Feb 10, 2021

Apparently Super7 has planned 9 waves of TMNT and Thundercats (part2)

 In Part one I touched the Cosmic Kitties... Now it's time for the Radical Heroes in a Half-Shell, dudes! In some ways TMNT is easier to make a list, but at the same time it's a bit harder.

Like with the Thundercats list, I'll go for figure and reason. I will stick to vintage toyline because I don't know what "other media" s7 has access to. Usagi will be excluded from the list because of potential rights issues. Same kind of issues apply to Panda Khan, but with different people. Thank goodnes, because screw Panda Khan!

Without further ado, what I'd expect from TMNT WAVES 5-9:
This doesn't mean that *I* want all of these. These are figures I'd believe will be added because reasons. Also, I'll keep variants to a minimum... (mainly Super Shredder)

Wave 5:
Krang:
He's the last super core villain. He is also an expensive figure because he'd be with both the Android Body and bubble walker... but in scale to the characters, not the line. Guessing around 9 inches and kinda beefy to hold Krang inside.
Fugitoid:
A Mirage Classic even if it's on weird colors. A "Mirage Silver" with GITD accents could ve a nice s7 redeco.
Pizza Face:
It's a weird option and something that Super7 would release. I just happen to like this character.
Tokka:
Here I'm pulling a Matty by throwing a curveball and preparing a more popular figure that reuses parts.

Wave 6:
Rat King:
I won't pretend that TMNT TiT and the couple of toon appearances didn't influence me. I had a Rat King as a kid and I made a custom Rat King out of a Chris Jericho figure for the NECA TMNT.
Ace Duck:
Who the Hell likes this Donald Duck/Lauchpad hybrid!? He always died in our games as kids between my friend Leo and I. He was pretty much a more realistic take on Launchpad. The idea of an ace pilot is cool, but with so many anthropomorphic ducks, he ends up feeling derivative.
Scumbug:
Roachman mutant thing... S7 might be drawn to him.
Walkabout:
No one expects a mutant kangaroo, mate!

Wave 7:
Leatherhead:
Ah gwa-ran-tee you'll get him. Classic character that hopefully will be bigger in size.
Wyrm:
Good guy, freaky thing that B-Flynn might like.
Rahzar:
Completes the Tokka and Rahzar duo.
Groundchuck:
Evil Cyber Cow Dude... what's not to love.

Wave 8:
Genghis Frog:
Punk Frogs need some representation, yo!
Slash: 
Popular and reuses stuff from Tokka, or viceversa.
Dirtbag:
Completes the Chuck and bag Team! Also a miner mole...
Napoleon Bonafrog:
Completes the toy punk frogs

Wave 9:
Super Shredder:
We finished the TMNT TiT roster with him.
Scratch:
 He's one part Scareglow,  one part  Wonderbread He-Man... he has a mystique about him being supposedly super rare and is an end of line figure.
Mona Lisa:
People like her. Something about Raphael.
Wingnut and Screwloose:
Weird and popular. Also a Batman homage.

I know people want Chrome Dome, but without vac metal he is pointless. I kinda want some of these to be right and others to be oh so horribly wrong!

Apparently, Super7 has planned for 9 waves of Thundercats and TMNT (part 1)

 Heard this on a couple of Facebook pages and I've been trying to figure out how to fill in those remaining 5 waves. So, for the sake of being a bit positive until the Snake Mountain saga is finally over. (Allegedly, I'm getting it delivered on Friday...)
Also, I got by mail a third party foam Power Sword
Fabulous Secret Powers were revealed to me... and a neighbor yelling ¡Cállate cabrón!

But I'm riding on a MOTU High and what's the best way to celebrate? Talking about Thundercats and Turtles!!
I'm dividing this topic in two in order to do justice for each brand. I shall begin with Thundercats, because in my life's timeline, Thundercats came first...

So without further ado, here's my theoretical Thundercats waves 5-9:
Note: These are the ones I expect in order to roundup most rosters. Not all choices are characters that I want, but characters that have some popularity. Like, I hate Bengali and Ratar-O, but I expect them in the line.
Wave 5:
Bengali:
 My least favorite Thundercat, but he has potential to be a good figure. Also a good quitting point if you already have the Mattel thunderkittens.
Vultureman:
The last Core Member of the Mutants.
Chilla:
The easiest Lunatak to make and the best way to ease us into them.
Turmagar the Tuska Leader:
Since the line is more Toon inspired, I chose to repurpose the generic Tuska figure and make an actual relevant character.

Wave 6
Wilykit:
I'm splitting the kittens to somewhat pad out the line... and avoid more errors like Captain Cracker or Mumm-Ra disguised as Lion-Jesus... shit, now I want that Lion-Jesus... third party prices it is then... also, having the kittens as individual characters allows for more accessories per figure.
Amok with Luna:
This will be the expensive one due to Amok's size and the Luna mini-figure. Since we have to churn a Lunatak per wave now, better get rid of the hardest one earlier.
Mongor:
The most metal Thundercats figure... of course I'm putting him before Ratar-O...
Hachiman:
I want Hachiman ASAP because reasons... MOTUC Compatible Samurai... I smell custom potential.

Wave 7:
Wilykat:
The Final Thunderkitten and we round up the actual Thundercats sans Snarf.
Tug-Mug:
Possibly the most complicated Lunatak from a tooling perspective. 
Mandora the Evil Chaser:
Relatively easy to make character to compensate for Tug-Mug. Also, it gives a reason for Captain Saltine American.
Driller:
Looks cool and is kinda popular 
Wave 8:
Snarf-Ra with Snarf:
It's the best way to get a normal snarf and a complete curveball just like B-Flynn likes to toss around.
Alluro:
Mandatory Lunatak for the wave.
Willa the Warrior Maiden:
Easy to make figure with custom potential. Extra head for a different maiden... army building
Ratar-O:
He would truly round up the mutants, but screw Ratar-O...

Wave 9:
Nayda:
She completes the warrior maidens. If s7 plays it smart a second generic head on her and Willa would allow people to army build warripr maidens.
Red-Eye:
Final Lunatak and we round up this roster.
Berbil 2-pack:
Amaro Studios made some sweet Berbil Display pieces that are not toys, but we need Berbil toys!!
Hammerhand:
We may not get ALL the Berzerkers, but we need the big man himself. The one from season 2, please.