Action figures

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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.

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.

Joyride Studios (2005)

Action figures and vehicles from the Original Series were produced by Joyride Studios in 2005.

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).

Series Two (2008)

The second wave was 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]

Series Three (2008)

The third wave features characters from the special episode Razor. Their packaging is colored blue in contrast to the standard red that has been used for all other releases up to this point. The word "Razor" is printed in red below the 'Battlestar Galactica' title located at the top of the package.

Series Four

The fourth wave features various leaders and was originally listed for preordering to include Admiral Adama (Galactica Duty Blues without mustache), President Roslin (Presidential suit), and President Adama (Presidential suit). Admiral Cain (Pegasus Duty Blues) was listed separately as a Peviews Exclusive addition to this series. The mustached Admiral Adama was initially to be a 'case topper' to promote retailers to buy in bulk (case = 6 figures/2 of each character + case topper). The wave was restructured in late November 2009 and is expected to be released early in 2010 as follows:

Convention Exclusives

These are limited edition figures and have event logos printed on the cardboard label photos (lower right corner) inside of their packaging.

Toys R Us Exclusives

These figures were only available through "Toys R Us" stores and website. Unless noted, they have a silver circular sticker on the bubblepack depicting the TRU backwards 'R' with the word "exclusive" circling it in three places.

Two Packs

Characters with special relationships were paired in these sets. The "Boomer & Athena" and "Daybreak Cylons" haven't been release at this time (April 22nd, 2010).

  • Apollo (Pegasus Duty Blues) & Dualla (Fatigues)
  • Leoben (Green patterned shirt with red pants) & Starbuck (Fatigues)
  • Boomer & Athena (One will be in Galactica Duty Blues and the other in Raptor Gear. It is difficult to know until more information is available as even Helo has a hard time with this.)
  • Battle Damaged Cylons (variant in silver with black damage and cracked "head") (Action Figure Xpress Exclusive)
  • Tigh (Galactica Duty Blues with Eye Patch) & Gaeta (Galactica Duty Blues)
  • Red Stripe Cylon (variant in matte silver with red stripe) & Cylon Warrior ("Soldier" model in silver with black damage) ('Daybreak' 2 pack)

Other Figures

These are separate figures that were released individually.

  • "New Caprica" Cylon Centurion (variant in shiny silver) (Formerly available at ThinkGeek.com)
  • Cylon Warrior ("Soldier" model in silver) (ToyRocket.com exclusive with blue "Razor" packaging and title.)
  • Guardian Cylon ("Pilot" model in silver) (Identical figure to "Razor" version but with red packaging and different photo in front lower right corner and pictures of 2-packs on the back)
  • Cylon Commander ("Pilot" model in gold) (Previews Exclusive)

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:

Each of the above items has their own wiki entry.

References

  1. ↑ Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC (2007-01-23). DST Launches Battlestar Galactica Action Figures!. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. (HTML)
  2. ↑ Toy Fair images available at ActionFigure.com.
  3. ↑ 2007 UK ToyFair images available at ActionFigure.com.
  4. ↑ Helo, Anders, and Six (black outfit) information from interview with Diamond Select Toys' Chuck Terceira in Toy Fare Magazine April 2007.
  5. ↑ Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC (2007-07-10). Battlestar Galactica Series 2 Revealed!. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (HTML)
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