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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Clearly I struck a nerve with you, I hope you aren't friends with, or a groupie of Dan.

Don't take this personally, but that bit of silly marketing, especially if paid for, is not what moves the needle for many collectors. That MODOK was pretty widely panned as a poor choice for an exclusive and the inclusion of The Captain as a niche, but coveted 'hostage' was received even more poorly by many on this thread. While this schlocky stuff might resonate with you, obviously, for others (me) it's an insult to the intelligence. To trot out a veritable no-name shill peddling a fig that already grates on the nerves of many, in principle, is exactly the type of head scratching marketing that is irritating fans.

This reminds of Taboo's (Black Eyed Peas) cameo on a Fan-First something-or-another from earlier this year (?) and individuals lamenting that he'd wasted a great deal of time that could have been used to discuss Legends reveals. I didn't even watch that, but sympathized with the mild annoyance it generated. The idea is the same here. Dan's 'in-character' voice was off-putting enough without his fumbling with the multiple points of tape Legends fans are accustomed to from multiple box-set purchases betraying him as, at least, somewhat uninitiated. I'll admit to not even bothering to watch that second video of Dan as I don't care if that dude collects other toys (or Legends) given that I've long since aged-out of wrestling.

If Hasbro is going to pander to me, they can do better than this and definitely don't pay anyone for this stuff; put that cash back into the production line.

"Clearly I struck a nerve with you"

::: proceeds to write a two paragraph diatribe about how intelligent they are and how Hasbro isn't pandering to them :::

We're all nerds here so calm down.