The Legend of Zelda by Hasbro

Niko (protozoalord) said:
Thinking on it more, I'm perfectly fine with this opening. TotK and BotW are two games I'm absolutely exhausted of and don't particularly like that much as games, but I'd rather have a cohesive set to open off the line with than three random Links or different designs for Link/Ganon/Zelda. There's no way this isn't getting followed up with a proper assortment of characters in the future.
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I hope you're right. Nintendo is notoriously... difficult with licensing. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a one-and-done. Maybe we'll get lucky, and it turns out they gave Hasbro the keys to the kingdom. It'd be pretty weird for them to start with Tears, though. It's already had (multiple?) figures.
 
I was actually wondering if it was one and done and that's why Hasbro is like "BIG THREE, GET THEM IN ONE WAVE NOW" instead of making us wait for Ganon or whatever. Hopefully it's a mutually beneficial relationship and they let them do more though, these look lovely.
 
They apparently have the license for a few years, and they very clearly said multiple times that this was only wave 1. I'm thinking that the next reveals will be either movie figures (if Nintendo shows off a trailer this year), or Ocarina of Time remake figures (since that game is coming out at the end of the year, supposedly). Maybe the reason Hasbro didn't start with Ocarina of Time figures is because they're waiting for the remake to come out, and will do figures based on that. Which I'm happy about, honestly, the new designs will probably be more detailed and figure-friendly.

After the initial disappointment of these being TotK based, I actually got pretty hyped about them. They honestly look really good. The faces are almost on model for the game models, they have some slight texturing, they have a nice amount of paint apps, and they have some really good articulation, pretty much the latest and greatest from Hasbro, maybe except the newer style of butterfly shoulders and toe joints. No ab crunches here, thank God!

Accessories are a bit sparce, though. No scabbard for Link (or a way to put the sword and shield on his back), no Purah Pad for Zelda (the Switch-looking thing she uses in the game) and no bow and arrow for Ganondorf. Plus no extra face plates, honestly this one stings the most. However, for the price I think its fine. I guess we can always buy the figma bootleg to get all the extras.

I preordered these of course. I'm very glad these exist, as I wasn't able to get the TotK figmas and they're honestly way too expensive now. It does seem the line will continue, so I'm hopeful they will get to games like Ocarina of Time (remake or otherwise), Twilight Princess, and maybe even classic Zelda.
 
I think Zelda's very much a license where people are re-buying the same three characters over and over, so it's not surprising to me that they're just launching with a complete wave of the three central characters.

I do hope there's more in the way of accessories in future releases, since the series is so item heavy. More faceplates would be nice, too. This is absolutely something where I would buy a full accessory pack if they ever put one up on Pulse.

This is also making me revisit Zac Gorman's Zelda comics from the old Magical Game Time site.

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TheSameIdiot said:
I hope you're right. Nintendo is notoriously... difficult with licensing. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a one-and-done. Maybe we'll get lucky, and it turns out they gave Hasbro the keys to the kingdom. It'd be pretty weird for them to start with Tears, though. It's already had (multiple?) figures.
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Nintendo has been difficult, but I've been finding that as of late, they also aren't stupid enough to leave money on the table. We currently have more general Nintendo toys than I remember ever existing in the entire time I've been alive.

Unless something goes cataclysmically wrong and Hasbro fucks it up, or people just don't buy it, I expect this to have follow-ups of some capacity. LEGO Zelda was something I saw regular rallies for over 15 years, alongside Zelda figures. LEGO is here and getting a follow-up. And I'm already seeing the Hasbro news make waves in a lot of Nintendo circles, hopefully that translates to sales, and a healthy line covering several eras.


100% down for accessory sets. Or deluxe releases. For something like OoT, you could probably release 4 colors of Adult Link (3 tunics + Dark Link) and have the variants in either multi-packs or deluxe sets and kitted out with an absolute metric shitton of accessories.

I'm a weirdo that wants one-game Andys, side characters, and villains like OoT/HW Impa, Hilda, Cia, and all the weird Zelda-specific fantasy creatures we can possibly imagine. Oh, and Ghirahim. So I'll just have to pray all goes well.
 
Horse. I want a horse. If this line gives us nothing else beyond this wave, I want a Horse. Epona would be able to be reused with so many lines, both the actual figure and the mold for her. GI Joe and ML would benefit greatly from a horse mold. And with Hasbros recent animal track record (Lockjaw not withstanding), they would crush it with a horse figure.

Also, I did preorder the 3 on tap for now. The lack of scabbard for the Master Sword is disappointing. Maybe they'll do a deluxe with all the gear. If they do get to OoT figures, look out though. I will jump on those in a heartbeat. I'd even maybe get Twilight Princess figures, those designs were really cool. These ones i preordered cause of FOMO and cause Zelda figures, but i would prefer some of the other looks over these, as well as proper gear for Link.

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I'm happy with my figma Twilight Princess Link & Zelda, but still need a Ganon (amongst other characters - my ToyBiz Impa is nice, but doesn't scale very well with the figmas 😅), and now I am REALLY happy I had to cancel the figma due to not being able to afford it, lol. It's still not my ideal version of him, but $43 is much better for that than $100+...
 
Excellent news across the board. Even though I didn't play Ocarina until this year, that's my Link (probably because of Super Smash Bros. Melee).

I'm honestly as excited about getting Ocarina Link as I am about any Zelda. Any Zelda that isn't a traffic cone, anyway. I feel like we could get good articulation from Skyward Sword, Hyrule Warriors, Breath, or Tears. I like Hyrule Warriors and Tears the best.
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I have no interest in doing a deep lore dive to find this out on my own, so someone is going to have to explain to me what is going on with the Master Sword that comes with Zelda.
 
Tears of the Kingdom has the Master Sword magically withering away as a way to take it away from the players, since it's a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild.
 
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