Y'all, idk about these...

Yikes why is that Dusk so jacked.

i love these, they look very awesome and i will get them.
Jokes aside, they're horrible and look like they're some toys from 2006
Sorry, not sorry.

The dusk looks awful and Mickey looks like he got hit by a truck. And don't even get me started on Axel and Roxas....

Mickey looks like he has woken up from a nightmare or something.

I'm buying 30 dusks, sending 10 to people with no context and keeping an army of 20 in line to destroy my enemies

On one hand it is certainly nice that apparently more publishers and companies resolve to release new KH merchandise, but on the other I am somewhat slightly disappointed at it always being the same few characters which are featured.

Maleficent, Jafar and the Creeper Plant are some welcome new additions, but all the other stuff is basically just the same characters already released more often than Xehanort has vessels. (and WTF is with Mickey's face, has he contracted mumps?)
Considering KH 2.8 and the soon to come 1.5 + 2.5 which includes all entries of the series the apparent stoic focus on KH 2-only material is also somewhat odd.

Where are the Ansem SoD, Xemnas and Saix figures?
Where are Eraqus, the TAV-trio, Master Xehanort and Vanitas?
Where are Naminé, Kairi and Xion?
Where are Donald, Goofy, Yen Sid and Pete?
What about the Foretellers, Ephemer and Skuld?

*Vader Breath* "I find the lack of variety disturbing."

These honestly don't look very good....especially Mickey. Dude looks like he fell from a ten story building and survived.

I mean, I love that KH is getting more merch, but it's still the same characters that have been released for years. I want my Kairi and my Aqua and my Xemnas and my Ven Ven dammit. At least Square is releasing an Aqua PAK and thinking about doing Terra and Ven due to fan demand.

edit: sorry if I sound messy or something

They look terrible,Especially the dusk.
And OMG did they actually made a Creeper Plant?! A DIDDLYING CREEPER PLANT?!
Like WTF there are so many better options...

I dunno. They look better than the Domez figures so far. I'd need a better picture.

But god I am tired of these same characters. There are SO many original KH characters and yet we still get the same ones over and over again. It's getting terribly annoying

Actually, I'm glad none of those characters have been made by them. At least they don't get to look bizarre.
I mean, yeah, as always: It would've been nice to finally get someone else but I honestly wouldn't care for this line, because they'd just mess those up as well.

Hey dear Kingdom Hearts Fans. I have just registered here, to answer on that Topic.

In my Opinion, it is a good thing, that Diamond Select Toys is finally releasing some Enemies,
because i do NOT understand, why Square Enix / Play Arts Kai does not release ANY Villain.

No Master Xehanort, no Ansem (With Demon on Back), no Xemnas, no Heartless Figures.

My Advice to everyone who collects Kingdom Hearts Figures:

For Main Characters stick with Play Arts Kai; they are expensive BUT the are made of High Quality, especially
the Faces.

For Enemies, like Nobodys and Hearts > Choose Diamond Select, Because i do not believe that Play Arts Kai will
make these Figures.

FOR ALL who want an Xehanort from Play Arts Kai > WRITE Square Enix an EMAIL!!!

That is what i did last Year (Contacting their support through Square Enix Store)
I told them to finally release a Terra, Aqua, Ven, Xehanort Figure AND that everyone is waiting for the Figures.
The Answer from the Support was:

"Thank you for contacting SQUARE ENIX support,


We do appreciate your suggestions toward our future products. Although we cannot guarantee it being implemented in future projects, it will be forwarded to our superiors."


>>> and then TADAAA PAK Aqua was just shown this Year and will be released soon!

Write to Square Enix! The more People write to them and "demand" Figures like Xemnas, Terra, Ven and so on
the higher the Chance will be, that these will be produced.

While I agree with a majority of the comments here, Kingdom Hearts hasn't had the greatest screen-to-figure sculpting out there. Lest we forget, this is how far we have come:

I can see why taking photos was forbidden. The prototypes look horrible.
Also that Dusk.

Very strange...my last Post was somehow deleted.

Anyways, yes i know about the Formation Arts / Static Arts Figures, but
they are small Statues and have no Articulation at all.

Besides that, they are hard to get.

I want something "New" and something "Cheaper" that is easy to purchase.

I really hope Square Enix will do Master Xehanort soon, so i can display everything
in one big piece Sora (+ all the others) VS Master Xehanort and his Army of Heartless.

I have wrote Square Enix a Minute ago, reminding them again, that everyone is waiting for
the remaining Characters.

I can only say again, that People who REALLY want an Ventus or Xehanort Play Arts Kai:
write them. They need Feedback so they see "Yes Yes, indeed many people want that Figure"

I used this Contact Form from Square Enix Support Centre
https://support.eu.square-enix.com/contact.php?id=1160&la=2

That is the Contact Form i used last Year, and asked about Aqua and the other Characters.

