REVIEW: FIGMA SILENT HILL 2 RED PYRAMID THING AND BUBBLE HEAD NURSE (RE-ISSUE)

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FIGMA SILENT HILL 2 RED PYRAMID THING AND BUBBLE HEAD NURSE (RE-ISSUE)

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re taking a look at the re-releases of the Silent Hill 2 figures from Figma, namely, the Red Pyramid Thing (or Pyramid Head, for his friends), and the Bubble Head Nurse, which were originally released in 2015. The game celebrated its 20th anniversary last month (Damn, I am old), and is one of my favorite games of the genre. I played that game through and through, got all of the endings (the ‘Dog’ one being the best one), and have been listening to the soundtrack for apparently 2 decades. Talking about the soundtrack, here’s a song for while you’re browsing the pictures!

Figma packaging. Simple, efficient.

First off, Red Pyramid Thing (or Pyramid Head, for his friends), comes with his Great Knife, a spear, an extra neck piece for the spear, extra hands and the usual articulated stand and bag for the accessories. The bag for accessories is a genius part for Figma figures, and more companies should do that.

Packaging

What’s in the box

Red Pyramid Thing

*Stares menacingly*

That figure oozes creepiness. A perfect representation of that creature that scared the crap out of us in the game.

Closer look at the pyramid…

*Great knife sliding on the floor sounds*

Eww, it seems it’s leaking…

“ARE YOU LOOKING AT WHAT’S INSIDE MY PYRAMID?”

The apron is made of softer plastic, allowing the legs to move out of it, for better range of motion

(For those who want to know, it kinda looks like mussels…)

Remember at the end of the game (spoilers on a 20 year old game!), when there’s 4 of them with spears…

… and they just grab them…

… and FREAKING KILL THEMSELVES?

Good times… Not traumatizing at all.

The Bubble Head Nurse, which were just as scary as Pyramid Head in the game, are also greatly represented by Figma. Figma is used to make anime female characters, so that figure has a great sculpt and articulation. It’s a horribly disfigured zombie-like nurse, which, of course, has a cleavage, because Japan. 3 different heads, extra hands, a knife and steel pipe, along with the articulated stand and plastic bag for the accessories.

Packaging

What’s in the box

Bubble Head Nurse

*Twitching sounds*

Head 1, aka ‘Teeth’

Head 2, aka ‘Porcelain doll head’

Head 3, aka ‘Uncircumcized’

Right away, it’s less threatening when her head looks like a giant limp phallus…

But I would still run away!

The nurses in the game were usually not moving until you got too close to them, just twitching…

Creepy!

Aaaah, that classic scene that traumatized us 20 years ago…

Always nice to go back to it…

*Static sounds intensifies…*

Before finishing this review, I actually had a bootleg version of the Red Pyramid Thing, which cost me about $13 a few years ago, and is HORRIBLE. Flimsy plastic, the parts fall off, it barely stands up on its own, as bootlegs usually do. If you breathe too close to it, it will fall apart. I can now get rid of it!

Hello, $13 crappy bootleg…

TAKE THAT!

(The figure actually fell apart while taking the picture, which was perfect)

More news at 11:00… the Dog ending!

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REVIEW: BOSS FIGHT STUDIO’S SAM & MAX!

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BOSS FIGHT STUDIO’S SAM & MAX!

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!

This week we’re taking a look at the long awaited Sam & Max figures from Boss Fight Studio. I discovered Sam & Max through the PC video game ‘Sam & Max Hit The Road’, from LucasArts, when I was young thanks to a friend (merci, Vincent!). The point-and-click adventure game told the story of Sam, a dog, and Max, a… rabbity-thing, who solve crimes, while having the most funny and non-sensical conversations. Sam & Max were created by Steve Purcell, and were first a comic book (1987) before being in a video game, so I had to catch up on that too. There was also an animated series of 24 episodes in the late 90’s. Later on, I played all the TellTale episodic video games, which still kept the spirit of the old game on newer consoles.

Needless to say, when those figures were first shown at the ToyFare in 2019, my wallet was ready. The orders opened in June 2019, and a year and a half later, they are finally here!

The warning at the top says “This is not a toy!”. Well… I am definitely going to play with them anyway!

Free comic strip on the back of the packaging, new art from Steve Purcell!

Sam comes with 2 alternative heads (angry and closed mouth), 2 alternative pairs of hands, a gun, a “non-brand specific frozen treat”, his gun and a paper bag puppet.

Max comes with 2 alternative hands (mouth closed and smile), 3 alternative pairs of hands, a rotary-dial phone, his gun, a hammer and a rat (one of his nemesis).

“Hi! We’re Sam & Max, Freelance Police!”

“Here is my clutter. Max, show your clutter!”

“Ok. Here is mine, Sam.”

“Is it really the moment to take a close-up photo? We have criminals to arrest!”

“I always liked to take selfies, Sam. I am very shallow. Look at my teeth! Pointyyy…”

“So what were we supposed to do, today?”

Both: “THE PHONE!!!”

“I GOT IT! I GOT IT! MINE! MINE!”

“I know what you did! I will remain silent as long as you keep sending the money. Ok? Alright. Sure. Love you too, mum!”

“Hey Max, doesn’t it look just like you? - I’m a little busy, Sam…”

“Revenge is MINE!”

“Wait a second, I hear some criminal activity in the vicinity! Let’s go investigate!”

“But now without firepower!”

