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Minimates are a block-styled miniature action figure originally created by Art Asylum in 2002, and released by Diamond Select Toys as of 2007. The basic Minimate figure design has a tall humanoid body with 14 points of joint. Released in both specialty stores as well as mass-market retailers, Minimates are made for both kid-friendly and adult-oriented properties. The toys are primarily based on licenses from a wide range of comic books, television series, movies, and video games. The longest-running series of Minimates is based on Marvel Comics, with over 85 waves of figures released to date.
Following a partnership with Diamond Select Toys, a range of 2" Minimates based upon the Marvel Comics Universe was launched. The 2" Minimate body type began to be used in place of the 3" body type, and it was announced that the 3" range would be discontinued. In 2004, a Lord of the Rings line produced by Art Asylum and Play Along Toys added a third 2.5" tall body type to further illustrate the size differences of the various races of Middle-Earth.
In 2004, Art Asylum and Play Along launched their Minimate-based C3 ("Create Construct Customize") construction sets, which could be used to build vehicles and playsets from the DC Comics universe with a primary focus on Batman and the Justice League. The license terms limited the selling of the 2" DC Minimates to the construction sets, and the line failed to gain a foothold in the market. C3 was discontinued, and in 2006 DC Direct announced that they had picked up the DC Minimates line and would release their own figures in partnership with Art Asylum. That same year, non-construction-set vehicles were introduced to the brand, in lines based on the Speed Racer cartoon (from Art Asylum) as well as both the classic and modern Battlestar Galactica TV series (from Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys).
In 2007, Art Asylum became a division of Diamond Select Toys, and the Minimates body type has since been applied to dozens of licenses from comic books ( The Walking Dead , Invincible), TV ( 24, Star Trek), movies ( , Universal Monsters, Marvel Studios), animation ( The Real Ghostbusters, Peter Pan) and video games ( Halo, Tomb Raider, Marvel vs. Capcom 3). DST has also developed Minimates based on its own concepts, under the brands Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders, Minimates M.A.X., and Battle Beasts, which they acquired the trademark for in 2009.
Due to license restrictions limiting all Marvel Minimates to the 2" scale, a range of four 8" unarticulated resin statues under the "Minimates Max" banner were announced for 2006 to represent larger-scale characters in the Minimate style. Because of the cost and unarticulated nature of the statues, the line was not well received and eventually cancelled. Only two of the four announced statues, Galactus and the Sentinel, were released.
The Minimates Vehicles line featured original ships and jets from the Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders and M.A.X brands alongside licensed vehicles from licenses such as , Back to the Future and Knight Rider. Each assortment featured color variations between Toys R Us and specialty markets to differentiate between the two releases.
A carrying case that holds up to 36 Minimates was also produced, and comes with an exclusive figure. The first edition came with a Battle Beast, the second edition with a Pirate Raider, and the third, released in 2013, came with a silver 10th Anniversary Minimate.
In 2015, a line of 4" Minimates-styled figures began under the name Vinimates. The figures had pre-posed bodies with articulated necks for a range of head movement, except in the DC Comics line where the heads were locked in place. Vinimates often shared licenses with Minimates, but some licenses were exclusive to Vinimates such as Caddyshack and The Rocketeer.
In 2006, an animated X-Men movie in the same style as Batman: New Times was produced under the name X-Men: Darktide. Released on DVD as part of a box set containing Minimates of Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Juggernaut, the movie features those characters as well as Minimate versions of Storm, Beast, and Archangel.
Diamond Select Toys has also produced online stop-motion animation videos for its line of Walking Dead Minimates, and also its in-house brands, including Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders, Minimates M.A.X., and Battle Beasts.
