My Top Five Xenomorph Figures from the
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I’m excited to bring you a video I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I’ve been a collector of this toy line since it came out in 1992. In this video I’ll rank my top five xenomorph figures from the Kenner Aliens toy line. I’ll be doing plenty more videos with discussions of this line and Kenner’s many other toy lines.
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The Flying Queen was awesome, as was one that was basically a giant facehugger with a retractable winch tail. Loved this line. Kay Bee constantly had sales on them, so it was the go-to for bypassing pick one, as you said. "But Mom, I got 100 on my Math test this week, and this says if you get two the third one is free! A whole extra toy for free, mom!" Worked every time.
Man, this brought back so many memories because it so true. I’d always try and find ways to wiggle another toy here and there. Thanks so much for sharing your stories and for checking out my channel.
The commercial on TV was my gateway drug into watching the movie when I was 8. I had older friends who I remember talked about the movie when I was 5 or 6, but I never saw the movie. After I saw the toys, I asked my dad to watch the movie and he happily let me watch. It blew my 8 year old mind! It's still one of my favorite movies.
That’s incredible. It’s always fascinating hearing people’s gateway into something so to speak. Love how you phrased that. Thanks for sharing!
@@2DayRentals well for me I feel like it’s one of the reasons why the franchise has gotten a little sour because when you see the designs of the toys and what was released in the comics and the video games, it shows how much creativity can be used and yet they always seem to stick with the same basic body types. I mean, I can’t understand what people like a little bit but for me maybe we need to just go into some elsewhere alien movies. Just have people find a planet that happens to have the creatures on it and all the weird variance that they need to fight to survive. Basically just crazy exciting aliens combine with the crazy survival intensity and battles of alien 2.
@@geminihero you’re not wrong about that at all. I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine last night who just saw Romulus and even though we both really like the movie, my biggest complaint with any new media from the Aliens universe is the fact that they neglect all the stories from the comics. There is so much to pull from. Same to be said with Toys it’s a real bummer. Never say never but, it’s been over 30 years at this point and rarely does anything come out that pulls from the comic books be at toys video games or movies. I keep hoping. Thanks so much for joining the conversation. Really good points.
Aliens was the first "adult" movie I saw, I was 7 years old at the time and I remember coming home from school...and my dad was watching it on VHS, I walked in just before the scene with Vasquez and Gorman in the air ducts, like you, blew my mind, sat down and watched the rest, loved it! He had a huge collection of VHS tapes back then, with tons of films taped off the TV, and had this book that listed what was on what tape...needless to say, after my mom initially gave him a huge grilling for allowing me to see it that young, she calmed down a bit and me and my dad went through watching all the classic movies on his tapes together, fond memories!
@@jozefrockatansky1588 Those are some pretty incredible memories. I appreciate you sharing. I know there are lots of people who can relate to your stories my self included. The version of Aliens I watched the most from the get go was one that recorded from TV. Thanks for sharing and checking out my channel.
The Bull Alien was the first one I got and it’s still my favourite.
Those horns on the Bull Alien really give an evil twist. I really like the all red variant that was released. Thanks for checking out my video!
Jeeze... this period of time was so great for kids. I remember i had quite a few of the Aliens toys. if i remember correctly i had the winged one, the bull one, the regular one and i think one that spit. I didn't get any of the human figures in the line cause i had other plans... You see by that time there was a Dark Horse comic i was in love with. That comic was of course Alien Vs Predator. So yeah i also got those predator toys to fight those aliens. Ya include the T2 toys i had and the Batman Return toys... buddy boy it was Alien vs Predator vs Terminator vs Batman. Like i said a great time to be a kid.
Damn reading your comment took me back to when I was a kid. It was most definitely a Super Smash Brothers style battle royal with all my figures. It was so much fun to merge universes into one huge battle. Such a great time to be a kid indeed. I’m so glad that I have not out grown any of this stuff and that I have kick ass people like yourself to share stories with. Thanks so much for sharing.
Oh and thanks so much for checking out my channel.
The scorpion alien was always my favourite. Such a classic design and the exploding body feature was fun
It really is a great sculpt of the xenomorphs and that exploding action plays extremely well with the Space Marines! Thanks for checking out my channel.
I remember when I watched the movie in 94 through Cable and I was hooked since! I remember once we were older 8-10 with my cousins we'd use the old queens as royal guards protecting the queen of the hive playset from the predators. It was awesome to have cousins that would have some of the same toys to really create a herd or a swarm. Good times thanks for bringing them again.
My favorite back then was the bull Alien for the colors, but the gorilla was my top 2.
Man, reading your story takes ME back. Those really sound like awesome memories thanks for sharing. Love the idea of having the old queens as royal guards! The bull Aliens color scheme is really top notch. Thanks so much sharing and joining in the conversation.
What a blast from the past. My first figure was the Flying Queen, the wings and flapping action were so cool as a kid. Always wanted the Gorilla Alien but never bought it in the end.
I remember loving the normal Queen and Praying Mantis alien as well. I got the Scorpion Alien and Bull Alien together for one of my birthdays, and that was * chef's kiss *
Love that flying queen. It was never one I say in the stores as a kids. Good memories there! I really appreciate you stopping down and checking out my channel and joining in on the conversation.
Just found your channel and im loving it! I absolutely loved these figures as a kid, seriously nostalgic
Welcome aboard! Yeah there is something so nostalgic about this particular toy line for me too. Large in part of Aliens being my favorite film of all time and I just remember so clearly seeing these toys for the first time on the store. Appreciate the kind words and you checking out my channel.
Loved these. I could never pick a definitive top 5 just because they are all so cool. I loved the Alien vs. Predator ones, too, with the Predators that had the removable masks...so freakin cool
It’s such an incredible line. My favorite without a doubt. I think my top 5 has changed over the years for sure. Ask me again on any given day there are a few that could flip flop and make list h that weren’t there. Thanks so much for watching!
ahhh memories , damn ... how much i miss the 90's
Facts. It was such a good decade. Thanks for checking out the video.
The flying king and snake aliena has me amazed. Thanks for making this video, it's hitting me right in the nostalgias.
