I just can't get enough of Sonic the Hedgehog toys lately. Luckily for collectors, Jakks Pacific has a sub-line of Sega figures that occasionally feature an additional Sonic character in the lineup. The unfortunate thing is that these are historically Walmart-exclusive figures that are erratically stocked. Tangle is from Wave 3 and (to the best of my knowledge) has only shown up in Canadian Walmarts and T.J.Maxx stores in the US. IDW Comics began publishing Sonic the Hedgehog comics in 2018, and in a similar fashion to what they did for the Transformers franchise, they introduced a bunch of new female characters and finally started closing the gender gap a little. Arguably the most famous are Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf who even had their own team-up mini-series and starred in a ton of games (9 for Tangle and 7 for Whisper). Whisper even supposedly has a toy coming in Sega Series 4 (there have been painted prototypes on eBay), but fate of the Sega toyline is uncertain - details will be shared at SDCC.
Tangle has a long heavy tail with several articulated joints along its length. I kind of wish the tail was either a little longer, a little lighter, or that her legs were shorter, because she is very difficult to stand. Most of these pictures have hidden props holding her upright.
Tangle's only accessory is an alternate tail piece featuring the tufts of fur curled into a fist.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Tangle with an assortment of Sonic ladies in the 4" line:
Cheers!
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