Marcus Errico
Rey! Wonder Woman! Black Widow! Female Action Figures in Focus at Toy Fair 2016
Marcus ErricoEditor-in-Chief, Yahoo Entertainment
Rey Action Figures, Blaster
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Hasbro took heat for not stocking enough Force Awakens toys during the holiday season, with figures representing the film’s lead in especially short supply. But the toy giant has several Rey-themed playthings for 2016, including (clockwise from top) a 3.75-inch lightsaber-equipped action figure ($8.99), a 12-inch figure ($7.99) — both available now — and a Nerf blaster based on Rey’s weapon ($19.99), due this spring.
Rey Big Fig
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This oversized version of the saber-swinging Rey stands 18 inches tall and will be available for $19.99 from Jakks Pacific. Additional Force Awakens figures in the same size will include Finn, a red-armed C-3PO, and the First Order Stormtrooper, as well as vintage-style figures of Luke, Han, Chewie, Vader, Boba Fett, Darth Maul, Stormtrooper, and Biker Scout.
BB-8 Electronic Big Fig
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Jakks Pacific’s 31-inch scale figure of the beloved ball droid ($49.99) includes sound and light effects from The Force Awakens as well as an extendable tool arm that can give a thumbs-up.
Robotic BB-8
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Spin Master’s 19-inch-tall droid is larger than Sphero’s version from last year. The robot, available this fall for $180, includes film-accurate light/sound effects and responds to both a remote control and voice commands.
Takodana Encounter
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This multipack set from Hasbro includes 3.75-inch versions of Rey, Finn, BB-8, and Maz Kanata, who was MIA from the initial waves of Force Awakens toys because J.J. Abrams wanted to keep her identity secret (available in spring, $19.99).
Battle of Takodana
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Among the new Lego collections based on The Force Awakens is this 409-piece set that includes Finn, Kylo Ren, Maz Kanata, and two First Order Stormtroopoers, available now for $59.99.
Rey’s Lightsaber
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Is Hasbro stretching credulity to brand this Bladebuilders Electronic Lightsaber ($19.99, available in spring) as Rey’s? Sure, she wields it in The Force Awakens, but technically it’s the weapon that previously belonged to Anakin Skywalker before it was passed along to Luke.
Princess Leia
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The latest figures in Hasbro’s deluxe 6-inch Black Series line ($19.99 each) include original-trilogy Princess Leia, as well as an Empire Strikes Back-style Snowtrooper, Star Wars Rebels’ heroine Sabine Wren, and Darth Revan — the big bad Sith lord from the video game Knights of the Old Republic.
Chewbacca Bowcaster and First Order Blaster Super Soakers
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Available in spring for $19.99 each, these Nerf Super Soakers can douse targets from 30 feet away.
InteracTech Stormtrooper
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This 12-inch motion-sensitive electronic figure responds to how you play with him, reacting with 70 different authentic light and sound effects. Available this fall for $29.99.
Carbon-Freezing Chamber
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You’ll love this. We know. Yes, you can preserve minifig Han Solo so Boba Fett can deliver his bricky bounty to Jabba the Hutt in this 231-piece set from Lego, due in March for $24.99.
Assault on Hoth
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This epic $250 set, checking in at a whopping 2,144 bricks, contains everything needed to stage your own Empire Strikes Back-style battle, including a snowspeeder, speeder bike, tauntaun, wampa, and a total of 14 minifigures, including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Wedge Antilles, and assorted Rebel soldiers and snowtroopers. It will be on sale April 30.
Batman, Aquaman and Superman
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Mattel’s 3.75-inch line of action figures from Batman v Superman includes our first toy version of Aquaman. Each figure is $9.99 and available at major retailers.
Epic Strike Batmobile
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The Caped Crusader’s updated ride ($25) can accommodate a 6-inch figure.
Heroes of Justice: Sky-High Battle
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This Lego set features DC’s Trinity of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, along with Lois Lane, taking on Lex Luthor in a set based on a sequence from BvS. Featuring the Batwing and LexCorp copter (equipped with Kryptonite missiles), the set includes 517 bricks and is currently available for $59.99.
Wonder Woman
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Funko’s popular Pop! vinyl figures expands with new characters from most of the major films coming in 2016, including Batman v Superman, Civil War, Suicide Squad, Deadpool, Ghostbusters, and Warcraft. This BvS version of Wonder Woman is armed and ready for action ($9.99).
