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Originally Posted by Tranzor Z

Again with Illumina??? She was a cover page character....

It's a little more complicated than that. I notice I didn't post the "History of Illumina" here, so here it is:

Illumina is a character meant to make her first appearance in MVCreations' MOTU Volume 3, Issue 4 comic. She was to have the story line in the bio that's on the image I posted. The variant cover of Issue 4 (showing Illumina and her Cat) was advertised in Volume 3, Issues 1, 2 and 3. Then, she never appeared in Issue 4 because Mattel instituted a "no new characters" policy and put a strict limit on the characters that could be used and the stories that could be told. This could have been because the 2002 toy line or show wasn't doing as well as they would have liked, but I'm not 100% on that. Other companies have put restrictions like this in comics and TV shows too. The Justice League Unlimited cartoon was not allowed to use Superman or Batman supporting characters and villains for a period of time, for example.

Anyhow, since that time, Illumina has gotten sort of a cult following over the years. It began when she kept being advertised though, with MVC readers wondering who she was and how she would fit into the story.

Here's the last advertisement of Illumina from Volume 3, Issue 3:

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Originally Posted by Optimus Vader

hahaha

If there's a fan contest for making a character, it better damn well be Ram Man.

There IS a Fan Contest, but Ram-Man is not part of it. A little birdy that seems to predict the majority of the MOTUC line-up mentioned the other day that Ram-Man or Scorpia (Filmation Horde member) are being looked at to be the 2013 subscription exclusive figure. Since sub sales are down for 2012, apparently the sub exclusive figure has gone from "cool figure that the hardcore fans will love, but the average consumer could pass up" to a MUST have figure for most (like 2012's Shadow Weaver). I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

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Originally Posted by Tranzor Z

I'd rather have Ram Man and a bunch of Filmation characters before her...

You know if she get's made she will take a slot away from a more deserving character....

Well, if she wins the fan vote, she takes that slot. *shrugs*


Anyhow, I have a couple of pieces of news today!

1) If you "like" the Illumina Fan Page on Facebook, you have a chance at winning free MOTUC figures! That's pretty cool of them. When they hit 500 fans (or "likes") they will be giving away a Vikor figure! The next giveaway is when they hit 750 "likes"! You can join here:

Illumina | Facebook

2) You can vote for Illumina in the He-Man.org Fan Poll even if you are not a registered member of He-Man.org! The winner of the poll will be added as one of the 8 total selections on Mattel's Official 2013 Character poll. The winner of Mattel's poll gets made into a MOTUC figure!

For this poll, instead of only voting one character, you rank them in the order you like them most.

You can read about the character choices on the .org poll at the link I post below (with pictures if you click on their names). Just scroll down to the red, bolded "The 2011 He-Man Fan Poll Candidates:"

When you're ready to vote, click the big, bolded "Click here to vote!" spot.

If you would like an Illumina figure in MOTUC, be sure to drag her name to the first spot!

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