Let's go, Rogue One

What's up readers?

Hope that it's a good weekend for all of you.

Few months back in September 2016, Funko announced their new line of Star Wars Pop! vinyl figures & collectors of Star Wars Pop! out there, brace yourself as there are 17 different vinyl figures for Star Wars : Rogue One. 

Yes, 17 !!! That's pretty a lot of designs to add to your collection.

As the movie is about to be release soon in cinemas near you, we thought let's do an Unboxing Sunday for Funko Pop! Star Wars : Rogue One. For two weeks.

Yes. You saw that right, two weeks of Rogue One. So folks out there, let's go Rogue One for today.

First of all, here are the list for the latest line of Pop! Star Wars where the 17 vinyl figures are:

• 138 Jyn Erso
• 139 Captain Cassian Andor
• 140 Chirrut Imwe
• 141 Baze Malbus
• 142 Director Orson Krennic
• 143 Darth Vader
• 144 Imperial Death Trooper
• 145 Scarif Stormtrooper
• 146 K-2SO 
• 147 C2-B5
• 150 Jyn Erso - Hot Topic Exclusive
• 151 Captain Cassian Andor - Only at Target
• 152 Jyn Erso - Only at Target
• 153 Saw Gererra - Walmart Exclusive
• 154 Imperial Death Trooper - Walmart Exclusive
• 156 Scarif Stormtrooper - Walgreens Exclusive
• 157 Darth Vader - Only at Game Stop

Saw anything weird on the above list? Anyhing missing? Here is a hint, take a look at the numbers, are there any numbers missing?

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Bravo for those who have guess that 148 & 149 from these Pop! Star Wars category are missing. These 2 Pop! vinyl figures will be in the Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty : Rogue One, which is a Funko Collector Box from November's issue. That'll be part two of our Rogue One hype so watch this space folks.

Out of these 17 different Pop! designs, well 19 if you include those 2 that are in the collector box, we managed to unbox 10 of it where these 10 would be the regular Pop!. Before we take a look at each of these vinyl figures & it's characters, do take note that all Star Wars Pop! vinyl figures are bobble-head.

First up would be Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, the heroine of Rogue One : A Star Wars Story. Jyn Erso was a former criminal that was recruited by Mon Mothma to go on a mission to steal the plans of the Death Star, the new ultimate weapon of the Galactic Empire. This bobble-head vinyl figure is numbered at 138 under the Pop! Star Wars category where Jyn Erso can be seen pointing her pistol in her right hand.

" This is a rebellion, isn't it? I rebel " - Jyn Erso

Diego Luna portrayed the character of Captain Cassian Andor & he is the captain of the Alliance to restore the Republic's Intelligence branch during the Galactic Civil War. He too, with Jyn Erso went on the mission to steal the plans of the Death Star. Like all Star Wars Pop! vinyls, there is base for this Funko Pop! with the words Star Wars. This vinyl figure numbered at 139 can be seen holding his pistol in his right hand & his uniform looks some how similar to Han Solo's Hoth costume in The Empire Strikes Back.

" If you're really doing this, I want to help " - Captain Cassian Andor

What about Chirrut Imwe?

Donnie Yen played the character of Chirrut Imwe in the film who is a blind spiritual warrior monk that is a strong believer of the Force. This vinyl figure is numbered at 140 & can be seen with a staff which is his weapon & a lightbow bowcaster which is in his left hand. His eyes is silver in colour due to the fact that this character is blind & it is unique as most Funko Pop! that you have seen before have black coloured eyes.

" I fear nothing. All is as the Force wills it " - Chirrut Imwe

Baze Malbus as seen in the below picture is holding his heavy repeater cannon in this vinyl figure numbered at 141 in the Pop! Star Wars category. In the film, he is portrayed by Jiang Wen & is known as a freelance assassin who alongside his best friend, Chirrut Imwe whom he protects, joined the mission to steal the plans of the Death Star. 

