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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

The current (and likely permanent) stance with Hasbro is that Mephisto can't be at retail, so it has to be something like Haslab because that's where they can sneak him in. They just need to figure out a Haslab that people will actually want to buy and toss him in there. Doesn't even have to be Ghost Rider themed necessarily, either, he can go with a more generic project if need be.

A "generic project" sums up the entire EOV campaign. It was a bunch of dark characters unrelated to Reyes that Hasbro didn't have the balls to release at retail. EOV failed because it was largely viewed as an overpriced version of a character that failed to excite most fans. That's obvious because it failed.

Don't make fans feel like they are being raped. Mephisto could easily be offered as a Pulse Exclusive. Hell, they could even try an entire "Midnight Sons" HasLab WAVE. 6-7 character wave. Stretch goals could include added accessories. $125-$150 price range.

Or better yet Hasbro could adopt a model like every other toy company nowadays and offer said wave as a timed exclusive. But they won't because that makes way too much sense and Hasbro likes to overthink everything.