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| Dr Baghead 2831th Post
 
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|  "Re(8):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are..."
, posted Fri 27 Feb 20:20
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I know, I know. I saw the "SF Figures" thread title and I knew I'd be disappointed again. Good to see Sagat and Sodom in the list to sort of mix things up, but seriously, toy companies... stop making Ryu and Ken figures. It's making us sick. At least not in these super-small figure sets.
You do realize that's like saying "Make a Batman toy line without Batman, Robin, OR Joker!!!!"
Sure there's a wealth of other major characters Nightwing, various Batgirls, Huntress, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, and WTF's like Bane's sidekicks, Spoiler, Killer Moth, and Egghead... but expecting a company to not make major characters in their toy line just because they're in someone else's doesn't make sense.
I mean I can see complaining if Resaurus had survived to go through to make Alpha Ken and Ryu in wave 4, but it's silly to hate SOTA for covering major characters in their first attempt at the franchise. (especially since these will be the first super possible 6in. Ken, Ryu, and Bison figures)
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| Adon 1316th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
| "Re(9):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are..." , posted Fri 27 Feb 20:33
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I know, I know. I saw the "SF Figures" thread title and I knew I'd be disappointed again. Good to see Sagat and Sodom in the list to sort of mix things up, but seriously, toy companies... stop making Ryu and Ken figures. It's making us sick. At least not in these super-small figure sets.
You do realize that's like saying "Make a Batman toy line without Batman, Robin, OR Joker!!!!"
Sure there's a wealth of other major characters Nightwing, various Batgirls, Huntress, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, and WTF's like Bane's sidekicks, Spoiler, Killer Moth, and Egghead... but expecting a company to not make major characters in their toy line just because they're in someone else's doesn't make sense.
I mean I can see complaining if Resaurus had survived to go through to make Alpha Ken and Ryu in wave 4, but it's silly to hate SOTA for covering major characters in their first attempt at the franchise. (especially since these will be the first super possible 6in. Ken, Ryu, and Bison figures)
Yeah you need the marquee guys, believe it or not I don't know of a Ken or Ryu Gashapon at all but Chun Li, Cammy, and Mai have had two different versions. The SF females or fighting females in general are the ones who saturate the market.
I have to say I think I will really like these. The next best thing to Resaurus possibly better. The fact they listen to fans when they pointed out a design flaw and including acessories.
It get's my Hazzan seal of approval
nice.
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| Undead Fred 1367th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
| "Re(9):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are..." , posted Fri 27 Feb 20:59
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You do realize that's like saying "Make a Batman toy line without Batman, Robin, OR Joker!!!!"
Sure there's a wealth of other major characters Nightwing, various Batgirls, Huntress, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, and WTF's like Bane's sidekicks, Spoiler, Killer Moth, and Egghead... but expecting a company to not make major characters in their toy line just because they're in someone else's doesn't make sense.
I mean I can see complaining if Resaurus had survived to go through to make Alpha Ken and Ryu in wave 4, but it's silly to hate SOTA for covering major characters in their first attempt at the franchise. (especially since these will be the first super possible 6in. Ken, Ryu, and Bison figures)
Well, I did give them credit for making a Sagat and a Sodom. But otherwise, why not leave out Ryu and Ken? At least this is series 1... Maybe there won't be any Dhalsims or Zangiefs or whatevers in the next series and we'll finally get some quality figures of the OTHER characters.
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| Dr Baghead 2833th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(10):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are..." , posted Fri 27 Feb 23:05
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Well, I did give them credit for making a Sagat and a Sodom. But otherwise, why not leave out Ryu and Ken? At least this is series 1... Maybe there won't be any Dhalsims or Zangiefs or whatevers in the next series and we'll finally get some quality figures of the OTHER characters.
There is no Ken in series one. (Ryu, Chun, Bison, Sagat, and Sodom)
And why shouldn't they make a Ken and Ryu? There are far more reasons to make Ken and Ryu then not to:
-No other Ken/Ryu in that style/scale
-No other Ken/Ryu's with that much articulation
-Scrubs by figures too and will obviously want their characters of choice
-Only a few people are going to actually want 'obscure' characters while most people will opt for main characters, excluding them cuts out a major market share.
