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This list will grow. Marvel announced in early May 2000 that they are planning to branch out into more Other Media applications, having decided that comics really aren't very popular (or profitable) anymore. They're interested in selling more television shows, movies, action figures, video games, and the like. Expect some of these guys --- especially Mystique and Pyro, who are becoming increasingly popular, partly because of the X-Men movies --- to appear in more and more memorabilia.

If you like to collect action figures, you might be interested in the toys of the various Freedom Force characters. Not all of them have figures, of course, but there are enough out there:

Best thing about this figure: She's in a dramatic and rather leader-like pose and so looks like she's bossing the rest of the team around. Very appropriate. Also, the sculpt is quite good, as is the likeness. Her skirt is removable (she's still wearing a leotard underneath, so don't get any ideas!), which is a nice attention to detail and helps make the monster transformation more realistic.

Worst thing about this figure: The hands are too large, and the fingers too long, which looks a bit odd. And her high heels make it somewhat difficult for her to stand up, though she's surprisingly good at it given the way they look. The monster armour can be difficult to put on and looks a bit strange, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Here's a scan of the Mystique figure.

Pyro (X-Force, The Evil Mutants series). Pyro is the first of the FF characters to get a figure (1994, though that's tied with a Spider-Woman toy), and I don't particularly care for his. He looks just a wee bit stoned, unfortunately. But he still sits on my monitor along with the others all the same. He's dressed in one of his classic BoEM costumes, and comes with two odd-looking fireballs that can be put into his flamethrower nozzles. Hilarity ensues.

Best thing about this figure: Umm...he sort of looks like Pyro...and collector-wise, is worth the most of all these guys...

Worst thing about this figure: He doesn't stand very well --- and is the worst at this of all of them --- which is why I keep him sitting, not standing. His flamethrower accessory doesn't work very well (the fireballs just seem to slide out).
Note: This figure has been re-released in 2001 as part of a two-pack with Iceman, titled "X-Men Classics: Fire and Ice Battle Pack".
Here's a scan of the Pyro figure.

Avalanche (X-Men, X-Force series). He's from the series after Pyro's (1995, as are all of the others except Mystique). He's kind of cute, wearing one of his classic BoEM armours (with the big 'A'), disturbingly muscular, and in severe need of some prune juice and a bran muffin. But I'm rather fond of this figure. He comes with a silly "exploding rock platform" accessory that's quite fun to play with for its goofiness factor.

Best thing about this figure: He's cute, very poseable, has a fun accessory, and stands reasonably well. And his rock platform can act as a stand if you want (too few action figures come with stands, which is annoying). Definitely my favourite.

Worst thing about this figure: The sculpted veins on him are icky.
Here's a scan of the Avalanche figure.

Commando (X-Men, X-Force series). The poor guy doesn't have a toy from his Crimson Commando days, just his cyborg ones (in other words, he had two appearances and got a figure years before Mystique. Gah). As such, he's a happy cyborg who fires missiles from his gun arm, dubbed a "techno sludge liquid blaster", whatever that means. Interestingly, the bio written for him mentions Freedom Force. I got this one only for completionism, really.

Best thing about this figure: He has huge feet, and as such is very stable. My Mystique figure once fell over backwards, and somehow managed to land on him --- and he stayed standing, holding her up until I noticed and could right her again. Awww.

Worst thing about this figure: He's ugly, and unfortunately this incarnation represents a depiction of the character that I dislike. I wish this toy was of Crimson Commando rather than the cyborg.
Here's a scan of the cyborg Commando figure.

Blob (X-Men, Invasion series). This is a fairly goofy figure. It's Blob, in his wrestling outfit, with a rubber belly that you can push in---and he comes with two slabs of meat that can be placed in his hand. This led to my totally inadvertent comment of "Watch out, or Blob'll beat you with his meat". Eww.

Best thing about this figure: C'mon, it's a big guy in a wrestling suit! And he's holding slabs of meat! I'm a vegetarian, and even I can appreciate that, because it's Blob! Plus, he stands very well, even on an incline.

Worst thing about this figure: He's rather ugly.
Here's a picture of the Blob figure, taken from ToyFare magazine. Um...ignore the fork in his hand.

Spiral (X-Men, Invasion Series). If she had more articulation, she'd be a really nifty figure. As it is, only two of her arms move independently. Still, she's a pretty nice toy, comes with two swords, and her arms spin (in a completely un-anatomical manner) when you squeeze her legs. Please, get your mind out of the gutter.

Best thing about this figure: The likeness is fairly good.

Worst thing about this figure: For some reason, she won't stand when she's holding her sword(s). And as noted, she needs more articulation.
Here's a scan of the Spiral figure.

Spider-Woman. She has a regular-sized toy in the Iron Man cartoon line, which was later re-released for the Marvel Hall of Fame: She-Force I series. She also has an 8-inch, cloth-dressed figure (Famous Covers, paired up with a black-costumed Spider-Man; a KayBee exclusive).
I have the Iron Man version, from 1994. The line is based on the old Iron Man cartoon, and so the package art has a drawing of her from the show, as well as a short bio that is presumably taken from the cartoon (really, the info given does not describe the comics character very well --- for one thing, she's not supposed to be VP of Stark Enterprises!). It's a good likeness, though her costume is purple and she's very...well, big and tough-looking. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but she isn't really supposed to be quite that buff. She comes with a strange magenta-coloured fan-like object, which is supposed to be a "psionic web", and can throw it in order to mimic her powers. Overall, not a very exciting figure, but a decent one nonetheless, especially from that particular era of Marvel toys.

The Famous Covers figures are sort of like oversized dress-up dolls. Usually they're sold alone, but Spider-Woman is packaged with Spider-Man in his black costume, because that outfit was inspired by hers.

