The Bizarre Thailand Sonic The Fighters Bootleg Plush Set

Bootleg toys and merchandise can be quite fascinating, especially when barely anyone knows anything about them! Today, we discuss a set of Sonic The Hedgehog plushes from Thailand, that replicate the famous Sonic The Fighters plush set. What are their origins? Who made them? ...well, I don't really know, but we sure can talk about them!
These bootlegs look hilarious, and are extremely off model, let's take a look at them!
Thank you for watching!
Sources:
-Huge thank you to Will Medved for supplying me with info and pictures on these. He owns the full set of bootlegs, as well as the official plushes. He also has the replica bootleg Fang. Check his channel out here: / @thegameshowgame9107
-Thank you to the wonderful Thailand sellers who sold me the 6 plushes I was able to showcase in-hand in this video.
-Full set image of official STF plushes: www.deviantart.com/sonicrules... & www.spindash.de/sonic-merchan...
Music (All from Sonic The Fighters, in order):
-Advertise ~ K.I.Y.O
-Sunset Town ~ Bonus!
-Knuckles' Theme - South Island ~ Lovers
-Nack/Fang's Theme - Casino Night ~ Here We Go!
-Tails' Theme - Canyon Cruise ~ Blue Garden
-Espio's Theme - Mushroom Hill ~ Come on, Mr. Sonic!
-Bean's Theme - Dynamite Plant ~ Try Again!
-Metal Sonic's Theme - Death Egg ~ Never Let it Go!
-Bark's Theme - Aurora Icefield ~ Black Bed
-Amy's Theme - Flying Carpet ~ Back to Soul

[@shyguy85]

WHY HASNT ANYONE TOLD ME THERE WAS A KING KOOPA BOOTLEG PLUSH someone has to tell vinny and joel about this

[@AcesInEmbers]

Joel especially

[@saintpablo653]

you know king koopa is bowser

[@asherstats]

@@saintpablo653 Yes, but King Koopa was the version of Bowser from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, as well as the Super Mario Bros 3 And Super Mario World cartoons.

[@saintpablo653]

ok asher

[@bluehedgehoggobrrr4158]

The Sega Bowser Fan WE ALL KNOW

[@thegameshowgame9107]

They fall in the "so ugly they're cute" category. I personally love them! There's just something about that innocent/durpy look on their faces that just make me smile. Isn't that what owning a plush is all about?

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

What if there are a top secret super sonic & honey

[@rykerthestriker]

They just fall into the “so ugly” category.

[@JUSTANOTHERNINTENDOFAN]

​@@rykerthestrikernahh kiddo, they're great

[@rykerthestriker]

@@JUSTANOTHERNINTENDOFAN I mean, they are but they just don’t appeal to me. I know they were plushies from the early years of Sonic, but they just don’t look that accurate. I would want them if I could get them, but I’d keep them for display and novelty. Unfortunately, at least one person is going to disagree with me because I have an opinion and they think their opinion is better than mine.

[@JUSTANOTHERNINTENDOFAN]

@@rykerthestriker yeah idk I just think they're kinda funny 😊 And btw sorry if it came out as me thinking my opinion is better than yours, I didn't intend for you to get that impression 😅👍

[@littlespeck]

Metal Sonic looks like he’s REALLY had enough.

[@bluersonic9528]

*_I aM tHe ReAl ChRoNiC_*

[@crabking2890]

@@Snoc75 GoAl CoLlEcT aLl ThE cHaOs NaChOs

[@Snoc75]

@@crabking2890 *SuRpRiSiNg? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa I aM pRoGrAmMeD tO tHiNk ExAcTlY lIkE yOu*

[@crabking2890]

@@Snoc75 ThE bLuE bUrp mAn

[@Snoc75]

@@crabking2890 *tHe AaRoN bLuR*

[@callumsparrow4379]

I genuinely adore how goofy these unofficial STF plushies look, it’s almost charming in a weird way. I honestly wouldn’t have minded if they were legit.

