Posted by: @elder

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Posted by: @sci-fitsunami

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I don't know why they changed the characters so much & it doesn't really matter.  I hate all the changes. They ruined Clawful & my favorite character Spikor. The way I see it, there is no way in hell they would mess with He-Man, Skeletor, Teela or Man-At-Arms like that so they didn't need to mess with any of the characters.   

If you like Orko you can thank the Filmation cartoon.

 

This is true!

Posted by: @durendal

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@sci-fitsunami Hyperbolic rant aside, it may seem like "dumbassery" to you that Mattel does things like this, but that's exactly how they keep their greedy, filthy claws (dicks?) in us, and we all know it. The harsh truth is that it's not in their interest to cater to the wishes of diehards of "vintage, and VINTAGE ONLY!!!!" who loudly moan about how intensely eager they are to stop collecting MOTU and move on to something else. No, their interest is to keep as many of us hooked for as long as possible like the MOTU-crack addicts that we are. So, they'll be more than content to pad out the remaining VC characters, while offering plenty of alternative styled MOTU products in between that they know you'll be tempted to buy even as nothing more than placeholders because they'll keep you guessing as to when, or even if, they'll ever get around to releasing the stuff that you actually want. And to make the cruelty complete, they simply won't provide any explanations or answer any fan questions to boot, ultimately keeping us fans totally in the dark as to their intentions. What better way than to keep us buying everything in sight out of panic that if we don't, MOTU will disappear again and our collections will be forever incomplete.

And so the torturous cycle continues...

Yeah man, I totally understand. I know what they're up to. But their strategy doesn't work on me. I'm disabled with very low income so I can't even afford everything I actually want. I still don't have Snake Mountain, TOG Skeletor, TOG Michelangelo or the Skeletor Screech 2-pack. And I'm waaaay behind on Masterverse. I don't buy up everything in sight. I make a list of everything I truly want & focus on the top of the list & work my way down. Right now the Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron AT-AT is my top priority. I missed Target's clearance sale so I'll probably have to pay full price $60 before they completely disappear from stores. I need to hurry because the scalpers are already jacking the prices up around $100.  So I won't be buying the SDCC Two-Bad. I only buy what I like. I didn't bother with Kol-Darr or Camo-Khan and skipped a ton of other stuff. I'm not a "completionist". The only Cartoon Collection figure I bought is Teela because she doesn't look "cartoony" and I want to get Clawful to use as another Snakeman for my Vintage Collection. I plan to give him normal human hands & repaint his eyes to look more like a snake.  

MOTU is not my main thing. I'm also into Transformers, Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron, Snap-Ships, models/Gunpla, some GI Joe Classified, Cosmic Legions & Valaverse. But most of my money goes into my customs, mold rubber, casting resins, foam sculpture, scratch building with styrene & all the supplies that go into it. Very expensive & I can only get a couple of things per month.

I also get sidetracked every month with clearance finds. I had to pass on Night Stalker because this month my Walmart finally put the 1/48 scale Space 1999 Eagle 2 model on clearance for $20. I've been keeping my eye on that. It was originally $179.99. So I bought 4. That's $720 worth of items for $80. I've been waiting around 2 years for them to lower the price. So Night Stalker and a bunch of other stuff had to be sacrificed.  Hopefully Night Stalker doesn't sell out by this Friday so I can order him.

I have also lost most of my interest in MOTU since they moved the Vintage Collection to MC and they started loading up Masterverse with multiple versions of the same characters that I already have. So I really don't want to be collecting MOTU anymore. I'm kinda over it. But I'm still trying to finish up my collection at the same time.  That's why I'm so annoyed. I don't want to do this anymore but I also need to get them now for retail price because I don't want to pay the scalpers 2x, 3x or 4x later. 

