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Published on February 23, 2017 @ 03:25 pm
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At the 2017 New York Toy Fair this past weekend, Diamond Select Toys revealed plans to release a new line of Kingdom Hearts figures along with Kingdom Hearts Minifigures pending licensor approval. Photos of the figures were not allowed, but a guest who attended the event managed to sneak a photo of the prototype figures which you can view below:

The Kingdom Hearts figure set is planned to retail at $24.99 USD and would include figures of Sora (Kingdom Hearts II), Axel, King Mickey, Roxas, Maleficent, Jafar with Abu and Iago, Shadow Heartless, Creeper Plant Heartless, and Dusk Nobody. The Minifigures (not pictured) would include Sora (Kingdom Hearts II), Donald, Goofy, Auron, Demyx, Jafar, Shadow, Tron, and Sark.

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Oracle Spockanort

February 23, 2017 @ 03:34 pmOffline

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Y'all, idk about these...

believe-it-ornot

February 23, 2017 @ 03:37 pmOffline

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Yikes why is that Dusk so jacked.

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 03:41 pmOffline

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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....

hemmoheikkinen

February 23, 2017 @ 03:46 pmOffline

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

Chuman

February 23, 2017 @ 03:47 pmOffline

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

Sephiroth0812

February 23, 2017 @ 03:50 pmOffline

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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."

Squood!

February 23, 2017 @ 04:02 pmOnline

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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

Zapt

February 23, 2017 @ 04:07 pmOffline

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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...

Sephiroth0812

February 23, 2017 @ 04:09 pmOffline

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KeybladeLordSora
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


Nah, doesn't sound too messy, I actually fully agree with this notion.

Zapt

And OMG did they actually made a Creeper Plant?! A diddlyING CREEPER PLANT?!


Yea, I mean why not, if one wants to stage a battle with the figures there is then at least a bit more variety to the mooks at hand.
(Although I do think a Neoshadow or an Invisible would be better design-wise)

kirabook

February 23, 2017 @ 04:10 pmOffline

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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

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 04:11 pmOffline

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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.

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Ventus85

February 23, 2017 @ 04:17 pmOffline

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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.

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 04:33 pmOffline

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Ventus85
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.

Welcome.

These aren't the frist villain-figures we got though. Square Enix has in fact released some in the past:



They're from Square Enix's Formation Arts Figures-line

kupo1121

February 23, 2017 @ 04:42 pmOffline

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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:





Sephiroth0812
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.


From a business-standpoint, starting off a series with some of its most recognizable faces (Sora/Roxas/Mickey/Maleficent) is practical. Jumping straight into ancillary characters, no matter how great for the hardcore fanbase, isn't smart for the target audience: casual and hardcore fans. It's why SE tends to start off a new merchandise line with Sora, because he is the best selling character of KH (thus far).

In the event these get made and are then successful, I'm sure we'll see more obscure characters be made.

Muke
These aren't the frist villain-figures we got though. Square Enix has in fact released some in the past.


The 2002 2-Set Mirage figures actually included a lot of Heartless including:

Darkside
Guard Armor
Air Soldier
Bandit
Green Requiem
Blue Rhapsody
Soldier




P.S. Darkside turned out pretty darn well imo.

FudgemintGuardian

February 23, 2017 @ 04:49 pmOffline

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


Sephiroth0812
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."
I swear Periwig Man and the Seagull Whose Eggs Sora Stole will get figures before any of them.

Well, if the minifigures turn out to be real too, then at least the Demyx figure shows that these companies are finally realizing there are other characters in this series. lol
But...seriously, why hasn't even the big bad of theVERY FIRST GAME received any merch yet?
Why is Demyx getting merch before Xemnas and Saix?
Where's all the characters that we want?

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 04:56 pmOffline

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


I swear Periwig Man and the Seagull Whose Eggs Sora Stole will get figures before any of them.

Well, if the minifigures turn out to be real too, then at least the Demyx figure shows that these companies are finally realizing there are other characters in this series. lol
But...seriously, why hasn't even the big bad of theVERY FIRST GAME received any merch yet?
Why is Demyx getting merch before Xemnas and Saix?
Where's all the characters that we want?

I just posted a pic of an Ansem figure. xD Granted, he only got one but sill

kupo1121

February 23, 2017 @ 04:56 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

But...seriously, why hasn't even the big bad of theVERY FIRST GAME received any merch yet?




EDIT: Ninja'd by Nazo.

FudgemintGuardian

February 23, 2017 @ 05:00 pmOffline

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Muke
I just posted a pic of an Ansem figure. xD Granted, he only got one but sill


kupo1121


EDIT: Ninja'd by Nazo.
Oops! Well what do you know he has one. XD

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 05:02 pmOffline

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kupo1121


EDIT: Ninja'd by Nazo.

[strike]actually ninja'd by me lol[/strike]
FudgemintGuardian
Oops! Well what do you know he has one. XD

Yeah, but only one. :(
I really hope they'll decide to release PAKs of Xehanort(!!!!!!!), Xemnas, and Ansem. This one is nice, but not a PAK. :(

Oracle Spockanort

February 23, 2017 @ 05:38 pmOffline

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kupo1121
From a business-standpoint, starting off a series with some of its most recognizable faces (Sora/Roxas/Mickey/Maleficent) is practical. Jumping straight into ancillary characters, no matter how great for the hardcore fanbase, isn't smart for the target audience: casual and hardcore fans. It's why SE tends to start off a new merchandise line with Sora, because he is the best selling character of KH (thus far).

In the event these get made and are then successful, I'm sure we'll see more obscure characters be made.


How much more do we have to wait for companies to test the market with "popular" characters? It seems like this gets said every time figures come out, even with SE.

And what happens? We get KH2 Sora or KH1 Sora 20 times and never see a new character until we've all forgotten.

The only company I really trust with this is Funko since they love having franchises with a lot of characters to work with.

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Ventus85

February 23, 2017 @ 05:39 pmOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

February 23, 2017 @ 05:44 pmOffline

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Ventus85
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.


Whoops! It wasn't deleted. When you post links as a new user, we have to approve them until you reach a certain number of posts. It is a part of our anti-bot spam system. I just went ahead and deleted it since you posted this new one and it was approved first.

Zephyr

February 23, 2017 @ 07:36 pmOffline

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believe-it-ornot
Yikes why is that Dusk so jacked.


That's what I was thinking LOL. He seems a lot more muscular than I remember.

Alpha Baymax

February 23, 2017 @ 07:51 pmOffline

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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...

