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Funko POP! The Mummy (2017) Nick Morton

To coincide with the second reboot of *The Mummy*, Funko POP! released two vinyl figures based on the antagonist, yet had to cancel the ones based on their protagonist who was portrayed by Tom Cruise; which went on to become the most sought after figures in Funko POP! history.

## **Summary**

On June 9th 2017, Universal Studios released their third reimagining of *The Mummy* [1932] after the 1999 film with Brendan Frasier and Raquel Welch. This version starred Tom Cruise as U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton who ends up unearthing the ancient tomb of entrapped Egyptian princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella). This was the second installment of Universal's Dark Universe after 2014's *Dracula: Untold* which was to be a series of reboot films based off the Universal Classic Monster films, somewhat akin to the remakes they pumped out in the 2000's like *Van Helsing* and *The Wolf Man*. However, negative reviews and disappointing box office returns killed any chance of the Dark Universe's growth which lead to the cancellation of a *Bride of Frankenstein* reboot (though was somewhat rectified with the positive reception for *The Invisible Man* remake in 2020). Only one line of merchandise was made for the film by the POP division of Washington based toy company Funko with two vinyl figures of Ahmanet in her Egyptian princess and mummy forms. There was also going to be a figure of Nick Morton, but due to Tom Cruise being reluctant to sign off his image, the figure was cancelled back in April.

## **Final Verdict**

However, some of the recalled sets were accidentally shipped and leaked onto the retail market prematurely after the film's release.  Despite the bad press he was associated with, Nick Morton has become a "holy grail" for Funko POP collectors due to his scarcity and the ridiculous prices demanded for him on bidding wars. At least 3 of them are still available on eBay at the moment with prices ranging between $499.99 and $671.16.  If you've got all the money in the world right now and you're willing to blow it on a one point-of-articulation figure from a forgotten mediocre movie, then go nuts. But for now, we can consider these figures: **FOUND**.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-mummy-tom-cruise-funko-pop
2. ↑ https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?\_from=R40&\_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&\_nkw=nick+morton&\_sacat=0&LH\_TitleDesc=0&\_osacat=0&\_odkw=devil+daniel+mouse
LJN Toys, LtD

## LJN Toys

LJN was a toy manufacturing company, and video game distributor, with the former the company famously released the WWE/WWF action figure line and with the latter, the company infamously released movie tie-in video games.

## History

In 1970, businessman Jack Friedman (1939 - 2010; aged: 70) founded LJN Toys, LtD in order to produce toys based off of video games, and celebrities. During its lifespan, the company released critically panned video games based on comic book, and movie properties. The company was absorbed in 1995 by Acclaim Entertainment but in 2018, only the brand name was revived.

## Action Figures

As the company held licenses for plenty of properties, there's tons of unreleased action figures from these lines:

* V (Action Figure)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 LJN Brand Name Revived
2. ↑ LGN No Longer in Business"
Resident Evil/Dragon

In the 2000's, Hong Kong-based toy company Dragon Models made a series of 12" figures for *Resident Evil: Code Veronica*. They were made with a "real skin" type of bendy plastic and thin wire frames, though they were notorious for wearing and tearing with each moment of rough play you had with the figures. The figures included were Chris and Claire Redfield, who each came with large amounts of accessories and a box containing mini arsenal. Two mini scale figures of the Redfields were also produced and they are very rare to find nowadays.

Dragon also had plans on making 12" figures of Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine, though they were never released and even though the source I got it from says pictures were shown, there is no kind of photo that gives proof to the figures existence.  Until further notice, the status of these toys will remain: **EXISTENCE UNCONFIRMED*.***

**Source:**

1. ↑ https://www.preternia.com/checklists/resident-evil-action-figure-checklists/
Happy Meal Toys/Sonic Adventure (Burger King, 1999)

## Sonic Adventure Kids Meals

To celebrate the release of "Sonic Adventure," Burger King was set to release toys with their Burger King Kids Meals.

## Action Figures

As these were going to be released for the "Sonic Adventure" video game, 10 toys were slated to be released, but unfortunately, only 6 of the toys were ever drawn up in concept art stages while none of them were ever produced in prototype form.

The concept art was discovered on eBay, but whether these were sold or not is unknown.

* Rip Roaring Robotnik
* Frog-Catchin’ Cat
* Noisy Amy
* Twistin’ Twirlin’ Tails
* Knuckles Goes for a Spin
* Go Gamma Go!

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Burger Kids Club Concept Art
Trendmasters

## Playmate Toys

Trendmasters was an American toy company based out of St. Louis, MO and was most notable for its figures based on the *Godzilla* series.

