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04-10-2021, 10:37 AM | #461 |
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For those interested and didn't know, the movie classified figures are still $19.99 on Target.com. If you want 'em, save yourself a few shekels and buy from there. I still think $20 figures is stupid, but $23 per figure is just ridiculous, especially for a property that doesn't carry a licensing fee.
Well, someone made the generic nerd comment about her being "the next Rose Tico" immediately after the reveal, so you can draw your own conclusions for some of the hate.
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04-10-2021, 10:57 AM | #462 |
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What's that supposed to mean? I clearly get what you are implying. Biting my tongue. It couldn't POSSIBLY be that Rose Tico was a horrible character, could it?
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04-10-2021, 11:00 AM | #463 |
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Akiko looks cool and I certainly don't mind her inclusion but it seems like she'd be better received if they simply called her Jinx, with the exact same look and presentation as Akiko. With that said, I have no idea about her role in the movie so we will wait and see.
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04-10-2021, 11:02 AM | #464 |
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I didn't think she was, but even if she was, did that justify the outsized scary hate that became a generic nerd meme, not to mention the creepy-ass cyber-stalking of the actress? Yeah...there are some real fucked-up raging sadsacks in this here "hobby".
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04-10-2021, 11:17 AM | #465 |
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This is the 50 shades of grey choke collar, triggered emo almost got the “Karen” haircut version Baroness.
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04-10-2021, 11:28 AM | #466 |
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04-10-2021, 11:44 AM | #467 |
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Target says released date of 8/1 and 10/1 for the figures. Still, the movie will have already been out.
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This is my thoughts exactly. Her not being Jinx makes me think she is the villain counterpart to Scarlett. I guess she could be Storm Shadow's love interest which is a good reason for it not to be Jinx. But if it turns out they could have used Jinx but just chose not to I think that would be kinda stupid.
My only complaint about Akiko is that, I find her design kind of bland. Other than that, I'm intrigued by how she'll fit in the story. Also, I'm wondering if we'll see other Cobras, like Troopers. Is the Baroness going in alone?
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04-10-2021, 11:52 AM | #468 |
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My issue with Akiko is that without any context she's just kinda boring and uninteresting. With all the other figures there's character backgrounds and history so you know who you're getting. But as it stands Akiko doesn't have any of that. She doesn't look like she's from the GI Joe universe st first glance. Don't know what she does or if she's a protag or antag.
It's possible that once I see the movie I'll come around to the figure but as it stands now she just feels like a generic martial arts character. Without a Chinese style straight sword either she doesn't feel enough like a Wuxia character for me to get right off the bat. |
04-10-2021, 11:58 AM | #469 |
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Is the character supposed to be Chinese? Because the actress is Japanese.
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04-10-2021, 12:15 PM | #470 |
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My issue with Akiko is that without any context she's just kinda boring and uninteresting. With all the other figures there's character backgrounds and history so you know who you're getting. But as it stands Akiko doesn't have any of that. She doesn't look like she's from the GI Joe universe st first glance. Don't know what she does or if she's a protag or antag.
It's possible that once I see the movie I'll come around to the figure but as it stands now she just feels like a generic martial arts character. Without a Chinese style straight sword either she doesn't feel enough like a Wuxia character for me to get right off the bat. We just have to see the movie. Right now, I'm only really interested in buying the Baroness and Scarlett, because I like the figures, outside of the context of the movie. If Akiko really impresses me, and is an important character, I'll consider picking her up, later.
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