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| | The '''Formation Arts Figures''' are officially-licenced sets of collectable figures made for the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' game series, and are part of [[wikipedia:Square-Enix|Square-Enix]]'s larger ''Formation Arts'' collectible figurines series. As of 2008, two official ''Kingdom Hearts'' sets have been released and a third is planned. |
| [[File:Sora KHII (Formation Arts).png|thumb|200px|Sora's Formation Arts figure from Volume 3]]
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| '''Formation Arts''' are a line of officially-licensed collectible figures. There are two ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' Formation Arts series – the Original Series and the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' Series – each with three volumes of figures. | |
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| ==Design== | | ==Set Types== |
| All three original volumes are composed of six figures: three heroes and three villains. The ''Kingdom Hearts II'' volumes are composed of five figures each, and they lack the chess icons of the previous series. All figures are made of heavy plastic and feature a character or characters with important props, locations, or symbols that represent them. | | All sets are composed of six figures, three heros and three villians. All figures are made of heavy plastic and feature a character or characters with important props, locations, or symbols that represent them. Two styles of these figures have been released. |
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| The original series figures have a black or white symbol on the back opposite the [[Mickey]] head or [[Heartless]] symbol on the front of the base. This marks which chess piece the figure corresponds to, allowing the figures to be used as pieces on chessboard. The same chess piece is repeated on multiple figures, allowing for different configurations of the figures on the chessboard. | | The original style comes packaged in a small box. The figure inside each box cannot be seen and is randomized, so the buyer cannot see which character they are purchasing, and will not know until the box is opened. Some characters can be guessed at based on the weight of the box; [[Hades]] from the first volume can usually be selected without opening the box, for example, as packages with his figure were slightly heaver. In addition, at least a few of each figure were also released in rare monotone version, colored to resemble a pewter-like metal. Once opened, the figurines have to be assembled in the style of a [[wikipedia:gashapon|gashapon]] toy according to the directions contained within. These figures were primarily released in Japan, although a few made their way to other countries through collectors and conventions. |
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| The Formation Arts figures have been produced in two styles. The original style comes packaged in a small, solid box. The figure inside is randomized, so the buyer cannot see which character they are purchasing, and will not know until the box is opened; however, certain characters can be guessed at based on the weight of the box, such as the heavier [[Hades]] figures. In addition, at least a few of each figure were also released in rare monotone version, colored to resemble a pewter-like metal. Once opened, the figurines have to be assembled in the style of a {{w|gashapon}} toy according to the directions contained within. | | The second version comes packaged in a blister pack, so the character being chosen is readily seen. Only the heroes from each set were avaliable, however. In addition, instead of coming in pieces as the original releases did, the blister figures are made from one molded, painted piece of plastic. They are generally seen as lower in quality, but more inexpensive and readily avaliable in more places, including many American bookstore chains such as [[wikipedia:Borders Group|Borders]]. |
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| The second version comes packaged in a blister pack, so the character being chosen is readily seen; only the heroes from each set are available. In addition, instead of coming in pieces, the blister figures are made from one molded, painted piece of plastic. Although the material is of lower quality, the second style is cheaper and more readily available outside of Japan. | | ==Volume 1 Figures== |
| | The figures from Volume 1 were made available in Japan in April 2005. They are, in numerical order: |
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| ==List of figures==
| | *1. [[Sora]] in his ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' gear, holding the [[Kingdom Key]] on top of a stylized version of the [[Traverse Town]] Gizmo Shop clock. Avaliable in both styles. |
| ===Original Series===
| | *2. [[Donald Duck]], holding the wand and sitting atop a stylized Traverse Town roof. Avaliable in both styles. |
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| | *3. [[Jack Skellington]] with [[Zero]], surrounded by ghosts and a stylized version of [[Halloween Town]]'s Guillotine Gate. Avaliable in both styles. |
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| | *4. [[Maleficent]], holding her wand and encircled by thorns and her dragon form. |
| !style="width:25%"|'''Figure'''
| | *5. [[Hades]], sitting on his throne with [[Cerberus]] behind him. |
| !style="width:35%"|'''Description'''
| | *6. A collection of [[Heartless]], including three [[Shadow]]s, one [[Wyvern]], the Gauntlet of the [[Guard Armor]], and a black Black-Mage type, such as a [[Blue Rhapsody]]. |
| !style="width:8%"|'''Chess Piece'''
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| !style="width:12%"|'''Release Date'''
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| !style="{{style||b}}" colspan="4" | Volume 1
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Sora (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Sora (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>01. Sora
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| |[[Sora]] in his ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' gear, holding the [[Kingdom Key]] on top of a stylized version of the [[Traverse Town]] Gizmo Shop clock. Available in both styles.
