Mortal Kombat Figures Are Also Stuck in the Past

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[@yunehversomi1458]

It’s kind of shocking actually that they haven’t released a game that focuses solely on Scorpion already.

[@Wiki1184]

True, it’s even weirder when you know Sub Zero and Jax (of all characters) got solo games.

[@BATCHARRO]

@@Wiki1184 Well, you gotta remember it was originally a Jax AND Sonya game. 🎵We could have had it aaaaaall...🎵

[@ckoil3728]

Yeah dude like isn't scorpion supposed to be the Front Page mascot of Mk?

[@stevenhay7147]

I guess they haven't branched out because of the failure of mythologies and numerous spin off games not making as much money as the mainline series. Obviously it would make money if done right but maybe WB don't want it to happen? Who knows

[@outis439-A]

@@Wiki1184 sub zero is one of the most popular characters.

[@MiniMugenMan]

"relies on the MK1 & 2 cast", as if the fanbase wouldn't have a panic attack if the main stays weren't present.

[@christhechilled]

yeah, right?

[@MegaO2Jammer]

yup, they learned that the hard way with MK3

[@stranger5011]

Yeah like the brain dead individuals that harrased Ed Boon for not including Mileena on MK11 on day one

[@inakibolinaga8078]

Yeah its not mortal kombat fault, its the fans

[@slammydunk9787]

Well NRS should take “Fans doesn’t know what they want we will tell them what they want” approach. Deception were pretty successful game at the time and it wasn’t relying only on 2d era characters to sale the game… not as much as MK 11 anyway

[@kndyDX]

What shocks me the most is not the huge ammount of Scorpions & Sub-Zeros over other characters (that was to be expected), but the fact that none of those companies have released a single figure of Shang Tsung. You know, the OG Final Boss of the franchise.

[@jasperswarp]

A company called Infinite Concepts has Shang Tsung in its first and only wave.

[@tylersmith9868]

@@jasperswarp and its a joke

[@syckles]

Shang Tsung was released in G I Joe form, twice and in his MK2 style from toy island

[@feuryie]

pretty sure i've seen a mk9 shang. he just doesn't get made often

[@christianromero1840]

Not just focusing on the Scorpion/Sub-Zero look what McFarlane did to their figures. They used the MK11's alternate skins as a cash grab to sell more figures. With countless Scorpions, Sub-Zeros and Spawns. Then after so many lines, they stopped using figure promotion art on boxes and just used all Scorpion artwork instead

[@decepticonleaderstarscream6551]

As a Transformers fan, I feel your pain Like most of the Transformers lines are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave Although unlike McFarlane, Hasbro is actually willing to risk making more obscure characters as the recent Transformers Legacy line has done

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

We can't really complain when Titans Return and Power of the Primes gave us Generations figures of people like Dreadwind, Skullcruncher, Battletrap and Triggerhappy.

[@shin-gokusatsu645]

@decepticonleaderstarscream6551 I'm waiting on them to drop a RID 2001 Legacy Line.

[@razorshark6790]

Grimlock? We've gotten 3 figures of him (not counting repaints and only counting Studio Series and Legacy) in the last 5 years

[@ScratJitZu]

Remember when nobody cared about Bumblebee back in G1, the movies are what made him popular.

[@gamerfan5381]

@@ScratJitZuwe had Hot Shot in the early 2000s who played a similar role

[@jasperswarp]

The lack of Shang Tsung figures is shameful, him and to a lesser extent Quan Chi are the schemers that hold Mortal Kombat together and push the story. The Shangs in my collection are from the Hasbro Mortal Kombat (GI Joe) line, the Infinite Concepts (COGJIT) line from the 2000’s, and the Argentinian knock off line.

[@clobby9553]

I'll never be able to get Quan Chi and Shang Tsung figures to kiss. 😭

[@Wiki1184]

It is weird the first and one of the most iconic bosses in the series gets jack. He falls right into the nostalgic era and he’s a fan favorite.

[@BATCHARRO]

@AT Productions I also want to know more about this.

[@StarDragonJP]

It's surprising they didn't get MK9 or at least freaking Deadly Alliance figures

[@NoPantsWilkins]

Quan Chi is the best.

[@GizmoHibiki]

What's odd is that Johnny Cage over time has gotten more and more love, you would think he would at least get a fraction of the toyline.

[@GHOSTRIDER373737]

Sonya and Cassie too, why can't we have all three of them together?