[@BinglesP]

Sonic the Fuck

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

Imagine there was a mod of the game to have the plushes

[@awesomesonicfan2000]

WE NEED A SEPARATE VIDEO ONLY ABOUT THE KING KOOPA PLUSH

[@Garfunkellasanga]

M.bison:of course!!!

[@funtimezane2964]

YES YES SO MUCH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@liamii5603]

Is that the bowser from the tv show? I used to watch that shit like every weekend and had all dvds

[@scottclark3883]

Yes we do

[@SquidRat._.]

Yes

[@pangoldie]

Bark looks so stupid i need him immediately

[@rayvenkman2087]

Goldie Seems just about right.

[@japanz794]

You can thank my coutry for creat him

[@BrisketBlues]

Like me :)

[@FoxiousBR]

who would'n want a plushie with such a neutral face like that?

[@HaitaniMasayuki]

I love how the creators of these plushes, as well as the creators of the UK-based Sonic the Comic got Amy's spikes wrong because of that initial Sonic CD artwork

[@peterpumkineater69346]

Oh yeah haitani i see

[@Silliestbilly25]

Bootleg Metal Sonic will always have a place in my heart.

[@DonovanRXG]

I heard at 4 in the morning, he breaks into your house and gives you a free Dr Pepper

[@Cent_Reviews]

In the transformers community we call unofficial figures of character who haven’t gotten hasbro or takara figures, 3rd part figures

[@RickyRat256]

Burney_Games yup

[@rayvenkman2087]

If only we can have a 3rd party company tackle the Sonic ip. An Omega action figure with diecast parts and features would be sweet to have.

[@maskai3408]

Fluffed up way to say bootleg

[@Bulbasquirtle]

For a second I was worried there would be no obscure 2000's reference, but then I saw phineos at 13:01 and took a collective sigh of relief.

[@christosdoesthings]

A wild bulbasquirtle appears

[@user-il4lo1sx4v]

Huge fan of u

[@Black-Thorne]

Love your stuff man!

[@lofutofu6477]

This bootleg set truly captures all moods

[@jademonass2954]

that bootleg metal sonic breaks my humor even more than i thought

[@SBMBMPSPPS69]

We not gonna talk about how Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and especially Eggman look more like the suction cup plushies than the STF plushies?

[@Poyostar]

yeah, I Think that King Koopa Plush MIGHT be My New Favorite Bootleg Mario Plush. it Looks so Impressive for a Bootleg!

[@TailsFan92]

Honestly, despite it being a bootleg, I would jump at the chance to get a King Koopa plush.

[@ShenmueChannel]

Since its the only plush of him, it'd make sense to get one even if you are a collector. If its a bootleg of a actual official plush, than it'd be bad to get one if you're a collector, but if you just want to have it to play with for fun, and are tight on cash, then getting bootlegs really isn't a big deal. Only problem is you don't really support the actual company that owns it, but if they aren't selling the stuff anymore, then I see nothing wrong with getting a bootleg if you're not a collector. I usually get customs or bootlegs of characters that have zero merch and most likely will never ever get merch, despite being a collector. If there's actually a official plush or figure of a obscure character out there, I'd rather pay big money for the official one than settle for a cheap bootleg or custom. Even if it looks better, I'd rather get the official one.

[@ChristopherMoom]

My mind is telling me these plushes don't look THAT funny, but I can't help but laugh at them anyway.

[@Nic_2751]

Christopher Moon DAMNIT

[@SueZQue83]

Pretty much ya

[@fetchmaga4048]

I keep seeing you every other video I watch

[@aIex_yz]

Very funny, you laughed (Parody of not funny, didn’t laugh

[@SueZQue83]

Really then I guess we have good tastes in videos

[@premiumplush]

I will be the one to admit it but I really want the "classic knock off" drybones for nostalgia.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Also holy SHIT, where did you get those Mexican Sonic knockoff plushes?! I need that Metal Sonic Mk. II in my life.

[@chelzpandamusic]

It's silver sonic mk II but I get what you mean

[@JomasterTheSecond]

@@chelzpandamusic Actually it's 'Unnamed Sonic robot'? But nice try :v

[@chelzpandamusic]

@@JomasterTheSecond eh close enough

[@saiyanjd1107]

@@JomasterTheSecond actually its silver sonic mk II as confirmed by the archie comics

[@JomasterTheSecond]

@@saiyanjd1107 Archie isn't canon. It's 'Unnamed Sonic Robot'.