ZachOut

February 23, 2017 @ 07:52 pmOffline

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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.

ZachOut

February 23, 2017 @ 07:54 pmOffline

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Alpha Baymax
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...


No secret info that I am aware of. It's the anniversary, a game just came out, and there is a new game in the works. Nothing people don't already know.

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 07:55 pmOffline

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ZachOut
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 dunno if I should believe you being with Diamond Select Toys - anybody can claim anything on the internet xD

[INDENT]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...[COLOR=#222222]


I mean, it's the 15th anniversary, so it really shouldn't be a surprise. I'm glad we're getting so much, but all of them looking, well,… ugly… is really not making me any more happy :S

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Oracle Spockanort

February 23, 2017 @ 09:26 pmOffline

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ZachOut
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'm going to PM you.

Muke
I dunno if I should believe you being with Diamond Select Toys - anybody can claim anything on the internet xD


lol

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 09:28 pmOffline

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Master Spockanort




lol
Did I say something wrong?

Oracle Spockanort

February 23, 2017 @ 09:54 pmOffline

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Muke
Did I say something wrong?


No, you are right to be distrustful. It just reminds me of when I was younger. I said the same things and low and behold one of the people we all believed was lying actually was working for a firm closely related to SE and was really telling the truth.

Muke

February 23, 2017 @ 09:59 pmOffline

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Master Spockanort
No, you are right to be distrustful. It just reminds me of when I was younger. I said the same things and low and behold one of the people we all believed was lying actually was working for a firm closely related to SE and was really telling the truth.
Oh, okay, gotcha. ^^

Anyways, I really hope the final products will look better. Who knows, if they really do look better, they'd be nice decoration and all.

Sonicfan2525

February 24, 2017 @ 12:14 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

February 24, 2017 @ 01:01 amOffline

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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.

SkeithTheTerror

February 24, 2017 @ 01:20 amOffline

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

ZachOut

February 24, 2017 @ 02:19 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

February 24, 2017 @ 02:54 amOffline

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ZachOut
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.


Don't worry about the laughs. Kingdom Hearts fans find humor in everything (typically for the internet memes), even in the official game content.

I figured I'd ask about the Minimates. Are they planned to be separate or packs?

ZachOut

February 24, 2017 @ 04:49 amOffline

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Master Spockanort
I figured I'd ask about the Minimates. Are they planned to be separate or packs?


They will be two-packs, available at comic shops/specialty stores and Toys"R"Us, with exclusive characters at each place.

Chaser

February 24, 2017 @ 05:08 amOffline

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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!

Recon

February 24, 2017 @ 05:32 amOffline

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

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Ventus85

February 24, 2017 @ 01:58 pmOffline

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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.

Muke

February 24, 2017 @ 02:33 pmOffline

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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?

Grono

February 24, 2017 @ 02:41 pmOffline

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Muke
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?


^ this

Square doesn't make PAK for a lot of their characters, and that's because they need a reason to do it first. Aqua wasn't picked because of Birth by Sleep, she was picked because she was featured in 2.8. If they had done a Birth by Sleep line, we probably would have seen the other two as well.

Speaking of PAK, who wants a villain PAK as bad as I do? I'd be fine with a Master Xehanort and Vanitas PAK, honestly. That'd make me so happy :)

Muke

February 24, 2017 @ 02:43 pmOffline

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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.

Grono

February 24, 2017 @ 03:07 pmOffline

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Muke
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.


I agree, those are definitely my most anticipated ones (well, not so much Xemnas). I would also appreciate an Ansem figurine with the guardian, I would drain my bank account so fast at the sight of that!

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Ventus85

February 24, 2017 @ 03:09 pmOffline

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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.

Muke

February 24, 2017 @ 03:19 pmOffline

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Ventus85
But they also have to listen to Fans demands.

I am aware.
Muke
high demand was surely a big factor as well [...] I doubt only fans sending them emails would be enough for them to produce 'em, you know what I mean?




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

That's… not gonna happen. ^^



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.


If everyone stops buying PAKs, wouldn't they think "well, seems like they don't even want the most popular PAKs anymore. No PAKs anymore then"?



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.


I mean, yeah, that's what I've been thinking too, but it just doesn't seem that way judging from the fact we're getting more and more Sora/Riku figures.



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


Or maybe they waited for awesome technology? Again, (for marketing and stuff) high demand is surely a very big factor, too, but not the only main factor.



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.


There will be thousands of people who will still buy every Sora figure that comes out, trust me.

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Ventus85

February 24, 2017 @ 03:37 pmOffline

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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.

Muke

February 24, 2017 @ 03:42 pmOffline

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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!)

FudgemintGuardian

February 24, 2017 @ 03:44 pmOffline

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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.


Recon
From what I can tell, the Axel figurine looks decent.
Yeah, it looks okay. I'm super duper nitpicky but I do feel the figure's torso is slightly wider than the character renders and model, but hey I'm nitpicky. XD

And Maleficent, Jafar, and the Creeper Plant look great even in the low-quality photo. (Only issue with the Creeper Plant is that the orange petals aren't dark enough and the spikes are all yellow instead of yellow over orange petals/orange over yellow petals. But these are prototypes so the final ones will probably be right.)

Muke
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?
^This here.

Popularity and demand certainly plays a factor, but if it was the only factor we would have had figures of Namine, Terra, Ventus, Master Xehanort, etc. ages ago. They need reasons for making the figures aside from this, such as the Aqua PAK being produced only now due to 0.2 (which is the prologue of Kingdom Hearts III.)

Sephiroth0812

February 24, 2017 @ 03:59 pmOffline

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Muke

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!)


May be because despite of his popularity and "fanservice" until DDD he never actually was considered one of the "main" characters per se and it was obviously more important to roll out Sora in nearly every possible form that there is.
Roxas too had only one single figure for quite a while, the Roxas PlayArts in the black coat was rather recently if I recall correctly.

FudgemintGuardian

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.

^This here.

Popularity and demand certainly plays a factor, but if it was the only factor we would have had figures of Namine, Terra, Ventus, Master Xehanort, etc. ages ago. They need reasons for making the figures aside from this, such as the Aqua PAK being produced only now due to 0.2 (which is the prologue of Kingdom Hearts III.)


Probably because these figurines are in a sort of "alpha-stage"-prototype and where shown off only to give the heads up that they will be made, not to start actual marketing.