-aside from which it's just bad business to let another company get your customers... if they think "well they probably have HighDream's [is there another 6in Ken/Ryu?] figures, they won't need ours so let's not make them!" they're basically saying "I don't want money", it's best they think "They might want/have HighDream's figures... we need to out do them so they want ours in addition/instead!!" or there's no point to them making toys at all.
-It's an on going series with as many waves as needed/supported by consumers each with the ideal assortment being "1 hero, 1 female, 1 giant, 1 villian, 1 wtf?!" there will be many interesting characters to come (it's like the Simpsons! I'm sure when the series started everyone was like "Oh... Bart and Homer again, blah!I want a Manjuela and Cleetus!" and they came in time, did they not?)
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| Luisinan 783th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
| "Re(2):Re(10):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are" , posted Sat 28 Feb 01:05
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-It's an on going series with as many waves as needed/supported by consumers each with the ideal assortment being "1 hero, 1 female, 1 giant, 1 villian, 1 wtf?!" there will be many interesting characters to come (it's like the Simpsons! I'm sure when the series started everyone was like "Oh... Bart and Homer again, blah!I want a Manjuela and Cleetus!" and they came in time, did they not?)
Lets just hope the line lasts for a long time. I like main characters as much as the secondary ones.
I agree with all of D.B.'s points. SOTA is going to have a very difficult balancing act.
A lot of folks complain about what Mattel did with MOTU-- shortpacking unique figures and overpacking He-Man/Skeletor variants. It may have been a mistake. But then, on the other hand, Mattel did not want peg warming Teela's either. I don't want to discuss MOTU. I just want to bring up the point that MOTU and SF are really niche toylines. And because of that, shortpacking might more then likely happen because of economics and popularity of figures.
Maybe a good idea would be for SOTA to start a toy club where members were gauranteed every figure in the line. That way SOTA has a gauranteed source of income and the real, hardcore collectors get every figure.
Why don't toy clubs exist anymore! Mattel shoulda done the same. Damnit. Every toy maker should do this.
I'm tired of eBay-- even if I've sinned as a seller there. But still.
For all of you who are real serious about this toyline-- I would recommend to just pre-order all the figure you intend to get. I like hunting for toys but I've been burned to many times in the past (not finding the figures I want). I recommend bigbadtoystore.com. They gouge you a few extra bucks but at least you'll get your figures. They also have deals when you buy a whole wave or a whole set. Its about the closest thing you can get to a collectors club.
Sigh. I'm getting ahead of myself. But I'd sure love it if SOTA did SNK also. Sigh.
Bored? "160"
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| Undead Fred 1369th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
| "Re(2):Re(10):SOTA SF Figures for Series 1 are" , posted Sat 28 Feb 03:07
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There is no Ken in series one. (Ryu, Chun, Bison, Sagat, and Sodom)
And why shouldn't they make a Ken and Ryu? There are far more reasons to make Ken and Ryu then not to:
-No other Ken/Ryu in that style/scale
-No other Ken/Ryu's with that much articulation
-Scrubs by figures too and will obviously want their characters of choice
-Only a few people are going to actually want 'obscure' characters while most people will opt for main characters, excluding them cuts out a major market share.
-aside from which it's just bad business to let another company get your customers... if they think "well they probably have HighDream's [is there another 6in Ken/Ryu?] figures, they won't need ours so let's not make them!" they're basically saying "I don't want money", it's best they think "They might want/have HighDream's figures... we need to out do them so they want ours in addition/instead!!" or there's no point to them making toys at all.
-It's an on going series with as many waves as needed/supported by consumers each with the ideal assortment being "1 hero, 1 female, 1 giant, 1 villian, 1 wtf?!" there will be many interesting characters to come (it's like the Simpsons! I'm sure when the series started everyone was like "Oh... Bart and Homer again, blah!I want a Manjuela and Cleetus!" and they came in time, did they not?)