But i also guess, that Ventus and Terra are not far away, since they have already "Started" Birth by Sleep
with Aqua.

I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is there such a sudden increase in merchandise? I just find it so out of the blue...

Hey, I'm Zach, I'm with Diamond Select Toys.

That photo should not have been taken, or circulated. There was no photography for many of our in-development items, but I know there was at least one person walking around our showroom with a smartphone in his shirt pocket and a watch remote. If someone can send me a link, I would be curious to know where it posted on Facebook.

Prototypes are not final, or approved, and will change, including Mickey, which we knew was not on-model. The figures will all be fully articulated 7" scale figures, although the very small ones will be less articulated. I'm not an expert on KH merch, but I do not believe there have been poseable action figures of many of these characters, and the first series will include a few retailer exclusives in addition to what was on display. We have four series planned to start with.

The Minimates block figures are also fully articulated, 14 points each. They're not for everybody, but Minimates have been around for 15 years, and they are fully interchangeable and poseable, and have a large fan base.

We already make Nightmare Before Christmas figures and Minimates in these scales, and we just announced Pirates of the Caribbean, so they should cross over nicely.

I get the feeling I am in the minority here, but I actually really like these even if the prototypes have some...er...questionable features. For cheaper American made figures, these are still a great start, and it is nice to see a mixture of both the original characters and Disney ones (that Maleficent is on point and I need her). Yeah sure, it's still Sora, Roxas, and Axel again, but we also got some Heartless and Nobodies mixed in as well. I am sure that we will get other characters if the demand is high enough and these do well. Diamond Select Toys seems to be a pretty good company from what I understand.

I think that more Western made merchandise for the franchise is always a good thing. The Play Arts Kai, Static Arts, and Chibi Arts figures are great and all, but they are always pricey and they aren't something that you are just going to see on most store shelves here in the west. These are a good alternative to that. I have also wanted KH action figures like this ever since I was a kid, so I really couldn't be happier that these are happening (at least for now).

I'm stoked. Let's just hope that some of those features on the prototypes are changed a bit lol.

EDIT: Also, I have never bought any minimates before (came SUPER close to buying the Alice Madness Returns one and I really like the new Pirates of the Caribbean ones), but I am interested in seeing what they look like.

I hope they get approved. We do need more Kingdom Hearts merch. I'm high quality PVC statue trash, though, so these likely are not for me but I know they'd sell well.

I spent a minute laughing at the dusk, It looks like a wrestler.

Yes, I am from DST. Zach Oat, Marketing Supervisor. I chose a different name here, but I'm DSTZach elsewhere, and MSWord on the Fwoosh.

Sorry people are getting a laugh from the prototypes. I thought all of them looked pretty good except Mickey, but I'm not the KH megafan you all likely are, I really only know the Disney characters. Like I said, all are pending approval, but looking at Dusk renders, he definitely has some muscles in the game. It may be the stance more than anything -- he's resin now, but once you put him in action poses he will likely look more like how you remember him.

Zach, thank you so much for coming onto our forums and sharing some insight into these products. I'm very sorry someone took photos despite there being a no photography rule. I have to say that I absolutely LOVE the look of the Disney characters and the Heartless. I would buy those in an instant if they came to Australia. I can't really judge the main characters because the photo is low quality and taken from a distance but it's awesome that Roxas was given a Struggle Bat!

Really hope these get approved and released in the near future!

From what I can tell, the Axel figurine looks decent.

Hey guys! Short Update about contacting Square Enix.

I got a response from them.

Unlike my last Email (that i wrote last Year, concerning the Aqua Figure) this time, the technical support told me
if we have an enquiry concerning the Play Arts Kai Figures we shall contact Square Enix under:

[EMAIL="enquiry@square-enix.com"]enquiry@square-enix.com[/EMAIL]

I also did it again, and told them about the remaining KH Play Arts Kai Characters like Kairi, Master Xehanort and
so on.

For everyone who also REALLY REALLY wants Characters like Ventus or Vanitas (With X-Blade)
> go ahead and write them.
I think a Short Mail should be enough.

Because i believe: "If you want something, do something for it"

Square Enix needs Feedback, so that they can see, that many Fans demanding the remaining Characters.

Iam glad they at least listened, and are now Producing Aqua.

I think the rest will be made also in the Future, but how i said, it is best to let Square Enix
know that we really want these Figures.

Not to burst your bubble, but I doubt they created that PAK only because fans asked them - high demand was surely a big factor as well, but I doubt we would be getting, say, Naminè right now just because people would send them some mails. I guess what I'm trying to say is: they had a good reason to produce an Aqua PAK, which is 0.2. I doubt only fans sending thwm emails would be enough for them to produce 'em, you know what I mean?