I dunno but I didn't get the vibe that anyone here was actually saying that fan demand is the only or even the deciding factor, but that it can't really be a bad thing to let the guys at SE know that there is demand for certain merchandise at all. A single Email or something doesn't cost much apart of a bit of time.
It IS a bit weird though to see ONLY an Aqua figure when for example with FF XIII they made PlayArts for the whole cast (Lightning, Fang, Sazh, Vanille, Snow and Hope). While they have not that big of a role in 0.2 specifically Terra and Ventus are nonetheless important and when it's about 2.8 as a whole the representation for DDD (how about Young Xehanort for example, or one of the TWEWY gang?) and Back Cover (the Foretellers? Ephemer?) is missing.

FudgemintGuardian

February 24, 2017 @ 04:22 pmOffline

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Sephiroth0812
May be because despite of his popularity and "fanservice" until DDD he never actually was considered one of the "main" characters per se and it was obviously more important to roll out Sora in nearly every possible form that there is.
Roxas too had only one single figure for quite a while, the Roxas PlayArts in the black coat was rather recently if I recall correctly.
To add, when making merchandise, Sora is basically "safe" to use. Companies can make as many Soras and Mickeys as they like and know they'll sell, but using other characters can be risky choices in their minds.



Probably because these figurines are in a sort of "alpha-stage"-prototype and where shown off only to give the heads up that they will be made, not to start actual marketing.

I suppose that makes sense.

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Ventus85

February 24, 2017 @ 05:30 pmOffline

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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

Neo_

February 25, 2017 @ 02:14 amOffline

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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.

ZachOut

February 25, 2017 @ 05:37 amOffline

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FudgemintGuardian
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.


Because the prototypes are not final. This show is for retailers FIRST, to show them the product and solicit orders for that product. They don't care if the figures are not quite final, they get the general idea. The press we get is secondary -- we don't necessarily WANT to promote several months of far-off future releases at once, but they are going to be seen and discussed by people regardless, so we allow pictures on the approved items. BUT if they are not quite finished, and Disney has not given a final sign-off, then we certainly don't want pictures to circulate. For instance, conversations here have centered on how certain characters don't look right. If they will change, this could give a poor first impression unnecessarily.

I re-read the first post, and should clarify -- there will be three $25 figure sets in the first assortment. Maleficent/Mickey, Sora/Roxas and Axel/Jafar, each with a few smaller characters. The taller characters are all around 7" tall.

kupo1121

February 25, 2017 @ 06:34 amOffline

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Ventus85
But they also have to listen to Fans demands.


I don't think many people are disagreeing with you since, you're assessment (demand = production), is most certainly correct.

Not that this is breaking news, but my contacts who attended NYTF and were told by SE that they "hear fan's demands regarding Terra/Ventus" also asked SE why they don't make smaller figures of more obscure characters. The example he used was Saix (he's not a huge KH-buff) and was told "they don't feel there is a demand for those characters."

So when any character gets made, it's probably a mix of publicity and fan demand. Terra/Ven would probably be in preparation for their continued story (KH3) and because fan's demand. However, it's not exclusively because a few hundred fans sent letters to them. Here's a petition I found that has over 1000 signatures on it asking for specific FFVII Play Arts figures...as far as I can tell, these figures were never made.

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ffviiiplayarts/

That being said, don't give up and keep trying. Better to try than regret what could have been.

Ventus85
The only thing i can say, from my view, that Square Enix will always bring things to an End.


This depends on what you view as a "complete set." Just because you view Aqua/Terra/Ven as a complete set doesn't mean SE does. For example, the original Play Arts release of KH2 Sora/KH2 Kairi never had a KH2 Riku come out. They later released KH1 Sora/KH1 Riku, but never released KH1 Kairi. Wouldn't Sora/Riku/Kairi be a "complete set?"

Now with this Play Arts Kai line they have released KH2 Sora Normal/Limit/Final/Halloweentown. Are Valor/Wisdom/Master/Christmastown/Anti a "complete set?" In my opinion, I don't think Aqua HAS to come with Terra and Ventus given she's headlined 2 stories on her own now (0.2 + Secret Episode).

Sephiroth0812
Roxas too had only one single figure for quite a while, the Roxas PlayArts in the black coat was rather recently if I recall correctly.


Very recent, as in "released this month in Japan" recent.

Neo_

February 25, 2017 @ 09:31 amOffline

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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?

Muke

February 25, 2017 @ 09:54 amOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.

Excuse me, "five nobodies"? Noone's opinion is more valid than the other. If I have something to say, I will. And if you don't agree, fine, whatever, but calling people who have a different opinion than yours "five nobodies" is disrespectful as hell. lol

kupo1121

February 25, 2017 @ 12:30 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.


Trying to insult a Kingdom Hearts fan by calling them a 'nobody' is just...well, it's not very well thought out. So I'll just go high as you go low and embrace it:



Muke
Excuse me, "five nobodies"? Noone's opinion is more valid than the other. If I have something to say, I will. And if you don't agree, fine, whatever, but calling people who have a different opinion than yours "five nobodies" is disrespectful as hell. lol


"Don't waste your time. We Nobodies can never hope to be Somebodies."

Muke

February 25, 2017 @ 12:45 pmOffline

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kupo1121
Trying to insult a Kingdom Hearts fan by calling them a 'nobody' is just...well, it's not very well thought out. So I'll just go high as you go low and embrace it:


this post is perfect xD

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Ventus85

February 25, 2017 @ 08:48 pmOffline

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kupo1121
I don't think many people are disagreeing with you since, you're assessment (demand = production), is most certainly correct.

Not that this is breaking news, but my contacts who attended NYTF and were told by SE that they "hear fan's demands regarding Terra/Ventus" also asked SE why they don't make smaller figures of more obscure characters. The example he used was Saix (he's not a huge KH-buff) and was told "they don't feel there is a demand for those characters."

So when any character gets made, it's probably a mix of publicity and fan demand. Terra/Ven would probably be in preparation for their continued story (KH3) and because fan's demand. However, it's not exclusively because a few hundred fans sent letters to them. Here's a petition I found that has over 1000 signatures on it asking for specific FFVII Play Arts figures...as far as I can tell, these figures were never made.

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ffviiiplayarts/

That being said, don't give up and keep trying. Better to try than regret what could have been.

This depends on what you view as a "complete set." Just because you view Aqua/Terra/Ven as a complete set doesn't mean SE does. For example, the original Play Arts release of KH2 Sora/KH2 Kairi never had a KH2 Riku come out. They later released KH1 Sora/KH1 Riku, but never released KH1 Kairi. Wouldn't Sora/Riku/Kairi be a "complete set?"

