Duke of Luns wrote:When I first saw the reveal of Titans Return Sky Shadow, I wondered to myself "Did I miss the Overlord reveal"? It also seems like an odd choice, as Sky Shadow had a Generations figure a few years ago, and his buddy Blue Bacchus is nowhere in sight. If it had been Thunderwing it would have made a little more sense, as he has been portrayed as a bigger, more powerful character at least in the Prime Video game and Stormbringer comics. A leader could be considered a warranted upgrade.
I also think it's a bad idea to release the less obvious choice first because what if it doesn't sell? The figure shelf warms, stores don't order future waves(or order less stock), and it makes it harder to find the figure you do want.
Kurona wrote:Duke of Luns wrote:When I first saw the reveal of Titans Return Sky Shadow, I wondered to myself "Did I miss the Overlord reveal"? It also seems like an odd choice, as Sky Shadow had a Generations figure a few years ago, and his buddy Blue Bacchus is nowhere in sight. If it had been Thunderwing it would have made a little more sense, as he has been portrayed as a bigger, more powerful character at least in the Prime Video game and Stormbringer comics. A leader could be considered a warranted upgrade.
I also think it's a bad idea to release the less obvious choice first because what if it doesn't sell? The figure shelf warms, stores don't order future waves(or order less stock), and it makes it harder to find the figure you do want.
Sky Shadow was chosen because they wanted to complete a line of IDW's group of Phase Sixers - that being Sixshot, Overlord and Black Shadow. They were already doing Sixshot and Overlord so might as well chuck the other one in there.
What you're saying is perhaps true, but what if they were sold after? Then it'd be even harder to sell them. If you brought out Astrotrain first much less people are gonna want Sentinel Prime.
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