We're getting ever closer to the release of Ready Player One next month, and that means we're finally starting to see some merchandise. Specifically- the AMAZING Funko Pop Vinyl collection being released for the film.
Seriously, this is a fabulous set of figures INCLUDING THE KEYS that make such an important appearance in the source material book by Ernie Cline. These releases are exclusive to the New York Toy Fair going on right now, with some WalMart exclusive figures, and one from Target, too.
Let's check them out:
This set of tiny figurines contains Parzival, Art3mis, Aech, and iRok (boo, hiss) along with THE THREE KEYS!!A better look at the three keys, which are the Copper Key, the Jade Key, and the Crystal Key. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesWe get an Art3mis, who looks so much like what I did in highschool, my love of this character continues. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesThere's a special bronze/copper Parzival, one of hte WalMart exclusives Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesWe get one of the High Five, Daito with his Samurai armor. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesAnother look at the figures Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesTHE ONE THAT MADE ME YELL, our favorite change from the source material- The Iron Giant, with the bump on his head. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesAnother of the WalMart exlucives is the glow in the dark Sixer, an IoI employee aka the Suxors. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesTarget gets in the exclusives game too with this golden/bronze/copper version of Art3mis. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesStill not sure why freaking iRok gets a figure, but here he is. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesParzival with his HAN SOLO GUN BELT AND BLASTER YOU GUYS. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesHere's Shoto, who's name is shorted in the character posters and also here, maybe that'll be a plot point. Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesAnother IoI stooge Sixer figure Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair ExclusivesAnd a bad guy sportin' a Superman curl of power, Mr. Nolan Sorrento (who will be played by one of our favorite badguy actors, Ben Mendelsohn). Ready Player One Funko Toy Fair Exclusives
Here's the thing, also- in this set we've seen from Entertainment Weekly, there is no Aech. HOWEVER- in the original solicits, there *IS* an Aech. So never fear, the High Five will be together again. And oh my goodness I need these RIGHT NOW.
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