Mystique (X-Men the Movie). Obviously timed to coincide with the release of the movie (2000), this figure depicts her in her cinematic incarnation --- naked and covered in scales. Can't say I much care for that look, but it's a decent likeness nonetheless. The figure is somewhat larger than the average-sized X-Men toys listed above; whereas they are about 5 inches tall, movie Mystique is 6 inches. She's also very well-articulated, with 10 joints, so can be easily placed in a variety of poses (though oddly, she doesn't have joints on her elbows, which is a surprising limitation given her otherwise great articulation). She has two gimmicks --- "uppercut action" (her upper body twists and right arm moves when you squeeze her legs...a bit like Spiral), and a rubbery shell/skin of Wolverine that can be placed on her to mimic shape-shifting. Unfortunately, the Wolverine shell looks silly; he remarkably resembles a guy I knew from high school, making a goofy face! The prototype picture of both Mystique and the shell included on the package looked better, unfortunately. Anyway, you literally dress her inside the 6-piece Wolverine suit (the pants and torso are particularly difficult to get on), and end up with a bizarre-looking Wolvie. But frankly, it's exceedingly difficult to put on, and the rubber skin actually tore in the armpit, so I think I'll put it away somewhere. A very neat idea, but flawed execution. Too bad.
Standing on those tiny feet is a bit precarious, but better than expected, probably because she has no high heels like many female figures have! Stands --- in the form of the X-Men's familiar red X logo --- come with every figure in the line, but are nothing special, and don't have pegs to prop up the feet. The packaging is nice, and comes with a photo of Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in her role as Mystique.

Overall, the figure is fine, but the shape-shifting gimmick could use some work, and I'd advise skipping it unless you're very determined and careful. The fingers on her right hand are shaped in such a way that they tear or risk tearing the rubber of both the sleeve and the glove.
Here's a scan of the Mystique figure.
Here's a scan of Mystique in her Wolverine disguise. (one of her fingers is sticking out because it just couldn't seem to fit inside the glove).

Blob (X-Men: Evolution). A regular-sized action figure depicting Blob in his teenage cartoon incarnation, and comes with a car grill and chain accessories.

Avalanche (Wolverine and the X-Men). Based on the cartoon. Out in 2009.

Mystique (X-Men Deluxe Edition). This is a 1996 repaint of a 10-inch Rogue figure, and Toy Biz really got their money's worth out of this mold, because they repainted others to make Polaris and Jean Grey. Unfortunately, this figure's biggest drawback is that it really does look like a blue Rogue --- complete with headband, a uniform collar where Mystique shouldn't have one, and a belt with an X on it! On the other hand, the package includes a few panels from a contemporary X-Factor issue, and the outfit she was wearing at the time was actually fairly reminiscent of Rogue's, so it's not as glaring a problem as one might think. The original art on the package is surprisingly good, too. And she comes with a (strangely translucent) huge gun!
All things considered, I'd still say that it doesn't really look like Mystique, but it does come with real fabric clothes (a vinyl jacket) and as such is kind of interesting. A nice addition to anybody's collection, so long as you know what you're getting.

Mystique (Marvel Legends, Toy Biz). Released in wave 10 of a popular line of action figures from Toy Biz (2005). Dressed in her classic look, Mystique comes with a piece of the large 'build-a-figure' Sentinel, which can be completed if you get all the figures in the wave. There's also a poster book with images from her solo series. Though her haircut and wide-ish face make her look somewhat masculine, there's no denying this is the best-designed and sculpted/detailed FF figure to date. Marvel Legends has received a fair amount of acclaim for the overall quality of the line and figure articulation, even if there are a few problems here and there (some of the female figures have bizarre necks because of the joints, for example).

Pyro (Marvel Legends, Toy Biz). Released in wave 13 of a popular line of action figures from Toy Biz (2006). Dressed in his early classic Brotherhood look, this well-articulated figure comes with a copy of Daredevil #355 and unique trading card.

Spider-Woman II (Marvel Select, Diamond Select). This figure is a variant of the Spider-Woman I figure, so she comes with the same HYDRA goons that make no sense for her, and a display base. Out in 2006.

Avalanche (X-Men, series 3, Toy Biz). Due out in August 2006, this figure wears armour that's vaguely like his classic comics look, but has definitely been embellished and changed. He has a "vibrating display base" that sits on brush bristles (yes, you heard me).

Spider-Woman II [variant] (Marvel Legends, Toy Biz). This figure will be a variant of the regular Spider-Woman I figure --- in other words, it'll be rarer and harder to find. It will be released in wave 15 of Marvel Legends, probably in 2007.

Blob Build-A-Figure (Marvel Legends, Hasbro). This is a gigantic figure that you put together with pieces from all the figures in the wave (Series 2). A piece of Blob comes with each of the seven figures, so you have to get all of them in order to build him. He's massive, and looks remarkably like Fat Bastard. Out in 2007.

Spiral (Marvel Legends, Hasbro). This figure is from a wave that is Target-exclusive (in other words, only available in the United States, although I lucked out and found it at a Canadian store that imports stuff). She has a removable helmet and comes with multiple swords. There's also a variant with a stripe down the front of her clothes and is packaged with her helmet off. Out in 2008.

Rogue vs Pyro (Steel Mutants). These are tiny die-cast metal (painted) figures that stand together on a little "mutant collector's stand". The figures are more or less based on their regular-sized toy counterparts, only they're considerably smaller at about 6 centimetres in height. Their joints actually move, though, which is rather neat. Kind of cute, but one wonders why these two were paired up --- they've never actually fought in any canon issue, and certainly seemed to get along during their BoEM days.

Hardee's X-Men set (Hardee's). This is a set of miniature figures released by an American fast-food chain (and possibly some affiliates) as a promotion. Billed as "X-Men vs the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants" (Toad version), it's not quite that; for reasons unknown it doesn't have Pyro or Toad, but does come with Avalanche and cyborg Commando. The figures are rather small and crude, but come with bases, cups, miniature comics, tattoos, trading cards, and pogs. The pairs can be posed separately or they can form a larger diorama scene.

It features Avalanche vs Rogue (she really gets around to fight her old buddies --- though she has actually battled Avalanche before. Twice, in fact.), Phantazia vs Storm, Commando vs Cyclops, Blob vs Wolverine, and a Beast figure with a glider. And the comics that come with these are very unusual: they're titled "Beware -- the Blob", "Avalanche Unleashed", "Battlefield: X-Mansion" (for Commando), and "The Fury of Phantasia" [sic]. There are two cups which come with this set; one features Avalanche and Blob, and the other depicts Cyclops attempting to yank off Commando's mask for some strange reason. All in all, this set of goodies is delightfully odd and I'm very glad to have gotten them!

