Sweet Snake

Sat 2008/12/13 08:28 JST

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The Metal Gear Solid characters get the gender bender treatment with these Konami Figumate figures. More pics at Tokyo Hunter.
Otakon looks too cute.

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Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21)
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/

Snake?! What has science done to you!?! O_o

They are kinda cute... I'll just have to pass the fact that it's Snake XD

Sat 2008/12/13 08:33:03 JST (ID #410269)

reply to Sabekuji Kaneda's comment
- Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
  anime/cosplay events organizer
  http://www.cosplay.ph
  
  science made it bettar XDD
  
  Sun 2008/12/14 12:14:40 JST (ID #411444)
  
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  - Makoto in Centreville, Virginia (Registered on 2008/09/10)
    Kendo Kid / 大学生
    http://makocat.deviantart.com
    
    I don't see much difference in Raiden
    
    Sun 2008/12/14 22:24:08 JST (ID #412101)
    
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Tachikaze in Brooklyn, New York (Registered on 2007/12/26)
University Student

I saw an article somewhere on these before, I think I might have to get them ^_^

Sat 2008/12/13 08:33:12 JST (ID #410270)

reply to Tachikaze's comment
Dissidia-Fantasy in Singapore (Registered on 2008/11/28)
Student
http://dgraymanime.wordpress.com/

Wow! Really really cute figures!

Sat 2008/12/13 08:33:28 JST (ID #410271)

reply to Dissidia-Fantasy's comment
Andrei-kun in California, USA (Registered on 2008/10/23)
Student
http://andreijournal.blogspot.com

Like, who's who? Where's Snake if this was gender bended? XD Sorry confused for now/

Sat 2008/12/13 08:33:29 JST (ID #410272)

reply to Andrei-kun's comment
- Tachikaze in Brooklyn, New York (Registered on 2007/12/26)
  University Student
  
  Yellow = Ocelot
  Green = Snake
  Blue = Raiden
  Brown = Otacon
  
  Sat 2008/12/13 08:37:53 JST (ID #410279)
  
  reply to Tachikaze's comment
MARl0 in United States (Registered on 2007/11/16)
Graphic Designer

That is so weird! @_@

Sat 2008/12/13 08:33:38 JST (ID #410273)

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noob in philippines (Registered on 2007/09/02)
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan

Cute and........Disturbing....-_-""
But nevertheless, I won't mind buying those.
And come to think of it, les enfant terribles has gone mad. I can imagine big boss' cries in the after-life right now.

Sat 2008/12/13 08:38:02 JST (ID #410280)

reply to noob's comment
lerry[maru] in Kuala Lumpur, MY (Registered on 2008/09/14)
Nekophilia

LOL! This is so wrong.. "Loli" redefined.

Sat 2008/12/13 08:39:14 JST (ID #410283)

reply to lerry[maru]'s comment
Anonymous ( ; ´Д`)/ in Indiana (Registered on 2007/11/15)
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/

Otacon was always moe. This just reinforces it.

Sat 2008/12/13 08:45:37 JST (ID #410286)

reply to Anonymous ( ; ´Д`)/'s comment
Koshiko in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2007/08/03)
website/graphic designer and karaoke amateur~
http://www.furudango.com

So cute~ but oh so wrong, lol

I wonder if they'll do something similar for Haruhi? :D

Sat 2008/12/13 08:45:41 JST (ID #410287)

reply to Koshiko's comment
Yaku in Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA (Registered on 2008/08/27)
Student, part-time slave
http://yakuri.wordpress.com/

I always wondered why guys get all "moe~" when guys get turned into girls (Kyonko is a strong example), but say all kinds of bad stuff like "so wrong" about girls getting turned into guys.

Just saying because I've always enjoyed gender bender of both sexes. Maybe it's just me and girls say bad stuff about guys turned into girls? (highly doubt it, since these figurines get into production)

Sat 2008/12/13 08:59:02 JST (ID #410295)

reply to Yaku's comment
Lelouch Lamperouge in ClovisLand (Registered on 2008/08/21)
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/

Ain't Snake a cute one now =D
kawaii!

