I'm obsessed with Fortnite's ridiculous new action figures

[ad_1] When somebody who's not a gamer finds out how a lot time I’ve spent taking part in Fortnite, they inevitably ask what the draw is. And whereas I've cycled by a protracted checklist of causes through the years, it all the time comes again to a core reality: Fortnite is a digital toybox crammed with my favourite digital motion figures. So now that NECA is popping these digital figures into precise motion figures, I do not know what to do.

On the annual Toy Truthful in New York on Feb. 14, collectible toy firm NECA revealed its partnership with Epic Video games for a line of Fortnite motion figures, every of which comes with a digital code to be used within the recreation. Polygon has reached out to Epic Video games for extra data on what the code will unlock and can replace the story if we hear again.

Let's be clear: There are already loads of Fortnite toys you'll be able to already purchase, from Lego units to Peely figures to Nerf weapons. NECA goes one step additional, although. The corporate is producing motion figures of established characters, as they seem within the recreation.

At this level, Fortnite crossovers maintain the sport shifting ahead as beloved fictional characters and non-fictional people arrive at a gradual tempo, including an increasing number of digital figures to my toybox (rumor has it that Solo Leveling is headed our method quickly). However what the hell am I speculated to do with bodily figures of these digital figures?

It does not matter, as a result of I need them. After I first bought a textual content from a good friend about these, the very concept smacked of being a crass money seize. Then I noticed them. And, whereas I am not ready to say this is not a money seize — after all, it's — I am already opening my pockets to provide NECA simpler entry. I imply, I will not be a completist with this line, however absolutely I ought to get figures of my repeatedly used skins, proper? (Word: The entire introduced figures are of cosmetics in my common rotation; that is going to get costly.)

To kick issues off, NECA revealed its Fortnite x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, which launches with 5 figures — the 4 turtles and Shredder. The figures, which you'll see above, are based mostly on the Fortnite-exclusive designs which have been featured within the store as lately as December.

The figures seize the Fortnite skins completely and would look glorious alongside any TMNT fan's NECA assortment. And so they're actually placing my stance on Fortnite's Ninja Turtles to the take a look at. Whereas I used to be beforehand a completist on the corporate's line of TMNT figures based mostly on the live-action films, that ended after they launched a playset based mostly on a deleted scene from one of many films. I haven't got the spare room or cash for one thing like that. And but, right here I'm, determining if I ought to simply get Donatello or all 4 turtles. And if I get the 4 turtles, I ought to most likely get Shredder too, proper?

In any case, there's loads of room for this explicit line of Fortnite figures to develop, as there are undoubtedly extra cosmetics to tug from. Past these 5, Fortnite has beforehand launched Splinter, April O'Neil, Casey Jones, Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, and Tremendous Shredder. And even when the road ended there, an entire Fortnite x TMNT assortment would look unimaginable on show.

<img width="1650" height="1306" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="NECAs Figure of horror movie monsters Michael Myers, Billy the Puppet, and Leatherface, as seen in Fortnite" data-img-url="https://static0.polygonimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_7590-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2" src="https://static0.polygonimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_7590-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2" class="img-brightness-opt-out"/> Picture: Polygon/NECA Ninja Turtles followers aren't the one ones NECA is feeding properly, although. The corporate additionally revealed a trio of horror icons, as interpreted in Fortnite. The primary batch of Fortnite horror figures consists of Halloween 2's Michael Myers (with emote keyboard), Noticed's Billy the Puppet, and Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath's Leatherface with the pores and skin of Peely as a again bling. In contrast to the prevailing Final NECA figures of those characters, the Fortnite variations are extra cartoony, with much less element. Additionally, simply as he seems in Fortnite, Billy the Puppet is identical peak as Michael and Leatherface — a horrifying thought that is certain to occur in a Noticed film sometime.

Given how deep the rosters are for NECA's varied motion determine strains, there's certain to be much more on the best way within the coming months and years. If there may be 4 totally different Casey Jones figures from the identical 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film — one more reason I ended accumulating that line — there are not any guardrails for Fortnite. We may, by some means, find yourself with three totally different Michael Scott figures based mostly on Fortnite's crossover with The Workplace. So no matter occurs, ensure you're buying rigorously, otherwise you'll share my destiny: a pile of motion determine packing containers within the closet that I merely haven't got house for, questioning how I bought right here… earlier than opting to only play Fortnite as an alternative.