[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Kirathis

I have yet to open mine but this does not instill confidence in what I will find. I have already been considering dropping the line and QC issues on a "premium" figure may be the proverbial straw.

Just remember...the longer you keep him packaged with the cloak on...the greater a chance he will be stained worse.

This might not have been an issue for some people if Hasbro had just stuck to their release schedule and just got Mindbender out there as he was all ready to go. Remember, in hand images of him leaked as many as 6 months ago...so him sitting in package for that length of time so Hasbro could release him 3 weeks before Christmas (a move that was completely calculated for sure to help boost 4Q profits on their spread sheets) helped contribute to this QC issue.

Of course...they could have done their research and learned from everyone from Mattel to Mezco to Hot Toys that packaging a figure while wearing cloth goods is a recipe for QC disaster, and have just packaged them seperate. Those little needles Mindbender came with got their own slots, why didn't the cape? It's a necessary evil for some of the higher end stuff, as those items are not meant to be removed (Hot Toys/Mezco) but for what is essentially a 20 dollar figure with a cheaply made cape, it could have been avoided altogether.

Thankfully since Serpentor uses plastic in something other than flesh tone...this is less of an issue...but one that can still show up in time. Serpentor is terrific...and despite a couple of scary hiccups (mine had joints that were super tight and people been reporting breaks...THE JOYS OF PINLESS!!!) and a scale issue (I feel he's TOO big. He looks like a Neca figure next to the Joes and feels a little out of place size wise) Serpentor is hands down as my favorite figure in the line. When you add in the beauty of the Air Chariot to the complete package, it's easily a top ten figure of the year.