Ragnarok Online Jumbo Poring Plush

Fans of the MMORPG Ragnarok Online are well aware of the species known as Poring. For everyone else looking at the photo to the left, the words, "Teardrop-shaped blob of fluff" might be an apt description. Here's where NCS comes in to school you - the game world of Ragnarok Online is populated by the Poring beasties who tend to ignore humans and have a voracious appetite. They'll gobble things up but if slain, the gobbled thing is released into the world once again. The Poring tend to be regarded as cannon fodder since they put up little resistance against the stroke of a sword. For enterprising adventurers, a Poring may be kept as a familiar of sorts to gather items in the game world.

Since there is much love for the Poring, Japanese manufacturer System Service has started preorders for a jumbo Poring plush which measures a whopping 35 x 38cm or 13.77 x 14.96" in dimension. Two varieties are on offer - a pink jumbo Poring and a lime-flavored Poring. Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late September 2007 at US$39 per plush.