Yeah, they had some really rad designs for the Xeno morphs. It was kind of hard to break it down to a top five I should’ve done a top 10. Maybe I’ll revisit the list again someday. Lol that’s the goal hit people right in nostalgias. Really appreciate you stopping down and checking out my channel.
I think I had all these - what a blast from the past!
Nice! I didn’t have the entire line when I was younger. Over the years I acquired all of them. Definitely some good memories. Thanks so much for checking out my channel.
This was a very fun list! Kenner Aliens is probably one of my favorite toylines in the 90s, along with Jurassic Park/The Lost World and Batman TAS. However I felt the only thing missing was a large scale playset, but I ever knew they actually had one planned! Yes, there was an Alien Queen hive playset which was an old school slime pit, but that was it.
As a substitute I use the back of my Kenner Batcave playset which looks like a suitable environment for the figures. I'm even tempted to buy the 1/18 scale JoyToy diorama sets because those look like the backgrounds used for the Aliens toy commercials. You really made me want to buy more Kenner Aliens toys today!
Here is my top 5:
1. Flying Alien Queen
2. Gorilla Alien
3. Bull Alien
4. Mantis Alien
5. Snake Alien
Fantastic list! It was hard to narrow it down to five but, I forced myself to. 🤦♂️ I agree. 100% agree they could've done so much more with this line. I play set would have been great. Kenner always repurposed so many molds. They easily could’ve repainted and done something with the GhostBuster fire house or even the BatCave. I think I know the JoyToy sets you’re talking about… I found a licensed Aliens play set but for smaller figures. It definitely works and I will mention it in my next Aliens video which is coming soon. Thanks so much for stopping by!
As I said, I am catching up with your ALIEN figures vids, and this one is just so cool. The Flying Alien appeared also on the Konami ALIENS Arcade game, where its head is a bit similar in design to the Kenner Flying Alien Queen, as opposed to the SNES AVP game Flying/Bat Alien.
When I started collecting the 90s Kenner Line my first Alien figure was indeed the Scorpion Alien because it looked similar to the Movie Aliens version, the second was the first small Queen Alien which was ok in my eyes at the time. But you can imagine my rush to get the Alien Warrior in the two pack with the Renegade Predator when it came out LOL, and more importantly the Queen Alien and Egg sack Playset.
The Night Cougar Alien was the first figure I customized ( had like 5 figures so I could sacrifice one) and to this day it is my best as a beginner in the customization. It retains the head articulation, but the head I re-sculpted to look like a Takeya's Alien Warrior. The Back parasite was eliminated and I made a bone ridge which looks good if I say so myself, and then I repainted it similar to the Dog Alien but with more black tones than brown. So far it is many's favorite, and it will be the first I will present in the future when I start presenting vids of my customs, though I've shared it in on my social media.
Great stuff! Love hearing stories of what figures people got first and their introduction to a toy line. Thanks again for taking the time to check out my videos. Sounds like you definitely have been working on some cool stuff. Look forward to more conversations!
I had the one with the spikes that came out haha awesome. Thanks for the flashback!
Absolutely. I always love a good nostalgia trip. Probably pretty obvious 😬 Thank you for checking out my channel! Really appreciate it.
It's actually bizar that a lot of children were fans of Aliens back than, while these kind of movies are not meant to be for children to watch, but I fell in love with Aliens as a kid too when I was 8 or 9 years old as I remember.
Yeah, Kenner also made Robocop figures and that movie is definitely not meant for kids. Really wild.
@@2DayRentals Indeed it is. Same applies for The Terminator too in the 80's. My very first Alien toy was the Newborn Alien from Hasbro. Now I have the NECA figures. From NECA I also have the Kenner inspired Snake Alien. It's good to see the Kenner back in NECA.
NECA has really done a great job with their Terminator, Predator and Aliens lines over the years.
Such a great and nostalgic vid, man!
Watching this brought back so many great memories and made me realise I still have all my Alien figures from when I was a kid, and that I think I nearly have all of the Xenomorphs from the Kenner line lol.
The King Alien and the Flying Queen were probably my favs as well as the Wild Boar figure (think that was my first).
I also have a lot of the Predator figures from the same period (which I think was also Kenner?)
That’s awesome! Glad I could take ya back! Good choices for your favorites. That Kings Alien was one that escaped me for years. You’re right Kenner threw predators into the mix! Such a cool time to be a kid. I really appreciate you watching and sharing!
I loved this toyline as a kid, was utterly obsessed with it! I think I can recall exactly where I got every single one of the figures. The queen alien I picked up in a UK store called mothercare, which weirdly enough mostly sold toys for infants. No idea why it was there. My 1st figure was the queen facehugger however and to me this is always my top fig from the line as it holds so many fond memories. I also later got to calling it Marjorie for some reason. Simple silly action features but fantastic sculpt and you could hang it off the front of the powerloader.
First off I have to say how fitting you found the queen at a store called mothercare! 😂 I love hearing stories of people experience getting into this line or their memories of collecting. Thanks for sharing. Interesting choice for you favorite xeno. I can totally see it though. It has gone up in my books over the years. Thanks for checking out the video!
Well the other thing about me, is that I'm totally blind, I have no eyesight. so for me, these figures were a way to feel sort of what the aliens in the movies were like. I mean I did have to keep asking my parents, so when did the bull alien come? to which they got very confused, but it gave me an idea of the biomechanics aspect. I have to say I've tried to get many NECA figures over the years and they just don't hav the same stirdy chunky appeal. Too many joints, too much bendy plastic, too much articulation which causes them to colapse and not enough silly jaw ramming action features.ONly one I like from NECA is the snake alien which is really incredibly scary to behold.@@2DayRentals
I can understand how the figures brought on a whole new perspective for you. Thanks so much for sharing. I agree…give me the Kenner Figures over the NECA figures. I have most of the NECA ones and I happy to have them in my collection but, I’ll take the Kenner all day. Over years I’ve really grown to love all the cross breads they did. I don’t have the NECA Snake Alien…but maybe one day if I ever find it out and about. Thanks for sharing!
I had these toys. I was both terrified and intrigued by the toys!
lol that’s how the movie was for me when I first saw it. Terrified and fascinated all at once! Thanks for watching!
