First Ever Ben 10 Funko Products Revealed (Ben, Heatblast and Swampfire Funko Pop)

After a long time of waiting, Ben 10 finally joins in the Funko toy lines. The first of these reveals are the Ben and Heatblast Vinyl Funko Soda. These figures comes in a collectible can, with the lid having a picture of the character underneath it, so you are basically collecting 3 separate things with this toy line. The figure's style is very different from the traditional Funko Pop art style.

Ben Tennyson and Heatblast Funko Soda

Usually when buying these, there's a Ben figure inside, with the Heatblast variant being a rare figure, called a "Chaser".

Curiously, Heatblast's Omnitrix symbol is green instead of white like in the original series. Also, due to the art style, the green buttons on Ben's Omnitrix are missing. Finally, the picture on the soda depicts the 2016 incarnation of Ben from the reboot, not the original series.

Now onto the next product. Finally, Ben 10 is joining the Funko Pop line-up with their first release being Swampfire from Ben 10: Alien Force.

Swampfire Funko Pop

Swampfire Funko Pop Packaging

Swampfire translates well into the Funko Pop art style due to his pupils already being black and his mouth not being that visible when he closes it. The packaging of the box reminds me of Bandai's packaging for the Alien Force figures.

How fitting is it that the first two aliens in Funko's toy lines are the first aliens Ben transformed into in their respective series?

I avoided Funko Pops for a long time but I might have to cop one if I see it. Gonna pass on the Soda ones though, not a fan of how they look.

Hopefully Funko will make more Funko Pops of the Ben 10 aliens and characters. Ben 10 has reached the age where it's considered nostalgic for people, and with no news of a new Ben 10 series coming out anytime soon, any acknowledgement or merch of the Ben 10 franchise is appreciated.