## **Summary**

It was first founded in 1989 by Russell Hornsby and Leo Hauser. After the success of its first wave of *Godzilla* toys in 1994, Trendmasters began producing toys based on many licenses, including films and television programs. In 1999, the company released a line of animated watches called C-watches. These watches allowed the user to set alarms for Mon-Fri, alerted the user to mealtimes, and had many other uses and animations. Special editions of these watches included the \*NSYNC edition, *Austin Powers* Edition, Pro Wrestling Edition, *Pokémon* Edition, *Star Wars* Edition, etc. In addition, the company created the Rumble Robots toy line in 2001, as well as the Wuv luv line of fuzzy toys. It also created the KittyCatz and PuppyDogz line for the game *Petz*, which contains the combined games *Dogz* and *Catz*. They were also ingame as advertising for the real toys. Petz 5, the last old-school style Petz version, made in 2002, still had these, and there was no update system to get these out of game. The company also produced the Starcastle line, a series of fantasy castle playsets for girls, each with an interior containing hidden secrets and treasures depending on the theme of the castle.

In 2002, Trendmasters filed for bankruptcy and almost all of its IP assets were seized by JAKKS Pacific. Many of its former employees would go on to work at Cepia, which was founded after Trendmasters closed. Trendmasters remains remembered for its success & innovation, and the 1998 Godzilla film products produced by the company have become some of the most purchased and expensive vintage toy items in online stores such as eBay and Amazon due to their rarity.

## **Action Figures**

Many of the licenses that Trendmasters had under their belt include *Voltron: The Third Dimension*, *Nova's Ark*, *Battlefield Earth*, *Gamera*, *Forbidden Planet*, *Independence Day*, *Mars Attacks!*, *Lost in Space*, *Gumby*, *Cardcaptors*, *The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper*, and more. They also produced the War Planets toy line, which spawned a successful television series entitled *Shadow Raiders* that lasted for two seasons. However, the demise of Trendmaster Toys led to several expansions of their pre-existing licenses and deals for newer toylines dead on the water. Each of their stories are listed down here:

* Cartoon Network/Hanna Barbera
* Godzilla/King Kong

## **External Link**

* Wikipedia (Retrieved 2021, November 24th). *Trendmasters*. Online article.
Sleepy Hollow/Resaurus

At least a few toy companies had a shot at producing toylines based on Tim Burton's grim reimagining of the "Headless Horseman" story. Resaurus nearly had the opportunity, though they ultimately lost their head when trying to do so.

## **Summary**

*Sleepy Hollow* is a 1999 American gothic supernatural horror film[5] directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Christopher Lee and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp) sent from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Development began in 1993 at Paramount Pictures, with Kevin Yagher originally set to direct Andrew Kevin Walker's script as a low-budget slasher film. Disagreements with Paramount resulted in Yagher being demoted to prosthetic makeup designer, and Burton was hired to direct in June 1998. Filming took place from November 1998 to May 1999. The film had its world premiere at Mann's Chinese Theatre on November 17, 1999, and was released in the United States on November 19, 1999, by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the performances, direction, screenplay and musical score, as well as its dark humor, visual effects and atmosphere. It grossed approximately $207 million worldwide. *Sleepy Hollow* won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

## **What Could've Been?**

According to an interview on Nintendo Player that was conducted on several former employees from Resaurus, toy designer Steve Miller, when reminiscing on the "gun violence" debate that affected their *Duke Nukem* and *Quake* products, mentioned that Resaurus almost secured the license to do action figures based on Tim Burton's upcoming rendition of "Sleepy Hollow;" though ended up losing it not because it was "too violent," but because McFarlane Toys had already swooped it from under their feet with their own line of action figures based on the film.  Miller mentioned that Resaurus had already started work on *Sleepy Hollow* figures before losing the deal, though no photos of the prototypes have ever emerged and until further evidence is found, this case will remain a mystery: **EXISTENCE UNCONFIRMED**.

## **External Link**

* A Resaurus retrospective on Nintendo Player

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy\_Hollow\_(film)
2. ↑ https://mcfarlane.com/toys/brands/sleepy-hollow/
Minted Labs

Minted Labs, Inc. is a New York based toy and plush manufacturing company.Cite error: The opening `<ref>` tag is malformed or has a bad name

## Summary

According to their website, the company produces "high-end experiences of licensed products" as well as "maintain lower retail costs but keep our extraordinary quality and product authenticity"

### Controversy

Recently, the company has come under fire for not shipping out a product (below) that was originally slated for released in June, 2020. According to the video, the company received money from collectors than went dark; originally, however, this could have been assumed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but upon inspecting their social media accounts, they have went completely dark. No explanation has been given by any representative at this time.

## Action Figure

Ranging from "Street Fighter", "Resident Evil", and "Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles" the company has a sizable selection within their shop, but one stands out:

* Mega Man 11 (Action Figure)

## References

1. ↑ Minted Labs, Inc, About
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LSSQ - Toy Company Takes Money, Then Vanishes
3. ↑ Mega Man action figure
Tienda free fire

la tienda es donde compras emotes mascotas cajas personajes etc . esto quiere decir que todo se compra con

diamantes y oro muy caro. pero todos hasta hoy te dan solo una caja sorpresa por dia

la tienda tambien vende armas por diamantes y por muchos hasta hoy algunos tienen la posibilidad de comprar

todo en la tienda de free fire garena

free fire tambien hico una tienda del haker y tienda misteriosa free fire cajas que al abirlas te encuentras con sorpresas

super geniales como ropa armas decoracion mascotas oro diamante etc
The Ripping Friends/Playmates

## The Ripping Friends

From left to right: Rip, Slab, Crag, and Chunk Nuggett

While Playmates has done at least a few superhero toys in their lifetime, they also attempted to a toyline based on an animated superhero series made by a once-renowned cartoonist.