And...the comics. They're surprisingly good, actually. They form a single story which takes place soon after X-Men annual 2 (the issue in which Pyro is revealed to have Legacy). Empyrean still has Avalanche, Commando, Blob, and Phantazia staying with him (Toad is nowhere in sight and there's an oblique reference to Pyro's illness, but he isn't seen either), and he claims they are in his "debt" for helping to protect them from "your teammate's infirmities". Empyrean is much more overtly evil in this story --- the one thing I didn't like about it --- and he has a secret plot to infect more mutants with Legacy in order to increase his power. The BoEM steals Beast's new invention, a time machine, in order to further Empyrean's plan (which they don't know about, incidentally and thankfully. It would be awfully silly if they were trying to prevent Pyro from getting the cure). Naturally, they end up battling the X-Men, who want the device back.

What's nifty about this story is that, oddly enough, it's Commando who gets the spotlight. This really impressed me, because in continuity issues he was dreadfully underused after becoming a cyborg. Granted, this story isn't canon, but it's based so heavily on recent continuity events that it certainly feels like it! We see Frank thinking about his new cyborg body, about how he doesn't like or trust Empyrean, and his sense of responsibility and loyalty. He makes a couple of small mistakes, but above all, he's written as intelligent and having a personality, and that's all I ever wanted to see in the canon issues (but was denied, bleah). Also, there is something of an explanation given for the disappearance of Empyrean after that annual ;) All in all, though the X-Men's dialogue was sort-of expository at times, and Empyrean was a bit too overtly evil, I liked the story quite a bit.

According to somebody on Usenet (which we all know to be a fountain of veracity, but I don't see why this couldn't be true), the commercial for this promotion featured "a suburban mom turned into Mystique. It was live-action, so her skin was all blue and everything. It was really cool, except her hair was brown instead of red."

Here are a couple of scans taken from an ad in a comic (I forget which issue, sorry).

Click on each picture for a larger version.

Here's a scan of the Blob vs Wolverine trading card.
Here's a scan of the Avalanche vs Rogue trading card.
Here's a scan of the Commando vs Cyclops trading card.

Battling Mystique figure (Taco Bell). One of six promotional Marvel figures released in 2001. The figures have buttons which make their arms move.

X-Men: Evolution Mystique promotional figure (Burger King). Part of a set of eight figures tying in with the X-Men: Evolution cartoon. Released in 2002. Each figure comes with a CD-Rom featuring new adventures in comic format.

Pyro HeroClix figure (WizKids). Part of a combat role-playing game, with three incarnations of Pyro (Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran) that can be used to battle other Marvel figures. Released in 2002.

Avalanche HeroClix figure (WizKids). Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran versions available. 2002. There is also a rare "Dominic Petros" variant.

Blob HeroClix figure (WizKids). Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran versions available. 2002. There is also a rare "Fred Dukes" variant.

Spiral HeroClix figure (WizKids). This is actually a very rare figure, called a Unique. 2002.

Mystique HeroClix figure (WizKids). Released in 2003 as part of the Xplosion set. Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran versions available. There is also a rare "Raven Darkholme" variant.

Destiny HeroClix figure (WizKids). Released in 2003 as part of the Xplosion set. Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran versions available.

Mystique (House of M) HeroClix figure (WizKids). Released in 2005, this rare piece depicts her in the SHIELD uniform she wore during House of M.

Mystique sculpted bust (Dynamic Forces). No jokes, please! This 8" tall statue depicts Mystique in an outfit similar to her classic white dress, and is to be released in 2004. It's limited to 525 pieces, making it fairly expensive.

Mystique sculpted bust (Diamond Select). This bust is based on the cover art of Mystique #3, drawn by Joseph Michael Linsner. Released in November 2004, and limited to 2,500 pieces, so it's considerably cheaper than the first Mystique bust.

Mystique sculpted bust (Bowen Designs). This bust features her classic look in the white dress. It's limited to 3000 pieces and is about 6" tall. Released in 2005.

Mystique sculpted anime statue (Marvel Saga Collection). This statue is available exclusively in Hong Kong, and there are only 500 available. It's about 9" tall, and sculpted to look like her as an anime figure. Released in 2005.

Movie Mystique sculpted bust (NECA/Marvel Collectors' Club). This is a set with a movie Wolverine bust (though they're physically separate, like bookends). Limited to 2500 pieces.

Blob sculpted bust (Tantalus Designs). This very rare item is 5 1/2" tall, and depicts Blob in his traditional wrestling suit. Only 50 were made. Released in 2003.

Spider-Woman sculpted bust (Bowen). This is 6 1/2" tall, and depicts her in her classic suit. Released in 2007.

Mystique sculpted statue (Sideshow Collectibles). This is 20" tall, and depicts her in the black outfit she wore during her solo series. Limited to 800 pieces. Released in 2009.

Mystique 'Classic Marvel' lead figurine (Eaglemoss). About 4" tall, this figurine/statue is made of lead and fully painted. Though the line was originally available only in Britain, it has now come to North America too. Each figure comes with a collector's magazine. Released in 2007.

Mystique interlocking figure (Tomy). Part of the "Marvel Buildable Figure Collection", she comes as part of Series 1, which is a set of eight figures. Each about 1.5" tall, they come with little bases that can interlock together to make battle scenes.

Mystique Bean (Moose's Mighty Beanz). This is a weird little oval-shaped toy with an image of Mystique on it. She is #31 in the set, from Series 1, and is considered 'Uncommon'.

Pyro Bean (Moose's Mighty Beanz). Series 2 of the Marvel Beanz has a Pyro bean, #68. It is a 'Common'.

Ultimate Blob Bean (Moose's Mighty Beanz). Series 2 of the Marvel Beanz has an Ultimate Blob bean, #107. It is a 'Rare'.

