As of 2022 this is the best Parasite available for a 6-inch collection but the figure is not without his flaws. He has no foot pegs, a strange omission for a DC figure that makes it impossible to stand him on any peg base. He's also (imo) somewhat short for the character, standing at a mere 6.5 inches when fully erect. Put him next to one of the Metallos or especially one of the new DC MULTIVERSE figures and he just looks sad. On the plus side he captures the image of the post-Crisis Parasite perfectly and he's perfectly sized to menace the Superman of a 4-inch collection. All in all, he's a serviceable figure and worthy of a spot on any DC/Superman roster, even for those who wish he was bigger....[See More]

The sculpt on this figure is great! That is the reason I was willing to spend $20. on it. When I got it I wasn't disapointed! It lived up all my exspectations. The paint is great also. The only thing I don't like about this figure is the way they made his shoulders. They didn't make the sockets big unof. This restricts the movement of the arms. Apart from that I think this figure was worth the money and will be a goold adition to youre collection....[See More]

All I know about the Parasite is what I saw in the "Superman: TAS" cartoons, which isn't much now that I think about it. So I was surprised to see this Parasite figure on the store-pegs, looking like a big purple deep-sea monster or like Caliban from the X-Men. <img class="rightfloat" src="Galleries/dcsuperheroesmattel/Parasite2-S5.jpg"> Parasite is 6.5 inches of ugly. He's built with hulking muscle and held together with thin white straps, assuming those are actually straps on his body and not just very painful tattoos. He's about 6.25 inches when he's hunched-over, which is how you're supposed to pose him because his head doesn't move up and down, it only turns side-to-side and tilts around ever-so-slightly. It's not that the designers got lazy and didn't articulate his head, it's just...[See More]

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