Sat 2008/12/13 09:00:42 JST (ID #410297)

reply to Lelouch Lamperouge's comment
chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09)
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/

lol so kawaii :Pi think I like otakon ^^;

Sat 2008/12/13 09:03:11 JST (ID #410299)

reply to chun's comment
i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
http://otakudan.com

I saw those a while back, I think that otakon is cute

Sat 2008/12/13 09:08:55 JST (ID #410302)

reply to i'm mr. danger's comment
Snafu Slick in South Carolina, USA (Registered on 2008/06/12)
Motivational Speaker

Thats just weird but at the same time adorable ^_^

Sat 2008/12/13 09:09:46 JST (ID #410303)

reply to Snafu Slick's comment
fengzz in Singapore (Registered on 2008/10/19)
Figurine Enthusiast, Uni Student

mgs looks weird being cute and stuffs :S

Sat 2008/12/13 09:17:21 JST (ID #410306)

reply to fengzz's comment
Zakaさん in アメリカ？日本かも？？( ﾟДﾟ) (Registered on 2008/11/11)
王オタクｘ天才様
http://www.zakarius.com/

Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!

I don't know why but these are totally freaking me out haha.

Sat 2008/12/13 09:22:05 JST (ID #410308)

reply to Zakaさん's comment
Dcg in Berkeley, CA (Registered on 2007/12/17)
College Student

If I purge my mind of all conscious thought, I can see the cuteness past the indignation.

Hey, that was a couplet.

Sat 2008/12/13 09:24:34 JST (ID #410310)

reply to Dcg's comment
Namikaze Minato in Cardboard Box, Neo Arcadia (Registered on 2007/12/19)
Mercenary

Snake!, what have you done? You've created a time paradox!

Sat 2008/12/13 09:32:34 JST (ID #410315)

reply to Namikaze Minato's comment
Coco the Bean in Northern California (Registered on 2008/01/06)
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/

This is so cute that it's messing with my head @_@

Sat 2008/12/13 09:36:18 JST (ID #410317)

reply to Coco the Bean's comment
Ulrezaj in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2008/01/07)
IT Architect

Raiden looks the same.
*zing*

Sat 2008/12/13 09:41:52 JST (ID #410327)

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lene in San Diego, CA (Registered on 2008/07/29)
Student, Freelance Artist
http://rhythmemotion.net

OCELOT = DO WANT.

Otakon's so moe, it hurts ;_;

Sat 2008/12/13 09:42:16 JST (ID #410328)

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potatochobit in Dallas, TX (Registered on 2008/08/18)
http://tenori-taiga.blogspot.com/

these are just really silly to me.
but the otacon is real funny.

Sat 2008/12/13 09:45:16 JST (ID #410332)

reply to potatochobit's comment
CaTZ in Indonesia (Registered on 2007/02/10)
Game Designer & 2D Artist
http://catzstudio.blogspot.com/

What I find wrong is that Raiden looks far more baddass than snake

Sat 2008/12/13 09:48:07 JST (ID #410337)

reply to CaTZ's comment
セイバー♥fangel in Hong Kong (Registered on 2008/12/07)
Graphic Designer

I think Otakon and Ocelot works, snake and Raiden doens't work just as well.
However I'm thinking that this concepts is just another to target the fans pocket with a "MOE" concept.
However I'm buying this concept!!! KEEP IT COMING~

Sat 2008/12/13 09:51:54 JST (ID #410340)

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lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

Wait, what? This is real? Didn't think they'd actually make gender bent figures ^^;

Sat 2008/12/13 10:13:03 JST (ID #410351)

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soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (Registered on 2008/10/25)
Delivery Driver | Semi-student
http://www.soulfringe.com/

So if these are gender benders, does that mean this Raiden figure is really a guy ? Ha, couldn't resist. I hate that girly whiner.

Sat 2008/12/13 10:25:50 JST (ID #410359)

reply to soulfringe's comment
yanipheonu in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2008/11/26)
Student
http://justobserving.wordpress.com/

Moe Otacon is moe.

Sat 2008/12/13 10:43:31 JST (ID #410371)

reply to yanipheonu's comment
Koji98 in Arlington, Texas (Registered on 2007/11/04)
Your local Otaku Cashier.

I love the figures, but I was never that interested in the MGS games.