Mystique & Rogue Mini-Mate pack (Art Asylum/Diamond Select). Mini-Mates are tiny, square-headed toys. A two-pack of Mystique and Rogue was released in 2005.

Spider-Man & Spider-Woman Mini-Mate pack (Art Asylum/Diamond Select). Though the Spider-Woman in this two-pack will more commonly be Jessica Drew (SW I), not Julia Carpenter (SW II), there will be a Julia variant figure. Not sure how rare the variant will be.

Mystique Zizzlinger figure (Zizzlingers). Released in 2006, Marvel Zizzlingers are 'blind-boxed' (in other words, you can't see what characters you're getting when you buy them), and have to be put into water to reveal what figures they are. Mystique is one of them, dressed in her newer black outfit, and posed with a gun.

Mystique oversized-head figure (Marvel Heroes Micros --- Corinthian). Released in 2006, this line consists of small, blind-boxed figures with oversized heads. Mystique is in Series 1, and each figure apparently comes with candy.

Mystique Attacktix figure (Attacktix, Hasbro). Released in late 2006, this small figurine comes with a large gun to shoot at other figures, as part of the Attacktix game.

Pyro Attacktix figure (Attacktix, Hasbro). Released in late 2006, this small figurine comes with a large, arm-mounted gun to shoot at other figures, as part of the Attacktix game.

Pyro & Iceman Superhero Squad pack (Hasbro). Released 2007, this is part of an adorable line of cutesy chibi figures aimed at children (there are Marvel, Star Wars, GI Joe, and Transformers lines). Pyro and Iceman are packed together.

Mystique & Weapon X Superhero Squad pack (Hasbro). Out in 2008, this continues the adorable line of chibi figures.

Avalanche & Beast Superhero Squad pack (Hasbro). Out in 2009, this continues the adorable line of chibi figures.

Blob, Iceman, Wolverine, & Colossus Superhero Squad pack (Hasbro). Due in 2009, this four-pack continues the adorable line of chibi figures.

As far as I know, these are the only FF-character action figures. If anyone knows of any others, please email me.

Other Freedom Force-related memorabilia

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants pennant. A sports-like pennant released in 1984, picturing the cover of UXM #178 (Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche fighting the X-Men).

Blob baseball cap. Just what it sounds like. A bizarre little item that has an image of Blob on the front and side, and has "Blob" printed in large letters on the back.

Mystique t-shirt. From 2006, this shirt depicts Mystique as drawn by Joseph Linsner from one of the covers of her solo series. There's a skull-motif background behind her.

Blob spoon. A set of spoons with a different X-character on each one. Blob is part of the set.

Mystique postage stamp. A set of real postage stamps from the Democratic Republic of Congo called "X-Villains", featuring the art of Julie Bell. One of the characters is Mystique.

Blob and Unus die-cast vans. A boxed set of two die-cast metal vans, each with pictures of Blob and Unus (from early X-Men issue covers) on the sides.

Mystique car. A two-pack set of toy race cars decorated with images of Mystique and Jean Grey. The Mystique car is a Pontiac Piranha.

Mystique backpack clip. A promotional toy from Taco Bell, released in 2001, and tied in with the X-Men: Evolution show. Though fairly crude, it has a "morphing face" feature.

X-Men school set. This 2006 set of school supplies has strange art of the X-Men fighting X-villains. Pyro and Avalanche are among them, with Av redesigned to look like a football player.

X-Men board game: "X-Men Under Siege". Has Blob as a villain.

X-Men Monopoly board game. Recently-released X-Men version of the regular old Monopoly board game. Players can RP Mystique as a faction leader (among other mutant leaders like Xavier and Apocalypse; small metal figurines are used as game pieces), and must recruit teams and acquire resources to win. Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro appear on some of the board's panels/streets, as potential recruits, and appear on a few of the 'chance' cards. The game can be ordered online from Amazon, and is made by Hasbro.
A scan of a 'chance' card picturing Pyro.
A scan of a 'chance' card involving Blob.

Superhero Squad Chutes and Ladders board game. From 2009, this is a Superhero Squad version of the classic board game. A little chibi Pyro is on the board as one of the chutes; at the top he's depicted cheerfully holding a fiery torch, and at the bottom he's unhappy to have his fingers singed by the flames.

Marvel Heroes Chess Set. This 2004 game is like a regular chess set, except with Marvel heroes and villains as the game pieces. Mystique, in her classic white dress, is one of the pieces. The game also includes Wolverine, Venom, Magneto, the Lizard, and others.

Zizzlingers game. I don't know a lot about it, but it involves getting a whole bunch of the little Marvel figures and pitting them against each other in a sort of 'rock, paper, scissors' type game. The unique aspect is that you don't find out what figures you get until you put them in warm water and the bag dissolves. Mystique is one of the available figures. 2006.

Marvel pinball game. Called "Heroes vs Villains" and made by Zizzle, this arcade-style pinball game has Mystique in it.

Marvel Heroes Battle Dice game. This 2006 game comes with small character figurines and dice, with which they battle. Mystique is one of the available characters, #65 in the set.

X-Men: Madness in Murderworld video game. An old Commodore 64 and IBM PC game which featured Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob amongst a group of villains (including Magneto and Arcade). It was released in 1989.
Visit the Underdogs site to get a freeware version of the game.

"X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants" video game. David Morrison tipped me off to the existence of this game (and even forwarded me a copy so I can play it too ;) ). Here's what he says about it:
"The game is called 'X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants', and it appears to have originally been released around 1990. Anyway, the game is primarily of interest since the villains of the piece are FF. The game involves selecting a team of five X-Men from a list of twenty, and then moving them around on a top-down map. At the start you're given two FF 'targets' --- e.g. Pyro and Super Sabre, and you then have to chase around the map looking for them, fighting dinosaurs, barbarians and so on. The fights are shown in a side-on view and the various X-Men exhibit their varying powers --- Cyclops shoots people with his optic blasts, Wolverine has his claws, Colossus bashes people - etc. When you eventually find and defeat your two targets, the Watcher appears and moves you on to a new area. It's pretty tedious in a lot of ways (especially with all of the searching involved) but it's funny seeing the various X-Men and (when you find them!!) FF."