Yeah, I really want some. Mainly MX and/or Xemnas/Vanitas, though. Vanitas has a pretty big fanbase, after all. I dunno about the other two, but we need at least MX since he's the big bad.

But they also have to listen to Fans demands.

Customer is King.

Would like to know, what Square Enix will do, when EVERYONE Stops
to buy EVERY Play Arts Kai Figure they Produce...

Many already stopped - because the Price gets higher and higher.

I can tell you:
If Square Enix can not sell any more Play Arts Kai Figures, they
would be the first ones who asks Fans "Tell us, what Characters do you want us to create"
to make more Money.

Because if they keep doing Characters, that almost EVERY Fan owns
(For example Sora over and over again)
They have to create new ones in the End.

It is the same with Final Fantasy 7 Remake - they REFUSED to do it for so many Years
> Only when Millions of Fans DEMANDED "just do the damn FF7 Remake" > They did.

Same with Play Arts Kai, Square wants to make Money after all, so they need Feedback like
"Here take my Money, you get even more Money from Millions of Fans if you create Character XY"

Even Square Enix can not resist on such many demands.

If every Fan Shouts "Give me a damn Vanitas Figure with the X Blade"
They will do it in the End, because Square can not allow themselves to LOSE Money.

That is how the System works, accept it, or don't

Greed for Money wins in the End.

Producing more Soras is not a bad thing at all.

I will also think about grabbing another "Form" from Kingdom Hearts 3 if they will do it, just the same
they did with KH2, Valor Form, Magic Form, Final Form.

But already with the normal Play Arts, Normal Form and Final Form of Sora were enough for me.

What i want to say about the remaining Characters is:

Fans must tell Square Enix (With Feedback, Emails or Surveys) what their Favorite
Characters are.

If no one tells them "Please do Axel"
> i think in their Merchandise Division it will be more like:
"nah we will not do Axel Play Arts Kai, no one likes that Character, no one asks for it, we will keep doing more Soras"

Sometimes you have to tell a Game / Merchandise Producer
"Hellooo, wake up! Many Fans / Customers want this Figure or a certain Feature in the Game,
so just do it for your OWN good"

Especially when more People ask about the same thing over and over and over again,
my Experience is, that many Producers of Games and Figure in the End say
"Okay we heard you Fans, lets do it"

I think it also was the same with Resident Evil 2 Remake...more and more Fans
asked for it, over and over again, til Capcom said "okay okay, enough we will do it now"

that is want i mean.

Look, I never really disagreed with you, I just expanded on your first post saying that they also need a reason and fan demand isn't the only thing they want. Seems like both of us misunderstood each other.

Anyways… now that you brought up Axel, it's really strange to me he only has ONE Play Arts figure considering the huge fanservice he got (they brought him back for KH2 and DDD and now he has a Keyblade, too!)

So the guy is real? That's neat. :D
We are sorry that someone took the photo despite rules against it, but may I ask if you know why the no photography rule was in place? I'm just curious since I don't see why there would be one.

The only thing i can say, from my view, that Square Enix will always bring things to an End.

They startet the Birth by Sleep Trio with Aqua now.

To say "here you get your Aqua Figure, but we will never make Ventus or Terra"
would be in any way, stupid and foolish.

And if Square Enix cares only a LITTLE BIT about their Fans, they will bring things to an End.

I have also waited so much Years for the Advent Children Sephiroth Figure, i knew it would come
because Square already started Advent Children Line, but it took them so damn long.

If they started with Cloud, Tifa, Barret THEN Sephiroth can not be far away i thought.
And i was right.

Same thing here: to Start with Cloud, then Barret and Tifa and then say
"sorry, thats all, no Sephiroth for you guys"
Would have ended in a Shit Storm i think, and would leave sad Collectors behind.

that is why i still believe, that Square will always finish a Line, even if it will take some time.

How i said, a Fan Email to them, would speed things up. It can never hurt and takes only a few Minutes if some Fans really want certain Figures to be released

Unbelievably stoked for these. If you guys knew the rest of Diamond's work, you would know that they only do quality. These are pre-prototypes; there's a reason they didn't want pictures to be taken. This is just to show what they can do to a few people.

Thanks for clarifying Zach; I wouldn't worry about what some five Nobodies have to say about some prototypes on the internet. They're too busy arguing about hypotheticals anyway to notice.

Look at the Nightmare Before Christmas figures, look at the Muppet figures or anything they have done. This isn't going to be some bootleg junk. It's unfortunate this had to leak, but by the time they come out this will be swept under the rug.

The smaller figures are Minimates Zach, just like the Muppets? Is there a tenth figure of those (I'm assuming someone comes with Sora that wasn't mentioned)?

Are you guys honing in on a particular game, or is anything in the series up for grabs?