This video is greatness! My favorite figure back in the day was the blue metallic one. Sick editing really great job! 👏🏻
Awww thanks man! Yeah my favorite movie and figure line for sure! I really appreciate it! Hope to do the rest of the line soon!
Holy crap, I forgot about these! I had a friend who had every movie, toy, video game etc. imaginable (you know the type) and I specifically remember the mantis, panther (which we called “runners”) and snake xenomorphs. I always thought the panthers were the most versatile even if they’re maybe modeled more after the Alien 3 renditions. I also want to shout out my favorite character since childhood: Frost!
Oh yeah I know the type! Not bad company to keep as a kiddo. I agree with you on the Panther/Night Cougar Xenos. Really cool design. Hell yeah Frosty! I’m actually working on a custom figure for him from that scales with the Kenner figures! Always one of my favorites too. Thanks so much for sharing your stories and for checking out my channel.
I remember mailing away 5 UPC codes and a month later I got the clear Predator. Coolest toy ever.
That’s badass you got one from mailing in the proof of purchases. I didn’t get that figure until later. Thanks for sharing and checking out my channel.
I loved these toys!!
I was a Star Wars and GI Joe kid until these came out. Since that glorious day I discovered these back in 1992 they became my favorite toy line. Kenner brought most of my favorite movies home in action figure form. Thanks so much for checking out my channel.
Oh, man. The memories. I didn’t have the whole set, but a group of my elementary friends had Alien/Predator toys too. With mine and theirs, that pretty much made up the whole set. So we’d play and exchange/borrow toys back and forth. 90’s were fantastic times to be a kid!
Fantastic memories indeed and thanks for sharing. I know lots of people (Myself included) can relate. Thanks so much for sharing and checking out my channel.
I have a treasured memory of picking up up the Gorilla Alien and my brother picking up the Scorpion Alien at Walmart. We immediately loved them and I still have that same Gorilla Alien to this day in my display... with most of the rest of the line I bought as a man child.
Great memories indeed. I still remember very vividly seeing this line for the first time. It was legendary! Thats awesome you still have the same one. I know I do too but over the years I have collected a few more so I can’t remember which is which 😬 Thanks for checking out the video and commenting.
Nice list, heres mine:
1: Killer crab
2: Wild boar
3: Rhino
4: Snake
5: Mantis
I see you! Man in hindsight killed crab could have easily made my list too. Such an original design. Thanks for sharing your list and checking out my channel.
Really wish NECA would remake the boar alien.
@@destroyazoid2060 Damn wouldn’t that be kick ass. Part of me is ready for some other manufacturers to get a hold of the license so they can make more/different figures. Especially if NECA is hesitant to do much else with it. I mean they do have the new Romulus figures coming out but, I was disappointed on how little they have announced. Guess I’m just greedy 😈
I'm jealous, wish I still had my collection
Luckily I hung onto a lot of my stuff from when I was younger but, sadly not all. With this like in particular I still collected over the years. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
Had the whole line, {including vehicles and Predators!}, except Vasquez and O'Mally (?) which came out too late. Traded off my collection not too long ago, but was glad to run across this and see someone else really enjoy the line.
Thanks so much for checking out the video. Yeah those Vasquez and O’Malley figures took me a bit to track down. I didn’t have them when I was a kid and they always eluded me. In my early twenties I just so happened to find them along with Hudson loose a the bottom of a loose figure bin at a toy show. Since then I have come across a few more. Trades are sometimes a necessary evil of collecting. Again really appreciate you check out my channel.
DUUUUDE!!! THE OPERATION ALIENS COLLECTORS CASE!? Your collection is APESHIT.
😂 Thanks dude. It’s been a life long commitment.
That commercial is awesome!!!
Isn’t it though!! I used to get so hyped when I saw it…
Awesome video, never was able to get the queen, had a lot of the marines and that gorilla alien was one of my favorites, along with the bull alien. Power loader was also one I was lucky enough to pickup. Thanks for sharing my dude 🤓👍
Thanks man! It’s definitely my favorite toy line of all time. I didn’t have nearly as many as a kiddo but, also never stopped collecting for it so eventually was able to get most if not all of the line…
@@2DayRentals that's awesome man!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video bro. I'm from the UK and like you , would have been 9 in 92 and just like you I remember going to the toy store with my mam and seeing the wall of Alien toys and being like WOOOOOAHH! My first was the either the flying queen or the bull, i dont remember but those are the only ones I have. I did buy the whipping tail mint on card and actually opened it up, back in 2002 as I always wanted it after seeing a kid on my school bus with it. P.s, is that green dye on your hair or the light?? either way it looks so good on you, you should do it, its very punk and you suit that. Rock n roll man \m/
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing your stories too. Definitely good memories. It’s such a fun line. Believe it or not I have had my hair green…however it was much longer and bleached blonde too. 😂 different times!!! But appreciate that nonetheless. Thanks for checking out my channel. Love the conversation.
Subscribed! Loving your passion and when you mention imagining as a kid and later spoke on "how they hunt in packs," I can see your imagination and passion shining through and still going strong! Also, gorilla is my favorite as well
Wow thanks so much dude! That means a lot. We are lucky that this stuff has brought so much joy for so many years. I think keeping that imaginative spirit is one of life’s best kept secrets and it’s easy to let that slip away. Thanks again…and hell yeah another gorilla alien fan in our ranks. Looking forward to many more conversations about the things we love.
Bull gorilla, and scorpion aliens were my first of this toy line. I had almost all the "strains" as a kid which is surprising given we grew up broke. Just didn't know of/have the paint variants. Unfortunately lost them all since my mom lost her storage unit that had all of our belongings in it in my early teens. I need to collect them again
Sorry to hear that’s a bummer you lost them. Luckily most of the figures are fairly easy to find and for the most part reasonable priced these days. Some older lines that I want to get back into or even collect for the first time are just to rich for my taste. Though I have started to see prices go up a little on these over the years. Thanks for checking out my channel!
the gorilla alien was my favorite of them all. I agree :)
Hell yeah team Gorilla! Thanks for watching.
wow, i had that stationary pack when i was a kid! totally forgot about it.