And he's right! I played it, and it is rather dull for the most part --- though I quit before finding any members of FF. But it does have a really cool graphic in the intro of Freedom Force facing down the X-Men, and very funny images of the pairs that you have to hunt down, including what is surely the spazziest picture of Super Sabre in existence. Of course, it's a bit odd to have FF as villains in a game based on their heroic UXM 225-227 storyline, but whaddyagonnado....
Here's a screen capture from the game's introduction.
A screen capture of Pyro and Blob.
A screen capture of Psylocke vs Super Sabre.
A screen capture of Phoenix vs Blob.
A screen capture of Psylocke vs Avalanche.
A horribly politically incorrect screen capture of "Psylocke vs Red Neck" (we couldn't make this stuff up, folks).
Visit the Gaming Depot site to get a freeware version of the game.

X-Men Konami video game. This is a 1992 side-scrolling arcade game featuring the X-Men. Mystique, Pyro and Blob appear as villains at varying points in the game.
A screen capture of Mystique.
A screen capture of Pyro.
A screen capture of Blob.

"X-Men: Mojo World" video game. From Sega (not sure of the year, but it seems to be fairly recent), this game apparently features Spiral as the driving plot force. She kidnaps the X-Men in order to achieve high ratings and become the ruler of Mojoworld.

"Marvel Vs. Capcom 2" video game. This fighting game (released in 2000) includes Spiral as a "hidden" character.

"Mutant Wars" video game. This fighting game released in 2000 includes Mystique among the playable characters.

"X-Men: Mutant Academy" video game. Yet another fighting game (2000), featuring Mystique and Pyro as playable characters. It's made by Activision for the Game Boy Color, and basically pits characters against each other for fighting, in a variety of settings. You can use their powers as well as apparently some hand-to-hand combat, and you can play any of the featured characters, hero or villain.
A screen cap of the Pyro selection screen for the Game Boy.
Pyro vs Wolverine.
Mystique vs Storm.

The version of this game intended for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 has Mystique but not Pyro, for some unfathomable reason. Mystique is also depicted in her movie incarnation (ie, naked) as well as her comics look in this version, whereas the Game Boy version uses her more traditional look. They're two very different games, despite the same name.

"X-Men: Mutant Academy 2" video game. A fighting game released in 2001 as a sequel to the previous one. Mystique is in it.
A screen cap of Mystique vs Cyclops.

"X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse" video game. An Activision fighting game which features Pyro and Blob amongst many other villains. Released in 2001.
Here's a screen capture of Blob from the game.
A screen capture of Pyro from the game.

"X-Men: Next Dimension" video game. A 2002 game for the Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. Mystique and Blob are characters in the Playstation 2 and GameCube games, but only the Xbox version features a special extra character: Pyro. He can only be played on the Xbox, though Mystique and Blob are present in all three versions.

"X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge" video game. Pyro appears in this 2003 fighting game available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and PC action-adventure.

"X-Men: Wolverine's Rage" video game. This 2003 sequel to Wolverine's Revenge features Pyro as a boss character.

"X-Men Legends" video game. Released by Activision in 2004, this game includes Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob as foes for the X-Men. Available on PlayStation2, the Xbox, and GameCube.

"X-Men Legends II" video game. This 2005 sequel has Pyro as a playable character in only the PC version (the other versions just have him appear as a non-playable character), and Blob as an NPC. Mystique is in some of the movie previews. Available for the PC, GameCube, PSP, Xbox, and PlayStation2.

X-Men Plug N' Play video game. This 2007 game from Jakks Pacific can be plugged into a TV to play. It features a variety of mini-games, including a scenario in which you, as Beast, have to rescue civilians from a building burned by Pyro (and presumably defeat him).

X-Men Multi-Tap for PS2 (Naki). Made by Naki, this Multi-Tap remote control for the PS2 system has the sculpted heads of Mystique, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Magneto built right on top of it (with a theme based around the Ultimate X-Men universe).

Mystique memory card (Naki). It's a memory card for the PS2, and has a mini-figurine of Mystique molded right on top of it.

Mystique Game Boy cover (Naki). This cover can be placed on top of a Game Boy console for a customized look. The picture is of Ultimate X-Men Mystique.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG---"Night of the Wolverine" Adventure Gamebook (TSR). This paperback choose-your-own-adventure book follows Wolverine's adventures as he battles Freedom Force and Fenris. From 1986.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG---"Mutant Agenda" supplement (TSR). I've only recently heard that FF shows up in here, but other than that have no idea what this is like---obviously I have to hunt this down. Apparently they can be captured and die.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Gaming Guidebook "Project Wideawake". From 1985, this book lists information and stats on a variety of X-characters and teams, including the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Gaming Guidebook "Children of the Atom". From 1986, this book lists information and stats on a variety of X-characters and teams, including the Brotherhood and Freedom Force.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---X-Forces Campaign Book. This book provides information on various X-characters, and comes with little cardbord standups of a bunch of characters, including Pyro and Blob. From 1992.

Marvel Super Dice game (TSR). This X-Men game allows you to roll dice, act out scenarios, and do stuff I don't really understand (I'm not into gaming) with heroes and X-villains. Blob is one of the villains, and has a die with his face on it. From 1997.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG---X-Men Roster Book (SAGA system). Basically lists the personalities and a few stats of many important X-characters, including Mystique, Spiral, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob. In addition, there is a bio for the various BoEMs as well as FF, though unfortunately almost all of the FF info is incorrect. From 1998.

The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game. This 2003 hardcover book has bios for various Marvel characters, including Mystique and Blob.

The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Guide to the X-Men. This 2003 hardcover book has bios for various X-characters, including Pyro and Avalanche.

Spiral is an important character in the "Prisoner X" novel. It's a Longshot story set in Mojoworld. Published in 1998.

Pyro and Blob appear in two of the "Mutant Empire" novels, "Sanctuary" and "Salvation". There is an interesting statement in the latter book that the two of them were celebrities from their Freedom Force days, and the other novel mentions that they were known to Amelia Voght because she had seen them on television. Published 1996-1997.

