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Jazwares is an American toy company based in Sunrise, Florida. They were established in 1997.[1] Jazwares acquired the rights to make Sonic the Hedgehog toys in 2008. They released action figures and plush toys based on specific Sonic games as well as the general Sonic the Hedgehog series. In late 2014, Jazwares lost the Sonic license due to Jazwares wanting to focus on other licenses.
Re-Released Toy Island Figures
Jazwares re-released three of the Toy Island Sonic Adventure figures in new packages. This time around, they did not come with any accessories. They are otherwise unchanged, however the paint job has been touched up a bit. All three are discontinued.
Re-Re-Re-Release Lineup
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Super Posers
The first two Super Poser figures were a re-deco of Sonic and Shadow from the Toy Island Sonic X toy line. These two Super Posers were slightly improved with more accurate paint jobs and better-looking eyes. Jazwares later released repaints of these figures as Super Sonic and Super Shadow, Jazwares eventually re-sculpted the head on the Super Sonic Super Poser. Another re-deco of Sonic was later released where he was completely made of clear blue plastic, along with this figure they re-released Super Sonic and Super Shadow in new "Super Poser" specific packages. Shortly after Sonic and Shadow were re-packaged in the new "Super Poser" specific packages, however some were mislabeled as "Super Sonic" and "Super Shadow", but later releases corrected that. Jazwares has also released a Super Poser version of Knuckles, which their first Super Poser to have an original Jazwares sculpt. Jazwares has also made a Super Poser of Tails. The "Super Poser" figures had been criticized for having loose joints, although there is a method to fix the loose joints that works with other figures (5-inch, 3-inch, etc.) as well. A common home-repair method is to put some super glue on the loose joints, then move the joint in all ways possible. In summer 2011, Jazwares re-packaged the Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles and Tails super posers in new "20th Anniversary" specific packages, and have slightly better paint jobs. A Silver Super Poser was released in early 2014.
Super Poser Lineup
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5-inch Sonic the Hedgehog series Figures
Jazwares makes a line of 5-inch figures which consists of only Sonic and Sir Lancelot so far as he appears in different games. Many of these figures come in unique packages promoting specific games. In the yellow Sonic the hedgehog packages, Jazwares re-released their Sonic Unleashed Sonic the Werehog figure. They also released the Sonic and the Black Knight figure without the Sword and Gauntlet, now just a regular Sonic the Hedgehog figure.[2] In 2010, Jazwares re-released the same old 5-inch Sonic but with Wisps in a Sonic Colors related package. In the following year, in honor of Sonic's 20th Anniversary, Jazwares released a line of figures with both Classic and Modern Sonic.
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| Sonic the Werehog | Fall 2008 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog & Caliburn | Summer 2009 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | Summer 2009 |
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| Sonic the Werehog (re-release) | Summer 2009 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog & Caliburn (re-release) | Winter 2010 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog & Wisps | Winter 2010 |
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| Classic Sonic the Hedgehog | Summer 2011 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (re-release) | Summer 2011 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (re-design) | Summer 2011 |
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| Classic Sonic the Hedgehog (re-release) | Summer 2012 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (re-design;re-release) | Summer 2012 |
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| Excalibur Sonic with Caliburn | Fall 2012 |
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| Sir Lancelot | Fall 2012 |
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| Classic Sonic with light-up Chaos Emeralds | Summer 2013 |
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| Sir Galahad | Winter 2014 |
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Cancelled
- Sonic with Chaos Emeralds[3]
- Knuckles with Chaos Emeralds[3]
- Shadow with Chaos Emeralds[3]
- Silver with Chaos Emeralds[3]
- Sir Gawain [3]
- Blacksmith[3]
3.75-inch Sonic the Hedgehog series Figures
With ten to 16 points of articulation, Jazwares has started a 3.75-inch G.I. Joe-esque line of Sonic figures. Jazwares representatives have revealed that they hope to make as many Sonic characters in this proportion as possible. However, they have also stated that all their figures must be approved by Sega of Japan, therefore they cannot make any characters that were not created by Sega of Japan, thus ruling out the hundreds of characters from the Sonic the Comic series, Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog, the cartoon shows and many of the non-SEGA-developed video games such as Sonic R for the time being. Fans of the series are drawn to this line because the figures are relatively inexpensive compared to the standard 5-inch figures and they are making characters that past toy companies never have, such as Vector the Crocodile, Jet the Hawk, and Silver the Hedgehog.
