As April comes to an end—and the month of Star Wars is ready to be upon us—it’s no surprise that the galaxy far, far away has dominated toy news this month. But The Mandalorian and Grogu isn’t the only thing coming, and that means toys for all the summer blockbusters, and then some, are starting to arrive.
Aside from the galaxy far, far away, we got some very cool reveals for new Marvel Legends from across the multiverse, including the MCU’s future and even some Marvel Rivals. Lego revealed some nifty sets, including its annual celebration of May 4 and even a debut for Shrek. Tron tried to make another comeback, this time in hopefully more successful action figure form. And then, of course, there’s the $600 Grogu of your dreams and/or nightmares.
For all this and more toy highlights for April, check out our roundup below!
S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ball Z Fourth Form Frieza
Figuarts Dragon Ball fans have been waiting eons for an updated figure that takes on Frieza’s most iconic design, and they’re finally getting it. Set to release in October, the new figure comes with completely redone sculpting and articulation so it can recreate Frieza’s most famous poses, multiple head parts to replicate a gamut of emotions, and even a little severed tail nubbin.
I will not make a joke about how this figure is subtitled “The Universe’s Bottomless Power.” It’s what Frieza would’ve wanted.
Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Darth Nihilus and Darth Traya
Hasbro’s “Gaming Greats” line for Star Wars has gone from strength to strength since it was first introduced as, primarily, a way to reuse and repaint existing figures to kitbash them into characters from Star Wars‘ gaming history. Now, it’s frequently the source of some of the best Star Wars figures of the year, and in 2026 it’s no exception now that we’re getting Darth Goddamn Traya from the legendary Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. To boot, she comes with a Darth Nihilus figure as well, but even he is drastically updated from his prior release back in 2020 with much better articulation and soft goods. Now we just need a Darth Sion to complete the triumvirate…
Lego Shrek
Shrek turns 25 this year, and it’s kind of wild that Lego has not dipped into that particular crossover before now. But good things come to those who wait, and this very cleverly scaled buildable statue of Shrek and Donkey uses its one included minifigure of Puss in Boots to get the sizes of all three characters just right.
Little People Alien Collector Set
Not to be outdone in the shadow of Star Wars Day, the Alien franchise has been trying to make 4/26 happen for a good while now, which means we’re always bound to get some incredibly weird merchandising mashups in April. Case in point: Little People John Hurt, bloody hole torn through his chest, as a cutesy Xenomorph chestburster wraps itself around his Little People form. At least he looks miffed about it!
Hasbro Tron: Legacy Identity Collection
Tron‘s had a bit of a rough time lately, between Ares seemingly putting the franchise on ice for the foreseeable future and even Hasbro’s own stalled attempt at bringing a set of figures based on the original film to life. They’re hoping you’re going to remember that people still have a fondness for Legacy and that that Daft Punk soundtrack was pretty sick, however, just in time for a new couple of box sets of figures inspired by the film—one of which even comes with a slick lightcycle, even though it could’ve really done with some fun light-up features.
Spirit Halloween Life-Sized Alien Animatronic
Another one from Alien Day, io9 got to give you your first look at Spirit’s latest addition to its trending line of giant Halloween animatronics: a full-scaled Xenomorph that can move around and even show off its second inner jaw. Perhaps the silliest $450 you could spend this year, if you’re starting to prepare for October already.
NECA DuckTales Figures
NECA’s line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures has already done a good job of showing us how the toymaker can handle translating classic animation styles into full-fledged action figures, and it’s paying off a ton with this series of DuckTales figures. Scrooge, Gizmoduck, and Launchpad will all come as individual figures, but naturally Hewey, Dewey, and Louie will come as a trio.
Lego Star Wars UCS Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter
Every year Lego plans for a fancy Star Wars set to release around May 4, and this year is no exception—even if the choice is a little ill-timed. This year’s Ultimate Collector Series release is none other than Din Djarin’s modified Naboo Starfighter from The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian, just in time for… well, it to be replaced by the return of the Razor Crest a few weeks after in The Mandalorian and Grogu. Ah well, doesn’t stop it from looking like a great set!
Hasbro Marvel Legends Spider-Man: Brand New Day Figures
Hasbro is gearing up for a big Marvel summer with the arrival of Brand New Day, and they’re only just getting started with these two figures, featuring a raged-out Hulk and Peter in his latest Spidey suit. All the accessories are making it seem like Hulk and Spider-Man will go toe-to-toe momentarily in the new film, but you know what they say about trusting movie merchandise for spoilers…
Mezco One:12 Batman: The Animated Series Scarecrow
Mezo’s run on the beloved Batman: The Animated Series gets a fun new villain in the form of its first, classic Scarecrow design. He’s a killer fit for One:12’s love of cloth goods, snappily recreating Scarecrow’s stylized form, and comes with a ton of accessories—but we’re really here for that scythe with Batman’s cowl dangling off its blade.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Marvel Rivals Figures
Marvel Rivals has only been around for just under a year and a half now, but its designs have already burned themselves into many a Marvel gamer’s heads as some of the definitive riffs on these superheroes. So we’ve been dying to see more merchandise and action figures that use them, and Hasbro is preparing to kick off doing so in style later this year. The first selection includes two standalone figures in Punisher and Moon Knight and two two-pack releases of Luna Snow and Spider-Man as well as Venom and Jeff. As a support main, all I ask is, “Sue Storm when?”
Lego Fantastic Four: First Steps Herbie
It’s taken almost a year for Lego to do another First Steps-inspired set, and there’s something rather funny about it being a Herbie that’s almost as tall as the brick-built Galactus in the last one. But it’s definitely a great-looking build, with some fun extra details and accessories (that brick-built screwdriver is a lot of fun from a design perspective). Taking a leaf out of Lego Star Wars‘ buildable droid series is clearly paying dividends here.
Kaiyodo Revoltech Amazing Yamaguchi Batman Beyond (Classic Version)
The last Revoltech Batman Beyond figure took the iconic design and reimagined it more akin to a mecha suit rather than staying faithful to the sleek minimalism of the original. So good news: this new one just does exactly that, and it looks fantastic. Articulated wings, multiple batarangs, and even an unmasked Terry head for good measure, this is the Revoltech Beyond we always should’ve had.
Hasbro Marvel Legends Daredevil: Born Again Daredevil and Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones finally hit up Daredevil: Born Again in style a few weeks ago, and right on time, Hasbro revealed a new two-pack inspired by the series that gives us both a brand-new Jessica Jones, years after her Netflix self got one eight years ago, and a new version of Matt in his beat-up black suit. Sure, it’s a repaint of the Born Again Daredevil from last year, but that was one of the best Marvel Legends of 2025, so you can’t complain too much.
Hasbro Ultimate Grogu
We ended April with Hasbro dropping one big bombshell on Star Wars fans’ poor wallets: the company’s most lavish attempt at a Grogu figure yet. The Ultimate Grogu is 1:1 scale with the little green tyke at just under 15 inches and comes packed with animatronics to let him gurgle, gesture, blink, and plenty more across over 250 animations. It’s impressive, most impressive even, but for six hundred dollars, he commands a high bounty.
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