[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by RichardC

Where did you find this?

I found Jango at my local TRU. Clone Wars Obi Wan, the Snowtrooper, and Jango were the only ones on the peg, as they had been thoroughly picked through.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

1: That sounds like an awesome figure
2: Its too good, I don't know the entire process for making these figures from idea to shelf but to keep it at $21 retail they'd probably have to pick a single movie and go from there. When people on Twitter have asked about the possibility of ultimate Jason, NECA said "but which one is the ultimate look?" It's a decent question I guess, his exact clothes weren't as constant as Freddy's sweater and fedora. I would go for part 3 Jason for introducing the hockey mask, but honestly it could be any costume that had the proper mask and I doubt most collectors would complain.

Thanks...I know I got a bit overzealous with the accessories, but if Revoltech can put out an awesome Jason figure like they did, it should be no sweat for NECA.

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

I would say part 7 is my Iconic Jason. The first time Kane Hodder played the part. He is Jason to me, and a really awesome guy to meet in person. You get the decayed form of Jason with some of the bones showing and that would look great. I really want NECA to do Jason from part 7,8,9,and X. I love Uber Jason from Jason X (so does Kane:-) and would love a new version(I still have the old McFarlane ones) along with a Jason goes to Hell figure. They even could do both regular and Uber Jason from X. I want to know why NECA has not ever finished the versions of Jason.

I'm wondering if perhaps Hodder is the reason that the later figures were later made. I've read that he was pretty bitter over the way he was unceremoniously dumped for FvJ, and wasn't considered for the reboot as well. Some actors will feel like they own the role, that the character becomes theirs, so rather than push the envelope and worry about legal issues, companies refuse to take a risk altogether. Then again, we do have several figures of Hodder's other performances (from McFarlane, Mezco, and Sideshow, and with a part 7 figure that was also done by Neca.) so I doubt this is the case, so I'm just throwing that out there for the sake of healthy discussion.

I'm thinking it might have something to do with film rights to the look of those characters with Paramount, approval from the creators and make up artists who designed those looks, or perhaps that it's just easier to do the classic version of Jason when it comes to cost, sculpt and playability (which is probably the most likely.)

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Originally Posted by kylactus

I think the only way to do a "ultimate" Jason would be a box set with multiple Jason figures to represent his different looks. and it would need a boat load of accessories, like severed mom head, axe, machete, weed whacker, removable hockey mask, burlap sack, chains, hedge trimmer, hunting knife, ect.

I think that over the years, pop culture has moved away from the simple 80's Jason we know and love, and has morphed and defined the newer versions of Jason as the ultimate one. You see it in cartoons, comics, spoofs, t-shirts, and licensed products. They usually feature a slightly undersized mask, thin strands of hair, a drooping eye, a bulbous head, and tattered clothes with a jacket of some sort. Sometimes as a zombie, and sometimes not.

For me...it will always be parts 3, 4, and 6, but I'm not against an original idea either, provided it makes sense. I've seen a lot of cosplayers at conventions come up with Jason concepts that are a turn away from the movies, but look seriously awesome. The figure I described and dream of incorporates looks and accessories from those three movies, and would be the easiest for NECA to do as an ultimate figure simply because his base costume (Green shirt with tan or greyish khaki pants) was the most similar in those movies, and would be the most cost efficient to make. Combine that with the accessories, and we get to see the transition from deformed stalker to unstoppable undead killing machine, without putting out a simple repaint of a figure that we already have.