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Added characters in the show not from Hasbro is fine, you know? But a complete disconnect seems a waste. I mean, even if they're not main characters, recurring side characters should probably have had more releases than they have...right?
Oh, I forgot about all the different molds they made for the movie (prolly since a lot of them didn't make it to the UK ) - how well did those sell over there? If they were shelfwarmers I could see Hasbro being reluctant to make more one-off molds.
Quote from: Carrehz on May 30, 2019, 06:37:56 AMOh, I forgot about all the different molds they made for the movie (prolly since a lot of them didn't make it to the UK ) - how well did those sell over there? If they were shelfwarmers I could see Hasbro being reluctant to make more one-off molds.Mane Six were shelf sitters, new characters were harder to get hold of. That ought to have clued hasbro in but no.
All I can think is maybe it's a reverse Stratus Skyranger (the hippogriff) situation. Stratus had a HUUUUGE toy but was barely in the movie. I guess it was too late to cancel his toy by the time his role was cut down? With the students . . . all I can think is someone at Hasbro said "Whoa there, we're rebooting soon, is it really worth it to make a single-use yak mold?" And it was too late to revamp the season? Or something??
I think Stratus also appears for a second in sea pony form as one of the guards that point the spears at Twilight and her friends when Queen Novo realizes Skystar has brought them. I wonder if Stratus was supposed to be a major part in the sea ponies imprison Twilight and her friends part of the plot that was dropped. I always wondered why he got such a huge toy and had such a minor role in the movie. I never found the Captain Celaeno toy anywhere near me. I hope the Mane 6 babies will be cuter than the promo pictures make them look.
I found my Captain Celaeno at the local Walmart, but she was buried amongst other Guardians of Harmony sets. Pretty sure she was the only one there. Shortpacking or popularity?
I read there was originally a scene where the ponies are imprisoned in underwater jail cells (which fits in with the Seaquestria playset features, they have little holding cells on part of it--not that they call them that, ha ha) and Fluttershy uses her ability to communicate with animals to convince fish etc to free the ponies. But it was cut for time. Maybe Stratus was also involved in that part, like putting them in the jail or something.