## **Summary**

After being let go from The Ren and Stimpy Show by Nickelodeon in September 1992, John Kricfalusi and Jim Smith set out to make a feature film starring the “world’s manliest men” and was actually in development as far back as 1987 when working on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures. The film part was scrapped, but the characters would go on to be part of a 2000’s animated superhero series known as *The Ripping Friends*. It premiered at Fox Kids on September 22nd 2001 and was cancelled in September the next year after 13 episodes. [Adult Swim later picked up the show and it occasionally aired on Canada’s Teletoon network. The series centers on a group of four superhuman brothers who attempt to fight crime from their base RIPCOT (the Really Impressive Prototype City of [Next] Tuesday) with the help of their foster mother He-Mom and Jimmy the Idiot Boy, who serves as Spumco’s mascot. Most of their villains include the Indigestible Wad, Citrocett the Euroslavian dictator, the invertebrate Flathead, and even their own undergarments. The show is a mixed bag among many cartoon fans and very little merchandise was made aside from a Game Boy Advance game published by THQ. One episode had a segment that had to be censored when it aired on television and two episodes never aired at all on FOX Kids; the former in particular due to the 9/11 aftermath. Both the restored segment and banned episodes would air when it was resyndicated to Adult Swim.

On June 7th 2001, three months before the show premiered, Playmates Toys signed onto a deal between Hearst Entertainment and Spumco Canada to produce a line of action figures and accessories based on *The Ripping Friends*.  Shown at the 2000 New York Toy Fair, the action figures included each member of the superhero team that would come with their own accesories including Rip, the hothead with a disruptor gun; Crag, the leader with a handlebar hoverpad; Slab, his right-hand man with some sort of foot-pedal device; and Chunk Nuggett, the childlike member with a traditional ray gun. Each figure was said to have come with an enhanced voice-chip that enabled them to say snippets of dialogue from the show and the toyline would've also included vehicles to accompany them.

## **Final Verdict**

*The Ripping Friends* was cancelled to production costs and aired only one season with 13 episodes. Unsurprisingly, Playmates never released the action figures and their prototypes have not been since the 2000's; meaning they'll forever be: **LOST**.

## **External Link**

* Crawford, M. (2017, February 22). Captain Toy Picks... The Top Ten Unproduced Action Figures. *Captain Toy*. Online post.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Ripping\_Friends
2. ↑ https://www.giftsanddec.com/business-news/playmates-plans-ripping-friends-figures/
3. ↑ https://kidscreen.com/2001/07/01/30944-20010701/
Bandai

## Playmates Toys

Bandai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and Richmond, London. Bandai is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings and is the parent company's core toy production division.

## Summary

Bandai was founded by World War II veteran Naoharu Yamashina as Bandai-Ya on July 5, 1950, as the corporate spin-off of a textile wholesaler. The company began as a distributor of metallic toys and rubber swimming rings, before moving to metal cars and aircraft models. It was renamed Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1961 and achieved considerable success with its action figures based on the anime Astro Boy.

Bandai became one of the first third-party developers for the Nintendo Family Computer in 1985. Among its first titles was Tag Team Match: MUSCLE, a video game adaptation of the Kinnikuman manga, which sold over one million copies. Bandai also produced the Family Trainer Pad, released outside Japan as the Power Pad, which also performed well commercially. A series of games was released both in the US and in Japan, including Athletic World and Stadium Events for the NES. Shortly after its release, Nintendo purchased the rights to the FFF mat in North America, replacing it with their own redesign, the Power Pad. In order to maintain branding continuity, Stadium Events was pulled from shelves after a short period of availability at Woolworth's stores. Because the game was pulled from shelves and discontinued before many copies were sold, Bandai's Stadium Events is universally accepted as the rarest licensed NES game released in North America. A shrink-wrapped copy of the game sold for $41,270 on eBay in February 2010. The sister game to Stadium Events, called Athletic World was initially released with a label that indicated compatibility with the Family Fun Fitness mat, but was later re-released with an updated label that mentions the Power Pad instead. Stadium Events was not released by name again, but instead was slightly modified and relaunched as the Power Pad pack-in game, World Class Track Meet.

## Toylines

Since the 1980s, Bandai has become the leading toy company of Japan, and to this day, has the main toy licenses in Japan to popular properties including Daikaiju, *Ultraman*, *Super Robot*, *Kamen Rider*, the *Super Sentai* and *Power Rangers* series (which it took part in creating), Gundam, and many others. Bandai Spirits Co., Ltd. produces figurines and plastic models targeted towards older demographics, utilizing popular licenses such as *One Piece*, *Pokémon*, *Kirby*, Disney, *Star Wars*, Hatsune Miku, *Dragon Ball*, *Demon Slayer*, and *My Hero Academia*. These are some of the more unfortunate toys they never got to bring into fruition:

* Bandai

## Source

* Bandai. (Retrieved July 26, 2020). Wikipedia. Online article.
Battlestar Galactica

***Battlestar Galactica*** is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a short-run sequel series (*Galactica 1980*), a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. A re-imagined version of *Battlestar Galactica* aired as a two-part, three-hour miniseries developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick in 2003. That miniseries led to a weekly television series, which aired until 2009. A prequel series, *Caprica*, aired in 2010.

