UPDATES: A few people pointed out extra details or stuff that was announced after I finished editing. Feel free to share anything else that I might have missed! - In Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3, the Space Paranoids Donald figure was never actually released (but many retailers still have it on their websites to this day). - KH2 school uniform Kairi and Chain of Memories Mickey were both shown as prototypes for Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3. - There is a KH2 Sora Hallmark ornament, as well as a black coat King Mickey one that's coming later this year. - Takara Tomy had a "Kingdom Hearts Soft Figure DX 3Pack", another KH1-era set which featured Sora, Riku, and Kairi. - There is ANOTHER Funko figure in the Funko Pop! Game Cover line, featuring KH1 Sora. It was released in 2023, but goes back to the generic Kingdom Hearts branding of the pre-KH3 sets.
This vid SUPER helpful! I just posted a short of my huge collection so far and it includes prototypes of space paranoids Donald, CoM Mickey, as well as the DX 3 pack and sora pop mentioned in your comment. I'll be rewatching this vid plenty as a type of checklist 🙂 kudos to you for taking the time make this vid. New sub right here!!
I’m glad there are so many figures to choose from, I have the Sora Amiibo and something about having Cloud, Sephiroth & Sora all next to each other feels iconic
you're, by far, one of a handful of the most entertaining kh youtubers currently active right now - and covering topics that no one else has too!! I loved this
Jack getting his own Play Arts figure stands out like a sore thumb because he's the only Disney party member to get one and thus he doesn't looked like a Kingdom Hearts figure, he just looks like a regular Jack figure. It'd be like if they released Advent Children Tifa as part of the line as a KH2 figure. I know it's probably because Nightmare Before Christmas became really popular thanks to Kingdom Hearts, especially in Japan, but the fact that Jack's the only one and characters like, say, Mulan, Tron or Jack Sparrow didn't get one is just weird.
My thoughts exactly. I bet a lot of the decisions for who gets a figure is dependent on marketing, at least for first-party ones. Some of the third-party figures seem to have the opposite pattern, like how the first wave of Funko Pop! didn't have any KH-original characters, only Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pete.
I remember back when people were fretting about whether Sora would get an Amiibo at all because of Disney even though Disney was so gung-ho about letting Sora join Smash to begin with.
It really did look like we weren't gonna get one for a good while though, I think he was the longest between inclusion in Smash and confirmation of amiibo (among Ultimate newcomers, I'm not counting Melee or Brawl returners like Pichu or Snake), it was a good year or so, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did have more red tape to get through.
What a great video! I was curious with the name of my figure and it surprised me that it was a bonus version of the ichiban kuji one. Really good video!
I think the Sora Smash amiibo is my favorite figure of him in the KH1 design, it looks really good and will go perfect with the Cloud and Sephiroth amiibos
As someone who loves collecting figures, watching this video feels like a very poor decision- It’s impressive that you did all this, though! Holy shit there’s so many! This video is so cool, I’m saving it for later lol. I love stuff like this
I had that riku headknocker! I found it at an anime shop in a mall not to far from me a few years back. I thought it was a bootleg based on how it looked but... it was riku so i had to have it. Can't believe it was a real thing
When I saw the title of this video, I recalled some keychains my brother and I found in a capsule machine in the mid-2000's and watched to see if they made the cut. I was not disappointed to see them rounding out tier 3 with some cool trivia alongside. Though the ones we got were cast in a single-color translucent resin, the poses were definitely the same. Still, it's a shame. Kid-me would have loved that uncanny valley paint job they are sporting.
Not sure if or where this fits in but there was a Kingdom Hearts Select Roxas with an Oblivion Keyblade that was super hard to find for me and I haven't seen him documented anywhere.