It’s a whacky little collectible. I’m glad some merch got out with the Operation: Aliens branding. That’s awesome you had one back in the day. I never saw these when I was a kid.
Just wanted to comment that I too still have that Kenner future war Terminator figure in the back as well from when I was young. Toys definitely have a way of jump starting old memories.
They most certainly do! I think that’s why I never get tired of them. Even as I ha e gotten older. I still enjoy the whole process of hunting for them and opening them up. Well most of them.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
My favorite was the Drone that came in the AvP crossover line 2 pack. Looked exactly like the alien from Alien. Scorpion was a solid second. I remember getting a cluster of these Aliens toys for my birthday. O how my dad must have hated having to dig these out of the sandbox tunnels I would build.
Yeah that drone in the two back is a really good figure. Oh wow what fun memories… xeno desert warfare. Classic! Thanks for sharing and checking out my channel.
I have an Alien figure collection on display in my apartment, and I sold some at a random Toy Show, but I still have a bunch of this Kenner line. My favorite is the Alien Queen with Playstation. The whole transparent green thing you can load up with the slime included. That Queen was beautifully sculpted. Her connection to the egg sac was great, and the figure was removable. It's my favorite Alien Queen I own. The MacFarlane Alien Queens looked a lot better, but "back in the day", this was the best.
I couldn’t agree with you more. That Queen Hive set from Kenner is just an incredibly well made toy all the way down to the detail of the sculpt. It was a bucket list toy for me for many years. Finally found one complete in box at a toy show and was able to work a trade with the guy. I’m kind of like you I will sometimes bring stuff to trade or sell at those shows.
I remember having Both the Regular Queen Alien, and the Flying Queen!
That’s awesome. Reading through the comments it seems a lot of people had the flying queen when they were younger. It wasn’t one that I acquired until much later I really don’t even remember seeing it in the stores when I was younger thanks so much for checking out my channel
It always kills me inside when these amazing 90s cartoons either get cancelled way to early (I.E. Spawn) or when they just never get past the drawing board. I used to have a gold rhino one and a cobra one of these that was super cool
Agreed. Even if Operation Aliens would have had a short run I would have taken it. Oh well…maybe one day. I hear there is an unfinished AvP cartoon that was never released? I think that’s what it was. I have much appreciation for the snake aliens now too. Thanks for checking out my channel! Love talking about Thai stuff.
The "Warrior Alien + Renegade Predator" is still my favorite Alien. And my favorite Predator. Both are very movie accurate. ...for the times.
I love how Alien figures came with Facehuggers where you could play with GIJoe and Heman and slap facehuggers on them.
That’s really an amazing set. Very solid figures with good sculpts and spot on paint jobs. The addition of the face huggers was a great touch. Thanks so much for checking out my channel and sharing your stories. Love talking about this stuff!
Aww man. I was pulling for the Killer Crab Alien to take the number 1 spot. 🦀👽🦀
Juuuust barely missed my list as I love all the cross over xenomorphs! Thanks so much for checking out my channel.
You're a Legend Buddy!!! No Shit!!! WoW
Ahhh no way man. Just a guy that’s passionate about stuff but I really appreciate that and thanks for are the comments and conversations. I really enjoy it.
When I first saw these, I didn't know about Aliens (I was 6) I actually thought they were toys for Contra 3: Alien Wars 😅 .... I figured it out later lol
Not a bad way to stumble in into the xenoverse. Contra 3 isn’t a bad game and I’m positive they were influenced by Aliens when creating those games. Great memories. Thanks so much for sharing and checking out my channel.
@@2DayRentals oh hundred percent they were lol, they literally have face huggers with the giant heart boss in the first and 3rd games lol
Absolutely 😂
I loved all of these. I loved the flying queen. Did you see that Neca remade some of these figures?
Man, lots of people have a lot of love for the flying queen. Rightfully so. It’s a wicked figured. I do have some of the NECA Kenner style figures. At the time they were releasing those I was hyper focused on the traditional figures from the film. Some of the Kenner style NECA figures fetch a pretty penny these days. Thanks for watching!
Yes dude.
One of my favorite topics
Oh boy mine too?!? Did you have any of these bad boys growing up?
ThNks for watching
@@2DayRentals i have number 5 and 4 still. Just recently got that rhino xeno
Hell yeah. That rhino is a hoss!!!
really imagine those 3 hunting in a pack great figures man great video ✊😎🔥
Thanks man! Thanks for stopping down and watching! If there’s ever anything you’d like me to cover let me know!
I always looked at these lines coming from "alien" versions of the animals. Like a giant space mantis.
Yeah, it never really fully explains where some of the xeno variants come from outside of the Gorilla Alien. You are lead to believe the face hugger attaches itself to a space ape like creature…so your probably right about the space mantis. Thanks for watching!
I got several lots from eBay few years back that i planned on using for Warhammer 40K Tyranid monstrous creatures. The Snake Alien makes a great Trygon/Mawloc, the Boar was my Maleceptor, the Crab Alien was also perfect for 'Nids. I was going to use the Flying Queen as my Winged Hive Tyrant but it's a bit too tall and the head is huge!
Very cool. I can see where these would work well in a Warhammer setting. Thanks for checking out the video.
I had all the different aliens except that mantis one. And all the Marines, except for the UK exclusives Vasquez and Hudson. Even a few predators. Had fun playing with them all as a kid. Ended up selling all of them a few years ago. Lately I'm thinking I wish I hadn't sold them.
It’s a fun line that thankfully I’ve hung onto and added to over the years. Not all my toys from years past shared that same fate. Thankfully though the line is still relatively inexpensive to get into for the most part. Though prices have gone up over the past few years. Thanks for watching!
I had the Gorilla, Bull, and Queen. The Gorilla was always my favourite too.
Hell yeah team Gorilla! Let’s Go! The bull xeno has grown on me over the years. Thanks so much for checking out the video.
I used to have a few of them. Deluxe Queen, Scorpion Alien, Gorilla, Flying Queen and the space Marine that disguises himself as an Alien. That was the only Marine I had. Then got the Bull Alien and the spiked one later on. NECA has been doing a great job with the Kenner tribute line.