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| |White King
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| |rowspan="6"|April 2005
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Donald Duck (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Donald Duck (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>02. Donald Duck
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| |[[Donald Duck]], holding the [[Mage's Staff]] and sitting atop a stylized Traverse Town roof. Available in both styles.
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| |White Bishop
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Jack Skellington (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Jack Skellington (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>03. Jack Skellington
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| |[[Jack Skellington]] with [[Zero]], surrounded by ghosts and a stylized version of [[Halloween Town]]'s Guillotine Gate. Available in both styles.
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| |White Rook
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Maleficent (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Maleficent (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>04. Maleficent
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| |[[Maleficent]], holding her wand and encircled by thorns and her dragon form.
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| |Black Queen
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Hades (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Hades (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>05. Hades
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| |[[Hades]], sitting on his throne with [[Cerberus]] behind him.
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| |Black Knight
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Shadow (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Shadow (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>06. Shadow
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| |A collection of [[Heartless]], including three [[Shadow]]s, one [[Wyvern]], one [[Darkball]], the Gauntlet of the [[Guard Armor]], and a [[Red Nocturne]]-like Heartless, colored black.
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| |Black Pawn
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| !style="{{style||b}}" colspan="4" | Volume 2
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Cloud (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Cloud (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>07. Cloud
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| |[[Cloud]] in his original ''Kingdom Hearts'' gear, wielding the {{ff|Buster Sword}} on top of some damaged pieces of [[Olympus Coliseum]]. Available in both styles.
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| |White Knight
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| |rowspan="6"|April 2006 (Initial)<br>August 2008 (Re-release)
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Kairi (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Kairi (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>08. Kairi
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| |[[Kairi]] on the dock at [[Destiny Islands]], surrounded by palm trees and with a [[Paopu Fruit]] in her lap. Available in both styles
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Goofy (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Goofy (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>09. Goofy
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| |[[Goofy]] with the [[Knight's Shield]] atop a stylized spire in Traverse Town, complete with a [[Tinker Bell]] wind vane.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Oogie Boogie (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Oogie Boogie (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>10. Oogie Boogie
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| |[[Oogie Boogie]], surrounded by the dangerous toys and tricks from his lair in Halloween Town.
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| |Black Rook
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Ansem (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Ansem (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>11. Ansem
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| |[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] and the [[Dark Figure]] cupped in a [[Darkside]]'s hands.
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| |Black King
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Jafar (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]][[File:Jafar (Formation Arts) (Monotone).png|200x200px]]<br>12. Jafar
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| |[[Jafar]], atop a pile of treasure from the [[Agrabah|Cave of Wonders]] and [[Genie]], holding [[Genie]]'s lamp and [[Iago]].
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| !style="{{style||b}}" colspan="4" | Volume 3
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Sora KHII (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>13. Sora
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| |Sora in his ''Kingdom Hearts II'' outfit in [[The World That Never Was]]. Available in both styles.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Minnie Mouse (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>14. Queen Minnie Mouse
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| |[[Queen Minnie]] with [[Chip and Dale]] at [[Disney Castle]]. Available in both styles.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Jack Sparrow (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>15. Jack Sparrow
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| |[[Jack Sparrow]] atop treasure from the [[Isla de Muerta]]. Available in both styles.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Axel (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>16. Axel
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| |[[Axel]] with his [[Eternal Flames]] on top of [[Castle Oblivion]].
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Pete (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>17. Pete
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| |[[Pete]] with various cartoon-style implements of destruction.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Ursula (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]<br>18. Ursula
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| |[[Ursula]] with [[Flotsam and Jetsam]], holding [[King Triton]]'s Trident
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| |Black Bishop
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| ===''Kingdom Hearts II'' Series=== | | ==Volume 2 Figures== |
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| | The figures from Volume 2 were first made available in Japan in April 2006. A "re-run", or re-release, will be done in August 2008. They are, in numerical order: |
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| !style="{{style||b}}" colspan="3" | Volume 1
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Roxas (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Roxas]] in his [[Twilight Town]] attire eating [[sea-salt ice cream]] atop the clock tower.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Naminé (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Naminé]] sitting on a chair in the middle of a [[pod]] with a small staircase wrapping around it with Sora, Donald, and Goofy running up the stairs. This figure was only released in Japan.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Riku (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Riku]] with his [[Way to the Dawn]] Keyblade riding the [[Sidecar Glider]].
