Thursday 28 February 2013

Plants Vs Zombies

Plants Vs Zombies

Plants Vs Zombies is a light tower defense computer game. There are 5 different figures in the line of Funko pop vinyl toys.

There is one additional limited edition exclusive figure.

 

Just click on a figures name to open a page devoted to that figure.




                01 Zombie                                                                  02 Peashooter





 

 

           03 Disco Zombie                                              03 Exclusive Disco Zombie

 

 

04 Sunflower                                                                          05 Conehead Zombie

 

 

Limited Editions/Exclusives:

There was one limited edition exclusive that i know of, the Disco Ball Zombie. It is a variant of Disco Zombie and is a San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2012 Exclusive Edition which is limited to 480 pieces.


 

 

Verdict:

I am happy with all of the figures in this line. The Sunflower's lack of articulation was a surprise. And i can see some people being annoyed at the sameness of the zombies, but this is true to the game.
Best figure:   Zombie
Least figure: Disco Zombie


Zombie is very iconic and i like that he is a cute version of the games zombies. While i never experienced Disco Zombie while playing so he has no real nostalgia factor for me.


 

 

The One That Got Away:

To the best of my knowledge, there are no figures missing from my collection of this line, at this time.
There is a 2013 SDCC exclusive.


 

 Whats next: 

To the best of my knowledge there are no plans for further figures for this theme at the moment.


05 Conehead Zombie

"A road-cone protects my head"

Conehead Zombie




Conehead Zombie is one of the first specialist zombies you encounter in the tower defense computer game Plants Vs Zombies. He is considerable tougher than other zombies as you need to shoot the cone protecting his head before he will take any damage.




Conehead Zombie is the 5th and final (in the first wave at least) of Plants Vs Zombies Funko vinyl pop figures.





Conehead Zombie looks very similar to Zombie. He has the same torn and ragged suit.









The one feature that differentiates him from Zombie is his distinctive head adornment. But as mentioned it isn't just a fashion statement the traffic cone protects the zombies vulnerable brain. The cone itself is shiny and plastic looking, it also adds considerably to this zombies height.




The other feature that sets Conehead apart from zombie (shown on the right) is that Coneheads eyes are decidedly askew. This is possibly a byproduct of thinking hard enough to protect his head.

Exclusives:

There is a SDCC exclusive figure.




Here we have all the zombies from Plants Vs Zombies.




Here Conehead Zombie repeats his line from the famous Plants Vs Zombies song, to the fascination of Zombie.





Watch a video about Conehead Zombie

Tuesday 26 February 2013

04 Sunflower

 

"We don't want zombies on our lawn"

Sunflower




Sunflower is a type of plant in the Plants Vs Zombies  tower defense computer game . The Sunflower generates sunlight which allows the building of other plants to defend your garden. She is well know for her light production and singing voice.


Sunflower is the 4th figure in the Plants Vs Zombies line of Funko pop vinyl Figures. She is a good representation of the computer character.



The Sunflower has no articulation. None, it is a static piece with no movable parts at all.


Sunflower wears her usual happy smile.



The back of Sunflowers head has  nice textured details reminiscent of an actual sunflower.




The base of Sunflower looks like four leaves. With her sunny disposition and flowery nature Sunflower is sure to please both fans of the game, and anyone who needs to brighten there day.
Poor Sunflower can not walk, but she can still dance.



Here we see a size comparison. Sunflower stands between Zombie also from the Plants Vs Zombies line and Daenerys Targaryen from wave 1 of a Game of Thrones.



Here we have a mix of Plants Vs Zombies and Walking Dead figures.



 Watch a video review

Friday 22 February 2013

03 exclusive SDCC Disco Zombie


"Disco UNlives"

                                                        SDCC Exclusive Disco Zombie

Disco Zombie is the replacement for Michael Jackson zombie in the Plants Vs Zombies tower defense computer game. Disco is a type of music popular in the 1970, people still listen and dance to it today.  This edition is called Metallic Disco Zombie, Disco ball Zombie  or Glitter Disco Zombie.


Disco Zombie is the 3rd in the Plants Vs Zombies line of Funko vinyl pop figures.
This is the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2012 Exclusive Edition which is limited to 480 pieces. 


While the box art is the same as the regular Disco Zombie, what you want to see, if you are looking for this version, is this SDCC sticker on the front, lower right, of the window box.






















Disco Ball Zombie is remarkable for his glitter effect.


 His jacket is dark hand has glitter all about it.



His shoes are now silver and also sparkle nicely. They still retain the fish design.



The figures themselves are identical, except for colour and that the exclusive figure has sparkles. 


 
 Disco Ball Zombie is a nice, if quirky addition to your zombie pop horde.


A Review 

Wednesday 20 February 2013

03 Disco Zombie




Disco is Undead

Disco Zombie 




Disco Zombie is the replacement for Michael Jackson zombie in the Plants Vs Zombies tower defense computer game.Disco is a type of music popular in the 1970, people still listen and dance to it today.



Disco Zombie is the 3rd in the Plants Vs Zombies line of Funko pop vinyl figures.
There is a variant of this figure called Disco Ball Zombie.



















Disco Zombie has gold rimmed glasses and pale purple or pinkish eyes. He is in the typical disco pose.








He has golden shoes with a fish emblem on them  and wears flares, as was the fashion back in the day.














 He has a golden ring, pendant and chain.






Disco Zombies mouth looks exactly the same as Zombies mouth.


       

Here we see Disco Zombie with RV Walker (Blood Splatter edition) from Walking Dead.


Here is a Video review of Disco Zombie:


Tuesday 19 February 2013

02 Peashooter




Peashooter




Peashooter is the basic infantry plant from the Plants Vs Zombies game. They are one of the first available and one of the cheapest to plant. Plants Vs Zombies is a tower defense game where you plant various plants in order to stop the zombies before they cross the lawn and make there way into the house.  


 

02 Peashooter

Peashooter is the second in the Plants Vs Zombies line of Funko vinyl pop figures.




















Peashooter looks like an even cuter version of its game counterpart. It is among the strangest shaped Funko vinyl pop figure that i have seen. It is articulated at the "Neck" where the stem meets the head.








The head is adorable. It has the Funko pop black eyes and a puckered mouth for shooting peas at zombies.







The back of the head is adorned with a single leaf which is true to the game.










Peashooter stands shorter than the average pop, here it is compared to Ned Stark from a Game of Thrones


          


Here we have a photo of Jack Sparrow demonstrating his idea for a new movie with Peashooter.































A video review.