Feb 23, 2014

The Revenge of a Filmation Mini Sub... Yay or nay?

Yes, I'm on a Mini-Sub rant roll! I've tackled NA, 200X and now I'm gunning down Filmation.
I'll be honest here: I PERSONALLY THINK that we do not need a Filmation Sub Returning... Especially after the FABULOUS FIGURES we got on the last one... No, I'm not going to stop talking crap about Plundor or the poopy Pharaoh... Also, we have WAY MORE FILMATION than we have 200X...
Seriously, look at all the Filmation in MOTUC vs the 200X in MOTUC:
Filmation:
Adora
Marlena
Shadow Beast
She-Ra
Catra
Bow
Swift Wind
Nettossa
Castaspella
Frosta
Glimmer
Madame Razz
Octavia
Scorpia
Shadow Weaver
King Randor
Sea Hawk
Nepthu
Plundor
Strongarm
Icer
Shokoti
Batros
Loo-Kee
Kowl (2nd release)
Palace Guards

*Not counting Horde Prime or Crystal Castle Man (AKA Light Hope) because those are Horsemen designs based on those "formless characters".

versus 200X's
Grayskull
Zodak
Snakemen
Carnivus
Faceless One
Marzo
Griffin
Battle Lion
Dekker
Dactus

Before anyone complains "That's cheating, you're using POP as filler" The designs are Filmation Designs "Classicized" If the POP Figures Looked like their toys, they wouldn't be on that list.
So, let's ignore "fairness in the factions" and see what I can pull off for a Theoretical Filmation sub:
As in the past rants, the Sub will be a carbon copy of Club Etheria but using Filmation folks.

Once again, no variants. I know some folks want a Filmation Teela or Hordak, but those ain't gonna happen here. Maximizing Slots and all that. There will not be any large scale items or figures that require 100% new tooling like Dylamug, Lizardman, or Dragoon. No small sized characters like widgets, twiggets or Star Child... Huntara will not be here since she's meant to be on the main sub either on 2014 or 2015.

General Sunder:
Horde Trooper Body and Armor
New Head
New Cape
New Weapon
Extra Horde Trooper head.

Why Sunder? Low new tooling and a second chance to get An Extra Horde Trooper. Not to mention that enlarging the Horde is cool.

Chimera (v2):
New Head
New Boots
Demo-Man shirt and loincloth
He-Man Buck
Tri-Klops Forearms
Stratos feet
New Black Flower accessory for Count Marzo

Why Chimera? Low New Tooling, Adding a minion to Marzo helps to make the count a sort of faction leader. I've mentioned him a few times, not really a WANT for me, but is a Low New Tooling character that adds to another character.

Vultak:
New Head
New Wings
New Torso Armor
He-Man Buck
Icer Forearms
KGS Boots
Skeletor Duckfeet

Why Vultak? Simple: Horde Flier. I honestly don't care much about him, but he does fill the position of Horde Flier. and low count of new pieces needed. He is also on Neitlich's favorites list, according to Emiliano's post regarding Neitlich's defense of that lame-ass Nepthu.

Masque:
He-Man Buck
New Heads (Normal and Smoking empty head)
Goatman thighs
Hordak forearms and gloves
Dekker Boots
New Cape
New broken mask

Why Masque? Shokoti... Also, Low amount of New Tooling Needed for him.

Col. Blast:
New Head
New Clip-On visor
New Torso Armor for the guns
He-Man shoulders and Biceps.
Rio Blast Forearms
New Hands
New Loincloth
He-Man Thighs
Demo-Man Shins
Keldor Boots
New Clip-On Knee Guns

Why Col. Blast? Scraping the Bottom of the barrel here because he is one of Neitlich's favorites. See the "Why Vultak" section of this rant.

Now for the Sixth and Final Slot on this sub (Minus the Sub Exclusive) goes to:

Melaktha:
New Head
He-Man Torso
Hordak Abs
New Shirt "Armor"
He-Man shoulders
Mosquitor Biceps
Tri-Klops Biceps
Rio Blast Loincloth
He-Man legs Dekker's boots
New Filmation accessories/relics

Why Melaktha? With the already released Shokoti, the Masque on this sub and him, we have all the normal sized characters from House of Shokoti. Not to mention that he is one of my most wanted Filmation characters.

Now the Sub Exclusive... Since I already FEEL Like I'm scraping the Bottom of the Barrel here, who could I choose to WOW People...

Imp vs Montork and Dree-Elle 3 Pack:
Imp is obviously 100% New Tooling

Montork is just a new head
Orko Buck
New Bandanna with the beard attached
Unnamed One's forearms

Dree-Elle is a new head
New Torso
Orko's arms
new hands

2 Flight stands and a couple of Imp alternate forms.

Why Imp, Montork and Dree-Elle three pack? Simple: Filmation fans want Imp for their Horde. since we got Orko, the idea that Montork and Dree-Elle were coming was there... Instead we got Mitch, the Unnamed One.

The problem I have with a Filmation sub is that we have to scrape to the bottom of the barrel to get characters since all the good ones (Scorpia, Octavia, Weaver, Sea Hawk, Madam Razz, Shokoti, Strongarm) were already made. Then there's a lot of characters that would need HEAVY amounts of new Tooling or be Larger items that would be highly unlikely for a mini sub. Heck, I'm already pushing it a bit too far with the 3 folks in the exclusive slot.

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