NECA's long-running TMNT Cartoon Collection is wrapping up, and it's going out with one of the show's more obscure villains. Confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 and reported by Toy Hype USA, Ultimate Tempestra is priced between $59.99 and $61.99 depending on retailer, with a Q4 2026 ship window, and NECA has confirmed she is the line's last figure for the foreseeable future.
This is a confirmed reveal with locked pricing, so here's what's included and why this closing pick matters to TMNT collectors.
NECA's SDCC 2026 reveal, as reported by Toy Hype USA, confirms the following:
Rather than closing out the line with a marquee Turtle or a major recurring villain, NECA chose a deeper-cut character, signaling this is meant as a send-off for dedicated collectors who have followed the Cartoon Collection since its early waves rather than a mass-market finale pick. That kind of ending says a lot about who the line was really serving by the end: fans who cared about finishing the animated universe as completely as possible.
For longtime collectors, that makes Tempestra feel less like an odd final pick and more like a statement that NECA was willing to go niche right up to the line's endpoint.
With NECA explicitly confirming no further planned entries, existing Cartoon Collection figures are effectively a closed set for now, which tends to firm up demand for harder-to-find earlier waves as collectors look to complete their lineup before this specific style of sculpt disappears from new-release schedules. The closure matters because it turns the line from an ongoing project into a collectible endpoint.
That shift changes buyer behavior. Once collectors know there is a final piece, they start viewing the rest of the run through a completion lens instead of a wait-and-see lens.
Tempestra may not be the most obvious headline villain, but she represents the stranger, more animated-only energy that made the 1987 TMNT cartoon unique. A finale built around a character like that feels truer to the Cartoon Collection's identity than ending on a safer Turtle or a villain who already has many different toy treatments elsewhere.
In that sense, Tempestra works as a collector-focused finale. She reminds buyers that this line thrived on cartoon specificity, not just brand recognition.
The $2 spread between BigBadToyStore's $59.99 and other retailers' $61.99 reflects standard retailer-specific pricing rather than a tiered edition, so collectors comparing prices should confirm they're looking at the same figure before assuming one listing is a better deal. That difference is small enough that it should not distract from more important variables like retailer trust, pre-order timing, and shipping expectations.
Still, it is worth noting because small price differences can look like edition differences to fast-moving buyers when they really are not.
For collectors building out a complete Cartoon Collection shelf, EVORETRO's acrylic modular case keeps the full run protected and displayed together. A case makes even more sense once the line is effectively closed, because the display stops being a rotating new-release shelf and becomes a finished collection.
For posing Tempestra alongside the rest of the lineup, EVORETRO's 4-step acrylic display stand adds visual separation on a crowded shelf. That helps the finale figure read like a deliberate centerpiece rather than just another addition tucked into the back of the lineup.
Collectors often treat an ordinary wave release differently from a confirmed endpoint. Once a line is openly described as finished for the foreseeable future, even buyers who had been slow-playing their interest can move much faster because the collection suddenly feels finite and fully countable.
That is part of what makes Tempestra more important than her obscurity might suggest on paper. She is not only another character. She is the final checkbox for a shelf many fans have been building for years.
This figure is strongest for TMNT cartoon-line completists, NECA collectors who followed the animated sub-line specifically, and buyers who appreciate deeper-cut character choices. It is less about casual broad-fandom appeal and more about giving committed line followers a proper endpoint.
It is a weaker fit for a collector who only wants the most iconic TMNT names and does not care about closing out a line with lesser-known characters. The draw here is the finale context as much as the character itself.
The key things to watch are the Q4 2026 ship window, the retailer-specific pricing, and the fact that this is confirmed as the last Cartoon Collection figure for the foreseeable future. Those details tell you whether this is a casual maybe-later purchase or a collector-completion buy you should handle now.
It also helps to decide whether you are treating this as a standalone Tempestra purchase or as the final piece in a larger TMNT cartoon shelf. That changes the urgency immediately.
$59.99 at BigBadToyStore, $61.99 at other retailers.
Q4 2026.
NECA has confirmed it as the last figure in the line for the foreseeable future.
The 1987 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Ultimate Tempestra gives longtime TMNT Cartoon Collection fans a proper send-off for the line, and its confirmed status as the final entry makes this a genuine must-have for anyone building a complete run. The biggest point in its favor is not just the character choice, but the fact that it closes the line on a distinctly cartoon-specific note.
Locking in a pre-order now avoids missing the close of this era. Having a case and stand ready means the finished collection will be properly displayed once she arrives.
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