Yeah NECA really has done great bringing these back to life. It would be cool if they made the Marine you were referring to as a figure. ATAX I believe was his name. Thanks for stopping down and checking out the video.
2 years later and we are still waiting on that rumored flying alien queen from Neca.
No kidding right. NECA could’ve done so much more with Kenner cross overs. Thanks so much for watching.
Had all of the Xenos toys from the 90s from kenner. loved em. sadly didnt hold on to them.
It’s a shame some of the stuff I let go of over the years. Luckily I held on to these. Really appreciate you checking out the channel and video!
The scorpion alien was the first one I got, along with the Hicks figure, my mind was blown at the time. Scorpion was my favourite because it looked most like the aliens from the film, but youre right that the new breeds of aliens are kind of cool, although some like the scorpion alien with 'twin chestbursters' were kind of stupid. Shame all the marines didn't come with a pulse rifle, some of the weapons sucked. Vazquez was the only one with a pulse rifle to my knowledge and I never managed to get that one. The new Lanard alien toys look pretty cool.
Love hearing other people memories from when they were younger and getting into this line for the first time. Kenner always had a way of going over the top with their designs. I love them for that but, I also think it caused them to neglect some stuff from the film I would have liked. You’re absolutely right Vasquez was the only Marine that came with a pulse rifle. They should’ve at least done an accessory pack where you could’ve picked it up as well.
I remember I had that one with the wings back in teh day, sadly got destroyed by me and childhood...
Bummer! Yesh it’s a wonder any of my toys made it out as in good of shape as they did. Some did not sadly…thanks so much for checking out my channel.
I have these still. They were so bad I never opened them. I picked them up in the 90s but preferred any and everything Todd MacFarlane did. Had Todd had the rights to do Aliens and Predators when he was doing Spawn covers, we would have had spectacular figures.
These were just pure fubar lol
Yeah sadly McFarlane didn’t get a chance to take a stab at too many Aliens or Predators figures but the ones he did are of course quality. You bring up an interesting idea of an alternate universe where another toy manufacturer released these. Good stuff! Thanks sharing and checking out the video!
I had most of the Aliens in the line as a kid besides the gorilla alien, bull alien, and the variant re-paints that appeared later on. The first figure I got was the Mantis Alien. Never bothered getting any of the heros besides the Xeno-combat armor figure.
Yeah, I think for the most part the xenos are much more interesting and I’m pretty sure they sold way better than any of the human characters. Thanks for checking out my channel.
Love that your fav movie is Aliens! Who is your fav Marine and who is your fav Marine action figure
Heck yeah! It’s been that way since I first saw in the late 80s…favorite marine maybe be Vasquez… favorite marine action figure🤔 I’ll be doing a video on that very soon 🙃 Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
@@2DayRentals Ahh awesome man! Love those Marines Im a huge Hicks and Drake fan but love them all. I can wait to watch that vidoe, do you have any Neca Figures?
I do. I have quite a few of them. I don’t have all of them. Those were probably some of the first NECA figures I bought…either that or a couple of the original REEL Toys
@@2DayRentals Awesome man! Very cool, I have all of them waiting on the day they make Apone and Drake. Cant beat those Marines, the ultimate Badass!!
There's actually TWO posters! There's another one that only has a purple xenomorph on it, which to my knowledge never got reused anywhere else, unlike the other one.
That’s awesome. Love finding out about stuff like this. Very cool and thanks for sharing.
The panther alien was always my favorite but I was never able to afford any of the toys until K.B. Toys closed.
Solid choice. It’s a really fantastic design. Thanks for checking out my channel!
When these came out, the only one I wanted, and which I got, was the Scorpion alien, because like you said, it looked the most like the ones in the movie. In fact, it always annoyed me when they would make toy lines composed of figures that never appeared in the movies, or they gave the human characters ridiculous accessories.
Kenner did later put out a movie accurate figure, but some dimwit at the company decided that it should be molded out of light blue plastic! I never bought that one.
Luckily, they finally got it right with the Aliens vs. Predator two pack.
I see where you’re coming from. When I was a kid I wanted to the figures to be carbon copies from the movie. The older I have gotten I definitely appreciate what they did and understand it from a toyetic approach. In the documents I have from Kenner when they were doing market research to determine the validity of creating this line it does talk about how most of the kids surveyed and they did play test for hadn’t seen the movie and were much more drawn to the xenomorphs rather than the humans. So, my guess is going for the flashy colors, and off the wall design was just to bring more attention to the line from the perspective of the kids. So, in a way I get it…but it still would have been cool if they did an entire line with screen accurate figures during that time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for checking out my channel.
In the comics the Gorilla Alien didn't actually come from an earth gorilla. It came out of a different alien creature that looked a bit like a gorilla. So I guess the same with the mantis alien. I used the Night Cougar Alien as the dog Xeno from Alien 3.
Yeah! They’re like Space Apes! That definitely makes sense to explain the origins of the Mantis. Good call
using the Night Cougar alien for an Alien 3 xenomorph. They are very similar. Really appreciate you checking out my channel!
Good list my guy, Id definitely audition for rhythm tuba for Spitting Gorilla
Thanks for watching! By the way no audition needed…you’re a shoe in
I always kind of wish the movies depicted some of these variants besides the one in Alien 3
For sure there is so much to explore and so many possibilities.
The Terminator electronic action figure in the background on the table... I had that when I was like 6 to 8 years old 🥲 damn I miss those days
Even though we get a lot of cool figures these days…I still prefer those times. Thanks for watching!
