Camp Crystal Lake has a new resident, and this time he arrived with a fresh coat of paint. NECA has opened pre-orders for Ultimate Sweet Revenge Jason, a 7-inch scale action figure based on the newly launched Jason Universe brand and its debut short film, Sweet Revenge, directed by Mike P. Nelson. It marks Jason Voorhees' first live-action appearance in over 16 years, and NECA wasted no time turning that reintroduction into a fully articulated collectible.
The figure is priced at $37.99 and is listed with an expected shipping window of Q2 2027, so this is very much a long-lead pre-order rather than a same-season release. That is standard for a from-scratch tooling like this one, since the Sweet Revenge redesign is different enough from prior NECA Jason releases that it required new sculpting rather than a simple repaint.
For collectors who have followed NECA's Friday the 13th line for years, this is the first genuinely new take on Jason in some time, tied to a short film built specifically to launch the character in a new direction. Here is what is actually confirmed about the figure, and how to keep it in top shelf condition once it ships.
The short film reimagines Jason's design language while keeping the character instantly recognizable. NECA's figure translates that into a 7-inch scale, fully articulated body, which means significantly more posing range than older, more rigid Jason releases in the same collector line.
NECA figures live or die on accessory count, and Ultimate Sweet Revenge Jason comes well equipped for a horror-icon release:
That is a denser accessory set than a lot of recent single-figure horror releases, and it gives the figure enough variety to build more than one display pose without needing a second figure in the collection.
A Q2 2027 ship date on a July/August 2026 pre-order can look unusual next to in-stock product, but it is typical for a brand-new sculpt tied to a freshly launched sub-brand. NECA's production pipeline for a first-time tooling, rather than a repaint of existing parts, routinely runs a full year or more from reveal to shipment. Collectors who have followed prior NECA con-exclusive reveals will recognize this pattern; it does not signal anything unusual about the product itself, just the realistic lead time for new sculpting and QC passes.
Sweet Revenge is being positioned as the flagship launch piece for Jason Universe as a broader brand, not a one-off short film tie-in. That makes this figure a reasonable starting point for anyone looking to begin (or restart) a Jason Voorhees shelf, since it represents the character's current, actively supported design rather than a decade-old sculpt being kept in rotation.
Once Ultimate Sweet Revenge Jason arrives, a windowed display case built for NECA's Ultimate line keeps the figure visible while protecting the box graphics and accessory blister from shelf wear. For collectors who prefer posing the figure loose rather than keeping it boxed, a tiered acrylic riser gives Jason and his accessories their own dedicated display tier without cluttering the rest of a horror-figure shelf.
NECA lists an expected shipping window of Q2 2027. Shipping dates on pre-order items are estimates and can shift, so treat this as a target quarter rather than a firm date.
No. This is a new sculpt based specifically on the Sweet Revenge redesign introduced in the Jason Universe short film, not a repaint or retool of a prior release.
The figure includes a machete, kitchen knife, apple corer, a boat motor accessory with a flesh detail, and an interchangeable hand for swapping weapons.
NECA's own listing does not note a per-order limit for this figure, though the company does apply anti-fraud and anti-bot measures on high-demand pre-orders.
Ultimate Sweet Revenge Jason is a meaningful reset for NECA's Friday the 13th line: a new sculpt, a new short film pedigree, and the character's first live-action appearance in over sixteen years. The long ship window is the only real friction point, and it is explained by the fact that this is ground-up new tooling rather than a quick repaint. For collectors building out a horror-icon shelf, it is worth reserving now and planning display space for when it lands.
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