At first blush, the Imaginext blind bag series 5 ghost is a little dull. I mean, he's a white sheet. Yipee. He doesn't even come with an additional accessory like most other blind bagged figures. But then you discover his sheet glows in the dark, and that's a handful of points right there because glowing toys are awesome. Also, if you look closely at his 'face' he kind of looks like ghostface from Scream. I'm pretty sure that's intentional, since Fisher-Price could have just as easily left the face flat and lacking in detail.
And then you remove the sheet...
... the ghost is suddenly a ghostly translucent green skeleton and YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS GUY! He's suddenly TWO awesome toys in one! My only gripe is that the sheet doesn't stand on it's own which would have made for a literal double-whammy.
Imaginext has released many skeletons over the years, but this is the first Kryptonite skeleton! he reminds me of Blight from Batman Beyond, and makes an incredibly versatile addition to any Imaginext sub-theme.
Even though the ghost sheet doesn't stand on it's own, it is a solid sculpt and can still pass as a ghostly apparition on it's own. It will also fit over many standard Imaginext figures. So you can consider this figure a 'two-in-one' if you wish, but even if he's just a one-in-one he's awesome and how can you possibly pass him up?
Here are the codes for Series 5, which is most likely a Wal-Mart exclusive wave:
63 - Chinese Warrior66 - Genie65 - Fly-Man68 - Crash Test Dummy70 - Cyclops71 - Warrior Queen74 - Werewolf75 - Ghost
This is the one I want from Series 5. The skeleton looks really cool. My Walmart is useless, though.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say Blight from Batman Beyond too!
ReplyDeleteOMG!! This one looks so cool.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great figure! I was surprised by this one. I knew I wanted it early on, but kept putting it off. The whole thing is black light reactive, BTW. I ended up getting the full run of series 5, minus the crash test dummy. Not sure if I want to get him.
ReplyDeleteI might pick up the Crash Dummy sometime in the future, but he's not currently on my 'must-have' list. I try to keep the insanity to a minimum when I can!
DeleteEvery time you posted one of these figures, I get closer & closer to getting them. Must fight the urge...
ReplyDeleteThey are irresistible!
DeleteFor me the Ghost and The Fly-Man are a shoe in! Imaginext is on fire with these blind bags!
ReplyDeleteI finally saw a couple of boxes of these at Walmart today, and wanted to find this Ghost. I pulled about ten out, and never saw any codes other than 66 or 68.
ReplyDeleteI literally had to take out every figure in the box just to find the three guys I wanted. You gotta commit, man!
DeletePicked up this guy, the wolfman and the genie over the weekend based on this reveiw. They were my first Imaginext figures and now I'm hooked. I just ordered the monsters set which includes Dracula, Zombie, Witch, Frankenstein & Mummy
ReplyDeleteYou're hooked! And I've seen that monster set - what a great opportunity for people new to the line to catch up on a lot of the monster releases so far!
DeleteI'll definitely be getting that monster set. It has all the ones I missed and wanted (sorry CBG, I can skip you.) I just realized how amazing this guy would be under a black light!
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