[@RestlessDipstick]

...Okay, I can't be the only one who thinks that these look like those derpy dolls of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles from Gamma's story in Sonic Adventure

[@dirtmuncher3308]

Kirby with a knife shall destroy the knockoffs

[@GojiBoiEarth1964]

Jackc43 BUT KIRBY, YOU ALSO HAVE A GUN

[@kazmakazii]

Go fast, Kirb. Be speedy with the destruction.

[@dirtmuncher3308]

Hmm yes it is time to get my bazooka

[@dirtmuncher3308]

Dr puggy, don't worry. He's safe

[@codered1132]

I hope so

[@LBFMUSICA]

"Naked bark." ***DEMONITIZATION INTENSIFIES***

[@AndrewNoneya]

Music Chanimal funny

[@aluigiFromKart]

At least Metal Sonic doesn't have vinyl to compensate how he looks. Interesting

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

I think these bootleg plushes are kinda cute. Like a weird chibi variant.

[@ViewbobTrue]

I can see Purple Sonic being the next SMRPG Mallow!

[@josueproductions5007]

10:52 I want that purple Sonic he’s so cubby and derpy he truly is sega boi

[@isidora1299]

Yo Japan has it great when it comes to claw machine prizes all I get is a cheap random bear that breaks on the way home without me doing anything to it

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Finally, someone's shining a light on these things.

[@shori713]

IT’S ONLY BEEN 6 DAYS! THANK YOU!

[@pupulauls]

I had the dark and dry bowser plush but never heard of the King Koopa Plush Thank You.

[@moonlightwite]

I keep seeing that King Koopa plush on Ebay and while I knew it was a bootleg, I also knew for a fact that no such plush exists as a licensed product. I had no idea it was a repurposed pattern of the Sanei Bowser!

[@Jhud69]

My favorite "bootleg" company is OlyFactory. Their plushies aren't really bootlegs as much as easily obtainable custom plushies because that's what they were originally (they make them in fairly low quantities). They make plushies of pokemon and digimon 100% using their own patterns and what makes them so unique is that they usually make plushies of mons that don't have their "official" equivalent! They're surprisingly high quality as well. I think a video about them would be interesting.

[@StageCraftBeast]

I'm a simple man. I hear PatMac uploads another rare plush history video. I click. (Also, if Geno is announced for Smash, can you do a video about Geno merchandise? Thanks.)

[@snic_picic]

The silver metal sonic fading does work, my hair was the same color as metal sonic, and faded to gray in like 5 days

[@lolwhat8294]

i bought the official super sonic fighter plush from sone shady online shopping website..

[@mercedesgeura2197]

Keep us updated!

[@taylorsherrell5601]

I ONLY sit through ads for PatMac. Love every video you come out with!

[@isidora1299]

Is it me or is eggman doing a dance move or striking a “SEXY” pose

[@JaxTheEpic]

It's a pose he does in artwork and there is a statue of him doing it in Sonic CD.

[@ssjethan2670]

This is probably my favourite Classic Sonic plush set. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll ever own a single one of these.

[@octooo.]

Hoooly shit that Fang plush looks like it'd be released today, thats how high quality it is. edit: Not the fake one, talking about the real one.

[@kailacantu364]

I know right? I'd love to have him one day but I don't think I'd get that lucky haha

[@bagelgod946]

Im glad that the one one piece of fang Merch we got is high Quality!

[@boing6588]

10:01 Purple sonic is wearing socks and sandals.

