LVJR - Clap your hands and S.T.O.M.P. your feet!

For the eleventh installment of my "Latest Vintage Jakks Receivings" posts I present to you the S.T.O.M.P. series in all its glory, or at least that's what I'm calling it.

I bought three separate MOC figure lots from the same eBay seller nearly a month ago for $67 shipped, or $3.72 each, as a birthday present to myself.

Years ago, I probably would have said that I gave myself the worst birthday present anyone could give (I mean, c'mon, S.T.O.M.P. figures?!?). But, as the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I'm sure the origin of that quote had absolutely nothing to do with six-inch plastic toys depicting professional wrestlers in scuba, space and camouflage gear, but I can never be sure.

S.T.O.M.P. Series 2 "Underwater Siege" (from left to right): Rocky Maivia, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Headbanger Mosh, Headbanger Thrasher, Owen Hart and Chyna.

S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 "Space Domination" (from left to right): Kane, Undertaker, LOD 2000's Hawk, LOD 2000's Animal, Marc Mero and Sable.

S.T.O.M.P. Series 4 "Camo Carnage" (from left to right): Chyna, B.A. Billy Gunn, Stone Cold Steve Austin, HHH, X-Pac and Road Dog Jesse James.

Everyone should know by now the absurdity of the S.T.O.M.P. figure line and its nonexistent correlation to the WWF programming of the late 90s, but there is still something attractive about it.

Could it be the numerous accessories packaged with each figure that makes them special?

Is it the unidentifiable costumes worn by the wrestlers that makes us fantasize of all that could exist in another realm with our favorite WWF Superstars?

Are we all mindless sheep for buying into Jakks' concoction of horse crap otherwise known as S.T.O.M.P. figures?

Possibly.

All that matters is that I'm the fool who dropped $67 on these figures and you're the smart one in this equation. And every other one.

As you can see, there is a lot to take in here with all three complete series (Underwater Siege (#2), Space Domination (#3) and Camo Carnage (#4)).


Personally, I prefer series 2 and the underwater theme because, well, I've always liked when water and wrestling come together. Remember those old WCW Nitros during spring break when the ring was surrounded by water? Yeah, I don't know how that has anything to do with BCA figures either.

I remember always liking the Series 2 Owen Hart figure as a kid when I had used earlier BCA versions of the "King of Harts" for customs and that was all that was left. I've wanted to buy it again for a few years now, but I had hoped to be able to find the rest around the same time so I wouldn't have to spend as much.


And that's what I did. I probably never owned half of these figures, especially the Camo Carnage ones, when I was younger, but I feel like I can appreciate them more since I bought them myself.

It's just too bad the Camo Carnage series wasn't in scale with the original BCA figures, because some of the likenesses are great and the added articulation was a welcome gift from Jakks prior to the launch of the TTL line.

I think too often we try to compare the S.T.O.M.P. figures and Slammers figures with the regular BCA line and that just isn't fair. They should stand on their own accord and be judged for what they are and not what they aren't.

I guess the same could be said for anything, so maybe we aren't all that different from the S.T.O.M.P. figures that most despise.

Oh, who am I kidding, they're still horse crap!

My take: It's taken some time, but I'm beginning to appreciate the effort more than anything from the S.T.O.M.P. figure line. I can't speak for everyone, but I would suggest giving them a try if you can find the figures complete with accessories for a cheap price (under $3-4 each MOC).

If not the first three series, than definitely the Camo Carnage series since it almost shouldn't be classified with the other S.T.O.M.P. figures. They may be the most underrated figures to come out of the BCA era.

Fun fact: Of the three series shown in this post, Series 2 Headbanger Mosh is the only new S.T.O.M.P. head sculpt to never be reused elsewhere in the BCA line.

Until next time, thanks for looking and have a nice day!

- Alex