Line #59 Toys/Figma


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3	Yuki Nagato from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''[[/labelnote]]]]
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6	Figmas are poseable action figures commonly of anime characters ([[ImprobablyFemaleCast primarily girls]]) produced by the illustrious and industrious Max Factory and Good Smile Company. Figmas differ from Nendoroids and posed PVC statues in the sense that they are extremely poseable, come with a wide variety of accessories and are often very show-accurate in terms of design. They are usually 125-145mm tall, with figures of the same series usually in scale with each other.
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8	The first Figma was a special edition Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya based on and bundled with the [=PS2=] game, ''Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi''. It was released on January 31, 2008 with the product code SP 001. In 2008, the first mass produced figma, Yuki Nagato from the same series was released. Since then, the line has covered a plethora of popular anime including ''Manga/LuckyStar'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', as well as other franchises like ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', ''Anime/{{Fireball}}'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' and ''Franchise/RoboCop'' (yes, you did read that right).
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10	Due to their inherent posability, they tend to be great fun to either simply mess around with or have set up in elaborate dioramas, aided by mostly interchangeable parts and a fairly consistent scale. There are lines of supplementary accessories targeted solely at Figmas due to how popular they are, such as ''[=EX:ride=]'' and ''[=di:stage=]''.
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12	Figma currently leads the market in anime action figures thanks to its plethora of popular licenses, although there are contending lines, the most popular being Figutto!, Full Puni! and Gutto-Kuru. Toys/{{Revoltech}}'s ''Fraulein'' line offers larger and sturdier figures, but they tend to be less articulated and the joints are not particularly suited for humanoid non-robotic bodies.
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14	!!Tropes specific to this toyline:
15	* ArmedLegs: Bionic Joshikosei from ''Arms Note'', an original character designed by [[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=43177 FPWORKS]], wears a pair of bionic boots that comes with two blades named "Charge Blades". The blades are also articulated.
16	* ArtificialLimbs: Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has a prosthetic arm which double as an ArmCannon.
17	* BadassCape:
18	** Casca and Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. Casca's cape is made of soft plastic and can be plugged onto the stand. Guts on the other hand has a cloth cape.
19	** [[LadyOfWar Lucina]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has a deep blue PVC cape with two articulated joints.
20	** Saitama from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' has a white PVC cape with two articulated joints.
21	** Sayaka from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has a white cloth cape with two wires for posing.
22	** Thor from ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' has a large red cloth cape.
23	* BatterUp:
24	** Sayaka comes with her regular baseball bat and her magically enhanced bat.
25	** Goro Majima from the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series has a jet black baseball bat. Unlike Sayaka, he actually uses it for combat.
26	* BeachEpisode: The Swimsuit Body Ryo and Emily are dressed in swimsuits, and you can swap their heads with other Figmas.
27	* {{BFG}}:
28	** The TropeNamer comes with the Doom Slayer from ''VideoGame/DoomEternal''.
29	** Black Rock Shooter from ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' has the Rock Cannon, a huge gun that rapidly fires rocks.
30	** [[DarkMagicalGirl Homura]] from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has the AT-4 [[GrenadeLauncher Rocket Launcher]].
31	** Sinon from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has the Hecate II [[SniperRifle anti-material rifle]].
32	* {{BFS}}:
33	** Black Gold Saw from ''Anime/BlackRockShooter''.
34	** Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has the Dragonslayer.
35	** Red Pyramid Head from ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' has a giant cleaver.
36	* ChainmailBikini: The figma Styles original character Makoto was first released wearing bikini armor with CombatStilettos on her greaves.
37	* {{Cosplay}}:
38	** Konata has a figma in her Haruhi costume from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' episode 16.
39	** Kagami has one in the Music/HatsuneMiku costume from that series' OVA.
40	* CrowbarCombatant: [[Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Nyaruko]] carries a crowbar, namely "unspeakable bar thing".
41	* DudeLooksLikeALady:
42	** Griffith and Femto from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
43	** Kirito (GGO ver.) from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' is based on his rare in-game randomly generated avatar, which most players including Sinon would confuse with a girl.
44	* {{Eagleland}}:
45	** [[VideoGame/KanColle Iowa]] is a definite Type 1. Beautiful, boisterous, and definitely on the side of the good guys.