Ok I went absolutely feral trying to find the Diamond Select Gallery figure of Donald fighting the Toy Trooper. Nobody has it, not even on Ebay! I want so badly want to free the little Toy Trooper from their torment lmao, I want to break out my toolbox and EXTRACT THEM. There's a ton of old listings on various sites and NONE OF THEM ARE IN STOCK ANYMORE
My favorite KH action figure is, ironically not even a KH character. It's the Kingdom hearts play arts vol.2 figure no.6 sephiroth. Second is cloud, third is Halloween Town Sora (both in the same figure set)
I remember the mirage figures cause those were the ones that were advertised when the 1st game came out...like it was literally in the manual at the last page. And i looked for it at every hobby store (since toysrus didnt sell them) and they were impossible to find in those days
Don’t forget the Soft Figure DX 3-pack of Sora, Riku and Kairi from back in the day! They’re very similar to the Magic Collection figures, but they do vary in small ways (ex: Sora is smiling with his teeth, instead of a closed mouth)
0:45 ULTIMATE CHAD MOVE!! XD Love this video man!! Have actually been using your exact lists you made for my own personal collection! XD Also, are you sure that Diamond Selects Space Paranoids Donald was released? I swear I've looked everywhere and I can't find any other pics of him besides that one shot you used, and a couple from a toy fair. Also, KH2 School Kairi had a Diamond Select figure in a toy fair too that was never released.
Alright, I think I've figured it out: Originally, the Series 3 Kingdom Hearts Select was supposed to come in three 3-packs: {Black Coat Mickey, Assassin, Shadow}, {SP Goofy, Tron, Shadow}, and {SP Sora, SP Donald, Sark}. Announcement coverage: www.toyark.com/2018/06/11/dst-kingdom-hearts-select-line-adds-tron-sark-and-more-302275 Archived store page: web.archive.org/web/20180725102111/www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/75926 For an unknown reason, this was later changed to one 3-pack and two 2-packs: {Black Coat Mickey, Assassin, Blue Shadow}, {SP Goofy, Tron}, and {SP Sora, Sark}. This removed SP Donald and introduced the special Shadow variant. Modern store page: www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/75926 However, some retailers still have the original product listings, like so: www.walmart.com/ip/Diamond-Select-Toys-Kingdom-Hearts-Select-Series-3-Sp-Sora-Donald-Sark-Action-Figures/354856169 . This is made more confusing because certain stores sold packs with additional figures, like the Soldier: www.macys.com/shop/product/diamond-select-toys-kingdom-hearts-select-series-3-sp-goofy-tron-soldier-action-figures?ID=7373600 tl;dr: It seems like Space Paranoids Donald was cut between the announcement and release, but several retailers still have listings for the full set regardless.
Fun fact: The Space Paranoids Donald in the Diamond Select line was never released! It was scheduled to be in one of the other packs but once it was actually released, the Donald figure was nowhere to be found.
I absolutely adore the avatar mascot straps! I want a few of them so bad but there isn't a world where I can justify paying over $100 for 1 keychain. It doesn't help that I really want at least 3 of them. I wish they would use the avatar style for more merch.
26:10 While not in the Keepsake collection, Hallmark did also release a KH2 Sora ornament! And I’m sure you’ve seen by now, they recently also announced an Organization Mickey.
11:19 I was gonna say that the Nendoroid for KH1 Sora was going to be accurate to the original PS2 initial artwork, as there is a pose of him with his hands on the Keyblade just as represented in KH III, though *TECHNICALLY* the Key's tip is angled to the right instead of the left. Due to Nendoroid design, I guess they added in the Colgate smile and part of his hands from resting on top of each other.
I love Xion and I think she deserve more figures, but honestly figures can be expensive and I really don't have space to display too many of them so I guess it doesn't really matter for me regardless...
I own all play arts kai, bring arts, Nendroids, and many more scattered throughout my collection.i have an unapologetic huge figure collection dedicated to kingdom hearts.
Man aesthetically KH could have some dope figures and I'd get one so quick, but nearly everyone here just looks off or isn't a type of figure I'm interested in collecting
I own the ichiban Sora and kairi I wasn't aware we were getting a new one I have to grab the new sora and roxas sense I missed out on the last sora and roxas
Hate to break it to you but there's actually one more sora funko pop figure and it's kh1 sora in these types of funko where there inside a transparent plastic box with a cover on the back sooooo...yeah. Sorry.
