2025’s Viral AI Trend: Turning Pets into People and Creating Action Figures

The Rise of AI-Driven Collectibles and Humanized Pets

In 2025, social media is buzzing with a quirky new AI craze. Users are transforming themselves into collectible action figures, complete with packaging, and turning their pets into human-like characters through AI-generated images. This wave of digital creativity follows the earlier "Ghibli style" phenomenon that pushed AI servers to their limits.

Creating Your Own AI Action Figure

A popular trend on platforms like X, TikTok, and Instagram involves generating images of yourself as a toy action figure. These figures appear sealed in clear blister packs with vibrant backing cards, mimicking real collectible toys. Enthusiasts even invent unique backstories, fictional accessories, and special abilities for their action figure alter-egos.

One widely shared AI prompt instructs:

"Create a toy of a person based on the photo. Let it be a collectible action figure. The figure should be placed inside a clear blister pack, in front of a backing card."

Some creators have taken it a step further by animating the action figure being removed from its packaging, adding a dynamic touch to the trend.

Pets Transformed into Humans

Another fascinating, albeit weirder, trend is using AI to convert pets into human characters. The process involves removing all animal features while preserving personality traits and emotional expressions. A typical prompt reads:

"Transform this animal into a human character, removing all animal features (such as fur, ears, whiskers, muzzle, tail, etc.) while preserving its personality and recognizable traits. Focus on capturing the expression, posture, emotional vibe, and visual identity."

The results range from charming to unsettling. Many AI-generated pet-human portraits resemble quirky or grumpy older men, which some say humorously reflects typical cat attitudes.

Social Media Reactions and What’s Next

Reactions to these trends are mixed: some users find the humanized pets endearing, others are creeped out. The ability to upload photos directly to AI tools like ChatGPT and manipulate them easily is fueling this creative surge.

This trend highlights how accessible AI image generation has become, allowing anyone to craft unique digital art from their photos. Whether you’re making a collectible action figure or giving your pet a human form, these AI-driven creations are reshaping online entertainment and creativity.

Just be warned—your cat’s new human look might haunt your dreams!