Need opinions from everyone on this custom

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Hey guys/gals, Just in case you don't know. Any Superman character customs that I make are not supposed to fit in with JLU. They are more designed to fit in with my own version of the STAS line that I am making. The Kenner figures from the 90's were too big & in odd dynamic poses. My version of the line fits more in with the Kenner TNBA stuff like it should IMO. Here's my dilemna with Darkseid. Here is the cartoon accurate counterpart.




If you notice Darkseid is only a little taller than Superman on the show. His height does vary a bit. But he is never much than a head taller than Superman. So if I am going cartoon accurate I would have to use these legs.



Or should I go beyond the boundaries of the cartoon & use the taller legs? After all Kenner made Darkseid even bigger than this in the 90's. But I want him to look good with my Superman that I made.



The DC who's who listed Darkseid at about 7 5" for years. Which would make his size more like the version with the longer legs, but once again not cartoon accurate. Now with this Nu52 garbage they have him at 8 9" Which IMO is ridiculous. I never really looked at Darkseid as a character that had to be " monstrous " That's more Doomsday's style. I've always looked at Darkseid as being bigger than Superman. But not towering over him by 2 feet. The thing that makes him so menacing is how cunning he is & the plans that he comes up with.

So I guess my question to you all is which version looks better as a figure. It could go either way on this because both figures look decent to me. Do I stay 100% cartoon accurate or think a bit out of the box & make him a bit bigger?