[@Floppameen]

Two vids in less then a month i see this as an absolute win

[@AcesInEmbers]

I’d kill for a bean plush because 🅱️ean is the 🅱️est 🅱️oi

[@victoriawagstaff7294]

Ben Ze Dinamit

[@pibbleorsomethinglikethat2544]

Bean is the ONLY sonic character

[@AcesInEmbers]

@@pibbleorsomethinglikethat2544 All the others? dont exist no more. Bean supremacy

[@NerdaliciousEden]

Great video, I’m so happy you made a video on these bootlegs since they are arguably confusing for those who aren’t aware of them. I know most people are against bootlegs (and so am I), but I actually don’t mind this set. For me, I feel like I definitely won’t have any of the plushies from the STF set for a long time, so I don’t mind settling for the Amy, Espio, and Bean bootlegs until I can get my hands on the actual ones.

[@brunettebi4111]

I'm surprised nobody made a custom plush of Honey. I've seen custom plushies of obscure characters before, so why not?

[@timmytube1952]

7:28 I Don't Know a Sonic Character Named Robo-Tonic!

[@peterpumkineater69346]

Its based on a typo in the english ver of the game

[@timmytube1952]

@@peterpumkineater69346 Thanks for telling me that!

[@SonicStalker123]

The cutest bootleg has to be the Bean the Dynamite plush

[@angelpichu1]

If you haven't looked at Segaworld (Sydney from most of my short research is the most interesting), you totally should look into it. At the very least, when it was in operation, they sold very strange off-model based-on-the-cartoon-at-the-time Robotnik plushes that might be right up your alley for part of a video. But more interestingly, the statues that used to hang around said Segaworlds have been showing up in weird places if you feel like looking into that because I know you usually do plushes and toys.

[@revine9243]

2 vids in 1 week? Is this heaven?

[@SonicStalker123]

RevineYT mood

[@MrSancheese01]

Great videos man! Just recently found your channel and it's gotten me so interested in collections Sonic plushes! Funny enough I brought you up to my friend Bryan and he told me you two knew each other! Small world 😆

[@smpg329]

Bark is so derpy looking in that set...and I kinda love it.

[@sarasilva4722]

The pink and purple bootleg sonic is so adorable is a messed up way. I need it

[@alexabernard5692]

2:25 i dont think you should hate them, usually they are way cheaper then the original for people like me who cat afford many of them. But the ones that are low quality and high priced suck lol

[@DarkLordPikachu]

God i remember obsessing over that fighters plush range photograph years and years back, such a cool range

[@MacabreHouse]

I really want that bootleg Eggman...he's so beautiful

[@lunad27]

Two videos near back to back?! I couldn't be happier!

[@Draikinator]

I'm not sure that it's all sun fading, especially teal bean and silver metal sonic- I think that its probably just due to inconsistent materials. There's a lot of old collectibles that have """variants" that are completely due to "the factory didnt have yellow paint that day so they just used brown because they didnt think anyone would care." the original Kenner Luke Skywalker figures comes to mind because they did this with his hair. Or, heck, maybe someone just grabbed the wrong pile of fabric when they were chopping out the pattern. I suspect that quality control for operations like these are pretty low, and quality control for OFFICIAL merch back then was ALREADY pretty bad haha. i dont think its impossible theres more than one teal bean floating around in the wild. i just think that if it was sun fading, it would be more yellowed and not such a blue-teal, and blue DEFINTIELY would not fade to silver like that, no way. If it had been subjected to such high levels of sun exposure as to radically fade the fabric that much, I would suspect that the red and black parts would ALSO be faded, and so would the visible stitching. I think thats just the fabric colour for sure.

[@skrimboyohanus]

YES THE GREAT COLLECTOR HAS UPLOADED

[@denko173]

I don't even like sonic but i am always hyped when you upload

[@Dark-pn5qz]

I love that you’re posting again

[@DXRCYirl]

I wanna buy a 6inch Mario and 6inch Sonic and then I would fuse them to make a 6inch Somari plush. I would redesign him like using Sonics arms spines and shoes, maybe even back spines

[@odd0]

I’m surprised you don’t have at least 100k subs your vids are really high quality and entertaining

[@sonicthepineapple2080]

Thanks for making these videos they are awesome and the only sonic plush videos really out there

[@bridavenport7091]

I'm not even into video games or sonic or anything but for some reason I just love this dudes channel like I cant stop watching.

