Rinoa Heartlilly comes from Final Fantasy VIII

Bandai America has been distributing Japanese toys in the US since the 80s, and we thank them for that. But they haven’t all been smash hits like the Power Rangers.

Back in 1999 Bandai America tried their hand at an anime theme line by putting out a series of fixed-pose final fantasy figures. These figures had ONE point of articulation, a weapon and a stand.

Rinoa Heartlilly is part of a line called Extra Soldier. These 4”-ish pvc figures are essentially trading figures re-packaged as action figures. Unfortunately, they do almost nothing. Rinoa can move her arm at the elbow, but that’s it. You can attach a weapon to her arm, which is oddly made of two parts. So you can’t point basic joint work on this figure but you can create a miniscule weapon with two parts?

It’s nice enough if you are a FF fan, otherwise, skip.

I got this figure because a woman in my office gave it to me. Someone had gotten it for her young son, and she thought it was inappropriate due to all the sharp points. People around here know I love inappropriate things, so it was only logical that I get it.

No, this is not that Iron Giant. This Iron Giant is an enemy monster in Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy VIII video game. This same monster has been in most Final Fantasy games in some form or another.

Officially, this figure is marked as "Final Fantasy VIII Action Figure Series 3 Monster Collection Item Number 44". It comes blister carded and was distributed in the USA by Diamond Comics Distribution in 1999

I got this figure because a woman in my office gave it to me. Someone had gotten it for her young son, and she thought it was inappropriate due to all the sharp points. People around here know I love inappropriate things, so it was only logical that I get it.

It’s a cool little figure. It’s well built, solid and has nice detail. Despite the large amount of mass, it stands nice and firm. There are 7 points of articulation, and the toy comes with a big-ass sword. But the character does nothing for me. It was nice enough office decoration, but into the trade / sale bin it goes.