Imaginext Mr. Freeze 'Dive Armor' Containment Suit

Spotted this Imaginext Pirate Dive Suit repainted into a Mr. Freeze containment suit at Toys R Us today. It is part of the Toys R Us exclusive Gotham City Collection, and they wanted around $20 for it. It is certainly a brilliant re-use of the Bioshock inspired Pirate Dive Suit, and were that not such a perfect toy I'd regret having picked it up in lieu of this Mr. Freeze version. But the Imaginext Big Daddy is pretty great, so I'm okay having the other, and can't really justify having two of them even if one is a Mr. Freeze version. At least, not for $20!

Imaginext Blind Bag Series 1 Diver

Thanks to a trade with a fellow Imaginext collector I was able to finally add the Imaginext blind bag series 1 Diver to my collection. The diver comes with a pet Manta Ray and removable helmet.

I needed this diver to compliment the Pirate Dive Suit I recently acquired.

The diver that comes with the dive suit armor is a completely different than the blind bag diver. I like the steam-punk vibe of the armor driver, but I think Imaginext missed an opportunity to include the dive helmet from the blind bagged figure.

Now the dive suit pilot can leave his armor and go exploring!

And he's not the only one...

The helmet doesn't show the Space Ape's face, which gives him a real Robot Monster vibe!

"Hail Hydra!"

Imaginext Bioshock Inspired Pirate Dive Armor

I try (and often fail) to keep my Imaginext collection limited to DC comics themed stuff, while also skewing more towards the denizens of Gotham City. But Imaginext is SO COOL that sometimes I have to step outside city limits and grab some other epic piece. Case in point, this Pirate Dive Armor, which is clearly the pre-school answer to Bioshock's Big Daddy.

Equal parts steampunk, early 20th century dive suit and direct Bioshock homage, this guy is as irresistible as he has been hard to find at retail.

I prefer to have the dive suit piloted by my Imaginext Creature from the Black Lagoon...

...but my intern thinks the diver that came with the Dive Suit is the proper choice.

Either way, one of the neatest aspects of this Pirate Dive Armor is that proportionally speaking it is basically just a giant Imaginext figure.

Besides an opening cockpit that fits most basic Imaginext figures (Batman has a hard time squeezing in because of his large gauntlets, but Killer Croc fits just fine), there's an oxygen tank on the back with a button that makes the left arm move up and down (and those gears spin too). Otherwise the articulation is almost the same as smaller Imaginext figures - legs move at the hips, shoulders rotate up and down, and wrist rotation. It also comes with a drill-gun accessory inspired by the drill arm of the Bioshock Big Daddy.

"Ahhh, that's better!"

You can even see the face of whatever figure you have piloting it through the portal!

The diver that comes with the Dive Suit is similarly clad in his steampunk inspired scuba suit. It would have been nice if he would have also come with a smaller dive helmet, but whatyagonnado?

If you want your own Imaginext Pirate Dive Armor, you'll be hard pressed to find it at retail, or at retail price anywhere online besides the Amazon link below (which is how I got mine!) So why don't you...

...wait for it...

...take the plunge!

HAW HAW HAW diver humor!

Separated at Birth :: Imaginext Pirate Dive Armor and Bioshock Big Daddy

I have never played Bioshock, but I am in tune enough with pop culture to have immediately known that this Imaginext Pirate Dive Armor is heavily inspired by the Big Daddy character from Bioshock:

Fisher-Price is just killing it with their Imaginext lines!

Not having any emotional attachment to Bioshock, I passed on this Pirate Dive Armor when I saw it at Target a few months ago. I kind of regret having done so, and will continue to look for it and probably nab it next chance I get. If nothing else, it would make a great vehicle for my Imaginext Aquaman or perhaps even Mermaid Man!