Action figures

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The Lost action figures are officially-licensed merchandise created by McFarlane Toys.

The figures are approximately 6 inches tall and have a recommended retail retail price of $15 to $20 USD. They each capture an episode-specific moment from the show, with a detailed base and photographic backdrop and also come with a life-sized detailed reproduction of a prop that is central to the character’s story, such as Kate's toy airplane. The realism of the action figures was achieved through both scanning the faces and videotaping the bodies of the actual Lost cast members.^{[source needed]} The backdrops are being dropped for the second series. ^{[source needed]}

The action figures and Todd McFarlane are featured in a bonus track, "Cast In Clay: The Toys of Todd McFarlane", on disc 7 of Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD).

History

Series 1, currently in stores (as of December 2007), consists of Jack, Kate, Locke, Hurley, Charlie, Shannon and box set of the opening of the Hatch. These first action figures were announced on May 23, 2006, and were released in November 2006, to coincide with the beginning of the broadcast of Season 3. [1]

Series 2, released in July 2007 [2] and currently in stores (as of December 2007), consists of Sawyer, Eko, Sun and Jin. The series originally also included Sayid, Desmond, and a crash site boxset, but were removed.

Series 3 [3], due to be released to coincide with Season 4 in 2008 ^{[source needed]}, is set to include Sayid, Desmond, Claire and Ben, and a boxed set of the plane crash.

Other characters planned for future series include Michael, Walt, Boone, Ana-Lucia, Libby and Ethan.[4]

Series 1

Release date: November 2006
Approximate retail price on the action figure line: $14.99 - $19.99 each

On May 24th, 2006, to celebrate the Season 2 finale, McFarlane Toys released a sneak preview of the Charlie Series 1 model. At the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con, McFarlane Toys unveiled the entire Lost Series 1 line.

On November 6, 2006, Jorge Garcia, Bryan Burk, and Todd McFarlane were on hand for an autograph event at the New York City Toys "R" Us store.[5]

The Hatch Boxed Set

The Hatch Deluxe boxed set replicates the opening of the outside of the Hatch as depicted in the Season 1 finale, and includes small scale figures of Locke, Kate, Jack and Hurley, a photographic background and a light feature.

Approximate retail price: $24.99 - $29.99

Jack

Pose

Stumbling through wreckage, as seen in "Pilot, Part 1"

Prop

Kate's mugshot

Sounds

"If we can't live together, we're going to die alone."

"Everybody wants me to be a leader, until I make a decision that they don't like."

"There's something that you need to know... We're going to have a Locke problem, and I have to know that you've got my back."

Kate

Pose

Hiding in a bamboo thicket as seen in "Pilot, Part 1"

Prop

Toy airplane

Sounds

"Jack!" (thunderclap and rain)

(Frightened) "One... Two... Three... Four... Five..."

"If you're thinking about going for the cockpit, I'm going with you."

"I only made out with him because torturing him didn't work."

Charlie

Pose

Seen writing on his finger tapes as seen in "Pilot, Part 1"

Prop

Charlie's ring

Sounds

(Singing) "You all, everybody... You all, everybody..."

"Guys... where are we?"

"You don't know me! I'm a bloody Rock God!"

Locke

Pose

Looking down at the Hatch, presumably from an episode such as "Whatever the Case May Be"

Prop

Melbourne Walkabout Tours brochure

Sounds

"I've looked into the eye of this island, and what I saw... was beautiful."

"Don't ever tell me what I can't do! Ever!"

"Do you want to know a secret?"

Shannon

Pose

Sunbathes as seen in "Pilot, Part 2"

Prop

Island Map

Sounds

"What's a four-letter word for 'I don't care'?"

"The plane had a black box, idiot... I'll eat on the rescue boat."

"You want my information? Name: Shannon Rutherford. Age: 20. Address: Craphole Island."

Hurley

Pose

Stands at golf course flag as seen in "Solitary"

Prop

Lottery ticket

Sounds

"Dude... I'm starving... I'm nowhere near that hungry."

"Stop! Wait! The Numbers are bad!"

"Welcome, to the first... and hopefully last... Island Open."

Series 2

Sawyer

Pose

Standing on the raft, as seen in "Born to Run"

Prop

Sawyer's letter

Sounds

"There's a new sheriff in town, boys ... ya'll best get used to it."

"I'm a complex guy, sweetheart."

"There are nicer ways to wake a man up, Freckles."

"Fun time's over Bongo, why don't you go and hit the buffet?"

Eko

Pose

Standing, holding his stick

Prop

Dharma Orientation Film Frame

Sounds

"Go. And tell your friends that I let you live—that Mr. Eko let you live."

"I understand that you live in a world where rightousness and evil seem very far apart, but that is NOT the real world."

"Hello, I am Mr. Eko."

Sun

Pose

Standing at the beach in her bikini (with towel) as seen in "...In Translation"

Prop

Oceanic Flight 815 boarding pass sleeve

Sounds

"Have you ever lied to a man that you loved?"

"I was going to leave you...I was going to get away."

"My wedding ring...it's gone!"

Speaking in Korean: "I'm not saying you should go alone. I'm coming with you."

Jin

Pose

Jin flees from the tail-enders after being captured under suspicion of being an Other as seen in "Adrift"

Prop

Pages from Sun's translation book

Sounds

"Others! Others! Others Others!"

"I...love...you."

Speaking in Korean: "I can't talk to anyone. I can't understand them. I need you, Sun."

"Bahlie!"(Hurry in Korean)

"Everything's going to change."

Series 3

The third series was set to be released to match the same time as the fourth season opener in January 2008, but a lack of strong sales for the first two series has postponed the release indefinitely. A petition had been started by the Spawn Message Board, (http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ab342ak3), to try and help persuade McFarlane Toys to release the third series but was unsuccesful. McFarlance announced in their message boards that the line was cancelled.

Sayid

In "Cast In Clay: The Toys of Todd McFarlane", a special feature on the Season 3 DVDs a sketch was shown for the Sayid figure. It showed him with one of the three antennas used in The Moth. It is unknown if this will be the final pose for the figure or not. Sayid was originally scheduled for series 2.

Desmond

The Desmond figure has him wearing a DHARMA suit and peeking out the Swan door. Desmond was originally scheduled for series 2.

Claire

The Claire figure will also feature Aaron.

On the "Cast in Clay" featurette on the Season 3 DVD, you can spot a very quick glimpse of Claire at the end (or at least a concept drawing). She is standing with Aaron and to her right you can see the crib that Locke made for the baby.

Ben

The Ben figure will feature him tied up in the Hatch.

Other action figures

In 2006, Highly Flammable Toys, a small company specializing in custom-made action figures made a figure of Leslie Arzt for the actor Daniel Roebuck. He approved of it, as did a Lost producer who also ordered one. It came with a plastic cover along with a backing card carrying a biography and the warning: "You may get some ARZT on you". The price for a custom-made action figure (as quoted on the company's website) is US$599.

Later as a joke, Highly Flammable Toys made a second Arzt action figure which consisted of red paint all over the box, representing Dr. Leslie Arzt blowing up in Exodus: Part 2.