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Black Arbor · 04-15-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

This may be unpopular but I don't really care.

The people who work at Hasbro were not hired to be fans. They don't get to sit around all day reading comic books or watching movies and cartoons. Their job is to take a piece of 2 dimensional artwork and turn it into a 6" action figure that people want to buy. Maybe that artwork comes from Marvel or they have to find it on their own. Maybe the artwork is from a page in a comic book, a piece of concept art for a movie, or a still image from the actual movie. Regardless of the source, it all boils down to Hasbro trying to make toys that will sell. Not corporate fandom. I don't know why Hasbro made an Omega Sentinel figure. Maybe they thought she looked cool or maybe Marvel wanted her in the wave. Regardless, their intention was clearly to create this version of the character:

I think they succeeded in making a figure based on the above image. Sure, a couple of extra paint apps wouldn't hurt but, overall, I think they got it. As for the extra head, maybe Marvel wanted to include it or perhaps the Legends team wanted to add something extra. I don't know. But if you look at images on Google, Omega Sentinel doesn't have a consistent look. To be honest, I thought the heads were of two different women who were Omega Sentinels, not the same person. Regardless, it looks like they chose this image to base the alternate head on.

Like Veronica Mars said, who knows what came up in their Google Image search when they designed the alternate head. But like I said above, their job isn't to read up on the character and know her back story. It's to create an action figure based on 2D artwork. Marvel clearly felt the same way because they approved the figure's design.

The makers of the replica Deloreans don't need to know every detail of John Delorean's backstory and the story behind the cars, but you can be damn sure people would be pissed if they came off the line hot pink and with standard doors. Every job involves legwork, and your excuse is just alleviating them of any responsibility

Edit: had a better analogy

04-15-2021, 04:32 PM	#70741
Black Arbor Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 3,736	Quote: Originally Posted by jwyss234 This may be unpopular but I don't really care. The people who work at Hasbro were not hired to be fans. They don't get to sit around all day reading comic books or watching movies and cartoons. Their job is to take a piece of 2 dimensional artwork and turn it into a 6" action figure that people want to buy. Maybe that artwork comes from Marvel or they have to find it on their own. Maybe the artwork is from a page in a comic book, a piece of concept art for a movie, or a still image from the actual movie. Regardless of the source, it all boils down to Hasbro trying to make toys that will sell. Not corporate fandom. I don't know why Hasbro made an Omega Sentinel figure. Maybe they thought she looked cool or maybe Marvel wanted her in the wave. Regardless, their intention was clearly to create this version of the character: I think they succeeded in making a figure based on the above image. Sure, a couple of extra paint apps wouldn't hurt but, overall, I think they got it. As for the extra head, maybe Marvel wanted to include it or perhaps the Legends team wanted to add something extra. I don't know. But if you look at images on Google, Omega Sentinel doesn't have a consistent look. To be honest, I thought the heads were of two different women who were Omega Sentinels, not the same person. Regardless, it looks like they chose this image to base the alternate head on. Like Veronica Mars said, who knows what came up in their Google Image search when they designed the alternate head. But like I said above, their job isn't to read up on the character and know her back story. It's to create an action figure based on 2D artwork. Marvel clearly felt the same way because they approved the figure's design. The makers of the replica Deloreans don't need to know every detail of John Delorean's backstory and the story behind the cars, but you can be damn sure people would be pissed if they came off the line hot pink and with standard doors. Every job involves legwork, and your excuse is just alleviating them of any responsibility Edit: had a better analogy Last edited by Black Arbor; 04-15-2021 at 04:35 PM..