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10-05-2008, 12:50 PM | #1 |
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With Hasbro celebrating the 3 3/4" GI Joe figures' 25th anniversary and some Joe-related personal appearances by Sgt. Slaughter, speculation began to swirl of a new Sgt. Slaughter figure for the 25th anniversary line. However, in a Q&A session with yojoe.com, Hasbro representatives denied any plans for such a figure, noting that Sgt. Slaughter's rights are still held by the WWE.
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10-05-2008, 12:52 PM | #2 |
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last we heard nothing had changed, i guess it is hasbro's loss because
so we are all making our own unauthorized custom sgt. slaughter figures |
10-05-2008, 12:59 PM | #3 |
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I believe it has something to do with the license issue!?
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10-05-2008, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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Heres 4 u Hasbro lol
hahaha Copy him Hasbro i Dare You lol hahaha
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10-05-2008, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, I'm an "official" release fan, and not into customs at all... The only reason I make a custom, is at the point that I sadly realize Hasbro's not making it, or the line's ended (and Hasbro's not making it, obviously) and if it's a figure that SHOULD have been made...
After a year of hoping for a Sarge, and 6-month's-out intel still saying "No Sarge", I've broken down and started my own, I just need to get the head in and get him painted. The sad thing is, fans have proven that you can damn near make him from existing parts from the 25th line, minus the hat and whistle/baton. Hasbro would be all over that, making a figure from existing parts. Although IF they do end up making one in a year or so and proving me wrong, I hope they at least make new molds for part of him, as he really does deserve his own parts. The Roadblock/Copperhead torso works best for him now, but I feel he should be stockier, like Bazooka, and beefier in stature. But in all honesty, they could go with existing parts and make a pretty successful one. I think it does end up coming down to the licensing, but it's odd to me that Roddy Piper got a "25th" figure and Sarge, who has been in Joe's ranks since almost the beginning, still isn't a part of the 25th line when he was a fairly iconic figure in the cartoon. I had a lot of love for the original toy, too. That Triple-T was badass, and Sarge played a major role in my daytime Joe play as a kid, as well. A couple guys on here make pretty badass Sarge heads, and there are several threads of customs. I'm still hoping they're making a regularly-released, or even a release at all (Comic Exclusive, Mail-in, etc...) Sarge. But I'm not holding out anymore, I'll soon have my own custom Sarge, even if he's not 100% official-looking. |
10-05-2008, 01:41 PM | #6 |
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i think since they cant use him prob cus of the name , they should jus change it! spell it slawter! at the end of the day we know who it is an how its really spelt, an besides pple make new names on stands anyway. we can jus change the name! i really dont know to much of this story, vince might have rights on the molds as well! idunno! but i sure the hell want one especially after watchin rise serpentor rise last night! that brought me back!
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10-05-2008, 02:30 PM | #7 |
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The problem is the cartoon and figure also used Slaughter's likeness. So it's not only the name, but the character, his face, overall attire and personality that are all off-limits to Hasbro for now. Simply changing a name to something else is not enough in this case because Hasbro doesn't own the character's likeness, either (unlike other simple name changes like Double Clutch or Data Frame).
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10-05-2008, 02:33 PM | #8 |
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From what I can tell, "Roddy Piper" isn't owned by WWE. The character of "Sgt. Slaughter" is. While fans can get away with making figures, a company like Hasbro would be facing a lawsuit from WWE if they even tried recreating him with a misspelled name or imitating his likeness. They'd have a hard time claiming it was an original and unrelated character when the intention would be obvious.
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10-05-2008, 02:55 PM | #9 |
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well wtf i hate vince mcman. he should jus be like yeah here! he already got enough money!
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10-05-2008, 06:05 PM | #10 |
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The likeness argument seems out the window though, as they've already released "Arise Serpentor, Arise!" on DVD with the DVD packs. If they're paying him royalties for that, why not for a figure release?
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