I am having a great sense of vindication about owning these figures. Back in November, I posted an image on social media featuring the lineups of the next few waves of DC x Sonic figures. The post was several blurry graphs of character renderings, but no actual figures. I knew this leak was authentic (and it was proven to me when I was officially asked to remove it). But the collector community (outside of my amazing network) jumped all over me in the few short hours the post was up. The majority consensus was that it was fake and I was lying. Comments like "Blaze and Starfire don't even make sense. And it's blurry. Fake" flooded my feed. I made sure to screenshot them for posterity (read:grudge holding) before removing the post. About five weeks after the post, the next series of DC x Sonic comics was announced with promo images of the exact characters I leaked. Flash forward six months and I have the first few figures in hand. It's a smug sense of satisfaction that I'm loving. Let's check out Blaze below!
Similar to the Rouge the Bat as Catwoman figure I reviewed a few days ago, this Blaze the Cat as Starfire is great specifically because the mashup isn't too distracting. I originally complained that she should have flaming red hair or bright green eyes. But now that I have her in-hand, I appreciate that this costume looks like something Blaze would wear. Sonic fans who aren't reading the crossover comics or don't care about DC characters will still highly appreciate this toy.
I'm surprised we haven't heard anything about a Cream the Rabbit as Supergirl figure.
I would think this would be an easily merchandisable mash-up with the movie coming out this weekend. Although maybe the Supergirl character license is restricted specifically because of the movie. Who knows.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Blaze with the Jakks 4" Blaze from 2023.
And here they are with the 2012 Jazwares Blaze.
And here are all the 2.5" DC x Sonic ladies so far: Amy Rose as Wonder Woman, Rouge the Bat as Catwoman, Blaze the Cat as Starfire, and Amy Rose as Classic Wonder Woman.
Cheers!
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