[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

- Ghost Rider (Spirits of Vengeance)
- Affleck Daredevil (no...I'm not kidding)
- Michael Clark Duncan Kingpin
- Oscar Isaac Apocalypse
- Deathstrike (X2)
- Snipes Blade
- Deacon Frost
- Lundgren Punisher

I'm not into MCU figs, but I'd preorder these... EDIT: well, maybe not Affleck or Isaac...no offense to the actors (Isaac's a beast, and Ben has his uses), the designs just aren't my bag.

Also, when are we going to get a comic Kurse? They talked about a deluxe Mangog in one of the recent live events, which would make me as giddy as a kid on a candy high in a toystore at a theme park. But surely, if Mangog's on a shortlist, 616 Kurse should also be somewhere on the radar. Which also makes me wonder why Hasbro has waited so long to deliver a new Legends Destroyer.

[Bo Ttef]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

She lived.

yeah- it ended with her standing up on a rooftop if I remember right...

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

yeah- it ended with her standing up on a rooftop if I remember right...

And still in that tight black leather outfit. Giggity.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Any line that doesn’t include a Mickey Rourke Whiplash will be disappointing.

Apparently he's very unhappy with his experience from Iron Man 2, allegedly most of the scenes he filmed wound up cut out entirely or butchered in editing to give the film a lighter tone and fit in more action. So I doubt he'd be on board for selling his likeness so they can make a toy. Hasbro probably could do the Crimson Dynamo (not the official name but that's what I call it) armor from the finale but it was short-lived and not entirely remarkable so there might not be enough interest. In general Whiplash is still considered one of the MCU's lamest villains and a waste of talent.

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Originally Posted by MrJoshua327

I’m actually amazed that there was barely any Endgame Rocket merchandise. No Marvel Legend, no Funko pop, no lego. I figured people would want his look with the goggles and red scarf. I could see him in a future wave.

If we're lucky he won't change outfits for GotG vol3 so we'll get that look then. I really liked how his Endgame outfit evoked his DnA uniform so to never get a figure of it would be a bummer.

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Apparently he's very unhappy with his experience from Iron Man 2, allegedly most of the scenes he filmed wound up cut out entirely or butchered in editing to give the film a lighter tone and fit in more action. So I doubt he'd be on board for selling his likeness so they can make a toy. Hasbro probably could do the Crimson Dynamo (not the official name but that's what I call it) armor from the finale but it was short-lived and not entirely remarkable so there might not be enough interest. In general Whiplash is still considered one of the MCU's lamest villains and a waste of talent.


If we're lucky he won't change outfits for GotG vol3 so we'll get that look then. I really liked how his Endgame outfit evoked his DnA uniform so to never get a figure of it would be a bummer.

I always assumed when you signed on to do an MCU movie, it included use of your likeness throughout eternity and the universe

[hasbroherofan]

The likeness may not be a problem on his end, but it could be Marvel not wanting to make a figure of a guy who just recently was calling them shit on social media.

For the same reason I'm assuming that Hot Toys Cyborg figure is probably never coming out despite having been teased back in 2017...

Still I guess they could make his armored look from the final battle where his face is covered.

[MeLikeJinx]

Ooo... I saw someone on Fwoosh use the Red Hood head for X-men Animated Morph... such a good idea... makes me want to get Red Hood now.

[TheBlueMarvel]

Mickey's always been a pretty willful personality and I wouldn't be surprised if he told Marvel Studios where they could go were they to approach him about merchandising or reprising the role. Too bad too, Rourke and Rockwell were my two favorite things about that movie.

Lol Rourke holds grudges like a champ. He still has some sort of beef with De Niro from nearly 40 years ago when they did Angel Heart together.

[hasbroherofan]

Damn. Legends bout to be 20 years old next year.

[MeLikeJinx]

^ Those older toy biz Legends had the best packaging IMO, plus the free comic... plus the indestructible clamshell, but the technology wasn't ready yet for action figures. For me Marvel Legends didn't pass the "good enough" threshold until like... mid 2014-ish.

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Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

Does anyone else follow Spector Creative on YouTube? He has videos that go pretty indepth on the Toy Industry and the processes that go into making toys, like the cost of tooling etc

He's great! He mostly knows about He-man and SW stuff though, but it is always interesting when he talks about the actual production part of the business.

[WallySparks]

or you can have the Red Hood figure as your very own Bruce Campbell figure since thats who he reminds me of.

I know nothing about the Red Hood character anyway so I dunno i he's in a current new Marvel comic recently or whatever.

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Ooo... I saw someone on Fwoosh use the Red Hood head for X-men Animated Morph... such a good idea... makes me want to get Red Hood now.

