[dukefett]

Overall a good wave, and it's nice to be finally getting to some figures that I will pass on. I don't really need the Robotic Bebop and Metalhead Mikey.

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Originally Posted by kyleharlan

I'm pretty perplexed by this wave. The repaint Metalhead Mike makes sense for them to save costs, but when Triceraton is the closest to an anchor figure in the wave, something's off.

I appreciate 1 or 2 deep cuts per wave, but it really seems like there should be a Rat King, Napoleon, Wingnut, Fugitoid, Pizza Face, and/or Tragg before most of these.

IDK what led them to changing the name AND design of Sgt. Bananas, that really doesn't add up. I'm not aware of him being a 3rd party character, and if so, the point of this line should preclude them from making him at all then. IDK, cool figure regardless, but just... confusing.

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Originally Posted by DetectiveFork

It's such a swerve to suddenly veer away from the Playmates toy style that has defined TMNT Ultimates and included a comic character. So, I'm thinking there had to be a reason not to include Sgt. Bananas and instead use a similar character who was never had a toy. Maybe Sgt. Bananas was slightly too militaristic? As someone who is very much into this line because it is updating the original toys, I'm pretty disappointed this isn't Sgt. Bananas and don't plan to purchase Guerilla Gorilla, to whom I have no connection.

I would bet they'd do a proper Sgt. Bananas in the future and just did this Guerilla Gorilla just to do it. That's what Super7 does.

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

Right.

There are zero anchor figures for this wave, which I guess speaks to the health of the line that they can do that.

But I was definitely expecting more heavy hitters after each of the last waves have been full of them.

Part of me wonders if they are trying to not cross over with NECA.

Who's the anchor figure in the last wave? Slash or Surfer Michelangelo? I'd say the anchor figure will always be the turtle, so that's Donny here. The triceratons to me were as big as other villains, at least in toy form for me, so they're the second one. I didn't even remember Sgt. Bananas or the Robotic Bebop before seeing these.