" I fight the Empire now " - Baze Malbus

Ben Mendelsohn plays the character of Director Orson Krennic who was an old friend of Jyn Erso's father where he once rescued a six-month-old Jyn & her parents. You might think he is on the good side right? Well, he commands a squad of Death Troopers & is in charge of the security of the Death Star project. What do you think? The good or the dark side? Director Orson's Pop! vinyl figure looks similar to the film where he can be seen with his white Imperial military uniform with a white cape. This pop! vinyl figure is numbered at 142 under the Pop! Star Wars category.

" The power that we are dealing with here is immeasurable " - Director Orson Krennic

At number 143, we have our iconic Star Wars character, Darth Vader formerly known as Anakin Skywalker. Vader basically looks the same like the other variations of Darth Vader in the Star Wars Pop line with his iconic black helmet and suit.

" You underestimate the power of the dark side " - Darth Vader

At number 144, we have the Imperial Death Trooper who, collectively, are a group of elite Stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire as well as the military intelligence. They serve

At number 145, we have the Scarif Stormtrooper, also known as Shoretrooper. These Stormtroopers are named after the planet they are on, Scarif. Also they are trained for tropical environments, hence the name Shoretrooper. 

At number 146, we have K-2SO, a security droid created for the Galactic Empire's Imperial Army. Following different events, K-2SO aligned himself with the Alliance operatives. Do catch Rogue One to find out what happened!

Finally at number 147, we have a droid which looks similar to R2-D2 but this droid's affiliation is with the Galactic Empire. Very little is known about the droids and Troopers of Rogue One, so do definitely check out Rogue One ;)

Now, for our favourites:

Dinesha's favourite

Mark's favourite

It's quite a pretty long blog for today due to the fact that we unbox 10 vinyl figures so we will end today's Unboxing Sunday here & let's catch up next Sunday for part two all right readers? Promise? 

We will count that as a yes so that's all folks, till next Sunday for another round of Unboxing Sunday!

P.S : If you are interested in Funko Pop! Star Wars : Rogue One, you can get this vinyl figures on our website thelootchest.com or you are more than welcome to drop by our retail store where we have our in store promotions.

Here is our address:

The Loot Chest Sdn Bhd
Da Men 04-23
No 1 Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya

If neither of the above suits you, just drop by to say hi to us & have a short tour of our store :)

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Signing off,
~ Dinesha & Mark ~

Moana

Hi readers! How was your week? Hope it's a good one.

Where do we begin? Hmmmmm.

In conjunction with Disney's new film where the release date in Malaysia is on 1st December 2016, we decided to unbox some vinyl figures from Moana. The voice casts of Disney's Moana include the voices of Auli'i Cravalho as Moana Waialiki, Dwayne Johnson as Maui & Nicole Scherzinger as Sina Waialiki. 

Funko announced there will be 9 different vinyl figures from the film Moana where these Funko Pop!s was released late October / early November 2016. 

So what are those 9?

First of all, there will be a 2 pack of Moana with Kakamora which leaves us with 8 more designs where 6 of the designs are several variations of Moana. There is a Moana with her spear & pet pig Pua which is a Target exclusive & a Walmart exclusive of Moana in her voyager outfit. Apart from that, there are 2 variations that are only available at Hot Topic where those 2 are Moana as a young girl & Moana as a seated young girl. The last 2 variations of Moana are the regular pop!s where 1 of it would be Moana with Pua & the other a Young Moana. 

The remaining designs from this series would be Maui where there are 2 variations of him that are Maui with his magical hook which is a regular pop! & a B&N exclusive of Maui with his raised magical hook. 

So which Funko Pop! Disney's Moana will we be unboxing today? It will be the 3 regular pop!s & those are:

• Moana & Pua (213)
• Maui (214)
• Young Moana (215)

There may be some spoilers of the movie below as we take a look at the characters of Moana, Pua & Maui but we will try not to elaborate too much on the characters. Without further a do, let's take a look at how each individual pop!s look like.

