First 4 Figures is a United Kingdom and Hong Kong based toy and model company. First 4 Figures produces merchandise statues of well-known licenses, such as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Metroid and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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History
First 4 Figures was established in 2003 to produce high quality officially licensed resin collectables. After acquiring the worldwide WWE resin statue license in 2003, First 4 Figures was dedicated to bring the industry's newest and most innovative statues to the market. Since then, First 4 Figures has gone on to expand its license portfolio to include Magic: The Gathering and Transformers along with other high-profile licenses. Early 2006, First 4 Figures announced an agreement with Nintendo to produce statues for some of their franchises, such as The Legend of Zelda and Metroid. In October 2006 they announced the license for 2000AD to produce a set of collectibles. In early 2008, they announced classic Sonic the Hedgehog line and in early 2012 they announced their first statue from modern Sonic the Hedgehog line.
Products
Besides normal character statues, First 4 Figures also produces busts, replica weapons and diorama statues. All of the statues are limited in quantity and usually are not being produced for the second time after being sold out. Most of the figures available in 2 versions:
All figures come with a Certificate of Authenticity which allows buyer to get next statues in the series with the same number as first one. Some of the statues (like "20th Anniversary Sonic") is not available for purchase from First 4 Figures and can only be obtained from various events or contests. Those statues usually doesn't have Certificate of Authenticity included.
Licences
First 4 Figures has acquired several licences to produce statues of characters from the following franchises: