Buffy Summers

Buffy Series 1 was a rousing success - the line was even picked up by Toys R Us, a huge coup for a small company. As good as the first ones were, Series 2 took everything to a new level. As the one girl in all the world with the strength and skill to hunt and slay vampires, Buffy Summers constantly juggles the life of a typical young adult while battling forces of evil and saving the world. Just as before, the series was comprised of four figures. Buffy's standard version had red pants and a black spaghetti strap top. She's got those completely illogical high-heels of which she's so fond, and a rather distant look on her face. Rather than stone logo bases, series 2 figures each came with a detailed graveyard base; stones and dirt at the bottom, sculpted grass on top, and a textured tombstone that plugs into place. Buffy's tombstone has a very art-deco rising sun on the front, signifying the time of day when she can finally let her guard down. As always, Clayburn Moore's done a wonderful job with the figure's sculpt. Buffy manages to look tough and feminine at the same time, and her clothes stretch, wrinkle and bunch as they should. She comes with a crossbow, sickle, ax, and of course a few stakes. She's articulated at the neck, shoulders, upper arms, elbows, wrists, hips, thighs, and knees. There's a variant Buffy as well, as you can see. With a dark top and lavender pants, Buffy has the shorter hair she was sporting at the beginning of season two. The articulation is the same, but the accessories are different; she comes with a sword, dirk, stake, and the sledgehammer she used to grind the Master's bones. There are also two versions of the packaging - one in a window box and one on a blister card.