Sometimes great figures come from the strangest places. I got this Batman Action Figure from a McDonald's Happy Meal back in 1993. It's not the most sophisticated toy, it doesn't have any gimmicks, only four points of articulation and a detachable cape. But it is probably the best depiction of what I would call the most definitive take on Batman I've seen.
This was from an era where the Happy Meal Toys had some great designs and just fun toys. I have definitely aged out of the Happy Meal, but from what I've seen the recent designs aren't that great. It might be the uniformity in design in both toys (the "Funkofication" of figure design, even if they do their designs superbly) and the animated shows they're based on (the " Paw Patrol" look for younger kids and the " bean mouth" style for the somewhat older ones), but it just misses something for me.
Batman TAS didn't look like anything else on the market at the time, and both the show and figure design show it. Compare this to the Ninja Turtles from the same era, and you see a complete different concept. Compare it to the Spider-Man cartoon and toys of the same era, and they had their own distinctive look. Something I'll always appreciate.
P.S. I have nothing against the mentioned styles of Funko, "Paw Patrol" 3D animation or "Bean Mouth" animation, but variety is the spice of life and I would like to see more styles and influences grace our screens and toys again. It feels like styles have become somewhat codified by genre and I think this is a detriment for creativity and beauty.