There’s No Fooling This Week’s Toy News

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of all issues good and plastic on the web. This week, Lego dips into Lightyear, and Moon Knight swings into the merchandising world with new figures from Hot Toys and Hasbro. Plus, begun, the Lego Clone Wars have, and finally: a speaking Pikachu you possibly can squish. Check it out!

Hot Toys Marvel’s Loki Classic Loki Sixth-Scale Figure

If your toy shelf is lacking a specific amount of Glorious Purpose otherwise you simply actually want a distressingly correct likeness of Richard E. Grant observing you in brilliant yellow and inexperienced Spandex, Hot Toys has you lined with its newest Loki determine. Depicted because the “Classic” spin on the Marvel character glimpsed within the penultimate episode of the Disney+ streaming present, your Tiny Beloved Character Actor motion determine comes with alternate arms, together with some magical results items, a small satchel, two swappable heads—one grinning, the opposite impartial, a broken helmet to copy Classic Loki’s remaining moments, and even perhaps probably the most thrilling of all additions: a Hot Toys scale Alligator Loki. Hot Toys’ Alligator Loki with Bonus Richard E. Grant is because of be obtainable in the course of 2023. [Hot Toys]

Lego Lightyear Zyclops Chase, XL-15 Spaceship, and Zurg Battle Sets

We’re shut sufficient to Lightyear’s June 17 launch for Lego to disclose a handful of units that can be launched (beginning April 24) a number of months earlier than the Pixar film hits theaters. The $20, 87-piece Zyclops Chase set is generally focused on the four-years-old and up crowd with a streamlined construct of the Zyclops itself. The $30, 261-piece Zurg Battle offers us a greater take a look at Buzz Lightyear’s most feared foe, Emperor Zurg, however it’s the $50, 497-piece XL-15 Spaceship that we’ll be retaining an eye fixed out for. It comes with three minifigures together with Buzz himself not sporting his iconic spacesuit, and the XL-15 which is giving off collection ‘80s Lego Space vibes with that yellow cockpit canopy. Benny would be proud.

Hasbro Marvel Legends and Hot Toys Moon Knight Figures

To celebrate this week’s launch of Moon Knight on Disney+, each Hasbro and Hot Toys have revealed early appears to be like at their plans for takes on the titular hero. Hasbro’s Marvel Legends 6″ figure will come with alternate hands to grip an included moon crescent dagger (and sadly, it seems, no alternate Mark Spector/Steven Grant head), while the naturally much pricier Hot Toys figure includes at least two of the dagger accessories, what appears to be an LED light-up head, and an articulated cape. No price or release details for either have been confirmed yet, but Hasbro’s figure will go up for pre-order April 12. [Marvel]

Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars: The Clone Wars Yoda Sixth-Scale Figure

Sideshow Collectibles continues to ship a few of the greatest sixth-scale Star Wars figures based mostly on the characters’ appearances within the wonderful Clone Wars animated collection. Obi-Wan and Anakin are actually joined by Master Yoda himself, standing 5.5-inches tall and wearing a full cloth getup that features his Jedi gown with a wire strengthened hem for posability. Other equipment embrace six swappable arms, 4 swappable ft, a strolling stick, and Yoda’s lightsaber, and whereas the $165 figure is available for pre-order now, delivery isn’t anticipated till December on the earliest, or March 2023 on the newest.

Jazwares’ Micro Machines Bumblebee Action Playset

At the peek of their popularity, Galoob’s original Micro Machines line had vehicles and playsets based on everything from Star Wars to Star Trek. Back in 2020, Hasbro and Jazwares revived Micro Machines, and the ever-growing collection of diminutive cars now includes vehicles and playsets based on the Transformers, another popular Hasbro property. The latest addition is the Micro Machines X Transformers Bumblebee Action Playset which, as the name implies, transforms from a yellow Camaro to a sprawling garage complex that’s also armed to the teeth with blasters on every level. The $38 playset includes a Micro Machine version of the Decepticon Barricade, but given its size, it doesn’t have an alternate robot mode it can transform into.

Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Fighter Tank

Despite ending an excellent 12-year run back in 2020, The Clone Wars is still getting lots of love on the toy front. Not only has Sideshow given us a new animated Yoda figure, but Lego just revealed a new $40, 262-piece Republic Fighter Tank based on a vehicle from the series. Despite being a relatively small set, the tank still comes with six minifigures: the 187th Legion Clone Commander, two 187th Legion Clone Troopers, two battle droids, and Mace Windu with his purple lightsaber. The set is available for pre-order now from Lego’s website, but won’t ship until April 26.

Takara Tomy Norinori Pikachu Talking Robot

Will the world ever run out of love for Pikachu products? We certainly hope not. In addition to video games, plush toys, and collectible cards, there’s surprisingly no shortage of animated electronic Pikachu toys. What sets Takara Tomy’s Norinori Pikachu Talking Robot apart is a squishy soft body that responds to having its belly poked with a quick “Pika!” The bot also responds to a handful of Japanese words with 60 different Japanese phrases of its own (apparently it’s not limited to just saying “Pika” with different inflections), and Pikachu will even sing a song and dance along to three different tunes. It’s available from the Japan Trend Shop, which will happily ship one overseas for a small fortune: $131.

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