[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by Primacron

But there have only ever been 2 8" figures and 2 6" classic styled posable figures, only 3 different characters! I struggle to believe that MOTU is that much more popular that it can support a line but Thundercats can't.

It wasn't just the classics, the main line was a turd bomb as well. Bandai had so many missteps with that line it was just depressing. They had 2 waves of main line figures per year planned, and those were all characters from the first handful of episodes. They didn't sell at near the clip that WB and Bandai had planned for. They also tried to get by with 1 wave of 2 figures per year for Classics planned. when the 8" ones didn't sell, they panicked and switched to 6", which killed any chance of a solid line for Classics.

Also, MOTU is a property that is solely owned by a toy company. Mattel reaps all the rewards for their line and does not have to split profits with a master license holder, allowing for a slightly smaller risk on their part. Thundercats is a licensed brand owned by a media company, who does not produce their own toys. So that brand has to be offered to toy makers as a master license, and sub licenses for every off-shoot toy someone wants to release.