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I mean, I'm not saying that Mattel rigs the polls but let's look at the contenders:
Huntara:
1 Episode appearance on She-Ra. 15-17 new pieces needed. Grace Jones-esque looking Boba Fett type of Character. (assuming Mattel is going for Filmation accuracy)
Masque:
1 Episode appearance on He-Man. 4-7 new pieces needed. Generic Evil Wizard character and the Robin to Shokoti's Batman.
Take a guess who's going to win?
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Exactly!
If Huntara wins this it would be a freaking Miracle!!
I'm not saying that Mattel rigs these polls, but Swift Wind, Granamyr, Flocking the Cat, or the Fan Demanded character poll that had a winner BEFORE the poll closed.
Pretty Sneaky Mattel! We're getting Shokoti Next Month... Without her Servant! He's got a LOT LESS New Parts needed for him to be made than Huntara.
We have Dittzroyer's hood.
Keldor's Cape.
The Normal He-Man Buck.
Dekker Boots in black.
Hordak gloves.
The only new parts on him are:
Faceplate
Harness
Thighs (or Straps for the thighs)
Broken Mask*
Alternate Head for the Maskless head.*
*=Optional
On the other Hand Huntara would be made on the Battleground Teela torso. (Hopefully with the 1.0 Thighs)
*BGEL Cape (to match the optional second head)
and Huntara needs the following new pieces:
new Boots
new feet
new Bikini bottom
new Bikini top
new Shoulders (Similar To Teela's) or New Biceps with the Bicep rings sculpted on each
new Forearms
new head(s. Second head is optional. When she shows up with her head partially covered by a hood or veil.)
new weapons (Dual Energy blades in activated and deactivated modes).
From a Logistical Point of View, Mattel NEEDS Masque to win. He requires LESS new Pieces.
From a canonical point of view: the Neitlichverse does not necessarily have space for a Silaxian Bounty Hunter. On the other hand there is enough room for a Servant of Shokoti... Cause we're getting Shokoti in August... Something something Masque + Shokoti should have been a two pack.
Not to mention the MOTU Superior, POP Inferior crew. They're going to downvote Huntara cause she's POP!
The issue is that the winner may bump off the loser off the line. Why can't we have choices between dud figures like Nepthu, Plundor or Chef Allen?
And that, is why I believe that Mattel rigged this in order for Masque to win.
someone asked Scott Neitlich on the Matty forums a question regarding Masque vs Huntara:
This is what he had to say:
That was exactly the boat we were in. During the 2014-2015 rework we couldn't get them both in. So decided to let the fans vote! There just wasn't another figure we felt could be axed to get them both in. It doesn't mean the other couldn't be released post 2015. But for the sake of this vote, it is for a slot on the 2014-2015 round up pending we get the min number of sub holders both years.Here's the thing: the 2014-2015 rework is being made as a back-up plan to "wrap-up" the line in 2015.
What I'm reading between the lines is:
"Loser will very likely NOT BE MADE... (so vote Masque)"
Can we say "Stacking the deck against Huntara? "
Now here's the thing: This poll sucks because unlike, say choosing Which version of Mara and Crita to be made in the line... (just to name a pair of characters with different looks.) we're choosing between two "fan-demanded" figures. One gets an even bigger push than the other cause Shokoti.
It's not like they could have chosen Huntara for the normal subscription and made Masque into a non-sub Extra figure... Blue Ball King Grayskull, Bubble Power She-Ra and Spirit of Hordak come to mind. So, there IS a precedent to make out-of-sub figures. Masque requires little to no new Tooling. Perhaps adding a Darkling as an accessory.
They couldn't split the Vehicle drivers, because they'd be "incomplete" but they could split Masque from Shokoti... In any case missing out of any of these two figures while getting TURDs like Nepthu will make many people angry... BTW: TURD is an acronym for Totally Un-Requested Dud.
I am so nervous and upset on this. I have long wanted Huntara to be made in figure form, and to have this kind of vote, it is just depressing. My whole thing is this, if Huntara is part of the vote, what about the remaining three slots for the Filmation sub? We were told that the Filmation sub would have characters from MOTU and POP. With Huntara obviously not in that sub now, I am wondering who is going to pop in from POP. It would be far too perfect for the remaining three to be solely POP, but I am not going to hold my breath.
ReplyDeleteso far the only POP item is the Filmation Sub Exclusive. The owner of a sword that looks like it's either from Sea Hawk or his dad The Falcon. There are rumors that Nepthu and Plundor are the last two figures. If it's true, then POP only got one figure and that is bull! I WISH that we could get at least two POP spots on the Filmation sub.
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