Those figures are surprisingly well articulated (14 points of articulation for Sam, 11 points for Max) and allow for great poses. Sam’s jacket and tie are made of a softer plastic which can move with the figure. Changing heads and hands is a bit difficult, but using the ol’ “hot water/hair dryer” trick helps. Max is such a tiny figure, with tiny arms and articulations that it’s a bit scary when you pull his hands or head to change them, but it still held up. They’re pretty solid figures.

“So you guys are like the “real” Police? Why not go Freelance, like us?”

“Oh my god, Sam, have you seen the size of their guns? - Yes, Max. Some people have smaller guns. That is what big trucks are for.”

“Should we go fight crime together, as a band? How would you name the band, Max? - D.O.A!”

“You crack me up, little buddy!”

Great figures from Boss Fight Studio. It said “wave 1” on their website, so I hope to see more of those someday (I will not hold my breath, though…). I should be getting the Legends of Lucha Pentagon and Fenix from Boss Fight Studio, as soon as they are not delayed anymore, so I can’t wait to see those, considering the quality of those Sam & Max figures. After receiving the figures, and googling a little, it turns out there is a new game coming out very soon, a VR-game called “Sam & Max: This time, it’s Virtual”. I am really happy to know that they’re still around!

More news at 11:00… Hit the Road!

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SMALL SOLDIERS... WAS (ALLEGEDLY) FAKE ?!

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SMALL SOLDIERS... WAS (ALLEGEDLY) FAKE ?!

ToyFarce News is first to report a thing that will shake Hollywood to its core: It turns out the 1998 hit movie "Small Soldiers" was completely fake and used special effects and puppets to move the action figures !!

In the movie, a toy manufacturer uses missile technology to enhance their action figures, and the action figures end up in a real life battle. 2 different types of figures: the Gorgonites, friendly mutants led by Archer, and the ruthless Commando Elite, under the orders of Major Chip Hazard.

The movie was so well done that it seemed obvious that is was real, but a huge Hollywood leak has now revealed that the action figures from the movie were never real, and were in fact, special effects.

In that leaked picture, we can see that the figures were actually puppets, and needed wires and all sort of metal bars in order to be animated. We've heard that Stan Winston was involved, which is why the special effects seemed so real.

Furthermore, we have also heard that the voices that we heard in the movie were provided by actual actors, in order to fool us even more. The voice of Archer was provided by Frank Langella, the actor famous for his role as Skeletor in 'The Masters of the Universe', and Chip Hazard's voice was the voice of Tommy Lee Jones, who played Two Face in 'Batman Forever'.

To ToyFarce News, this seems like a bigger conspiracy theory than the moon landing being fake or the earth being flat. This is unconceivable that this movie was made using CGI or puppets. Complete nonsense. How do you explains that the toys were available at every toy stores when the movie came out? Are those fake too?

ToyFarce News will get to the bottom of this and will let you know the truth, when it comes out!

More news at 11:00... "We're not toys, we're action figures!"

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MORTAL KOMBAT 11 SPAWN FIGURE EARLY REVIEW... BUT IT'S THE WRONG FIGURE

BREAKING NEWS: 

MORTAL KOMBAT 11 SPAWN FIGURE EARLY REVIEW... BUT IT'S THE WRONG FIGURE 

Fans all over the world have been excited to learn that not only Todd McFarlane's creation, Spawn would be joining the roster of the hit video game Mortal Kombat 11, but also that we would be getting a new Spawn figure from McFarlane Toys! People have already started finding those 'in the wild' in Walmarts and Gamestops, while others ended up seeing their preorders delayed online. 

ToyFarce News has managed to secure one of those coveted action figures through one of our most trusted source, in order to give you a full review of it! 

First of all, the packaging is very different than what was on the promo pictures. It was supposed to be a Mortal Kombat themed window box packaging with a green background and the figure we received had a black and blue blister with Spawn's face in the background (see picture in lower left corner). 

After opening the figure, we noticed that it had way less articulations than what was advertised. It was supposed to be "designed with Ultra Articulation, with up to 22 moving parts for full range of posing", while the figure we received only had the neck, arms, elbows, wrists, legs and knees articulated, so about 11 points of articulations instead of 22. It is a bit of a disappointment. 

Also, no cape? That is really strange... The figure seen on all the promo pics had a cape. That is another disappointment. So far, we are not very impressed with this Spawn offering from McFarlane Toys... Then, we were surprised to see that the figure came with so much accessories, which were not advertised! A gun, a grenade launcher, and not one, but two bandoliers full of bullets. They can be worn by the figure. 

After further inspection, it seems that the figure has a date of 1997 written on it. It is pretty crazy to imagine that McFarlane Toys had already planned to make a figure for the Mortal Kombat 11 game more than 11 years before it came out! Such clairvoyance is clearly what makes McFarlane Toys such a great brand! 

Overall it is a nice figure, the details and the paint app are great, and it is always a pleasure to get a new Spawn figure, especially after all this time. It is a bit of a let-down compared to the promo pictures, though. We had been waiting for so long to get a Spawn with today's level of articulations, and, even if there is way less articulation than advertised, it still could have been a bit better. 

EDITORIAL NOTE: it seems that ToyFarce News has been scammed and was given a Spawn figure from the 1997 Spawn movie figure line, instead of the new Mortal Kombat 11 one. We are currently waiting for an answer from our provider. To be fair, it's an honest mistake... 

More news at 11:00...   

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