[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

I agree with you somewhat triv, but you have to look at it from there point of view too, if they released one “definitive” version of Jason a year your looking at ten years tops and done. He ain’t exactly like Freddy with all the FX gimic potential. Once you have a perfect or “ultimate” say, part 3 Jason why would you ever buy another?

As collectors, it's safe to say that many of us have "grails". I have a few of my own, figures that I have bought from various lines that are my definitive version, and will probably never need to pick up again unless someone REALLY hits it out of the park.

It's like this for a lot of folks with Jason. For many, part 7 is the definitive version of that character, and they let Neca know every chance they can on social media, only for Neca's to either ignore them, or turn around and say "wanna see something cool...here's another variation of part "x". The result of that, is that people go "ehh"...shrug their shoulders and walk away uninterested, causing the figure to underwhelm or flop. Enough of those flops happen, (or even one disastrous flop these days) and all of a sudden, there are no more Jason's figures period. I just want to finish my roster before that announcement comes someday.

It reminds me a lot of what Capcom has done over the years with Street Fighter. Yes, I get that Ryu is the main protagonist, but there are hundreds of characters, with over 16 in the original SSF2 alone. Yet, the same 5 of those characters get put out every time, the interest goes away, and before you know it, the line is gone without a lot of people getting their itch scratched, all because Capcom HAD to have another Ken in there instead of a Blanka or Fei Long.

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Originally Posted by evilekim

It would be nice if at least one of the masks was removable, but I definitely think they’re doing a great job with Friday the 13th. I mean, how can you complain? The figures cost $25, and you get so many accessories. They said there is 3 more ultimates coming in 2019. Plus part 2 and Dream Jason this year. As far as Roy, they did make him. That Mego version was pretty damn cool I thought. I think if you’ve been collecting NECA Jason figures for a while, you should probably be happy by now. They’ve made nearly every version. The only other companies currently producing F13th figures have been Mezco and Sideshow, and both companies made the same version, but the prices are at least triple what NECA charges.

I have the Mego Roy, and as a huge fan of the franchise who owns most or all that NECA has done this far, the first thing I thought was...damn..."I hope we get a regular 7" version." Then we get the hockey mask, and then the teaser after that...and...I'm thinking, "holy crap...we're really gonna get this," only to..SURPRISE!!!...another (mostly) repaint.

My problem is not the figure itself, it looks cool and who am I kidding, it'll probably be sitting on my shelf a week or two after it ships...my problem is the retread. I was really hoping for Roy, especially after the announcement over Sack-Head, a Jason I have wanted for some time. It really made me feel like we were going forward with the line and as a Friday fan, getting the same kind of love that NoES gets.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

I do see where Trivial Psychic is coming from now, although I certainly don't think NECA is shiting all over fans of the franchise. But that said, I do wish that they would increase their output of missing Jason figures and fill in a lot of the remaining blanks in the lineup. We've been waiting on a Part 7 in particular for a long time, and fans have really been requesting it non-stop.

However, Trivial points out that NECA has delivered Freddy in all of his signature looks, but he stopped short of noting that all of Freddy's looks are pretty much the same, and NECA can get away with re-using the same figure over and over with only minor alterations. In contrast, Jason's look as the series went on changed rather drastically from movie to movie, so NECA couldn't get away with utilizing the same sculpt over and over...they'd have to come up with 100% new sculpts for each figure, so I get why they're trying to get as much mileage as they can out of what they have. But with news that three more Ultimate Jasons are coming next year, I'm sure they'll finally start catching up and delivering us the Jasons we've been requesting. We shall see!

Freddy's burns and sweater patterns have varied as much as Jason's looks over the years, and NECA has done a really good job with the Freddy line, especially on the ultimate and Mego side of things. The accessories for Freddy are usually more detailed, varied and unique than Jason as well. Freddy came with those wicked Demon Dogs for example, while Jason just tends to get a few tiny new things to stab people (that said, I want a party horn and broken whiskey bottle accessory Neca!)

I'm hoping that we do see at least one more Ultimate Jason outside of this one and Sack Head during the next year. It would do a lot to restore my faith in the Neca, as the amount of retreads they have has this year across my favorite lines (Predator/Alien) has really caused me to stray away to pursue other thinga.