[@plaroshiexploshi4661]

Theory, purple sonic is actually what someone thought was sunky

[@bewearstar9462]

Or solnik

[@scribbledolskrub9332]

Love ur videos! Always good to learn about all this.

[@lilsquirt6842]

I think the purple sonic was prolly supposed to be a bootleg of espio and someone simply realllly didn’t know their sonic and couldn’t tell the difference between them and thought it was just a variant

[@badgerscorner8529]

Two Patmac Videos in almost a week! I I didn’t know that was possible!

[@VictorCN]

I love your vids, keep up the good work!

[@andrew_inc.4541]

Patmac in bootleg sonic products: I wouldn’t suggest buying and encouraging buying bootlegs Also Patmac: here’s my bootleg collection I ain’t hating, I want em as well

[@typhlocube9359]

Omg the bootleg plushes look like the training puppets from SA1 😂

[@frankytheimmortal8527]

Sub count: 69k Me: “hehe”

[@GojiBoiEarth1964]

Purple sonic and teal bean for smash!!! DO IT SAKURAI!!!!

[@prickstar123]

3:54 at the bottom right, that's the day I was born!

[@ravioliman_]

0:31 Nack is like “Bean what did they do to you”

[@WHAM_Timbo]

Noob Gaming, it’s “Knack” but idc

[@nate9962]

Woah! Two videos in less then a week. Insane!

[@reubentherblazer9756]

0:08 Whoever had the whole official set in this image is a legendary person

[@SharkEatFish]

I was just playing sonic dash but then, I saw a new patmac video. I had to watch it instead, I nearly threw my phone in joy. But then I realized i need my phone to watch patmac

[@robot596]

Two video in one week? Awesome

[@NathanSpies]

I still remember that one dream I had where I went to a flea market and found a $2 fighters super sonic plush!

[@cyberdestroyer3858]

Great video good luck on getting the other characters

[@ldelacey726]

Cool video man!

[@btabi6080]

YEAH FINNALY IVE BEEN WATING FOR A NEW SONIC VIDEO

[@Tmnt_Collector1]

i remember when i was 7 i would see in bulk lots of these and me and my friend wanted to buy them so bad cause we thought they were official

[@nickpix8066]

I was literally watching your channel about 30 minutes ago.

[@DaNoob1485]

Those bootleg fighters sonic plushies honestly look kinda cute!

[@Dunsparce99]

10:06 it’s coldsteel before coldsteel existed

[@nightknight-7768]

History of Pokémon plush next? They have all kinds of interesting sets, from officially licensed merch, to neat carnival prizes! Especially the older and much rarer hasbro sets

[@fhagane6821]

I'm pretty sure Snow from FFXIII was *heavily* inspired by Bark; they are like one and the same in every aspect

[@SheepsWithFangs]

If that metal sonic was sun damaged then wouldn’t the eyes have faded too? Also where did you get that silver sonic mark2 plush? I really want one

[@masonator525]

One time I saw the official one of Espio selling for 600 dollars

[@blackroseknight77]

the amy rose plush looked derpy. tailless bark vs derpy amy rose winner take all!! Yay another PatMac video!!

[@JeffKarlKonorNicNack]

I really want a Fang the Sniper plush.

[@BranFlaixx]

I've never been this early in my life.

[@warbird2866]

I WAS LITERILLY JUST WATCHING YOUR SONIC AND FRIENDS PLUSH VIDEO!!!😂😂😆😆

[@borbborb9615]

👹👿💀👍💀😣

[@pine_productions485]

I recently got the Knuckles in the bootleg set, I love him so much for some reason lok

[@blitz4168]

This just made my day :)

[@cadile3]

Some actually are cute like Sonic , knuxs , fang , amy

[@thegoldendragonacs]

I was editing a video when this was uploaded. Never before have I finished editing as quickly as I did no more than 20 minutes ago.

[@supershyguy1680]

I wish I was alive in '96 I would have collected this entire set.

[@johnmacrae3299]

5:26 Sonic doing the middle finger

[@SharkEatFish]

I REALLY want to know where that purple sonic boi came from. maybe it was a test for fang or espio?