Everyone's opinion is valid, no need for name-callng, but isn't there a Square Enix thread for these kind of PAK conversations? I was psyched someone had started a thread about our line, and here it is mostly PAK dicussion.

Line is KH2 only, I believe, but we'll see.

Minimates are the 2-inch block figures, fully poseable. NBX and Muppets lines already exist, POTC 5 is coming. Toy Fair showed eight characters, but it was a mix of comic/specialty store and TRU releases. Specialty will have an exclusive Heartless army-builder with Jafar/Shadow Jafar, while TRU gets the Tron set. Others are shared.

Yes is was a little bit Off-Topic, sorry for that!

But now, i want to tell ZachOut something, about the Heartless Figures:

I just saw, that there is an Heartless Figure beside the Jafar Figure, i did not saw it at first.

As i have mentioned, i hope that Diamond Select can fill the "Gap" with Enemies.

i REALLY would like to own a GOOD Articulated Dark Side (Big Shadow Heartless) Figure
or more of these Nobody Figures.

How i said, now that i saw the Flower, Nobody, Heartless Shadow Figure, i will buy
more than one, especially the small Shadow Heartless.

I could imagine, that some Collectors could re-create a AWESOME Skycraper Scene with the Figures,
now that Roxas in Black Outift has been released.

So yes, i indeed hope for more Heartless Figures from Diamond Select AND that these will be
available in a SINGLE Package as well, because iam not Interested in the Jafar or Maleficent Figure.

I would not buy them, if they are together in a 2 Pack, because i only want to buy
multiple Flowers, Heartless, Nobody Dusks, and not 5 Maleficents or 5 Jafars.

As seen before in this Thread, One Company already did this Years ago
1 Heartless + 1 Disney Figure.

A Huge Mistake in my Opinion, a bad Option for those People who are only interested in Heartless
Figures.

Zach, any update on these?

I think we're getting ready to solicit to retailers with official images in the next month or so, but I'll keep you all posted. If we do they will likely be on display at C2E2 in April.

Awesome. As long as they're in the pipeline, I'll remain patient, optimistic and excited! :smile:

Wow, this post has made my day! These Dimond select figures look awesome, if they are anything like the Marvel Select figures, they will be perfectly sculpted!

@ZachOut, can you confirm the possibility of these figures, are they static or have points of articulation?

They are fully articulated action figures.

A picture of what we have at C2E2, paint not final. You can see some of the articulation, at the shoulders, elbows hips, etc. Not everyone will have the same amount, just due to size and how easy it is to hide in the sculpt, but I would expect to see 8-16 in the character figures, and little or none in the heartless figures.

I think I already posted it on our Twitter account, @collectdst. Feel free to use it.

I just saw this elsewhere and came here to say they're looking pretty good! Especially Mickey imo

A lot of people have already been vocal about it online, but Sora's face DEFINITELY needs some work. I do like how the Soldier, Shadow and Dusk look. And from the angle Mickey is at, he looks pretty good as well. But Sora's face looks like he just found out who the Pres of the US is, and Axel (or is it Lea?) is too far outta shot to really be able to tell if he's okay or not. He just looks kinda meh from where he is.

But that being said, I'd buy the Mickey and the creatures in a heartbeat for my nephew. They're pretty good.

Ahaha Sora's face is hilariously bad but at least the Soldier looks pretty good. Though I guess I should be glad there isn't a perfect beautiful high quality 10/10 accurate KH figure because then I'd have to buy it.

Thanks for sharing Zach! I will admit that Sora's face does look a bit off, but everyone else looks really good. Mickey looks like he has improved a lot, and the heartless and nobody looks fantastic! Axel look quite good based on this picture as well. I'm really looking forward to these!

Also, isn't that a Sora minimate/vinimate behind the nobody? Could we get a clear picture of that?

I'll share a Vinimate pic soon.

The paint on Sora is not final, I think we just got some notes back from Disney. But the sculpt was approved before paint was submitted. Not sure that will change, so hopefully the paint will correct any perceived problems. I think some of the language used has been a little extreme, but I look forward to having plastic samples (months away) so I can show off range of movement.

Sora Vinimate. 4" PVC figure, pre-posed with ball-jointed neck.

Okay, that Sora looks pretty damn cool. I'd def pick that one up for myself. I'd love to see y'all put out a KH2 Riku Vinimate. Gotta have the boyfriends together.

That Sora looks great, I'm definitely going to buy

Oh wow I LOVE how he looks! Kind of reminds me of that figurine that came with the platinum edition of KHFM.



Thank you for sharing the picture! I'll be picking him up for sure!

GameSpot has a look at the full Series 1, these are still prototypes but the paint is closer to final.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-these-kingdom-hearts-2-figures-coming-th/1100-6450240/

Just wanted to point out that the japanese site AmiAmi has these up for pre-order as two three packs. One has Sora, a solider, and a dusk and the other has Mickey, Axel, and a shadow.

AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop] | Kingdom Hearts II - Action Figure: Kingdom Hearts Select Series 1 Sora & Dusk & Soldier(Provisional Pre-order)

AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop] | Kingdom Hearts II - Action Figure: Kingdom Hearts Select Series 1 Mickey Mouse & Axel & Shadow(Provisional Pre-order)

Sora looks much better than he did, in my opinion. The only odd one is Axel, so yeah, I would def snatch these up for my nephew.

If you are in the US, you can get them a little cheaper than AmiAmi has them by going through BigBadToyStore or Entertainment Earth:

Kingdom Hearts Select Series 01 - Set of 2 - Kingdom Hearts Figures

Kingdom Hearts Select Action Figure Series 1 Set - Diamond Select - Kingdom Hearts - Action Figures at Entertainment Earth

SRP is $24.99/set, both sites have the pair for $44.99.

You can also order through your local comic shop, find one at comicshoplocator.com

And here is an updated pic of Axel.

Yeah. Sora looks not good. She looks weird actually. Like her own "fake" :biggrin: Though I'd buy some other figure of her!

We revealed the other three Vinimates in the first batch: Mickey, Donald, Goofy. Hopefully the people who liked Sora like these, too! The Twitterers seems to like these even less than the 7" figures! :rolleyes:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-these-kingdom-hearts-vinimates-toys/1100-6451616/

Do you think if you guys are still making these when III releases next year you will start making figures for that game?

Not sure what our current license covers, but I guess we'll see!

Zach, do you know if Clark Toys will be carrying these? I recently received a 10% discount code with my Rowlf figure, and am debating whether I should use it to preorder these or a Dr. Teeth figure.

I want the Vinimates so much. I just saw one for another series at the store I work at and I almost bought it despite not even being a fan of the series.

Definitely going to be on the lookout for the Vinimates. I at least want Sora.

In case anyone was interested to know where the exclusive characters would be:

The comic- and specialty-offered Select Series 1 will have two three-packs:
Mickey/Axel/Shadow
Sora/Dusk/Soldier

TRU will have three two-packs:
Mickey/DUsk
Axel/Shadow
MAster Sora/SOldier (exclusive)

Target will have three two-packs:
Mickey/Dusk
Axel/Shadow
Wisdom Sora/Soldier (exclusive)

GameStop will have four 2-packs:
Mickey/Dusk
Axel/Shadow
Sora/SOldier
Valor Sora/Soldier (exclusive)

Walgreens will have three one-packs:
Axel
Sora
Mickey with Pluto (exclusive)

Most Soras will come with the Kingdom Key, most Mickeys with the Star Seeker.

We have multiple waves planned, with Goofy, Donald, Roxas and more.

Hitting me with the Mickey and Pluto now? :smile: So I ordered the two comic shop packs of Toywiz... now I need to figure out the cheapest way to get all the figures!

This was the first I've heard of the exclusive figures.

I had no idea we had more info on the exclusives and release format! Thanks Zach! I'm at least going to be looking for the Mickey with the Dusk Nobody.

Comic shops and specialty stores (SRP $24.99):


Walgreens (reported price $9.99)



Two-packs will be at TRU (Valor Form Sora) GameStop (Master Form), Target (Wisdom Form):

Got notification that the Select versions of the KH figures (the three-packs) will be in stores on November 1. Comic shops will get them, as well as online toy retailers like entertainmentearth.com, bigbadtoystore.com and amazon.com. They are already up on shop.diamondselecttoys.com. Find a comic shop at comicshoplocator.com

The three packs shown above hit comic shops, specialty stores and online retailers tomorrow. EntertainmentEarth.com, BigBadToyStore.com and Amazon.com should all have them, or comic shops can order them in. Find a store at comicshoplocator.com.



Single packs are at Walgreens with the exclusive Pluto, and two-packs are coming to Toys"R"Us, Target and GameStop with exclusive Soras.

Pics and Series 2 info Here:
Kingdom Hearts Select Action Figures Hit Comic Shops This Week! | Diamond Select Toys

Awesome... the pics look straight out of the Toy Story world.

It's annoying that these Drive Form figures all have the Kingdom Key instead of another Keyblade, I think it limits the appeal of these figures. They could just use the fan favourites like the Oathkeeper, Oblivion or Kingdom Key D. I also have a mixed opinion on the Soldiers appearing in multiple packs, it's nice to have multiples of one Heartless, but I kind of want some variety as well, there are many awesome Heartless designs and it's wasted potential to not get any toy forms of them.