Sat 2008/12/13 10:46:18 JST (ID #410375)

reply to Koji98's comment
nyoron (Registered on 2007/04/24)
University Student
http://sunshine-report.com

GAh what have they done to snakeee, the manliest of men. NUuuu

Sat 2008/12/13 10:58:54 JST (ID #410386)

reply to nyoron's comment
ar in A PLACE THAT YOU CAN'T FIND (Registered on 2008/11/16)
student

kawaii ne. I like otacon.(^_^)

Sat 2008/12/13 11:13:26 JST (ID #410395)

reply to ar's comment
Harts in Estonia (Registered on 2008/06/02)
Student

Somewhat strange..

Sat 2008/12/13 11:52:09 JST (ID #410423)

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silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
???Confused???

Funny and cute...

Sat 2008/12/13 12:07:47 JST (ID #410430)

reply to silent1134's comment
Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
College Freshmen

I want to see an old snake gender bender. That would be interesting.

Sat 2008/12/13 12:32:33 JST (ID #410446)

reply to Hidden Oasis's comment
duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (Registered on 2007/10/30)
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com

weird~~~ Snake looks like a chick...
but cute figs though~

Sat 2008/12/13 12:32:37 JST (ID #410447)

reply to duffman's comment
Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

so moe i died

Sat 2008/12/13 16:07:14 JST (ID #410550)

reply to Cyberchaos's comment
Meimi132 in Stuck in the void between the net life and real life. (Registered on 2007/12/03)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/

My god those are cute... I love the one in the jumper.. so sweet...

Sat 2008/12/13 16:07:41 JST (ID #410551)

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xanthe in Philippines (Registered on 2008/05/03)
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
http://aki7.bottled-wish.info

ahh now we'll have to reconsider a gun match with snake now ;)

Sat 2008/12/13 17:56:53 JST (ID #410626)

reply to xanthe's comment
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

"Snake? Snake!? Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake! You've turned into a loli... Awesome, I'm one too!"

Sat 2008/12/13 18:19:09 JST (ID #410643)

reply to lostandfound's comment
Yasuo in Canada (Registered on 2008/12/10)
Eternal Lurker

The blond one is Ocelot?!? I thought it was Liquid!

Sat 2008/12/13 19:02:15 JST (ID #410677)

reply to Yasuo's comment
Monkee in Canada (Registered on 2007/02/08)
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/

So confused, I don't know who's who o_O

Sat 2008/12/13 19:32:33 JST (ID #410717)

reply to Monkee's comment
Gundam00 in somewhere in space (Registered on 2008/04/26)
MS pilot

oooo...so they actually turned them from drawings into real figures eh....they are cute nevertheless...XD

Sat 2008/12/13 20:02:06 JST (ID #410749)

reply to Gundam00's comment
chirokitsune in Tallahassee, FL (Registered on 2008/10/28)
Web Developer

Ah! they're sooo cute!!!!

Sat 2008/12/13 20:39:26 JST (ID #410777)

reply to chirokitsune's comment
Phaeton99 in Momiji Castle, Japones NA (Registered on 2008/11/11)
Executive Seneschal of the Third Ward
http://phaeton99.deviantart.com/

Very cute, indeed... but why am I filled with dread by the prospect of a game series remake in this mode...? (*^o^*)

Sat 2008/12/13 21:19:15 JST (ID #410800)

reply to Phaeton99's comment
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/27)
Student artist
http://www.requestview.wordpress.com

I want snake and raiden

Sat 2008/12/13 21:29:31 JST (ID #410821)

reply to Gibson's comment
WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my

finally it's released, so cute~~~~~~~

Can't wait for the MGS the movie next year.

Sat 2008/12/13 21:29:57 JST (ID #410823)

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Zeneva in Singapore (Registered on 2008/09/15)
Student

aww.. he lost the moustache

Sat 2008/12/13 23:25:33 JST (ID #410889)

reply to Zeneva's comment
Asashikka in California, USA (Registered on 2008/09/11)
Student
http://kariavalon.deviantart.com

So.. moe. XD

Sun 2008/12/14 01:36:19 JST (ID #410946)

reply to Asashikka's comment
unit78 in Tampa, Florida (Registered on 2008/06/21)
Ronin - Looking for #1
http://unit-1978.deviantart.com/

how could they ruin such awesome characters

Sun 2008/12/14 02:21:24 JST (ID #410968)

reply to unit78's comment
RyūPersona in Las Vegas, Velvet Room (Registered on 2008/06/27)
Graphic Arts Student

It's cute...yet so horribly wrong at the same time.