The first vinyl figure that we unbox was Moana & her pet pig, Pua. This pop! is numbered at 213 in the Pop! Disney category. Moana Waialiki in this Funko Pop! is a grown up teenager & she has the responsibility of becoming the next chief of her island, Motonui as per her father's request. However, she has her own dreams which is to leave the island despite her father's law that forbids anyone from leaving the island.

On the other hand, Pua is Moana's pet pig where this cute little pet acts as Moana's sidekick & Pua was with Moana since her childhood right up till the time she went beyond the island's barrier. However, Pua ran back to Motonui in fear as he was traumatised when Moana & himself almost drowned.

A closer look at Pua

Next up is demigod Maui where Dwayne Johnson voice this character. Maui has a fish hook on this pop! which is numbered at 214 under the Pop! Disney category. One thing that stands out when you hold this pop! would be the weight of this vinyl figure where it weighs at 240 gram. If you are wondering what his fish hook does, well, it's not an ordinary fish hook & let's not give anything away so you should watch the movie to find out what it can do :P However, we can tell you that many years ago, Maui stole the heart of Te Fiti where it is a small stone that has the power to create life.

A young Moana & awwwwww, isn't she cute? Take a look at the below picture. Young Moana under Pop! Disney is numbered at 215 & in the film, young Moana was the one that discover the heart that Maui stoled when she was collecting shells near the ocean. Young Moana vinyl figure can't stand on it's own or it will be quite a difficult task to do so but not to worry folks, there is a transparent standee given in the box that will be the base for this vinyl figure.

Now, for our favourites:

Dinesha's favourite

Mark's favourite

It's quite a short blog for today as there are only 3 pop!s that we unbox in this series & we wouldn't want to be a spoiler by typing too much about the movie so we will catch up with our reader's next week for more Unboxing Sunday. All right? 

That's all folks!

If you are interested in Funko Pop! Disney Moana, you can get this vinyl figures on our website thelootchest.com where you can take advantage of our Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales which will end on 28 November 2016.

If not, you are more than welcome to drop by our retail store where we have our in store promotion.
Here is our address:

The Loot Chest Sdn Bhd
Da Men 04-23
No 1 Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya

If neither of the above suits you, just drop by to say hi to us & have a short tour of our store :)

Thank you for reading this week's blog & do continue to support







Till next Sunday!!!
~Dinesha & Mark~

LoC Batman Villains

What's up readers?

Any DC Comics fans out there? We know we are & we are just in time to review the new collector box from DC Comics which we just received earlier this week. And the theme for this bi-monthly DC Legion of Collectors is Batman Villains.

Where do we begin? Well, let's start with the box itself & trust us, you will definitely notice the huge box from afar with the blue drawings of The Joker. Compared to previous collector boxes from DC, this Batman Villains box is slightly or perhaps a quarter size larger than normal. It could be because this time, there's a cap, mug, Dorbz as well as an exclusive pop! in there. Well, could what we just type considered as a sneak peak to what's in the box? Definitely.

Like most DC subscription boxes, the first 2 items that can be seen when the box is open would be the patch & pin of the said boxes. As it is a villain theme so we can expect this collector box to be filled with villains. Just like the Doctor Strange MCC, when you open the Batman Villains box, you're able to see the drawings of various Batman Villains on the inner part of the box.

The design of the patch is based on the character of Bane, the super strength foe of Batman that gets his strength from a strength serum. That's strength 3 times in 1 sentence & it shows how strong Bane is.

Beside the patch is the pin & the pin has the character of an intelligent enemy of Batman. Any guess who could it be? Here is a hint, Jim Carrey portrayed this character in the 1995 Batman Forever film. Got the answer already? A pat on the back for all those who have guessed the Riddler & we will review more on the Riddler in a short while because there's another item in this box that is related to this character.

