Disney’s CGI remake of The Lion King is upon us, and opinions are pretty split out there in the universe. Some of us are marveling at the latest advances in animation tech that make realistic animals able to act and emote like never before, while others are asking what was so wrong with the original that they needed to do it all over again with Beyonce and Seth Rogen. Either way, we decided to put a Toy Tuesday together around the best animal toys on the market so you can populate your own plastic zoo.
Revoltech Chiromantes Haematocheir Figure
Kaiyodo’s Revoltech line is notorious for human figures that have tons of articulation and really cool features. But now they’re branching out into the rest of the animal kingdom. The Revogeo line picks fascinating creatures from all over the planet and creates sizable, sturdy models with numerous joints and points of movement. This here is Chiromantes Haematocheir, more commonly known as the red-clawed crab. Found in East Asia, it’s a popular sight on beaches. The figure has moveable legs, claws and even eyestalks for superlative poseability.
Play Arts Kai D-Dog Figure
Snake’s canine companion from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a valued ally. After Snake follows the sound of barking on the battlefield to recruit and Fulton the pup, he grows to maturity at Mother Base and can soon be taken out on missions. When in the field, D-Dog can mark enemies on the map, locate prisoners and resources, and attack enemies in multiple ways. This glorious recreation from Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai brand is seriously poseable – D-Dog can sit, lie down, stand on all fours and more. A number of interchangeable parts let you have even more customization.
Hedwig Funko Pop
Given to Harry Potter on his 11th birthday by Hagrid, the snowy owl Hedwig was not only a mail delivery creature but also a close friend to young Harry, staying with him across numerous adventures before perishing bravely at the Battle of the Seven Potters. Our good friends at Funko, creators of plastic big-headed replicas of nearly every pop culture character of the last century, delivered a solid take on the avian supporting player. You know the drill by now: stands 3 and 3/4 inches tall, comes with a Pop Protector so you can stack him with all your other ones.
King Mickey Action Figure
From Square Enix’s Bring Arts line of figures, this rendition of King Mickey Mouse as seen in Kingdom Hearts III is a must for any fan of over-the-top anime swordplay and the Disney cinematic universe. Sculpted with painstaking attention to detail, this figure stands just 6 inches tall but has a ton of features, including four interchangeable hands, a pair of heads with different facial expressions and his powerful Keyblade. The mouse’s clothing is even made of flexible material for more dramatic posing.
Gorilla Grodd ArtFX Statue
One of the many ways that DC Comics distinguished itself from their competition in the 1950s and 1960s was in their pathological devotion to the great apes. Editor Jack Schiff noted that books with gorillas on the cover sold better than ones that didn’t and soon the company had dozens of primate characters. One of the most long-lived is Flash villain Gorilla Grodd, a telepathic conqueror from a whole hidden civilization of super-apes. This sweet statue from Kotobikuya’s ArtFX line depicts the simian psychopath holding the skull of a human aloft. His helmet, pauldrons, and cape are all removable.
Funko Jaws With Quint
This Funko Reaction toy was a 2015 exclusive from the San Diego Comic Con, but you can still pick them up at a decent price. Depicting the climactic scene of 1975’s Jaws where shark hunter Quint runs afoul of the titular beast, it’s a gleefully grisly collectible that will liven up your toy shelf and scare any children who dare look at it. The body of the Great White measures about a foot long and the Quint figure is removable, meaning you can use devouring by the ocean’s superpredator as a threat to keep the rest of your figures in line.
Nendoroid Isabelle
Good Smile’s Nendoroid line is a flabbergastingly huge collection of characters from across Western and Eastern pop culture, numbering in the thousands. If you look long enough, you’ll find something you like. Isabelle is one of the more notable breakthrough characters from Nintendo’s ultra-relaxing small town simulator Animal Crossing, a friendly dog who works as the player’s assistant when she isn’t nipping off to the Smash Bros. battlefield to get some action in. This cute little figure stands six inches tall and comes with her iconic clipboard and pen as well as numerous other props.
Rocket Raccoon Sofubi
One of the most unlikely success stories in recent Marvel history is the prominence of Rocket Raccoon, a bizarre mid-70s creation of prolific writer Bill Mantlo in 1976. Named as a reference to a Beatles song, the character languished in obscurity until he was chosen as a member of the new Guardians of the Galaxy, and the rest is history. We’re building a pretty beefy collection of sofubi, the soft Japanese vinyl figures primarily made by Medicom, and this take on Rocket in his original 70s uniform is getting added to the shelf posthaste.
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Super Poseable Shelob
The gigantic spider who makes her nest in the Mountains of Shadow outside of Cirith Ungol poses one of the greatest threats to Frodo and Sam’s quest to dispose of the One Ring in Lord of the Rings — they’re tricked into her lair by the malevolent Gollum as he hopes she’ll eat the hobbits alive and crap out the jewelry for him to scavenge. This figure is seriously cool — each of the legs has multiple joints so you can pose the venomous mother arachnid in a wide variety of intimidating stances.
Nanoblock Capybara Kit
For some as yet unknown reason, the capybara – the world’s largest living rodent species – became a big deal in Japan pretty recently. The creatures are cute as hell, which probably helped their case, but they don’t live anywhere near the country (being native to South America and all). If you want one of your own, this Nanoblock building kit will let you assemble it if you have the patience and manual dexterity to deal with the ultra-tiny blocks.
Plush Tardigrade
One of the most fascinating animals in the world, tardigrades — also known as “water bears” — are miniscule eight-legged animals that measure no more than a millimeter and a half in length but have captured our imagination for their incredible resiliency. They can survive radiation, dehydration, and even the vacuum of outer space. If you want to snuggle up with one of your own, this jumbo-sized replica measures almost ten inches in length and will keep you warm at night.
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