Now with this Play Arts Kai line they have released KH2 Sora Normal/Limit/Final/Halloweentown. Are Valor/Wisdom/Master/Christmastown/Anti a "complete set?" In my opinion, I don't think Aqua HAS to come with Terra and Ventus given she's headlined 2 stories on her own now (0.2 + Secret Episode).


Yes i know, that the normal Play Arts Figures never had a Riku. But if i remember correctly, when i was younger, i also wrote
Square Enix already, and asked them to do a Riku and Final Fantasy 9: Zidane and Garnet.

Years later - i have already given up hope, they indeed released Zidane and Garnet!
I grabbed them immediately.

But iam also happy, that other Company will fill the "Gap" that Square can not!

I will wait for this Heartless and Flower Figures, and Nobodys from Diamond Select, and i will buy MORE than one to build
a little Army. The only Missing piece that remains in the End will be Master Xehanort / Xemnas / Ansem to finally complete
an epic Battle Set.

I also understand, why Square says "no need for other Organization Characters"
I also never liked the rest...do not like Demyx or Saix, or that Larxene.
There were only there to be Killed by my Hands - no Important Role for the Story in my Opinion.

But iam happy that they hear the Fans about Terra and Ventus.
Here is the official Email for Square Enix again, that i was told to use for Questions

enquiry@square-enix.com

Everybody who has wishes - try, it only takes a few Minutes of your Life, and raises the Chance to see certain Characters
made as Play Arts Kai.

Of course, i have to say: it would be more easier, if Square Enix would tell us how they "Gather" Informations
or Fans wishes or in General i would like to know how Companies like Diamond Select and Square gather Informations from Fans,
so they know what Fans want and what not.

I only know of Email and Forum so far.

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Ventus85

February 26, 2017 @ 12:33 amOffline

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kupo1121
I don't think many people are disagreeing with you since, you're assessment (demand = production), is most certainly correct.

Not that this is breaking news, but my contacts who attended NYTF and were told by SE that they "hear fan's demands regarding Terra/Ventus" also asked SE why they don't make smaller figures of more obscure characters. The example he used was Saix (he's not a huge KH-buff) and was told "they don't feel there is a demand for those characters."

So when any character gets made, it's probably a mix of publicity and fan demand. Terra/Ven would probably be in preparation for their continued story (KH3) and because fan's demand. However, it's not exclusively because a few hundred fans sent letters to them. Here's a petition I found that has over 1000 signatures on it asking for specific FFVII Play Arts figures...as far as I can tell, these figures were never made.

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ffviiiplayarts/

That being said, don't give up and keep trying. Better to try than regret what could have been.

This depends on what you view as a "complete set." Just because you view Aqua/Terra/Ven as a complete set doesn't mean SE does. For example, the original Play Arts release of KH2 Sora/KH2 Kairi never had a KH2 Riku come out. They later released KH1 Sora/KH1 Riku, but never released KH1 Kairi. Wouldn't Sora/Riku/Kairi be a "complete set?"

Now with this Play Arts Kai line they have released KH2 Sora Normal/Limit/Final/Halloweentown. Are Valor/Wisdom/Master/Christmastown/Anti a "complete set?" In my opinion, I don't think Aqua HAS to come with Terra and Ventus given she's headlined 2 stories on her own now (0.2 + Secret Episode).



I know that the normal Play Arts were incomplete, because Riku was missing.

But i remember, when i was younger / Years ago, i have also asked Square for an Riku Figure
and Final Fantasy 9 Play Arts Zidane and Garnet.

Years have passed, and i had already given up hope - and then Play Arts FF9 Zidane and
Garnet were released!

I can understand when Square Enix says "There is no need for other Organization Members"
because i also think that way, i do not like the rest at all
I do not like Saix, Demyx or Larxene, they are not even Important for the Story, and i was happy
when these Characters were defeated and removed from the Story.

Iam glad that Diamond Select will fill the "Gap" with Enemies, because Square is to stupid to do this.

I think i will buy more than one from these Heartless / Flower / Nobodys to make a little Army.

The only missing piece then is Master Xehanort / Ansem / Xemnas for an epic Battle Display.

Iam happy that Square Enix hears the Fans demands for Ventus and Terra, what Kupo1121 says.

What i would like to know is: how DOES Square Enix / other Companies gather these Informations????
I mean HOW do they hear Fans demands for certain Figures???

The only Methods i know from is Email Message from Fans (What i say) and Forum.

I can only say - send Square a short Mail (See this thread) it only takes a few Minutes of your Life,
and raises the Chance to be certain Figures to be released.

ZachOut

February 26, 2017 @ 01:03 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

February 26, 2017 @ 05:08 amOffline

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ZachOut
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.


Bless you so much. We do indeed have a few active threads on PAKs and I recommend that everybody to go there to discuss such things.

Glad you are excited c: Perhaps if things go well, we'll be seeing another news article and thread for these products ;)

You said the plan was for the figures to be be four series, correct? They'd all be KH2?

I'm also wondering–in a general sense–how the licensing process works? Do you prototype as the pitch to licensors, or is it more like: pitch -> get the go ahead to prototype -> pitch prototypes -> get approved or denied to move forward with full production?

Or is that something that can't be disclosed to the public?

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Ventus85

February 26, 2017 @ 06:14 pmOffline

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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.

ZachOut

February 27, 2017 @ 12:38 amOffline

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Master Spockanort
You said the plan was for the figures to be be four series, correct? They'd all be KH2?

I'm also wondering–in a general sense–how the licensing process works? Do you prototype as the pitch to licensors, or is it more like: pitch -> get the go ahead to prototype -> pitch prototypes -> get approved or denied to move forward with full production?


I believe all KH2, yes. And we would go to Disney (or they would come to us) to ask if there is interest/availability in a license for figures and Minimates, then we'd sign a contract with them for a certain guaranteed payment to them, based on our sales estimates. Then we'd submit a line plan, then 2-D artwork, then 3-D sculpts, then painted sculpts, then packaging. Then we go on to manufacturing. They approve every stage.

ZachOut

February 27, 2017 @ 01:06 amOffline

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Ventus85
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.


No plans to release Heartless figures solo, that I am aware of. Some of the more popular named characters may get solo releases, but the Heartless are bonus pack-ins for the larger deluxe sets and will only be available there.

Neo_

March 27, 2017 @ 08:55 pmOffline

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Zach, any update on these?

ZachOut

March 28, 2017 @ 05:47 amOffline

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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.

Neo_

March 28, 2017 @ 09:20 pmOffline

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

KingMickey626

April 7, 2017 @ 09:48 pmOffline

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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!

