A short while back, Jada Toys started trying their hand at the 6-inch scale action figure market with a selection of Universal Monsters. These were really quite good, especially for a company’s early effort and I think the only thing that really hurt them was the fact that veteran NECA Toys was doing the same figures at the same time, and infinitely better. But, Jada persevered and wound up giving us what I thought were some of the best figures of 2024 with their Ultra Street Fighter II line. And it looks like they’re continuing to cozy up with Capcom, because now they’re tackling The Blue Bomber himself, Mega Man!

It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of Mega Man as a game franchise. It perfected run-and-gun side-scrolling action and managed to create an intensely difficult challenge, while rarely feeling cheap and unfair. That didn’t stop me from wanting to snap a few controllers in half while playing, but more often than not, when I die playing I’m willing to concede that it’s entirely my fault. The first assortment of three figures includes Mega Man, and the bosses Ice Man and Fire Man. I decided to give Mega Man his own slot today, but both Ice Man and Fire Man are on their way to me, so I’ll likely check them out together in the near future. The figure comes in some snazzy packaging with a big window to show off the figure and accessories. You get some beautiful character art and Mega Man’s power meter fully powered up, which I thought was a great touch. It’s all collector friendly, so let’s cut some tape and bust him out!

And dang, doesn’t he look great! Mega Man stands shorter than the Street Fighter figures, but I’d still consider him to be about 6-inch scale. There’s actually not a lot to say about Mega Man when it comes to his sculpt. His body is smooth and lacks any sculpted details, letting the wonderful proportions do all the work. And that’s not a complaint, as it’s right in line with the cartoony character design. There’s an excellent use of pale matte blue for the torso, upper legs and biceps and high gloss blue for the lower legs, lower arms, feet and hands. I love his triangular body design that goes from his narrow shoulders down to his giant feet, and he’s got a little swell to his forearms. My figure does have an unfortunate blue mark on his chest, which I’m hoping will come out with a little rubbing.

You get two different heads: One whimsical and grinning, and one with his battle face on. Both of these are quite good with the same two-tone blue deco for the helmet. He’s got his headphone-like ear pieces and the raised mohawk-like crest running up the center of his helmet. All the facial features are sculpted as well as painted in. Punching in close reveals that the sculpt and paint are a bit at odds with each other, but it’s not something I notice with the naked eye.

The articulation here is pretty damn great for a short and stocky character. He’s got rotating hinges in his shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, and ankles. There’s a ball joint in his chest and another in his neck. The feet have a pretty wide ranging lateral hinge to keep his feet flat in most stances. The hands are on hinged pegs to allow you to swap them out between the set of fists and open hands. I honestly did not expect this little guy to be so much fun to pose and play with, but he sure is!

The Mega Buster can be swapped out for the right forearm by unpegging the arm and pegging the Buster in. And yeah, this will likely be the way he’s displayed on my shelf most of the time. The cannon has the same high gloss finish as the arm piece it replaces and you get a sculpted power meter painted yellow as well as some red paint inside the barrel.

The final accessory in the box is the Mega Buster Blast effect part and a stand to display it on. The effect part uses the same style stand as we saw with the Street Fighter figures, with a clear post divided up with two hinges. One end plugs into the base and the other into the blast piece. It’s kind of elaborate for what it does, but it works fine.

The last Mega Man figure I owned was probably the one Jazzwares put out around 2004. I remember finding him at a KayBee Toys Outlet and taking him home. It was a lot bigger and it was a decent enough figure for its time, but Jada’s release really approaches a level of perfection. I think he’s the perfect size as he’s chunky enough to have all the articulation he needs and be fun to play with, but small enough to scale well for posing with the Ultra Street Fighter line. Or you can even bring him in to beat the hell out of some Marvel Legends, Marvel Vs. Capcom style. Either way, Jada really seems to be killing it with their current crop of figures and I’m excited to see if their partnership with Capcom branches out even further. In the meantime, I’ll likely be on board this Mega Man train for as far as it goes!