Finn, Force Friday, and the Star Wars Figures Takara Tomy Made

Finn — The Force Awakens Basic Figure by Takara Tomy

This is a 3.75-inch (approximately 9.5 cm) action figure of Finn from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, manufactured by Hasbro and distributed in Japan by Takara Tomy. It comes in blister-card packaging — the standard cardboard-backed, clear-front format — and belongs to the Basic Figure line, an entry-level toy series covering the main characters of the 2015 film at an accessible price point.

A New Character at the Heart of the Sequel Trilogy

Finn, whose First Order stormtrooper designation is FN-2187, is one of the defining new characters introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A soldier who defects after a moral crisis on the battlefield, he becomes one of the film’s central figures alongside Rey and Poe Dameron. John Boyega played the role across all three films of the sequel trilogy.

The Force Awakens was the seventh Star Wars film overall and the first produced after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. Set roughly thirty years after the events of Return of the Jedi, it was designed as both a bridge between eras and a fresh beginning — reintroducing a familiar galaxy to longtime fans while welcoming a new generation. The film surpassed two billion dollars at the global box office.

This figure depicts Finn in the beige jacket with red accents, black shirt, and black pants he wears during the film’s opening act on the desert planet Jakku. Because Hasbro released multiple variants of Finn throughout the line, some packaging used the Jakku designation to identify which specific version of the character a figure represents — a naming convention common across large-scale toy assortments. A gray blaster rifle is included.

Force Friday and the 3.75-Inch Scale’s Deep Roots

On September 4, 2015 — three months before the film opened — Hasbro coordinated a worldwide simultaneous launch of The Force Awakens merchandise known as “Force Friday.” Stores across dozens of markets stocked new Star Wars toys at the same moment, and the Basic Figure line was one of the event’s central product categories.

The 3.75-inch format has been the standard scale for Star Wars action figures since Kenner introduced it in 1977. Hasbro’s Basic Figure line is a direct continuation of that tradition, and collectors who have followed the scale for decades treat each new series entry as part of an unbroken lineage stretching back nearly fifty years.

The Force Awakens Basic Figure line also introduced a “Build-A-Weapon” system: each figure comes with a weapon component that can be physically combined with parts from other figures in the assortment. Finn’s card includes a white and yellow mechanical attachment piece alongside his blaster rifle, and the packaging illustrates how components from across the lineup connect. Hasbro’s product codes for this item are B3967 (Finn’s individual code) and B3963 (the assortment code).

Takara Tomy’s Japan-Market Edition

In Japan, Hasbro’s Star Wars toy lines have long been handled by Takara Tomy — one of the country’s largest toy companies, known internationally for brands such as Tomica and Beyblade. The figure inside is the same Hasbro product, but the packaging is adapted for the Japanese market: Japanese-language text, domestic safety certification markings, and Japan-specific barcodes all distinguish it from otherwise identical North American and European releases.

This is a mainstream blister-card action figure — not a gashapon capsule, a food toy (shokugan), or a sofubi vinyl figure. It was sold through toy specialty stores, large electronics retailers, and supermarkets across Japan. For collectors focused on regional variants, the Takara Tomy packaging makes the item’s market of origin immediately identifiable.