Figment seems to be very popular with EPCOT visitors and Disney fans who have been to the parks, and I think because of this, I have very little attachment to this character. I don't know it from a movie. I don't know it from a book. I thought I knew it from something outside of the parks, but I was wrong. Figment seems perky. Figment also seems "clever" in a special or savant-type way.
That being said, I'm appealing to you to tell me exactly what Figment is, beyond the "Two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow. From head to tail, he's royal purple pigment" description. He's not a dragon - well, certainly not a dragon that any other dragon would admit to (and I'm including the creature from Pete's Dragon in this), so what is he?
I have more attachment to O.L.D.Bob, as far as Disney characters go, and even I forget who he is at times.
To give you an example, the above picture is of O.L.D. Bob. Odds are, you don't know who he is - and that's not a bad thing - I worry that one day I'll meet the person who really identified with this character, and has built up an impressively scary collection of O.L.D. Bob merchandise, as well as homemade O.L.D. Bob action figures, costumes, an O.L.D. Bob encasement for a Segway, and possibly an O.L.D. Bob RealDoll (link not provided, and research not done for everyone's safety). I barely know who he is, and I only found a decent picture of him on MySpace (stop and think about that, because it'll save me a lot of time in explaining why this is funny). That's how much less relevant Figment is to me - I prefer the Disney equivalent of a hipster band. "I know this really cool Disney character, but you've probably never heard of it."
I have a bunch of figment pins, and this is just the first that I'll be showing this week. If you have a real interest in this character, make me an offer, or wait until I list a few pins this week.
Now for the pin trading facts:
This pin was released in 2010 as part of the Figment Collection of Hidden Mickey Pins. This is 4 of 6 in a set, and is a Cast Lanyard only pin.
Thanks again to PinPics.com for information regarding this pin.
Stay tuned for Part II, wherein Figment gets all emo on us.
