Some people really enjoy children's toys...
- Transformers (covers the entire franchise, not just the toys)
- Any time the Four Horsemen (no, not those Four Horsemen (and while we're at it, not those Horsemen either) are tasked with designing a new or revived line of action figures. Sculpts from both the recent Masters of the Universe and DC Universe Classics lines were their handiwork.
- Seems to happen any time a non-knockoff company announces a production of an otherwise rare twisty puzzle.
- This has happened a few times in BIONICLE.
- The Rahkshi were the first sets to bring about one long-awaited trait: Bendable knees.
- The release of the 2003 Makuta set was a huge thing, because it was the first official toy representation of the Big Bad. In a similar fashion, the 2009 Titan-sized Toa Mata Nui was praised for its size (fans have been clamoring for a large Mata Nui since forever) and for including an exclusive gold-colored Mask of Life.
- 2006: Voya Nui - "New island, ho hum. Wait, Jaller, Hahli, Kongu, Matoro, Nuparu, AND Hewkii as TOA?!?! WANT!!"
- 2007: Mahri Nui - "They're going underwater? Meh - Wait, the canister sets AREN'T clones? And the bad guys look even more badass than the Piraka? AND MAKUTA IS BACK?! WANT!"
- 2008: Karda Nui - The Toa Nuva returning? YES!!!
- The vehicles brought back the giant, complicated BIONICLE sets with functions.
- 2009: Bara Magna - "What? A new planet? Oh, this is gonna su - Mata Nui? AS A SET? YES!"
- 2010: BIONICLE Stars - A commemorative line with Tahu, Takanuva the Rahkshi and a Piraka? The classic Hau mask re-released? YES!!!
- 2017: The BIONICLE Scores - Sadly it seems as if Bionicle is really gone for- wait, what’s this? Nathan Furst is releasing the original scores to the first 3 Bionicle movies via digital downloads? And they’re including bonus tracks with previously unreleased material? YES! Huh, my wallet is feeling surprisingly lighter now.
- 2015: BIONICLE IS COMING BACK!
- The reintroduction of geared arms.
- Even better: geared arms without sacrificing arm articulation! Best of both worlds.
- Mask Maker Vs. Skull Grinder. On the one hand, the Skull Grinder, much like his fellow Summer 2015 villains, was divisive. On the other hand: Ekimu gets his own figure, it's a box set featuring a hero facing off against the villain, and let's not forget: The Mask of Creation in set form! All of this is made even better when Lego Magazine revealed that the Skull Grinder actually has a name: Kulta.
- The leaked 2016 set list reveals that every set has a name now.
- BIONICLE: The Journey to One, coming soon... on Netflix.
- 2016: "Hey what are those markings on the Toa's masks? OH MY GOD, IT'S THE NUVA SYMBOLS FROM 2002!
- Then the successor line, Hero Factory brought about the revolutionary change builders everywhere had been waiting for: ball-joint sockets that don't break (when used normally, that is). In general, the building-style introduced in the 2.0 line has been very well received.
- Hero Factory's Invasion from Below line brought about an official "piloted mechs against kaijus'' LEGO theme, with the Minifigure-scale Heroes catching the attention of even older LEGO fans.
- Crash is finally getting a Nendoroid figure
, and it's based on Crash 4's adorable redesign, no less. - Jazwares is only going to make the main characters of Sonic the Hedgehog, like usu- Blaze? Espio? Rouge? Jet? FUCKING MIGHTY? COMIC FIGURES!! Squee
- Blaze has been deconfirmed as a figure, and there's been no word yet that this troper could find on Mighty or Comic-based figures (unless you're talking about the figures packaged with a comic, but that's completely different). On a related note, it sucks that they had to cancel their old Mortal Kombat lion before their exclusive badass Kintaro figure was released...Wait, they're making an Mortal Kombat 9 line, now? Classic Cyborg figures? Confirmed Kintaro figure, this time?! Just give us a Motaro figure to complete the boss set, and I'm sold.
- Mattel's Barbie team handles their fashionista/ collector Periphery Demographic smashingly in their new Barbie Basics Collection. "Oh, another line of Barbies? Figures- wait. Actual, quality designer clothing? New male models? Adult marketing?!?"
