The Toy Tomb

#16 - Battle Ram Cycle Because sometimes, even a hero needs to...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:02:07 -0400

#16 - Battle Ram Cycle

Because sometimes, even a hero needs to ride in style.

#15 - Serta Sheep The lord of sleep in the Tomb. He watches from...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:03:33 -0400

#15 - Serta Sheep

The lord of sleep in the Tomb. He watches from on high, staring into the dreams and nightmares of those below.

(Obtained from a departed family friend.)

#14 - Eggman “Ohohoho! Soon, I will conquer this Tomb, and...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:02:28 -0400

#14 - Eggman

“Ohohoho! Soon, I will conquer this Tomb, and make it into my new Eggmanland! It will be glorious!”

(I found this at a tag sale many years ago; it’s a UFO Catcher from Japan. How it got into a random local tag sale in Connecticut is the real mystery here.)

#13 - Jack Skellington Boys and girls of every age, would you...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:10:36 -0400

#13 - Jack Skellington

Boys and girls of every age, would you like to see something strange? Come with us and shake a leg; this, a skeleton shaped like an egg.

(Bought at Walt Disney World in August 2008)

#12 - Pikachu Clock Out of the shadows, another Pikachu appears!...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:11:00 -0400

#12 - Pikachu Clock

Out of the shadows, another Pikachu appears! This Pikachu is an oddity; while much closer to an actual Pikachu than the balloon…thing, it still looks kind of off. Possibly another bootleg?

(I’ve had this for AGES. For the longest time, this was my bedroom clock, but it doesn’t seem to work anymore. I assume this is a bootleg because I can’t find any copyright info on it, and when the alarm did work, it would play the Japanese theme song.)

#011 - Pikachu? Many Pokemon are free-roaming within the tomb....

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:51:00 -0400

#011 - Pikachu?

Many Pokemon are free-roaming within the tomb. Pokemon of various shapes, sizes, and ages. Pokemon ranging from a Dratini bought at a KFC in 1998, to a Diamond/Pearl era Wobbafett.

Then there’s this thing. I…think it’s a Pikachu. It also looks like a bunny. A bizarre, disturbed, bunny.

(I don’t even remember where I bought this. I want to say it was at the Big E over 10 years ago, but it could’ve been from some random balloon vendor at any number of places. I’m pretty sure I bought it for the novelty of having a Pikachu that looks almost nothing like a Pikachu.)

#010 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit As we delve deeper into the...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:24:53 -0400

#010 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

As we delve deeper into the confines of the Tomb, spirits of a long-forgotten past begin to appear. A silent past. The spirit of the forgotten king.

(Oswald was my final purchase at the Disney Store in the local mall right before they all closed. Yeah, surprisingly they actually made new Oswald merchandise a few years before Epic Mickey. I really miss the Disney Store, it was always a fun place to look for Disney stuff you couldn’t find anywhere except the parks.)

#009 - 002 This is a pretty cool figurine I got a while back....

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:50:00 -0400

#009 - 002

This is a pretty cool figurine I got a while back. It’s 002 from the classic manga series Cyborg 009.

I think this toy is actually from the newest series that ran on Toonami years ago.

#008 - Mega Samurai Rangers Yessssss, I finally have them all.

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:12:21 -0400

#008 - Mega Samurai Rangers

Yessssss, I finally have them all.

#007 - Kamen Rider Amazon Some of these toys, I don’t have...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:45:00 -0400

#007 - Kamen Rider Amazon

Some of these toys, I don’t have much to say about, but in an effort to break away from a monotonous cycle of “Here’s a toy, it might be possessed, ooooo~”, I’m going to talk about this one.

Amazon is the sixth Kamen Rider, from the shortest series of his franchise. I’ve seen a few Kamen Rider series, and while I still haven’t seen his series, he just has a really cool design. He looks like if a Sleestak from Land of the Lost became a scarf-wearing superhero (the original Land of the Lost did come out around the same time as Amazon, but I doubt either was aware of the other). Combined with the fact that he’s easily the derpiest Kamen Rider, I just couldn’t help loving his look.

This toy comes from a line called S.H. Figuarts, which are basically collectors figures that are extra poseable, have at least half a dozen different hands, and come with accessories. The main group of figures in this line are Kamen Riders, but they’ve done other figures for stuff like Super Sentai, Pretty Cure, and several Shonen Jump series. I have one other Figuart (which threw me into a brief frenzy of “OH MY GOD, I MUST GET MORE”, which WILL happen if you get one; you will want another), and this is my second.

Unfortunately, his right hand-joint is finicky as hell, and only seems to want to work with his open-claw hand (which some deem as “molester hands”), which means I can’t do his awesome “SUPER GREAT SLASH” finisher properly. Still, he’s a pretty awesome figure.

“AAAAAAMAAAAAAZOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!!!”

#006 - Dot Warner A strange oddity about the tomb: the three...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:27:00 -0400

#006 - Dot Warner

A strange oddity about the tomb: the three Warner siblings.

They’ve occupied the tomb for countless years, but it’s impossible to see all three in the same place at the same time. When one is found, another disappears. On rare occasions, two can be found, but never all three.

For now, Dot is that one.

#005 - Hawaiian ALF “Hey Willy, we’re on vacation!...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:50:16 -0400

#005 - Hawaiian ALF

“Hey Willy, we’re on vacation! How about you take me outta here and we’ll celebrate with your cats! We could have a Roast Feline Flambe with pineapple slices…What do you say?”

Sometimes, you had better not press your luck…

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:11:08 -0400

Sometimes, you had better not press your luck…

#004 - Slimer It would appear there are even ghosts amidst the...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:10:24 -0400

#004 - Slimer

It would appear there are even ghosts amidst the collection…Would it hurt to take a closer look?

#003 - Gutsman The only Robot Master whose location is presently...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:33:00 -0400

#003 - Gutsman

The only Robot Master whose location is presently known. His escape from the vigilante actions of Megaman.exe may be due to an identity mistake that took out Gutsman.exe rather than this one.

Hey, no one ever said Megaman.exe was the brightest bulb on the circuit board.

#002 - Megaman.exe The NetNavi defender himself, Megaman.exe...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:20:00 -0400

#002 - Megaman.exe

The NetNavi defender himself, Megaman.exe serves as one of the many protectors of this realm. Since appearing, all but one of the Robot Masters within the tomb have mysteriously vanished…

#001 - Opus the Penguin Opus is a plush animal that may be even...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:56:16 -0400

#001 - Opus the Penguin

Opus is a plush animal that may be even older than the tomb itself, definitely a specimen that has been well-loved. A physical manifestation of the Berkeley Breathed character, it used to occupy a space on the tomb’s bed. However, it has since been relocated to “The Pile”.

Welcome to the Tomb

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:31:00 -0400

For 20 years, a crypt has grown, like a blob of fabrics and cardboard. Its location has changed a few times, but the tomb seemingly never stops expanding.

This will be a first-hand account of this place, a room in an undisclosed location within southeastern New England. The Tomb is made up of countless individual items; toys, games, videos, books. I will try our best to chronicle them all.

If it’s even possible.