[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by TimothyR

It's probably too expensive for them, or maybe they were trying more to appeal to both genders with these? I have no idea. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of full fabric on these types of toys. I think this mixture looks pretty nice, but I definitely understand why a girl would want full fabric. Oh well. At least it's an attempt by them. I really enjoyed Rey and Jyn in their respective roles so hopefully this'll help a little and they'll learn as they go. Of any of the franchises I'm a fan of, I think this has the best chance of cultivating a larger unisex fan base.

This seems to be the goal. Mattel is taking a similar approach with the DC Super Hero Girls lines, though their tactic is by making two primary lines - the larger dolls with rooted hair and fabric outfits, and the smaller action figures. Either way, it's a way to 'bridge the gap' and appeal to an overall larger consumer base.

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Originally Posted by Louise Belcher

No, it's because toy companies lately being cheap with quality, heck even Barbie now have molded clothes, ughh. Also to note the original Gi Joe and Action Man line (both by Hasbro) had full fabric clothes, so it doesn't have to do with appealing to boys too, it's purely being cheap. In that case,I don't see point of this new line; if they're just going to be bigger with less articulation and would cost more anyway then how they are any better or needed then the regular Black series?! So they have brushbale hair to make different hairstyles without having different clothes?! See what I mean? It's more like a regular action figure instead of an action doll which is a mixture of fashion doll and action figure and also known as the ultimate toy, well at least, in my opinion. This why I think this line is useless attempt and it just shows the stupid thinking lately in the toy market when they make half away good toy just to make it cost few dollars less instead of making actual good toy.

Thing is, they're not aiming to get your dollar with these, judging from all the kibitzing here - but I can think of a lot of people who these dolls will appeal to, people who might buy other Star Wars lines, but don't have something specifically targeting them.

Could they have fully-fabric outfits? Absolutely, and you hit some valid points about doll lines today (my wife's been buying fewer Monster High/Ever After High dolls due to the cuts they've been making with clothing and such). But IMO, these look good, and that's the first thing that's going to draw someone in - the visual. Could they be better articulated? Probably, but the articulation seems pretty serviceable here. Obviously, they're not going to hit everyone's standards of what a good toy is, but no single toy ever does. And I think these are, all things considered, pretty good toys, and will hit the demographic Hasbro is aiming for. And then some.