Dude, I know there's no Ken in series one. I was just making a point. Based on the look of the figures, they seemed more aimed at people that collect figures, so I'd think they'd want the less obvious choices, and assuming they have other SF figures, they've probably got a Ryu and Ken by some other company (and yes, once again, I acknowledge that this particular toy company is not including a Ken action figure in the first series). I'm glad there are supposedly going to be more than one series, so hopefully there will be some other good figures.
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| TiamatRoar 654th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(3):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Mon 1 Mar 20:43:
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What? You mean you don't want a Balrog and Birdie figure?!?!
Nah, a Balrog and Birdie figure would be awesome. You don't get the big oafs for figures from fighting games very often.
Back to my original reply, I was kind of joking, but it's hard to get across without knowing how (or even if I can) to post pictures. I was wondering if my AV would suit the bill, but actually, I probably should find a more appropriate pic to suit what I was trying to say. Hmm... here, lemme try again.
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Vega, Cammy, Balrog, and Birdie... complete Shadowloo in two series!)
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http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/street_fighter_plot.txt
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| Dash no Chris
224th Post
Frequent Customer
| "Sodom musings" , posted Tue 2 Mar 17:49:
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Sodom
It sounds like they are having a lot with little details with the news that Ryu is going to come with his duffel bag and that in the final version Sagat's "good" eye will be totally white.
Hopefully, Sodom will be equipped with a pair of jitte and a pair of katana. Does anybody know if this line of figures (the larger characters, especially) will have articulated hands? or will they have interchangeable hands for different poses? Just thinking that, if the hands aren't articulated, Sodom would need clenched fists for holding weapons, and open "grappling" hands for his throw poses -- oops, can't forget flat "praying" hands for his Shiraha Catch counter. Wondering about the articulatability of these figures' hands after noticing that each of Sagat's big toes appears to be articulated.
I've been talking with a friend (called "Garage King" by our Japanese friends, due to his mad garage-kit skillz) about how we could use one of these figures to make a chrome Sodom hood ornament. Ever since I got my '96 Chevy Caprice Classic, I've thought about getting an obnoxious paint scheme -- bright red hood, roof, and trunk (white elsewhere), with Sodom's white "shi"/death kanji splashed across the hood (and a custom-lettered windshield tint strip with Sodom's infamous "DIE JOB DEATH CAR?" [daijoubu desu ka?] victory quote). I'll probably end up buying several Sodoms just in case we experience a few failures during the wax molding process.
--Chris
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| Luisinan 787th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
| "Re(1):Sodom musings" , posted Tue 2 Mar 20:23
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Sodom
It sounds like they are having a lot with little details with the news that Ryu is going to come with his duffel bag and that in the final version Sagat's "good" eye will be totally white.
Hopefully, Sodom will be equipped with a pair of jitte and a pair of katana. Does anybody know if this line of figures (the larger characters, especially) will have articulated hands? or will they have interchangeable hands for different poses? Just thinking that, if the hands aren't articulated, Sodom would need clenched fists for holding weapons, and open "grappling" hands for his throw poses -- oops, can't forget flat "praying" hands for his Shiraha Catch counter. Wondering about the articulatability of these figures' hands after noticing that each of Sagat's big toes appears to be articulated.
I've been talking with a friend (called "Garage King" by our Japanese friends, due to his mad garage-kit skillz) about how we could use one of these figures to make a chrome Sodom hood ornament. Ever since I got my '96 Chevy Caprice Classic, I've thought about getting an obnoxious paint scheme -- bright red hood, roof, and trunk (white elsewhere), with Sodom's white "shi"/death kanji splashed across the hood (and a custom-lettered windshield tint strip with Sodom's infamous "DIE JOB DEATH CAR?" [daijoubu desu ka?] victory quote). I'll probably end up buying several Sodoms just in case we experience a few failures during the wax molding process.
--Chris
I can only dream that one day I will be as cool as you. Please post pictures of your death car. Your cool-osity is always rising. Praise the children who follow your footsteps.