Next up, should we take a look at the exclusive pop!? Not so fast folks, let's create some anticipation & we will skip this first & have a look at the cap. A greyish pop! snapback with a face of the joker pop! at the front & a J on the back that represents Joker's name.  That's the cap that you will get from this collector box & do take note that pop! snapbacks are exclusive to Funko subscription boxes so you won't be able to have one of this out in the market unless you purchase the box itself.

If you can't get enough with the cap that has the face of the Joker pop! (or your favourite villain is the Joker), well, here is a good news as you can get more of the prince of crime with the ceramic mug that is included in this box. The mug's concept is based on the joker pop! with his face being the mug itself. So what colour is the mug? Well, the colours of the Joker of course; white, green with a little yellow & purple, those colours.

Hands up for those of our readers that love that tiny cute little Dorbz? Yes yes, there is a Dorbz in this collector box & Two-Face is the name. Pretty sure all of us knows who Two-Face is, right? A sad & tragic story of Gotham's former district attorney, Harvey Dent who later became the Two-Face after an acid attack left half his face disfigured, that's him, the criminal obsessed with duality.

The Dorbz box has a seal so we unboxed Two-Face from our personal collection

Riddle me this & riddle me that, how can we know how Edward Nygma became the prince of mischief? Well, one way would be by having a look at the comic book that is in this box. This issue which was written by Raw Fawkes & Scott Snyder will give you a rough idea how Edward Nygma became the Riddler.

All right, did we forget anything? Guess not. So to end this week's unboxing Sunday............ Hold on, wait a minute, wasn't there supposed to be an exclusive pop! some where here? Well, there is & it's no other than the classic Catwoman which is numbered at 136 in the pop! Heroes category.

Compared to the modern outfit that was worn by Julie Newmar in the 1960s Batman TV series or Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns or even Anne Hatheway in The Dark Knight Rises, this Catwoman pop! was based on the 1940's classic Catwoman with her purple & green outfit. What's more? This outfit comes with a cape as well as a cowl.

Patch & pin checked, cap plus the ceramic mug checked, Dorbz, comic book as well as the exclusive pop! checked. It looks like it's the end of our unboxing for November's DC Legion of Collectors & judging by the poster that was included in this box, the next DC collector box that will be released in January 2017 would be DC Legacy. Fingers crossed, hopefully it would be a good one. Fret not, we will definitely review it. :)

To end our blog, here are our favourites!

Dinesha's favourite

Mark's favourite

That's all folks! ;)

If you are interested in DC Legion of Collectors : Batman Villains, you can get it at:

The Loot Chest Sdn Bhd
Da Men 04-23
No 1 Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya

Or you can just drop by to say hi & have a short tour of our store :)

Thank you for reading this week's Unboxing Sunday & do continue to support







Till next Sunday!!!
~Dinesha & Mark~

Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them

It's Sunday today & when it comes to Sunday, it means that The Loot Chest has a new post for our Unboxing Sunday. So what's this week's Unboxing Sunday is going to be about? Last week, we reviewed Doctor Strange's Marvel Collector Corps which was in line with the movie that was released at the end of October 2016. So we were thinking let's continue with this trend since there will be a new film coming out on 17th November 2016 in Malaysia which is a few days from now. What's this new film you asked? It's no other than Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them (which we will shorten to Fantastic Beasts for this blog post) which was written by J.K Rowling.

You must be wondering, where did this mysterious book pop up from nowhere? Or when did J.K. Rowling write this book? This book is actually a textbook from Hogwarts (which we muggles are able to purchase from our usual bookstores) written by Newt Scamander (our lead for Fantastic Beasts). Basically, the Fantastic Beasts movie follows the adventures of Newt Scamander prior to him writing the Hogwarts textbook.

When there is new film like this one then there are sure to be new Funko Pop!s for it & true enough, Funko have released some pretty nice looking vinyl figures for Fantastic Beasts. There are 8 characters in total that Funko have released for this series where some characters has the regular pop!s as well as the exclusive ones.

