Friend
20th Century Boys | Character
Friend is the main antagonist of the series. He is the mysterious, charismatic leader of a unnamed religious cult and its associated political wing, a Japanese political party known as the "Friendship Democratic Party." He is the father of Kanna Endō.
For most of the series Friend's identity is unknown, although it is surmised early on that he must be one of Kenji's former classmates. He is determined to put an end to humanity using the plans created by Kenji's Youth Group, otherwise known as The Prophecy Book.
Subject ID: 69623
MoreFriend is the main antagonist of the series. He is the mysterious, charismatic leader of a unnamed religious cult and its associated political wing, a Japanese political party known as the "Friendship Democratic Party." He is the father of Kanna Endō.
For most of the series Friend's identity is unknown, although it is surmised early on that he must be one of Kenji's former classmates. He is determined to put an end to humanity using the plans created by Kenji's Youth Group, otherwise known as The Prophecy Book.
Friend's identity is revealed to be Fukubei Hattori shortly after his death. However, while the world mourns, Friend's most carefully hidden accomplice, Katsumata, takes his place. The two Friends are most easily distinguished by their favored masks: Fukubei's Ninja Hattori-kun mask serves as an oblique clue to his identity, while Katsumata replaces it with the now iconic symbol-bearing mask.
The ultimate motivation of Friend depends on the man behind the mask at the time. Fukubei bears a grudge against Kenji owing to an inferiority complex and his own questionable mental state. Katsumata's grudge is much more specific, hailing from the time Kenji allowed Katsumata to publicly take the blame for a petty theft at a local shop, resulting in his being excluded and ignored by the other children. Further, since Fukubei died unexpectedly and the final parts of the New Prophecy Book were written by Katsumata, it is unclear what Fukubei's ultimate goal would have been had he lived.
Subject ID: 69623
Subject ID: 69623
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Hot Toys 10th Anniversary Exclusive
Action Figures
<p>Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hot Toys, we are presenting the exclusive items to thank our fans for their continued support. The exclusive items will be available at the anniversary event in Tokyo in Christmas 2010 and in Hong Kong in January 2011.</p>
<p>Hot Toys is proud to present the collectible figure of Friend from the 20th Century Boys, a science fiction-mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa, from the Comic Masterpiece Series as one of the three exclusive items. The collectible figure highlights the authentic realization of the Friend character which is personally approved by artist Naoki Urasawa, interchangeable heads, as well as specially designed accessories and weapons.</p>
<p>The 1/6th scale Friend collectible features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Authentic and detailed realization of the Friend character from manga “20th Century Boys”, personally approved by artist Naoki Urasawa</li>
<li>Newly developed head sculpts, including the Friend’s infamous masked logo head</li>
<li>Four pairs of interchangeable hands including:<br />- Two pairs of relaxed hands<br />- One pair of hands with pointing forefingers<br />- One left hand for holding gun<br />- One right hand for holding spoon</li>
<li>Each head sculpt piece is specially hand-painted</li>
</ul>
<p>Costume:</p>
<ul>
<li>One set of grey suit, white shirt and red tie</li>
<li>One pair of black shoes</li>
</ul>
<p>Weapons:</p>
<ul>
<li>One laser gun</li>
<li>One robot remote controller</li>
</ul>
<p>Accessories:</p>
<ul>
<li>Three interchangeable heads including one Fukube character head, one Katsumata symbolic head and one silvery egg head</li>
<li>Two masks including one “Ninja Hattori-Kun” mask and one “National Kid” mask</li>
<li>One bent spoon</li>
<li>One “Space Special Investigation Corps” badge</li>
<li>Two books including one Book Of Prophecies and one New Book Of Prophecies, both made of authentic paper and wires, with original Japanese contents</li>
<li>One “Weekly Big Comic Spirits” magazine, featuring parts of the “20th Century Boys” story in Japanese</li>
<li>Figure stand with Friend nameplate and manga title in Japanese</li>
</ul>
Estimated Value
$180
$180
Master Variant
Master Subvariant
Hot Toys 10th Anniversary Exclusive
Action Figures
Estimated Value
$180
$180
- Type: Action Figures
- Brand: Hot Toys
- Series: Comic Masterpiece Series (CMS)
- Scale: 1/6
- Production Status: Exclusive
- Reference #: CMS01, CMS001
- Released: Dec 2010 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: 20th Century Boys , Friend , Hiroki Hayashi , J.C. Hong , Naoki Urasawa
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hot Toys, we are presenting the exclusive items to thank our fans for their continued support. The exclusive items will be available at the anniversary event in Tokyo in Christmas 2010 and in Hong Kong in January 2011.
Hot Toys is proud to present the collectible figure of Friend from the 20th Century Boys, a science fiction-mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa, from the Comic Masterpiece Series as one of the three exclusive items. The collectible figure highlights the authentic realization of the Friend character which is personally approved by artist Naoki Urasawa, interchangeable heads, as well as specially designed accessories and weapons.
The 1/6th scale Friend collectible features:
- Authentic and detailed realization of the Friend character from manga “20th Century Boys”, personally approved by artist Naoki Urasawa
- Newly developed head sculpts, including the Friend’s infamous masked logo head
- Four pairs of interchangeable hands including:
- Two pairs of relaxed hands
- One pair of hands with pointing forefingers
- One left hand for holding gun
- One right hand for holding spoon - Each head sculpt piece is specially hand-painted
Costume:
- One set of grey suit, white shirt and red tie
- One pair of black shoes
Weapons:
- One laser gun
- One robot remote controller
Accessories:
- Three interchangeable heads including one Fukube character head, one Katsumata symbolic head and one silvery egg head
- Two masks including one “Ninja Hattori-Kun” mask and one “National Kid” mask
- One bent spoon
- One “Space Special Investigation Corps” badge
- Two books including one Book Of Prophecies and one New Book Of Prophecies, both made of authentic paper and wires, with original Japanese contents
- One “Weekly Big Comic Spirits” magazine, featuring parts of the “20th Century Boys” story in Japanese
- Figure stand with Friend nameplate and manga title in Japanese
- Brand: Hot Toys
- Series: Comic Masterpiece Series (CMS)
- Scale: 1/6
- Production Status: Exclusive
- Reference #: CMS01, CMS001
- Released: Dec 2010 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: 20th Century Boys , Friend , Hiroki Hayashi , J.C. Hong , Naoki Urasawa
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Art Toys
Autographed by:
Ben Gore
<p>Friend - 20th Century Boys figure is made from a repurposed unwanted action figure and hand sculpted epoxy putty. It has been hand painted and is a one of a kind unique object.</p>
<p>It is signed and numbered 1/1 by the artist, Ben Gore.</p>
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Estimated Value
Master Variant
Master Subvariant
Autographed by:
Ben Gore
Art Toys
Estimated Value
- Type: Art Toys
- Brand: Blue Monday Press
- Scale: 3.75"
- Production Status: Autographed
- Released: 2023 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: 20th Century Boys , Friend
Friend - 20th Century Boys figure is made from a repurposed unwanted action figure and hand sculpted epoxy putty. It has been hand painted and is a one of a kind unique object.
It is signed and numbered 1/1 by the artist, Ben Gore.
- Brand: Blue Monday Press
- Scale: 3.75"
- Production Status: Autographed
- Released: 2023 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: 20th Century Boys , Friend
- Autographed by: Ben Gore
