Big Smiles, Big Abs, and Big Swords in the Giant-Sized Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle , io9 ’s regular one shot up of the recent and greatest in giant lump of charge card to go on your ledge . This week : He - Man returns in a revelatory manner , Lego head back to New York and the ‘ 90 for a retro Friends treat , and Odin smiles upon you … distressingly . Check it out !

Lego The Friends Apartments

Do we really want two jumbo Lego sets based on NBC ’s Friends when situation comedy like Seinfeld , The Office , and Arrested Development have none ? The answer is obviously yes because almost two years after the Lego IdeasFriends Central Perk set was announced , we ’re getting a follow - up that uses almost twice the telephone number of pieces—2,048 — to recreate the two impossibly large NYC loft apartments featured in the serial . The lot let in various accessories inspired by the situation comedy ’s most memorable installment , as well as Modern minifigure versions of Ross , Rachel , Chandler , Monica , Joey , and Phoebe , plus Chandler ’s ex - girlfriend Janice . The $ 150 set does n’t actuallyappear to be available for pre - order yet , so you ’ll need to position a reminder for June 1 if you want to snag one .

Mattel Masters of the Universe: Masterverse Action Figures

Yesterday , Mattel and Netflix revealed that their new quicken He - Man revival , Masters of the Universe : Revelation , will premiere its first five episode starting July 23 . Along with the promulgation come another reveal : our first look at the accompanying line of Masters of the Universe : Masterverse seven - in natural process figures sport the reimagined graphic symbol . The initial card includes He - Man , Skeletor , Evil - Lyn , Moss Man , and Battle Cat , and when usable starting in June for $ 20 ( or $ 40 for a de luxe version of Battle Cat ) each figure will include up to 30 points of juncture , and at least one accessory like a arm or an alternate swappable head .

Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Infinity Saga Figures

Hasbro ’s late waving of “ Infinity Saga ” releases brings us faces unexampled and honest-to-goodness ( and very old ) to the MCU toy argumentation . First up is a bumper Endgame two - pack of Iron Man and Thanos engage in the clickiest snap - conflict this side of West Side Story . Coming in at $ 63 , the deluxe set includes not just Thanos and Tony , but a bunch of coolheaded accessories , whether it ’s Thanos ’ brand , suit weaponry and repulsor blasts for Tony , and yes , the befittingly - gaunteted snapping deal for both . But maybe the coolest improver is the alternate heads : Tony gets helmeted , unhelmeted , and bloody penny-pinching - decease ones , while Thanos has a stoical head , a grunting battle head , and an “ oh no I ’m being snapped ! ! ! ” mid - dissolve head .

If Asgard ’s more your jam , unfreeze standalone for $ 25 alongside them is Anthony Hopkins ’ Marvel Legends debut . Depicting Odin in full battle regalia , the figure comes with his trustworthy shaft to sit into conflict with — but there ’s also an unhelmeted head that depicts lil ’ plastic Hopkins doing his bestHide Your Pain Haroldimpression . Both releases are define to hit shelf in September . [ AFI ]

Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai Limited Color Cloud Strife

Square - Enix ’s Play Arts Kai line for Final Fantasy VII Remake has already give us multiple version of Cloud , whether it ’s the initial one base before he was slightly redesigned for the final game , or the game ’s fancy SOLDIER 1st Class Release that put the Shinra - warrior - turn - mercenary - for - hire on his new bike from the game . This latest take is inspired by the tweaked “ 2.0 ” figure , but gives Cloud a unassailable color pallet inspired by his appearance in the original Playstation 1 icon , with his purple - hued trousers and sweater , and a stiff blonde tint to his haircloth . Otherwise , all you get to mosey on with is a standstill , some alternate hands , and , of course , his legendary Buster Sword . He ’ll go down you back $ 150 , and is set up to ship in May .

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Hot Toys Iron Man 2 Tony Stark Mark V Suit Up Deluxe Version Sixth-Scale Figure

The world needs another Tony Stark Iron Man activeness name like the ozone layer take another hole , but despite the movie variation of the character actually being dead , Hot Toys is going to keep to churn these out until the end of time . That being said , it ’s hard to be cynical when this time around thetoymaker has recreated the “ suitcase ” wooing version of Iron Man ’s armorfrom the first sequel , arguably one of the cool case in Stark ’s arsenal . As with all thing spicy Toys you ’re going to have to wait a while — until recent 2022 — for this one to send , but it definitely seems deserving all the longanimity with a new Robert Downey Jr. face sculpt , a semi - assembled suit of armor , and undivided to the deluxe interlingual rendition of the figure : a meticulously detailed metallic red Mark V suitcase with articulated features and an unbelievable amount of intricate point .

Diamond Select Toys The Muppets Bunsen & Beaker San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Deluxe Action Figure Set

If you needed further proof that the Muppets should never , ever have their full body revealed , Diamond Select Toys has already started announcing its SDCC 2021 exclusive collectibles , which will let in anaction bod correct of Bunsen & Beaker , the mad scientist and his questionably willing test subject / assistant . The three to five - in grandiloquent fig let in several points of articulation and were brieflyavailable for pre - order on the Big Bad Toy Store websitefor $ 30 for the pair , with merchant vessels anticipate by and by this year , but have already sold out .

Mattel UNO Play with Pride Game

Mattel is in hot hobby of the hundreds of versions of Monopoly useable , liberate update after update to its Hellenic board plot UNO sport soda culture blade , or just graphical rhytidectomy . The newest variation , announced this week , is UNO Play With Pride , released in partnership with the It Gets Better Project : a “ nonprofit dedicated to uplifting , authorize and connect to the LGBTQ+ community of interests ” around the world . Featuring a rainbow design on the back of each carte du jour , the pack of cards will exclusively be available at Target ’s brick and mortar depot and web site for $ 6 .

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