Action figures

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, Trendmasters in the mid 1990s, and by Joyride Studios in 2005.

Mattel (1978/79)

Action figures from the Original Series were produced by Mattel in the late 1970s. The 3 1/2 inch figures were similar in quality and scale to the then-current Star Wars figures produced by Kenner.

• Commander Adama
• Lt. Starbuck
• Cylon Centurian (sic)
• Imperious Leader
• Daggit
• Ovion
• Baltar
• Cylon Commander
• Lucifer
• Boray

Bootlegs of Mattel Figures

Bootleg copies of Mattel's Cylon figures have been found for sale in Mexico and on the internet. [1] Appearing to be made from the same molds as the original, licensed figures, these knock-off Cylons can be found in numerous colors, and sometimes even with heads from completely different toy lines. [2] It is important to note that bootleg toys are often made with cheaper, sometimes even dangerous, materials than authentic licensed products, and care should be taken to differentiate whether a figure is legitimate or bootlegged.

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. Cylon figures featured LED lights in their visors that glowed when a button was pressed on the figure's abdomen.

• Lt. Starbuck
• 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.

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. 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. 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)
• 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:

• 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

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.