[@emilstoqanov3270]

@@GHOSTRIDER373737 girls don't sell or something like that....

[@Ergeniz]

@@GHOSTRIDER373737 Sonya I understand, but why Cassie? I don't see much hype for the Kombat Kids, especially in regards to collector's items. I too find them rather boring. None of them really stick out.

[@GHOSTRIDER373737]

@@Ergeniz McFarlane already made a Johnny Cage one, if they make Sonya and Cassie to make the whole family they can be a set and sell as a pack.

[@Ergeniz]

@@GHOSTRIDER373737 I still think Cassie is lame. I'd rather Sonya, Johnny and Jax.

[@bee-zeesoul1018]

When I was a child I had a little Spider-Man figurine from when Spider Man 3 was being promoted, and when you put the toy in the freezer, it would turn from red suit Spider, to alien suit Spider, and vice versa when you ran it under hot water. Imagine a Bi-Han figurine that had the same gimmick: Cold: Noob Saibot Warm: Sub-Zero

[@Ramonaqueenofhell]

Warm: sub zero Ironic

[@Wiki1184]

Yo, I remember having a Spider-Man figure like that. Blew my mind as a kid.

[@FIGHTERSCHOICEArcade]

That would be awesome but remember, Mortal Kombat is a game with a Mature rating and even these toys (excluding Funko Pops) have an “adult collector” warning or something like that. Nothing less, that an extremely interesting idea. :)

[@seantylerfermin4927]

That's the jollibee Spider-man. I had that toy too when I was a kid

[@bee-zeesoul1018]

@@seantylerfermin4927 Actually no, it wasn’t the Jollibee. It was the Burger King toy.

[@DintheAbary]

Jade actually had an MK9 statue that I regrettably sold years ago. I can't remember who made it but it was a pretty solid statue. I might be able to find pictures of it.

[@brenogoda388]

Wish I could get my hands on one of those but each one is going for like $300-400. Wish we could get something Jade related that is actually affordable for most people

[@DintheAbary]

@@brenogoda388 I'm still mad at myself for selling it lol. I can't find that specific statue anywhere!

[@brenogoda388]

@@DintheAbary was it her mk9 look or the mk3 look? Cause Funko made both statues

[@DintheAbary]

@@brenogoda388 I found the receipt from my order and it was Syco collectibles that made it. Definitely her MK9 design though.

[@brenogoda388]

@@DintheAbary I wish McFarlane would just do an mk11 human Jade figure but at this rate I doubt it

[@yensidsfunkos4951]

Mileena, Sonya, & Jade NOT having McFarlane figures by now is a crime! Also my boys Jax, KL, & Kano need love too!

[@BATCHARRO]

There's seemingly never been a Sindel figure at all, so technically speaking there's been more The Jokers in Mortal Kombat figures than there's been Sindels. I would like for one to exist.

[@trash-y-y]

I don’t see an issue with Sub-Zero snd Scorpion figures always being made. They’re without a doubt the most popular MK characters, and if you try to get a popular character that doesn’t have any recent figures on the aftermarket, it’ll cost you a lot.

[@amonster1896]

It's because the toys are becoming stale they don't do all the characters we've seen sub and scorpion a million times

[@Crim-kun]

ikr look at all the star wars vader figures out there.

[@ArchangelSteve]

It's not necessarily that they get made, it's how often they get made in contrast with others, especially if the series is all "we're moving on, we're introducing new characters, look at the Kombat Kids! You all liked Kotal, right? How about D'Vorah and Erron Black as well?" It's fine to have legacy characters in your new series, but not one toy line gives you the complete Cage family.

[@MrWahooStudios]

The problem is that they release 300 hundred Sub-Zeros and Scorpions in the same line

[@Crim-kun]

@@MrWahooStudios macfarlane toys: hold my batbeer

[@VengefulJay]

Can we also acknowledge how many of the ninjas get shafted as recolors? As a huge fan of Reptile and Smoke it sucks when all their figures are just the recolored classic ninjas, no 3D Era designs, no 2011 designs, always just green scorpion

[@Ergeniz]

Tbh, I don't even think its so much Reptile and Ermac's later designs getting shafted as its easier to just do recolors of the classic mold and pass such laziness off as nostalgia fanservice.

