Hot Toys launched their brand new MMS DX (Movie Masterpiece Series Deluxe) 1/6 scale collection with a figure that celebrated the character-defining portrayal of Batman?s number one villain, The Joker, by the late actor Heath Ledger. Throughout his all-too-short career, critics and moviegoers alike have always praised what he brought to the roles he played, creating a realism that submerges you completely in the films. While many people have jumped on the Heath Ledger bandwagon since his untimely passing on the 22th of January 2008, the accolades he received aren?t hyperbole. With his death we all knew that no one would ever be able to play The Joker and as such, the feature film, The Dark Knight, will never have the sequel originally planned. Ledger?s Joker wasn?t a silly clown like Jack Nicholson?s or Caesar Romero?s earlier performances as much as he was a force of nature like Bruce the Shark in Jaws, The Tornado in Twister, or Darth Maul In Star Wars. You couldn?t reason with him, and you couldn?t stop him. Even in capturing him, he proved to be the one pulling the strings. In a nutshell, Ledger?s Joker was terrifying and will forever be known as one of the best motion picture villains.

While this is the third Joker figure produced by Hot Toys, this one is clearly the definitive version, with it?s incredibly realistic skin tones, and PERS (Parallel Eyeball Rolling System) eyes, other companies are going to have to work over time to create a better figure. No expense was spared in packaging or in accessories, and as such, Hot Toys? MMS DX Joker, which saw release late in the forth quarter, is unquestionably the best action figure released in 2009.