- OK, Hot Wheels; let's get some facts straight. I and a ton of other guys loved playing with your cars as kids, but it's 2010 and you haven't done much to show your affection to fans that have grown up...whoa, you're finally releasing a DeLorean car? And is that the Ecto-1?!
- So you released the DMC-12 last year? A bit disappointing, isn't it? I mean, you must have had a license with Universal to make the Ecto-1, so isn't it logical that the next step is - A SCREEN-ACCURATE TIME MACHINE?! Great Scott!
- So you released the DMC-12 last year? A bit disappointing, isn't it? I mean, you must have had a license with Universal to make the Ecto-1, so isn't it logical that the next step is - A SCREEN-ACCURATE TIME MACHINE
- June 2022: oh look a new Marvel Legends Spider-Man figure reveal, WAIT IS THAT TOBEY MAGUIRE AND ANDREW GARFIELD, WITH A NEW TOM HOLLAND FIGURE?
- In early 2023 the Marvel Legends community was also excited that they announced that they were finally getting rid of windowless packaging, and using packaging made out of recycled plastic.
- Mario Kart cars are coming! Track sets, too!
- At Comic-Con 2011, it was leaked that LEGO had re-issued the DC comics license, which was awesome by itself. One day later, it was officially announced that they in fact had one line of sets each for MARVEL AND DC COMICS! Marvel vs. DC, Round Two!
- Ah, Ghostbusters Minimates. These are fun, but I wish they'd do something based on the show... What? A new line of Minimates based on The Real Ghostbusters? And there will be figures of ghosts from the show?! Oh, wait, I bet it will just be Slimer and the Stay Puft... IS THAT SAMHAIN AND THE BOOGEYMAN?!
- In Fall 2021, the Naruto community was thrilled when they found out that the S.H.Figuarts Naruto line was announced to be returning in 2022 after a 4 year hiatus. The first figure they revealed was Naruto, which got fans excited, however a few days later they announced Sasuke and Sakura, which made fans even more excited. They were released in Summer 2022, and fans were thrilled by the figures, and commented on how the quality, accessories and articulation of the figures, and how they were much better than the original releases, and they made it onto many top 10 action figure lists that year. Even people who aren't fans of Naruto commented on how good the figures were. It got better, as figures of Kakashi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Madara, Obito, the Six Paths Naruto and even the kid versions of Naruto and Sasuke were later announced or released, which made the Naruto fans even more happy.
- LEGO is releasing Lord of the Rings sets. WANT. THEM. NOW.
- Power Rangers toys: More Samurai, more Sam... wait Shinken-O? Bandai's importing Megazords again? The reversion Dino Megazord (the one of the few good things that came out of THAT Recut) rereleased in die-cast? New Armored Red Ranger figure?! MMPR Mask Collection? THE ORIGINAL MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER MORPHER REMADE WITH DIECAST WITH SHOW ACCURATE STICKERS AND THE BUCKLE? ALL IS FORGIVEN! ALL OF OUR MONEY!!! ACTION SATISFACTION!!!
- And now the Comic-con exclusive golden TOMMY OLIVER Morphers will be released as well!!!
- Jakks Pacific's wrestling figure line WWE Classic Superstars and their Best Of WCW and ECW lines ran on this trope. Numerous good examples, and plenty of obscure people who fans never thought possible. An example of the latter was a classic Shockmaster, considered one of the worst gimmicks ever. Shockmaster was famous for botching his debut appearance, by tripping over the stage, causing his mask (a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet painted silver) to fall off, thus killing any mystery about his character. It was clear this was done entirely for the fans, and because of the Memetic Mutation of the botched video on the internet. What was surprising was that many fans thought they would never get away with the stormtrooper helmet, but they just slightly changed the design and managed it.
- They're releasing LEGO sets to tie in with The LEGO Movie? Meh, it'll probably be — IS THAT A CLASSIC LEGO SPACESHIP? AND JOHNNY THUNDER? My wallet feels so much lighter now...
- The Mixels fandom was thrilled when they were given the news that the third wave was not going to be the end, and the series would continue on for even longer.
- Ever After High is getting its own show and movie? On Netflix? Sweet!
- The Monster High fandom gets like this nearly every time a new movie/special is announced.
- Remember Micronauts and Rom: Spaceknight? Apparently, so does Hasbro...
- WE'RE GETTING A HANNAH MONTANA Funko Pop!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! REPEAT! NOT A DRILL!