[TheBlueMarvel]

The somewhat apoplectic internet response to the Hood by Legends collectors feels a tad misplaced IMO. Not being a fan of the character potentially makes me less reactive to what Hasbro has cobbled, but, ostensibly speaking, it looks like what was depicted circa the early aughts by Marvel. Maybe they could have offered different choices for heads with a more staid expression, or maybe a demonic version. But other than that, it appears to be pretty faithful in that the hood was a normal dude who wore slacks/jeans/chinos (lol yeah, right?), had a flimsy 'dad' zip-up windbreaker thingie, and magical hooded cape 'tailored' by Dormammu. Even the cancelled prototype people were gaga for wasn't far from what has ultimately been delivered and the initial proto was made even less accurate (in comparison) by adding Fury's combat pants and boots, things I don't recall the Hood wearing. Hasbro shouldn't be held to blame for what was possibly a lazy character design on the part of the publisher - generally, I only fault Hasbro for things within their power to influence.

All said, and as previously mentioned, I'll never be confused for a Hood fan, so my investment is minimal. I was nonplussed when introduced to the character in The New Avengers and always wondered what the mystique was all about. The fact that he gave them such a hard go of it diminished that Avengers team in my eyes. I often found myself wondering why they didn't just yank the cape off him and knock his ass out. Meh. Ultra-7 brought up a salient point about waiting for a favorite hero/villain to get the 'treatment' from Hasbro, only to be crestfallen when there are slight (but significant) missteps in the final product. The Hood doesn't represent that for me and I'm content to use the fig as a screaming civilian bystander to (or participant in) mayhem...lol



Here's another guy people were unhappy with, but turned out just fine for me due to my lack of deep investment...I'm glad to have the iconic version, but I like the updated look as well.

[larryw3158]

I believe there WAS some 3.75 inch figures of whiplash when the movie came out, so maybe Marvel still has those rights?

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

The somewhat apoplectic internet response to the Hood by Legends collectors feels a tad misplaced IMO. Not being a fan of the character potentially makes me less reactive to what Hasbro has cobbled, but, ostensibly speaking, it looks like what was depicted circa the early aughts by Marvel. Maybe they could have offered different choices for heads with a more staid expression, or maybe a demonic version. But other than that, it appears to be pretty faithful in that the hood was a normal dude who wore slacks/jeans/chinos (lol yeah, right?), had a flimsy 'dad' zip-up windbreaker thingie, and magical hooded cape 'tailored' by Dormammu. Even the cancelled prototype people were gaga for wasn't far from what has ultimately been delivered and the initial proto was made even less accurate (in comparison) by adding Fury's combat pants and boots, things I don't recall the Hood wearing. Hasbro shouldn't be held to blame for what was possibly a lazy character design on the part of the publisher - generally, I only fault Hasbro for things within their power to influence.

All said, and as previously mentioned, I'll never be confused for a Hood fan, so my investment is minimal. I was nonplussed when introduced to the character in The New Avengers and always wondered what the mystique was all about. The fact that he gave them such a hard go of it diminished that Avengers team in my eyes. I often found myself wondering why they didn't just yank the cape off him and knock his ass out. Meh. Ultra-7 brought up a salient point about waiting for a favorite hero/villain to get the 'treatment' from Hasbro, only to be crestfallen when there are slight (but significant) missteps in the final product. The Hood doesn't represent that for me and I'm content to use the fig as a screaming civilian bystander to (or participant in) mayhem...lol



Here's another guy people were unhappy with, but turned out just fine for me due to my lack of deep investment...I'm glad to have the iconic version, but I like the updated look as well.

I think the difference there is that, while that Electro certainly isn't the classic version, he at least looks as accurate to the comics as possible, but I never recall The Hood's hood floating half a foot off his head in the comics

[Bo Ttef]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

I think the difference there is that, while that Electro certainly isn't the classic version, he at least looks as accurate to the comics as possible, but I never recall The Hood's hood floating half a foot off his head in the comics

it's almost like the cloak was made for the taller suited body- that drives me nuts too- I finally decided on sticking him on a small flight stand to fix it. Can't forget those cursed Boots of Levitation!

[Ultra Seven]

New reveal coming today: https://mobile.twitter.com/DanYunIsT...11118222794757

Who’s somebody simple that requires no/ almost no new tooling that still manages to be inaccurate & lazy-looking?

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

New reveal coming today: https://mobile.twitter.com/DanYunIsT...11118222794757

Who’s somebody simple that requires no/ almost no new tooling that still manages to be inaccurate & lazy-looking?

Probably an X-Character so.... Maybe the Neo-Classic Iron Man repainted with a new head to give us human-sized Sentinels?

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

I think the difference there is that, while that Electro certainly isn't the classic version, he at least looks as accurate to the comics as possible, but I never recall The Hood's hood floating half a foot off his head in the comics

Lol Well, I think the original design looked pretty goofball'ish, so this fig functions as a bit of an inside joke for me and is quite apropos...

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

New reveal coming today: https://mobile.twitter.com/DanYunIsT...11118222794757

Who’s somebody simple that requires no/ almost no new tooling that still manages to be inaccurate & lazy-looking?