Blob appears in a short story called "One Night Only" in the "X-Men Legends" anthology, released in 2000.

Pyro appears in a short story in the "Five Decades of the X-Men" anthology, published in 2002.

Blob's powers are given real-world scientific explanation in the book "The Science of the X-Men". There are several pages which detail how his powers might be explained with physics and related technical jargon. Published in 2000.

All incarnations of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are given a two-page spread in "The Ultimate X-Men", a large hardcover book that details the history and characters of the X-books. Since there are only two pages for all the groups (plus a small subsection for Freedom Force and even one about the movie's Brotherhood), not much detail is expended, although there are a few pictures taken from the comics. However, all FF members aside from Super Sabre and Spider-Woman are shown in the various pictures. Published in 2000.

Mystique has an entry in the "Marvel Encyclopedia" hardcover, released in 2002.

The 2003 "Marvel Encyclopedia Vol. 2: X-Men" covers the X-Men and important related X-characters, with pictures and biographies. Mystique and Blob merit a page each, but the others are listed three to a page. For some bizarre reason, the book does not mention Freedom Force anywhere, not even in the characters' biographies. And so FF-only characters like Crimson Commando, Super Sabre, and Stonewall are not listed at all, even though some considerably more obscure characters receive bios.

Blob appears in an illustrated children's book called "Beware the Blob", which features a read-along adventure with an electronic wand that makes accompanying sounds.

Mystique, Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro appear in a book about the Fox X-Men cartoon called "X-Men Villains". The book details some of the villains who appeared in the animated series, and was published in 1995.

Mystique and Blob appear in two "X-Men Coloring & Activity Book(s)", published in 2002.

Mystique appears as her movie self in the novelization of the first X-Men movie. Pyro has a brief cameo.

Mystique and Pyro appear as their cinematic incarnations in the novelization of X2, and "The Art of X2", both published in 2003.

Mystique and Pyro appear as their cinematic incarnations in the novelization of X3 and a bunch of related children's books, published in 2006.

Pyro and Avalanche have biographies and stats listed in the 2003 "The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Guide to the X-Men". Mystique and Blob have similar entries in its companion book "The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Guide to the Marvel Universe".

Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob appear in Marvel Heroes: Puzzle Masters, a children's activity book with puzzles and mazes. Published in 2006.

Mystique, Spiral, Blob, Pyro, and Avalanche appeared in the first X-Men animated series, produced by FOX TV. Freedom Force does not exist in the cartoon continuity, although the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants does (albeit un-named, and without Destiny). Relevant episodes include:
Slave Island (Blob, Pyro, Avalanche, Mystique)
The Cure (Pyro, Avalanche, Mystique)
Come The Apocalypse (Mystique)
Days of Future Past Part II (Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, Blob)
A Rogue's Tale (Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, Blob)
Mojovision (Spiral)
Longshot (Spiral)
Bloodlines (Mystique)
Beyond Good And Evil Part II (Mystique)
Beyond Good And Evil Part III (Mystique)
Beyond Good And Evil Part IV (Mystique)
Screen capture of Mystique
Screen capture of Mystique's full body
Screen capture of Blob
Screen capture of Avalanche (and Pyro)
Screen capture of Pyro
Screen capture of Spiral
Screen capture of the Brotherhood

Fun trivia from the FOX cartoon: Avalanche's voice was done by Rod Coneybeare, who voiced and operated the two puppets on popular Canadian's children's show "The Friendly Giant" (I loved that show as a child, and was utterly delighted to learn he did Av's voice). Spiral's voice was done by Cynthia Belliveau, a well-known Canadian actress and reporter from the city I now live in.

Another note: In Japan, there were two opening sequences/credits done in anime style for the FOX series. No anime episodes, just opening credits. However, in one of them, Spiral appeared briefly fighting Gambit, and here's a not-so-great-quality screen cap of her.

Mystique, Destiny, Avalanche, Blob, and Pyro appear in the X-Men: Evolution cartoon series (released in 2000 and beyond). This takes place in a school setting, with Mystique as the principal and Blob and Avalanche as teenagers in a quasi-BoEM gang. Destiny appears briefly as Rogue's guardian in Season 1 and 3 of the show, and Pyro (aligned with Magneto) first appears in the final episode of second season. The final episode shows a future vision of Avalanche, Blob, and Pyro teamed together with other Brotherhood members.
Screen capture of Destiny and Mystique
Screen capture of Mystique's costume (with Toad)
Screen capture of Avalanche in costume
Screen capture of Blob in costume
Screen capture of Mystique's new look in late second season
Screen capture of Pyro in costume
Screen capture of the future Brotherhood

Mystique, Avalanche, Blob, Pyro, and Spiral will be appearing in the Wolverine and the X-Men cartoon (starting in 2008). Pyro is yet again an Australian teenager, while Spiral is allied with Mojo and the others are in the Brotherhood.

Check the Pyro chronology, specifically the 'Other Media' section, for more information on some of the things he's appeared in (several cartoon episodes, the two novels).

With the X-Men movie, there will soon be tons of merchandise featuring the movie version of Mystique. More on these when they become available. As of now, I am aware of:
*one action figure. It is able to perform "martial arts" moves, and has a special 'skin' which allows her to impersonate Wolverine.
*a movie banner, with a close-up of part of her face.
*a shotglass with her picture on it.
*several trading cards in the official set.
*a card game (an RPG-type fighting game).
*the novelization of the movie.
*appearances in the movie comic adaptation, and the Magneto comic prequel.
*a postage stamp from the Kurill Islands, showing her getting stabbed by Wolverine.
*and endless magazine and newspaper articles and pictorials (too many to keep track of!). She's naked, so she's everywhere :P

X-Men the Movie 2 (X2: X-Men United). Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) and Pyro (Aaron Stanford) play major roles in the film. Relevant merchandising includes:

*the novelization of the movie.
*the comic adaptation of the movie.
*two character banner ads, mainly hung in theatres to promote the film.
*a poster of Pyro from 'First' magazine (Singapore).
*several cast posters from North America and overseas.
*a set of 72 Topps trading cards, including autographed character cards.
*a set of movie postcards from Asia.
*every character appears individually on Red Bull drink cans from Asia.
*pins with character images on them.
*buttons with all-new character images.
*Pyro appears on Dr Pepper cans with the other X-Kids.
*Mystique is part of a postage stamp set from the United Kingdom.
*Mystique is part of a postage stamp set from St. Vincent.
*an X2 "Battle Spinners" game from the UK, featuring pictures of all the characters.
*promotional theatre set with Pyro on the popcorn box (Malaysia).
*a puzzle featuring an image of Pyro, from a Dunkin Donuts promotion in Asia.
*X2 promotional press kit, with CD and other items.
*X2 2004 calendar, featuring the main characters.

