But I decided to gather them all for a picture. And a reminder. Whenever I want to get any sort of action figure or miniature statue based on a video game I happen to like, I can look at this image and remember that I already have a pile of plastic merchandise that I've stashed away in embarrassment.
![Identify all of these characters for BIG PRIZES! Like this Morrissey CD I was going to give to Goodwill.](http://kidfenris.com/gamertoys1.png)
As you can see, my collec…wait, what’s that?
![There is a HARKONNEN among you.](http://kidfenris.com/gamertoys2.png)
Hey! That’s a Tachiko…Fuchi…one of those robots from Ghost in the Shell! And Ghost in the Shell isn’t a video game! Well, there are actually three Ghost in the Shell games, but the whole franchise wasn’t a game from the start and therefore doesn’t count.
![As a descendant of the Orochi bloodline, Leona carries the curse of sea anemones nesting on her head.](http://kidfenris.com/gamertoys3.png)
Yes, purge the intruder. THROW IT TO THE WOLVES.
![Here it shall be welcomed by its robot brethren and invited to mock bad movies.](http://kidfenris.com/gamertoys4.png)
Or just throw it over there, with all of the toys based on things that aren’t video games. The sanctity of our cherished gamer culture must never be violated by inferior alien elements such as anime or Star Wars or even Mystery Science Theater 3000. That’s another thing I’ll have to remember.