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Post by Majin Tomato on Apr 8, 2017 6:05:05 GMT -6
TBF, what I meant was that it's either reused parts, or parts that *can be* reused. Aside from the cape (which I think is in two pieces so the cape part can be reused) which is a big cost saving measure with any toy. I honestly would not be surprised if we get a surprise 2.0 Future Trunks around the same time as the Future Trunks arc starts hitting the states.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Apr 7, 2017 18:56:10 GMT -6
Trunks Xeno in ssj is very cool but i don't like avatar... why that stupid character, Nobody used it in the game... we want Tien or Yamcha... Because aside from maybe the cape, he's all part reuse. 80% of the outfit is a repainted future trunks (with 2.0 upgrades), the scouter is from Vegeta/Nappa, and the head is basically early buu saga Gohan. And frankly, that's exactly WHY I'm buying him... I want the body for Trunks so I can switch it up based on my mood (I like both time patroller and classic outfits) and the head is being given to a Saiyaman Gohan custom I have waiting. He's inevitably designed to offset the cost of new tooling for Future Trunks and many of the 2.0 figures we've got coming out.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Apr 6, 2017 19:02:32 GMT -6
I tend to agree. I actually do want Gotenks and Buu to come out first (I want Tien and Yamcha, but I am ok waiting for them... especially since I really dislike the version of Yamcha we're getting) but the reality is, we do tend to see prototypes and stuff come out in cons leading up to the announcement. Buu hasn't had a prototype reveal for a WHILE, and while it'd probably be smart to release him while Kai is airing the buu saga, the reality is that Yamcha and Tien have been around a bit more. So while I can MAYBE see Gotenks coming out to go with SS3 Goku, I don't think Buu will be out so soon.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Apr 1, 2017 20:25:08 GMT -6
Finally got around to taking this after receiving Vegeta and Vegito like two weeks ago. I'm waiting for the new Vegeta to come out so I can take his head, thinking about adapting my old Vegeta into a Tarble custom, not sure. Cell is the Figure Rise Standard Version, who I have filling in until my Figuarts one finally arrives and I can finally customize him into a Final Form King Cold. Updated this collection after stumbling across Winter Soldier (And Falcon, after having paid $31 online for him, grrrr) at my local Wal Mart.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 19, 2017 11:43:09 GMT -6
Well if you've already seen the Xenoverse ones, that's pretty much it on *confirmed* releases. We're hearing rumors that Yamcha and Tien will be released "soon" but given how far out Vegeta and Nappa are, I doubt we'll get confirmations for anyone else for a few months.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 14, 2017 20:49:40 GMT -6
Gotenks never happened in GT, only in Heroes. It's one of many things that annoyed me about that series.
To be fair though, I wouldn't mind a bit of GT love on the figure end though. I likely wouldn't buy very many of them myself (I don't buy figures in any of the SS transformations, which I feel is 90% of what people liked about GT) which is kind of awful of me to say, but GT had some great designs and I wouldn't mind picking up villains like Omega Shenron or teenage/perfect Baby. GT Goten though... hrm. He's not one I really want for my collection, but I did like the design and it'd be cool to put his head on that Time Patroller body I'll have left over.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 14, 2017 20:24:40 GMT -6
So after using most of my tax returns to pay off a bunch of bills, I went ahead and picked up Vegito and SS Vegeta 2.0. Vegito arrived this weekend, waiting for Vegeta to take pics.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 12, 2017 11:07:30 GMT -6
You know what I just realized? We don't have a Mr. Satan figure! Why in the name of Shenron do we not have a Mr. Satan figure!?! He's the savior of the universe GDI, he needs to be represented.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 11, 2017 19:32:50 GMT -6
I feel like there are two issues for people as far as the colors are concerned. Firstly, in the anime, games, and most promotional material (including TFS because it uses anime footage) Nappa's armor is gold. So if you grew up watching that, this Nappa just sorta feels wrong. I don't really mind that as much: as has been pointed out, brown armor Nappa is not a new thing. He wore it in the pre-invasion episodes, it's been an alt costume in some games, and I can pass it off as "oh, he's just in a different outfit for this period"
However, the second reason, and the one that has been making me consider the change, is Nappa in contrast to Raditz. Should Raditz somehow become a thing (which I'd personally love) people are going to want to pose Nappa, Raditz, and Saiyan Saga Vegeta together. And if Nappa has the exact same color scheme as Raditz, the two figures just won't pop on a shelf or in photos.