For the Nendoroid figures, you say that KH1 Sora is using the KH3 Sora pose, but then you literally show the artwork of KH1 sora doing the same pose back in 2002 when you start talking about the Nissin products🤦and you can even tell they're different poses because the way the teeth of the keyblade are facing. And the KH2 Sora's pose is based off of a piece of official artwork of Sora. I remember seeing these figures come out and was surprised that the marketing images had such attention to detail
I’m glad you mentioned the Ichiban Kuji figures - they’re definitely some of my favourites. I have the Sora&Roxas A prize figure from the 2nd and the Last One Sora from the 3rd and they’re both great. I can’t wait for the 4th lottery and fully plan on hunting down the A and Last One prizes 🙏
UPDATES: A few people pointed out extra details or stuff that was announced after I finished editing. Feel free to share anything else that I might have missed!
- In Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3, the Space Paranoids Donald figure was never actually released (but many retailers still have it on their websites to this day).
- KH2 school uniform Kairi and Chain of Memories Mickey were both shown as prototypes for Kingdom Hearts Select Series 3.
- There is a KH2 Sora Hallmark ornament, as well as a black coat King Mickey one that's coming later this year.
- Takara Tomy had a "Kingdom Hearts Soft Figure DX 3Pack", another KH1-era set which featured Sora, Riku, and Kairi.
- There is ANOTHER Funko figure in the Funko Pop! Game Cover line, featuring KH1 Sora. It was released in 2023, but goes back to the generic Kingdom Hearts branding of the pre-KH3 sets.
This vid SUPER helpful! I just posted a short of my huge collection so far and it includes prototypes of space paranoids Donald, CoM Mickey, as well as the DX 3 pack and sora pop mentioned in your comment. I'll be rewatching this vid plenty as a type of checklist 🙂 kudos to you for taking the time make this vid. New sub right here!!
Dude comes out of nowhere, instantly becomes one of the best kh channels ever
I’m glad there are so many figures to choose from, I have the Sora Amiibo and something about having Cloud, Sephiroth & Sora all next to each other feels iconic
you're, by far, one of a handful of the most entertaining kh youtubers currently active right now - and covering topics that no one else has too!! I loved this
Jack getting his own Play Arts figure stands out like a sore thumb because he's the only Disney party member to get one and thus he doesn't looked like a Kingdom Hearts figure, he just looks like a regular Jack figure.
It'd be like if they released Advent Children Tifa as part of the line as a KH2 figure.
I know it's probably because Nightmare Before Christmas became really popular thanks to Kingdom Hearts, especially in Japan, but the fact that Jack's the only one and characters like, say, Mulan, Tron or Jack Sparrow didn't get one is just weird.
My thoughts exactly. I bet a lot of the decisions for who gets a figure is dependent on marketing, at least for first-party ones.
Some of the third-party figures seem to have the opposite pattern, like how the first wave of Funko Pop! didn't have any KH-original characters, only Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pete.
I remember back when people were fretting about whether Sora would get an Amiibo at all because of Disney even though Disney was so gung-ho about letting Sora join Smash to begin with.
It really did look like we weren't gonna get one for a good while though, I think he was the longest between inclusion in Smash and confirmation of amiibo (among Ultimate newcomers, I'm not counting Melee or Brawl returners like Pichu or Snake), it was a good year or so, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did have more red tape to get through.
how many kingdom hearts figures are there?
me: not enough
22:07 the Air Solider being larger than Guard Armor always messed with my brain
You being the one who has painstakingly catalogued every single KH figure is like when academics cite papers to the author
I thought my figure collection was impressive, but I've got so much more to go! Thank you for the comprehensive list! 😰
I love it when someone does a video on the figures made for a game series, even some of the older and lower quality ones still intrigue me
What a great video! I was curious with the name of my figure and it surprised me that it was a bonus version of the ichiban kuji one. Really good video!
excellent video. ill be sure to check out more of your stuff.
THIS IS MY JAM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!!!!
I think the Sora Smash amiibo is my favorite figure of him in the KH1 design, it looks really good and will go perfect with the Cloud and Sephiroth amiibos
Pure art. Thank you for carrying a piece of Kingdom Hearts media on your back.
As someone who loves collecting figures, watching this video feels like a very poor decision-
It’s impressive that you did all this, though! Holy shit there’s so many! This video is so cool, I’m saving it for later lol. I love stuff like this
I had that riku headknocker! I found it at an anime shop in a mall not to far from me a few years back. I thought it was a bootleg based on how it looked but... it was riku so i had to have it. Can't believe it was a real thing
Apologies to any Funko Pop! enjoyers - it's nothing personal. It's just good business.
