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Minimates are a block-styled miniature action figure originally created by Art Asylum and now released by Diamond Select Toys. The basic Minimate figure design has a 2" tall body that resembles an extremely simplified human form with 14 points of articulation, higher than average for block figures. Lines of Minimates have been released for numerous comic, TV series, movie and video game licenses and are primarily released to specialty retailers and aimed at adult collectors.

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[edit] History

2" Spider-Man Minimate in early Marvel Minimate packaging
2" Spider-Man Minimate in early Marvel Minimate packaging

The line began in 2002 with a line of 3" Minimates based on several different licenses. These included Dark Angel, Star Trek, Bruce Lee and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon along with a Rock Star line featuring KISS, Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper. The 3" Minimate Line also included several blank or promotional Minimates, these usually bore the logo of a specific company and were used as give-aways.

Minimates came of age several months later, when following a partnership with Diamond Select Toys a range of 2" Minimates based upon the Marvel Comics Universe was launched. The 2" Minimate body type began to be used for the promotional Minimates in place of the 3" body type, and it was announced that the 3" range would be discontinued. This line was soon joined by a range based upon 'The Lord of the Rings.

Soon a new series joined the line in the form of C3 construction sets, which were accompanied by DC Comics Minimates in the 2" scale. In 2006 2" Minimates based upon the Street Fighter 2 and Darkstalkers video games were released, along with Minimates based upon the classic and new Battlestar Galactica TV series as well as the Speed Racer license.

While Art Asylum has become division of Diamond Select Toys, 2007 has seen the Marvel license continue, along with new lines of DC Comics and Star Trek Minimates and increasing number of TV and Movie based licenses.

[edit] Product lines

[edit] Current lines

[edit] Marvel

The Marvel Minimates line was one of the first Minimate lines to be produced, and is now on its 17th and 18th series, or 'waves', of figures. Each series tends to follow a particular theme, i.e. Spider-Man (Series 2 and Series 10), or X-Men (Series 3 (Ultimate X-Men) and Series 11), and are released in pairs. Figures in these sets are bought in determined packs of two. Each series will also feature a chase figure, which is often a variant on one of the figures in the series. Many retailer and convention exclusive figures have been produced based on the Marvel line, and there are over 100 Marvel Minimates in existence.

Due to license restrictions limiting all Marvel Minimates to the 2" scale, a range of four 8" unarticulated resin statues under the 'Minimates Max' banner were to be produced in 2006 to accompany to the line and represent larger scale characters in the Minimate style. Unfortunately because of the cost and unarticulated nature of the statues, the line was not well received and eventually cancelled, with only two of the four announced statues released, Galactus and the Sentinel.

Also in 2006, a DVD movie featuring CGI animated Minimate characters was released under the name 'X-Men: Darktide'. Released as a box set containing Magneto, New X-Men Cyclops, New X-Men Wolverine and Juggernaut Minimates, the movie also features the Minimate debut of New X-Men Storm, Beast and Archangel.

Already announced for 2008 are a another 3 waves of fan requested characters and a wave each planned for the upcoming Iron Man and Incredible Hulk films.

[edit] Diamond Select 2-Packs

[edit] Series 1

[edit] Series 2

[edit] Series 3

[edit] Series 4

[edit] Series 5

[edit] Series 6

[edit] Series 7

Note: Silver Surfer was originally paired with Thanos, who was dropped due to production issues. The pairing was later revived as a retailer exclusive.

[edit] Series 8

[edit] Series 9

[edit] Series 10

[edit] Series 11

Note: Clear Iceman Minimate was originally listed as the chase for Series 11, but was swapped to Frosted Iceman during production.

[edit] Series 12 - New Avengers
  • Riot-Attack Spider-Man & Ronin
  • Captain America & Nick Fury
  • Sentry & Luke Cage
  • CHASE: Imprisoned Sentry

[edit] Series 13 - Astonishing X-Men

Note: Due to changes in Diamond Select Toys' shipping schedule, Series 13 was actually released for sale before Series 12.

  • Cyclops & Emma Frost
  • Wolverine & Colossus
  • Kitty Pride & Beast
  • CHASE: Days of Future Past Wolverine

[edit] Series 14 - X-Men: The Last Stand
  • Storm & Colossus
  • Beast & Juggernaut
  • Wolverine & Jean Grey
  • CHASE: Phoenix

[edit] Series 15 - Ghost Rider - Delayed Indefinitely (Possibly Cancelled)
  • Ghost Rider & Blackheart
  • Mephistopheles & Johnny Blaze
  • Roxanne & The Caretaker
  • CHASE: Transformation Johnny Blaze

[edit] Series 16 - Avengers

Note: Due to changes in Diamond Select Toys' shipping schedule, Series 16 was actually released for sale before Series 15.

