This Collector's Spyro Statue Is Beautiful, Huge, and Obscenely Expensive

The folks over at First 4 Figures have finally completed work on an incredible Spyro the Dragon statue that retro gamers are going to lose their minds over. Make no mistake, at $325 and almost 16" tall, this is a serious collector's item. In case you weren't convinced that this is the for the avid collector, check out the reveal video above, which goes into details for almost an hour, telling you guys all about the statue and when you can start pre-ordering! We'll give you the TL;DR version right here, though.

As mentioned, this retro Spyro statue stands over a foot tall, and makes for a bold decoration indeed. Apart from the statue itself, the $325 exclusive edition will come with a set of give beautifully colored gems that you can display in front of Spyro. These are large and vivid, and will add a lot more color to your overall display. Additionally, the boxed set will also come with an exclusive backdrop that you can unfold and place behind Spyro for some extra ambience! See how spiffy the whole scene looks when you lay it all out?

If you're a serious collector, you didn't need to see that picture, and you didn't need to watch that video. You came into this article knowing that you need this Spyro statue. You'll be glad to know that pre-orders go live on July 18. Obviously supply is going to be very limited on a statue this large and this detailed, so if you're going to snag one then you'll have to do it fast.

First 4 included a nice little recap description of Spyro in their product description, which is hilariously dry coming from such a spirited team:

"Spyro the Dragon was first introduced in 1998. He's known as a young, energetic purple dragon with huge horns and spikes that resemble a mohawk. Spyro is portrayed as mischievous and curious dragon with little regard for his own safety. Spyro is also known as being stubborn and has a somewhat cocky attitude but he's a courageous hero as well.

"In the original series, Gnasty Gnorc has trapped all of the dragons (except for Spyro) in crystal. He must then travel across the Dragon Realms saving the trapped dragons and finally defeating Gnasty.

"Spyro's attacks consist of using his long horns to ram his opponents or breathing fire at them. For most of the games, Spyro has a dragonfly companion by the name of Sparx. Sparx represents Spyro's health. Sparx's color relates to how much health Spyro has. Spyro can regain health by eating butterflies that appear when attacking enemies."