[@saiyanjd1107]

because it’s their best looks and no one can tell me othewise

[@Ike656Roy]

I don't understand why the default McFarlane ones are so rare. You've got the molds, crank out a thousand of Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Raiden with every new release and I guarantee they sell out. I'm waiting on a reprint for all 3 that I don't think is ever coming

[@syckles]

Its probably intentionally to inflate the market. McFarlane is known to make figures rare, then rerelease them when they hit max value.

[@kevinbalfe]

It would be a cool idea if they decided to make high quality statues of all the villains in the mainline MK games for the Collector's Edition. MK1 - Old Shang Tsung MK2- Shao Kahn MK3- Shao Kahn (or Sindel) MK4- Shinnok MKDA- Shang Tsung and Quan Chi MKD- Onaga MKA- Blaze MK9- Shao Kahn (I love repetition) MKX- Korrupted Shinnok MK11- The Script

[@HighLifeProds17]

For MK11, I would also include Kronika and Nostalgia Pandering.

[@kevinbalfe]

@@HighLifeProds17 But instead of Kronika, you just get a garbage can.

[@batboythecool]

@@kevinbalfe or an apology letter

[@kevinbalfe]

@@batboythecool And a refund.

[@Tacoguy1000]

Oh, that last one is beautiful. You get an up.

[@pixi7633]

It's so werid to me that Mileena hasn't had a figure since the 90s given how popular she is with fans... I've always assumed based on what I know of the fanbase that Mileena was at least a bit more popular than Kitana is. I also consider them a pair; if one is there, the other should be, like Scorpion and Sub-Zero

[@ZacharyDietze]

When a fan community for freaking *MUGEN* of all things is doing a way better job at representing characters than any of the official games and merchandise are, even with some of the alleged old hated ones, and little to no presence of characters after MK9, then you *know* you screwed up…

[@milkmonstrosity]

I feel like at this point people don't even understand why the Scorpion / Sub Zero rivalry exists and just think that they always need to fight in order for the universe to not collapse.

[@Ergeniz]

Hell, early in the series Scorpion killed B-han, got his revenge, realized Sub Zero was innocent and the two basically became pals.

[@outis439-A]

@@Ergeniz yeah but the universe is reset so they can continue that feud.

[@anotherunreliablenarrator]

Man, after seeing Noob and Kabal actually get figures, the best looking figures in the entire line, I desperately want an MK11 Shang Tsung figure man, just imagine all the money it would make with the different variants. It writes itself man, even the accessories, just give him his flaming skulls, his scrolls, and some kind of soul orb item - it's not hard.

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Shocking that some characters like Cassie and Jacqui don't have figurines. Thanks for the heads up.

[@thecrimsonpool]

100% agree, im surprised Mcfarlane didn't finish off a wave of MK1 figures with Sonya, Kano and (especially) Shang Tsung i love the MK11 line (even if i can't find a original Sub Zero) but theres no excuse for all the Spawns/Joker and the 2nd Baraka.... although i bet we will probably get a Devorah before we get a Jax lol (fyi i was also shocked when they made a MKX Quan Chi figure)

[@Greg501-]

The Spawns were because that was THEIR character

[@nathaninsley1204]

McFarlane has stated in the past that he doesn't do a lot of female figures because he doesn't think that they will sell.

[@blyat8832]

lol, I thought I was the only one who noticed how much Baraka 2s and Jokers there were

[@alexisislas-gonzalez5991]

I mean the only excuse for spawn is that it is better spawn figure than any previous attempts which isn’t saying much since most spawns figures are statutes with ugly ass articulation

[@Ratchetcomand]

The MK11 line is not dead yet. Todd tease a klassic Spawn figure, so we will probably see more with it.

[@realfromtherealreality4148]

