Fools Paradise
Fools Paradise is a Hong Kong-based brand that designs art toys. Its pop culture mashup designs skirt the fine line between fair use parody and plain ol' copyright infringement. Its main exports appear to be vinyl figures based on [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super Mario|{{#if:||Super Mario}}]]/[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Léon: The Professional|{{#if:||Léon: The Professional}}]], pandas with clocks for faces, and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Pinocchio (1940 film)|{{#if:Pinocchio|Pinocchio|Pinocchio (1940 film)}}]] [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Joker (2019 film)|{{#if:Jokers|Jokers|Joker (2019 film)}}]] that say a lot about society.
Fools Paradise's designs are manufactured into real figures by another Hong Kong online store, ZCWO. This partnership has resulted in a number of licensed collaborations with [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Garfield|{{#if:||Garfield}}]], Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and, the reason we're here: Transformers.
Merchandise
[edit]LOWFOOL
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The LOWFOOL range of figures depicts (unlicensed) characters from popular culture as hulking men, usually with the same facial features of a strong brow, squinting eyes, and moustache. The standard LOWFOOL body type lends itself well to its "League of Steel" subline, which portrays robotic characters as muscular American football players in armour based on the character in question. After (again, unlicensed) figures of Evangelions and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gundam|{{#if:||Gundam}}]]s, the "League of Steel" line introduced a number of iconic Transformers characters.
Other
[edit]Fools Paradise and ZCWO also released a more conventional (if stylised) statue of Optimus Prime.