[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

This is an animated Doc Ock for an animated inspired line, so no, no wasted slot here. People might not like that it's a two pack with May, but for most fans that's not a problem cause we're buying both anyway. The tentacles will also likely be included with any future Ottos, Lady Ocks, Spidey Ocks, and every other Octopus themed character from now on so it will be fine.

I’m fully aware that this Doc Ock is a part of the animated line placing it outside of any specific wave, which is something I never implied. However, it is still a waste of a slot in the larger picture as are most of the animated figures, a takeaway that is supported by the hit, or miss response to many of the animated X-men and Spider Man figures, which rarely sell out...even on Pulse.

Many of these animated figures are thinly veiled excuses to deliver full priced rehashes and while this is one of the rare occasions in which Hasbro has created a new mold for an animated/retro fig, I don’t see people running out to nab this Ock in large numbers, or Aunt May, for that matter. Additionally, yes, I know the tentacles will be ported for inevitable reuse (specifically, the classic Doc Ock they’ve already revisited - twice), that’s why I wrote what I did about waiting.

Good luck with that expanded list of Ock people you mentioned, Hasbro might be able to stretch your interest in those out for roughly another 10 years before making good. While you wait for many of them to be made, you’ll likely get another couple of classic Ocks with the new bendy wires that they said were too expensive (oh, Legends team, you scamps - I see you!) a short while ago.