Karatka
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Can we get back to talking about Predator figures now? 
OK, so it's an "AVP3 movie" version of Machiko with heavy nods to Lex... much the same as the TF movie Optimus Prime is an updated, flashier version of his 1980s cartoon incarnation. I can get that, it's quite impressive that HT have actually clocked the existence of a character who hasn't seen print since the mid-90s.
It's a very interesting move, showcasing this character ahead of THE Predator or further movie characters; "left of field" doesn't really begin to describe it. I guess that, from a marketing perspective, HT were perhaps getting a bit concerned that the market was throttling back for Predators - Cleaner Kit Wolf and BD P2 do not seem to be attracting the same Ebay resale prices as their predecessors - and wanted to do something different.
Just a pity the figure is so "Heavy Metal" in style, rather than the very functional lines of the comics. I wonder how hard it would be to replace the netting shirt with a more practical fabric bodysuit like the character sported in "War".
OK, so it's an "AVP3 movie" version of Machiko with heavy nods to Lex... much the same as the TF movie Optimus Prime is an updated, flashier version of his 1980s cartoon incarnation. I can get that, it's quite impressive that HT have actually clocked the existence of a character who hasn't seen print since the mid-90s.
It's a very interesting move, showcasing this character ahead of THE Predator or further movie characters; "left of field" doesn't really begin to describe it. I guess that, from a marketing perspective, HT were perhaps getting a bit concerned that the market was throttling back for Predators - Cleaner Kit Wolf and BD P2 do not seem to be attracting the same Ebay resale prices as their predecessors - and wanted to do something different.
Just a pity the figure is so "Heavy Metal" in style, rather than the very functional lines of the comics. I wonder how hard it would be to replace the netting shirt with a more practical fabric bodysuit like the character sported in "War".
ya... my japanese reading skills are weak, hehe