[edit] Series 17 - Spider-Man 3 - Set 1
  • Red Suit Spider-Man & New Goblin
  • Black Suit Spider-Man & Flint Marko
  • Peter Parker & Eddie Brock
  • CHASE: Transformation Venom

[edit] Series 18 - Spider-Man 3 - Set 2
  • Transformation Spider-Man & Venom
  • Battle Damage Spider-Man & Sandman
  • Unmasked Black Suit Spider-Man & Gwen Stacy
  • CHASE: Mary-Jane Watson

[edit] Series 19

[edit] Series 20

[edit] Series 21 - Iron Man

[edit] Series 22 - The Incredible Hulk

[edit] Series 23

[edit] 2003 Wal-Mart - Canada 2-Packs
  • Spider-Man & Classic Green Goblin
  • Battle Damaged Spider-Man & Venom w/ Tongue
  • Logan & Ultimate Sabretooth
  • Ultimate Storm & Wolverine
  • Daredevil & Kingpin
  • Hulk & Bruce Banner

[edit] 2004 Wal-Mart & Target 2-Packs
  • Spider-Man & Classic Green Goblin
  • Masked Spider-Man & Civilian Logan
  • Iron Man & Doctor Doom
  • Captain America & Rhino
  • Hulk & Thing
  • Kingpin & Ultimate Spider-Man
  • New X-Men Wolverine & Phoenix
  • Ultimate Cyclops & Wolverine
  • Logan & Peter Parker/Spider-Man
  • Unmasked Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus
  • Battle Damaged Daredevil & Bullseye
  • Battle Damaged Spider-Man & Venom w/ Tongue

[edit] 2005 Target 2-Packs
  • Mr Fantastic & Torch
  • Sue Richards & Powerhouse Thing
  • Dr. Doom & Thing

[edit] 2006 Target 2-Packs

Note: The Professor X figure listed here is different from the original 2003 exclusive, featuring a blue suit and silver wheelchair in keeping with his look in both the X-Men: Darktide animated movie and the live-action X-Men films.

  • Assault Punisher & Blade
  • Spider-Man & Gaijin Wolverine II
  • Wolverine (Classic) & Iceman (Clear)
  • Dark Phoenix & Professor X (Blue Suit)
  • Nightcrawler & Colossus (Classic)
  • Storm (Classic) & Cyclops (Classic)
  • Ben Reilly & Sandman
  • Marvel Knights Daredevil & Marvel Knights Ghost Rider

[edit] Toys "R" Us 4-Packs (w/ Hidden Figures)
  • Spider-Man, Battle Damaged Spider-Man, Classic Green Goblin & Venom w/ Rhino
  • Hulk, Bruce Banner, Daredevil & Elektra w/ Gray Hulk
  • Hulk, Bruce Banner, Daredevil & Elektra w/ Kingpin
  • Logan, Ultimate Wolverine, Storm & Cyclops w/ Sabretooth

[edit] 2003 Toys "R" Us 4-Packs (no hidden figures)
  • Spider-Man, Battle Damaged Spider-Man, Classic Green Goblin & Venom
  • Hulk, Bruce Banner, Daredevil & Elektra
  • Logan, Ultimate Wolverine, Storm & Cyclops

[edit] 2004 Toys "R" Us 4-Packs (no hidden figures)
  • Unmasked Spider-Man, Captain America, Absorbing Man & Dr. Octopus
  • Civilian Logan, Juggernaut, Battle Damaged Daredevil & Masked Spider-Man
  • Thing, Spider-Man, Dr. Doom & Carnage
  • Silver Surfer, Gamma Hulk, Classic Wolverine & Iron Man
  • Professor X, Magneto, New X-Men Wolverine & Phoenix
  • Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kingpin, Bullseye & Ultimate Spider-Man

[edit] 2006 Toys "R" Us 4-Packs
  • Astonishing X-men Cyclops, Astonishing X-men Emma Frost, Astonishing X-men Wolverine & Astonishing X-men Colossus
  • Spider-woman (Grimice), New Avengers Captain America, Riot-Attack Spider-man & Sentry

