Here's a paradox for you. The best action figure the world has ever known has no moving parts. Zero. It is not pose-able, it comes with no accessories and it has "zero points of articulation." It is the Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and it comes from - where else - ThinkGeek.
The block is 0.75 x 3 x 6.75-inches in size, which gives a ratio of 1:4:9, the same as the monolith in the movie and also the squares of the first three integers. It is also fashioned from "semisynthetic, organic, amorphous, solid materials (AKA plastic)," and "May cause strange magnetic fields, action figure evolution, seeing things filled with stars, and/or more (or it might just sit on your desk doing nothing)."
For me, though, the best thing is the packaging, which is pitch-perfect with the Star Wars action figures I had as a kid. The "Kubrick" logo down at the bottom looks like the "Kenner" that branded imports to the UK (the official brand there was Palitoy), and the absolute kicker is the flash, top left on the box: "It's Full of Stars!"
You can have this plastic galactic enigma now, for just $13, or less than trip to the moon.
UPDATE: Several commenters have pointed out that this is one of ThinkGeek's famous April Fool gags. While it did start out that way, this is one of the gags that ThinkGeek is actually going to make, and we'll be reviewing it when it's available.
Monolith Action Figure [ThinkGeek via ★]
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