These figures are released in multiple assortments. They can be purchased individually, in two-packs with specific issues of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics, and in themed box sets with dioramas. Some of these toys have also been recycled into the Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing line of figures which would have them accompany their vehicle from that game.
As of January 17, 2011, Jazwares has redesigned each 3.5-inch figure in the series due to complaints about pin looseness. Multiple figures have been corrected and the designs have been completely re-engineered to prevent the wobbly limbs found in previous builds. Contact information is also currently provided on replacements of broken figures for the redesigned figures at the official website. However, some reported that the new 3-inch Sonic's knee joints are worse than the original loose-jointed Sonic. So far, all the figures have been re-released except for Black Knight Sonic.
In honor of Sonic's 20th Anniversary, Jazwares released a line of figures with one or two Badniks, figures with a collectable tin, comic book packs, and a collector's box set of figures, each of the modern figures have improved paint jobs.
Single Figure Packs
| Character | Wave | Highlights | Image |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | 1 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog and Caliburn | 1 |
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| Tails (1st release) |
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| Sonic the Werehog | 2 |
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| Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 |
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| Silver the Hedgehog | 2 |
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| Knuckles the Echidna | 2 |
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| Amy Rose | 2 |
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| Metal Sonic | 2 |
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| Clear Purple Espio The Chameleon (Corrected version with the hole in the shoe is pink) | 3 |
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| Super Shadow | 3 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Riders design) | 4 |
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| Jet the Hawk | 4 |
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| Classic Sonic with Moto Bug | 5 |
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| Classic Tails & Grabber | 5 |
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| Sonic & Spinner | 5 |
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| Shadow & Mono Beetle | 5 |
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| Knuckles & Egg Pawn | 5 |
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| Silver & Iblis Biter | 5 |
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| Tails & Sandworm | 5 |
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| Classic Sonic with tin Collectors Case | 5 |
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| Classic Super Sonic with tin Collectors Case | 5 |
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| Tails (Sonic Riders design) | 6 |
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| Storm the Albatross | 6 |
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| Knuckles (Sonic Riders design) | 6 |
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| Wave the Swallow | 6 |
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Tails (with Miles Electric) |
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Knuckles (with Master Emerald) |
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Amy (with Piko Piko Hammer) |
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Comic Book Packs
| Characters | Comic | Wave | Highlights | Image |
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| Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 138 | 3 |
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| Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 138 or Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 207 (the box still says issue 200) | 3 |
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| Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 138 | 4 |
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| Archie Sonic Universe Issue 1 | 7 |
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| Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 207 | 2 |
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| Sonic Universe Issue 25 | 5 |
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| Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 226 or
Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 229 or Archie Sonic Universe Issue 1 |
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Boxed Packs
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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Figure with Vehicle Packs
| Characters | Wave | Vehicle | Image |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | 2 | Speed Star | 
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| Knuckles the Echidna | 2 | Land Breaker | 
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| Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 | Dark Rider | 
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| Tails | 3 | Tornado Racer | 
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Figure with Vehicle Packs
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | 7 | Speed Star | 
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (Alternate packaging) | 7 | Speed Star | 
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| Shadow the Hedgehog | 7 | GUN Vehicle | 
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| Shadow the Hedgehog (Alternate packaging) | 7 | GUN Vehicle | 
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Rejected Figures
- Metal Sonic 3.0[4]
- Silver Repaint of Metal Sonic[4]
- Mighty the Armadillo
Cancelled
- Shadow and Rouge Comic 2-Pack
- Classic Knuckles
JUVI Figures
An original Werehog Juvi (right) next to a corrected re-release (left)
Jazwares has announced a line of comical JUVI Sonic figures. Metal Sonic was released at the 2009 ComicCon in San Diego. Jazwares also released a regular line of JUVI's available at Toys R Us.[5]
Reception
Metal Sonic was the first JUVI to be released, only available at the San Diego Comic Con 2009. Metal Sonic received praise for his nice paint job. When the other four JUVI figures were released in stores, they were greatly criticized for having strange painted-on shading, crossed eyes and worst of all, heads that are looking down at their feet. After much dissatisfaction from fans, Jazwares eventually re-released the figures with corrected heads, although the Knuckles JUVI remained unimproved, due to the dreadlocks. These figures have since been discontinued but are common shelf-warmers, the Werehog JUVI is commonly seen, while the Shadow figures are rare.[6]
JUVI Lineup
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10-Inch Figures
Jazwares has released a 10-inch Metal Sonic. This figure is superior in design to any other large Sonic figure previously released.[7] 10-inch Sonic is out now with 18 points of articulation.[4] Many 10" inch Sonic figures have been reported broken in the package. 10" Classic Sonic is now out as part of the Sonic's 20th Anniversary celebration along with Modern Sonic in a new 20th Anniversary package.[8] A new "flocked" modern Sonic was available at Comic-Con, San Diego, and at Toys R Us. In 2013, Jazwares re-released the 10-inch Modern Sonic in a new package, it is currently unknown if Classic Sonic and Metal Sonic were re-released.