I can honestly say I have bought every single alien you showed on your video. But sadly, the only one who probably did not survive my childhood would be the queen, who was one of my top favorite next to the flying queen and the king alien. But because of her I did learn a lot more about how toy companies make toys. And because that is one of the reasons why I was able to stop buying toys when I realized this. Let me try and make a quick explain. Have you ever bought a toy that had like moving parts like springs or locking mechanisms and you love that toy so much that you just spent hours on days using that toy over and over again until eventually one day, it feels like the toy just doesn’t work anymore like something broke or something got dislocated and it’s just not working anymore, for my friend, it was his original sword, striking lion-o figure you keep pushing that button in the bag, making his arm go up and down, striking with his sword until one day, it just stopped working in the button, just jammed up inside him. Well, something like that happened to my queen alien 1st of the tongue launching action she had in my opinion wasn’t well designed because first off for it to launch out there has to be a amount of oxygen be able to push it out, then pull it back in when you look up problem was is that the seal was not very tight in the rubber would get brittle overtime from probably the oil from my fingers maybe?…. but I think the death blow was the tail whipping action say there is a button that you push that makes the queen twist yourself to strike with her tail and if you push the button, you could hear the clicking noise it had a spring inside that would spring it back into its original position. The problem is if you’re a kid who is loving this toy a little too much and you’re constantly pushing a button, knocking down your action figures over and over and over again eventually one day she’s going to literally throw her hip out!…lol
This is one of my childhood kind of ended because I finally put two into together and realize that toy companies don’t really care about the quality of the toy. They just want to set them out and have kids play with them until they break so that they can bother the parents to buy more. Now that I think about it, maybe it’s not a coincidence that the ones I love the most with the ones that broke the most…… and not because I was rough with them or over play with them too much they were just not well built. Because the same thing happened to my flying queen, her wings were incredibly heavy and that seem like a design flaw by the company or maybe it was intentional I don’t know because as you’re trying to make her wings flap, the weight of her wings with sometimes caused them to pop off and then eventually, as time went by the plastic that held the wings in place would start to bend and warp, and you would never be able to get the wings to stay on anymore….. and then there’s my king alien who had that locking pincher that would double as a crown on his head, where he would go up to his enemy and you push a button and his crown would reveal pictures that would grab your enemy with two claws, it would come out and catch that that also had a spring mechanism and that also would end up getting worn out even if you didn’t do it much it’s still had a lot of weight to it in my opinion, and just doing it only a dozen times because the mechanism to wear out maybe the spring would stretch and next thing you know only one with come down or it would not lock in place at all.
It’s a shame I stop collecting toys because I remember about two years ago at Walmart that they were selling a large queen figure that was modeled after the original queen from aliens. I am not gonna lie looking back. It was beautiful. You had a little egg next to it and a face hugger, and it came with a stand that you could lock it onto the display on the shelf or a display case if you want to do it had, I’ll give you a better retractable, tongue, action and its tail didn’t have a whipping action like it’s first version, but it did have a impressive wire in its tail that will allow you to move the tail almost any direction you want it also it was quite large too…. if I had to describe how big it was. It looked about as big as the original T-Rex from the Jurassic Park toy line….. seriously where was this when I was a kid?!?…lol
Me and my friends are always joking around about how it’s kind of depressing that toys got cooler when we got too old to have toys.😂😂
Hell, yeah thanks for sharing some background on your toy collection when you were younger and how you evolved away from it as you got older, I love hearing peoples journeys with collecting. Yeah it’s something I’m cautious of with Toys. Because it is inevitable that plastics gonna wear down and break, I feel like I was pretty rough on toys. I made a lot of movies as a kid used actual fireworks and things like that and for the most part most of my toys held up. Mostly 😈 but I think there’s something to say about the quality of toys that are made, especially knowing kids will have their hands on them and they’re just gonna break.
Sadly, I don’t know how much better it’s gotten on one hand. I’ve had really good luck with say the G.I. Joe classified figures on the other hand companies like. NECA are real hit and miss. I spent $40 on a figure before and as soon as I pulled it out of the package, something broke on it which is a damn shame.
It’s kind of tough being a collector these days I mean there’s so much cool shit that’s new that comes out but I also like to go back and pick up things. I didn’t have when I was younger, so it can be very expensive and quite overwhelming gotten out of the fear of missing out stage. I used to jump on pre-orders as soon as they went up and depending on what it is, I still may but honestly it’s like always say never pay more than retail for a new toy. Sometimes though that’s easier said than done.
Thanks so much for sharing that awesome story and a little background about you. I enjoy these types of conversations and I really appreciate you checking out my channel.
Operation Aliens, the AvP cartoon and recently an Alien Anime all cancelled or buried. Aliens cartoons just can't catch a break.
Damn shame! Maybe one day. Maybe with success that Romulus is having it will spark some interest in doing something like that.
Ironically my introduction to the alien & predator franchises was AVP 😅
Not the worst way to be introduced. I quite enjoy that movie. It’s a shame that the AVP movies haven’t been brought back and done justice. The comics are incredible. Thanks for checking out my channel
I loved me some Kenner as a child, but Toybiz really showed them up with their articulation. Even their Batman from the first film had knees as opposed to the later Kenner line for the sequel.
It was worse with the Aliens and Predators because they were all in dymamic poses which made it impossible to, for example, sit one in a Batmobile.
Indeed. There’s no denying Kenner lacked in the articulation of their figures. ToyBiz really had some great figures in the 90s as well. It would’ve been interesting to see what ToyBiz may have done with the lines if they somehow got the rights back then. Thanks for watching!
As a kid I found that you could fit a human figure in the ‘tails’ of the Boar. Like it’s got a live prisoner.
Oh that’s brilliant! Didn’t even think about that. Thanks for checking out the video!
Years ago Neca released updated versions of the kenner aliens and they did a good job on the scorpion and gorilla alien. They actually gave the scorpion alien a more unique look versus the kenner one. I gotta get myself a few of the kenners again just for the nostagia, ebay has them for a reasonable price.
Yeah I really wished I was more proactive with NECAs Kenner remakes. I got onboard with their movie accurate line and have most of those. The price of all those NECA Aliens has really sky rocketed. Thankfully MOST of the OG Kenner line is still reasonable MOSTLY 😅 really appreciate you watching!
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Trying to find figures after they hit shelves is a joke unto itself. By the time you get to Target none of the figures you want are still around and they're now being sold online marked up for double the price.
Tried sooo hard to get me a white Spidey 2099 for the longest time, but I'm not paying $50 for a "regular" action figure.
