These two fighting tops came from McDonalds Happy Meals in France. You were likely supposed to spin them, and then see which top would knock over the other first. They were fairly creative with their 3D figures on the top, posing them in different ways, however their paint is not so good. Neither one's shoes have any detail, and Sonic's buckles are in the wrong place (directly under his ankles) These had to have come with launchers that would rev-up and release the tops. They're from 2006 and were used to promot Sonic X. Each one is 8cm high.
Here is an ad/photo of the selection of toys you could get with a Happy Meal during the Sonic X promotion. You can see the tops (visible up close on another page here of intl' fast food) with their launchers, 1 with Sonic, the other with Shadow. However, what are the other items? #1 looks like some kind of wheel on a stem, 4 and 5 are very similar though 5 looks very small. 6 clearly has a chaos emerald keychain, but what's the larger blue item? These were only released in various areas of Europe, likely most successful in France.
Transparent Sonic toy
Now here's something pretty odd & just full of questions.
First of all, what is this? It's a semi-transparent Sonic that looks like he's getting ready to roll...but as a toy what exactly does it do? You can clearly push it down (first panel) and it also lights up (why red?) Does it spring up? Why did they feel the need for Sonic to light up?
Who felt the need to put the assembly screw-hole just where they did? The reverse-side is rather frightful looking with it right there. His shoe buckle/stripe is not painted, but it is textured into the plastic, if you look carefully. This is an unusual little item...
Additional Info
- Year: 2006
- Region: Europe
- Brand: McDonalds