Speaking of Mortal Kombat Snake, there's an idea I want to share with you: The death of Kung Lao, Shao Kahn's defeat, Liu Kang becoming the Mortal Kombat Champion, and the start of a much bigger Outworld Civil War that would actually stop dividing people into two very constraining camp. (Also tried to make Reiko an interesting character.) First off: "Kahn" was a term created by Shao Kahn using his own last name. He's such a boss. In the first tournament, Kung Lao is scared for his best friend's safety and still a bit resentful he wasn't chosen. So he sneaks onto the boat and into the island and encounters a lot of MK2 characters. After a while he sees Goro and his blood boils. He was talking in the tribune with a future Reiko and Scarlet, and other characters are witnessing the match, but he immediately teleports in the island to settle his beef with Goro just before he kills Sonya. Since he pulled a sneak attack, Kintaro was ready to end his life, but Goro stops his fellow Shokan and accepts hid destiny. "A champion of Mortak Kombat shouldn't have been defeated by such a petty trick. You can have your win." But Kung Lao feels discontent and doesn't finish off Goro. This leads Shao Kahn so taunt the monk, he senses danger from him so he starts by being nice before verbally stabbing him. Liu Kang tries to stop his friend but in vain and after a good fight that devolves into a smackdown, Kung Lao gets killed. This enrages Liu Kang and he fights him. At first, despite one or two good hits, Shao Lahn plays on Liu Kang's rage to make him predictable and he smacks him down. However Shao Kahn doesn't kill him. Instead, he makes a grandiose speech about the inhabitants of Outworld being deserving of only the best of leader. One that is strong in all sense of the word. So he then smacks his hammer down and calls out Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Raiden, and even Reptile (Who he sensed was starting to get rebellious ever since he met Cage.) "Come earthworlders and you Saurian traitor! If I, the emperor, is really worthy of such a mantle over your realm, then I, should be stronger than ALL OF YOUR BEST FIGHTERS AT ONCE!" The crowd cheers and we have Skarlet and Reiko reminiscing over the time Shao Kahn showed his superiority by doing the same thing to edenian warriors. However a weakened voice rises against him. "No Shao Kahn." "Who dares interrupt the Emperor? Show yourself foolish soul! The emperor turns around and see the monk he brutally beat down with an inch of his life stand up. "I am your opponent." Liu Kang then turns to Raiden and they come to the silent agreement to leave him alone for this. He then goes towards the corpse of Kung Lao, and unties his bandana, taking Kung Lao's hat and strapping it in his back, by using his bandana and putting it over his shoulder, before doing a small prayer. Shao Kahn mocks him: "An ill time to be doing arts and crafts earthrealmer human." The crowd laughs. Liu Kang stands up with his eyes closed. He takes a breather and puts himself into a combat stance. His eyes open. There is fire in them but it's a controlled one. Shao Kahn tries to taunt him again but it doesn't work. "In life we may have had our fights, our fights of ego... In a way my existence is what caused him great pain." Shao Kahn, for the first time in his life, something he never felt once even with Onaga, was afraid. As he sees the spirit of the man he just murdered materialize in blue flames. One that burn harder than the Sun. "But in death, we are finally one." As soon as he utters these words Liu Kang's physical form and Nung Lao's spirit merge in the eyes of Shao Kahn who begins to see an abstract version of the Great Kung Lao in front of him. They fight but it's brief and Shao Kahn ends up being impaled in the chest by Liu Kang's fist. "No taunt of yours can shake my beliefs." After his defeat the crowd stayed silent in pure shock. Their emperor was (seemingly) dead. Shang Tsung immediately fled the scene with the body. However Goro and Kotal Kahn called off the match with the new victor. Mentioning that a new Kahn might get elected another time. As the crowd leaves, Reiko and Skarlet are left alone completely flabbergasted. Skarlet is very confused but suddenly thirsts for Liu Kang's divine blood but Reiko, who has been with her for a long time now, calms her down. As for him, after the match, Reiko comes to the conclusion that physical strength, something he never had, was not what was required to become a good emperor. There would always be someone stronger than you in the world. But he then remembered the effectiveness of the Emperor's words. Ones that could rally anyone and play into the emotions of one's opponents to force them to make mistakes. With a newfound resolve and a dark expression, he knows what he must do to become the new Kahn. (Reiko might suffer from a rare illness that can only appear on mixed outworlders/eldian babies that drastically reduces your physical capability. Or he's just an average dude with a silver tongue.) This sets up the civil war of Outworld between four factions: The Will of the Sun (Led by Kotal Kahn), the Voice of the People (Led by Reiko), the Emperor's Absolute Power (Led by Shao Kahn after he recovers and injects himself with a bit of Onaga's DNA to survive the hit), and finally the Party for Independence (Led both by Reptile and Kitana.) (Onaga was the leader of the Saurians so when Shao Kahn and Goro finally killed him, Goro having no idea of Kahn's underhanded method, Shao Kahn ordered a genocide of all Saurians to make sure none could rise and become as strong as Onaga. The two chameleons managed to escape thanks to their invisibility and Reptile was spared thanks to his fighting spirit despite only being a kid. So Shao Kahn brainwashed him and made him his servant.) This Civil takes place either before MK2 or replaces it completely before transitioning to Earthrealm's invasion of MK3.