@@Draliseth it’s funny I was just having a conversation with someone over the weekend about this. It’s a shame that toy collecting has basically become a race to pre-order stuff. I’ve really tapped the brakes on pre orders over the past couple of years…it’s not really how I prefer to acquire all of my toys. You’re absolutely right you will end up over paying if you don’t get in on the pre-orders… so it’s always a slippery slope. Wish I could show up to a Target early on a Saturday morning with a chance to get something you’re looking for… that’s just not the case. Atleast where I live…
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I don't think that's the case where *_anyone_* lives. I'm not really into collecting, there's just a figure every once and great while that tickles my fancy or is a character I adore, but because I'm not plugged in enough to the collector scene they always disappear into the internet ether.
Another thing I've noticed nowadays is toys don't advertise the rest of the line on the box anymore. I can't help but wonder if this is the reason why.
@@Draliseth Yeah…you may be right. I see people have more luck than I do for sure, maybe they have a connection with someone that works at Target. I’ve been in a target where I’ve seen an employee stocking figures, stop what they were doing and call someone to say…”Yeah we got so and so figure you were looking for…” 🤦♂️ ah well
That could definitely a reason you don’t see figures advertised on the back of boxes… used to be my favorite thing… going to the toy aisle and being surprised by a new line and flipping over the card to see what the rest of the line had to offer…long gone days
I think the Mantis Alien didn't come from a regular earth praying mantis but rather some sort of extraterrestrial that just resembles a mantis.
Yeah it certainly was left to our imagination as to how some of these variants came to be…the way you describe it definitely makes sense. Thanks for watching!
Could you please let me know what the name of the comic containing the space marine stories is? Would love it
You can find all of them in the Aliens: The Original Years Volume 1 that came out a couple of years ago. Some of the NECA reissues had them as well.
@@2DayRentals thanks man 👍
Absolutely! The price for the book can be a bit steep. They go on sale from time to time. I will say I think it’s worth it because how much content you get and how great some of the stories are in this series. I have the first two volumes and I don’t regret buying them because I can finally go back and read all the series I missed.
@@2DayRentals it's like 25 euro on Amazon very good condition so might try it and hope it arrives in condition it says🤞, great channel 🔥
I would've loved a tv show, but apparently, there never was a tv show in production. The clips and screenshots were all for tv commercials for the figures, and it was decided at the last moment that they were going to use the actual figures instead of the animated sequences.
You’re absolutely right. They just put together some cells to see what they could for marketing for the toys. I finally got some clarification after I shot that video 😂 it’s a shame because a cartoon would have been amazing. Thanks for joining the conversation and checking out my channel!
@@2DayRentals Yeah it's a shame, cause I would've loooved a show like that. Going back to the question at the end of the vid: So far my favorite is the scorpion as well, but I've only just started collecting the figures after always wanting them as a kid. So far I've got the Gorilla, Scorpion and Queen.
Have you also bought any of the later Hive Wars series?
I do. Strangely enough the xenomorphs from the hive wars are my least favorite part of that line. Don’t get me wrong they’re pretty cool but some thing about the sculpt and those figure seems off they’re really skinny and gangly looking and they don’t have the vent tubes on the back so it just makes the overall look of them seem a bit off and for whatever reason, they’re always pretty pricey when you find them probably because there weren’t as many released.
@@2DayRentals Ah yeah I get ya. I really like the skinny look for the aliens, because it reminds me of how they looked in some of the old comics from dark horse. But it's indeed weird that they made it a mix of the dog and the normal warrior. How big are they compared to the normal kenner aliens? I'm probably getting them later, but on images they feel a lot taller that those.
They are the same size height wise. Just a bit more slender. I was just looking at one I have and i can totally see what you’re saying about the comics… still neat figures for sure.
The gimmick that they were going for was for it to shoot water through it’s mouth like as if it was shooting acid 💦 it shows on the box of it spitting acid.
Absolutely. I have the figure on card. They were definitely going for “acid” spitting though the box never says that specifically. Love me some 90s Kenner man. Thanks for watching 👍
yes the scorpion alien is straight out of the movie aliens it was my favorite I loved the gorilla and the Mantis butter the snake alien really got it
The scorpion alien was really done right. All of the xenomorph figures have great sculpts. It’s a really fun line that had a lot of creativity. Thanks for checking out the video.
The different xenomorphs come from xeno's implanting themselves into other alien species that have similar animal features we know. Meaning the praying mantis xeno did not impregnate nor was genetically engineer on earth. That xeno was implanted in a foreign alien species that has those features. This idea is presented and introduced in one of those comics. I think it was the rhino alien comic that went over it.
Yeah that seems about right. I know at the end of one of the Kenner Dark Horse Mini comics it should some gorilla type creatures around xeno eggs. So it makes sense. It’s been a while sense I’ve read those. Thanks for checking out my channel and joining in on the conversation! Love talking about this stuff.
@@2DayRentals same homie. I still have all them original figures. I was just never able to get the queen playset. Nice job!
I always found it interesting how a toy company marketed a movies horrific alien creatures as toys.
R rated toys?
Right! I have some documentation from Kenner when they were pitching this line that discusses this briefly. They floated the idea of an animated series to Fox but, Fox turned it down. It was not at all uncommon. They even went as far as making cartoons for many R rated movies. Robocop, Rambo, Toxic Avenger just to name a few. Wild. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I still have a bunch of them.
Nice! This was is definitely a line I will keep in my collection! Thanks for watching.
Had these as a kid! Are they worth money now? Pretty sure mine are all gone or broken 😢
The prices on some have definitely gone up over the years but, for the most part it’s a pretty affordable line to get into or get back into if you were interested. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@2DayRentals good to know! Thanks for the cool video.
No doubt love the conversation
They had a cartoon called bad bureow alien detectors
Finally got around to looking this up…I had never heard of this before. The episode I watched was actually pretty fun. Thanks for the heads up!
my 7th or 8th birthday my mom took me to KB toys near my grandparents. i got hicks and the scorpion alien. i believe i had 10 bucks. 30 years or so later i still have these figures. i collected most of the line . . lost all the weapons(thats what happens when you have 2 other brothers and a sister who play with your toys) my dad showed me the movie and i was in love with it ever since. I remember some years down the road they started selling them at big lotts so i got a lot of aliens and predators from there. Most of my childhood years involved playigh with my aliens and predator figures. i had the ghost busters tower so that was always the lv426 complex or the atmosphere processor. man those were the days. i still remember looking through a Darkhorse previews book on my way to school and seeing alien and predator comics and absolutely losing my shit. I am pretty sure my decision to join the Marines was def because of the the movie Aliens.