Bored? "160"
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| Radish 2286th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(1):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Fri 5 Mar 13:46
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SOTA is going to start voting for who should be in series 2 over at action-figure.com
http://www.action-figure.com/Article11147.html
It has begun! (or whatever the SF version of that pharse is)
Ken is already confirmed as the hero for series 2, but we can pick who the giant, villian, female, and wtf are (personally I'm voting Vega, Cammy, Balrog, and Birdie... complete Shadowloo in two series!)
Edit: Oh! Full size Sagat picture too... I'm so impressed that he's that well sculpted and that well articulated, $15 a figure seems pretty fair now given what they're selling.
Late to the party here but...
1. Vega
2. Rose
3. Zangief
4. Birdie
2 was the only tough choice for me. I figure there are enough Cammy and Sakura models to go around though. If there's a series 3, I really want Karin to be included. Personally I think Sakura and Akuma are the shoeins but I hope not.
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| Iggy 2933th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(4):Re(10):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Mon 8 Mar 15:21
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Why not?
You missed the scandal? Guile lost his job at the US army after a certain picture of him was taken under the shower (and since we can't post pics here, here is a ASCII rendering)
,､-‐'" ／ r' |.j,!
| 、 _,..､ -‐ '" ' ‐-､,_＿__`ヽ,
. | ｀ i ,...----ｰ"ﾊ-一;;..,、 " ヽ'
| ぐ" i ゛ヽ.,,.
| ) ＼ ヽ i ,_l_ ､ ＼
! -゛‐-､ , -`"' ￣` ＼ _ __＼
| '"V ) (,,,,.,...、 (、 , -一"
i ' 〔{サ'"ヽ'-ー'_ i、 ／
l | `i､・ . ,!, =(
l ヽ ! ,---- .、 .ｴ゛f
i ! !‐ｰーvl ic-), !
-‐／￣,｀" ‐- ､_ i, ゛￣ ゛ ノ"い
フ_4゛ ＼ ￣｀‐- ､ ___ ,､ ‐ ⌒ ヽ
ﾆ-‐'-､ ｀ー- ￣ `'' "` ‐`‐､
,.> ,､-i‐っ‐- ､. _ ` ヽ
(_,ノ'゛ ／ ｀` ‐- ､ ヽ
／ ｀` ､_ ＿,ノ
i.:.｡; '／￣￣
i .:.｡; / /
〉'''' ヽ ノ /
/ "'''''''' ／
．．．人はパンツをセンタク機にほうり込むのは、どんな時だ？
答えは一つ。
．．．それを脱いだ時、だぜ。
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| TiamatRoar 660th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(5):Re(10):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Mon 8 Mar 18:47
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Voting is only for wave 2, runners up may make it into waves 3 and 4 but there won't be votes held for each successive wave. (although SOTA says another vote may happen in the future)
Ah, okay, that's good, then. Hmm... wonder what process, if any (go go random number generator!), they'll use for future character choices. Surely there can't be an exactly equal number of wtf, giant, villain, female, and hero characters even when taking into account crossovers, could there?
The realization that they'll never make a grumpy surly Kei action figure makes me sad. She's my favorite character in the comic so far. Course, I suppose maybe if the line does really REALLY well, she could be like, an accessory to Sakura or something.
http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/street_fighter_plot.txt
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| Dr Baghead 2860th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(6):Re(10):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Mon 8 Mar 19:08
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Surely there can't be an exactly equal number of wtf, giant, villain, female, and hero characters even when taking into account crossovers, could there?
I don't know, I guess we'll need to wait and see... the Simpson's seemed to strech itself out long enough to cover almost everyone (Maude being the only major omission I can think of), with the help of Homer and Bart variants... and since SOTA wants to keep the 'important' characters in circulation we'll probably be seeing re-issues (or maybe even redecos?) of Ryu, Ken, Bison, Chun, etc. until everyone is covered.
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The realization that they'll never make a grumpy surly Kei action figure makes me sad. She's my favorite character in the comic so far. Course, I suppose maybe if the line does really REALLY well, she could be like, an accessory to Sakura or something.
If I'm remember correctly and she's dressed like Sakura... there's a slim chance she could be a SOTA-store exclusive. (they've already said in the future there will be variants made just for their on-line store, I assume this means Evil Ryu and Mecha-Zangief... but I'm hoping they'll make some new head sculpts and give us the 10 unplayable dolls, Gokuten, and other NPC's as well)
This picture is unusally orange no?
