First 4 Figures: The Collector's Guide to Video Game Statues, Editions and Replicas

First 4 Figures make the statues that video game fans actually want on the shelf. Samus glowing in her Phazon Suit, Link gripping Rauru's arm, a Red-Eyes B. Dragon that looks ready to eat your Blu-rays. If there's a game you lost a whole summer to, there's a decent chance F4F have sculpted something from it.

The catch is the naming. Standard, Collector's, Exclusive, Definitive, PVC, resin, "life-size". The same character can turn up at three different prices, and the difference isn't always what the box suggests. So here's what each of those words actually means, and which ones are worth your money.

PVC: Samus Gravity SuitPVC: Tears of the Kingdom Link

Who are First 4 Figures?

First 4 Figures (F4F to their fans) were established in 2003 and work out of the UK and Hong Kong. What makes them unusual is the focus. Most premium statue makers lean on films and comics. F4F built their name almost entirely on video games.

Their Sonic statues go back to 2008, and Super Mario joined the roster in 2011. Today their licence list takes in The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Super Mario, Okami, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog and Fullmetal Alchemist. Our own range also covers Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sekiro, Dark Souls, Banjo-Kazooie and Cowboy Bebop.

Many of their pieces come in several editions, and the pricier ones often add light-up features to anything that glows in the source material. In video games, that's most things.

The ranges, explained in plain English

• PVC statues: F4F's more affordable line. Smaller and lighter than the resin pieces (ours mostly sit between 18cm and 33cm), and designed to look good without needing a reinforced cabinet. At the time of writing they run from Tears of the Kingdom Link at £56.99 up to the Samus Phazon Suit Collector's Edition at £147.99.
• Resin statues: the heavyweight end. Bigger, heavier, with more detail in the base, so each one feels like a full scene rather than a single figure. Examples include the Yu-Gi-Oh! Yami Yugi resin statue at £332.99 and Super Shadow (Standard Edition) at £364.99. They need careful handling and proper shelf planning.
• Life-size replicas: 1:1 versions of famous gear rather than characters. The current headline piece is the Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword at 71cm, £545.99.
• FiGGYZ: F4F's newest and cheapest line, launched in 2025. These are pixel-art PVC characters that peg onto a metal backboard like a fridge magnet with ambitions. Each one has a QR code that adds it to a digital collection in the FiGGYZ app. With us they cost around £9.99 to £13.99, including Tomb Raider's Lara Croft at £10.99.

Statue: Super ShadowFiGGYZ: Lara Croft

Standard vs Collector's vs Exclusive: what the editions really mean

This is where most people get confused, so here it is straight from how F4F themselves define the tiers.

• Standard Edition: the statue and its base, nothing more. In resin, Standard Editions are limited runs and come with an authentication card and an edition number. In PVC, Standard Editions have no card and no number.
• Collector's Edition: common on the PVC statues. It's the same statue with an extra feature, often lighting. The Samus Phazon Suit Collector's Edition, for example, adds LEDs to the helmet, the arm cannon and the suit's stripes. F4F say Collector's Editions are not limited, so there's no card and no number.
• Exclusive Edition (including Definitive): limited, carded, numbered, and loaded with extra parts or features. As a rule F4F sell these only through their own website, which is why most shops list Standard and Collector's versions.

So "Collector's" doesn't mean rarer. It means "has a party trick". That's fine as long as you know you're paying for the party trick and not for scarcity.

Now the arithmetic. At the time of writing, the Metroid Prime Samus Gravity Suit is £69.99 in Standard and £80.99 in Collector's. Eleven quid for a light-up suit is a fair deal if you'll switch it on. The Phazon Suit is £114.04 versus £147.99, which is nearly £34 for the lights. Still a good statue, but think about whether it'll spend its life glowing or sitting there with the batteries out.

Phazon Suit: Standard EditionPhazon Suit: Collector's Edition

PVC or resin?

Choose PVC if you want the character more than the diorama, if space is tight, or if this is your first proper statue. It's lighter, cheaper, easier to place and a lot more forgiving if someone nudges the shelf.

Choose resin if you want a centrepiece. The bases are bigger, the scenes are more ambitious and the presence on the shelf is in a different league. You pay for that in price, in weight and in the care you need to take when you unpack it. Resin chips, and a dropped resin statue is a very sad afternoon.

