The McFarlane Action Figures - BLACKBEARD aka EDWARD TEACH
MATH, July 25, 2015


The first line of action figures that we could purchase was dedicated to the Kenway family and characters from the beloved Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. The Assassin’s Creed Series 1 consists of a total of eight figures and was first released in August and October 2013. Each came with a code to unlock exclusive in game gears, weapon or boat sails. Therefore, badges could be unlocked on the Initiates website and each figurine could be added to the owner’s personal collection.


      

      

      

Series 2 is short on figurines but not on quality: two new characters and an updated look for one more. Yes, this series only has three heroes. Each one of them unlocked their respective avatar on Initiates and also added up 20 Uplay points to the user’s account. The set was released in September 2014.



      

Like its predecessors from series 2, each action figure comes in a package with a code to unlock 20 Uplay points and an avatar on the Initiates website. Only the Arno figurine would unlock the exclusive outfit designed by Todd McFarlane in Assassin’s Creed Unity . This time, McFarlane goes and catch up on the earlier characters of the franchise and a new one. The set came out in November 2014.


      

   

Due first to release in April 2015, the series has been pushed to September of the same year. As of now, three figurines have been announced: Shay Patrick Cormac, Arno designed by Todd McFarlane and the Eagle Vision version of Arno. I would suspect that more would be added, at least one more, since Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is set to release later this year. The new game could also mean a new series of figures and the new characters Jacob and Evie Frye could be added to it.

So far a photo concept of the figurine of Jacob Frye has been spotted on Gamestop Italy. No further information has yet to surface but I’ll be sure to keep you posted and update this section when time comes.

      

In this section, you will find occasion action figures that are not part of any specific series.


   





Blackbeard aka Edward Teach is the last but not the least of the Series 1 McFarlane action figures. It comes with its nice feathered hat, a sword and with not just one nor two but four pistols! His facial hair and expression are very well done and I can almost hear the echo of his deep voice yelling a big: “Raawr”! He was first a Gamestop exclusive and released in October 2013. The code included in the packaging unlocks the “Blackbeard’s Sails” in Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag.

     










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