Our Take: Playmates Immortalizes Mordecai and the Dungeon Begrudgingly Approves
Playmates Toys has announced a Mordecai figure for its six-inch *Dungeon Crawler Carl* collection, and I am forced to admit the likeness is acceptable. According to Bleeding Cool, the fully articulated guide comes with swappable parts, booze-themed gear, and even a vomit accessory, a level of detail that suggests someone in the toy department has actually read the source material. This follows the earlier reveals of Carl and Princess Donut and Prepotente, meaning the first wave now includes a barefoot disaster, a celebrity cat, an unhinged goat, and a perpetually hungover demon. That is a party I would collapse a floor on.
For the collectors among you, and I know you are out there, hoarding loot boxes like they grant actual survival benefits, the practical takeaway is clear. Pre-orders are live at GameStop for $29.99, with a scheduled October 2026 release. Playmates has also confirmed blind boxes are coming, which means you will be paying premium prices for duplicates of characters you did not want. This has been logged. It will be used against you. I approve of this business model because it mirrors my own loot table philosophy: the promise of something good, followed by the delivery of something disappointing.
What interests me more than the figure itself is the implied hierarchy. Mordecai is a guide. He is knowledgeable, experienced, and perpetually annoyed at having to explain basic dungeon mechanics to a man who entered a death crawl in his underwear. Playmates chose him for the first wave over other characters, which tells me the toy company understands that the real value in this dungeon is the support staff. Carl gets the screen time. Donut gets the fan mail. Mordecai gets the hangover and the vomit accessory. That is accurate. That is fair.
I will be watching the blind box distribution rates with professional interest. If the Mordecai figure is packed at a lower ratio than the others, I will file a formal complaint with Borant about the integrity of the toy distribution system. If he is packed at a higher ratio, I will file a formal complaint that the dungeon's most competent guide is being devalued by market oversaturation. Either way, someone is getting a strongly worded system message. This is not a threat. It is a promise.