This made me laugh.

It will be Banshee then.

....that made me laugh harder.





'Member when we first got Polaris and Mags???

I liked them, obviously...but, again, not super invested.

[Spyne98]

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

it's almost like the cloak was made for the taller suited body- that drives me nuts too- I finally decided on sticking him on a small flight stand to fix it. Can't forget those cursed Boots of Levitation!

Oh! I might try that. Or I'll get a cloth Hood because he is hard to pose with it.

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That's an awesome shot!

[Ultra Seven]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

It will be Banshee then.

And they’ll base him off of the first Google image they find, so...



This. Just close enough to classic that they won’t understand what we’re complaining about, with an odd headsculpt and the wrong coloration on the “wings.” And whatever you just pictured as the way you’d like it least if they did the wings, that’s what they’ll do. When people ask for a rerelease, they’ll rerelease the nineties variant. They put much more thought into that one because that’s the era they actually care about. Finally, we’ll get a perfect version of Age Of Apocalypse Banshee that three people were very vocally asking for.

Funny you should mention Polaris. She was another top want of mine for a long time (can’t explain why, she’s always been one of my favorite X-Men). When they announced her, I was floored, and then she actually turned out awesome. I was even happier with X-Factor Polaris. I would be happier still with Shi’Ar Polaris, but I can’t see them making that.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

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Who’s somebody simple that requires no/ almost no new tooling that still manages to be inaccurate & lazy-looking?

Siryn. They just need to take Firestar's body and add a cheap cape like they did with Lee Storm and and new head.

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

And they’ll base him off of the first Google image they find, so...



This. Just close enough to classic that they won’t understand what we’re complaining about, with an odd headsculpt and the wrong coloration on the “wings.” And whatever you just pictured as the way you’d like it least if they did the wings, that’s what they’ll do. When people ask for a rerelease, they’ll rerelease the nineties variant. They put much more thought into that one because that’s the era they actually care about. Finally, we’ll get a perfect version of Age Of Apocalypse Banshee that three people were very vocally asking for.

Funny you should mention Polaris. She was another top want of mine for a long time (can’t explain why, she’s always been one of my favorite X-Men). When they announced her, I was floored, and then she actually turned out awesome. I was even happier with X-Factor Polaris. I would be happier still with Shi’Ar Polaris, but I can’t see them making that.

And if they really wanna piss us off they'll sculpt whoever that is on his back and claim they thought it was costume element

[warmachine6]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Siryn. They just need to take Firestar's body and add a cheap cape like they did with Lee Storm and and new head.

That'd be fine for me , add a normal head sculpt and a screaming one.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Spyne98

That's an awesome shot!

Thanks, Spyne. I knew when I was setting it up that I was going to like the outcome. I posted that years ago when she first came out, I guess you missed it.

Same as this one:

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

And they’ll base him off of the first Google image they find, so...



This. Just close enough to classic that they won’t understand what we’re complaining about, with an odd headsculpt and the wrong coloration on the “wings.” And whatever you just pictured as the way you’d like it least if they did the wings, that’s what they’ll do. When people ask for a rerelease, they’ll rerelease the nineties variant. They put much more thought into that one because that’s the era they actually care about. Finally, we’ll get a perfect version of Age Of Apocalypse Banshee that three people were very vocally asking for.

You made me laugh again and nod my head emphatically because this is exactly how it will go down. The hurtful bit is treating us like we are grousing for no reason, being petty, or generally too persnickety. Then turning around and offering exacting detail on the shit they know and like such as deluxe versions of AoA Apocalypse, Infinity Gauntlet Thanos, or the Venompool BAF. Not that I don't love those figures, but they function as evidence that when they 'want to' get it right they can do so with near flawless execution.

*Disclaimer for Hasbro lurkers and any Has-Defense Force individuals taking umbrage* I love Hasbro's line as I have loved the Marvel Legends brand over both decades and manufacturers. But as a fan who is invested and owns nearly everything produced (not bragging, nor establishing a sense of entitlement, just adding perspective on my fandom), I believe a healthy amount of constructive criticism is essential to keeping something that I like 'something that I like'. Some fans believe being a fan means offering no to very little critical feedback, but that's counterproductive to protracted enjoyment in my estimation.

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

Funny you should mention Polaris. She was another top want of mine for a long time (can’t explain why, she’s always been one of my favorite X-Men). When they announced her, I was floored, and then she actually turned out awesome. I was even happier with X-Factor Polaris. I would be happier still with Shi’Ar Polaris, but I can’t see them making that.

I liked her also, a fact made obvious by my taking photos of the fig. However, there were some lamentations about her feeling phoned in and questions about why they chose that costume after she retailed, which is why I mentioned her in a similar light to Hood and 'Lectro. Polaris is a badass, no need to qualify why you like her. She's a boss, just not my boss! lol

[DiscoJ]

Huh. Well...

https://twitter.com/DanYunIsTrying/s...62450136883212

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