## **Summary**

The general plot of the series involves a distant part of the universe where a human civilization migrates from their homeworld of Kobol and extends towards a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies. They have been engaged in a lengthy with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons who vow to wipe out the human race. With the Cylons offering peace as a ruse with assistance from a human named Baltar, they destroy the Colonial Fleet, lay waste to the Colonies, and virtually destroy their populations. The scattered survivors flee into outer space with their only remaining battleship *Galactica* and assortment of Viper fighters. Under the leadership of Commander Adama, the crew leads a fugitive fleet of survivors in search of the fabled "thirteenth colony" known as Earth.

## **Action Figures**

For many years now, *Battlestar Galactica* has been accused of plagiarizing *Star Wars* with George Lucas himself taking the creators to court on the matter, despite the fact both Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston worked on the show and the Original Trilogy.  While still overshadowed by other science fiction properties to this day, *Battlestar Galactica* has received its own fair share of comic book adapations and toylines for both the original and reboot. Some of these lines also had a few assortments that never made it to retail with one released item in particular becoming the subject of controversy and tragedy. The links to the pages can be found down below:

* Battlestar Galactica Mattel 1978 toyline
* 1979 GLJ Battlestar Galactica products
* Majestic Studios and Amok Time Battlestar Galactica collectible figures
* Diamond Select Battlestar Galactica 2004 action figures

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar\_Galactica
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar\_Galactica\_(1978\_TV\_series)#Criticism\_and\_legal\_actions
9/NECA

## Seven

In 2009, NECA released two action figures based on an animated movie featuring dystopian Steampunk dolls, and another figure was sculpted for the series though never went into mass production.

## **Summary**

*9* is an American computer generated film directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton, released on the 9th of September 2009, and was based on the 2005 science fiction short film of the same name that takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where a group of rag dolls, known as "Stitchpunks" who each represent certain portions of their creator; band together with the titular numbered character who holds the key to humanity’s salvation while fending off the vicious creations of the Fabrication Machine. The film received generally mixed reviews and while it didn’t quite bomb, underperformed at the box office; only gaining $48.4 million against a $30 million budget.  The same year it came out, NECA released two action figures to promote the movie which include the titular robot (voiced by Elijah Wood) and the leader 1 (voiced by Christopher Plummer). They also nailed and painted the sculpt of an action figure for 7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly), a fighter part of the Scientist's personality who acts as a mother/older sister to the 3 & 4 twins and is most distinguished by the bird skull she uses as a helmet.

## **Final Verdict**

NECA's action figure of 7 was never released due to the underperformance of *9*, though the prototype they made of her was last seen in photos of a factory tour that Figures.com did for NECA's work studio in 2013.  It's very likely that 7 is still inside the workshop to this day and, even though she'll never be released, will stay: **FOUND**. Though as to whether or not NECA would've made action figures of the remaining Stitchpunks (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8), the Fabrication Machine and its creations, or even the Humans (The Scientist and Chancellor Ferdinand) is a mystery and are therefore classified: **UNKNOWN**.

## **External Link**

* *OAFE*. (2014, September 28). Soon Forget: NECA's unreleased prototypes. Online post.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9\_(2009\_animated\_film)
2. ↑ https://www.figures.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13474
He-Man/Darius

## Darius

* Magazine Scan
* Frontal View

Darius was originally set to be He-Man's mentor but this role was later given to the character, Master Sebrian in the "The New Adventures of He-Man".

## Summary

Darius was the leader of the Galactic Council. With his memory of an ancient legend, he decides to go back in time to Eternia in order to find He-Man.

## Action Figure

In an 1989 Mattel retail catalog, "Darius" is seen on the pages. In 1990, during "The New Adventures" cartoon run, Darius was proposed to be introduced in the series and even had his own action figure prototyped but unfortunately, due to the role change of the character, he was ultimately scrapped along with the action figure.

On eBay, a test shot was posted for auctioned which gave fans and collectors a good glimpse of the prototype - fans and collectors noticed that the toy had complications with the mold which was made from steel as well as his actionfeature, this ultimately resulted in the figure being cancelled, according to the seller.

## Final Verdict

Although Darius was posted on eBay, its is unknown if the seller actually managed to sell the figure or is still in their possession. The fate of the action figure will remain "lost".
Playmates Toys

Playmates Toys limited is a Hong Kongese toy company that was founded in 1966 by Sam Chan as Playmates Industrial, manufacturing dolls for other companies.

## **Summary**

In 1975, Playmates began marketing their own line of pre-school toys and then they started opening American subsidiaries with a Boston factory in 1977 and a California one in 1983. In 1984, the company went public.

