This series..these toys...literally raised me. It was my escape from a horrible childhood & I still have my beat up, missing a finger Claire figure..she helped me survive the real monsters. Thanks for this nostalgic video ♥♥
Crazy right? Feels like nowadays the best a popular game can get is a damn Funko pop. There used to be a whole market of Videogame Action figures same as there was for Movies and comics. Not just dosplay piece statues, actually articulated toys, with play features
Phenomenal video, dude! I have the full set in their boxes. Not because I want to sell them, but because they look cool in the box with the art. I had most if not all of them growing up, and they got so much playtime. It was really touching to hear how the series got you through those tough times you experienced as a kid. Resident Evil was also my outlet for hard times I went through in my childhood. The series remains my favorite to this day.
I know I'm late to the party, but this video is seriously special. The story towards the end about you being sick as a kid, and the little home movies really made it for me lol. It really reminds me of how important media can be growing up, and how the connections we make with these characters and franchises can feel so personal.
Much respect to everybody for taking the timeout to watch the video. I work tonight and date to get this one finished, and when I wanted to make for a long time now. Really glad so many of you can relate to the stories in this, that there is one question that I need to ask from everyone. When you hear that old PlayStation builder was the first game you think of personally?!
I was born in 99 I never had a playstation. But I do love watching videos about resident evil. I would like to get a playstation and these old games, I just don't know if I'm to old to at this point. But I have seen other women here on RU-vid playing so maybe I can. Also your really handsome. Best wishes to you and yours.
@Helluvabossfan117 the first one looks good. But 2-3 did to much changes with story and characters that really upset me. So for me I'd rather get the old ones. Just to have for fun I wouldn't play all the time .
Incredible video essay dude, incredible amount of heart and passion put into this video. I can tell how much this whole franchise meant to you. Amazing 👏🏻
I'm just awestruck dude, you've surpassed yourself with this video essay. Resident Evil 2 is absolutely one of the greatest video games of all time and I think the first three Resi games also did a lot to revive the zombie film genre. If you think of the late 90s in horror, you hardly get anything done with zombies, and Romero is kind of in obscurity. Then Resi comes along, and suddenly you've got zombies on magazine covers, you've got Romero directing a TV add for Resident Evil 2 in Japan and people shouting out Dawn of the Dead, Zombie Flesh Eaters and the like as being inspirational for the games, and within a few years you've got that full-on zombie revival. So I argue that after Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead, and Fulci, Capcom's Resident Evil 1 & 2 are the most important developments in the evolution of zombie cinema. I mean, it's a shame the movies based on the games themselves were weak as, but the influence the initial games had back on film makers, helping revive interest in the zombie cinema that inspired them and fuel the next generation of zombie movies, can't be ignored. So it's so excellent to see such a cinematic video to pay tribute to the games and the toy line.
Your hundred percent right, I also don't think we would have had Shaun of the dead without the resident evil episode in Spaced. which in turn kicked off a bunch of zombie movies too
Just finished watching the whole video and I have to say I was completely transfixed the whole time. The amount of effort and detail that went into this is so clear, and it’s honestly so unique. I’ve never watched a video like this. Definitely subscribing. Can’t wait to catch up on the recent uploads.
With how popular and how hard resident evil is STILL going I’m surprised the only figures we have are older ones. Why hasn’t any of the big action figure companies mass produced them?
Amazing video bro! And the full circle moment at the end with the footage of you playing with the figs, and making videos as young 'un was the icing on the cake! Great stuff and shout out to the crate displayed 22:57 👊🏻
Theo, this was an absolute mic drop my man. So good. I’m a genre filmmaker and motion designer in LA and I watch your videos on my breaks almost every day, and I super feel the hard work put into this one dude. Love the toy photography and sets. I also really appreciate you being open about your health condition in your youth. I also currently live with a pretty crazy auto immune disease, and it hit home for me seeing a fellow Toy, Horror, Pulp Fan, Filmmaker talent like yourself pushing through something like that. TMNT has been my guardians in those dark times. Thanks for including that story. Loved this all around.
HOLY RATS IN RACCOON CITY! the amount of effort that you placed into this video is honestly amazing because the lighting, showcasing of the figures and your own personal stories all add up to make this genuinely enjoyable experience and a perfect documentary!
Huge fan of RE and especially RE2 here. Great video! I remember seeing these for the first time...IIRC around the release of RE2. I remember seeing the Claire and Leon two packs and NOT buying them because I noticed they had those "pre-posed" articulated positions and that kind of turned me off. Never saw many other figures that I can remember. Now you make me want to get them all lol.