46	%% * EldritchAbomination: [[GreaterScopeVillain Kyubey]] [[note]]a.k.a. Incubator[[/note]] from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Included as an accessory for Madoka.
47	* HandCannon:
48	** Homura's Desert Eagle, although it doesn't have a barrel.
49	** Ein's Colt Python, a .357 magnum.
50	* HumanoidAbomination:
51	** [[AdorableAbomination Nyaruko]] a.k.a. [[Literature/CthulhuMythos Nyarlaphotep]] from ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove''.
52	** Femto, Void and [[HotAsHell Slan]] from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
53	** Pyramid Head from ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''
54	* ImprobableWeaponUser:
55	** All figma accessories can be switched with each other.
56	** Who is to say swinging [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} leeks]] isn't a good idea? They're included with some Miku figmas.
57	** Homura's golf club is one.
58	* JapaneseDelinquents: The original character Makoto has been released as the Sukeban Body, complete with a black facemask, her hair dyed brown instead of her usual black, a long skirt, a [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter bokuto]], a pair of [[PowerFist knuckledusters]], and even a hand FlippingTheBird.
59	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}} comes with his two katanas, and Heavily Armed High School Girl Ichi, an original character designed by [[https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=777703 neco]], comes with three katanas named Harmonics Blade.
60	* LateArrivalSpoiler:
61	** [[SweetPollyOliver Lucina]] [[spoiler: a.k.a. "[[DeadPersonImpersonation Marth]]"]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' suffers from this. It doesn't help that she has her real name printed on the box, as well as that CoolMask and CompressedHair.
62	** [[DarkMagicalGirl Homura]] from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' became a WalkingSpoiler since all three versions of her are available as figures. [[note]] Standard Homura, School Uniform Homura, Akuma Homura [[/note]] These were all announced after the anime's finale aired and the third movie was released in Japan.
63	** [[SamusIsAGirl Samus Aran]], see below.
64	* MobileShrubbery: [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]] is guilty to this. Now you can even make your own cardboard box.
65	* MoreDakka:
66	** [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura and Mami]]. The former has a Desert Eagle, a pipe bomb and an [=AT4=] rocket launcher for magical girl version, or an [=M249=] and a [=RPG-7=] for school uniform version. The latter has 6 muskets.
67	** Asato Miyo from ''Little Armory''. She comes with an [=M4=] model kit, a pistol, six [=M4=] magazines, five pistol magazines and several GunAccessories for customization.
68	** Particularly [[MoeAnthropomorphism everyone]] from ''VideoGame/KanColle'', due to being warships.
69	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: While most figmas are of anime-styled characters, some were modeled after real life people like Music/MichaelJackson (in his ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' music video appearance), Western live-action characters like Spider-Man, Captain America and Homelander (from ''[[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]]''), {{Retraux}} 3D polygon characters like Akira Yuki (from the first ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''), and statues like [[ThinkerPose The Thinker]].
70	* NoSwastikas: [[VideoGame/KanColle Prinz Eugen]] doesn't have them. Instead, she has the German Ritterkreuz throughout her uniform.
71	* RevolversAreJustBetter:
72	** Ein from ''VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno'' comes with the Colt Python, a magnum revolver pistol.
73	** The Flyboy Zombie from ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' comes with the Ruger Single Six, a single action revolver pistol.
74	** Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}} comes with his revolver
75	* SamusIsAGirl: [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]], [[TropeNamer literally]].
76	* SinisterScythe: Dead Master and White Rock Shooter's weapons from ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter''.
77	* SniperRifle:
78	** Long Range Joshikosei from ''Arms Note'' has the Herzog [=HGS-11=], an original bullpup bolt-action sniper rifle.
79	** Maria Teruyasu from ''Little Armory'' has the Barrett [=M82A1=] anti-material rifle. Being a collaboration with Tomytec's model kit series, her rifle is a model kit and you need to assemble it on your own.
80	** Sinon from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' has the Hecate II anti-material rifle.
81	* SpeechBubbles: [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] comes with speech bubbles for "Objection!", "Hold it!", and "Take that!", both in English and Japanese.
82	* SuperSoldier: [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]].
83	* SwordAndGun: The Hunter From ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' comes with the Saw Cleaver and Hunter Pistol, and he wields both of them at the same time. Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}} also comes with both of his swords and two guns, and the deluxe version comes with 2 machine guns, in addition to both of his swords and guns.

Context Toys / Figma