KingMickey626

April 8, 2017 @ 06:23 pmOffline

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

ZachOut

April 21, 2017 @ 08:10 amOffline

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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.

Chaser

April 21, 2017 @ 09:20 amOffline

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ZachOut
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.


Hey Zach, do you mind if I share this image on our Twitter account? I'm assuming since you can post photos now that it's no longer under any NDA's etc.?

ZachOut

April 21, 2017 @ 12:36 pmOffline

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

Chaser

April 21, 2017 @ 03:00 pmOffline

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

Thanks Zach, I shared the tweet :)

I hope they get approved with final paint, I really like these figures!

kirabook

April 21, 2017 @ 05:34 pmOffline

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

Lonbilly

April 21, 2017 @ 05:48 pmOffline

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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.

catcake

April 21, 2017 @ 06:56 pmOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525

April 22, 2017 @ 02:08 amOffline

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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?

ZachOut

April 22, 2017 @ 01:49 pmOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525

April 25, 2017 @ 06:02 amOffline

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ZachOut
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.


Yeah i'm sorry that you have had to deal with some of the more harsh comments. I think that a lot of people do overreact and forget that you can see this stuff. Everyone should know that these are early prototypes and don't represent the final product anyways, and I am sure that he will look better in person when he hits store shelves.

I'm just so excited at the idea of affordable western licensed KH figures that aren't some $100+ collectible figure that I have to import from Japan, and I love the direction the line appears to be going in. I'm really interested in seeing what the Vinimate looks like, so I hope you post that picture soon!

ZachOut

April 26, 2017 @ 04:02 amOffline

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

Lonbilly

April 26, 2017 @ 04:08 amOffline

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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.

FudgemintGuardian

April 26, 2017 @ 03:05 pmOffline

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


SkeithTheTerror

April 26, 2017 @ 03:58 pmOffline

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

Sonicfan2525

April 27, 2017 @ 05:36 amOffline

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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!

ZachOut

May 23, 2017 @ 02:13 amOffline

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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/

Sonicfan2525

May 29, 2017 @ 11:33 pmOffline

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ZachOut
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/


I think they look fantastic! That Mickey sculpt is on point, and Sora looks a lot better than he did initially!

Sonicfan2525

May 29, 2017 @ 11:34 pmOffline

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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)

Lonbilly

May 30, 2017 @ 03:15 amOffline

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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.

ZachOut

May 30, 2017 @ 03:48 amOffline

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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.

Friendly neFrog

June 14, 2017 @ 12:09 pmOffline

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

ZachOut

June 15, 2017 @ 04:40 amOffline

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


Your English is great, just be careful of your genders in the future. He/his/him instead of She/her/her.

Hopefully people like the final product. These are still prototypes, and production will look slightly different. But he'll still be smiling!

ZachOut

July 12, 2017 @ 07:38 pmOffline

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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/

FudgemintGuardian

July 12, 2017 @ 08:26 pmOffline

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ZachOut
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/
Well I think they look great!

Neo_

July 15, 2017 @ 11:54 pmOffline

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

ZachOut

July 16, 2017 @ 12:30 amOffline

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

Neo_

July 23, 2017 @ 02:03 pmOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

July 24, 2017 @ 06:14 amOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525

July 24, 2017 @ 08:58 pmOffline

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

ZachOut

July 25, 2017 @ 02:25 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.

If they aren't up on the site by now, I would assume they are not carrying them, but I do not have access to our compete sales list. You could ask them if they will be listed, maybe they will decide to order them.

ZachOut

August 5, 2017 @ 03:57 amOffline

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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.

Neo_

August 5, 2017 @ 01:25 pmOffline

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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.

ZachOut

August 6, 2017 @ 12:45 amOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.


Well, we only announced the exclusives at SDCC. The original story has been updated, and the original post in this thread -- I'm not sure if that helps anyone looking for new info or new stories, but it's not my site.

Depending on how much Toy Wiz charged, Select 3-packs could probably still be the cheapest way to get the six core figures. Walgreens' Mickey/Pluto pack should only be $10, but if a duplicate Mickey bugs you, then you may need to rethink your plan.

Sonicfan2525

August 15, 2017 @ 04:30 amOffline

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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.

ZachOut

August 17, 2017 @ 11:01 pmOffline

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Sonicfan2525
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.


You're welcome! From what I hear, some of these may be rolling out fairly soon. I will share some packaged pics shortly

ZachOut

September 30, 2017 @ 05:19 pmOffline

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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):

ZachOut

October 26, 2017 @ 03:25 pmOffline

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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




ZachOut

October 31, 2017 @ 08:23 pmOffline

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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

Neo_

November 2, 2017 @ 02:28 amOffline

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

Neo_

November 4, 2017 @ 07:09 pmOffline

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ZachOut
Depending on how much Toy Wiz charged, Select 3-packs could probably still be the cheapest way to get the six core figures. Walgreens' Mickey/Pluto pack should only be $10, but if a duplicate Mickey bugs you, then you may need to rethink your plan.

Well it ended up working out, since my Mickey in the 3-pack didn't come in with his face in all the way. Not a problem; I just can't get it in.



Definitely pleased with these! :smile:

VoidGear.

November 4, 2017 @ 07:39 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
Well it ended up working out, since my Mickey in the 3-pack didn't come in with his face in all the way. Not a problem; I just can't get it in.



Definitely pleased with these! :smile:


Jesus Christ, this dusk will never stop freaking me out.
I LOVE the soldier though.

ZachOut

November 18, 2017 @ 05:08 amOffline

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Neo_GFX
Well it ended up working out, since my Mickey in the 3-pack didn't come in with his face in all the way. Not a problem; I just can't get it in.

Definitely pleased with these! :smile:


Glad you like them! What did you mean the face was not in all the way? Do you mean the head was not on the peg all the way, or is the face actually not aligned with the rest of the head?

And it looks like the other retailer exclusives have started to hit stores, Wisdom Form at Target, Master Form at Toys"R"Us, and GameStop has definitely gotten SOME of the two-packs in, not sure about their exclusive Valor Form and Regular Sora (Regular Sora's not exclusive to them, but the Sora two-pack with a Soldier is).








Caxinuld

November 18, 2017 @ 05:26 amOffline

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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.

Neo_

November 18, 2017 @ 07:19 pmOffline

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ZachOut
Glad you like them! What did you mean the face was not in all the way? Do you mean the head was not on the peg all the way, or is the face actually not aligned with the rest of the head?

It's kind of hard to see, but the cheek was not meeting the back of the head all the way.