[edit] ShopKo Single Packs
  • Battle Damaged Spider-Man
  • Classic Green Goblin
  • Daredevil
  • Hulk
  • Spider-Man
  • Venom

[edit] Minimates Max (8")

[edit] 2003 Exclusives
  • Spider-Man Gold (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Grey Hulk & Ultimate Spider-Man 2-pack (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Silver Surfer (Tower Records)
  • Professor X & Magneto 2-pack (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)
  • Mary Jane & Peter Parker DST 2-pack (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Giant-Size X-Men #1 Boxed Set (Diamond Select Toys){Nightcrawler, Colossus (Classic) Cyclops (Classic), Storm (Classic), Wolverine (Classic), Thunderbird}

[edit] 2004 Exclusives
  • Dragon Designs Gold Spider-Man (Promotional factory item)
  • Power Man & Iron Fist 2-Pack (ToyFare #83)
  • Iron Man & Silver Centurion Iron Man (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)
  • Clobberin' Time Thing & Super Skrull (Tower Records)
  • Mariko Yashida & Gaijin Wolverine (San Diego Comic-Con)
  • Battle Damaged Captain America & Punisher (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Marvel Minimate 10-Pack (Toys "R" Us) {Mr. Fantastic, Ultimate Green Goblin, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, Venom w/ Tongue, Silver Surfer, Battle Damaged Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Thing & New X-Men Wolverine}

[edit] 2005 Exclusives
  • Santa Spider-Man (DST retailer promo)
  • Spider-Man Silver (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Dark Phoenix & Cyclops (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago)
  • Fantastic Four Set (San Diego Comic-Con & Wizard World Chicago) {Classic Thing, Phasing Susan Richards, "Flame On" Johnny Storm & Lab Mr. Fantastic}
  • Thanos & Silver Surfer (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)

[edit] 2006 Exclusives
  • Ultimate Avengers 2 DVD (Toys R Us) {Iron-man & Captain America} (K-mart) {Hulk}
  • Darktide DVD Box Set {Wolverine, Magneto, Juggernaut, Cyclops}

[edit] 2007 Exclusives
  • Classic Spider-man Box Set (Previews) {Powerhouse Venom, Melee Symbiote Spider-man, Powerhouse Sandman, "Torment" Spider-man & Hydro-man}
  • Spider-Man 3 Preview 2-Pack (Wizard World Los Angeles & DST online store) {Red Suit Spider-Man, Black Suit Spider-Man}
  • Marvel Zombies Box Set {Zombie Spider-Man, Zombie Power Man, Zombie Colonel America, Zombie Hulk, Zombie Wolverine, Zombie Wasp Head}
  • Marvel Zombies 2-Pack (San Diego Comic-Con '07) {Zombie Daredevil, Zombie Giant Man}
  • Marvel Zombies 2-Pack (Previews) {Zombie Iron Man, Marvel Zombies Black Panther}
  • U.S.Agent & Taskmaster (Previews)
  • Defenders 4-Pack (Action Figure Xpress) {Dr. Strange, Powerhouse Hulk, Valkyrie and Namor
  • Web Armor Spider-Man (Action Figure Xpress)
  • Scarlet Spider & Hobgoblin (FYE/Suncoast)

[edit] 2008 Exclusives
  • A Marvel Civil War Box Set (NY Comic Con/Action Figure Xpress) {Damaged Captain America, Modern Armor Iron Man, Spider-Man his Stark Armor, and Nitro}
  • Avengers #1 Box Set (Diamond Select Toys) {1st Appearance Golden Armor Iron Man, Wasp, Ant-Man, and Jack Kirby-Style Hulk} (Also included with each set are all of the pieces necessary to transform your Avengers Minimates into some of their alternate costumes and secret identities. Change Ant-Man into Giant-Man or unmask either version to reveal Hank Pym. Update the Wasp’s costume with three different looks covering decades of comics. Remove Iron Man’s helmet to reveal Tony Stark.
  • Iron Man Through The Ages Box Set (SD Comic Con/Action Figure Xpress) {Modular Armor Iron Man, Mark VI Armor Iron Man, Mark III Iron Man, and CEO Tony Stark}
  • Invaders Box Set (SD Comic Con/Diamond Select Toys) {Steve Rogers as Captain America, James Buchanan Barnes as Bucky, Prince Namor as the Sub-Mariner, and Jim Hammond as the original Human Torch}

[edit] DC and C3 line

Announced in 2003 and released by Play-Along, the DC Minimates were to come packaged along with 'C3' ('Create Construct Customize') construction sets, and focused mainly on Batman and the Justice League. The line was moderately successful, but caught between the license requirements forcing the inclusion of construction sets and fans interested in just the Minimates. The first wave was produced in 2004, with the second released in 2005 along with 'Mini-Flyer' construction sets.

