Known as both the Hitchhiker (in his living form) and Nubbins (in his corpse form), Edwin Neal's character from Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a key fixture in the Leatherface franchise, and NECA is paying tribute to the relished role in an upcoming figure.
NECA recently revealed new images of their Hitchhiker figure on Twitter (see below) along with the character's memorable quote, "My family's always been in meat..." As many horror fans know, the Hitchhiker was the first of the Sawyer clan to be encountered by Sally and her friends on the fateful day they piled into a van and drove to the old Hardesty family home, unaware of the horrors that awaited them in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
According to The Toyark, the Hitchhiker figure will an 8-inch scale Mego-style collectible, similar to the style of NECA's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 figure of Nubbins, who appeared as a corpse in Hooper's ambitious 1986 sequel. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details on the new Hitchhiker figure from NECA. Will you be adding it to your shelf?
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