[@petesaguy1707]

What's the tl;dr version of this comment?

[@realfromtherealreality4148]

@@petesaguy1707 Right! Sorry! I should have made one: -Kung Lao infiltrates the Island during the first tournament and he encounters a lot of MK2 characters in parallel of the MK1 crew. (He proves his might here.) -His blood boils when meeting Goro and he beats him with a sneak attack after Goro proved his might by beating Sonya and Johnny. -Goro is actually honorable and recognizes his loss despite the dirty move. Kung Lao spares him, ashamed. -Shao Kahn kills him after a fight, where he used his anger by taunting him, and he plays for the crowd. -Liu Kang gets consumed by rage and loses horribly too. -Shao Kahn boldly claims he can take all of Earthrealm (+ Reptile who silently rebelled.) -Liu Kang stops him, and after recollecting his thoughts and sharing with the emperor his beliefs, kicks his ass and badly injures him in the chest. (As Shao Kahn in fear, sees the great Kung Lao reborn in this fusion between Liu Kang and Kung Lao's spirit.) -Shang Tsung flees with the emperor's body. (He'll inject him with Onaga's cells that they kept hidden for years, to make him survive.) -Reiko, a very weak and ill Eldian/Outworlder mixed-race, gets inspired to become the next Kahn himself by rallying the people with his speech. -A four-way Civil War will tear Outworld. (Basically: KK vs Shao Kahn vs Reiko vs Reptile and Kitana) -Onaga was the king of Saurian.

[@EndoScorpion]

I think there's more retcons in this one comment than there was in MK(2011).

[@vaggos2003]

@@realfromtherealreality4148 That script of yours sounds like a pretty damn cool story/retelling of MK2 (with other pieces of MK media here and there).

[@petesaguy1707]

I'm starting to hate scorpion because of the oversaturation of his character in every mk product.

[@reptilecomedytv7381]

I was there too, just want more respect for Smoke and Reptile smh :/

[@firestarsantos7467]

NRS is most certanly, the culprit for most of your complaints. Generally speaking toy companies are bound by contract to ALWAYS release the flagship characters the licensor deems "special" in the couple of first waves even overpowering the current cast of characters feautured in the current piece of media. Talking by experience, this is a problem with most long-spanning franchises not just MK. Despite this I agree that the figure companies are also pretty unispired. Some companies tend to add at least one or two, not very popular character(s) per wave targeted for more experienced fans, but in this case they don't seem to have the passion or orignality to do even this.

[@IrishKyokushin]

SNK have also been just as lazy. They just do Kyo, Iori, Terry and Mai and think they're done. I refuse to support these companies until they get over their laziness.

[@Eshtian]

"Are you allergic to money Tod?" MK in a nutshell We need that as a series

[@legionbeast]

I fully feel this pain since my favorite characters are what are coined as the more "obscure" ones. -Kintaro -Moloch -Drahmin -Dairou -Havik -Reptile -Chameleon/Khameleon Take a guess how many MK figures I own. If you guessed "None", you're correct as Reptile is usually poorly done with wack accessories, or falls into the same category as Kintaro where the only figure is well over $100, meant to be kept in the package and never touched.

[@feuryie]

kintaro at least has figures come out, where ones like ashrah will never have one. only way you'll get some of those is 3d printing which seems to be where the girls are getting created.

[@legionbeast]

@@feuryie Kintaro basically has one statue, and one figure, but the statue is usually in excess of $300 and the figure sits at $130. In terms of practicality, it's in much the same ballpark, though considering I want Moloch or Drahmin, I'm also aware of the "no chance in hell of being made".

[@feuryie]

@@legionbeast i think all the bosses are like that price? i don't really see cheap goros around. though yeah, drahmin and moloch are of a sort that unless someone starts doing 'all' characters you're not going to get them. i mean we should be getting mileenas and sonyas commonly and even those two are rare, much less characters that actually are rare like ashrah or drahmin.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Barring Kitana, there's a totally ludicrous balance of male-female characters here. Why the lack of Sonyas? And why is getting a Shang Tsung so difficult?! And, I gotta be honest, I like Klassic costumes in the games, and often prefer them to their current equivalents. MK2 Female Ninjas and UMK3 Male Ninjas are just something I need, plus some extra gubbins for character are my jam.

[@darknight0147]

I’m glad this is being discussed. Since I started playing MK, Kenshi has always been my favorite and I have been eager to have some sort of figure or collectible of him... but of course, one hasn’t been made officially.