X-Men the Movie 3 (X3: The Last Stand). Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) and Pyro (Aaron Stanford) play major roles in the film. Relevant merchandising includes:

*the novelization of the movie.
*the junior novelization of the movie.
*a trading card set, including autographed character cards.
*a card game set called "Battle Cards" (from the UK?), including cards for Mystique and Pyro.
*postcards with characters on them (from Asia), including Mystique and Pyro.
*the X3 video game has Pyro as an opponent.
*postage stamps from Singapore, with likenesses of various X3 characters, including Mystique and Pyro.
*posters from Asia, each featuring a different character. Pyro and Mystique each have one.

1987 Colossal Conflicts (Comic Images). #9 Blob; #24 Freedom Force.
1990 Marvel Universe Series I (Impel). #71 Blob; #118 X-Men vs Freedom Force; #145 Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (I don't know which incarnation).
1991 Incredible Hulk (?). #11 Freedom Force; #14 Mystique; #15 Pyro; #16 Crimson Commando; #17 Blob. These cards are based on Hulk #369, featuring art from the issue.
1991 X-Force (?). #6 Freedom Force; #20 Mystique; #21 Fight!; #36 Captured. The FF card has a picture of Commando, Pyro, and Blob, taken from a panel in New Mutants 86. #21 depicts the cover of New Mutants 89. #36 depicts the cover of New Mutants 88.
1992 X-Men Series I (Impel). #57 Blob; #62 Mystique; #78 Toad's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Mystique's card mentions FF. The BoEM card depicts all five members of the team, including Pyro and Blob.
1992 Marvel Masterpieces (Skybox). #1 Blob.
1992 Wolverine "From Then `Til Now" II. #88 shows cover art from Wolverine #52 (the comic issue), depicting Mystique and Spiral.
1993 X-Men Series II (Skybox). #47 Mystique; #58 Blob; #71 Pyro; #87 Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Toad version). Pyro's rather insulting bio mentions FF: "It saddens me to know that the United States government once empowered a pyromaniac like Allerdyce as a Federal Marshal --- but that's exactly what happened! For a time, this man and his fellow members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants were misguidedly hired by Washington under the name Freedom Force to investigate mutant activity." Gee, not the slightest bit judgemental.
1993 Marvel Universe Series 4 (Skybox). #167 X-Force vs Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Toad version). Based on the events of X-Force #6-9, and has an okay picture of the two teams clashing, though it's missing the Morlocks.
1993 Marvel Masterpieces (Skybox). #33 Spider-Woman; #60 Mystique. Mentions Mystique worked for the government.
1994 Marvel Universe (Fleer). #108 Mystique. Has a re-drawn image from UXM 199 showing Mystique holding a gun to Magneto, and describes the formation of FF.
1994 Ultra X-Men (Fleer). #62 Mystique; #71 Pyro; #75 Spiral;
"Greatest Battles" #2 (Rogue vs Pyro and Avalanche); "Greatest Battles" #3 (Gambit vs Mystique).
Spiral's card mentions FF. Pyro's surname is spelled incorrectly on #71.
1995 Ultra X-Men (Fleer). #33 Mystique; #58 Blob; #60 Pyro. Pyro's card mentions Freedom Force.
1995 Flair Marvel Annual (Fleer). #30 Guido vs Blob; #31 Mystique; #134 Spider-Woman.
1995 Marvel Masterpieces (Fleer). #136 Mystique.
1995 Marvel Metal (Fleer). #107 Mystique.
1996 Marvel Masterpieces (Fleer). #29 Mystique.
1996 X-Men: Wolverine (Fleer/Skybox). #58 Mystique; #59 Wolverine and Spiral.
1996 Marvel Onslaught (Fleer/Skybox). #46 Mystique.
1996 Marvel Motion (Fleer/Skybox). #21 Mystique.
1997 Ultra X-Men (Fleer/Skybox). #16 Mystique; #61 Blob; #77 Spiral.
1997 X-Men (Fleer/Skybox). #25 Blob; #28 Mystique.
1997 Marvel Premium X-Men Timelines (Fleer/Skybox). "New Recruits" #7 Mystique.
2008 Women of Marvel (Rittenhouse). #2 Arachne; #44 Mystique; #67 Spiral.

Overpower. Mystique, Blob, Spider-Woman and Pyro all have cards in this game, and Avalanche and Destiny have cameos (see below). David Morrison has provided a complete or near-complete list of FF-related Overpower cards...though he points out that there are no actual cards for Freedom Force itself! His comments here are in quotes.

"The letter after the card name - VR, R, U or C denotes the commonality of the card in the set --- Very Rare, Rare, Uncommon or Common."

Original Overpower
====================
MYSTIQUE - HERO CARD (R) E: 6 F: 4 S: 2
MYSTIQUE - COMMANDO RAID (U)
MYSTIQUE - COOL UNDER FIRE (U)
MYSTIQUE - ILLUSION OF ALLY (U)
MYSTIQUE - INFILTRATION (C)
MYSTIQUE - SURPRISE ATTACK (R)

SPIDER-WOMAN - HERO CARD (C) E: 4 F: 2 S: 6
SPIDER-WOMAN - ARACHNOPHOBIA (C)
SPIDER-WOMAN - PSI-WEB (R)
SPIDER-WOMAN - SPIDER ATTACK (C)
SPIDER-WOMAN - SPIDER STRENGTH (C)
SPIDER-WOMAN - WEB LINES (C)

Hero Placards
===============
"These were basically just oversized card reprints of the hero cards from the original set. They were originally available as a mail-in offer from Wizard magazine."

