Pete's Expert Summary
My human seems to have acquired a box of what I can only describe as flattened, colorful confetti. Apparently, the goal is not to joyfully scatter these 500 cardboard fragments across the house, but to painstakingly piece them together into a large, flat rectangle depicting cartoon characters with unnervingly large heads. This "Funko Pop! Puzzle" is an exercise in tedious human focus. While the primary activity appears to be a colossal waste of time that could be better spent napping or stroking my magnificent fur, the individual pieces present a certain appeal. Their small size and light weight are ideal for batting under the sofa, and the satisfying crunch they would make under a determined molar is tempting. The ultimate purpose, creating a large, stationary object, is also not without merit, as it will inevitably become a prime location for me to sit, thereby asserting my dominance over their pointless endeavors.
Key Features
- Watch your favorite pop culture characters take shape as you put together 500 pieces of fun!
- This 18” x 24” puzzle uses high-quality materials and vibrant Pop! styled artwork.
- It’s perfect puzzling for the whole family, featuring an original illustration inspired by the classic film Beauty and the Beast.
- Interesting Features Beloved characters are rendered in rich color and signature Funko Pop! style! Matte finish and precise interlocking pieces create a high-quality puzzling experience. 500 pieces is the perfect size for puzzle fans young and old, and makes a great gift!
- Check out more Pop! Puzzles from fan-favorite films and televisions shows—collect them all!
A Tale from Pete the Cat
The box arrived with a dull thud, but it was the sound that followed that piqued my interest—a dry, sibilant rattle, like a thousand tiny captured cicadas. My human, with an air of misplaced excitement, slit the seal and dumped the contents onto the coffee table, a space I generally consider to be my personal midday sunning platform. A mountain of colorful cardboard chips erupted, smelling faintly of ink and processed wood pulp. An invasion. The humans hunched over it, their fingers scrabbling through the pile, muttering about "edges" and "the Beast's fur." They were building something, constructing a new, flimsy territory right in the middle of my own. For an hour, I watched from the arm of the chair, feigning sleep while I analyzed their strategy. It was pathetic. There was no stalking, no pounce, just a slow, plodding assembly. They constructed a border, a weak fence around their new paper kingdom. Then, when the female human left to acquire more of her foul-smelling bean juice, I saw my opening. A silent leap, a four-pawed landing right in the heart of the chaos. The pieces shifted under my weight. I sniffed at a sorted pile of yellow, the girl's dress, I presumed. Unimpressive. I strode across their nascent creation with the deliberate grace of a monarch surveying his lands. A flick of my tail sent a constellation of blue "sky" pieces skittering across the polished wood. I was not helping them build; I was claiming the raw materials for myself. I located the face of the Beast, his absurdly large, black eyes staring into nothing. I met his gaze, then pointedly turned my back on him. I settled my full weight down directly upon the half-assembled castle, my soft gray form a storm cloud over their fairytale world. The delicate, interlocking connections groaned and buckled beneath me. When the human returned, she sighed. She knew. This wasn't her puzzle anymore. It was my throne. A surprisingly comfortable, if slightly lumpy, throne. It is worthy.
