It's 2 themed waves: 1 for Spider-Man, One for the X-Men
The third wave doesn't have a "theme" in itself, but it's something closer to a ToyBiz era wave... (with BaF, of course) AGAIN THIS IS A THEORETICAL SET OF WAVES. Nothing official.
Spider-Man wave: Hydroman BAF (Dark shirt/pants)
We never had a true ML Hydroman. We need to correct this mistake. This would be a seven figure wave.
Bombastic Bagman: Extra watery hands
A Spidey is mandatory in a Spidey wave. Since Hydroman is an enemy of both Spidey and the F4, Bagman being in the wave is a nod to that.
Trapster: left arm
Here I want to go with the 80s version of him.
Rocket Racer: right arm
I like rocket racer and he could be pulled off with the teen buck and a few slip-on pieces.
Spot: left leg
I know what youv're thinking: Spot, what the Hell? Part of it is saving tooling budget for the year... you'll see in a little while . The other thing is that It's the Spot. Think about this:
Most Hasbro ML have removable hands that are compatible.
Also, also, he has encountered both Spidey and the F4 as his opponents before... sensing a bit of a pattern here.
Lady Octopus: head
I love Doc Ock and I have a soft spot for Clone Saga era characters.
The Rose: torso
Getting some reuse of that Chameleon buck and adding another Mobster. I want him to be the Richard Fisk version, but there have been a couple of Roses.
Puma: right leg
He's the one who would require a bit of new tooling. If Hasbro plays it smart, thwy could reuse some of his parts on a more FASCINATING Mutant...
That makes Hydroman... Now for the X-Men wave
X-Men: Strong Guy BAF.
Feral Wolverine: Left arm
The savage Feral Wolverine after the failed attempt by Genesis to reinfuse Adamantium to the vertically challenged Angry and stabby Canadian.
Cannonball: Left leg
The look I'm thinking for Sam is the X-force blue and yellow outfit similar to Cyclops. (Circa Wolverine 100
... yes Wolvie 100 has influenced part of this wave)
Boom Boom: torso
Here I'd go with the pink and gold Boomer look. Don't like her recent civilian clothing look and the oink and gold look I remember from the 90s trading cards.
Genesis: right arm
Didn't I mention that Wolverine 100 was a huge insoiration fir this wave? Well, he's here because of that
Rictor: Right leg
While, yes, he completes Shatterstar, that's not why he's here. He was one of Strong Guy's teammates so, that's why he's here.
Banshee: head
The abomination from 2006 must be corrected... that is all.
Now for the more ToyBiz era wave: Power Pack-in... Obviously it's a nod to the Power Pack that will be featured in the wave and Pack-in because the BAFs, yes BAFs as in more than one. Are Pack-in sized like Puck or Comic book Rocket Raccoon.
Psi-Lord (Fantastic Five, MC-2): Young Franklin Richards legs. Yes, it's a bit of a joke having Franklin Richards cone with a bit of himself as a BAF. He is also there to test the waters for more MC-2 folks.
Doctor Doom: Energizer, Young Franklin Richards and Howard the duck heads. The last Doom was decent, bht we haven't had one in ages. Also having him come with the heads is a bit creepy (done on purpose)
Lightspeed: Young Franklin Richards torso and arms
Julie would use the teen girl body with a couole of slip-on pieces for the arms and legs.
Zero G: Howard the Duck Torso and Arms
He'd use the smaller slim adult body like say Spider-Man and his arms and kegs would get slip-on pieces.
Mass Master: Howard the duck legs.
The teen male body like the Ultimate Spider-Man body would work. Like his siblings slip-on pieces for the arms and legs complete his look.
Valeria Von Doom: Energizer legs
It's another parallel Earth version of a Richards child. I did it on purpose as a nod to the weird lives and adventures of the F4.
Johnny Storm: (flame off) Energizer torso.
Johnny Storm in his F4 outfit NO FLAMING HAIR just his classic 60s-70s hairstyle with a second partially flamed head and clip on flame effects. He's meant to match the Walgreens F4 figures.
3 mini bafs seems like an overkill and yes, Energizer is purposely set up with Non-PP members to "force" you into getting the whole wave. In the end it isn't AS ToyBiz era wave as I thought... maybe the weird Howard the duck reference... I mean it's not Spider-Man on a Sentinel BAF bad, but...
Now as an added bonus: The original 4th wave, that I had to eliminate to make room for the eventual movie wave.
It was an Avengers-ish wave... the BAF is an Avenger (Smart Hulk) but it's a hodgepodge of Space stuff with a little Avengers added. It's a 7 figure wave, but one of the figires isn't needed for the BaF. Unlike previous waves where ALL ARE NEEDED.
Bruce Banner: Right arm.
We haven't had a Comic Book Banner since the awful 90s Stephen Dorf Reuse Banner. This Banner would be literally Bamner waking up from a Hulk rampage. Shirtless, shoeless, clueless as to his whereabputs and what he has done. He'd have a second angry head with green eyes and his skin getting a bit green.
Rick Jones: Left arm.
I know what you're thinking: Rick Jones? Why?
Two words: Nega-Bands.
Quasar: Left Leg.
Quasar's Quantum bands were the inspiration for Mar-Vell's Nega-Bands. Also, my first VCR was a Quasar, so I want a Quasar just to make jokes about ne wanting to put VHS tapes in him.
Crystal: Torso.
We have Blackbolt and Medusa as Inhumans representatives in ML. I simply want the one that had some contact with the F4 abd hasn't had a figure.
Modular Armor Ironman: right leg.
Yes, He's here for 2 reasons: Marvel Superheroes and
And since it's supposed to be an "Avengers wave" it was him or Steve.
Whiplash: head
We have not had a Comic Book Whiplash in ML, we had Mickey Rourke, but not the real one. Also, I love the ridiculously campy vintage suit.
Mar-Vell: nothing
This is the extra figure. The Original Captain Marvel that is NOT Carl Manvers. This is why I added the Rick Jones figure to the wave.
This last wave, I could say is more ToyBiz era wave than the Power Pack wave.
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