Playmates Interactive Entertainment Inc. was founded as a subsidiary of Playmates Toys Holdings, also the parent company of Playmates Toys, in 1994, co-located with their US branch in La Mirada, California. In September 1996, Playmates Toys’ US branch and Playmates Interactive relocated their headquarters, including 50 employees, to Costa Mesa. At the same time, the company was joined by Gary Rosenfeld and Chris Archer as vice-president of business affairs and producer, respectively. In August the next year, Playmates Interactive’s president Richard Sallis resigned and was succeeded by Ron Welch. Playmates Interactive went defunct in May 2000.

## **Action Figures**

The company’s first big success was in 1986 with the marketing of an electronic baby doll named Cricket and 1989, a massive step forward for the company was marketing action figures based on the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* cartoon. Some of the other brands under their belt include *King Kong*, *Ben 10, Voltron, Mysticons*, *Terminator*, and more. But there have also been a few brands and themes that slipped from their grasp and were consequentially unproduced as linked here:

* *Darkwing Duck* Series 2
* *Toxic Crusaders* Series 2
* *Earthworm Jim* Series 2
* *Skeleton Warriors* Series 2
* *Turok* Series 2
* World of Springfield and Beyond (*The Simpsons*)
* *The Ripping Friends*
* *Terminator: Salvation* John Connor

## **Reference**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmates\_Toys
Parappa the Rapper/Resaurus

While most of the video game licenses that Resaurus had or pursued were either "first person shooters" or "adventure platformers," one license they nearly got their hands would've been an entirely different genre known as "rhythm."

## **Summary**

PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm game developed by NanaOn-Sha. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered the first true rhythm game.[5] It was ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006 in celebration of its 10 year anniversary. A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary. The game was very well received by critics, who praised its music, story, animation, and gameplay, though its short length was criticized. It spawned two follow-up titles; a guitar-based spin-off titled Um Jammer Lammy, released in 1999 for the PlayStation, and a direct sequel, *PaRappa the Rapper 2*, released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. Several publications list it as one of the best video games ever made.  PaRappa also received a spin-off in 1999 known as *Um the Jammer Lammy* and has appeared in a number of media adaptations outside his own games. He even had his own 30-episode anime series from 2001 to 2002.

## **Action Figures**

On July 27th 1999, around the same time they were working on the *Gex* figures, Resaurus announced that it made a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to become the sole US importer of *PaRappa the Rapper* toys. They would've included "dance" figures of PaRappa and Sunny Flower for a mere MSRP of $4.99, along with 10" collectible dolls of the aforementioned characters and Um Jammer Lammy with an electric guitar for $9.99. They were destined for release in October that year with Suncoast and Media Play-type stores being their primary retailer. Though unlike with the *Gex* figures, which despite several delays, at least made it to the model stage before getting cancelled; *PaRappa* never made it past the drawing stage as the line was scrapped, probably due to licensing costs, before further development. No photos of the concept art have ever emerged and its unlikely any prototypes were made, making this toyline officially: **LOST**.

## **External Link**

* IGN Staff. (1999, July 27). Parappa Toys Coming at Ya!
* Duke Nukem Original Action Figure Artwork on Nintendo Power

## '*References*

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaRappa\_the\_Rapper
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaRappa
South Park/McFarlane Toys

## South Park

The first and last time they were seen in NYTF

On September 14th 2017, McFarlane Toys released their first set of constructible playsets and figures based on *South Park*.  However, this wasn't Spawn's first tango with the sensational adult animated series.

## **Action Figures:**

In the 2000 New York Toy Fair, the McFarlane Toys booth revealed a set of action figures based off several of the show's characters including Eric Cartman and his cat Mr. Kitty, Stan and Wendy Marsh, Kyle and Ian Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, Chef Jerome McElroy, Herbert J. Garrison with his Mr. Hat puppet, Terrence & Phillip who appeared to have a spring in their heads that would've simulated their cut-mouth talk patterns, Starvin' Marvin along with a mutant turkey, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo, Officer Barbardy, Big Gay Al, Nurse Gollum, and cows.

## **Verdict:**

For reasons unknown, the toyline was cancelled before release and many of the prototypes made for the event are: **LOST**. All hope wasn't gone for *South Park* as both Mirage and Mezco made stellar action figures based on the show, though the figures they never got to make will be discussed in another topic.

## **Gallery:**

Kyle, Mr. Garrison, Chef, Starvin' Marvin, and Terrence & PhillipMr. HankyMutant TurkeyOfficer Barbrady, Mr. Kitty, and IkeBig Gay Al, Nurse Gollum, and cows

## **References:**

1. ↑ https://mcfarlane.com/toys/series/south-park-construction-sets-fall-2017/
2. ↑ https://spawnies.proboards.com/thread/2246/official-unreleased-prototypes-thread?page=4
Happy Meal Toys

The first Kids Meal was introduced in 1973 by the fast food burger chain Burger Chef though at the time, it was known as a "Funmeal".. Eventually, other fast food chains followed suit.

