SDCC 2016: Square-Enix Brings All The Shiny Things And We Want Them

Square-Enix’s booth at San Diego Comic-Con was a freaking wonderland for fans of any of the company’s franchises (okay, mostly Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts but I did spot the odd Dragon Quest item). An entire half of the booth’s real estate was dedicated to pleasing us toy collectors with displays set up showcasing upcoming products as well as items available to purchase on the show floor. Here are the highlights for the figures not yet produced!

Starting with the Final Fantasy series, we have Cloud, Barret, Sepiroth, and Squall. All four are from Square-Enix’s Play Art -Kai- line which have interchangeable limbs and certain degrees to which it can be posed. These gentlemen share the same tentative price tag of US$149.99 and all have an undecided release date.

There were also Play Arts -Kai- figures from Final Fantasy XV , these guys are scheduled to be released this September.

And the winner for the cutest figures go to these Static Arts mini figures from World of Final Fantasy. Shown here are Tama (the white bunny-squirrel-looking one), Cactuar Conductor, Chocochick, and Magictek Armor (fans of Final Fantasy VI will no doubt recognize that one). Again, release date is “to be determined.”

Moving on to Kingdom Hearts! Lots of prototypes to see. Ones that particularly caught my eye were the Roxas Play Arts -Kai- and the Static Arts mini figures of several critters from the Kingdom Hearts universe: Meow Wow, Chirithy, and the Heartless. Adorable!

Finally we get to franchises that don’t actually belong to SE. We’re talking American comic book heroes. The majority of them were Marvel (Wolverine, Deadpool, Ironman, Spiderman, and Venom) but DC was represented as well (the lone Batman figure).
Did you stop by the booth? What stood out for you? Let us know in the comments!