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===Joyride Studios (2005)=== | ===Joyride Studios (2005)=== | ||
Action figures from the [[TOS|Original Series]] were produced by Joyride Studios in 2005. | Action figures and vehicles from the [[TOS|Original Series]] were produced by Joyride Studios in 2005. | ||
*[[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] | |||
*[[Starbuck (TOS)|Lt. Starbuck]] | |||
*[[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon Centurion]] (silver armor) | |||
*[[Command Centurion|Cylon Commander]] (gold armor) | |||
==Re-imagined Series== | ==Re-imagined Series== |
Revision as of 05:34, 12 April 2009
Action figures of characters from the Reimagined and Original Battlestar Galactica Series have been produced by several companies at different times. This page is an overview with an emphasis upon the action figures currently in production for the Reimagined Series.
Original Series
Action figures from the Original Series were produced by Mattel in the late 1970s, and by Joyride Studios in 2005.
Mattel (1978/79)
Action figures from the Original Series were produced by Mattel in the late 1970s.
Trendmasters (1996/97)
Action figures from the Original Series were produced by Trendmasters in the mid to late 1990s. These toys included figures and ships based around the Richard Hatch continuation novels.
- Lt. Starbuck
- Captain Apollo
- Cylon Centurion (silver)
- Cylon Command Centurion (gold)
- Cylon Stealth Centurion (black)
- Cylon Imperious Leader
Joyride Studios (2005)
Action figures and vehicles from the Original Series were produced by Joyride Studios in 2005.
- Captain Apollo
- Lt. Starbuck
- Cylon Centurion (silver armor)
- Cylon Commander (gold armor)
Re-imagined Series
Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, LLC (DST) announced in January 2007 a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to manufacture action figures based on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series.[1]
Series One (2007)
The first wave of action figures on display in prototype form at the February 2007 Toy Fair trade show included: Number Six in her red dress, Lee "Apollo" Adama in flight suit with helmet, gloved and ungloved sets of hands, and Chief Tyrol in green fatigues.[2] Also announced (but not shown) were a second version of the Chief (possibly in his orange jumpsuit) and Hotdog (expected to reuse the flight suit body created for the Lee Adama figure, but with Hotdog's head). Advance sketches shown in January 2007 at the UK ToyFair indicated that an alternate flight suit body was considered that would have featured an unzipped collar.[3] Pending licensor approval, the first wave of figures will be in stores summer 2007 (and the Chief Tyrol variant will be available online exclusively from DST).
- Number Six (Red Dress)
- Lee "Apollo" Adama (Flight Suit)
- Chief Tyrol (Fatigues) (DST Store Exclusive)
- Hotdog (Flight Suit)
- Samuel Anders (BigBadToyStore.com Exclusive)[4]
- Number Six (Caprica Six) (Previews Exclusive)
- Helo (Dress Blues) (Action Figure Xpress Exclusive)
Series Two (2008)
The second wave of action figures were initially teased as being "a Cylon, a drug runner, a Cylon-lover, a prophet, a wife, a witch, and a wingman", the latter three being retailer exclusives. Diamond subsequently identified the initial four characters in wave two as follows:[5]
- Cylon Centurion
- Louanne "Kat" Katraine
- Helo (Flight Suit)
- Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
Series Three
The third wave of action figures features characters from the special episode Razor.
- Kendra Shaw
- William "Husker" Adama (First Cylon War)
- Guardian Cylon ("Pilot" model)
- Cylon Warrior ("Soldier" model, ToyRocket.com exclusive)
- Gina Inviere
- Lee "Apollo Adama (Pegasus Duty Blues)
- Anastasia Dualla
Related Imagery
Note on Similar Products
Similar products sometimes imprecisely referred to as action figures, but considered separate items by Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, include:
- 12" dolls: A license to produce 12" dolls was initially held by Majestic Studios.
- MiniMates are currently produced by Diamond Select Toys.
Each of the above items has their own wiki entry.
References
- ↑ Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC (2007-01-23). DST Launches Battlestar Galactica Action Figures!. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. (HTML)
- ↑ Toy Fair images available at ActionFigure.com.
- ↑ 2007 UK ToyFair images available at ActionFigure.com.
- ↑ Helo, Anders, and Six (black outfit) information from interview with Diamond Select Toys' Chuck Terceira in Toy Fare Magazine April 2007.
- ↑ Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC (2007-07-10). Battlestar Galactica Series 2 Revealed!. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (HTML)