There's this rumor going on that Playmates is kinda angry at Super7 because "they're making money with Playmates' designs". 8-9 waves in and now they complain? Seems rather odd. This is a rumor that I read on Facebook and the only thing I found online was an excerpt of a video podcast, where it was stated.
Something about a "leak" from a Playmates insider where Playmates, as Master License holder is not happy about Super7's TMNTU.
Assuming this is true, Playmates will once again be seen as the jealous bitch who is mad because everyone else is doing what they did but better and now will take their toys home in a tantrum.
The collecting community rembers how Playmates did NECA dirty with blocking the Mirage Line.
If this is true, characters like Pizzaface, Scaletail, Bandito Bashing Mike, Shogum Shoate, etc. would suffer, because they might become Off-limits. This might even screw over the othwr 2 Neutrinos (I hope not, as I want Kala and Dask)
On the Other hand, it could turn the line into the TMNT-SKINNED-MOTUC Line it was meant to be. New idealized versions of the characters filtered through the art style of 1980s era former Mattel Employees snatched by Playmates.
For example, Pizzaface wouldn't be the 1980s stereotypical Italian Chef, but it would be an 80s-ized Man-Pizza chef creature from the 2012 toon. Irma would probably be Toon accurate colors with a slightly tweaked design to not ruffle any feathers from Playmates.
It could give us a $65 Super Shredder that would be like a "MOTUC-IZED SOTO Super Shredder". I'm picturing a couple of ways they could do him.
-Movie Accurate
-a brand new Hulk/Doomsday Shredder thing with Bony Protrusions being the Super Shredder spikes... but made very 80s-like.
I hope this rumor is some Groundchuck shit. This line shouldn't end wothout Krang's Android body, Traag, Rat King, Napoleon Bonafrog, Tokka, Rahzar, Super Shredder, Groundchuck, and Dirtbag.
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