Topic: Who would you like to see in NECA's CV series 2?

[DragonSlayr81]

Richter
Maria
Death
Trevor

[Mr Sven]

In Reply To #14

Similar to the fleaman and peeping eye but more of an inbetween size with minimal articulation. Some lesser enemies designs are great and i'd love to see some mermen with a water squirting feature or a durhon with a karate chop action for his sword.

[Xadion]

i would like to see alucard drac and succubus not borked up in production :-)

i think a lilith/succu/etc trio pack would be awsome...no glude over bitty-titys or anything

CV2 simon would be great its my fav game! infact, I think I will play it today!

a AoS/DoS set would be nice- i want evil freked out AoS crazy hair soma

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #17

Uh huh, yeah I know what you mean. That would also be cool. Like, the lesser anemies that are the size of humans, like demons, zombies and skellies.

[le052383]

The should have a BAF (Build-a-figure) of a bigger enemey if NECA is restricted to a specific character size, which I doubt seein how they are able to release a Tryant for RE and the Balrog for the 6 inch LOTR toyline because  Toybiz/Marvel toys couldn't make one in scale; they tried, but couldn't find a retailer to carry them and the sculpt was awful when compared to the NECA version.

I would like to see a BAF skeleton.  It would probably piss of army builders, but it would be cool where each figure comes with a limb of a skeleton, where the parts can be removeable after being built to show homage to the game.

As for figures I would like to see in wave 2, they are

Ritcher(Prefer the DXC version, but if not, a SOTN version; however, seeing how the outfit between DXC and SOTN are similar, I can see NECA pulling a variant or a retool with a different Richter head, as well as a different coat.

Death(Cv4 or any of the DXC/ROB version.  Before I played ROB years ago, CV4 was my favorite version of Death.  The death in the blue robe in DXC looks cool, as well as his alternate form.)

Maria (each wave deserves to have at least one hot chick and because Sonia isn't canon, why not Maria?)

Axe Guard, SOTN or DXC style(A lesser enemies, but nevertheless, cool-looking.)

Boatman...Kidding. 

As for tiny pack ins, Ghost, imp (One can either have them as enemies or as Alucard's minon,) and those things that were in CV4 (the creatures that replaced the fleamen in the jp version of CV3) would be cool.

[le052383]

In Reply To #14

Similar to the fleaman and peeping eye but more of an inbetween size with minimal articulation. Some lesser enemies designs are great and i'd love to see some mermen with a water squirting feature or a durhon with a karate chop action for his sword.

Action features like you mention for the mermen would be great, but I can imagine some toy collectors being pissed if NECA add stuff like karate chop action, no offense.  I mean, they tend to do in regards to the Marvel line when Marvel toys (formally known as toybiz) had the license.  Ppl would bitch about action features unless they didn't restrict or modify articulation or the gimmick is an accessory like a rock launcher that shoots toy missles. 

[LoneChild]

COD Trevor plus the Dracula

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #21

Yeah, but theyre still called action figures, which are toys, so that woud only seem necessary.

[Alexc2808]

In Reply To #23
No... they're really just called figures.  Not every action figure needs action moves, don't sacrifice quality sculpts, paints, and articulation for something stupid like karate chops and squirt guns.

[Rath]

In Reply To #23
something stupid like karate chops and squirt guns.

I guess we won't have any accurate WereBear or Merman figures then.

[le052383]

In Reply To #21

Yeah, but theyre still called action figures, which are toys, so that woud only seem necessary.

You are mistaken, my friend. 

Action figures are called action figures is because they are poseable and not because they have action features.  That is why figures are called figures; they have no articulation.

If I recall correctly, the term was used around the old gi joe toys before the kung-fu grip, which waws just a rubber hand that can grab things easily.

As for it being necessary, no way unless you are tryin to sell these toys to little kids.  Action gimmicks and features are only added in toylines that are aimed for kids and not for lines aimed for adults.  I mean if Neca was aiming for the younger demographics, why did the company give the Succubus with a removeable or didn't censor any religious symbols?

--UPDATE--

I checked wiki to make sure of what I remembered is right aout Hasbro using the term "Action figures" for the original gi joe line because of poseability.  Furthermore, they also used the term to distinguish their military toys from dolls.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_figure


Prior to gi joe, toys back didn't have the articulation like they do now until the creator of gi joe got the inspiration from those artistic armatures, used for drawing.  Before gi joes, toys were like Barbie, with limited points of articulation.

Also, to go back with action features, it really depends what the action feature is when aimmin to toy collectors.  If the toy is an original as in not a reissue, having stuff like Karate chops and spring loaded waist is a turn off for the older demographics since the older demographics buy the toys for poseability and display more than role playin'.  As such, having a spring loaded arm that goes down when you raise it or press a buttom would make it harder for adult collectors to pose the toy the way they want to because the arm can be posed in a certain angle and if the figure has a button, it tends to stick out like a sore thumb.  However, things like LED (if the button is very well hidden, though this feature is tend to use on mechs, which is allowed since the button can be hidden well), water squirting action (as long as it is done right and the trigger is well disguised like say the top fin of the merman), or missle launchers(if they are removeable from the figure,)are acceptable because they don't limit the articulation and sculpt.  Keep in mind that I do not make these rules, these are things I see on toy forums where toy collectors get pissed if an action feature like spring loaded arms ruins a toy while praise stuff like LED in a robot's head. 

For instance, ppl are happy about the new Ironman movie toys since all but one toy has an action feature of missle launchers, which can be removeable.  Before, Hasbro and Toybiz tend to put action features on toys like say, Spiderman, which would upset the collectors since these things would effect articulation and sculpt of toy.

Also, I assume it cost more money to make a toy with a gimmicksince it takes more engineering and different materials like metal and stuff to make it.  I mean, Transformers toys tend to be more expensive than your run of the mill pokemon toy because of the main different pieces of plastic and other crap that might be needed like for instance, batteries and a light bulb to light a robot's eyes.


However, I doubt we will see action features on CV toys since as I said before, they are marketed to the older crowd, so having spring loaded whatever isn't necessary to attract ppl to buy them.  Ppl aren't buying CV toys for karate chops and spring loaded waist.  They are buying them because they like the sculpt and are fans of the game.

[Belm0nt]

In Reply To #20

Wow, I think you've got something there. In series 1, if you collect all of the figures you get all of Simon's sub-weapons.

Now imagine in series 2, when you collect every figure you get all of Dracula's relics (i.e. Eyeball, Rib, Ring, Heart, etc..) -OR- all of the special items (Golden dagger, Diamond, Red/blue/white crystals, Oak stake, etc..)

As I said before, this franchise has unlimited potential. I just hope when/if we see series 2, it improves over series 1. After all, this is Castlevania, and it demands respect.

[le052383]

In Reply To #20

Wow, I think you've got something there. In series 1, if you collect all of the figures you get all of Simon's sub-weapons.

Now imagine in series 2, when you collect every figure you get all of Dracula's relics (i.e. Eyeball, Rib, Ring, Heart, etc..) -OR- all of the special items (Golden dagger, Diamond, Red/blue/white crystals, Oak stake, etc..)

As I said before, this franchise has unlimited potential. I just hope when/if we see series 2, it improves over series 1. After all, this is Castlevania, and it demands respect.

That dracula relics idea of yours seems like a good idea since that concept was used in the games twice and since one of the games was SOTN, I can see them doing that especiallt how must of the figures they did are SOTN ones.

[Profbeanburrito]

In Reply To #28

They do that 3 times. Simon's Quest, SotN, and Harmony of Dissonance

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