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11-25-2022, 01:46 PM | #31 |
Iron Grenadier
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God I loved those HOF handbooks.
I'm a youngin' and all, but it was HOF that elevated Joe from passing interest to ride or die passion for me. Just seeing pics of those books makes me wanna break them out.
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11-25-2022, 01:48 PM | #32 |
Crimson Guard
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What makes a character popular?
A COOL LOOKING TOY. Snake Eyes was the only all-black figure in a sea of look-alike green army men. He was COOL. He immediately demanded attention. Cobra Commander has a silver mirror for a face...total mystery. That's COOL. Destro had a vac-metal silver head. That's freaking cool, despite his ridiculous disco outfit. All the "lore" in the world can't make a kid like a lame-ass toy. Look at some of the least popular character in the GI Joe toyline. Crystal Ball. That thing is ugly and lame and everyone hates it. Raptor. The dude is dressed like a bird. Stupid. Zandar. Half naked neon-spangled "biker" but looks like a reject from "Jem." Totally lame. Kids don't like it. Kids are disappointed to get it for a birthday present. Kids blow it up with firecrackers in the backyard. If you want a popular character you must start with a COOL TOY. |
11-25-2022, 01:58 PM | #33 |
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Due to that fact that for as long as Classified exists there inevitably going to be a Snake Eyes figure would be down for a repaint of the retro Snake in o.d. green?
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11-25-2022, 02:06 PM | #34 |
Iron Grenadier
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Crystal Ball looked like Vincent Price, and I love him.
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Raptor. The dude is dressed like a bird. Stupid.
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Zandar. Half naked neon-spangled "biker" but looks like a reject from "Jem." Totally lame. Kids don't like it. Kids are disappointed to get it for a birthday present. Kids blow it up with firecrackers in the backyard.
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11-25-2022, 02:27 PM | #35 |
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I loved Raptor. He had those nice fabric wings in an era when fabric on figures was rare and sucked (Squid Head, ERG, and Bib Fortuna not withstanding).
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11-25-2022, 02:29 PM | #36 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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For me, what makes a toy awesome is their design and visual appeal to me. It really didn't (and still doesn't) matter much to me what they did in the cartoon, comic, tv show or film a character appeared in, just as long as they looked cool -- that was all that really mattered or matters. That essentially still applies today for me as an adult as well.
All that being said, for most popular characters I think it has to be the perfect combination of someone that looks cool or stimulating and also is interesting or unique in the media they appear in. A character that you can root for or a villain you love to hate. Villains tend to be more popular if they are flawed or broken in some way and have some sort of back story that explains their evil. Heroes we want someone that we would want to be like if we were in their shoes or someone we would love to somehow be in a fantasy world. Someone cool, heroic, badass, smart, strong, kicks ass, etc. Quote:
Preach!! I love Crystal Ball! Not lame at all by any means. Indeed. Raptor will make a really awesome Classified figure whenever they get to him. I still love Zandar no matter what people say. Him, Zarana and Big Boa were the three figures that got me back into GI Joe in January '87 after I had checked-out of the line in early '86 (I got really into Ghostbusters and MASK for most of 1986), so only got the BAT and Monkeywrench in '86. Anyways, I loved that Zartan had two siblings that also changed color and were Dreadnoks. It's easy to say that they look funky or cheesy or lame now 35 years later, but in 1986 most kids that were ages 5-12 loved the way they looked. Yes! Also, don't forget the amazing soft goods fabric that the old Kenner 4-LOM (now Zuckuss) had too!
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11-25-2022, 02:41 PM | #37 |
The Man You Know & Love
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What makes a character popular?
A COOL LOOKING TOY. Snake Eyes was the only all-black figure in a sea of look-alike green army men. He was COOL. He immediately demanded attention. Cobra Commander has a silver mirror for a face...total mystery. That's COOL. Destro had a vac-metal silver head. That's freaking cool, despite his ridiculous disco outfit. All the "lore" in the world can't make a kid like a lame-ass toy. Look at some of the least popular character in the GI Joe toyline. Crystal Ball. That thing is ugly and lame and everyone hates it. Raptor. The dude is dressed like a bird. Stupid. Zandar. Half naked neon-spangled "biker" but looks like a reject from "Jem." Totally lame. Kids don't like it. Kids are disappointed to get it for a birthday present. Kids blow it up with firecrackers in the backyard. If you want a popular character you must start with a COOL TOY. First of all, Snake Eyes to me was less appealing compared to Crystal Ball, Chuckles, Raptor, Zandar and Zarana, Law and Order and many others. I passed on Snake Eyes many times in the stores. Last edited by sbartek1974; 11-25-2022 at 02:43 PM.. |
11-25-2022, 02:54 PM | #38 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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Major thumbs up dude!
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11-25-2022, 02:55 PM | #39 |
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I too want a classified Crystal Ball fig.
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11-25-2022, 03:29 PM | #40 |
Cobra Viper
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Character and screen time are important to me. They undoubtedly play a factor in my purchases of toys, but looking cool reigns supreme. There were 80's toys that gave little to no information on characters that I simply bought because I liked the way they looked. Who or what they were were mostly or completely up to me to decide. Even if a toy is of a great character, it still has to look good for me to buy it. It's the bottom line.
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