Play Arts KAI

Play Arts Kai was a subsidary of the Video Game production company SquareEnix that produces action figures relating to various video games, including the Metal Gear series.

Play Arts Kai's first involvement in the series was with the Old Snake action figure, released during the time of Metal Gear Solid 4 's release.

Around the time of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 's development, Play Arts Kai created a line of action figures and models relating to the game, which included all the AI weapons in the game, Metal Gear ZEKE, three versions of Big Boss that were based on the main uniforms of the game (Jungle Fatigues, Sneaking Suit, and Battle Dress, the last of which was also customizable), and Kazuhira Miller (who was also customizable, just like the Battle Dress Big Boss). The first releases included a passcode meant for the PSN section of Peace Walker's extras menu that would cumulate in the unlocking of a specialized soldier, although later releases abandoned such a method.

Their latest involvement in the series was releasing figurines relating to Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, and Metal Gear Rising with Shadow Moses-era Solid Snake, Meryl Silverburgh, at least two versions of Gray Fox that were based on the regular and bonus colorations of his cyborg ninja exoskeleton, Solidus Snake, Naked Snake, The Boss, and Revengeance-era Raiden, as part of the 25th Anniversary, and in the case of Raiden, a means to promote Rising.

On October 26, 2012 at 8:40 PM, the MGS Facebook page unveiled that Play Arts Kai was working on a new action figure that was going to be sold at the Konami shop, although scant details were unveiled aside from it being a human figure and the figure wearing knee guards and khaki combat boots. They promised more information in the following week.