"Gets Killed By 2 Pirate Ships"
The funko pops were getting pressed
Funko Pop sucks anyway
anti apologies to funko Pop! enjoyers. i hope that good taste finally finds you like an oasis might find one lost in the desert
When I saw the title of this video, I recalled some keychains my brother and I found in a capsule machine in the mid-2000's and watched to see if they made the cut. I was not disappointed to see them rounding out tier 3 with some cool trivia alongside. Though the ones we got were cast in a single-color translucent resin, the poses were definitely the same.
Still, it's a shame. Kid-me would have loved that uncanny valley paint job they are sporting.
Not sure if or where this fits in but there was a Kingdom Hearts Select Roxas with an Oblivion Keyblade that was super hard to find for me and I haven't seen him documented anywhere.
Ok I went absolutely feral trying to find the Diamond Select Gallery figure of Donald fighting the Toy Trooper. Nobody has it, not even on Ebay! I want so badly want to free the little Toy Trooper from their torment lmao, I want to break out my toolbox and EXTRACT THEM. There's a ton of old listings on various sites and NONE OF THEM ARE IN STOCK ANYMORE
My favorite KH action figure is, ironically not even a KH character. It's the Kingdom hearts play arts vol.2 figure no.6 sephiroth. Second is cloud, third is Halloween Town Sora (both in the same figure set)
I was literally about to comment about the Talisman figure.
lowkey would love a video about that board game, it’s really fun
I remember the mirage figures cause those were the ones that were advertised when the 1st game came out...like it was literally in the manual at the last page. And i looked for it at every hobby store (since toysrus didnt sell them) and they were impossible to find in those days
Don’t forget the Soft Figure DX 3-pack of Sora, Riku and Kairi from back in the day! They’re very similar to the Magic Collection figures, but they do vary in small ways (ex: Sora is smiling with his teeth, instead of a closed mouth)
0:45 ULTIMATE CHAD MOVE!! XD Love this video man!! Have actually been using your exact lists you made for my own personal collection! XD
Also, are you sure that Diamond Selects Space Paranoids Donald was released? I swear I've looked everywhere and I can't find any other pics of him besides that one shot you used, and a couple from a toy fair. Also, KH2 School Kairi had a Diamond Select figure in a toy fair too that was never released.
Alright, I think I've figured it out:
Originally, the Series 3 Kingdom Hearts Select was supposed to come in three 3-packs: {Black Coat Mickey, Assassin, Shadow}, {SP Goofy, Tron, Shadow}, and {SP Sora, SP Donald, Sark}.
Announcement coverage: www.toyark.com/2018/06/11/dst-kingdom-hearts-select-line-adds-tron-sark-and-more-302275
Archived store page: web.archive.org/web/20180725102111/www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/75926
For an unknown reason, this was later changed to one 3-pack and two 2-packs: {Black Coat Mickey, Assassin, Blue Shadow}, {SP Goofy, Tron}, and {SP Sora, Sark}. This removed SP Donald and introduced the special Shadow variant.
Modern store page: www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/75926
However, some retailers still have the original product listings, like so: www.walmart.com/ip/Diamond-Select-Toys-Kingdom-Hearts-Select-Series-3-Sp-Sora-Donald-Sark-Action-Figures/354856169 .
This is made more confusing because certain stores sold packs with additional figures, like the Soldier: www.macys.com/shop/product/diamond-select-toys-kingdom-hearts-select-series-3-sp-goofy-tron-soldier-action-figures?ID=7373600
tl;dr: It seems like Space Paranoids Donald was cut between the announcement and release, but several retailers still have listings for the full set regardless.
Fun fact: The Space Paranoids Donald in the Diamond Select line was never released! It was scheduled to be in one of the other packs but once it was actually released, the Donald figure was nowhere to be found.
I absolutely adore the avatar mascot straps! I want a few of them so bad but there isn't a world where I can justify paying over $100 for 1 keychain. It doesn't help that I really want at least 3 of them. I wish they would use the avatar style for more merch.
26:10 While not in the Keepsake collection, Hallmark did also release a KH2 Sora ornament! And I’m sure you’ve seen by now, they recently also announced an Organization Mickey.
