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With Mattel being a U.S. based company, I can see why they are ending MasterVerse. 6.5" means less material costs than 7" MasterVerse.
One caveat about this discussion is that hardcore fans are not enough to sustain a line. It was with the subscription Classics, but that was much smaller numbers.
This is one of the main reasons I opted to get on board with Mondo and their incredible 200X line. I'm sick and tired of Mattel's desperate attempts to revive a brand from a specific era while causing collateral damage time and time again. This roller coaster has definitely taken its toll on me. I no longer trust their ability to satisfy me as a customer, let alone as a collector. The last straw for me was realizing that they might not even finish the famous "eight backs." Beast Man has yet to be added, and as the trend goes these days, I guess you know where I'm coming from. In conclusion, I'll add that I plan to continue collecting Motu, but only if Mattel is no longer the primary manufacturer. There are many great companies around, such as Super7, Mezco, and Storm Collectibles. As for Mondo, I hope their boldness drives them deeper into the rabbit hole. They may reactivate the pure vintage nostalgia button once they're finished with the reinvented MYP characters. I'd be perfectly fine with that, judging by how great they look at 1:6 scale. I'm just pessimistic about the prospect of ever seeing our Princesses of Power and New Adventures characters revisited by anyone again. It's such a shame, considering how great the potential is for both franchises, design-wise.
@onlyoneskeletor I have a lot of Storm Toys Mortal Kombat figures, they are great, but I think they ended the line or something like that, now I see McFarlane is doing MK figures...I have a question for those of you who have MOTU Classics...do they fit with Masterverse ? I cant figure out the size of MOTUC, some of them look smaller than MV some of them look the same size idk...for example, I was thinking about buying MOTUC Saurod...will he fit next to MV Blade ? or will MOTUC Modulok fit in the MV Horde ?..will MOTUC figures fit nicely or they will obviously stand out ? not belonging there...you know what I mean...
same question is for Mondo's new line...I know they are expensive but maybe buying few of those won't hurt, just to complete the MV collection...or maybe wait to see what will these mutts from Mattel decide to do with MV...dilemma
@yen1893 I can guarantee that the MOTUC and MV figures on my shelves harmonize very well with each other!
@yen1893 I can guarantee that the MOTUC and MV figures on my shelves harmonize very well with each other!
Agreed.
Plus, Saurod is one of the best MOTUC figures in the line! He is awesome!
(As a matter of fact, the William Stout collection are the best figures Super7 has ever made.)
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With Mattel being a U.S. based company, I can see why they are ending MasterVerse. 6.5" means less material costs than 7" MasterVerse.
It also means that MotU will be in scale with Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black. Casual collectors may be more inclined to pick-up a MotU figure if it fits with their existing collections. And once they buy one, they will likely buy others.
@adam_prince-of-eternia The problem is that I seriously doubt most of this fandom will be receptive to this. Motu culture is all about the substance of these characters, specifically their muscular volume and width. And even if an attempt is made by Mattel to make up for it by reproducing the muscular structure in its own way, the failure that occurred in 1989, when the New Adventures of He-Man figures were a resounding flop, could well be repeated.
With Mattel being a U.S. based company, I can see why they are ending MasterVerse. 6.5" means less material costs than 7" MasterVerse.
It also means that MotU will be in scale with Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black. Casual collectors may be more inclined to pick-up a MotU figure if it fits with their existing collections. And once they buy one, they will likely buy others.
It does remind me of Jaguar suggesting they didn't need their existing customers going forward and putting out THAT ad. Recent pop culture history too is littered with taking an existing fanbase as a given and producing the product around a new audience that really doesn't exist for it. Or at least doesn't actually pay for it to continue.