MYSTIQUE - Hero Placard E: 6 F: 4 S: 2
SPIDER-WOMAN - Hero Placard E: 4 F: 2 S: 6

Powersurge Expansion
=======================
MYSTIQUE - MISTAKEN IDENTITY (R)

BLOB - HERO CARD (VR) E: 3 F: 3 S: 7
BLOB - ABSORB IMPACT (U)
BLOB - BLUBBER BLOCK (VR)
BLOB - BOTTOMLESS BELLY (VR)
BLOB - HEAVY HITTER (R)
BLOB - IMMOVABLE OBJECT (U)
BLOB - SUMO SLAM (VR)

MOJO - BODYGUARD (VR) (Mojo's 'Bodyguard', of course, is Spiral!)

SPIDER WOMAN - PSIONIC ATTACK (R)

Mission Control Expansion
==========================
Event Card - Sins of the Future Mission - ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT! (R)
(Mystique & Destiny artwork)

Sentinels - LEARNING CIRCUITS
(picture of Pyro fighting Sentinels)

Nightcrawler - TRICK TRANSPORT
(picture of Nightcrawler fighting Avalanche)

IQ Expansion
============
"The IQ expansion reprinted all of the Hero cards from previous sets but with new artwork and different stats---it also added the Intellect stat. There were also new specials for all of the characters."

MYSTIQUE - HERO CARD (U) E: 5 F: 6 S: 3 I: 6
MYSTIQUE - FATAL MARKSMAN (U)
MYSTIQUE - GOVERNMENT AGENT (U)

TEAMWORK - 6F TO USE SI +1+2 (C) (Mystique, Forge & Strong Guy artwork)

BLOB - HERO CARD (R) E: 4 F: 5 S: 6 I: 1
BLOB - FLABBY FIGHTER (VR)

Monumental Expansion
======================
BLOB - AVALANCHE (U)

ENERGY POWER CARD - LEVEL 3 (C) (Pyro artwork)

STRENGTH POWER CARD - LEVEL 2 (C) Rogue (The picture is of her in her BOEM uniform)

UNIVERSE - ALLY CARD 7I TO USE 2I (C) Valerie Cooper

TACTIC - DOUBLE SHOT 6E 4E 6I F (C) (Spider-Woman & Iron Man artwork)
TACTIC - DOUBLE SHOT 6F 4F 6I E (C) (Nightcrawler & Mystique artwork)

"The following three cards are probably a bit dubious since they represent 'Locations'. The idea was that if you built a team using only four of the characters listed on the Location, you got special benefits."

LOCATION - ASTEROID "M" (U)
-MAGNETO, QUICKSILVER, SCARLET WITCH, MYSTIQUE, BLOB, ROGUE

LOCATION - FALL'S EDGE COMPOUND (R)
- FORGE, MYSTIQUE, SABRETOOTH, STRONG GUY, HAVOK, POLARIS

LOCATION - STARK ENTERPRISES (U)
-HAWKEYE, IRON MAN, SCARLET WITCH, SPIDER-WOMAN, WAR MACHINE, CAPTAIN AMERICA

X-Men Expansion
================
ROGUE: BROTHERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS - HERO CARD (C) E: 6 F: 5 S: 3

Marvel Origins --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck). This trading card RPG game debuted in 2004, featuring playable characters, stats, and original artwork.
MOR-076 Avalanche -- Dominic Petros
MOR-077 Blob -- Fred Dukes
MOR-078 Destiny -- Irene Adler
MOR-084 Mystique -- Shape Changing Assassin
MOR-085 Mystique -- Raven Darkholme
MOR-087 Pyro -- St. John Allerdyce
MOR-105 The New Brotherhood (Pyro, Blob, Avalanche pictured)
MOR-106 War On Humanity (Mystique pictured)
MOR-172 Spiral -- Ricochet Rita
MSM-150 Flamethrower (Pyro pictured)

The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck). This later set debuted in 2006, featuring Freedom Force cards and scenarios. MXM-085 Avalanche
MXM-086 Blob
MXM-089 Crimson Commando
MXM-090 Destiny
MXM-095 Spider-Woman II
MXM-098 Mystique
MXM-100 Pyro
MXM-105 Silver Sabre (obviously an error --- his name should be 'Super Sabre')
MXM-106 Spiral
MXM-108 Stonewall
MXM-113 Freedom Force
MXM-115 Hellhound (Pyro pictured)
MXM-120 Shake, Rattle, and Roll (Avalanche pictured)
MXM-167 Chill Out! (Avalanche, Pyro, Mystique, and Blob pictured)
MXM-180 Immovable (Blob pictured)
MXM-186 Special Delivery (Blob pictured)
MXS-013 Eye of the Storm (Mystique and Pyro pictured)
MXS-014 Trickshot (Mystique pictured)
MXS-016 Avalanche -- Seismic Shockwave
MXS-017 Destiny -- Future Sight
MXS-020 Mystique -- Villainous Shapeshifter
MXS-021 Pyro -- Flamethrower
MXS-026 Brotherhood Hideout (Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob pictured)
MXS-027 Flattened! (Blob pictured)
MXS-029 Playing With Fire (Pyro pictured)
MXS-032 Unexpected Assault (Avalanche and Pyro pictured)

There's also a unique Marvel Vs-style card that comes with the Marvel Legends Pyro figure. It has all-new art.

Anyway, this is all I'm aware of. Please, please, if someone's aware of FF-related or FF-character merchandise, let me know. As a completist geek I'm always on the look-out for stuff. Plus you'll get an exciting credit on this document! (lame, I know)

Special thanks due to David Morrison. Give him a big round of applause, everybody! Also, thanks to Renee Komodowski for expanding on some of the trading card info, to Michael J. Schnell for adding to the Overpower list, and to Ben/Havoc1 for some screen captures of the Fall of the Mutants video game. Also, Clint Theron for video game submissions and screen captures from the Reign of Apocalypse game, and Haruka and Michiru for the X-Men: Evolution and X-Men animated series screen captures. Thank you all!!

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