That’s awesome! I didn’t know about the Org. 13 Mickey ornament. I’ve seen the Sora and KH3 Mickey ornaments, though.
I looked at it close up online. Thank you. Though face be looking a bit goofed up in some close up shots for sale. :)
3:43 I think there’s gonna be 58 Soras by the end of this vid, and I think Mickey’s gonna get second place
11:19 I was gonna say that the Nendoroid for KH1 Sora was going to be accurate to the original PS2 initial artwork, as there is a pose of him with his hands on the Keyblade just as represented in KH III, though *TECHNICALLY* the Key's tip is angled to the right instead of the left.
Due to Nendoroid design, I guess they added in the Colgate smile and part of his hands from resting on top of each other.
I love Xion and I think she deserve more figures, but honestly figures can be expensive and I really don't have space to display too many of them so I guess it doesn't really matter for me regardless...
26:03 There are 2 more Hallmark ornaments: one of Sora, and another Mickey coming this year :)
I own all play arts kai, bring arts, Nendroids, and many more scattered throughout my collection.i have an unapologetic huge figure collection dedicated to kingdom hearts.
I hate that they killed the bring arts line. There’s so many more figures we should have
28:56 I need them BANDS for the BANDARTS
Im saddened that Marluxia only has 2 figures. I would buy a large scale one of him in a heart beat
Can you do this for other KH products too? Like the plushies you mentioned at the beginning
Man aesthetically KH could have some dope figures and I'd get one so quick, but nearly everyone here just looks off or isn't a type of figure I'm interested in collecting
the static arts minis are stupidly expensive now for some reason
Also just realized you forgot to mention the collectors edition of Kingdom Hearts 1 funky pop sora released last year.
20:05 why do they kinda look yassified
11:43 actually kh1 sora nenroid version they using the style in kh1 poster in 2002
The main reason people like funko pops is because of how broad it is. It's hard to find Kingdom hearts Pete specifically elsewhere for instance.
I don’t mind all the Sora’s! ❤
0:41 pulling up to your house pal
I own the ichiban Sora and kairi I wasn't aware we were getting a new one I have to grab the new sora and roxas sense I missed out on the last sora and roxas
14:07 OHHHHH I thought I bought a play arts I bought an SH Figure Arts Final Form Sora. THANK YOU
5:47 so many soras because that DDD sora is DDDOPE
omg so many soras (as usual lol) i love it ^-^
I have all the KH Nendoroids hehe
8:17 if I make an extra $1000 at work I’m buying a BRINGARTS riku
I would be up late 1:50 looking up kingdom hearts videos
16:29 Hercules?!?
Hate to break it to you but there's actually one more sora funko pop figure and it's kh1 sora in these types of funko where there inside a transparent plastic box with a cover on the back sooooo...yeah. Sorry.
I Never Want to See Sora with a Chad Chin ever again.
the formation arts sculpts are really nice but the painting is pretty jank sadly.
So why the fuck can’t I find any of these being sold???
I’m here after I bought an official Sora play arts Kai….now I’m wondering if it’s bootleg!!!!…..but I don’t know
For the Nendoroid figures, you say that KH1 Sora is using the KH3 Sora pose, but then you literally show the artwork of KH1 sora doing the same pose back in 2002 when you start talking about the Nissin products🤦and you can even tell they're different poses because the way the teeth of the keyblade are facing. And the KH2 Sora's pose is based off of a piece of official artwork of Sora. I remember seeing these figures come out and was surprised that the marketing images had such attention to detail
That's exactly what got me mixed up, the KH1 figure has the teeth of the Keyblade facing the direction of the KH3 render (and vise versa)
@@Aid1043 OHHHHH I just noticed😵 That's so strange...
35 mins?!?@ i love you
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Bro pls get a better mic😢
is it just me or does anyone elses Sora Amiibo's face look like shid?
I’m glad you mentioned the Ichiban Kuji figures - they’re definitely some of my favourites. I have the Sora&Roxas A prize figure from the 2nd and the Last One Sora from the 3rd and they’re both great. I can’t wait for the 4th lottery and fully plan on hunting down the A and Last One prizes 🙏