NECA Goes 8-Bit with Toony Terrors Retro Jason
Just when you thought Jason Voorhees had been represented in every possible form known to man, plastic, and unholy merchandising sorcery, NECA has gone and done it again. This time, the company has reached deep into the pixelated past and announced a brand new Toony Terrors Retro Jason action figure inspired by Friday the 13th: The Game. Yes, that Jason. The one who looks like he crawled straight out of an 8-bit fever dream and is here to ruin your campsite in adorable cartoon form.
The newly revealed figure brings the energy of Saturday morning cartoons straight into slasher territory. Standing at approximately six inches tall, this stylised Jason pays tribute to his alternative retro appearance from Friday the 13th: The Game, the multiplayer survival horror title released in 2017 that became a love letter to the franchise’s entire, wildly inconsistent history. Among its many versions of Jason pulled from across the films was the gloriously blocky NES-style incarnation, inspired by the infamous 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System game.
Retro Jason Brings NES Nightmare Fuel to Toony Terrors
That original NES Friday the 13th game is legendary, not because it was good, but because it was aggressively confusing, brutally difficult, and permanently etched into the memories of anyone who rented it as a child. Purple Jason. Floating heads. Cabins that all looked identical. Music that still causes involuntary stress responses decades later. Friday the 13th: The Game leaned into that legacy by turning NES Jason into a playable character, complete with exaggerated colours and old-school menace.
NECA’s Toony Terrors Retro Jason captures that same energy, translating low-resolution terror into shelf-friendly plastic. The sculpt fully embraces the cartoon aesthetic rather than toning it down. Jason comes armed with an axe accessory, because even in chibi form, he still means business. The figure arrives on a blister card, perfectly in line with the rest of the Toony Terrors range, making it ideal for display or for resisting the urge to tear it open and make tiny slasher noises at your desk.
Pre-orders open on January 13, 2026 via the NECA Store and other NECA retailers, giving collectors ample time to explain to their partners why they absolutely need another Jason figure. This one is different. This one is retro.
Why Toony Terrors Is One of NECA’s Strongest Lines
The Toony Terrors line has become one of NECA’s most consistently fun horror ranges, reimagining genre icons as if they all escaped from the same warped cartoon universe. Over the years, the lineup has included Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Ghostface, Chucky, Pennywise, Leatherface, and plenty of deeper cuts, all rendered in a style that somehow makes them cuter without stripping away their menace.
What makes the line work so well is its total lack of self-seriousness. These figures are not trying to be screen-accurate museum pieces. They exist to celebrate the fact that horror is ridiculous, remixable, and endlessly playful. Jason, a character who has drowned, been resurrected, possessed, blown up, sent to hell, and launched into space, fits this philosophy perfectly.
Retro Jason is an especially smart addition because it bridges multiple generations of fans. You have the gamers who poured hours into Friday the 13th: The Game, older fans who survived the NES original with their sanity mostly intact, and newer collectors who simply want a brightly coloured Jason that looks like he might shout his own theme music.
In a franchise that has spent years tangled in legal disputes and stalled projects, it is oddly reassuring to see Jason continuing to thrive in figure form. He may not be stalking Crystal Lake on the big screen right now, but on toy shelves, he remains unstoppable.
Whether NES Jason represents childhood trauma, gaming nostalgia, or a bizarre footnote in slasher history, NECA’s Toony Terrors Retro Jason is here to prove that even the most feared horror icons can look hilarious when shrunk down, stylised, and handed a cartoon axe.
Just do not turn your back on him. Even in six-inch form, Jason always comes back.