Serving as precursor of sorts of the X-men: Darktide DVD, DAVE School students produced Batman: New Times as a student film in 2005. Done in the same style as Darktide, New Times features Batman versus both Catwoman and the Joker, and is notable for its all-star cast including Adam West and Mark Hamil reprising their roles as the Batman and the Joker. Never intended as a commercial release like Darktide, New Times was released as a download on the DAVE School website or orderable as a free DVD from DAVE School itself. As a promotional item the Batman minimate from the Mini-Batmobile set was released separately in a Batman: New Times bag.

Although never officially announced as discontinued, Play-Along did not renew the license for the sets in 2005. DC Direct were in talks with Art Asylum about the line, but the result of such talks is not known. Because of this, many prototypes for DC Minimates were created, but never produced. This included Minimates versions of Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, and full C3 lines based on the cartoon show The Batman and the Batman Begins motion picture.

On April 17, 2006, it was announced that the DC Minimate line would be revived, in the same style and scale as Marvel Minimates. Unlike the Marvel Minimates however, no chases have been announced and large characters use the 2.5" body type introduced by LOTR Minimates. [1] Announced on October 6, 2006 on the Art Asylum forums that after delays over quality concerns, Series 1 was released in February 2007. While popular with fans due to sometimes obscure character line-ups, sales response had not been all DCD had hoped and the no waves beyond Series 8 have been announced or solicited.

[edit] C3 Sets Wave 1
  • Batcave: Heavy Assault Batman, Joker & Quick Change Bruce Wayne
  • Batglider: Stealth Batman & Catwoman
  • Batmobile: Dark Knight Batman
  • Batwing: Pilot Batman
  • Chemical Warehouse: Justice League Batman & Justice League Joker
  • Mini-Batmobile: Batman & Robin
  • Throne Room: Darkseid & Superman

[edit] C3 Sets Wave 2

[edit] C3 Miniflyers Wave 1

[edit] 2004 Exclusives
  • Stealth Batwing: Pilot Batman repaint & "The Batman" Bruce Wayne

[edit] DC Direct 2-Packs

[edit] Series 1

[edit] Series 2

[edit] Series 3

[edit] Series 4

[edit] Series 5

[edit] Series 6

[edit] Series 7

[edit] Series 8

[edit] 2006 Exclusives

[edit] Battlestar Galactica

Art Asylum originally planned to release Battlestar Galactica Minimates based on the modern and classic series in the latter half of 2006, but after partnering with Diamond Select toys the line has undergone numerous changes and focused primarily on the modern series. The original line-ups had a series of 2-packs, 4-packs and single character with vehicle/fighter packs, with the Modern series released first. Unlike the Speed Racer line, the Galactica fighters were to be partly constructable, with a central C3/Lego influenced block to which the rest of the vehicle attached.

Various large conventions in 2006 continued to show off the prototypes, as well as a revealing more character designs from Season 2 of the Modern series. In September 2006 Art Asylum revealed on their forums that the originally announced line-ups and vehicles were dropped, the first revised waves was revealed to follow the standard DST Minimates three 2-packs/one chase figure format and was solicited in the November 2006 issue of Previews.

These changes also coincided with the announcement by DST of a series of single packs of both Modern and Classic Cylons, with numerous variations available. Limited to only 500 cases of Modern and Classic, 12 Minimates per case, these sets are intended for the speciality market.

