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Gotta say I'm not blown away by this wave, even though I'll get it as a completist. There's also some sort of two pack coming with someone we haven't seen before, so my guess is they'll raise interest in this wave as another step in completing the line-up.

Random thoughts...

I don't think that's how anyone really envisages Vasquez, even though I'm sure it's pretty accurate. Ripley's not bad, but again, a real struggle to justify even for some uber fans.

The Xenos... I can use them, but apparently they're gonna be individually packed! More cost to me, especially as a member of the club if that's what these fall under. And I already own the originals. I wanted more BD Aliens, but not just re-dos.

All of the above said, this is pretty much what fans wanted. NECA has to do what makes business sense AND keep the fans happy in a tough market, but they're gonna need to be careful with the repaints long term. Once they lose customers there's little chance of winning them back when you take into account the now frequent QC issues. It's every other figure now!