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ROC Para-Viper and ROC Dragonhawk with Wild Bill in package
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06-25-2009, 05:38 PM
gunslingercbr
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How doesn't it? Remember, the ME line was a "bonus" because the original 25th stuff (which was only supposed to be the 5-packs) sold so well. The RoC toys have been planned for awhile, regardless of what had gone on with the 25th/ME, the RoC was still coming out.
So what if the Para-Viper was supposed to be part of the RoC line originally? It seems to fit with the look of the Elite Neo-Viper and the Dog Handler that we've seen.
So if that was the case, then when it was released as part of the ME line, it was Hasbro using an RoC mold for the ME line. Which would then make the ME one the repaint since that was not it's original intended colors.
the ME line wasn't a bonus. once the 25th line was expanded from the first two 5 packs to a complete line, the toyline existed as its own entity and was a focus for Hasbro for that time period (which was well into a couple of waves before the movie was even announced, so Hasbro wasn't planning for the movie as far as figures go before they even had an idea of what it was).
and when the movie was announced, Hasbro knew the time period between then and the release, and scheduled in waves of figures, which they then began designing. the fact that the Para-Viper came out as far from the movie as it did (almost a full year before the movie) shows how far ahead of the movie that figure was conceived of and put into production, and thus not part of it. not to mention the fact that no other figure released in that time period is for ROC, so why would the Para-Viper be the exception. also, there is nothing about the design that reflects ROC more than ME. in fact, I'd argue otherwise. you're really stretching to make the connection simply because your prefer the new color scheme. maybe Croc Master was designed for ROC too since the mold is being used for the Terra-Viper and was released in the ME line during the same wave as Para-Viper? maybe Dusty was designed for ROC and they just threw him in the dvd set? all possibilities with nothing to dispute the idea other than the fact that they came out during a completely separate toyline (which is a pretty good dispute).
it is far more likely that Hasbro is releasing existing figures as repaints in ROC (the precedent is obvious with all the other repaints), than having designed a figure for ROC but released it first for the ME line (of which this would be the only one). which not only seems more likely but logical?
the "ME" line was just a continuation of the 25th line with the anniversary taken off the package because it was no longer 25 years (and as such was just a packaging change no different than changing the characters on the back), and as such, every figure released in it was obviously for it. saying it could have been meant for the ROC line is as arbitrary as saying so was the Eel, which came out later, or the BAT, which came out before.
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