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 10" Sonic  "Flocked" Modern Sonic  Classic Sonic  Modern Sonic Re-Release  10-inch Modern Sonic (3rd release)  Classic Sonic |
Plush
Jazwares released their own line of plush characters.
- Sonic
- Shadow
- Werehog
- Silver
- Tails
- Modern Sonic (12 inches)[9]
- Modern Tails (12 inches)[9]
- Classic Sonic (15 inches)[9]
- Classic Sonic (7 inches)[9]
- Classic Tails (7 inches)[9]
- Classic Knuckles (7 inches)[9]
- Classic Amy (7 inches)
- Classic Metal Sonic (7 inches)
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Cancelled
- Super Sonic[10]
- Super Shadow [1]
- Big the cat (prototype sold on ebay to youtuber "PatMac")
Rejected
- Classic Metal Sonic (now released) [11]
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Mini Racers
Based on the 2010 cross-over game Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Jazwares released 1.5" racers, which are rolling toys with figures fused to their vehicle. Starting with wave 2, this set included characters from other Sega series who were also playable in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
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Other Sonic Merchandise
Sonic Boombox, Sonic Digital Camera, Sonic MP3 Player, Sonic and Shadow Walkie Talkies, Sonic Earbuds, and Sonic Headphones.
Sonic Generations
In honor of the game, Sonic Generations, Jazwares released a Commemorative Statue with Classic and Modern Sonic running on a ring base, also includes Exclusive Game Codes.
Sonic Mini Figure Packs
In honor of Sonic's 20th Anniversary, Jazwares released Mini Figure packs, the Classic Sonic Pack is actually made by First 4 Figures however the Modern Sonic pack is purely made by Jazwares.
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Mini Flocked Figures
In Fall 2012, Jazwares released a pack of mini flocked Sonic figures consisting of Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, and Shadow.
Mini Morph Figures
Jazwares released a line of "Mini Morph" figures which consists of Sonic, Tails, and Metal Sonic. A "Mini Morph" Knuckles was announced at ToyFair 2013 but it has yet to be released.
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 Sonic the Hedgehog  Miles "Tails" Prower  Metal Sonic |
Roleplay
Jazwares has released a series of Roleplay toys which consits of Masks and Other objects.
Masks
- Modern Sonic
- Shadow
Items
- Gold Ring
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References
- ↑ http://jazwares.com/aboutus.php
- ↑ http://jazwares.com/store/index.phpapp=ccp0&ns=catshow&ref=Sonic+5%22+Figures
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 http://www.tssznews.com/2013/04/05/jazwares-reveals-new-sonic-merchandise/bkcufmh-34q-2/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2010/06/01/joe-amaro-from-jazwares-answers-your-questions/
- ↑ http://jazwares.com/store/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=catshow&ref=SonicJuvis
- ↑ http://www.sonicgear.org/USAPages/JazwaresJUVIs.html
- ↑ http://jazwares.com/store/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=catshow&ref=Sonic+%210%22+Figures
- ↑ http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jazwares-Sonic-20th-Anniversary-figures-3.jpg
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 http://www.jazwares.com/2010/products/Sonic-20th-15in-Plush/
- ↑ http://forums.toynewsi.com/index.php?showtopic=2059139&st=8075&gopid=16786239&#entry16786239
- ↑ http://www.sonicstadium.org/2013/09/jazwares-cancels-its-amy-metal-sonic-plush/
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