward to the recent developments that Batwoman and Oracle are showing up myself.

Those are completely unconfirmed rumors. Even the site that first posts those with a long list of other stuff admitted some of it probably will never happen.

 

[Phoenix219]

I would be really, really surprised if things that much connected to the Batman mythos show up, especially post Season 2 (when Gotham started).... It would shock me to even find Nightwing in the Arrowverse (his role should go to Arsenal, tbh).