[edit] Modern Cylons

Note: distribution ratios per case are indicated next to each figure

  • "Downloaded" Cylon (1/12)
  • Cylon Centurion (4/12)
  • Cylon Cannon Centurion (3/12)
  • Battle Damaged Cylon (2/12)
  • "Valley of Darkness" Cylon (2/12)

[edit] Classic Cylons
  • Cylon Command Centurion (3/12)
  • Cylon Centurion (4/12)
  • Battle Damaged Cylon (2/12)
  • Black Stealth Cylon (3/12)
  • Battle Damaged Command Cylon (1/12)

[edit] Modern Line - Series 1

[edit] Modern Line - Series 2

[edit] Modern Line - Series 3

[edit] Modern Line - Series 4

[edit] 2006 Exclusives
  • Cylon Elf (DST retailer exclusive, 2 variations, bloody and clean)

[edit] 2007 Exclusives
  • Modern Cylon 5-pack (Suncoast and F. Y. E.)
  • Toy Fair Exclusive Starbuck (available at the American International Toy Fair to retailers who placed an order of $300 with Diamond Comic Distributing, then later given away to Blood Drive Participants at WonderCon 2007 courtesy of DST)
  • Bagged Cylon (available at the SciFi booth at SDCC and mailed out to participants in AA's Minimate Target Giveaway Promotion along with "The Hunt" Minimate).
  • Flightsuit Louanne Katraine & Mortar Pack Cylon Centurion (Previews)

[edit] Star Trek

Originally one of the earliest Minimate licenses, only a single series of 3" Star Trek Minimates was successfully released by Art Asylum before the line was canceled, though a second wave was announced. The combined partnership between Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys on the Star Trek license made a revival of Trek Minimates a frequently mentioned rumor, finally announced in early 2007. Starting out focusing on the the original series, the 2" line has now began to spread out to cover a great variety of characters from the movies and later TV series.

[edit] Art Asylum 3"

[edit] Wave 1

[edit] Wave 2 - Cancelled

[edit] DST 2"

[edit] Wave 1

CHASE: Dress Uniform McCoy

[edit] Wave 2
  • Battle Damaged Kirk & Gorn
  • Mr Spock from "The Cage" & Uhura
  • Sulu & Chekov

CHASE: Swashbuckling Sulu from "The Naked Time"

[edit] Wave 3

CHASE: "Spock's Brain" Spock

[edit] Wave 4
  • Captain Picard and Borg
  • Movie Kirk and Radiation suit Scotty
  • Dr. McCoy and Nurse Chapel

CHASE: Movie Scotty

[edit] Wave 5
  • Captain Sisko and Gul Dukat
  • Captain Decker and Ilia
  • Green Top Kirk and Yeoman Rand

CHASE: Commander Sisko (With Hair!)

[edit] "Mirror, Mirror" Box Set
  • Mirror Kirk
  • Mirror Spock
  • Mirror Uhura
  • Mirror Sulu
  • Mirror Marlena Moreau

[edit] Rocky

Announced at SDCC 2006, the Rocky license Diamond Select Toys holds reportedly covers not just the modern Rocky Balboa film, but past movies as well, with the first set of solicited Minimates covering the original film. Toyfair 2007 has shown further sets including mates based on the fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed an end of the first film/start of the second.

[edit] Rocky Boxset 1

[edit] Rocky Boxset 2

[edit] 2007 Exclusives
  • First Date 2-Pack (Previews) {Tank-Top Rocky & Pet Shop Adrian}

[edit] Back to the Future

The second in an ever growing line of Movie Minimates, DST revealed plans for mates of all three Back to the Future films. Each movie receives a 4 mate boxset, with optional retailer exclusive 2-packs.

[edit] Back to the Future Box Set

[edit] Back to the Future Part II Box Set
  • 2015 Marty McFly
  • 2015 Doc Brown
  • Alternate 1985 Biff Tannen
  • 1955 Leather Jacket Marty McFly

[edit] Back to the Future Part III Box Set

[edit] 2007 Exclusives
  • “Enchantment Under The Sea” 2-Pack (BTTF.com) {Dance Marty McFly & Dance Lorraine Baines}

[edit] 2008 Exclusives
  • Marty & George 2-Pack (Previews) {Dance George McFly & 1955 "Calvin Klein" Marty McFly}
  • Biff & Marty 2-Pack (Previews) {Alt 1985 Red T-shirt Marty & 2015 Biff Tannen}

[edit] 24

The second in the so called TV Minimates, DST revealed plans for mates of series 24 will follow the standard Movie Mate format with each season receiving a 4 mate boxset and optional retailer exclusive 2-packs.

[edit] 24 Season 1 Box Set

[edit] 24 Season 2 Box Set

[edit] 2007 Exclusives
  • "End of Day" 2-Pack (Previews) {Jack Bauer & Andre Drazen}
  • "End of Day 2" 2-Pack (Suncoast/FYE) {Stretcher Jack Bauer & Prisoner Nina Myers}

[edit] Dollars Trilogy

The third in an ever growing line of Movie Minimates, DST revealed that a poster for mates based on the movie For a Few Dollars More shown at a convention in early 2007 was not just a mock-up, but the first of series of Minimates based on the three Spaghetti Western Dollars Trilogy films starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone. As with the earlier Movie Mates, instead of a wave a 4-mate boxset is used.