It’s a toy line I’ve never actually went down but always wanted to given how much I love the franchise games & movies, but this has got me wanting to start the collection
Incredible Theo, it took me a good hour to get through it because I was stopping and starting to get a better look at the sets you created. The street scenes look straight from an awesome 90s toy commercial. Couldn't agree more with the comparison between the William Birkin and John Carpenter's The Thing, what a figure! That childhood footage at the end just put it over!🤘
Amazing video! this really brought back some memories for me. I was such a big time Resident Evil fan when these came out and I still am to this day. Birkin G3/4 and Mr X were my favorites in this line, they really went ham on the RE2 wave, specifically the big baddies.
My first Resident Evil figures were also the Claire and Zombie Cop Two Pack coincidentally. I was at my towns actual summer festive and one of the vendors had toys for sale, mostly junk but in the back corner I saw this two pack and I loved Resident Evil, didnt know there were figures for it. That was almost 20 years ago, and over those years I’ve bought and sold through most of the other figures from Moby Dick to Palisades. At the moment I still have my original Claire, Zombie Cop, Birkin stage 2 and 3/4, Tyrant, Chimera, Hunter, Licker, Forest, Mr X… to be honest I guess I still have all of the toybiz ones besides one of the best ones (IVY) which I might have sold. I’m more of a Neca/Palisades/Moby Dick guy now but Toybiz still holds a special place in my heart.
I feel like they modeled Leon’s face after Leonardo DiCaprio from Titanic. RE creators got in trouble for doing it before too, maybe they had a thing for Leo DiCaprio
Randomly just found this video researching the Re2 Toybiz figures. My god brother…you gained a new sub 100% earned. Bravo on the production. Truly a masterpiece. Now, being a die hard RE fan I was truly touched by your story of watching RE2 and being obsessed. I relate so much to that story except I was 7 at the time and it was resident evil 1 but I watched someone play and ever since then I’ve been a die hard fan.
I know it's a bit of a late comment but awesome vid! I always wanted those toys as a kid when RE2 came out in 98. I gotta ask though, where did you get those ps1 cases? They look amazing.
The zombie cop that came with Claire also really freaked me out as a kid 😆 Also holy shit, playing Nemesis in a hospital must've been a hell of a vibe 😅
I can’t believe the prices on these beautiful pieces of art I had Leon and Claire. I bought them at the toy store for about 15 each couple of weeks later my mom threw away.😢
First time viewer of your channel here and I just wanted to say that you did an absolutely fantastic job on this video! Resident Evil is one of my top VG loves and seeing others share the passion for the franchise and the toys at the same time brings so much joy to me. Hope everything is well and keep at it!
I love and miss this figures! I wish they had Made more of this figures for Part 3 Nemesis. I also love the blade figures from toybiz. Would be so cool if a company Made a Sequel line for These figures in the same style.
Dude, I'm so jealous and you are so lucky to have all these figures, they are extremely, rare and expensive., but great video. I have the same emotional attachment to resident evil, especially 3, for being there when I had no friends.
I only have the William and Sherry Birkin set. It's MIB and always will be as long as it's in my collection. It's sad how much they cost now and I'm not sure I will ever complete the sets.
Im still thankful that i still have one resident evil figure From play arts kai Resident Evil 6 Leon kennedy 😊 cuz nowadays Resident evil figures are hard to find .. and if yoyr lucky that you find one thats an expensive one 🔥
my brothers collected these and gave me the chris redfield figure. i was a toddler and accidentally dropped him in a sewer drain in nyc i was devastated lol. haven't seen or thought about that figure until seeing this video
Ha! I have all of these. Great figures. I also made a Barry Burton and Wesker figure to go with the lineup. And a few more, like Jill from RE3 and Nemesis. I also fixed the G3 Birkin and made a G1 Birkin. Gotten a lot of offers for them, but I hold onto them.
@@slimehousetv If you go to Google images and type in: "barry burton toybiz figure", mine should be the first to pop up. My page on figurerealm is Slaver. I have a bunch of customs from the Toybiz line.
I owned all of these and lost all of them too. Parents threw out all my childhood toys one day while I was at school. Most anyways. Might still have Leon somewhere but thats it now.