These figures are so nice, I have them all so far! Excited for wave 2. Really glad Roxas is happening, and Aqua will be amazing! Then we get Donald and two Goofy's, Pete, Chip and Dale and another heartless. This is going to be a great toy line. Hoping for some FF and Disney characters. Malificant and Jafar were made as prototypes, and I would love characters like Leon and Yuffie! Also I would really kill for a Namine figure. Just saying. :P

Awesome! I was wondering when these were gonna roll out, considering the end of the year was approaching. People have been really brutal regarding these on a lot of sites, but I will get all of these again. I was most excited for Pete, and I think he turned out best! Goofy in the knight armor is a must-have for any fan - definitely a reason I'm super glad these are being made because this is a figure we otherwise would never get. Even Chip and Dale.

Out of curiosity, where did you find that pic? People are gonna be so brutal about how the faces of Roxas and Aqua turned out that I'm already infuriated when no one has said anything, but I'm assuming wave one sold well and sales trump all. It would be really nice if these continue to be made into 3's release and then they just start making figures from that game.

It's amazing how Pete's merchandise always looks good. Aqua's hair and face look a bit odd in the photo but Roxas' is a whole lot better than Sora's.

Where can we find these online?

I found the image on fb originally, but also kh13.com (I am unsure if I am allowed to link to other fansites? but yeah that is the source of the image sorry for not saying that originally.) These figures are not out yet, but some online sites have them for preorder. I forgot who but it is something like entertainment earth... I just forgot. :(

Not to be super negative but this is not the best looking line especially when we have PAK and Figurarts coming out along side these, but I am mostly excited that these are more durable, affordable, and we get a wider assortment of characters. Rumour is they have a few waves planned in advance if these continue to sell. My guess is that Malificant, Jafar, the Flower Heartless, and Riku are almost definitely happening in wave 3. I am really hoping they continue to do well after that, I would love a Ven or Terra or Xion. Naminé would be my dream come true, maybe even Kairi again. :P Or even some FF characters could be cool.

I also wonder what the exclusives will be this wave, possibly more Sora forms? Or Ven and org XIII Roxas? I would love that (though find it doubtful.) I am sad we are getting a solider since he came with Sora, and I have four of them already. I was hoping for a Shadow or something but still excited. Maybe BBS Donald can be the Walgreens exclusive that comes with Goofy? (I gotta hope lol.)

August, aye? That's nearly a year from wave one's release; I've been spoiled by Jakks Pacific's World of Nintendo.

I too love WON, I really wish their distribution was a bit better though tbh. Luckily I just got the last of the newest wave. :)

As for the August date, I would not look to far into that. They could very well release earlier as toy sites like these usually have their release dates later then the actual release dates.

The OG Gummi Highway pioneers!



This is a great figure made by Funko in their 'Disney Afternoon' line.

So with Toyfair this weekend, I've been trying to get any footage of the new figures on display, and I finally came across a video from Diamond:

[video=youtube;xVSuJuadPO4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVSuJuadPO4[/video]

KH stuff starts at 1:08, with a new statue of Pete. Where is he? Is he in Agrabah, holding the tiny lamp?

The Pete figure looks absolutely incredible; giving me Tasmanian Devil vibes or something... Donald and Goofy, not so much. How does Goofy not have elbow joints? How does Pete look so incredible compared to the rest of the characters? Are bigger figures that much easier to sculpt?

I really need to see a better picture of that Pete figure. Surely there is at least one more figure beside him that we can't see in the video? For some reason no one seems to be sharing pictures of that section aside from the vinimates and action figures.

There is a small tidbit of information on that Pete PVC statue at the 8:31 mark in this video. They don't actually focus on him or show if there are any other figures beside him, but the guy at the booth says that it will be a new line of PVC gallery figures that will focus on Sonic the Hedgehog and Kingdom Hearts. They'll be released first at GameStop before releasing at other stores, and they'll cost around $45.

[video]https://youtu.be/FSliyT8fAY0?t=509[/video]

Hype. I found a gamestop exclusive BBS Mickey the other day, still need Sora and the other main series characters though. The ones I saw in the video look cool. Not the biggest fan of the stylization, but I am hype none the less.

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To reiterate, Pete is probably the first flawless figure they've done thus far, and the statues are lit! It's very clear if they put the budget into something it looks like it came straight from Disney.

Considering that I had low expectations for these figures, Pete is the most impressive out of everyone. I'd gladly pick him over anyone else, they either lack articulation or just look extremely ugly.

I need this new wave of figures! The timeless river Sora looks amazing. :)

Well, that timeless river Sora statue made my day. It's soooo beautiful!

I am so glad these figures are doing well and I'm sure the sculpts will only improve as the line goes on. Here's hoping they make some KH3 figures! Aqua does look better.

So I just went to gamestop... Terra and Alien Stitch is available for preorder for $20... looks like it is from the Diamond Select line. I am hype.

