i don't think they will! they're mostly cracked but there's still plenty of leather there, enough that you can still tell they're boots, and i'm fine with it! does make him seem more rugged n' cool, i also remember buying a cyndaquill plush from the same store but i've lost him, moved houses too so he's LOST lost, poor boy, he was really sick tho, got him from the same store i bought toon link from