It’s Figure Friday, I guess.
Right now it feels like I’m writing about Schrödinger’s pre-orders which is to say they both simultaneously are and are not happening given the current situation in the states. This year, the war on Christmas is coming from inside the (White) house.
I’ll spare you the lengthy political discourse surrounding the trivial topic of toys because things are steadily getting worse out there. A lot of smaller toy companies out there could disappear overnight and Josh and I may have to reassess the long-term viability of a weekly column about toys. Can’t write about toys if there ain’t no toys to write about.
In other news, the classic hoop & stick is poised to be the must-get toy of X-Mas 2025. Make sure you get a preorder in with your local blacksmith TODAY. For now, I must press on for I am gripped amidships by a terrible miasma and I fear I have contracted the consumption or perhaps the whooping cough, or the dreaded maple fever due to my association with Canadians.
Ghost ULTIMATES! Papa V Perpetua Action Figure
It’s a good time to be a Ghost fan since the band dropped a new record last week and is currently on a world tour as I write this. Presently, I am both hemming AND hawing over buying a ticket to see them when they stop through Detroit this July. I’m not the biggest fan of arena shows but if ever there was a spectacle to behold…Ghost would probably be it.
With the new record and tour, so too comes a “new” singer for Ghost.
The reign of Papa V Perpetua is upon us—resplendent, commanding, and steeped in the dark pageantry that has made Ghost a force to be reckoned with. With each new era, The Clergy’s unholy frontman evolves, and now, Super7 is summoning his latest incarnation to take center stage in your collection!
This 7” scale, highly articulated ULTIMATES! figure embodies Papa V Perpetua’s divine decadence, featuring intricate sculpt and vac metal paint detailing that captures every ornate flourish of his ever-enigmatic presence. Draped in a flowing soft goods robe with detailing approved by The Clergy and worthy of his station, he arrives with two interchangeable heads and eight interchangeable hands, allowing you to display him in all his theatrical splendor.
And, of course, he comes equipped with his tools of the trade—a microphone and stand—so he can deliver his haunting sermon among your collection.
Encased in collector-friendly window box packaging, this figure is as much a relic as it is a revelation. Will you heed the call and usher Papa V Perpetua into your unholy sanctuary?
Just last week, my Papa Emeritus IV figure was delivered, and while it’s pretty neat, it did raise some questions about this new release. With IV, you can switch out his vestments for a more “casual” look. Listen, with the amount of costume changes and set pieces during a Ghost show, it could be argued that it’s less of a rock concert and more of a musical theatre production…which I’m fully onboard with.
By my count V has no less than three outfits and this figure only appears to depict one of them. To me, this reads as multiple figure variants coming down the pipeline which totally makes sense because in addition to being musical theater Ghost is also a merchandising machine. However, they’ll have to step up their game with a Ghost cruise and Ghost casket to even think about taking the crown from Kiss.
Papa V Perpetua is up for preorder now and is expected to ship in February (fingers crossed).
