[SymbiSpidey]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

It's funny you say that...because I see some many requests for filler characters on the various wishlists that pop up here every other day, and then people complain when they get them because...well, they are filler.

(I'm guilty of a filler character desire myself here or there because my symbiote obsession is more of a sickness...but seriously...The Whizzer? Grizzly? Black Swan?...come on man. Do we really want these guys congesting toy pegs for months?)

I think the Kingpin wave is the stronger of the three waves honestly. More original figures with less retreads than the other waves, plus a deluxe sized BAF that's actually poseable from what I've seen. The serious amount of double dipping on the Panther wave hurt it in my eyes, and the Captain Marvel wave was just poopy...filler characters included.

I don't really mind getting those often forgotten about C-list and D-list characters, especially if they can fit into some of the teams I have like the Masters of Evil or The Defenders. That Comic Avengers wave coming out later this year might not be a hit like some of the X-Men or Spider-Man waves, but it has a decent amount of classic characters and recognizable looks (though Beta Ray Bill not being in his classic look is a big fail on Hasbro's part).

What I consider the "real" filler characters are many of the modern characters/costumes that are basically guaranteed to be obsolete in a few months (if they aren't already), so Hasbro has to rush them out before interest completely wanes. Then we're left wondering why they gave us an obscure costume that appeared in like 6 panels over a highly requested character that's needed to complete a team they've already started