Those Chip 'n' Dale figurines look really good as well.

I went in and asked what KH stuff they have for preorder, and this was one. They did say it had a December release date, but that could very well be a place holder since the Roxas pack, Goofy / Donald pack and Pete / Chip and Dale pack are set for May. I am super hype for this one (I always want more Stitch stuff). I wish it had been reported before, but I am still kinda hype I was the first to report it lol. Hope it comes out in May with the rest of the wave. And hope the other exclusives are this cool!

Zach, I don't know if you get notifications when this thread is updated, but do you think you guys will release NBX figures for this line? I would hate to buy some and then just see them get released here.

Hey guys, Walgreens wave released. I saw someone post a pic of SBW Sora on fb, so I went and found the whole wave. SBW Sora, Roxas, and Goofy are in this Walgreens wave 2. :)

Gamestop is suppose to release their packs later this month, with the Terra / Stitch exclusive one in June (from what they told me.) Any word on Aqua? She does not seem to be in GS systems for some reason...

Whatchu mean about Aqua? She's packed in with BBS (Knight armor) Goofy afaik.

She is not showing up in gamestop systems or at Walgreens. I wonder if she is exclusive somewhere?

I believe TRU and Target (maybe even Walmart) already had exclusives for the repaints of Sora.

Here's a listing for a Donald and Goofy pairing coming to BB: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/diamond-select-toys-kingdom-hearts-best-of-series-action-figures-set/6193504.p?skuId=6193504&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CLDx1LCA8toCFYKSxQId1JcFSQ&gclsrc=ds

You could always just preorder the Aqua and Goofy set online, but if you want Aqua by herself, we'll see if that's happening.

I want the Goofy too, for sure. I am just more concerned with Aqua I guess. Like gamestop wave had all of wave one minus exclusives, so I just find it odd that wave two does not have the Aqua or Goofy pack.

Sorry for double post but it looks like Hot Topic has an exclusive series of figures, though all are repacks. There is Sora with his keyblade, Mickey and Shadow Heartless, and Goofy. All are in Walgreens type packaging.

This is barely worth mentioning, but there is another new Walgreens wave: Limit Form Sora, a Dusk and Donald w/ Chip & Dale. Borderline turning into Jakks Pacific with repaints and rereleases; I hope they don't alienate hardcore fans like me.

I hope Terra releases soon, but I want more of these figures already. Like where’s Riku, Kairi, or Xemnas?

not relevant, but where is the the KH1 cloud figure. I need it.

So my Terra and Stitch pack got cancelled, and apparently the product was removed from the system. That is a real shame, these characters would have been wonderful to have gotten figures of.

I didn't even order the Tron wave, but these figures slow as diddly coming out. I'm used to the World of Nintendo heyday of four waves per year.

Select Series 3 hit this week at comic shops and online retailers. Select are the big packages, this wave has SP Sora (with Photon Debugger)/Sark (exclusive), SP Goofy/Tron and Hooded Mickey (exclusive)/Assassin/Purple Shadow.

GameStop will have Tron/SP Soldier, SP Sora (w/Photon Debugger) and Unhooded Org 13 Mickey (exclusive) with Assassin.

Walgreens will have SP Goofy, SP SOra and exclusive Timeless Pete.

You may have figured it out, but Aqua was exclusive to Select Series 2 at comic shops and online retailers. Only available with BBS Goofy.

Ok, so stuff changed. BigBadToyStore is incorrect now? It still has unhooded Mickey and two Shadows. The SP Soldier is a paint variation, exclusive to GS?

So this set changed a lot; I like it.

Bump! SP Donald has also been canned from the wave as well?! I didn't even notice.

People who ordered from BBTS are gonna be pissed when they receive the wave and half the figures are different than what it says/pictured.

So if I want Tron Donald and Sark, I have to go to a specialty store? That is great lol... well time to start stalking Walgreens for Timeless Pete... is he out yet?

Also do we have any info on release of Kairi or the KH III figures?

Things are beginning to get messy: BBTS has Sora & Maleficent releasing April, while Amazon June.

As far as I'm aware, SP Donald doesn't exist anymore, and it's bad that websites are still using him in the art considering these are out. If you don't want Goofy, you can get Tron for cheaper at GS. Haven't seen TR Pete surface on the internet yet.

I'm gonna tweet at Zach because I'm assuming he doesn't get alerts for this site.

If you are able to talk to him can you ask him if we will get anything else about Kairi or SP Donald?

So I finally put in my order for wave 3 today and noticed a new listing for a wave 3 of Minimates; I know you guys aren't crazy about these, but they're still cool to see. Pretty nice selection as well.



So yeah; they're definitely going in on KH3. Looking forward to seeing what the next wave of action figures is after Sora & Maleficent.