The pop!s Funko have released are:

Newt Scamander (01) - SDCC 2016 Exclusive
Newt Scamander (02)
Queenie Goldstein (03)
Tina Goldstein (04)
Jacob Kowalski (05)
Seraphina Picquery (06)
Percival Graves (07)
Niffler (08)
Flocked Niffler (08) - Hot Topic Exclusive
Niffler (09) - Target Exclusive

We're grateful that we're able to unbox 8 pop!s this week from Fantastic Beast where 1 of it is an exclusive from SDCC 2016 (taken from our personal collection) so without further ado, let's scroll down & have a look at the pop!s. Also, we'll add a little bit of background of the characters.

First up, we have Newt Scamander played by Eddie Redmayne. A brief background about Newt; born Newton Artemis Fido Scamander in 1897 and he's the first well-known Hufflepuff. In 1918, he was commissioned to write Fantastic Beasts and soon became a best-seller and later on became a textbook for Hogwarts. Newt Scamander numbered at 01, which is a SDCC 2016 edition; shows Newt holding his wand and suitcase, dressed exactly as shown in the Fantastic Beasts trailer.

Next up numbered at number 2, is also Newt but instead of holding his suitcase and a scarf around his neck, he's seen with a magical creature egg.

At number 3, is Queenie Goldstein played by Alison Sudol is seen with her wand and decked out in a blue dress. Little is known about Queenie and we wouldn't want to spoil the movie for you by letting you know what she has accomplished.

Next up at number 4, we have Tina Goldstein (full name Porpentina Esther Goldstein), Queenie's older sister. Dressed in a simple blouse, pants, jacket, boots, beanie, and is holding her wand. Tina is played by Katherine Waterston.

At number 5, we have Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj (American term for Muggles) and is played by Dan Fogler. Also, little is known about Jacob. So we would have to watch the movie to find out more about him! He is seen wearing an helmet and armour of sorts and underneath it is a normal suit.

Next up, we have Seraphina Picquery, played by Carmen Ejogo. Seraphina is the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA). To us, she looks extremely grand with her headdress and paired with a glorious robe/dress.

At number 7, we have Percival Graves who is played by Colin Farrel. Percival is the Director of Magical Security and also the head of MACUSA's Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He's wearing a three-piece suit and is seen holding his wand.

Finally at number 8, we have Niffler. Niffler was first introduced in the fourth book of Harry Potter (Goblet of Fire). Nifflers are creatures coated with fluffy black fur with a long snout. They are attracted to shiny things (that is why Niffler pop is seen with gold coins). Nifflers also have belly pouches so they can store their shiny treasures.

For those of you who have already watched the trailer, you would've noticed that all the pops that we reviewed are dressed exactly as in the trailer. For those of you who have not seen the trailer, we will leave the trailer here for you to have a look at it.

Are you as excited as we are for the movie??

Now, for our favourites!

Mark's favourite

Dinesha's favourite (since she can't decide which is better)

That's all we have for you this week :)

To conclude Unboxing Sunday, Funko Pop! Fantastic Beast (numbers 2 to 8) that we have reviewed are available at The Loot Chest for purchase. It looks like Newt Scamander (02), Seraphina Picquery (06) & Niffler (08) are the current best sellers in our store.

What is the price for our regular Funko Pop!s?
Well here you go:

Our regular Pop!s goes at RM61.10 each where we do have 2 promotions which are:

• Either purchase 2 or more regular pop!s at RM58.05 each. 

• Or purchase 1 regular pop! & 1 Ultimate Guard Protective Case for Funko Pop! at RM65.00

If you are interested in these Pop!s, you can get it at:

The Loot Chest Sdn Bhd
Da Men 04-23
No 1 Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya

Or you can just drop by to say hi & have a short tour of our store :)

Thank you for reading this week's Unboxing Sunday & do continue to support







Till next Sunday!!!
~Dinesha & Mark~