When most people hear about modern movie sequels or reboots of classic pop culture films, there is a mixed bag of reactions. There is always an initial pang of nostalgic excitement, usually followed by the creeping dread that these things very rarely turn out well. But a third reaction I always have is speculative excitement about the potential classic product to ride the wave of renewed media interest in the property. When I first heard about Tron: Ares a couple years ago, my overriding reaction was that we might finally get more Yori products. Tron is a classic movie from my youth. It was one of the only VHS rentals my siblings and I could agree on. We frankly didn't understand the plot too well, but the visuals were mesmerizing and we loved it. The token female character, Yori, has been criminally under-merchandised. While the male characters got multiple vintage (and modern) toylines, Yori didn't appear in plastic for 20 years with a small Kubrick figure, and then another 20 until the next (Super7 ReAction).
This Funko Pop is the first of what I hope is a slight remediation of her merchandising neglect. I would still love a classic 4-7" action figure figure of her some day. I was holding out hopes for a DST release, but that's s a pipe dream now. Let's check out Yori below!
Time for a Comparison Pic!
Here are my three Yori figures together: Medicom Kubrick (2002), Funko Pop (2025), and Super7 ReAction (2023).
Cheers!
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