[edit] For a Few Dollars More Box Set

[edit] A Fistful of Dollars Box Set
  • Marisol
  • John Baxter
  • Ramon Rojo
  • The Man With No Name

[edit] The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Box Set
  • The Good - Blondie
  • The Bad - Angel Eyes
  • The Ugly - Tuco
  • Showdown Blondie

[edit] Past Lines

[edit] Speed Racer

Born of the Art Asylum sponsored Speed Racer Lives series and introduced at the 2006 American Toy Fair, the Speed Racer line showed various forms of packaging and set sizes, with the first series released in September 2006. The packaging revealed at the 2006 SDCC indicated that the line was to mimic Art Asylum's initial approach to Battlestar Galactica, with Minimates of both classic and modern next generation series, with prototypes of the modern characters being sighted at the late-2006 conventions. Ultimately the attempted reboot was unsuccessful with the run up to the live action Speed Racer film, Diamond Select not continuing with the purely Art Asylum line after absorbing the design studio.

[edit] Series One - Single Pack w/ Vehicle
  • Mach 5 with Classic Speed Racer
  • Shooting Star with Classic Racer X

[edit] Street Fighter

Street Fighter Minimates were first released in March 2006, the series also including characters from the game Darkstalkers. Unusually, the AFX exclusives were made available before the Series 1 reached retailers. The 7 characters from Series 1, along with their Player 2 costumes are available in blind single packages in Japan, the first blind-packed Minimates. Two four-packs of characters from Series 1 were also released at Toys "R" Us in September 2006. While a second series was solicited, lower than expected retail sales and interest in the first series compared to other lines led Diamond Select to discontinue the line.

[edit] Series 1

[edit] Series 2 - Unreleased

[edit] Toys "R" Us 4-Packs

[edit] Exclusives
  • Chun-Li (Player 2) vs M Bison (Player 2) (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)
  • Ryu (Player 2) vs Akuma (Player 2) (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)
  • Demitri (Player 2) vs Morrigan (Player 2) (Previews)
  • Evil Ryu vs Shin Akuma (Hollywood Video)

[edit] The Lord of the Rings

The first series of The Lord of the Rings Minimates was produced in 2004. Along with the new line came the 2.5" Minimate body, used for representing humans in the series, allowing the hobbits in the series, which used the 2" Minimate body, to appear smaller. A second line was produced in 2005, and a third was to be released around January or February 2006. However, there was much confusion about whether or not the figures would be reaching stores, retailers hesitant on ordering due to the belief that demand for movie LOTR products had ceased. Although never officially announced as discontinued, the license expired and was not renewed, ending the line. Several other minimates were reavealed but never officially announced as part of a series. Along with the minimates from series 3, they were never released.

Lord of the Rings Minimates came with a small, clear plastic LEGO-esque block, which could be used to position the figures.

[edit] Series 1

[edit] Series 2

[edit] Series 3 - Cancelled

[edit] Other Unproduced Minimates

[edit] Toys “R” Us 3-Packs w/ Hidden Figures
  • Saruman, Aragorn, Legolas & Twilight Frodo (blue-tint)
  • Saruman, Aragorn, Legolas & Twilight Frodo (clear-tint)
  • Gollum (normal face), Gandalf the White, Frodo & Uruk-hai Berserker

[edit] Exclusives
  • Sauron (Tower Records)
  • Prologue Elven Warriors 2-pack (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)
  • Prologue Elrond (ActionFigureExpress aka Playground)

[edit] Bruce Lee

  • Ascension of the Dragon
  • Brave Little Dragon
  • Immortal Dragon
  • Hong Kong Dragon
  • Kung Faux Break Boy [2] (KungFaux.com Exclusive) -LIMITED EDITION

[edit] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Jen Yu
  • Yu Shu Lien
  • Lo
  • Li Mu Bai

[edit] Dark Angel

Intended to be released along with a larger action figure line, the sudden cancellation of the show effectively ended this line before release. A number of Minimate prototypes were designed, but only the exclusive saw release.

  • Max X5-452 (Previews exclusive)

[edit] KISS

[edit] Rock

[edit] Other

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