I ended up (accidentally) removing the head from the neck and the face just slid out of the back of the head and I was able to snap it in correctly and as long as I don't play with it it's like brand new.

So I noticed series two has some BBS figures. Can you talk about how much more of the franchise you guys acquired?

eiczerofour

December 1, 2017 @ 07:21 pmOffline

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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

eiczerofour

December 20, 2017 @ 09:22 pmOffline

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Neo_

December 20, 2017 @ 11:43 pmOffline

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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.

FudgemintGuardian

December 21, 2017 @ 01:32 amOffline

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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.

Silver_Soul

December 21, 2017 @ 04:15 amOffline

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Where can we find these online?

eiczerofour

December 21, 2017 @ 03:42 pmOffline

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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.)

Neo_

December 21, 2017 @ 10:52 pmOffline

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

eiczerofour

December 22, 2017 @ 06:02 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

December 22, 2017 @ 10:25 pmOffline

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eiczerofour
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.

I know people complain about their Zelda figures, but Jakks absolutely nails their Nintendo figures; everything else about their company is a disaster. Diamond is more professional and actually promotes their figures (fans don't have to report new findings on reddit).

And yeah, I already read in the other thread Diamond is saying more like spring.

Neo_

December 23, 2017 @ 03:53 pmOffline

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The OG Gummi Highway pioneers!



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

Neo_

February 18, 2018 @ 07:17 pmOffline

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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?

Sora2016

February 18, 2018 @ 08:29 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
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?


Yea thats totally that scene from Agrabah...which begs the question: why the crap are they making Pete first for something like that? lol. Like I'm glad they aren't doing Sora or Riku, but why not Donald, Goofy, or Mickey? Their static sculpts look way better than anything else they do...so I would like to see them make more.

So on that note, I kind of hate how all the regular packs of figures look lol, but you are right Pete looks way better than half of them.
I like the Mini-mates or whatever they are called? I think I want all the Tron forms and Tron himself. I see they are doing Halloween Town, and Jack has his own one separate already. So thats not surprising. But there is so much merchandise of the Halloween stuff I will have to decide later if I want them lol.

Neo_

February 18, 2018 @ 08:42 pmOffline

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Sora2016
Yea thats totally that scene from Agrabah...which begs the question: why the crap are they making Pete first for something like that? lol. Like I'm glad they aren't doing Sora or Riku, but why not Donald, Goofy, or Mickey? Their static sculpts look way better than anything else they do...so I would like to see them make more.

Probably because in all honesty he's the only figure they've done so far that doesn't look like a bootleg.

Sonicfan2525

February 19, 2018 @ 12:13 amOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525

February 19, 2018 @ 05:51 amOffline

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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]

eiczerofour

February 19, 2018 @ 07:18 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

February 19, 2018 @ 09:57 pmOffline

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Sonicfan2525
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]

Probably the best news of that video is despite all the flak, the line is doing very well; probably the reason they milked out wave 1 with 1.5... apparently so well they're expanding to Walmart and Best Buy. Also an exclusive Timeless River figure in each wave.

I collected some of their Muppet figures, and by the third wave they were limited to specialty shops, and the fourth wave has been indefinitely postponed.

Sonicfan2525

February 19, 2018 @ 10:11 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
Probably the best news of that video is despite all the flak, the line is doing very well; probably the reason they milked out wave 1 with 1.5... apparently so well they're expanding to Walmart and Best Buy. Also an exclusive Timeless River figure in each wave.

I collected some of their Muppet figures, and by the third wave they were limited to specialty shops, and the fourth wave has been indefinitely postponed.


Very good point! I still think the human characters look really questionable, but the Disney characters and Heartless all look pretty good imo. I think i'll finally cave and get that two pack of Mickey and the Dusk nobody that i've had my eye on for a while now.

Neo_

February 24, 2018 @ 12:13 amOffline

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Closer Look At Diamond Select Toy's Kingdom Hearts Collectibles — DisKingdom.com | Disney | Marvel | Star Wars - Toys, Merchandise, Collectibles, Entertainment & Theme Parks News


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.

Caxinuld

February 24, 2018 @ 04:10 amOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525

February 25, 2018 @ 02:57 amOffline

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Neo_GFX


Closer Look At Diamond Select Toy's Kingdom Hearts Collectibles — DisKingdom.com | Disney | Marvel | Star Wars - Toys, Merchandise, Collectibles, Entertainment & Theme Parks News


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.


Okay, that Timeless River Sora looks fantastic! Aqua also looks better than the initial reveal photos, but I still don't have a lot of faith that she'll look that great in person. As for the statues, the Pete and Goofy statues look great! Sora still looks so weird though. He basically looks like a slightly less awful version of the original action figure with no joints.

Speaking of the statues, GameStop just put some up for pre-order today. There are no pictures, but a Mickey with a heartless statue is in the works. It seems like the initial lineup will be Mickey, Goofy, and Sora, as those were the only ones for pre-order in their system.

eiczerofour

February 25, 2018 @ 03:10 amOffline

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

Grono

February 25, 2018 @ 03:17 amOffline

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

Neo_

February 25, 2018 @ 05:24 pmOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

March 20, 2018 @ 06:48 pmOffline

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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.

ImVentus

March 21, 2018 @ 12:11 amOffline

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

Neo_

March 21, 2018 @ 06:15 amOffline

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eiczerofour
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.

Wow, you're actually the first to break this. Weird they would have this with wave two still on the horizon. Stitch will mark the first Disney character that isn't "Mickey & friends".

I wonder if there's more. Did you have to ask someone?

Chaser

March 21, 2018 @ 07:13 amOffline

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Neo_GFX
Wow, you're actually the first to break this.

Actually, we never broke the story when we first heard of it in December (article written but not published) and then we forgot about it.



This information shouldn't be found at Gamestop unless you actually go looking for it since details about the statues aren't live.

eiczerofour

March 21, 2018 @ 01:58 pmOffline

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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!

Neo_

March 21, 2018 @ 10:04 pmOffline

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Chaser
Actually, we never broke the story when we first heard of it in December (article written but not published) and then we forgot about it.



This information shouldn't be found at Gamestop unless you actually go looking for it since details about the statues aren't live.

Goofy is a statue, but the rest of these are just figures.

Chaser

March 21, 2018 @ 10:15 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
Goofy is a statue, but the rest of these are just figures.

Huh, well there you go. You do have to remember that this was info from December where all we had to go on was "statues". There wasn't enough info to publish it, and thus it became forgotten.

