The legendary icon ‘Buzz’ of Disney’s ‘Toy Story’ series is released as an official global toy. To commemorate the release of the movie ‘Buzz Lightyear’, a toy will be introduced.
On the 16th, Son Goku announced that they would hold a pre-launch special exhibition where you can see Buzz and spaceship figures first. The special exhibition will be unveiled exclusively through Gmarket on the same day. There are two types of products for sale: ‘Lightyear Battle Buzz’ and ‘Lightyear Spaceship Battle Playset’. From this day to the 27th of this month, it will be held in limited quantities of 300 each.
Products are sold on a first-come-first-served basis. All customers who purchase within the pre-launch period will receive one ‘Pixar Best Character Minifigure’ worth 10,000 won as a gift. This figure is a blind pack consisting of 12 random figures.
‘Lightyear Battle Buzz’ is a 30cm tall Buzz figure wearing an alpha suit. Various movements can be realized with 11 joints that move in a wide range. Here, it is composed of four types of weapons, including a bazooka. It can reproduce the signature motion of the buzz and relive the emotion of the movie.
‘Lightyear Spaceship Battle Playset’ is a miniature of the spaceship in the movie. It consists of spaceship figures XL-01 and XL-15 reproduced with the same design and detail. In addition, it consists of a miniature buzz figure of regarding 2cm that can be boarded on a spaceship, and a cannon that can be mounted on the bottom of the spaceship.
Son Goku also prepared a review event to commemorate this pre-launch. Buzz Lightyear movie tickets (two per person) will be presented to 20 best reviewers for purchasing customers.
An official from Son Goku said, “The line between children and adults is rapidly disappearing in the toy and character market as the number of adult customers who actively enjoy hobbies increases due to the combination of kidults and retro craze.” , it will be a perfect gift for everyone, from children who want to become astronauts to children who want to be astronauts, and adult fans who want to own the characters of their childhood memories.”
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