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Funko Inc. is an American toy company that focuses on making stylized pop culture vinyl figures. It has released Godzilla figures as part of its Pop!, Hikari, and SciFi Mystery Mini lines, along with Pops! of King Kong from Kong: Skull Island and several characters from the Ultra Series. Most notably, it produced a wide range of figures for Godzilla vs. Kong.[1] As of 2022, Funko is the parent company of Mondo, which has produced a wide array of Godzilla merchandise itself.
Pop!
Godzilla
A 6" Godzilla Pop! figure was revealed in late August of 2015. The common green version was released in November.[2] Funko also produced five variants: "Original B&W" and "Ghost Glow", both sold exclusively at the New York Comic-Con from October 8-11, 2015; Burning Godzilla, a GTS Distribution exclusive; "Atomic Breath", a PX Previews exclusive; and an exclusive Books-a-Million variant with gray skin, white eyes, and purple dorsal fins.
Figure
Box
Box and figure
New York Comic-Con exclusives
New York Comic-Con exclusive "Original B&W" Godzilla
New York Comic-Con exclusive "Ghost Glow" Godzilla
GTS Distribution exclusive Burning Godzilla
PX Previews exclusive "Atomic Breath" Godzilla
Box
Books-a-Million exclusive Godzilla
King Kong
A King Kong Pop! figure based on his appearance in Kong: Skull Island was revealed on November 30, 2016 and released in January 2017.[3] This was the first product to include the Monsterverse logo on its packaging. The figure's box initially labeled it as "King Kong", unusual for this incarnation of the character; this was later changed to only say "Kong".
Box and figure
Godzilla vs. Kong
Funko revealed 10" Pop! figures of Godzilla and King Kong on January 19, 2021, the first day of Funko Fest. Preorders for these two figures, along with Walmart-exclusive variants and smaller figures, began on January 27, with Walmart planning to ship them at the end of February. A low-resolution packaging image of Mechagodzilla leaked online the following day, followed by photos of the actual figure in early March before it was eventually released. On November 3, 2022, Funko revealed an FYE-exclusive Pop! figure of Burning Godzilla; though this form only appeared in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the figure is being sold as part of the Godzilla vs. Kong line. On December 15, 2022, Entertainment Earth announced that it would be exclusively selling two 4.25" scale Pop! figures which glow when placed under a black light. These figures, a variant of the standard 4.25" Godzilla and a figure of Mothra from Godzilla: King of the Monsters, are set for a March 2023 release.
Funko Pop! 10" Godzilla
Funko Pop! 10" Godzilla (City Lights) Walmart exclusive
Funko Pop! 4.25" Godzilla
Funko Pop! 4.25" Burning Godzilla (Glow) FYE exclusive
4.25" Black Light Godzilla (Entertainment Earth exclusive)
Funko Pop! 4.25" Godzilla (Heat Ray)
4.25" Godzilla (Heat Ray, Glow) FYE exclusive
Funko Pop! Godzilla keychain
Funko Pop! 10" Kong
Funko Pop! 10" Kong (City Lights) Walmart exclusive
Funko Pop! 4.25" Kong
Funko Pop! flocked 4.25" Kong (exclusive to Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Walgreens)
Funko Pop! 4.25" Battle-Ready Kong
Funko Pop! 4.25" Scarred Kong
Funko Pop! Kong keychain
Funko Pop! Mechagodzilla
Funko Pop! Mechagodzilla (Proton Scream)
FYE-exclusive Mechagodzilla (Proton Scream, Glow)
Black Light Mothra (Entertainment Earth exclusive)
Funko Soda Godzilla figures
Funko Soda Kong figures
Prototypes
Sculpts by Marian Huber
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Funko released Pop! figures for King Homer, a King Kong parody seen on the Treehouse of Horror III episode, and Homerzilla, a Godzilla parody seen on the Treehouse of Horror XXVI episode.
Funko Pop! King Homer
Funko Pop! Homerzilla
Hikari
Godzilla
A Classic Godzilla figure was released in Funko's Hikari line in April 2016. Five variants followed: Ghost Godzilla, exclusive to Toy Tokyo; Burning Godzilla; Deep Sea; Kaiju; and Classic Clear.
Classic Godzilla Hikari
Toy Tokyo exclusive Ghost Godzilla Hikari
Burning Godzilla Hikari
Godzilla Hikari (Deep Sea variant)
Godzilla Hikari (Kaiju variant)
Godzilla Hikari (Classic Clear variant)
Mystery Minis
In 2015, Funko included Godzilla in the second wave of its Sci-Fi Mystery Minis, with a 1/24 rarity.[4] A three-pack of Godzilla figures followed in 2018. Each pack contained a greenish-gray Godzilla and an orange Burning Godzilla, with the third figure either Godzilla 1954 or a Burning Godzilla who more closely resembled the character's appearance in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
Sci-Fi Mystery Minis Godzilla
Mystery Minis Godzilla vinyl figures
Video games
Godzilla, King Kong, and Mechagodzilla were added to the mobile game Funko POP! Blitz, being part of the Godzilla vs. Kong collection and event. If the player completes the collection, they will earn 9,000 coins.
Godzilla, Kong, and Mechagodzilla in Funko POP! Blitz
Board games
Godzilla: Tokyo Clash
Funko revealed a board game based on the Godzilla franchise at the 2020 New York Toy Fair. The game includes pieces that are based on Godzilla, Mothra, Megalon, and King Ghidorah. It was released in June 2020.
Card art
Artwork by Jason Kang
Trivia
- On the box art for every Godzilla Pop! figure (exclusive variants included), Godzilla's dorsal fins are shown to extend into his forehead area. However, this detail is missing from the actual figures, with the fins actually stopping near the top of Godzilla's head.
References
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