[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

Because she won last year's fan poll? Pretty much guarantee she'll be a seller.

I remember there also being something of a controversy to Songbird winning that fan poll, with allegations of ballot stuffing similar to what the Black Series wave experienced with Jaina Solo vs. Starkiller last year. Songbird was definitely not one that I voted for, or saw winning that poll, that's for sure...

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

The design on the front of the forks looks really silly IMO. I’m fairly certain the bike is entirely new - I'm proud of you Hasbro, you actually spent money to make something new, but then you promptly botched it up with that silly hotwheels design...had it been translucent and intended as a fire construct, I might've been persuaded, but as is, it's just a goofy concept. The new bike is more of a Harley design, whereas the old Toy Biz was a chopper with ‘ape hanger’ handlebars and high back-rest seat. Not to mention, this new bike is actually scaled to fit the new Ghost Rider fig, while the old TB one is too small for the Aim/Star-Lord/Ghost Rider mold.

There are certain elements though to the bike that causes me to believe that it's a kitbashed/retooled version of the old ToyBiz bikes. The engine parts look nearly identical to the TB GR bike, while the body and frame look nearly identical to the old Toybiz Wolverine Mutant Cycle from the X-Men Evolution line, right down to the mirrors, spokes on the wheels, and removable winshield.

Of course, this might have to do with motorcycles tending to look similar altogether than anything. I don't believe though that this is an entirely new design though...Hasbro has access to a lot of those old Toybiz molds, so it wouldn't surprise me if they found something in a box and said, "Hey...there's still money to be made here..."

I'm with you though, I don't like the new GR bike one bit. I have a love for the old TB one, and I modded mine just a bit so that the current Johnny fits a little better on it (I also use it for the Nick Cage GR figure, which outside the tiny ball hips, might still be my favorite GR figure.) The bike has a certain goofy 70's flair that fits in perfectly with the character. That could be my age and the rose colored glasses I'm wearing though more than anything.

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Originally Posted by Pravus Prime

As I recall in the last fan poll, Songbird did very well and even won most of her bracket pretty easily.
EDIT: I got ninja'd. Anyway, yeah, winning a fan poll gets a figure made.

That's what happens when ballots are stuffed.

Sometimes, all you have to do is be on the fan poll to get the figure. You don't even have to win. There were a couple of figures that have been made these past two years if memory serves me correctly that were on prior fan polls, but failed to get out of their respective brackets. Symbiote Spidey, Kid Nova, Sif, Nebula, Ulik, Malekith and Darkhawk were all characters that we got this past year that appeared on the ballot years prior.

We'll see if that trend continues if Mysterio and Lasher (which have been rumored on several "leaked" lists) get announced tonight for future waves. Throw in Typhoid Mary or Scream on that list (Scream has also been rumored) as a surprise and I'll be one hell of a happy camper.