That said, I know a lot of people are either going to replace him when/if we get a PCE/Anime recolor, or are just going to wait for that recolor to buy the figure... but personally, I want something of a middle ground, so it's not worth waiting. I've been googling pictures of the three together from flashbacks, and Raditz honestly looks out of place, so I feel like having a Nappa with something of an in-between shade would tie them together more. That said, I'm also not going to bother until we get hints of a Raditz because, again, that's the only reason I'd care enough.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 11, 2017 8:51:59 GMT -6
I doubt it, frankly. IIRC, while I remember being excited for the character creator, UT was not a game that had very much staying power. I did a bit of googling, and UT only sold 700,000 copies... compared to XV's 3 million+ copies and XV2 selling 1.4 million in its first week.
That being said... Technically speaking, DBH's main character "Beat" seems to use the exact same character template in the early Heroes game (at least until they changed his outfit), and that game seems to be doing well enough. The main issue is that Tamashii is pretty clearly making figuarts primarily for a US market, so Beat is a hard sell here.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 11, 2017 8:33:58 GMT -6
I'm debating just drybrushing a lighter shade onto mine... because I'm not completely against the brown, but I agree with the criticism that it's too similar to Raditz if we ever get him.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 6, 2017 7:04:20 GMT -6
And that would be fine, if he had exhibited any personality beyond "I'm a meathead sidekick." Don't get me wrong, I never disliked him... he served the story purpose he was created to, demolishing the Z-fighters and being a punching bag for Goku. He just... didn't have much longevity beyond that.
I'll put it this way: There have been what if scenarios where Raditz has lost his memory and has fought with Goku and the others, or has fought with Bardock. Those what ifs happen because there is untapped potential for stories with the character, because of his familial connections. Nappa just... doesn't. He has no background beyond "I'm a saiyan elite warrior," no connection to anyone except Vegeta (who thinks so little of Nappa that Vegeta murders him), and aside from a few flashbacks, we don't ever see him again.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 5, 2017 20:56:14 GMT -6
I don't think it is the same thing, though it might be from the same/similar line. It's a bit different though, since the eyes don't seem to be painted on that one, and the left arm is in a different pose. Spent a bit of time trying to find a more exact match, but I'm super ignorant of dragonball merch and my google fu did not aid me. Edit: New posts got made while I was searching but before I posted. Good job doomprevails88
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 3, 2017 19:31:55 GMT -6
I mean... he made 16 on TFS' top DBZ villains list. That's got to count for something, right? Right?
In all seriousness though, I do feel like Nappa is the main series Saiyan that I personally care the least about. Even Raditz, for as short a time as he was around, is more interesting in hindsight because of the familial ties he has with Goku, and the curb stomp he lays down on Goku and Piccolo is pretty insane. While Nappa may have had a bigger body count, his entire purpose is to underline how strong Vegeta must be.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Mar 3, 2017 7:34:55 GMT -6
My counter to that is simple: DBZ Abridged. Yeah, some of the hype for the character has gone down now that we're past the Saiyan saga, but Nappa is still THE breakout character in that series. I know I personally would not be shelling out ~$80 (price I paid including shipping) for him were it not for DBZA. Don't get me wrong, Nappa's a fine character, but the reason he got SO MUCH pull and why he's being made before main series villains like Buu is because of those fans.
I'm not saying you should rush RIGHT NOW if you wanna wait though. We've got some time left, and as far as I can tell the US versions haven't even hit pre-orders yet. I just wouldn't expect a major drop either.
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