The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link statue returns in the series’ 40th year

Sega is bringing back its FIGURIZMα figure of Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with the statue returning as a prize in Japan on 4 December 2026. The figure measures about 10 by 23 cm, or roughly 4 by 9 inches. It recreates Link’s pose from the Tears of the Kingdom box art, with Link in the outfit he wears in the game and the Master Sword strapped to his back. It is a fixed statue rather than a posable action figure.

Sega first offered the figure in 2024 as a prize in its Sega Plaza crane games. The same line included large Link and Zelda plush dolls measuring about 18 by 13 by 27 cm, and smaller mascot plushes of Link, Zelda and a Korok at about 5 by 5 by 10 cm. Plushes of Link, Zelda and a Korok went back into circulation in Japan on 6 November.

Prize figures such as the FIGURIZMα line are made to be won rather than bought off a shelf. Players in Japan collect them from crane machines, and copies that leave the country travel through resellers and import shops. The re-release is limited to Japan for now, and no retail price has been announced. A Japanese pre-order listing priced the 2024 figure at about 2,980 Yen (about $18) when it first appeared, and that original now typically sells for $30 to $50 on auction sites such as eBay.

Collectors outside Japan have other Tears of the Kingdom Link figures on the way. Hasbro’s Heroes of Hyrule line includes a 6-inch Link and a 6-inch Zelda at $27.99 each, plus a 7.5-inch Ganondorf at $42.99, with shipping projected for 1 May 2027. Good Smile Company’s figma Link costs 9,900 Yen (about $63), or 16,800 Yen (about $106)  for a DX Edition that adds the paraglider, a Zonai rocket, and King Rauru’s arm and is expected to reach US buyers between late December 2026 and March 2027.

Tears of the Kingdom launched on the Nintendo Switch in May 2023 as the direct sequel to Breath of the Wild. Breath of the Wild arrived on 3 March 2017, holds a top critic average of 96 on OpenCritic, and turns 10 next year. Both games are playable on the Switch and the Switch 2.

The figure returns during the 40th anniversary year of The Legend of Zelda, which debuted in 1986. Nintendo released its Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 this month, and Wes Ball’s live-action Legend of Zelda film is scheduled for 30 April 2027.