06 White Walker

"In that darkness the White Walkers came for the first time"

White Walker

 

 












The White Walkers are a not-so mythological race from the Game of Thrones HBO television show. There motives were unclear, they came in the dark of the long winter, killing without remorse and reanimating the dead as zombies or wights. He is the 6th figure in the Game of Thrones Funko vinyl Pop! line.

 The packaging is window boxed and shows the white Walker in all his chilly glory. for a look at the GID exclusive click here.

 The White Walkers eyes are different from the usual Funko pop figure, being blue with a black pupil as opposed to just black. The figure is also notable for having both a nose and a mouth, most pops seem to have one or the other. His nose is also not the usual pop nose.
His chest is finely detailed and looks gauntly muscled. He carries a spear, but it unfortunately does not have an ice tip.

The White Walker approaches the human camp, he pauses raises his spear and whispers the eldrich words. The snow moves around him, slowly the corpses of the frozen dead emerge from there icy graves. A human notices the movement, but too late, the White walker commands his newly risen undead troop forward. 
Laughter rings through the night, the humans point and stare. The White walker looks on confused as the humans jeer and do a little dance. His ancient blue eyes turn back upon his troops, he sees the reason for the humans mirth. His fearsome wight soldiers are shuffling forward, but seem to be doing some kind of choreographed dance routine as they do. The White walker shakes his head and walks slowly back into the snow, his icy zombie army doing a two-step shuffle behind him. 
                                                                                                                       Kjak

Want to see a video of this figure, look no further than the video below:

05 The Hound

"Any man dies with a clean sword..."

The Hound

Game of Thrones: 05 The Hound

 

 

 Sandor Clegan, Nicknamed The Hound is a warrior loyal to house Lannister. He is the 5th Game of Thrones Funko vinyl Pop! figure. He is stern but not without compassion, understandably he does not like to be close to flames. 

The box art is standard for Funko Pop figures, that is to say it is outstanding packaging. Each window box individualised to the line and the particular figure inside.

The Hounds face has the scars that we see on the character. He has a mustache and beard but no mouth. He also has the unusual feature of having half closed eyes.

His armor is amazingly detailed and a lovely metallic silver.

 The Hounds sword is equally impressive.

Here we see the Hound having a little chat with Tyrion Lannister.

A video of the figure is here for your viewing pleasure:

04 Khal Drogo

"I will give to him a golden crown and men will tremble when they will see it."

04 Khal Drogo 

Khal Drogo is the 4th figure in the Funko Vinyl Pop, Game of Thrones line. He is a powerful war chief among the Dothraki horseman tribes. He is married to  Daenerys Targaryen, the rightful queen of Westeros.

Game of Thrones 04 Khal Drogo

The box art has the usual awesome individualised art. 

 The overall figure is an amazing representation. The pony tail in the hair is well designed, and the scar on Drogo's eye and face paint really help to give the figure character.

Drogo has his metallic painted Arakh weapon and a cool gold belt. The detail on his clothing is amazing. The muscle on his chest is well defined, as it should be.

Together the lovers Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen. They make a handsome couple.

 Here is a video of Khal Drogo for those interested.
There is a cute stop motion animation at the end.

 

Preview: Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was a much loved cartoon series that aired from 1983 to 1985. It spawned She-Ra Princess of power a spin off cartoon, video games, more cartoons, comics, a live action movie, and a toy line.
And this year it seems Funko are giving them the pop treatment. These pictures from the Funko Facebook page show the figures in all there cutesy awesomeness.

  It looks like a great line up with Skeletor and He-Man being the obvious stand out characters. 

There is a also an exclusive Disco Skeletor.

 

 She-Ra would probably be a definite pick up for those who watched the "girls version" of the show.

Hordak was another major villain and looks very cool.

The only figure i scratch my head over is Spikor, i don't even remember Spikor from the TV show. Personally i think King Hiss, Beast-Man, or Orko would have been a safer bet.

