Series: Super Mario
Company: Jakks Pacific
Release: 2014+
Size: 4″ / 9cm
Main distribution: UK / USA / Europe
These are the 4″ figures of Super Mario from Jakks Pacific. It is easily the largest merchandise line of Nintendo.
Starting in 2014 under the World of Nintendo line, and then continued as the Super Mario line, for over a decade, there are now currently 92 unique figures made, spanning over 41 waves.
I’ll only list the ones I have as they are too many. I got 4.
Goomba
Release: 2015
Goomba first got released in Wave 3 under the World of Nintendo line. It got re-released in Wave 17 under the Super Mario line. And got re-released again in Wave 24, 27, 30, 36 and 39.
Mine in particular is from Wave 3 (2015). In the cardboard question mark block was a Coin.
The coin is yellow, and has the trademark indent in the middle.
Goomba stands in a neutral pose, with a grumpy face. His eyebrows are curved downwards, looking angry. He has 3 points of articulation; in his neck , so he can turn his head and in his feet.
The branding is underneath his feet. In raised font it reads under his left foot Made in China All Rights Reserved. Under his right foot it reads TM & © 2015 Nintendo. JAKKS Santa Monica CA 90405 U.S.A. Furthermore under his left foot is printed in black 1055KT01, and on the back of his head on the bottom is printed in black 86742 Imported by: JAKKS Pacific UK Ltd. 5 Queens Square, Lyndhurst Rd, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 9ED U.K. CE.
Koopa Paratroopa (green)
Release: 2016
Barcode: 192995407312
Koopa Paratroopa first got released in Wave 8 under the World of Nintendo line. It got re-released again in Wave 13. Then it got re-released in Wave 24 under the Super Mario line. And got re-released again in Wave 39.
Mine in particular is from Wave 24 (2021), the others of this wave can be seen on the back.
The blurb reads: Koopa Paratroopa with wings. These winged versions of the Koopa Troopas take flight and love to get in Mario’s way when he’s in the air.
Koopa Paratroopa stands in a neutral pose, with a neutral face. He has a green shell, and green boots. He has black pupils and his hands are fists. He has 15 points of articulation; in his neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles and his ball point wings.
The branding is underneath his feet. In raised font it reads under his left foot TM & © 2016 Nintendo All Rights Reserved and under his right foot JAKKS, Santa Monica CA 90405 U.S.A. Made in China. Printed in black on the back of his left foot it reads 0611KT01 and on the bottom of his shell it reads 40731 UK CA.
Lakitu with fishing pole
Release: 2017
Barcode: 039897726656
Lakitu with fishing pole first got released in Wave 15 under the Super Mario line. And got re-released again in Wave 31.
Mine in particular is from Wave 31 (2022), the others of this wave can be seen on the back.
The blurb reads: Lakitu with fishing pole. With his trusty fishing pole, Lakitu does many jobs in the Mushroom Kingdom, from pulling karts out of ditches to holding items for Mario to grab.
Lakitu sits on his cloud with a smile. He has 3 soft rubber hairs on top of his head and wears glasses. His hands are open fists, to hold the fishing rod, which can be removed. He has 7 points of articulation; in his neck, shoulders, elbows and wrists. The cloud also smiles and has a little flat transparent stand underneath to stand.
The branding is on the bottom of the cloud. In raised font it reads TM & © 2017 Nintendo. JAKKS, Santa Monica CA 90405 U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. Made in China. Printed in black on the back of the cloud it reads 72665 Imported by: B&M Retail Limited, The Vault, Dakota Drive, Estuary Commerce Park, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RJ 1293WE01 UK CA.
Magikoopa / Kamek
Release: 2020
Barcode: 192995401334
Magikoopa first got released in Wave 19 under the Super Mario line. And got re-released again in Wave 25 and 34.
Mine in particular is from Wave 25 (2021), the others of this wave can be seen on the back.
The blurb reads: Magikoopa with magic wand. These blue-robed Koopas attack wtih magic spells and can even disappear in a puff of smoke. Mario has to be careful around these sneaky sorcerers!
Magikoopa stands in a neutral pose, with a neutral face. He’s wearing his signature blue robe and glasses and has his staff. Under his robe you can see his boots / feet, which is a nice touch. He has one closed fist and one open to hold the staff. He has 4 points of articulation; in his shoulders and wrists.
The branding is underneath his robe. In raised font it reads TM & © 2020 Nintendo. All Rights Reserved. JAKKS, Santa Monica CA 90405 U.S.A. Made in China. Printed in black it continues #40133 Imported by: B&M Retail Limited, The Vault, Dakota Drive, Estuary Commerce Park, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RJ 1671WE01 UK CA.
It’s always nice to have a 3D rendition of your favourite game characters to physically hold in your hand. And this Nintendo line has many, in various sizes. I like the size of 4″ figures, but some of the smaller 2.5″ ones are great to keep things in scale.
I had just moved to England and the World of Nintendo line had started hitting shelves, and to make my new home a bit more geek (seeing all my stuff hadn’t moved over yet) I bought the Goomba. He’s one of my favourite video game enemies, so I had to have him. He stood proudly on my TV for a long time. I didn’t take a picture of his packaging sadly, but I recall having the cardboard question mark block still somewhere. Later I found the smaller 2.5″ ones which work much better with the rest of the line in scale, so he’s kinda superfluous in my collection now, but it’s still nice to have a big Goomba, especially the first release one. The coin is a cute add-on too.
I always wanted to get a classic Koopa Troopa as well, and eventually settled for the green Koopa Paratroopa, because he didn’t have the UK branding as prominent on his shell, and also if you remove the wings he’s a normal Troopa, so 2 figures for the price of 1.
I missed the Lakitu with the fishing rod (or rather, I never spotted him here) so I was very happy they re-released him so I could get him finally. I love to hang things on his hook, especially the Mario Kart Hotwheels.
And with both Super Mario World as well as Yoshi’s Island being one my favourite mario games, I had to have a Magikoopa. I try to stick with the Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island cast as those are my favourite Mario games from the Super Famicom / SNES.
It’s amazing how many different figures have been made in this line, and although I’ll never go for them all, I’m glad there’s such a variety to choose from.
For now I’ll just grab my favourite guys.
Which oddly seem to be a lot of baddies… I should grab a Mario at some point, but he always seems to be available.
My only pet peeve is all the import information on the UK figures…
If you like Nintendo, Mario and articulated figures, you’ll love these.
If you prefer smaller figures, you’ll give these a miss.
Got any more details / information you think I should add? Or did I get something wrong? Do you own any of these figures? Which one is your fav? Do you agree or disagree with my findings? Let me know in the comments below!