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ReSaurus Co. Inc. was an American toy company that was founded in 1993.[1] The company acquired the rights to make action figures based on Sonic Adventure in 1999. This was the first real set of Sonic the Hedgehog action figures, as previous companies had only made Sonic figures with very limited to no articulation. ReSaurus went out of business not long after the second series of their Sonic Adventure figures released in 2001.
History[edit | edit source]
ReSaurus released two series of 4-inch Sonic action figures and two 12-inch Sonic figures, all based on Sonic Adventure. Each figure came with a 'face logo' base, a plastic gold-chromed ring, and a plastic rod. The figures also had a hole in their shoe so they could be snapped onto their base.
Not long after the second series released, all new products from ReSaurus were put on indefinite hold,[2] then the company eventually went out of business. Before this happened however, they still had plans for new Sonic figures. A line celebrating Sonic's 10th anniversary was supposed to be made, and it would've contained Tails, Knuckles, a Golden Sonic and a black E-series robot labeled as "E-102 Alpha".[3] Since this robot doesn't actually exist, it was likely meant to be E-101 Beta or E-101 Mark II.
A third series of the Adventure figures was also supposed to be made, based on Sonic Adventure 2. It would've contained figures of Shadow the Hedgehog,[4] Rouge the Bat and Dr. Eggman, but production was put on hold. This series was eventually canceled as the company went out of business before the figures could be produced.
Due to ReSaurus going out of business not long after series 2 released, the figures in this series had a limited run and are very rare. For unknown reasons there were a lot of factory seconds leftover from this series. Eventually these seconds made their way online, and people suspected these figures to be bootlegs due to their poor quality and lack of packaging and accessories.[5] It turns out these supposed bootlegs were just factory seconds, as they had been sitting in a factory for years[6] and resembled the official figures too closely to be able to be bootlegs.
Action figures[edit | edit source]
4" action figures[edit | edit source]
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| Character | Accessories | Highlights |
Sonic the Hedgehog |
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Miles "Tails" Prower |
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Miles "Tails" Prower (revised) |
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Knuckles the Echidna |
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| Character | Accessories | Highlights |
Sonic the Hedgehog (skiing) |
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Amy Rose |
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Big the Cat |
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E-102 Gamma |
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10th Anniversary figures (canceled)
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Golden Sonic the Hedgehog
- "E-102 Alpha"
Series 3 figures (canceled)
11" action figures[edit | edit source]
ReSaurus made an 11-inch Sonic action figure. It was available in two versions; one on its own and a "talking" version that came with a thicker version of Sonic's base that could play voice clips. The voice clips were "Aw yeah!", "This is happening!" and "Ready to roll champ? Let's go!", 20,000 units were produced and it was only available at Toys 'R' Us[7].
For Sega Dreamcast Championships in 2000, a special bronze version was made, and appears to be the trophy.
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File:ReSaurus 11 inch talking Sonic.jpg "Talking" |
File:SDC 2000 trophy.jpg Sega Dreamcast Championships |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ReSaurus Co. Inc.. Smart Business Network. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Dreadknux . Resaurus in ‘Suspended Animation’; New Sonic Figures Placed on ‘Indefinite Hold’. Sonic Stadium. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog Prototype Items 2. Sonic Gear. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
- ↑ Sonic Prototype Items Page 6. Sonic Gear. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
- ↑ Avoiding Fake Sonic Merchandise Page 3. Sonic Gear. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020.
- ↑ Sega 2000 Sonic The Hedgehog Adventure Resaurus AMY Rose Action Figure Loose. ebay. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Sonic Adventure Action Figures from ReSaurus. ReSaurus.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2001.