Star Trek has rarely been a series suited to action figures. Its heroes do occasionally phaser things, but they’re scientists and explorers, people who’s action involves sitting around tables and talking and investigating, or sitting at starship controls and getting them to phaser things. But that’s not stopped people trying over the years, and at Trek’s heights, it meant we got some truly wild action figures.
Throughout the ‘90s as Star Trek rode the highs of three huge TV shows and a series of movies, Playmates—which tried, and sadly failed, to revive its Star Trek toyline in 2022 to go alongside the current Trek renaissance on streaming—made tons of action figures for the franchise, alongside ships, playsets, and roleplay toys like tricorders and phasers.
But because of the huge boom of popularity Trek was facing, this meant that basically anyone and everyone was up for grabs as a toy, not just main characters and the occasional villain. Bless the rush, because when else would you be able to get a Vedek Bareil action figure? Click through for Bajoran Spiritual Leader Action and more, as we take a look back at some of our most unhinged faves.
(All pictures via the excellent, and spectacularly named Trek merch repository, Wixiban!)
