All info I saw regarding Echo was positive on the viewership and that a second season was on the table. Unless that narrative changed, that was last I heard.
Hahaha, best laugh of my entire day! Please, please sight the source for this info.
This is pretty easily Google-able. I aint gonna post a bunch of article titles, but tons of headlines about it debuting number 1 on Hulu and Disney+, etc. Also many articles citing it as the most inexpensive show to produce. Now, I have no idea what Disney needed it to do to be deemed a success, so who knows if claims are accurate. But you can easily find headlines that are positive about the debut. Including one by Variety which labeled the show as a success. Given Variety is the most trusted source for news about the entertainment industry, I tend to defer to their anysis on these types of matter. Also, I personally do not see the point in being a jerk about its streaming numbers and such, but hey you do you
Now, of course that doesn't mean they couldn't have tried to go back and fill in the blanks on some missing characters from previous movies - but let's be totally honest - how supportive would retail be for a line of figures featuring Whiplash, Ancient One, and the Warriors Three?
I mean, it may just be overly positive thinking, but I could see them selling pretty well. A lot of people like Mickey Rourke aside from just the character, and Ancient One has played a fairly important part in the MCU, or at least Strange/Endgame. I could see them selling well enough on their own- they may not fly off the shelves, but they'd sell. More than likely they'd be packed with Iron Man and either Strange or Kaecilius, respectively, in which case they'd probably sell more. A lot of fans, especially nowadays, are nostalgic for the "glory days" of the MCU, so I can see there being a decent amount of support. Warriors Three, yeah, maybe not, but there's always store or con exclusives if they want to produce in lower numbers (I think it makes the perfect con exclusive- it's just a matter of whether they want to shell out the money for new parts for a smaller run). Nowadays, with all the various ways of getting something out, if a company wants to, they'll make an effort, as long as they think it'll be a good investment. That's the ultimate question.
Just given how long it's taken to get certain characters in this line, I very much doubt the lack of an Echo has anything to do with ratings or popularity. We're still waiting on a yellow suit Daredevil, and he's far from the only Disney+ character still missing.
Outriders are up and are 60 bucks. Honestly okay with that price for the 2 pack considering their size
They're really tempting but I think it's just "I wanna buy something!" rather than genuine want. I sold off my Black Order figures a while ago, so nah.
Just given how long it's taken to get certain characters in this line, I very much doubt the lack of an Echo has anything to do with ratings or popularity. We're still waiting on a yellow suit Daredevil, and he's far from the only Disney+ character still missing.
Honestly I think the fact that she didn't wear a costume for basically the entire series is holding back a figure more than ratings for the show. Female figure (strike one) in plain clothes (strike two - see also MJ and the Claire 2-pack) from a Disney+ show rather than a movie (strike 2.5) and I get why Hasbro hasn't been champing at the bit to rush a figure out.
Her being a female is the opposite of a strike for me. My street-level shelf is a major sausage party, plus Netflix Elektra.
I get that - but you aren't a Hasbro executive or retail action figure orderer. And as much as I hate to admit it - there is plenty of evidence to support their reluctance. Maybe she'd do better as a non-brick-and-mortar exclusive.
I am getting 2 of the 2 packs. I am planning on making 1 of them the horned one, 3 plain ones. Then I will make some display of them with my Black Order and GOTG1 Nebula and armored Thanos. If they do Chitari, I kind of want 10 (aka 5 two packs or however they release) of them for this particular group
https://twitter.com/rottentomatoes/status/1829182184239812681?s=46
Can’t wait to see the Red Hulk figure (I forgot was it said to be a BAF or deluxe?).
I get that - but you aren't a Hasbro executive or retail action figure orderer. And as much as I hate to admit it - there is plenty of evidence to support their reluctance. Maybe she'd do better as a non-retail exclusive.
Or hey, put her in a set with red-suited Daredevil. First set in a long time that I can think of anyway where I'd be thrilled with both figures.
I am getting 2 of the 2 packs. I am planning on making 1 of them the horned one, 3 plain ones. Then I will make some display of them with my Black Order and GOTG1 Nebula and armored Thanos. If they do Chitari, I kind of want 10 of them for this particular group
Yeah, that's definitely the way to do it! Chitauri... you'll need 10 or so just because there's different ones. The more regal looking ones in the IW flashback with li'l Gamora, the shocktroops in Avengers, and I may be mistaken but the Endgame ones looked like a mix, more heavily armored shocktroops. Then there's the massive brute ones.
https://twitter.com/rottentomatoes/status/1829182184239812681?s=46
Can’t wait to see the Red Hulk figure (I forgot was it said to be a BAF or deluxe?).
There's a deluxe Red Hulk listed on that leaked list, and three deluxe figures for the Cap 4 wave. I have always wondered if the Red Hulk IS one of those three deluxe figures (with the others being a new Sam and the new Falcon).
I'm personally not clamoring for an Echo. I didn't really love the show (I can't remember much about it beyond the Daredevil fight scene) and there are ton of potentially new D+ figures I'd like to see prioritized. I could see the Buzzfeed articles now if the figure was announced, but I can also seeing absolutely warming the pegs.
I don't think there were any big promotional images of her in the final suit either, so the recognition of the figure would be near zero.
Keep in mind that I'm a comic figure collector and not so much MCU but I've been using the Ronin costume as my stand-in for Echo all the way back to the first time that Hasbro put it out in a 2-pack (with Elektra?). I've upgraded to the newest comic Ronin at least once since then, if not more - but it's always been Echo to me even though I know the figure was designed to be Barton. That costume is what I tend to remember her from the most. She's been represented in my Avengers display in that costume for as long as I can remember now. I was honestly expecting Disney to put her in that costume in the series, but it never happened.
I actually watched Echo fairly recently and thought it was very solid, with a few quibbles here and there over plot details. I also think She-Hulk is the best thing they've made for D+ (because it is).
I hope they make an MCU Echo for those who want it, and because every property at least deserves the flagship character to be made. Comic Echo is probably making my top 10 this year as she's starting to feel criminally ignored.
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