I think these guys and girl look awesome and cant wait for them to be released.
What do you think?
Which characters would you have liked to see in the first wave?

Release Date:

 21st of May 2013

Exclusive / Limited Edition: 

 

 This Glow in the Dark figure is available exclusively from Gemini Collectibles and is limited to 480 pieces.

There is also a SDCC exclusive Disco variant.

03 Daenerys Targaryen

""I am the blood of the dragon""

03 Daenerys Targaryen

 

 SPOILER WARNING

The third figure in the Game of Thrones line is the one that convinced me to purchase these Funko figures. Daenerys Targaryen.

Game of Thrones by HBO is based on the George R.R. Martin book series, A Song of Ice and Fire. 

A Game of Thrones tells the story of noble houses in a fantasy medieval world.

Daenerys (Dany) is the last of the noble Targaryen house, the true and legitimate rulers of Westeros. Currently a khaleesi (war-leader) of the Dothraki (horseman tribe). She intends to take back her family's lost empire and rule justly.

Game of Thrones 03 Daenerys Targaryen

The box art is gorgeous and has a pretty good depiction of the actual figure.

 

 Danny's face is a cutesie version of her, her clothing is true to the show and leaves little doubt who this figure represents. The hair also has nice braided details and extensions at the front.

 

Dany does not come alone perched on her arm is Drogon her favorite dragon, who is named after Khal Drogo her husband. Drogon is absolutely adorable and really completes the figure. It might have been cooler for her to have all three, one on her back and one in her hair perhaps, but she does not.

Here she is with Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister for comparison. As you can see they look very nice together.

Here she is with Khal Drogo and don't they make an adorable couple.

If you would like to see a video of the box and figure, please watch below:

 

 

02 Ned Stark

"Winter is Coming"

02 Ned Stark

 

SPOILER WARNING: Though i will do my best to avoid any major spoilers, there may be a few minor ones for those who have not seen the TV series. If Spoilers do occur you will see this warning and they will only be mentioned if the figure itself demands it.  

 

So my second Funko Vinyl Pop! Figure is Edition One 02 Ned Stark from the Game of Thrones line. 

Based on the George R.R. Martin book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and made more popular by the HBO TV series, A Game of Thrones follows a collection of noble houses as they bicker for power and wealth in a fantasy medieval world.

Eddard "Ned" Stark is the lord of Winterfell and the head of the Stark House, house Stark rules many lesser houses of the north lands.

                                                                                                                                                                           

Game of Thrones 02 Ned Stark

The box is nice with pictures of the figure, though interestingly the box art may depict an earlier design as the hairline is very different.

Ned makes an imposingly cute little warrior. He has an adorable mustache and beard around where his mouth should be. The detail on the sword badge and clothing are all equally impressive.

Check out this awesome spoiler exclusive.

Here he is standing taller than Tyrion Lannister.

A look at the SDCC decapitation figure.

This is a video of the figure and packaging..

01 Tyrion Lannister

" A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. "

01 Tyrion Lannister:

So my first Funko Vinyl Pop! figure is from the Game of Thrones line. 

Game of thrones is an excellent HBO TV series  based on the George R. R. Martin book series A song of ice and fire. The series is set in a very medieval world where magic is little believed in and monsters thought to be myth or long extinct. It follows the major noble houses as they squabble for political power and survival.

The first Game of thrones figure i could get my hands on is: Edition One 01Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is the son of Lord Tywin Lannister, Tywin is the head of House Lannister, the richest house in the Seven Kingdoms and Lord of the Westlands.
Tyrion uses his intelligence to make up for any shortcomings he may have due to being a dwarf. 

  Game of Thrones 01 Tyrion Lannister:

The box is nice, with pictures of the figure and other figures from the line on the backside.

This figure has some nice details, like the gold rings on his hand and the printing on his shirt. Looking at the figure you should be able to tell who it represents.

Being a dwarf, Tyrion is a little smaller than other figures. He stands at about three and a half inches tall.
If you are interested you can click here to  Watch a video of this figure.

Or watch it here: