Funko has launched its most expansive Twilight Saga Pop! wave in years — and for the first time in the franchise’s collectibles history, Chief Charlie Swan is joining his daughter in vinyl. The Pop Insider confirmed the full wave, including Charlie Swan’s debut in the Funko universe. Preorders opened August 19, 2026, six days after the in-universe 20th wedding anniversary of Bella and Edward, across Entertainment Earth and authorized retailers. The wave comprises five standard figures and two chase variants.
Charlie’s debut matters because it signals a more complete treatment of the Twilight world than prior Funko waves attempted. Earlier Pop! Movies releases in the franchise — Edward in his gray peacoat (#320), Bella Swan (#321), shirtless Jacob Black (#322), Bella in her wedding dress (#323), and Jane of the Volturi (#325–326) — all pulled from the saga’s supernatural core. Charlie Swan, Forks’ quietly devoted police chief, is the human at the emotional center of the story, and his absence from prior waves was a notable gap for completionists.
Funko’s own Q2 2026 results show why the company is investing here now. In the second-quarter earnings call on August 6, CEO Josh Simon described the company as getting better at sensing where fan demand is forming, moving faster to turn those signals into distinctive and repeatable products, and scaling them through the channels with the strongest economics. The Twilight wave is that strategy made concrete.
Meadow Diorama Anchors the Wave
The centerpiece of the new collection is the Pop! Deluxe Edward and Bella in the Meadow (#2133), a scene-based piece that recreates the sun-dappled forest clearing where Edward reveals his nature to Bella — the image Stephenie Meyer has said came to her in the dream that inspired the saga. The Pop Insider confirmed the diorama format as part of the new wave. The Pop! Deluxe format is Funko’s larger, diorama-tier product line, meaningfully more elaborate than a standard 3.75-inch vinyl figure; it includes a scenic base and multiple figures posed together rather than a single standing character. Funko has used the format for analogous iconic moments from other franchises. For Twilight fans, the meadow set serves as a display piece rather than a shelf filler.
An earlier Pop! Moments Edward and Bella meadow set existed in the catalog before being vaulted — making this new Deluxe version an upgrade in both scale and production intent. The expected delivery window is October to November 2026.
What Is a Chase Variant, and Why Do Collectors Care?
Two figures in this wave come with chase variants: Edward holding the Golden Onion (#2130), with a chance of a sparkle finish, and Charlie Swan, with a chance of Charlie off-duty in his flannel. The Pop Insider described both chase variants in its wave coverage.
A Funko chase variant is produced in a limited ratio — typically one chase figure per case of six standard figures, or approximately a one-in-six pull rate. Retailers receive cases of mixed figures; neither the store nor the buyer can identify a chase by the box exterior. That uncertainty is the product. Chase variants reliably command secondary-market premiums over standard figures, which drives collectors to purchase multiple units or to hunt across retailers. For the Edward sparkle variant, the thematic logic is tight: Edward Cullen’s skin glitters in sunlight, which makes a glitter-finish chase variant the most on-brand possible execution of the mechanic.
The Golden Onion itself is a piece of Twilight film trivia worth explaining. In the first movie, the biology teacher awards a gold-painted onion — representing “onion root tip cells,” the subject of the class experiment — to the pair who first correctly identifies the stages of cell mitosis. Edward and Bella win it during their first real conversation. The RPF prop community documented the golden onion scene in detail, confirming its place in fandom lore long before it became a collectible accessory. A Funko figure specifically built around it is a deliberate signal to dedicated fans rather than casual buyers.
Full Wave Breakdown
The figures listed at Entertainment Earth, with their assigned numbers in the current lineup:
Bella Swan (#2129): Bella with her earbuds in, reading a book in the Forks High School parking lot — one of the quieter domestic images from the film.
Edward Cullen (#2130): Edward holding the Golden Onion from the biology-class scene, with a chance of a sparkly chase variant.
Jacob Black Pop! Sayings (#2131): Jacob running to Bella, with an attached speech bubble reading “Where the hell have you been, loca?” — a line from New Moon that became a touchstone of the TikTok renaissance.
Alice Cullen (#2132): Alice mid-pitch during the vampire baseball sequence, one leg kicking into the air during one of the saga’s most visually kinetic scenes.
Pop! Deluxe Edward and Bella Meadow Moment (#2133): The diorama centerpiece described above.
Charlie Swan (separate listing): Charlie in his Forks police chief uniform, with a chance of chase featuring Charlie off-duty in his flannel.
Why Funko Is Investing in This License Now
The timing of this wave is not incidental. The broader Twilight renaissance on TikTok gave Funko a clear signal. The #twilight tag on TikTok has accumulated over 10 billion views across its history; the TikTok twilightrenaissance hashtag page had surpassed 847 million views as of August 2026. The saga’s resurgence began when the films arrived on Netflix, where they led the platform’s Top 10 charts for nearly a month. Gen Z creators remixed the films into a participatory meme culture — not despite the saga’s earnestness, but in part because of it.
For Funko as a business, this wave arrives during a meaningful financial recovery. Full-year 2025 net sales were $908.2 million, down from roughly $1.04 billion in 2024, but the company’s Core Collectibles segment grew 9% year-over-year in Q2 2026, with the company reporting its highest-ever gross margin for that quarter. Funko raised its full-year EBITDA guidance to $100 million–$110 million. High-visibility licensed waves tied to fandoms with documented social media velocity — exactly what Twilight now represents — are the product type the company’s growth strategy depends on.
What This Means for the Broader Collectibles Market
The global collectibles market was valued at $320.3 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $535.5 billion by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9% The segment most closely tracking Funko’s core business — toy collectibles and figurines — was estimated at $31.6 billion in 2025, projected to reach $57.4 billion by 2034
Nostalgia-driven IP is one of the primary growth engines across all these projections. Licensed products tied to emotionally resonant franchises — particularly those with active fanbase communities on social platforms — demonstrate consistent sell-through rates that generic collectibles cannot match. The Twilight wave is Funko’s bet that the TikTok renaissance has converted Gen Z interest into the durable kind: the kind that actually places preorders.
Is the Earlier Wave Vaulted?
The original Funko Pop! Movies Twilight figures — Edward (#320), Bella Swan (#321), Jacob Black (#322), Bella in her wedding dress (#323), Edward in his tuxedo (#324), and Jane of the Volturi (#325–326) — are all vaulted, meaning they are no longer produced, and secondary market prices reflect that scarcity. Edward in his gray peacoat now routinely sells for multiples of its original retail price. The new wave uses different figure numbers in the #2129–2133 range, consistent with the current Pop! Movies numbering system, and does not replace or supersede the prior figures — it adds to the catalog. The Cardboard Connection checklist documents the original wave and confirms Charlie Swan’s absence from it.
For collectors who own the original wave, the question is whether the new figures represent canon completion (adding Charlie, updating the diorama format, incorporating TikTok-era in-jokes like the Golden Onion and Jacob’s speech bubble) or whether they are a parallel investment. For new collectors entering through the TikTok renaissance, the new wave is the accessible entry point — the prior figures are either unavailable or priced out of casual collecting range.
How to Preorder
Preorders for the new Twilight Saga Pop! wave are open now through Entertainment Earth retailer and Funko’s authorized retail network at funko.com. Expected delivery is October–November 2026.
Chase variants — the Edward sparkle and the Charlie flannel — ship at random within cases. There is no option to purchase a chase variant directly. Collectors seeking a specific chase can check secondary market platforms after shipments begin arriving in October.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Charlie Swan brand new to the Funko Pop! lineup?
Yes. Charlie Swan has not previously been produced as a Funko Pop! figure. The original Twilight Pop! Movies wave, released in the early 2010s and since vaulted, covered Edward, Bella, Jacob, Jane, and limited variants of those characters. Charlie’s inclusion in the 2026 wave marks his first appearance in the Funko vinyl format, which makes him a genuine new addition to the collectible catalog rather than a refresh of an existing figure.
What is a chase variant and how do I get one?
A Funko chase variant is a rarer version of a standard figure, typically produced in approximately a one-in-six ratio within a production run. The Pop Insider confirmed both chase variants for this wave: Edward’s chase features a sparkle/glitter treatment referencing his in-universe sun-dappling effect; Charlie’s chase shows him off-duty in flannel instead of his police uniform. Retailers receive cases containing a mix of standard and chase figures; neither the store nor the buyer can identify which box contains a chase from the exterior. The only way to obtain a specific chase is to purchase multiple figures and hope for the pull, or to buy from a secondary market seller after the wave has shipped.
What is the Golden Onion that Edward is holding in his figure?
The Golden Onion is a prop from the first Twilight film. In the biology class scene where Edward and Bella have their first real conversation, the teacher awards a gold-painted onion to the pair who first correctly identifies the stages of cell mitosis under a microscope. Edward gives the onion to Bella as they leave class. The RPF prop community confirmed in detail — the prop became a piece of beloved fandom lore partly because it is such a mundane, unexpected detail in a film otherwise populated by supernatural intensity, and its inclusion as the accessory in Edward’s new Funko figure is a deliberate callback for fans who know the scene.
When do the figures ship, and where can I preorder?
The expected delivery window is October to November 2026. Preorders are open now through Entertainment Earth and through authorized retailers in the Funko network at funko.com. Chase variants ship at random within standard cases — they cannot be ordered directly.
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