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| Sano 472th Post
Gold Customer
| "Re(5):Re(10):START VOTING FOR SERIES 2" , posted Tue 9 Mar 09:24
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You missed the scandal? Guile lost his job at the US army after a certain picture of him was taken under the shower (and since we can't post pics here, here is a ASCII rendering)
,､-‐'" ／ r' |.j,!
| 、 _,..､ -‐ '" ' ‐-､,_＿__`ヽ,
. | ｀ i ,...----ｰ"ﾊ-一;;..,、 " ヽ'
| ぐ" i ゛ヽ.,,.
| ) ＼ ヽ i ,_l_ ､ ＼
! -゛‐-､ , -`"' ￣` ＼ _ __＼
| '"V ) (,,,,.,...、 (、 , -一"
i ' 〔{サ'"ヽ'-ー'_ i、 ／
l | `i､・ . ,!, =(
l ヽ ! ,---- .、 .ｴ゛f
i ! !‐ｰーvl ic-), !
-‐／￣,｀" ‐- ､_ i, ゛￣ ゛ ノ"い
フ_4゛ ＼ ￣｀‐- ､ ___ ,､ ‐ ⌒ ヽ
ﾆ-‐'-､ ｀ー- ￣ `'' "` ‐`‐､
,.> ,､-i‐っ‐- ､. _ ` ヽ
(_,ノ'゛ ／ ｀` ‐- ､ ヽ
／ ｀` ､_ ＿,ノ
i.:.｡; '／￣￣
i .:.｡; / /
〉'''' ヽ ノ /
/ "'''''''' ／
I will respond to this by working equally as hard to render the appropiate drawing. Thinking of this design took me hours on end as I wasn't sure if was going for an Abstract rendering or a post modern expressionist sketch. In the end, here's what I've decided. I hope you appreciate all the hard work I put into this drawing and notice how it accurately reflects how I feel about Guile's scandal.
>_<
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| Dash no Chris
235th Post
Frequent Customer
| "My ridiculously lengthy musings" , posted Tue 9 Mar 22:36:
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Surely there can't be an exactly equal number of wtf, giant, villain, female, and hero characters even when taking into account crossovers, could there?
The "ALL ABOUT Street Fighter" book that came with the "Hyper SFII Anniversary Edition -Special Anniversary Pack-" has a chart at the front showing the majority of SF characters, and which games they appeared in. It lists 65 characters altogether. For purposes of action figures, however, you could have more than one version of each character (as some have mentioned previously in this thread): Chun-Li (SFII), Chun-Li (ZERO/Alpha), Cammy (Delta Red), Cammy (Shadoloo), etc.
Dr Baghead has referred to the 5 categories of action figure archetypes as (0) Heroes, (1) Villains, (2) Females, (3) Giants, and (4) WTF Characters, while admitting that some crossover exists with some characters being capable of fitting into more than one of these categories. Looking at the rather varied selection of characters in the Second Wave's Category-3 list, I wonder if "Giant" would be a completely accurate descriptor.
Hugo.....240cm / 200kg
T. Hawk.....230cm / 162kg
Sagat.....226cm / 78kg (SFII).....226cm / 109kg (ZERO/Alpha)
Birdie.....216cm / 111kg
Zangief.....211cm / 115kg (SFII).....214cm / 121kg (ZERO/Alpha)
Mike Bison (Balrog).....198cm / 102kg
Blanka.....192cm / 98kg
Sodom.....190cm / 98kg
E. Honda.....185cm / 137kg
These 9 are among the largest SF characters. Of the four Category-3 characters, Balrog and Zangief would certainly qualify as "Giants" -- being the 5th and 6th tallest characters on the above list. Depending on how the Blanka sculpt works out, he could rate "Giant" status, too (I'm hoping he'll be a fairly meaty figure -- I've always thought that 98kg was a little light, given the way the character is depicted in sprites and official artwork). But, Dhalsim? a "Giant"? And meanwhile, over in the "WTF" Category-4, we've got T. Hawk and Birdie -- the 2nd and 4th tallest characters. I'm tending to think of Category-3 as "characters that might require larger-than-normal packaging." Dhalsim, for example, could have 4 (or more) extra limbs of different lengths, that could be swapped with his default arms and legs to recreate his various Zoom Punches & Kicks. By that same token, a Twelve or Necro figure could qualify for Category-3 (especially with all the various weapon-limbs Twelve could have as accessories). And then again, I wonder if SOTA really intended Category-3 and Category-4 to be as thematic as Categories 0-2 -- perhaps they simply had 8 nominees left that didn't really fit well into the first 3 categories.