| + !Licence / Series !Sub-Licence(s) !First Release !Formats | |||
| 24 | 2007 | 2" Minimates | |
| 2011 | 2" Minimates | ||
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 2016 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| Aliens | Alien, Aliens, Aliens (Comic Books), Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, | 2015 | 2" Minimates, Deluxe Sets, Vehicles, Vinimates |
| All Elite Wrestling (AEW) | 2023 | 2" Minimates, Deluxe Sets, Vinimates | |
| Back to the Future | Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part 3 | 2007 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles, Vinimates |
| Battle Beasts | 2013 | 2" Minimates, Carrying Cases | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Battlestar Galactica (1978), Battlestar Galactica (2004), | 2006 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles |
| Beetlejuice | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Unreleased | 2" Minimates | |
| The Big Bang Theory | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| The Black Hole | 2019 | Vinimates | |
| Bruce Lee | 2002 | 2" Minimates (Unreleased), 3" Minimates, Vinimates (Unreleased) | |
| Buck Rogers | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 2015 | 2" Minimates |
| Caddyshack | 2017 | Vinimates | |
| Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders | 2011 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | |
| Celebrity Death Match | 2003 | 3" Minimates | |
| Charm City Cakes | 2008 | 2" Minimates | |
| Comic Book Heroes | Battle Beasts, Chew, Hack / Slash, Ninjak, Revival, Shadowman | 2016 | 2" Minimates |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2002 | 3" Minimates | |
| Cthulhu | 2018 | Vinimates | |
| Dark Angel | 2002 | 3" Minimates | |
| The Dark Tower | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| DC Comics | 2004 | 2" Minimates, 2.5" Minimates, Construction Sets, Vinimates | |
| DC Comics Animated Series | The Batman, Justice League, Teen Titans Go! | 2004 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates |
| DC Comics Films | Aquaman, Batman Returns, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League, Shazam!, Wonder Woman | 2017 | Vinimates |
| DC Comics Television Series | Arrow, Gotham, The Flash, Supergirl | 2015 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates |
| DC Comics Video Games | , Injustice 2 | 2018 | Vinimates |
| Desperately Seeking Susan | 2008 | 2" Minimates | |
| Dollars Trilogy | A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly | 2008 | 2" Minimates |
| Dragon Age | 2015 | 2" Minimates | |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Dungeons & Dragons (TV Series) | 2023 | 2" Minimates |
| Elf | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| The Expendables | The Expendables, The Expendables 2 | 2012 | 2" Minimates |
| Femme Fatales | Darkchylde, Dawn, Lady Death, | 2011 | 2" Minimates |
| Forbidden Planet | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| 2021 | 2" Minimates | ||
| Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters (2016), The Real Ghostbusters, | 2009 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates |
| The Godfather | Unreleased | 2" Minimates | |
| Godzilla | 2014 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| Grimm Fairy Tales | 2015 | 2" Minimates | |
| Halo | , Halo 2, Halo 3, | 2010 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles |
| Indie Comics | Dawn, Kabuki, Magdelena, Witchblade | 2005 | 2" Minimates |
| Invader Zim | 2018 | Vinimates | |
| The Iron Giant | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| It | 2019 | Vinimates | |
| iZombie | 2016 | 2" Minimates | |
| John Wick | John Wick (film) | 2019 | 2" Minimates (Unreleased), Vinimates |
| , | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| Kingdom Hearts | 2018 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| KISS | 2002 | 3" Minimates | |
| Knight Rider | 2012 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | |
| Kung Faux | 2003 | 3" Minimates | |
| The Lord of the Rings | , , | 2004 | 2" Minimates, 2.5" Minimates, 3" Minimates |
| Lost in Space | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | ||
| Marvel Animated Series | Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, , Marvel's Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, What If...? | 2013 | 2" Minimates |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | , , (not including ), Black Widow | 2008 | 2" Minimates |
| Marvel Comics | 2003 | 2" Minimates | |
| Marvel Films | The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadpool, Ghost Rider (Unreleased), Logan, , Spider-Man 3, The Wolverine, , , , | 2006 | 2" Minimates |
| Marvel Television Series | Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage | 2016 | 2" Minimates |
| 2011 | 2" Minimates | ||
| Mass Effect | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| Maximum Zombies | 2011 | 2" Minimates | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 2022 | 2" Minimates | |
| Mobile Action Xtreme (M.A.X.) | 2010 | 2" Minimates, Carrying Cases, Vehicles | |
| The Munsters | 2012 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | 2015 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| Pathfinder | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| Peter Pan | 2013 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| Plants vs. Zombies | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| Platoon | 2008 | 2" Minimates | |
| Pulp Fiction | 2014 | 2" Minimates | |
| Rebel Moon | 2024 | 2" Minimates | |
| Rock n' Roll | Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie | 2002 | 3" Minimates |
| The Rocketeer | 2020 | Vinimates | |
| Rocky | 2007 | 2" Minimates | |
| The Silence of the Lambs | 2008 | 2" Minimates | |
| Sin City | 2" Minimates | ||
| Skybound | Invincible, Thief of Thieves | 2013 | 2" Minimates |
| SModCo | 2015 | Vinimates | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 2019 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| PlayStation | Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance, | 2011 | 2" Minimates |
| Speed Racer | 2006 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | |
| The Spirit | 2009 | 2" Minimates | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 2015 | 2" Minimates | |
| Star Trek | , , , , , , | 2002 | 2" Minimates, 3" Minimates |
| Street Fighter II (featuring Darksiders) | 2006 | 2" Minimates | |
| Street Fighter x Tekken | 2012 | 2" Minimates | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Comic Book), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), | 2014 | 2" Minimates |
| 2009 | 2" Minimates, Vehicles | ||
| ThunderCats | 2012 | 2" Minimates | |
| Tomb Raider | Tomb Raider (2013) | 2013 | 2" Minimates |
| Transformers | 2021 | 2" Minimates | |
| Universal Monsters | Bride of Frankenstein, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Mummy, The Wolf Man | 2010 | 2" Minimates |
| Valiant Comics | Bloodshot, X-O Manowar | 2015 | 2" Minimates |
| View Askew | Clerks, Comic Book Men, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Tusk | 2014 | 2" Minimates |
| The Walking Dead | 2012 | 2" Minimates | |
| Watchmen | 2017 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates | |
| The X-Files | 2016 | 2" Minimates, Vinimates |
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