Editing KOS-MOS (section)

==Promotion and merchandise==
Numerous figures and figurines of KOS-MOS in various scales have been released in Japan, several of them produced by the company [[Bandai]] and cited as being in high demand.<ref>{{Cite magazine |magazine=Tips & Tricks |title=Japan Report! |page=59 |issue=135 |first=Anatole |last=Brown |date=May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Otaku Asia |issue=34 |pages=20–21 |title=Xenosaga KOS-MOS Ver.2 |date=September 2016}}</ref> In 2013, [[Volks]] released a licensed 60&nbsp;cm [[fashion doll]] of KOS-MOS Version 4, which was only available for purchase by a limited preorder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volks.co.jp/en/xenosaga3/dd_kosmos.html/|title=KOS-MOS Ver. 4 Dollfie Dream|publisher=Volks INC.|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013908/https://www.volks.co.jp/cs/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, ''[[Soulcalibur III]]'' included items for its custom character creator to recreate her appearance.<ref name=sc>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/07/31/soulcalibur-top-bonus-characters?page=6 |title=Soulcalibur: Top Bonus Characters - Stars Feature at IGN |date=31 July 2008 |access-date=2014-06-20 |archive-date=2014-06-20 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620191406/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/07/31/soulcalibur-top-bonus-characters?page=6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2008 role-playing game ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'', KOS-MOS costume is available as a [[downloadable content]] for the character Judith in the [[PlayStation 3]] version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2010/01/12/tales-of-vesperia-cast-dressed-as-namco-icons/|title=Tales of Vesperia Cast Dressed As Namco Icons|publisher=Siliconera|author=Spencer|date=12 January 2010|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122212/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/01/12/tales-of-vesperia-cast-dressed-as-namco-icons/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2017 ''Xeno'' series entry ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]'', KOS-MOS appears as one of the Rare Blades, an in-game anthropomorphic weapon obtainable via Core Crystals.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://gematsu.com/2017/11/xenoblade-chronicles-2-adds-kos-mos-re-xenosaga-rare-blade|title = Xenoblade Chronicles 2 adds KOS-MOS Re: From Xenosaga as Rare Blade|date = 30 November 2017|access-date = 30 November 2017|archive-date = 14 December 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171214031410/https://gematsu.com/2017/11/xenoblade-chronicles-2-adds-kos-mos-re-xenosaga-rare-blade|url-status = live}}</ref>

One particular figure included with the limited edition release of ''Xenosaga: Episode II'' was of such poor quality that mockery of it went viral. Jokingly dubbed "Jashin MOK-KOS" or "Evil God MOK-KOS" by collectors, the name has since become synonymous within the figure collecting community with poorly made merchandise. Monolith themselves made a self-deprecating reference to the figure in another game, ''[[Baten  Kaitos Origins]]'', via a boss called "Wicked Gawd".<ref name="thirdeditions">{{cite book |title=Les Légendes Xenogears & Xenosaga: Monolithes brisés |language=French |pages=524–527 |date=January 2022 |publisher=Third Editions |isbn= 9782377842063 |first= Charles |last=de Clercq}}</ref> Takahashi himself commented on the figure, noting that part of the problem was due to his vision of how the "Ver.2" KOS-MOS iteration the figure represented was meant to look, particularly due to his insistence to use a gel-like substance to simulate artificial muscles. While he didn't blame the sculptor, he did blame mass production and the limitations of such at the time, and his belief that Monolith at the time did not have a clear target audience or understand his "extremely obscure niches".<ref name="KOS-MOS Fix Interview"/>