These figures are so damn cool and detailed! They also seemed like they were ahead of their time. Great video! Just in time during RE4 Remake release 😊
im really into resident evil AND im a toy collector ... absolutely love this video. im so impressed with the sculpting on all the monsters. i collect the small toybiz x-men and all of those are a little ugly (affectionately) so im impressed with the quality of these things i kind of love leon's awkward squat. funny awkward action figs are my favorite, super endearing to me
Great toy line! I remember I had the Johnny figure from House Of The Dead I would add him among the other zombies and the frog monsters with the other monsters from Resident Evil figures.
Really wish they made a Berry wesker and rebecca action figure I'd would even liked a full STARS and UBCS set obviously the mansion and police station would of been to much but a Marvin Brannaugh doll and a kendo would of been cool Make a series of pre-Mansion stars and a post mansion stars Same with RE2 and 3 Dolls Imagine a nemesis doll to go with Tyrant and Burkin and a Mr.X as well
Wow theo I really enjoyed this episode I still remember 1st playing resident Evil when it first came out my son had just been born and my mum god rest her soul was like omg what is this game your playing it's so gory and real unfortunately I never bought any of the figures as being a new dad I kinda moved away from the toy scene but these are awesome
Glad you have such fond memories too, my mum also didn't want me playing the game when it first came out either, then eventually she caved in. Great times man!
I was living in California for a short time in High School here in the US and it was the first time I had access to a mall with shops that had anime and video games that Wal-Mart didn't carry and I got myself the double pack of Leon and the Licker. I still have both in the bottom of a big sea chest with all my childhood stuff in them. It's nice to a see a video about a toy line I actually remember being excited about and for the same reason; Resident Evil was such an amazing experience! Still nervous playing them today, but more for losing than having my face eaten off. Great video!
I've got to say, as a huge *Toy Biz* fan, they were the best for toys this detailed at the time. Aesthetically, this is my favourite era of _Resident Evil._ It's colourful, well-designed and very toyetic. Even minus the licenced name, *"Cops vs Monsters"* is such a great concept for a toy line. Arguably, a questionable one for _kids,_ but hey, we liked gross stuff back then. I really like the way you've presented the figures in the diorama with the cool lighting and the fog. Has that classic toy advert vibe and shows them off at their best. 👍 My biggest gripes (and the main reason I wouldn't hunt these down for myself) are that the action features always inhibit the play value and the "poseable statues" level of articulation, while common at the time, doesn't hold up well. That Leon figure is a crying shame. I get what they were going for, but he just looks like Richard III limping around. He deserved better. Incidentally, these toys would be amazing with Toy Biz's *Marvel Legends -era* tooling. Or if I'm really being wishful, _Legendary Comic Book Heroes-era_ tooling. Solid stuff. Really like the presentation here. Hope to see more. 😁
Love how passionate you talk about this silly figures, because they are kind of silly but back in the day, they were extremelly impresive and stand out pretty strongly by they high quality and even today, no other company has ever did such a complete line based on the first two games. Is weird how intimidating was Resident Evil when we were kids, rigth? Also your setup is the coolest and for me, the one that really grossed me out and disturbed me the most was Forest Speyer.
thanks so much for the kind words dude, glad you enjoyed the video, and yeah, Res deffo had a whole generation of us SHOOK when it first came out! 😅🧟♂️👊
These are amazing toys I empathise with you being unwell, as I’m going through something similar at the moment - being in hospital for ages and then them not really knowing what’s wrong with me. Mind you, I’m an adult. Definitely wouldn’t make these for kids now. I find the issue with modern toys like this is that I feel if a kid played with them, they’d just break into pieces
Always thought these toys were so sick lol my buddy down the street had them and a PlayStation and resident evil lol I’d watch him play that and got hooked when I got my first ps2 my first game was resident evil code Veronica lol
I'm not that interested in action figures, but I'm the number 1 fan of RE saga, these are too cool for their own good! Good job getting people unrelated interested in these kind of things, the video is great!!
WOW what a cool video. great! very nice with the diorama and the lighting. Cool toy line. I also played Resident Evil on PS 1 back then and was scared...haha But those are always good childhood memories
If you love resident evil then I think that you should check out the dinosaurs attack and the mars attack I loved to see you playing with your residents evil toys
From the moment you mentioned you were making this video i've been looking forward to it and it was definitely worth the wait, i still remember going to my local comic book store and seeing them for the first time and getting all of wave 2
7:15 I think you are right there, although the Crash Dummies line does have a dog that you can splay to make it look like it has been run over by a car.
