Toys R Us Sets Hayden Pantierre on Fire
Kind of. Actually, not at all. Toys R Us is actually getting two exclusive Heroes action figures from Mezco, one of Hiro in Times Square (in front of the Toys R Us flagship building! What a coincidence!) and one of cheerleader Claire after she rescued that girl from a fire in her cheerleading outfit. While they’re both good ideas, I can’t help but feel Hiro’s mid-teleportation face is a bit unfortunate; he looks like he’s trying desperately to shit his pants, which, if you’ve been to Times Square, you know is far more common an occurrence than teleporting.
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