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08.11.2023 - 16:21 / thegamer.com
One Piece has had Funko Pops for a while, but the arrival of its live-action adaptation on Netflix seems to have jump-started a run of the anime getting new figures at a much faster rate. The Wanted Poster Luffy figure selling out almost immediately after it went on sale at this year's New York Comic-Con will do that. Next up is a character who has been introduced in the Netflix version of the show, but not by the name of his newest Funko Pop!, Sniper King.
FunkoFinderz shared images of the new Sniper King Funko Pop!, also confirming it will be a Chase Collectibles exclusive. The figure will be available after 12 p.m. EST today (November 8, 2023). The figure appears to be fully posable - well, you can move its arms - as the two images show Sniper King with his arms folded, and then with them unfolded, his trusty slingshot in hand.
Sniper King, an alter ego of one of the very first characters to join the Straw Hat Pirates, finally has his own Funko Pop! Compete with the character's iconic mask, cape, and even a little slingshot.
If you're new to One Piece and jumped on the bandwagon thanks to the adaptation (like me), then you might now be trying to place who used a slingshot in season one as no one was ever referred to as Sniper King. That's because the slingshot user in the Netflix show was called Usopp, and Usopp and Sniper King are one and the same. When a manga/anime runs for more than 1,000 chapters over more than 20 years, odds are characters are going to evolve and even develop alter egos from time to time.
Potential spoiler for anyone who plans on getting into the anime after watching the adaptation, Usopp falls out with Luffy and eventually leaves the Straw Hat Pirates. Riddled with guilt while away, he dons a mask and a cape and dubs himself Sniper King.
There have been a lot of One Piece Funko Pops rolled out over the last few months of 2023 alongside the Sniper King and Wanted Poster Luffy figures. Nine of them were revealed all in one go midway through September and a lot of those Pops are now available. The only two of the nine still not here are the Orobi figure, which will be released later this week on November 11, and the Usohachi Pop! which will be available from November 28.
Want more than just One Piece Pops for your Funko collection? No problem. Some brand new Funko Snaps were released to coincide with the arrival of Five Nights At Freddy's in cinemas, and a Pearlescent Eevee figure is also coming soon.
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