PVC: IsabelleResin: Spike Spiegel

The life-size replicas: what "life-size" actually means

The Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword is the real thing, by F4F's measure: the blade is shown at its in-game proportions, standing upright as it looks after Ganondorf's Gloom gets to it. The handle is metal, the blade is ABS plastic, and the sword lifts off its resin base. At 71cm it's a genuine room-dominating object.

Not everything with a Zelda logo is life-size, though. The Breath of the Wild Hylian Shield (Standard Edition, £62.99) is a 29cm display piece. It's lovely, but it won't stop an arrow, and it won't cover more than your forearm.

Shown: Zelda Breath of the Wild Statue Hylian Shield Standard Edition 29cm

So which one should you buy?

If you're buying a first F4F statue

• The Samus Gravity Suit Standard Edition at £69.99 or Tears of the Kingdom Link at £56.99. Big-name characters, sensible size, PVC so there's no stress about handling.

If it's a gift

• Tears of the Kingdom Zelda (PVC) at £72.99 is the safe bet for any Zelda fan.
• A FiGGYZ magnet at £9.99 to £13.99 makes a great stocking filler for the gamer who already owns everything.

If you want a shelf centrepiece

• Sekiro at £458.99 or Super Shadow at £364.99. Both are the kind of statue visitors ask about.

If you're a Zelda superfan

• The Decayed Master Sword at £545.99 is the flex. The Hylian Shield at £62.99 gives you the iconography for a lot less.
• If you'd rather have a Link you can pose, our Max Factory figma guide covers the poseable route.

If you're a duellist

• The Red-Eyes B. Dragon and Dark Magician PVC statues are £105.99 each. The Yami Yugi resin statue at £332.99 is for when you're ready to commit.

PVC: Red-Eyes B. DragonPVC: Dark MagicianStatue: Yami Yugi

If you're on a budget

• FiGGYZ. Under £14, they take up no shelf space at all, and they're the cheapest way into F4F.

Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Life Size Statue 1/1 Decayed Master Sword 71 cm

How ordering works with us

A few First 4 Figures pieces are on our shelves, but most are pre-orders we bring in especially for you from our European distributor. You order, we order it in, and it ships to you when it lands. New releases are genuine pre-orders with release windows. Repeat editions come back around from time to time.

Check each product page for its availability and timing. If there's a piece you really want, pre-ordering it is how you avoid paying secondary-market prices once it's sold out. Upcoming releases from across our ranges are in our collectibles pre-orders.

The honest bit: what we'd swerve

• Too-good-to-be-true listings: a "new" F4F statue at half the going rate, from a seller you've never heard of, shipping from who-knows-where, is not a bargain. Buy from a shop that gets its stock through proper distribution.
• Paying for lights you won't use: a Collector's Edition is only worth it if the feature is something you'll actually display. If the batteries are coming out on day two, buy the Standard.
• Mistaking "Collector's" for "limited": it isn't. F4F's Collector's Editions aren't numbered runs, so don't pay a premium thinking they'll become rare.
• Chasing Exclusives on the resale market: Exclusive Editions are mostly sold direct by F4F, so second-hand prices can get silly. Ask yourself if the extra part is really worth that much.
• Underestimating resin: check the weight and footprint before it arrives. Flat-pack shelves and 40cm resin dioramas don't get along.
• Sunny windowsills: painted PVC and resin both fade and discolour in direct sun over time. Find them a shady spot and keep the dust off with a soft brush.

The short version

• First 4 Figures were established in 2003 and specialise in video game statues.
• PVC is cheaper, lighter and smaller. Resin is bigger, heavier and more of a full scene.
• Collector's Editions usually add lighting. They aren't limited or numbered.
• Exclusive Editions are limited and numbered, and mostly sold direct by F4F.
• The Decayed Master Sword is truly life-size. The 29cm Hylian Shield is not.
• FiGGYZ pixel-art magnets are the cheapest way in.
• Most F4F pieces with us are bring-it-in-for-you pre-orders, so check each product page for timing.

Browse the full range in our First 4 Figures collection, or go straight to your franchise with Metroid, Sonic the Hedgehog and Yu-Gi-Oh!. If you're comparing makers, all our statues are in one place.

Final thought: F4F's editions are easy to read once you know the rule. Standard is the statue, Collector's is the statue plus a trick, and Exclusive is the statue plus a trick plus a number. Pick the one you'll enjoy looking at, not the one with the longest name on the box.

Further reading: if you're buying for someone else, try our gift guide for the hobbyist who's impossible to buy for, or see how another statue maker does things in our Iron Studios statues guide.