Wonder Woman Shield
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The Amazonian’s shield ($20) is both an offensive and defensive weapon: block Doomsday’s death rays then counter with a disc launch.
Batman Voice-Changer Mask
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Do you best Ben Affleck impersonation in this $30 mask, which modulates your own voice to sound like the cinematic Caped Crusader and also includes phrases from Batman v Superman along with light-up eyes.
DC Superhero Action Dolls
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This girl-powered doll collection comes in both $10 versions with molded costumes as well as the $20 variety (shown) with swappable fashions.
Armored Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn
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DC Collectibles is releasing a series of intricately detailed, highly articulated, fully accessorized 7-inch figures tied to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. The Armored Batman ($50), Superman ($45), and Wonder Woman ($45) will be out this fall, while Harley Quinn and her fellow Squaddies will be out in 2017.
Zero Gravity Batmobile
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Like the name says, this RC vehicle, styled after the Caped Crusader’s new ride in BvS, can climb walls ($44.99).
Superhero Flight City
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This is the ultimate gateway toy: designed for younger super fans, this $80 playset from Fisher Price’s Imaginext line includes Gotham City and Metropolis areas with missile launchers and trapdoors aplenty, along with Batman, Superman, Joker, and Lex Luthor figures.
Black Widow
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The 12-inch Titan Hero figures ($9.99 each) include all the myriad superheroes and villains from Captain America: Civil War, including Black Widow (available now) — who Hasbro is using to front the line.
Scarlet Witch
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Likewise, Hasbro is using the Scarlet Witch as the face of its detailed 6-inch Civil War figures ($19.99 each).
Iron Man Armory and Captain America Bunker
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Hasbro also has a line of 2.5-inch Civil War figures that will be available in two-packs ($9.99 each) as well as playsets, like the two shown here, complete with missile launchers and targets (due this spring, $19.99 apiece).
Superhero Airport Assault
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This 817-piece, $80 Lego set contains many of the key Marvel heroes facing off in Civil War (Cap, Bucky, Scarlet Witch vs. Iron Man, War Machine, Black Widow) as well as a literally huge spoiler: Ant-Man, who’s siding with Captain America, has morphed into his Giant-Man form. It’s one of three new Civil War sets coming in March. There’s also Crossbones’ Hazard Heist ($20), featuring one of the movie’s villains against Black Widow, and Black Panther Pursuit ($30), which features the newly introduced African hero alongside Cap and Bucky.
Suicide Squad
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Funko’s Dorbz line of delightful figures will encompass all this year’s tentpoles, including Suicide Squad, making even the world’s most dangerous villains like (clockwise from left) Enchantress, Deadshot, Joker, and Harley Quinn utterly adorable ($9.99 each).
Ghostbusters Ecto-1 and Ecto-2
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Due in July in time for the film, this Lego set includes the four new female Ghostbusters, their assistant, a demon, the new Ecto-1 vehicle, and the Ecto-1 motorbike ($59.99).
U.S.S. Enterprise Drone
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To celebrate this year’s 50th anniversary of the space series, Air Hogs is releasing a radio-controlled quadcopter version of the vaunted starship, complete with authentic sound effects ($120).
Rey! Wonder Woman! Black Widow! Female Action Figures in Focus at Toy Fair 2016
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‘Warcraft’ Action Figures Jakks Pacific will be making Warcraft figures in a range of sizes, from two-pack assortments of 2.5-inch Horde and Alliance characters ($9.99 each) to 18-inch “Big Figs” ($39.99 each). Shown here are the super-detailed 6-inch “Collector Figures” of (clockwise from top left) Lothar, Medivh, Blackhand, and Durotan ($24.99 each).
Ogrim’s Doomhammer, Axe of Durotan
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You can also role-play your own Warcraft skirmishes with these weapons from Jakks Pacific ($24.99 each).
Have the toy makers heard the complaints? After a year seemingly bereft of female hero action figures from blockbuster films, 2016 is bringing a welcome change. As showcased over the holiday weekend at the North American International Toy Fair in New York, there will be a slew of female characters alongside their male counterparts on store shelves in the coming months from such films as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Captain America: Civil War, and Ghostbusters. Click through to see the highlights.
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