I put together the list of 65 SF characters from the chart in the "ALL ABOUT Street Fighter" book, along with several additional characters that might be included in the line. Here's how I tried to break them down into the 5 categories:
***** Category-0 (10 possibilities) *****
Ryu
Ken
Sean
Dan
Guile
Nash
Alex
Guy
Cody (FF)
Cody (ZERO/Alpha)
If Ryu, Ken, Sean, and Dan are all Category-0, this would minimize the chances of getting more than one "Shoto" in any given Wave (which, IMO, would be a little boring). I'm thinking that Sean and Dan are both popular enough to rate inclusion in this category, rather than in Category-4.
Seems like most folks who know SF also know Final Fight, so I think it'd make sense for Guy and Cody to be included in Category-0. Don't know about the likelihood of Cody getting 2 versions (t-shirt vs prison garb), but the popularity of "original" Cody might be enough to warrant it.
***** Category-1 (11 possibilities) *****
Vega (M. Bison)
Balrog (Vega)
Gouki (Akuma)
Shin Gouki
Mecha-Gouki
Satsui no Hadou ni mezameta Ryu (Evil Ryu)
Gen
Adon
Rolento
Gill
Urien
I thought that Gouki and Shin Gouki had enough possibility for variation in their character designs to perhaps result in a 2nd Gouki figure -- especially if SOTA gave Shin Gouki an insanely violent facial expression and bulging veins across the surface of his muscles. On the subject of Gouki variants -- and as long as Dr Baghead has mentioned Mecha-Zangief -- why not Mecha-Gouki as well? Especially cool if they gave him a spring-loaded rocket punch. : P
If a Satsui no Ryu is going to be made, hopefully he'll be classified as Category-1 just to keep him out of any Wave that might already include Gouki. Also, I would hope that SOTA would make Satsui no Ryu a new sculpt, rather than a boring repaint (like ReSaurus did).
Finally, I want my Gen figure, dammit. If Adon can rate "Villain" status, I certainly think that a professional assassin can.
***** Category-2 (15 possibilities) *****
Chun-Li (SFII)
Chun-Li (ZERO/Alpha ver.)
Cammy (SFII)
Cammy (ZERO/Alpha)
Sakura
Hiyake-shita Sakura
Ibuki
Rose
R. Mika
Karin
Juni
Juli
Elena
Makoto
Maki
I think the popularity (and, therefore, the saleability) of Chun-Li and Cammy could easily result in 2 versions of each. And since we're talking about Mecha-Zangief and Mecha-Gouki, why not Hiyake-shita Sakura [Sunburned Sakura]? Of course, with the exception of skintone and wardrobe palettes, there's not much difference between Sakura and Hiyake-shita Sakura -- probably not enough to warrant a second Sakura figure, anyway. Besides, I don't think mainstream American gamers find Sakura's character design nearly as interesting as other SF characters' -- certainly not enough to make them want to buy 2 versions of her.
While I agree that a full run of all 12 members of the Vega Shin'eitai (the Dolls) would be extra-cool, I also agree that it's a longshot at best. But, dammit, I want a Maki figure! Make it so, SOTA!
