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10-11-2021, 07:05 AM | #1 |
Zarana & Zandar
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Why did Hasbro give Zartan his brother's signature visual aspect and then say they aren't making a Zandar figure (and thus, not including him in the lore).
I care most about the lore. The figures are nice to look at, but at the end of things, the lore is the magic that makes these characters come alive, to me. And what if I can't see the figures anymore? The lore still brings life to the characters. Zandar's scarf has the potential for some really wonderful and creepy lore I've talked about over the years. Even though it's never been stated, I like the potential of it being the ripped piece of Zarana's shirt around his neck. Eerie. Snake Eyes always kept a picture of his sister with him for good luck, that if she was with him, he would always be safe. Zandar keeps a piece of his twin sister's shirt around his neck, for reasons yet unknown but possibly to keep her near. Not quite the same as Snake Eyes. They need to establish Zandar in the lore before there's no more room for him. One of his signature elements is already repurposed. :( Hasbro--throw a fan a bone? Establish Zarana's twin Zandar in the lore. And give him back his scarf. And I just found out Classified Zarana has been designed to match Zartan. So that element between Zandar and Zarana is repurposed and thus gone, too. Hasbro, I am ailing, I am scared, I am going blind. The lore is all I may be able to "see" in the end if surgery isn't successful. Been trying to see that Zarana and Zandar aren'r lost as a pair of twins officially--for many, many years I have fought for this. Is it gone, too..?
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10-11-2021, 07:44 AM | #2 |
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What do you mean by "give him back his scarf"?
Do you mean that in a literal sense? Or figuratively? Because, unfortunately, I'm not sure there's any way to erase the fact that Classified Zartan and Viper now wear scarves, too.
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10-11-2021, 08:02 AM | #3 |
Zarana & Zandar
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Zarana and Zandar, twins, is it gone??
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10-11-2021, 08:07 AM | #4 |
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Perhaps they could simply demonstrate their undying bond through an alternative article of (torn) clothing?
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10-11-2021, 08:10 AM | #5 |
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Literally and figuratively. Hasbro wants the characters to evolve? They can start by establishing Zartan is a prick to his brother and took his cherished scarf away to mock him. Then Zandar can still have been established as having (had) his scarf.
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10-11-2021, 08:18 AM | #6 |
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They could, but that still doesn't tell me if Zarana & Zandar being twins is gone. :(
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10-11-2021, 08:22 AM | #7 |
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I just made things work. It wasn't difficult.
If the little fan that couldn't, can do it, so can you, Hasbro.
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10-11-2021, 08:25 AM | #8 |
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Mostly I just want the lore between Zarana & Zandar being twins to remain, Make its way into the future of GI Joe, figures or no figures. If I can make it work, so can you, Hasbro.
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10-11-2021, 08:59 AM | #9 |
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You and that Zandar...
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10-11-2021, 10:02 AM | #10 |
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Hopefully Zartan having that scarf (torn from Zarana's shirt) is a sign (or a nod) of things to come. Maybe it means that Zandar, although not on the near horizon but, is on Hasbro's radar? Who knows. Maybe they want to get Classified Zartan and Classified Zarana established and then bring out Zandar. Maybe Zartan also had a piece of Zarana's shirt as well as Zandar and we never knew it? So maybe in the Classified universe Zartan and Zandar each has their own piece of Zarana's shirt and that keep their bond tight.
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