To be satisfied I only need these figures:
MODULOK
MULTIBOT
RIO-BLAST
HURRICANE HORDAK
DRAGSTOR
TWO-BAD
STONEDAR
BLAST ATTACK
SAUROD

And maybe Laser Power He-Man and Laser Light Skeletor. Granita would be also nice. I don't even care about Rotor or Twistoid. Toy Habits keeps talking about The Power Of Grayskull line but I honestly have no interest in any of that. I have no interest in characters like Eldor. Only 9 more figures & I can finally be done with this. But if they start making The Power Of Grayskull line, those 9 will drag out for another 3 or 4 years.

Also, look at how they revealed 4 figures a whole year ago but we just got them now. They will probably reveal 3 or 4 more figures at this year's SDCC and we won't get them until this time next year. Think about it, aside from all the Snakemen exclusives, all we got for the VC in 2024 were Rokkon, Sy-Klone, Extendar & Night Stalker.  Only 4 figures for the whole year. At this rate.......... 🙄 ☹️ 😒 😭 

I really should make a video about this for my Youtube channel. Other Youtubers post any old crap they can think of & just talk, talk, talk. But I like to keep quiet/private so talking my head off isn't one of my strengths. I'm not one of those people who are obsessed with the sound of their own voice. lol

And Samuel, I hate Orko, Gwildor, Imp, Broom, Loo-Kee & all the other babyish characters that fit in better with the Smurfs. To me, Orko will always be Gargamel's assistant. That's exactly where he belongs. Smurfs not MOTU. lol I like The Sorceress because she's hot but I really don't like her character. Because I originally went by the mini-comics BEFORE the Filmation Cartoon. Grayskull was a mysterious abandoned ruin. He-Man & Skeletor tried to get both halves of the Sword Of Power to gain access. I feel that having The Sorceress in Castle Grayskull at all times makes it IMPOSSIBLE for Skeletor to ever win. It basically cancels the entire franchise because the main villain is no threat whatsoever. In Filmation, Skeletor is nothing but a useless, bumbling buffoon that poses no real threat to anybody. Skeletor can't do shit as long as the Sorceress controls Grayskull. I liked it much better when Grayskull was an empty ruin that contains awesome, ancient power that Skeletor was always trying to access. So much better that way! But that's just me. 

Posted by: @sci-fitsunami

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I really should make a video about this for my Youtube channel. Other Youtubers post any old crap they can think of & just talk, talk, talk. But I like to keep quiet/private so talking my head off isn't one of my strengths. I'm not one of those people who are obsessed with the sound of their own voice. lol

All in with a jab in good fun; I am waiting for you to realize this is exactly you mate but with a keypad!

Posted by: @sci-fitsunami

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I don't know why they changed the characters so much & it doesn't really matter.  I hate all the changes. They ruined Clawful & my favorite character Spikor. The way I see it, there is no way in hell they would mess with He-Man, Skeletor, Teela or Man-At-Arms like that so they didn't need to mess with any of the characters.   

It's possible they (Filmation) didn't charge the characters. In some cases they were working with early concept art from Mattel. There's the story about how the Bashasaurus started out as a vehicle for the bad guys and Filmation wouldn't use it because it's original name was the Ball Buster.

@smitty-81 LOL, that's kind of hilarious. They also refused to use Stinkor because they thought his gimmick was too stupid. Personally I'd like to see a "what if?" Filmation style Stinkor done in the CC.

@durendal I had read Filmation didn't use Stinkor because they thought it could lead to fart jokes.

I wish I was more excited for this one, but I've really been wanting Two Bad in his vintage format for Origins... I know this release doesn't necessarily negate the vintage one appearing, but it feels like his vintage counterpart could still be quite a ways off and probably won't come fast on the heels of a Cartoon Collection release. Then again, we do have multiple Mer-Men at retail (Turtles Of Grayskull, Cartoon Collection, with a New Eternia one on the way)... so who knows? I'm mostly in on this one for the mini-comic and mirror accessory. I think the faces on this one are a little TOO goofy for me to love.