## Fast Food Chains

### McDonalds

McDonalds is a fast food chain founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald. In the mid-70s, the Happy Meal was introduced and along with was a small toy was introduced by 1979. Although generally used to promote an upcoming cartoon, movie or the McDonalds brand itself, these toys were usually small and had a gimmick for kids.

### Burger King

Not all toys that are released to the consumer is well received, sometimes, the toys must be banned due for how dangerous they could be such as the Burger King Kids Meal Pokemon promotion where the kids would choke on the small pieces of the toy and some even died, which ultimately led to a mass recall of the toy.

**Notable Toys**

* Sonic Adventure (1999)

## Trivia

* Some toys were bigger in size and had more elaborate gimmicks - example being being a build a figure such as the Inspector Gadget promotional toy from 1999.

## Gallery

Example of a Happy MealBurger King Kids Meal
## References

1. ↑ Kids Meal
2. ↑ Burger Chef
3. ↑ McDonalds
4. ↑ Happy Meal
5. ↑ Toymania
6. ↑ Burger King Urges Consumers to Destroy and Discard PokeBalls
7. ↑ Worthpedia
Resident Evil

Created by Shinki Mikami & Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by Capcom, *Resident Evil* is a Japanese survival horror video game series that follows stories of biological weapons and viral incidents in the style of first/third person shooters. The first game was released for the Playstation in 1996 and is credited for not just defining the survival horror genre, but also returning zombies to the pop culture scene. It has since expanded into a mass media franchise with animated and live-action Hollywood films, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and an upcoming television series. The latest game *Resident Evil Village*introduced vampires and werewolves to the series.

## **Action Figures:**

Companies like Hot Toys, NECA and Moby Dick have made several action figures & collectibles based on the series before, though there are also a few companies that never got to make any additional figures for their toylines:

* Resident Evil/Dragon
* Palisades Resident Evil Zombie Chick

## **Source:**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident\_Evil
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

On August 14th 1975, history was made as an adaptation of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, a 1973 musical stage production created by Richard O’Brien, was released to theaters.

## **Summary**

The story centres on a young engaged couple, Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Saranadon), whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle where they seek a telephone to call for help. The castle or country home is occupied by strangers in elaborate costumes celebrating an annual convention. They discover the head of the house is Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), an apparently mad scientist who actually is an alien transvestite who creates a living muscle man in his laboratory. The couple are seduced separately by the mad scientist and eventually released by the servants who take control.

Much like Stanley Kubrick’s *The Shining,* it was initially panned opening day by critics, but is now the most beloved cult classic film of all time as it makes regular returns for midnight screenings where fans can participate in the audience by dressing up after their favorite characters in burlesque outfits and make-up, dance along to the Time Warp, and ad-lib to certain events on the big screen.

## **Action Figures**

There have been many niche toys based off the movie including dolls, rubber duckies,  action figures by Vital Toys,  a 3D replica of the poster by McFarlane Toys,  and two toylines from Funko: one from their POP! division  and the other from ReAction.  However, these are the toylines that never had a chance to capitalize on the Rocky Horror craze:

* Rocky Horror Picture Show/NECA

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Rocky\_Horror\_Picture\_Show
2. ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/CelebriDucks-81023-Franknfurter-Rubber-Duck/dp/B003AMNQ7Y
3. ↑ https://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=seriesitemlist&id=990
4. ↑ https://mcfarlane.com/toys/3d-poster-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/
5. ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show-Dr/dp/B00X0Y3I6Q
6. ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/Horror-Picture-Funko-Reaction-Action/dp/B016MUYJSA
Street Fighter/Jazwares

## M. Bison and Akuma

In 2004, Jazwares released their first series of action figures based on the *Street Fighter* video games for its 15th anniversary. Included were Ryu, Ken and Akuma.  The figures they would make for the next waves onwards to 2005 include M. Bsion, Guile, Sagat, Charlie, and Vega.

## **Summary:**

In 2011, Jazwares would revisit the *Street Fighter* license at a much smaller scale with figures that were released with two per pack case. They included Ken versus Blanka and Ryu versus Sagat. The next wave would be revealed in New York Toy Fair 2012 and many of the sets they had on display during the event would be released on store shelves including El Fuerte versus Seth (some red versions of him were also produced and are very rare to find online ) along with single carded figures of Guile and Abel.  Shown during the event was a planned “verus” set featuring retooled figures of M. Bison and Akuma, though were never released; along with the rest of the toys that were previously mentioned as the line didn’t really seem to do well on store shelves. Unlike the other figures, Akuma and Bison have yet to resurface; making their prototypes: **LOST.**

## **References:**

1. ↑ http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/5546.shtml
2. ↑ https://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=seriesitemlist&id=811
3. ↑ https://www.ebay.com/p/881320960
4. ↑ https://www.bisonopolis.net/rarities/
Legacy of Kain/Resaurus

Out of all the video game licenses that Resaurus planned to adapt, *Legacy of Kain* is by far the most elusive as barely any evidence or photographs of it, aside form press releases about its announcement, are available.

