Play Art's Kai Variant Iron Man Three-Point-Lands This June

Square Enix, besides being the studio of flamboyant JRPG staple Final Fantasy and the equally iconic Dragon Quest series, are also the manufacturers of some of the most thoroughly bad-ass collectibles around with their Play Arts Kai line of licensed action-figures.

We've had nothing but mad love for their runs of Metal Gear Solid and Nolan Bat-verse before, and this Iron Man variant does nothing to buck that trend. Announced at last year's Comic-Con, The Play Arts Kai Variant Iron Man is the first in a series of redesigned Marvel superheroes re-imagined by Tetsuya Nomura himself! The figure, which comes with multiple interchangeable hands, leg missile attachments, exhaust pieces, and a figure stand, is set for release this June and is priced at 9,080 Yen (roughly $77 USD).

This certainly isn't the craziest figure they've come out with (i.e Nomura-san's Batman variant), but it is one that could actually see myself purchasing. The inverted-color pallet works extraordinarily well with this figure, so much so I wish this costume would see an appearance in either the comics or live-action movie universe.

The figure's coloring and stature evoke  nostalgic memories of watching the Sentai knock-off show Superhuman Samurai Sybersquad as a kid, so that could also be a reason behind its appeal. Check past the break for more awesome pics!

New Play Arts Kai Nolan 'The Dark Knight' Figure Series

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I'm a huge Play Arts Kai fan. The figures they produce are well crafted, highly articulated and generally worth the money they ask for. When the company produced prototype displays for the Nolan Batman films at the Tokyo Games Show in September I was pretty excited, and today we get the first look at the pre-order versions of the 8" The Dark Knight Rises Catwoman and The Dark Knight Joker toys.

Both toys come with a number of suitable accessories, including weapons and swappable hands and remain scarily accurate to the likenesses of Ann Hathaway and the late Heath Ledger. You can currently pre-order these figures for $65 a pop, if you're looking to get yourself a late Christmas present. Check out more shots of Catwoman and the Joker after the break.

We Want These Metal Gear Play Arts Kai Figures

Oh hell yes. Want.

After our E3 coverage of the various Play Arts Kai figurines from Square Enix, the official Metal Gear Solid: Rising facebook page released some new images of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker figures coming out, and man...These are looking absolutely amazing. Hook us up Square! Check out after the break for more images of the Kaz and Snake figures!