Neo_

April 14, 2018 @ 07:10 pmOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

April 30, 2018 @ 01:39 pmOffline

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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. :)

Neo_

May 5, 2018 @ 05:56 pmOffline

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eiczerofour
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. :)

Thanks for notifying! :smile: The three sets are supposedly releasing August 29th (Amazon); that's an insane layover considering the first batch has already hit Walgreen's:



Is it just me, or did Goofy turn out a bit small? In KH3 footage Sora towers over him (something that's always seemed odd to me), so it could just be me.

I really wish TR Sora came with the Monochrome; if they release he, Donald and Goofy in a 3-pack with their weapons I'm gonna be pissed - I mean, I'll be happy, but I'll be pissed if I buy duplicates for nothing, so I'm holding off for now unless Zach says otherwise.

eiczerofour

May 5, 2018 @ 06:17 pmOffline

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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...

Neo_

May 6, 2018 @ 12:26 amOffline

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

eiczerofour

May 6, 2018 @ 03:13 pmOffline

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

Neo_

May 6, 2018 @ 06:27 pmOffline

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

Yeah, I wouldn't doubt it; by now it's so hard to keep track of what figures are being sold where, but in due time we'll know.

Sonicfan2525

May 6, 2018 @ 08:26 pmOffline

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


Has there ever been a KH diamond select figure that has been exclusive to a store besides GameStop or Walgreens? The only other place I could see her being sold is maybe Wal-Mart. It's also possible that she could have been delayed too, though I don't see why. Her and Timeless River Sora are the only new action figures that interest me at the moment, so I hope we get some information soon.

Regardless, I just want more information on the statues. So far we have only seen pictures of Goofy and Sora from Toy Fair, and there is no information on the Mickey and Heartless statue aside from it being in GameStop's systems.

Neo_

May 6, 2018 @ 09:26 pmOffline

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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.

Sonicfan2525
Regardless, I just want more information on the statues. So far we have only seen pictures of Goofy and Sora from Toy Fair, and there is no information on the Mickey and Heartless statue aside from it being in GameStop's systems.

Off-camera there appeared to be a Pete in Agrabah statue as well.

eiczerofour

May 7, 2018 @ 03:34 pmOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

May 12, 2018 @ 11:28 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

October 5, 2018 @ 04:24 pmOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

October 7, 2018 @ 09:02 pmOffline

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

Recon

October 8, 2018 @ 03:37 amOffline

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

Neo_

October 9, 2018 @ 12:41 amOffline

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

I just read the top of the thread and realized Terra was supposed to come out in June, lol.

Didn't they show Kairi at SDCC? It's so long ago that I can't even remember.

eiczerofour

October 26, 2018 @ 06:30 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

December 28, 2018 @ 03:32 pmOffline

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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.

ZachOut

January 18, 2019 @ 04:24 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

January 19, 2019 @ 08:33 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

January 21, 2019 @ 05:29 amOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

January 21, 2019 @ 06:40 pmOffline

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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?

Neo_

January 22, 2019 @ 12:08 amOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

January 22, 2019 @ 07:01 pmOffline

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

Neo_

January 24, 2019 @ 05:14 amOffline

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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.

Sora2016

January 24, 2019 @ 01:11 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.



I want the Shadow and Assassin, but I already have the play arts hooded Mickey. I guess thats why I don't get these, I have higher quality versions of a lot of these figures. But not really enemies.

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Neo_GFX
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.[/FONT]



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


I'm personally intrigued since this is the first product of the pirates versions, I assume they will make all 3 of them like they did for the SP and HT forms.
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Neo_

January 24, 2019 @ 09:50 pmOffline

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Sora2016
I want the Shadow and Assassin, but I already have the play arts hooded Mickey. I guess thats why I don't get these, I have higher quality versions of a lot of these figures. But not really enemies.

I'm pretty sure you can get singles of the enemies at GameStop.

eiczerofour

January 25, 2019 @ 07:05 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX
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.


Wow, I just started getting these and am hype for this new wave! I guess I should get some other Disney ones too, as this seems to be the (current) best KH line that can cross over with other lines of regular Disney characters. I have first two waves, Sora SP pre ordered... and need to get the HT characters.

Neo_

February 14, 2019 @ 06:33 amOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

February 14, 2019 @ 07:11 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

February 14, 2019 @ 09:46 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

March 29, 2019 @ 09:56 pmOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

April 4, 2019 @ 06:49 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.

As an avid toy collector who visits Walgreens often... I have not seen any of this wave in the wild at Walgreens. Only seen a few sets at Gamestop.

Neo_

April 30, 2019 @ 01:37 amOffline

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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.

eiczerofour

May 2, 2019 @ 09:03 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.

No I am starting to agree with you. I am excited for KH 3 Sora, Malificant, and Herc... and these costumes are cool but I want some more Disney / square / kh original characters. And if this is all we get this year, this line started off a lot more exciting then it has become.

Neo_

June 24, 2019 @ 12:10 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

June 24, 2019 @ 01:21 amOffline

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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

eiczerofour

June 24, 2019 @ 04:41 amOffline

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Neo_GFX

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 honestly didn't even know they were online. I got the Sark and Tron-Sora pack a few months ago online, but even the store that usually gets in the specialty sets (2nd and Charles in my town) have not gotten the Sark or Maleficent pack. I am thinking of just going to Amazon for it since it is slightly over retail there, I just hope that Herc and Kairi eventually release more widely and we get some new figures announced at sdcc or something.

Speaking of which, have you seen the Steam Boat Willie Pete yet? I got to Walgreens from time to time for Marvel Legends and stuff, but have yet to see Pete...

Neo_

June 24, 2019 @ 10:08 pmOffline

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eiczerofour

Speaking of which, have you seen the Steam Boat Willie Pete yet? I got to Walgreens from time to time for Marvel Legends and stuff, but have yet to see Pete...

No, and I stopped looking for it.

I've had the $25 Maleficent ordered on Amazon for months and it still hasn't shipped... Diamond is turning into Jakks. This line is in a really weird state; a bunch of the statues were marked from 50 to $10 at GS yesterday so my brother picked them up for me... you better hope Kairi even releases period.

eiczerofour

June 30, 2019 @ 06:25 pmOffline

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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.)

Oracle Spockanort

July 2, 2019 @ 07:55 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

No, and I stopped looking for it.

I've had the $25 Maleficent ordered on Amazon for months and it still hasn't shipped... Diamond is turning into Jakks. This line is in a really weird state; a bunch of the statues were marked from 50 to $10 at GS yesterday so my brother picked them up for me... you better hope Kairi even releases period.