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Sora (Final Form) (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Final Form]] Sora with the [[Oathkeeper]] and [[Oblivion]] Keyblades in the Audience Chamber in Disney Castle.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mickey Mouse (Formation Arts).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Mickey Mouse]] in his ''Kingdom Hearts II'' attire fighting a [[Shadow]] Heartless with his [[Kingdom Key D]] Keyblade in [[Radiant Garden]].
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Sora (Master Form) (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |[[Master Form]] Sora with the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades in front of Radiant Garden. Stars swirl around him and yellow energy spikes are at his feet.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Roxas (Hooded) (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Roxas in his [[Organization XIII]] attire with the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades in front of the [[Castle That Never Was]]. Purple energy zig-zags around him while darkness swirls at his feet.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Axel (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Axel bursting out of flames with chakrams in hand. A flame-colored nobody symbol sticks out from the top of the flames while two [[Dusk]]s dance alongside it.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Twilight Thorn (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |The [[Twilight Thorn]] in a dynamic pose on the [[Dive to the Heart]] platform; white energy shoots around it.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:The Pride Lands (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their [[Pride Lands]] forms. Sora is swinging the Kingdom Key while stars circle around his feet.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Destiny Islands (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora on the beach in Destiny Islands. He is holding Kairi's [[Wayfinder]].
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Timeless River (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora, Donald, and Goofy in [[Timeless River]]. Sora is on top of the cannon tower in Lilliput, holding the [[Monochrome]] Keyblade.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Atlantica (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora with [[Ariel]] and [[Sebastian]] in [[Atlantica]]. They are in a musical: Sora is posing and holding a few bubbles, while Ariel is clapping and Sebastian is conducting.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Space Paranoids (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora in [[Space Paranoids]]. He is on his Light Cycle in the Game Grid. The [[MCP]] is also visible.
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| |style="text-align:center"|[[File:Halloween Town (Formation Arts KHII).png|200x200px]]
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| |Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Halloween Town. [[Oogie's Manor]] and ghosts are seen in the background.
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| ==Gallery==
| | *7. [[Cloud]] in his original ''Kingdom Hearts'' gear, welding the Buster Sword on top of some damaged pieces of [[Olympus Coliseum]]. Avaliable in both styles. |
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| | *8. [[Kairi]] on the dock at [[Destiny Islands]], surrounded by palm trees and with a [[Paopu Fruit]] in her lap. Avaliable in both styles. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 1).png|Original Series Volume 1.
| | *9. [[Goofy]] with his shield atop a stylized spire in Traverse Town, complete with [[Tinker Bell]] windvane. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 2).png|Original Series Volume 2.
| | *10. [[Oogie Boogie]], surrounded by the dangerous toys and tricks from his lair in Halloween Town. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 3).png|Original Series Volume 3.
| | *11. [[Xehanort's Heartless|Ansem]], cupped in [[Darkside]]'s hands. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 4).png|KHII Volume 1.
| | *12. [[Jafar]], atop a pile of treasure from the [[Agrabah|Cave of Wonders]], holding [[Genie]]'s lamp and [[Iago]]. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 5).png|KHII Volume 2.
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| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 6).png|KHII Volume 3.
| | ==Volume 3 Figures== |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 1) (Art).png|Promotional artwork of the Original Series Volume 1.
| | Figures for Volume 3 have been announced, and will be released in Japan in August 2008. It is the first series to be based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Current order holds them as: |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 2) (Art).png|Promotional artwork of the Original Series Volume 2.
| | *13. [[Sora]] in his [[Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather|Three Fairies]] made-gear from ''Kingdom Hearts II'' in the [[World That Never Was]]. |
| File:Formation Arts Figures (Volume 3) (Art).png|Promotional artwork of the Original Series Volume 3.
| | *14. [[Minnie Mouse]] with [[Chip and Dale]] at [[Disney Castle]]. |
| </gallery>
| | *15. [[Jack Sparrow]] atop treasure from the [[Port Royal|Isla de Muerta]]. |
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| | *16. [[Axel]] with his chakrams in the World That Never Was. |
| [[Category:Merchandise]] | | *17. [[Pete]] with various cartoon-style implements of destruction. |
| | *18. [[Ursula]] with [[Flotsam and Jetsam]], holding [[King Triton]]'s Trident. |
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