## **Summary**

*Legacy of Kain* is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive, then Square Enix Europe after 2009. The first title, *Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain*, was created by Silicon Knights in association with Crystal Dynamics, but, after a legal battle, Crystal Dynamics retained the rights to the game's intellectual property, and continued its story with four sequels. To date, five games comprise the series, all initially developed for video game consoles and later ported to Microsoft Windows. Focusing on the eponymous character of Kain, a vampire antihero, each title features action, exploration and puzzle-solving, with some role-playing game elements. The series takes place in the fictional land of Nosgoth—a gothic fantasy setting—and revolves around Kain's quest to defy his fate and restore balance to the world. *Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver* introduced another antihero protagonist, Raziel; the adventures of both characters culminate in *Legacy of Kain: Defiance*. Themes of destiny, free will, morality, redemption and the hero's journey recur in the storyline, which was inspired by ancient literature, horror fiction, Shakespeare's plays and gnosticism. The *Legacy of Kain* games have enjoyed critical success, particularly receiving praise for high-quality voice acting, narrative, and visuals, and, as a whole, had sold over 3.5 million copies by 2007. Since 2017, the *Legacy of Kain* series has been available for external developers to license through the Square Enix Collective service.

## **Action Figures?**

In July 1998, the same time that Crystal Dynamics struck a deal with the Creative Licensing Corporation to produce action figures based on the *Gex* games, they also agreed to do a toyline based on the *Legacy of Kain* series with Resaurus chosen as the manufacturer in December that year. The action figures for that line would've consisted of Kain and Raziel.  However, unlike with the *Gex* figures; which actually made it far enough to the modelling stage before they got cancelled, it appears that Resaurus only ever considered pursuing the rights of the characters as no sculpts were completed, and the possibilities of their being one out there is impossible as there aren't any documented photos of them.  Other action figures of Kain and Raziel have been produced by NECA as part of their Player Select line,  though the chances of finding out more about Resaurus' failed idea will remain a mystery: **EXISTENCE UNCONFIRMED**.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy\_of\_Kain
2. ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gex-kain-figures-coming-soon/1100-2464078/
3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20020331143753/http://collectingchannel.com/cdsDetArt.asp?CID=12&PID=1429
4. ↑ http://theancientsden.blogspot.com/2016/01/rainas-legacy-of-kain-figure-collection.html
Jazwares

Jazwares, LLC is located in Sunrise, FL, United States and is part of the Toy & Game Manufacturing Industry. Jazwares, LLC has 100 total employees across all of its locations and generates $24.89 million in sales (USD). (Sales figure is modelled). There are 160 companies in the Jazwares, LLC corporate family.  It was founded in 1997 by Jonathan Kelly and Judd Zebersky who still serve as co-president and chief executive officer respectively. The current president is Laura Zebersky who serves as chief commercial officer.

## **Action Figures:**

Jazwares has at least several brands and license deals under their belt including *Pokemon,* UFC, Micro Machines, Fuzzible Friends, NERF, Zoteki, Duckz, *Peppa Pig*, Squishville, *Cocomelon*, Cabbage Patch Kids, and more. Though there have also been a few licenses of theirs that had products which never saw the light of day:

* Sonic the Hedgehog/Jazwares Action Figures
* Sonic the Hedgehog/Jazwares Plushies
* Street Fighter/Jazwares

## **References:**

1. ↑ https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.jazwares\_llc.91f8d3509aa362eacef5b6a003c78d4f.html
2. ↑ https://www.jazwares.com/about-us
Street Fighter

*Street Fighter* (Japanese: ストリートファイター, Hepburn: *Sutorīto Faitā*), commonly abbreviated as *SF* or スト (*Suto*), is a Japanese fighting video game franchise developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by five other main series games, various spin-offs and crossovers and numerous appearances in various other media. Its best-selling 1991 release *Street Fighter II* is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre.

## **Summary:**

*Street Fighter*, designed by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, debuted in arcades in 1987. In this game, the player plays as martial artist Ryu, who competes in a worldwide martial arts tournament spanning five countries and 10 opponents. A second player can join in and plays as Ryu's friendly American rival, Ken Masters. The player can perform three punch and kick attacks, each varying in speed and strength and three special attacks: the *Hadōken*, *Shōryūken* and *Tatsumaki Senpūkyaku*, performed by executing special joystick and button combinations. *Street Fighter II: The World Warrior* released in 1991 following an unsuccessful attempt to brand the 1989 beat 'em up game *Final Fight* as the *Street Fighter* sequel. It was one of the earliest arcade games for Capcom's CP System hardware and was designed by Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda, who also made *Final Fight* and *Forgotten Worlds*.

*Street Fighter II* was the first one-on-one fighting game to give players a choice from a variety of player characters with different moves, allowing for more varied matches. Each player character had a unique fighting style with approximately 30 or more moves, including then-new grappling moves and throws, as well as two or three special attacks. In the single-player mode, the player character is pitted sequentially against the seven other main characters before confronting the final four boss opponents, who consist of CPU-controlled characters not selectable by the player. As in the original, a second player could join in at any point during single player mode and compete against the other player in competitive matches.

