Go big or go home! The StarCraft II "Raynor" figure found exclusively in this year's goody bag represents the first in an elite line of n00bz, a new series of customizable and collectible Blizzard Entertainment-inspired designer vinyl toys. Complete with oversized Gauss rifle accessory, Raynor stands at a massive 6.25 inches tall and sports his signature StarCraft II battlesuit, a BlizzCon '09 shoulder mark, Easter-egg Horde and Diablo III symbols, nine points of articulation, and comes packaged in a four-color collector’s edition box. The “Raynor” figure is not for sale and is found only in this year’s goody bag!
In April, Blizzard Entertainment held a contest inviting employees from around the world to take blank n00bz home and get to work turning the featureless figures into canvases for their own Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo themed art. Over 250 employees from departments throughout the company took up their brushes—and in some cases, what appear to be chainsaws and welding torches—to paint, sculpt, and otherwise craft a veritable n00bz army of marines, murlocs, Mimirons, and more.
The top three most reproducible designs (shown below) were dissected by gnomish engineers, analyzed by Sanctuary archivists, and reconstituted for folks to purchase at the BlizzCon store.
You can see some of the other epic entries on display in the art gallery between Halls B and C—and if you're feeling inspired, you can pick up your own blank n00bz at the BlizzCon Store and head to Hall B, where you'll find a dedicated design area with paints and other implements of n00bz-craft.
