SQL: Microsoft Action Figures–SQL Server and Heroes

I’ve ended up with a number of Microsoft figurines over the years. It all started with Nine Guy:

Then it went on to the whole Source Force team:

It was interesting to see how they evolved over the years. Here are the SQL Server ones:

SQL Server 2005 had a demure little lady that was all Red. She morphed into an orange version by SQL Server 2008 (shown in the header with me at TechEd USA) in 2008. Later she took on a Neo look from the Matrix. More recently, there was a guy, the Query Controller.

  

I loved the way that the tradition continued. Microsoft Virtual Academy had a Heroes program where you got sent a figurine if you completed one of a specific set of app dev and server courses. (Each course had a number of sub-courses). Here’s the full set:

I’m a little sad that they don’t seem to be producing these now.

Do you miss the action figures?

2026-06-17