We have seen plenty of Ultimates that have deviated from the Original vintage look. The three disguised Turtles that have been released so far have had some slight deviations from the original. Some of the other variants have gotten some changes as well. The only controversial figure so far has been Rat King. Hell, even the Party Wagon is not accurate to either vintage toy or the cartoon. So, this brings us to Tokka.
I strongly believe that Super7 is going to reuse most of Slash to make Tokka. That Slash mold needs to pay for itself. I'm thinking:
-New shoulders with the Tokka Spikes.
-New Head(s)
-New Forearms with Tokka Styled Bandages. He'd keep the Slash Elbow spikes to be "Different from Playmates".
-New Tokka hands
-New Belt Buckle, either with the Foot Insignia OR a stylized T to differentiate him from the Playmates figure.
-New Movie styled Feet with 4 toes.
For his weapons, the lazy option would be reusing the weapons from Slash but in black and gunmetal gray. Personally I want something more... I'm not sayong no to the vintage weapons, but to have something extra that makes Tokka feel Special and not Slash with alternate head, hands, and feet. I mean. I LIKE the Tokka colors Slash weapons more than the Pink Slash weapons, but I think Tokka deserve proper weapons that don't scream lazy part reuse.
The piece of wood and pipe from the movie would be a nice addition, but I feel like his weapons should be more like makeshift stuff from a scrapyard. I just want an unique Tokka weapon for him without me having to rely on Wrestling Superstore or other third party toy accessory makers/sellers. And Manhattan Project comes once again to the rescue.
The little turtle shell buckler is perfect! Paired with Slash's club, now he's different enough while having Slash parts.
Also Manhattan Project Tokka shows a possible GITD variant redeco for him.
Now that Wave 8 is hitting folks, can we get a hint of wave 11? And the 2003 thened wave?
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