*Street Fighter* is one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time and serves as one of Capcom's flagship series with total sales of 46 million units worldwide as of June 5th 2021. It is also the highest-grossing media franchise of all time based on a fighting game at $12.2 billion. It also spawned a 1994 live-action Hollywood film and animated series from Japan & America.

## **Action Figures:**

*Street Fighter* has received several of supporting tie-in merchandise deals over the years including mangas, novels, and in this case; action figures. Many of them have been done by NECA and Storm Collectibles along with other companies that had a few products of theirs cut before they were able to be released. Their stories are detailed down below:

* Street Fighter/Jazwares
* Street Fighter/SOTA

## **Source:**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street\_Fighter
He-Man/Wonder Bread He-Man

## Wonder Bread He-Man

The infamous, mythical "Wonder Bread" He Man

The ever enduring mystery that is the "Wonder Bread" He-Man. A figure classed in so much mystery, theories abound about its origins and where it originated from - the company, the purpose, etc.

## Appearance

Wonder Bread He-Man has an alternate sculpt from the traditional action figure in which he is based on; his hair was dark brown, chest armor and boots were both black.

## Origins

The internet became a household necessity during the late 1990s and during this time, a picture was posted online for sale which spurred collectors into an insane frenzy. Some collectors claim that they "owned this particular figure in their youths" and others claim that this "figure never existed".

Many collectors claim that this figure was released as a giveaway in promotion with Wonder Bread, while others claim that it was a giveaway in promotion with Mattel. Throughout the years, collectors, and fans have contacted both companies and they have denied ever having a promotion in corporation with each other or even seeing the figure at all.

### Speculation

With both companies stating that they did not have a giveaway, where did this action figure originate from? Some collectors have speculated that this figure may have been a prototype Prince Adam as it had a production stamp of 1981 (with figures being sold in 1982). Another theory is that the figure may have come from Nestlé, Children's Palace, Jell-O - all these companies have not confirmed this theory. The most popular theory is that this figure was a prototype Conan action figure due to Mattel having the license at the time of the movie coming out in theaters, but this theory doesn't hold up very well as the the movie wasn't as kid-friendly as Mattel had hoped and quickly dropped the license.

## Final Verdict

The "Wonder Bread" He-Man action figure has an unknown existence with too many variables, and too much speculation going against it. As such, this action figure will remain: "Existence Unconfirmed".

## Trivia

* To pay homage to this legend, Mattel released an action figure named "Won-Dar" to the subscribers of the "He-Man Collector's Club" in 2010 equipped with a loaf of bread.

## Gallery

* Promotional images from Battle Ram Blogs

* Nestle Ad
* Mattel Promo
* Wun-Dar (Released)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Battle Ram Blog
2. ↑ Wun-Dar Action Figure
JAKKS Pacific

JAKKS Pacific is an American company that designs and markets toys and consumer products, with a range of products that feature numerous children's toy licenses.

## **Summary**

The company was first founded on January 12th 1995 by Jack Friedman, who had previously founded LJN and THQ, and Stephen Berman. Over the years, JAKKS acquired several defunct companies including REMCO, Child Guidance and Road Champions in 1997; Berk and Flying Colors in 1999, Pentech in 2000, Toymax, Go Fly A Kite and Funnoodle in 2002; Color Workshop and Trendmasters in 2003, Play Along Toys in 2004, Pet Pal Corp. in 2005, Creative Designs International in 2006, and Kids Only Toys, Tollytots, and Disguise in 2008; much of these buyouts required restating of financial statements. In 2010, the company formed Pacific Animation Partners LLC, a joint venture between it and Dentsu Entertainment USA, Fremantle and Topps, to launch the *Monsuno* property in 2012. In 2012, Jakks Pacific announced the successful negotiation of licences for *The Dark Knight Rises* and *The Amazing Spider-Man*, promoting new toy ranges at the New York and other International Toy Fairs. In 2014, the company launched Jakks Meisheng Trading, a joint venture with Meisheng Culture and Creative Corp., to bring its toys to China. In 2016, the two created Studio JP, a joint venture to produce animation.

As of now, Stephen Berman is the president and chief executive officer since Jack Friedman left on March 31st 2010, a month before his death on the 3rd of May. Joel Bennett is in charge of executive vice president and chief financial officer.

## **Action Figures**

Jakks produces action figures, electronics, dolls, dress-up, role play, Halloween costumes, kids' furniture, vehicles, plush, art activity kits, seasonal products, infant/preschool, construction toys, and pet toys sold under various proprietary brands including Jakks Pacific, Creative Designs International, Jakks Pets, EyeClops, Plug It In & Play TV Games (which came out in 2002), Girl Gourmet, Kids Only!, Tollytots and Disguise. Jakks is a licensee of several hundred trademarks including Disney, *Star Wars*, *Godzilla*, and Nintendo.

There have been at least a few action figures or products they produced for toylines that never got released and these are their stories down below:

* *The Mummy Returns* Rick w/h Pygmy and Anubis

## **References**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakks\_Pacific