Yeah, yeah; I know you guys love to tear these to shreds, but I still love them:





Have at it, but I will commend an affordable KH line of action figures all day. Kinda been getting scared they've been reducing the number of figures in sets but haven't changed the price (these will still be $25 a pop), but whatever.

Wow. Toy Story and Guardian Sora, AND Herc??? What a wonderful wave. Now lets get some oc KH characters like Terra, Riku, and that Kairi they announced. I am excited for these.

I was very excited as well, but now that I had a day to marinate over it, this is really the next $75 wave? We're pretty much getting jipped an entire set with these two-packs, as the first two waves featured like 9+ characters.

Has anyone actually seen Timeless River Pete in the wild? There's only two on eBay... I don't feel like this figure was released.

I'm not trying to be ungrateful or annoying, but why does it take a year for two new figures to come out? Maleficent and KH3 Sora are Wednesday, while Hercules isn't coming out till the end of the year, but my God is this line a snail... and Donald & Goofy are just rereleases.

I know me and eiczerofour are the only people who care about this, but the Maleficent figure still isn't out, though some occasionally do pop up and eBay and people have had it for months; I have no idea what's going on, but the delay on the widespread distribution of this is monstrous.

I'm sorry, guys ;A; I'm sure at some point they will rollout. I know I haven't seen a Maleficent in my neck of the woods of LA, and we usually get stuff last since most warehouses prioritize rolling out to the east and midwest first

Hey dude just wanted to let you know I just found the kh3 Sora / Malificant at Gamestop. 20% off with 5$ bag for most collectibles so came out to less then $20 after tax. (I'm in Texas too currently where tax is usually high.)

Gotcha.

Yeah, a week and a half ago I came home and there were Sonic, Tails, Sora, Pete and a Toy Story statue sitting there, free of charge. ☺ He's a GS employee as well so he had his discount on top of that lol.

People criticize the sculpts, but their Sonic ones are flawless, and the Pete and Goofy ones are very good as well. Sora's fine, and I saw the Mickey & Donald statue in-store the other day... people are gonna be hard on that one.

I finally got Sora & Maleficent and you know what? I don't even mind having to wait so long for one figure because I forgot how much of a pain the twist ties are. ?

Was nothing new announced at SDCC? I am kinda missing Riku in this line... and I guess Kairi is a no go now?

Who knows... I don't even know why this line moves like a snail if they said it's doing good.

They said this year was supposed to pick up with releases but it's been the slowest yet; it apparently takes a year to get a figure of Hercules out.

Finally; something new:



I don't know what was with the obscene crawl on figures this year, but I guess wave 4 is supposed to be out soon? Yeesh.

I know most people despise these figures and eiczerofour and I were the only ones who really cared about them, but is it safe to say they're dead now? All they have announced is Element/Guardian Form Sora at $20 a pop. I swore one of their reps was raving about how well this line was doing and that we'd see multiple waves last year. Following their website, it seems like they have ADHD and can't stay on one property for too long; that or they're just juggling too much.

I always ask in their Ask DST (which they just did) what the status of the line is but they never answer. Sometimes I ask in a condescending fashion so I'm gonna give it one more try in a more professional way.

Had my question answered in last week's Ask DST:

Hmmmm. I just want more statues from them tbh.

The whole thing is odd because I swear in 2018 they were bragging about how well the line was doing, expanding retailers, etc. and now it's dead in the water; "multiple waves" last year when we only got one.

Kingdom Hearts fans are very particular about the quality of the merchandise so I'm not really all too surprised.

Still waiting for a Demyx figure. They clearly have the molds for the organization members given Axel's presence in the waves. Even if it looks ridiculous, I can guarantee all of you, I WILL BUY IT.

Offhand, the only characters they nailed were Pete and Hercules; even characters like Donald and Goofy were noticeably off-model and had poor articulation.

It's good to know they blew their entire KH3 budget on a Hercules figure. ?

Something actually new? A Mickey bust:

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Diamond Select, if you ever see this message, please...just make this moment a statue please. We will buy it:

Yeah, for real; I think they could benefit from making a little more action-oriented than generic.

I'd love to have my own personal keybalde

Hey all, I just want to let you know the Timeless River Pete figure is dirt cheap; I snagged one for 9 bucks off Mercari. It will be a nice last relic for this line. I would've assumed this figure would be really rare and like $75 now.

Some of these statues are even crazy cheaper... they retailed for 50 and I just scooped the Donald & Mickey one off eBay for 10 lol.

I know it’s already been said by others earlier in this thread, but most of these figures look awful. Even that Mickey bust up there, which is at least one of the better ones, still looks super derpy.

I legit saw Maleficent at a GameStop for 25 bucks, months ago. The only reason I didn’t buy her was because I had no space in my room.

The Maleficent bust is easily the best looking one, no competition. The mickey one looks odd.