***** Category-3 (12 possibilities) *****
Sagat
Hugo
Zangief
Mecha-Zangief
Mike Bison (Balrog)
Blanka
E. Honda
Dhalsim
Necro
Twelve
Q
Mike
Some of my thoughts on this category were addressed previously, but I'll add a few more comments. Obviously, the first 5 characters here would require larger-than-normal packaging. I figure if Blanka fits this category, so should E. Honda -- Edmond's only 2cm shorter than Jimmy, and they're both the same weight (besides, get a load of how HUGE Honda's sprite is in ZERO 3). And if Dhalsim is a Category-3, why not Necro and Twelve?
I don't have height/weight statistics for characters that never appeared outside of SFI or SFIII, but Mike and Q were both pretty damned tall. That's assuming, of course, that Mike and Q don't get condemned to the obscurity of Category-4 -- but I figured there are enough not-so-tall Category-4 candidates available to perhaps keep Mike & Q in Category-3.
***** Category-4 (15 possibilities) *****
Sodom
Birdie
T. Hawk
Dudley
Oro
Eagle
Retsu
Geki
Joe
Lee
Fei-Long
Dee Jay
Yun
Yang
Remy
SOTA's already put the first 5 characters in this category. If Dudley qualifies as Category-4, I figure Eagle would be filed here, too. On that note, the 4 characters who never made it past SFI (Retsu, Geki, Joe, and Lee) likely also belong here. And, while popular, the last 5 characters on this list just don't sing "Category-0" material to me... so this is where I wound up putting them.
***** Category-X (3 possibilities) *****
Gouken
Goutetsu
Zekuu
Dr Baghead suggested a Gouken figure (which would be fecking cool), so I thought "why not figures of Goutetsu and Zekuu, too?" I'd imagine these would be about as likely as the 4 SFI holdouts, since these 3 masters have never, ever been playable (or appeared in anything other than ending sequences, game-wise), but it'd still be cool to see Zekuu make the cut. America simply doesn't have enough action figures with groovy, Nagai-esque sideburns.
--Chris
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| Spoon
182th Post
Regular Customer
| "Re(1):My ridiculously lengthy musings" , posted Wed 10 Mar 01:00:
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Dr Baghead has referred to the 5 categories of action figure archetypes as (0) Heroes, (1) Villains, (2) Females, (3) Giants, and (4) WTF Characters
How about:
0 - Small
1 - Medium
2 - Large
3 - Super-Size
4 - Variable
3 may have to be renamed because it's going to be out of the McDo lineup soon.
Edit: 3S Chun belongs in your WTF category... twiggy arms, horse-like legs, narrow waist, large bust; i'm amazed that she can move and look at all balanced in her movement. Necro said it best about "the other characters" being freaks...
And then I keep thinking about Sieger and Genjuro in SS2, who have MASSIVE upper bodies, and super-narrow waists... Genjuro got thicker as the series went on, but after taking a careful look at Sieger, oh man...
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| Dr Baghead 2868th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(1):I'll see your twenty dollars and up the" , posted Wed 10 Mar 11:21
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I'll bet you $20 American that Guile will not be in series 2
Twenty Dollars? Why don't we make the bet more interesting so all the people here at MMCAFE can get a kick out of it?
If Guile is not in Series 2, I will start a Thread called "Capcom is Lazy!" (Those who know me know that I am always defending Capcom and would never start a Thread like that.) My first Post will have some of the worst Capcom Bashing this Site has ever seen. After a 24 Hour period, I'll post on that Thread and reveal the details of the bet and how I really feel and all.
But, if Guile is in fact in Series 2, you have to start a Thread called "Disney Sucks!" and Post all the reasons you feel Disney sucks (Even though we all know you like Disney.) After a twenty four hour period you can post on that Thread and reveal the details of the bet and how you really feel and all.
For whatever reason if SOTA never comes out with a Series 2, all bets are off.
Ball's in your court Dr. Baghead. What do you think, and what does everyone else think?
I'll go for that, I have no reason to think SOTA with all they're trying to do for the fans, would ignore the their votes and put Guile in (especially since Ken is already confirmed, if character was going to be inserted without voting they wouldn't hide it from us.)
Anyway, you're on.
This picture is unusally orange no?
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"Voting for series two" 
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3S Chun belongs in your WTF category... twiggy arms, horse-like legs, narrow waist, large bust
