Like most white Australians, my family background is closely
tied to the British Isles. As a result, Scotland occupies a special (read:
heavily romanticised) place in my heart. So when I found out there was
effectively a Highlander Batman, I decided I had to add it to the collection.
Batman is dressed how we popularly imagine the people of the Scottish Highlands dressed in ye olden
times. He’s wearing belted
plaid, which he’s paired with tartan trousers. He’s also wearing a torc
around his neck, which is a nice little touch. His cape and cowl are also rendered
in brown, rather than black. Naturally, he’s armed with a claymore, though you
would assume this be in contravention of Batman’s usual “no killing” rule.
Though I have no doubt there are questions to be raised
about the historical accuracy of the figure*, in truth he’d be a pretty great base
for making Highlander Warrior custom. You’d just need to paint over the bat
sigil and substitute in a different head. You could even trim the cape to fit if
you wanted.
Now if you want to own him, Tartan Batman was originally
packed in with a kid’s activity book called Chaos
in Gotham City, which was one of the many merchandise tie-ins for The Lego Batman Movie. I have no idea
what happened to my copy; I assume I just threw it in the recycling after
getting this minifigure. It was published about a year ago, so you may still be
able to get a copy – but I haven’t seen it on Sydney shelves in a while.
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| The face of a man who could not find a Tartan Batman. Or severe constipation. Perhaps both. |
If you missed out, don’t worry too much though. Tartan Batman
is a fun figure, but he’s certainly
not essential. As someone with a smattering of Scottish background, he’s pretty
much been bought for sentimental reasons.
*Pro tip if you’re ever visiting Scotland – most of the
locals weren’t really that fussed on Braveheart.
If you would like some more advice on what to not say to Scots, you can
click here.
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