Formation Arts

Sora's Formation Arts figure from Volume 3

Formation Arts are a line of officially-licensed collectible figures. There are two Kingdom Hearts Formation Arts series – the Original Series and the Kingdom Hearts II Series – each with three volumes of figures.

Design[edit]

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.

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 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 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 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.

List of figures[edit]

Original Series[edit]

Figure	Description	Chess Piece	Release Date
Volume 1
01. Sora	Sora in his Kingdom Hearts gear, holding the Kingdom Key on top of a stylized version of the Traverse Town Gizmo Shop clock. Available in both styles.	White King	April 2005
02. Donald Duck	Donald Duck, holding the Mage's Staff and sitting atop a stylized Traverse Town roof. Available in both styles.	White Bishop
03. Jack Skellington	Jack Skellington with Zero, surrounded by ghosts and a stylized version of Halloween Town's Guillotine Gate. Available in both styles.	White Rook
04. Maleficent	Maleficent, holding her wand and encircled by thorns and her dragon form.	Black Queen
05. Hades	Hades, sitting on his throne with Cerberus behind him.	Black Knight
06. Shadow	A collection of Heartless, including three Shadows, one Wyvern, one Darkball, the Gauntlet of the Guard Armor, and a Red Nocturne-like Heartless, colored black.	Black Pawn
Volume 2
07. Cloud	Cloud in his original Kingdom Hearts gear, wielding the Buster Sword on top of some damaged pieces of Olympus Coliseum. Available in both styles.	White Knight	April 2006 (Initial) August 2008 (Re-release)
08. Kairi	Kairi on the dock at Destiny Islands, surrounded by palm trees and with a Paopu Fruit in her lap. Available in both styles	White Queen
09. Goofy	Goofy with the Knight's Shield atop a stylized spire in Traverse Town, complete with a Tinker Bell wind vane.	White Knight
10. Oogie Boogie	Oogie Boogie, surrounded by the dangerous toys and tricks from his lair in Halloween Town.	Black Rook
11. Ansem	Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the Dark Figure cupped in a Darkside's hands.	Black King
12. Jafar	Jafar, atop a pile of treasure from the Cave of Wonders and Genie, holding Genie's lamp and Iago.	Black Knight
Volume 3
13. Sora	Sora in his Kingdom Hearts II outfit in The World That Never Was. Available in both styles.	White King	August 2008
14. Queen Minnie Mouse	Queen Minnie with Chip and Dale at Disney Castle. Available in both styles.	White Queen
15. Jack Sparrow	Jack Sparrow atop treasure from the Isla de Muerta. Available in both styles.	White Rook
16. Axel	Axel with his Eternal Flames on top of Castle Oblivion.	Black Knight
17. Pete	Pete with various cartoon-style implements of destruction.	Black Pawn
18. Ursula	Ursula with Flotsam and Jetsam, holding King Triton's Trident	Black Bishop

Kingdom Hearts II Series[edit]

Figure	Description	Release Date
Volume 1
	Roxas in his Twilight Town attire eating sea-salt ice cream atop the clock tower.	Fall 2010
	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.
	Riku with his Way to the Dawn Keyblade riding the Sidecar Glider.
	Final Form Sora with the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades in the Audience Chamber in Disney Castle.
	Mickey Mouse in his Kingdom Hearts II attire fighting a Shadow Heartless with his Kingdom Key D Keyblade in Radiant Garden.
Volume 2
	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.	Winter 2012
	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.
	Axel bursting out of flames with chakrams in hand. A flame-colored nobody symbol sticks out from the top of the flames while two Dusks dance alongside it.
	The Twilight Thorn in a dynamic pose on the Dive to the Heart platform; white energy shoots around it.
	Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their Pride Lands forms. Sora is swinging the Kingdom Key while stars circle around his feet.
Volume 3
	Sora on the beach in Destiny Islands. He is holding Kairi's Wayfinder.	June 2013
	Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Timeless River. Sora is on top of the cannon tower in Lilliput, holding the Monochrome Keyblade.
	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.
	Sora in Space Paranoids. He is on his Light Cycle in the Game Grid. The MCP is also visible.
	Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Halloween Town. Oogie's Manor and ghosts are seen in the background.