Sun 2008/12/14 02:24:52 JST (ID #410971)

reply to RyūPersona's comment
thewolfster in Berkeley, CA (Registered on 2008/12/03)
College Bum, IT guy, Secret Agent,

Haha! That's one way to ruin the MGS series for me. Or maybe I have a new found love for the characters? Hmm, decisions, decisions.

Sun 2008/12/14 02:37:45 JST (ID #410980)

reply to thewolfster's comment
XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com

Yep, I saw those sometime ago...
I'd definitely get them if I was a MGS fan. Since I'm not...

Sun 2008/12/14 03:22:38 JST (ID #411013)

reply to XSportSeeker's comment
leviathan218 in Philippines (Registered on 2008/08/26)
Student
http://leviathan218.deviantart.com

so cute yet so wrong. hahaha

Sun 2008/12/14 06:42:55 JST (ID #411207)

reply to leviathan218's comment
Risedawn in Dark Side of Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/06)
EX-NSF / NS-Men / Certis Cisco Protection Officer

Guess its gonna be "Welcome back!!! Sister!!!" from Ocelot this time. And Otacon turning from an Otaku to a Fujoshi made my LOL onto the floor, but still...Cute.

Sun 2008/12/14 07:13:42 JST (ID #411234)

reply to Risedawn's comment
executeyk in NZ (Registered on 2007/09/14)

i wish snake and raiden had their actual hair color, instead of blue and green......... I reeeeally want these tho!

Sun 2008/12/14 07:25:21 JST (ID #411246)

reply to executeyk's comment
momentspeace in the country below Malaysia. (Registered on 2008/05/27)
University student and part-time Super Sentai.

Time Paradox! Liquid Ocelot looks so... different here.

Sun 2008/12/14 09:24:58 JST (ID #411334)

reply to momentspeace's comment
hikaridranz in Singapore (Registered on 2007/12/28)
Student
http://hikaridranz.webs.com/

Saw this already.. and I want :/
but I'm a bit low on $ after the EOY event at singapore expo @_@

Sun 2008/12/14 14:04:00 JST (ID #411565)

reply to hikaridranz's comment
Keii in Barcelona, Spain (Registered on 2008/10/11)
Electronical engineering student

Looks really cute.
How can I buy it? the ebay auction from this guy is too expensive. And I don't know how to register in the konamis site.

Sun 2008/12/14 17:36:06 JST (ID #411750)

reply to Keii's comment
raptor_cZn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/12)
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net

Looks cute.. How much does one cost?

Sun 2008/12/14 19:45:04 JST (ID #411951)

reply to raptor_cZn's comment
- Yasuo in Canada (Registered on 2008/12/10)
  Eternal Lurker
  
  They all come in the same package, but I don't know the exact price.
  
  Mon 2008/12/15 05:08:24 JST (ID #412491)
  
  reply to Yasuo's comment
Robostrike in Waterloo, Ontario (Registered on 2008/01/02)
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
http://robostrike.wordpress.com

Looks like another necessary purchase ^_^

Mon 2008/12/15 16:22:09 JST (ID #413024)

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thelastfemaleotakudesu in venus (Registered on 2008/02/10)
the last Female Otaku
http://kittyfo.animeblogger.net/

O___O ;;;

noooeess it burns!!

Tue 2008/12/16 01:15:57 JST (ID #413476)

reply to thelastfemaleotakudesu's comment
kousaka in USA (Registered on 2007/09/01)
student

Ahahaha I dont mind at all! They look cute.

Tue 2008/12/16 21:56:21 JST (ID #414768)

reply to kousaka's comment
suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/

How wrong and cute at the same time.. XD

Wed 2008/12/17 15:28:44 JST (ID #415814)

reply to suki's comment
Gunstray in and out of Burnaby (Registered on 2009/03/07)
Free lancer/gunner for hire
http://gunstray.blogspot.com/

ZOMG Snake chars nvr looked so CUTE!!!

Sun 2009/04/12 01:15:36 JST (ID #559224)

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ShianAkuMi (Registered on 2009/06/13)
amateur animator, studying

i'll totally buy the whole set.... so cute!!!!!!!!!

Mon 2009/07/13 17:42:03 JST (ID #675386)

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