I was so upset I didn't know about this deal until I was at my part-time job and selling this guy all of my stores KH and Sonic statues that were on sale...

Like eiczerofour said, we are doing a $5 bag sale right now so if there was some KH stuff you were looking to pick up, you should do it before the end of this week. Stores are starting to get more of the Diamond stuff so check it out.

Neo_

July 4, 2019 @ 09:09 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

July 4, 2019 @ 12:47 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.


My favorite Diamond stuff is their statue line. They definitely do a fantastic job with them. I’d prefer a paint job that wasn’t so matte but the fantastic sculpts are enough to make them worth buying

Neo_

July 14, 2019 @ 12:03 amOffline

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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. ?

eiczerofour

August 30, 2019 @ 06:49 pmOffline

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

Neo_

August 31, 2019 @ 10:40 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

October 26, 2019 @ 08:30 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

April 2, 2020 @ 05:11 amOffline

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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.

SaltyDog

April 15, 2020 @ 08:51 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.

New to this site. I was looking through all the figures I’ve managed to find in this line and went fumbling around the internet for a checklist. Found this thread and I also care about this line! Sure, they’re not the prettiest, but KH and all the characters hold a special place for me. I’ve collected any KH figure possible, from the originals at GameStop (in what? 2003? which this newer line is very reminiscent of.) to the PlayArts Kai (only managed to get a few at release, they’re now crazy rare and impossible to find under $200) to the newest Bring Arts line which has been 100% KH3, maybe that’ll change. I’m inclined to agree with your statement about this line being dead now or on the verge of it, as much as I wish it weren’t the case. Who knows though. From the beginning, I dreaded this line having so many retail store exclusives and the insane number of singles that are rereleases. Still have yet to see Pete at any Walgreens. Haven’t seen any recently at Walgreens, to be honest. Last time they were at a local Walgreens, they were on sale for like $2. Sorry for the longwinded reply, but know you and eiczerofour aren’t the only ones out there! There’s at least one more right here haha!

Neo_

April 16, 2020 @ 08:38 amOffline

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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.

SaltyDog
Haven’t seen any recently at Walgreens, to be honest. Last time they were at a local Walgreens, they were on sale for like $2.

Mmm... was unaware of this; this is pretty good evidence that they're ready to bury this line, but if they can't be successful with Kingdom Hearts then I don't get how they're successful with other properties. They've already made a ton of NBX waves (though those look better). I guess this is why they property-bounce so much.

Neo_

May 19, 2020 @ 10:41 pmOffline

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



Hi Chuck, was curious if there are anymore plans for the Kingdom Hearts line beyond Guardian/Valor Toy Story Sora. Thanks.

DSTChuck: There are none planned at this time, but we are watching to see how well what we have been released sells and what demand might be for more.

Oracle Spockanort

May 20, 2020 @ 01:21 amOffline

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Hmmmm. I just want more statues from them tbh.

Neo_

May 20, 2020 @ 09:13 pmOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

May 20, 2020 @ 11:30 pmOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.


That probably hurt them. The thing about their figures was that the Disney characters and Heartless/Nobodies were actually pretty well done. The problem was with the original characters. They were just too off-model which always struck me as weird because they are rather good at rendering when it comes to other franchises. If they hadn’t had such odd faces, these could have really stood up against the Bring Arts/Play Arts Kai lines as legitimate options for low-cost action figures.

It isn’t like the BA/PAKs are well-rendered all of the time, either, but they try at being closer to their actual faces. The closest any company has gotten has been Bandai with the SH Figuarts.

Soldier

May 21, 2020 @ 03:04 amOffline

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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.

Neo_

May 21, 2020 @ 10:31 pmOffline

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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. ?

Neo_

August 24, 2020 @ 04:17 amOffline

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Something actually new? A Mickey bust:

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Oracle Spockanort

August 24, 2020 @ 04:43 amOffline

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

Neo_

August 25, 2020 @ 09:21 amOffline

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

Blackrazor187

August 25, 2020 @ 09:16 pmOffline

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I'd love to have my own personal keybalde

Neo_

December 17, 2020 @ 11:43 pmOffline

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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.

Neo_

March 3, 2021 @ 01:56 amOffline

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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.

Oracle Spockanort

March 3, 2021 @ 02:04 amOffline

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Neo_GFX

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.


Woah. Is Maleficent out there at a reasonable price?

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WaltK

March 3, 2021 @ 03:43 amOffline

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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.

Absent

March 3, 2021 @ 05:24 amOffline

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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.

Neo_

March 4, 2021 @ 11:59 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Woah. Is Maleficent out there at a reasonable price?

No, I looked her up and she doesn't seem to be straying from the $45 mark or whatever she is.

Ernest-Panda

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.

Yeah, they acted like this line was doing really well and then it just disapperared without a trace... quite bizarre actually. I have a 2002 Donald figure coming in the mail that launched with KH1 and it's eons better than the one they released. DST did really good on some characters like Pete, Hercules and hooded Mickey but otherwise it's not so hot. I tend to keep my criticisms to a low cause I was just really grateful that someone attempted a line of affordable KH figures with a good variety of characters again... really only the second time it's happened.

Soldier

March 5, 2021 @ 12:13 amOffline

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Neo_GFX

No, I looked her up and she doesn't seem to be straying from the $45 mark or whatever she is.


Yeah, they acted like this line was doing really well and then it just disapperared without a trace... quite bizarre actually. I have a 2002 Donald figure coming in the mail that launched with KH1 and it's eons better than the one they released. DST did really good on some characters like Pete, Hercules and hooded Mickey but otherwise it's not so hot. I tend to keep my criticisms to a low cause I was just really grateful that someone attempted a line of affordable KH figures with a good variety of characters again... really only the second time it's happened.

I don't know about that, I purchased a singular dusk figure from a walgreens a while back and it looks pretty on model. Slender, the inner mouth is right, fairly muscular. It looks just as it did in KH2.

Neo_

March 5, 2021 @ 12:29 amOffline

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Soldier

I don't know about that, I purchased a singular dusk figure from a walgreens a while back and it looks pretty on model. Slender, the inner mouth is right, fairly muscular. It looks just as it did in KH2.

A lot of people complained about the six-pack and that it was too buff lol, but I could probably agree that it was one of the better ones as well.

Absent

March 5, 2021 @ 12:29 amOffline

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

Soldier

March 5, 2021 @ 12:43 amOffline

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Neo_GFX

A lot of people complained about the six-pack and that it was too buff lol, but I could probably agree that it was one of the better ones as well.

Well, it's pretty hard to mess up a being that has very little detail to it.

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