So, it turns out that people seem to like Zombies these days. Caught up in that cultural zeitgeist is the 1992 Toxo Zombie figure. Back in the late 1990's and early 2000's, this figure was pretty much a joke. Collectors hated the fact that it even existed. Now, though, the Toxo Zombie figure is rather popular. Just looking at the sheer volume of content below, you can see that the figure has become a staple of many people's collections. It is a favorite of photographers and the Toxo Zombie often appears on various online communities. Here's some of my favorite content on the Toxo Zombie from around the web:
Toxo Zombie Profile
Toxo Zombie at ARAH Gallery
Toxo Zombie Pre Production at YoJoe.com
Toxo Zombie at JoeADay.com
Toxo Zombie by OldBaldysToyChest
Toxo Zombie by JamietheTeleViper
Toxo Zombie by ScarrViper
Toxo Zombie at 3DJoes.com
Toxo Zombie Halloween at JoeADay.com
Secret of the Ooze Dio
Toxo Zombie by Outrider
Toxo Zombie at Half The Battle
Toxo Zombies at JoeDios
Toxo Zombie by b33jb
Toxo Zombie Returns at JoeADay.com (He really likes the Toxo Zombie!)
Toxo Zombie by kaboomtoys
Toxo Zombies by total_madness_customs
Man that's insane! I remember back when people used to hate this guy too. I knew he was becoming more popular but I didn't notice there was THAT much content on him!
ReplyDeleteAlways wished that the Zombie's uniform was closer in color to Toxo Viper II. I suppose the intention was to depict discoloration from corrosion but darker colors would have looked a lot creepier.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to the Eco Warriors figures Water Colour Changing Gimmicks: Since it seems like many Eco-Warriors figures have their Colour Change Gimmicks no longer working to the point that the Toxic "Stains" is now permanent, I think for any Toxo-Zombie figures with permanent stains, it might actually be a additional benefit, giving it a bit more detail to the figure. You can even say it gives it a bit of a "Wash" to bring out some details as well, depending on how deep the colour of the stain is.
ReplyDeleteAnd for anyone that has a small army of them, maybe you'll be lucky that some may still have a working Water Changing Gimmick, some where it doesn't work and all the stains are there, some where it doesn't work and there are no stains at all, and/or some where it doesn't work and there are stains in some areas of the body and no stains in others. If so, you may have a nice small variety within the Toxo Zombies.
I would say for Eco Warriors figures with permanent "Toxic Stains", both the Toxo-Vipers and Toxo Zombies are probably going to be the only ones where it might be okay for them to no longer have the Water Changing Gimmick working, the Zombies even more so. The other characters if I were to ever pick up the Eco Warriors Figures, I would much prefer if the Water Changing Gimmick work, or if they were just stuck in a Clean Look.