Starfield's VASCO Getting Its Own Adorable Funko Pop

Summary

Starfield, one of the most anticipated games of 2023, is getting a new Funko Pop featuring the character VASCO, adding to the game's promotional merchandise.
The Funko Pop of VASCO has a softer, more colorful design compared to its in-game counterpart and is expected to be released in February 2024.
Although the popularity of Funko Pops may be declining, this figurine could potentially do well in the market due to the anticipation for Starfield and its detailed design.

A new Funko Pop based on VASCO, one of Starfield's characters, is due out in a matter of months. Alongside the various Starfield pre-order bonuses, this only adds to the amount of promotional merchandise for the game.

Starfield is one of the most hyped games of 2023, boasting a massive open-world space setting, buildable spaceships, and much more, all while in control of a silent and customizable protagonist. Not to mention it is Bethesda's very first original IP to be created in close to thirty years. As such, Starfield has been promoted heavily in the months leading up to its release. But even with just roughly a week to go before that inevitable date, it seems Bethesda intends to keep the merch coming.

This new Funko Pop is modeled after VASCO, a mostly peaceful robotic companion from Starfield who sports limited emotional capabilities, was built by Lunar Robotics, and owned by Constellation. In true Funko Pop fashion, its design has been heavily softened up and chibified, lacking the worn-off paint of its in-game counterpart in favor of some more coloration. The new promotional toy is currently in production, although units are expected to be limited, and players should not expect to see it drop until February 2024 at the earliest. Pre-orders are currently open, albeit exclusively through the Xbox Gear Shop, and the figurine is currently priced at $17.99 / £14.95.

If the amount of Funko Pops that end up in landfills is any indication, then the craze surrounding them might be dying down, and this particular promotion might not go over as well. Still, given how much anticipation there is for Starfield's launch, and the impressively detailed design of the toy itself, there is a chance of this particular figurine doing well on the market, especially since the exclusivity deal means it'll mainly be marketed to those specific fans.

Regardless of one's opinions, it's clear that these Funko Pop figurines are just a means to further promote Bethesda's biggest new game, something that has been done via many forms of merchandise and even an Imagine Dragons song written specifically for Starfield. Fortunately for the most hyped players in the community, they will not have to wait very long for the game to finally come out.

Starfield launches on PC and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, 2023.