Thank you so much for sharing these amazing memories and thank you for your service. Love to hear stories of how people got into this line or what it’s been like collecting over the years. Those are some good memories to reminisce on. Good call using the Ghostbusters playset for your Aliens. Always thought Kenner should have used that as a base for a playset. Thanks for checking out my channel.
The green and black alien King is my favorite in comparison to the black and silver repaint 2 pack with corporal hicks. I use to have all these even the arachnid and the dragon fly alien I think it was called🤔 it had long legs and a little bug part at the top that connected and shoots out so it looks like it's flying as it detaches from the legs and tail. That one along with the 2 pack marines and repainted aliens are hard to find.
That green and black King xeno has used me for years. Every time I find one it’s in awhile condition or crazy expensive. It’s one of the few variations I don’t have. I will probably have to bite the bullet and over pay! You’re right those two packs are also becoming increasingly hard to come by. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Love talking about this stuff!!!
@@2DayRentals man I had all of these about 10 yrs ago. In and out of the box . I liked doubles, had to take care of my home and school so I sold everything. Hoping NECA will finish the KENNER lime and give us all the aliens figures including queen playset but in their style of course.
It was called swarm alien had fly alien that connects to it
i also like the alien movies since im a kid
I think these movies can be enjoyed by anyone. I saw all of them at young age and I think I turned out alright 😬 but im definitely still young at heart.
Nice video. Hate to be that guy, buuuut; although there was an initial plan to create an animated series to support the toyline as " Operation: Aliens", it never happened. Fox declined the proposal, however Kenner then pivoted to create animated TV commercials. The animation stills you refer to are from that unreleased/unused spot. At the very last second, Kenner dropped the animated TV spots in favor of the well known live-action TV spots. It's still unclear as to why the "Operation" moniker was ultimately dropped...
Right on! Thanks for watching! I never claim to be an expert at all. I had read about the whole story of what went down a while ago, I knew it was kind a strange deal. That’s so awesome to get a clearer picture of what was going on! That’s why I like making these types of videos…to hopefully get some insight. Thanks again for watching and the great insight!
I never got why they used the alien the alien for the Scorpions cardback whenthe Aliens Xenomorph looked alot closer.
Interesting. Yeah who knows. It would be cool to track down some of the artist that worked on this line just to pick their brain. Thanks for checking out my channel!
My first alien figure was the 1979 alien figure dont know were my uncle found it in 90s in box wish i still had it than it was gorilla alien and queen and got whole set about 10 to 15 years
Damn. That 1979 Big Chap is a bucket list figure for me for sure. I really do like how for the most part the line remains fairly reasonable to collect for. Thanks for sharing.
1. Warrior Alien (AvP 2 pack)
2. Scorpion Alien
3. Gorilla Alien (1st release)
4. Alien Queen (1st release)
5. Giant Queen Facehugger (ridiculous, but I like its features)
Somehow the quadroped Aliens never quite did it for me. But I did like the appearance of Night Cougar Alien.
I'd totally lost interest by the time the ALIENS anniversary 2 packs came out.
I also saw like a complete collection of KENNER ALIENS all MOC at a garage sale like 10 years ago. I just had to leave. I mean, it was like...all or nothing situation for me mentally. Either I want all this or I gotta leave.
Nice list! Yeah that giant face hugger one is so ridiculous but, a cool idea for sure. Dude that would’ve been hard for me to leave those behind…were they priced decently that you remember?
What is that book called
I think the Aliens Omnibus is the book you’re referring to in the video? They have done a few volumes. The one in the video is Volume One published by Marvel Comics. Great investment in my opinion. Thanks so much for checking out my channel.
King alien is really rare to find
You’re absolutely right. At the time of recording this I still didn’t have the release with green paint. I finally found one about a year ago. Thanks for watching!
I had most all of them but then sold them a sale
Yeah, I get that. These figures are ones that I hung on to throughout the years thankfully but, I have most definitely sold things I wish I hadn’t in the past. Thanks to checking out the video.
Which omnibus is that?
It’s Aliens Omnibus Vol 1 it came out in 2021 I believe. A really good collection of comics. Thanks for watching!
I have the neca panther Alien and the night cougar alien
NECA did a pretty good job on those tribute figures. Just wished they did more! Thanks for checking out the video!
@ you’re welcome man
Gorilla alien was impossable tp get in uk for years
No way? That’s wild. Wonder why? Low production count or just really popular or both?
I want theeeese
It’s a fun line to collect for. For the most part you can find figures from this line relatively easily and not break the bank while doing so…however the prices have gone up over the past few years especially on some of the KB toys exclusives. Thanks for watching!
They had a jet
Oh, yes. Kenner were too dumb to remember that they shouldn't be making toys of R-rated Horror films after the backlash they got with their first Alien toy, but they did it again anyway to promote the third film whilst basing it on the second due to its military aesthetic. Because nothing says "For Kids!" like getting Facehugged and impregnated with a monster, doesn't it? And considering that Kenner also did toys for Predator, they also thought that an Action Thriller about an Alien coming down to Earth to _rip our heads and spinal cords off after killing us in a hunt_ was also perfect kids' stuff.
Oh, lord were the 1990s wild for Children's Toys.
Wild wasn’t it? Thanks for watching!
It's just "Operation: Aliens", not "Operations". You present several examples of it being spelled without an S and repeatedly refer to it as "OPERATIONS: Aliens" in every video about the subject. I couldn't help myself, I had to mention it.
Well hey no one’s perfect. I’m well aware there is not an S at the end and also well aware that I have mispronounced it by accident. You’re not the first to point it out and I’m sure not the last. Nonetheless thanks for checking out my channel!
@2DayRentals I did enjoy the video and subject matter, and I can appreciate that you replied in a respectful way. Good luck with the channel, good sir 🫡
@@tylercochrane7715 I appreciate that. Yeah it’s always a bummer when you catch things like that too late and the video is already mixed down. With such a limited time to make videos I do the best I can. Again thanks for checking out my channel.