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Originally Posted by Chopper Face

The recent X-Men revival is bloody brilliantly but now it’s bumming me out a bit that just over a year ago I basically went on a toy binge and got the whole cast in either ML or MS form.

Now we’re getting legends updates, new Selects, Mezco interpretations, Revoltech are throwing out some craziness and Mafex are taking the lead with beauties like this.
I want a definitive X-Men collection so I’m probably gonna have to sell off all the stuff I recently bought (with the exception of the MS Juggernaught- no way is anyone topping that) to make way for all the greatly improved figures which are sure to be on the way.

So I’m inclined to just wait for Mafex to announce everyone. The only only problem I have now is which Gambit to ultimately stick with as I’ve alteady PO’d the Amazing Yamaguchi. That one looks incredible and the articulated clothing is actually a plus for once but Mafex will no doubt top it- and Mezco may even be one to watch even though I kind of hate that company.

I wouldn’t sell anything just yet. Someone posted this over on the Fwoosh forums after Cyclops was shown at Winter Wonder Fest in February and everyone began wishlisting their favorite characters from the Marvel Universe.

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Living between Asia & the US my whole life, let me provide some input -

First & foremost, we have to keep in mind that Medicom is a Japanese company that is catered to the Japanese (& rest of Asia) market, internationally second.

Though the 90's X-men animated series introduced Jim Lee's version of Cyclops to Japan, what really made him popular were his appearances in the 5 Capcom fighting games. Most importantly he has been the front man for a few of those games (covers, intros, etc) & had a long lasting appeal throughout the 90's & early 00's in the huge arcade scene in Japan. They might not know his name off the top of their heads, but anyone who's into collecting action figures in Japan will definitely recognize him instantly.

So is it surprising to release Cyclops so early on for a comic based Japanese line? Absolutely not, I'd personally expect it. Before the last 10 years of MCU, the popular Marvel characters (besides Spidey) Japan knew of were ONLY 90's X-Men. Since American comics aren't a thing over there, MCU versions of Iron Man & Cap would be the more well known versions. As for Daredevil? Extremely slim chance, close to zero. Deadpool has literally only been popular in Asia since the movie.

My prediction for future MAFEX releases would be - Iron Man, Magneto, Psylocke, Gambit, Storm, Captain America, Hulk, Deadpool, War Machine