[@ElliotTPham]

Message received. Will buy 700 Quan Chi figures so they bring him back in MK12.

[@thunderstudent]

No love for my boy Shujinko. :(

[@Lowlight23]

Agreed on so many points. MK has SO MANY character they can do merchandise for and all have faithful fanbases. Yet here we are with barely anything to show for it. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@thevaultwanderer2907]

It’s such a shame that there’s not any ermac figures his MKX design is one of my favourite designs for a character in fighting games

[@carlossandez6672]

We really need a marvel legends like mortal kombat line with bigger characters like Goro, Kintaro, sheeva, Motaro, Moloch and so on being done as build a figures

[@majortom331]

If Hasbro had the MK license they wouldve done everyone at their pace.

[@tamashironin2932]

Probably, but most of the figure will use the same mold.

[@Num13Roxas]

Wow honestly surprising there isnt any Mileena merch considering her fanbase

[@mr.awesome6011]

They don't want to appeal to crazy

[@goldenxp9404]

I just want to put Mileena in a jar, man

[@randomnerd3402]

@@goldenxp9404 Don't remind me of that reddit story with the human fluid jar....

[@EpicJasonX9000]

if it helps to some degree, Storm Collectibles did say that they've gotten a lot of requests for both Tremor & Chameleon, who have never been represented in figure form and figures I'd love to see. especially MKA Chameleon who is just dying to be made into action figures. and they did show off their molds for MKII Kitana & Mileena, which I'm sure they would also use for Jade. hopefully they'll announce those figures soon since Liu Kang & his dragon form are finally coming out after being teased quite a while ago. even Kintaro is finally getting a figure made, but god damn it's taken far too long for that figure to be released and has been delayed multiple times. you'd think that most toy companies now a days would finally get their shit together and have a set in stone release date and a production schedule to prevent this kind of nonsense.

[@thekeybladeninjaturtle7380]

NetherRealm and toy companies: Let’s leave the 3D era characters in the dust, nobody likes them or the 3D era as a whole Also NetherRealm and toy companies: Let’s not give our new characters any merchandise and produce over 9000 unnecessary variants for our more popular characters, and that guy who was a guest character in another fighting game back in 2003

[@saloz9483]

I wouldn't mind a jade pop to add to my collection. Also yea when it comes to collector editions goodies you can clearly see he favoritism for scorp and if someone is there with scorp they are being killed by him.

[@milofragger7]

If there was atleast onaga, shang tsung, mileena and cassie cage figures, i'd buy them immediately and love the line that did them. High hopes to see em in some merchandise.

[@nicholasneally2834]

Shockingly Street Fighter has similar problems in terms of statues I can't find any of a lot of characters

[@mm39607]

As a Johnny Cage fan, it surprised me to see (several years ago, when I first searched) that there were very few action figures of him. Don't know why Storm Collectibles hasn't done one yet.

[@marianokaz1503]

Ah yes, the most popular Mortal Kombat characters: - Scorpion - Sub Zero - The Joker

[@The4thSnake]

Joker's in more games than Kung Jin, Taven, Daegon, Kronika, Cetrion, Kollector, and Triborg.

[@marianokaz1503]

That is so funny and sad at the same time!

[@cigooden]

This just makes me think of Power Rangers and it’s obsession with only highlighting the 1st season of Mighty Morphin’

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

I honestly am shocked there isn't a Shang-Tsung figure by any of these people. I can make excuses for certain characters being included or excluded like Scorpion and Sub-Zero being the most popular, Raiden and Liu-Kang are major characters and Kitana is Liu-Kang's love interest, 3D era characters often being disliked or mocked for no reason, etc. But for Shang-Tsung...he's the first boss of the entire series, a MAJOR antagonist and main character who was the focal point of Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon (where he almost got to Blaze), MK vs DCU, MK9 and ESPECUALLY MK11. He's a big deal in MK and probably a huge fan favorite in MK11 with his inclusion likely carrying Aftermath, how have you not made figures for him? I can understand Ermac or Havik, even Kenshi because as cool as he is, he's a jobber sadly, but Shang-Tsung? Even Quan-Chi gets representation but not his better?

[@slammydunk9787]

I’m actually surprised how many figures Kitana got over the years and how little Sonya got. I always assumed that Sonya is more popular in the series than Kitana.

[@bigdaddydelphox6022]

They're relatively equal from what I've seen. When it comes to the female cast, I'm shocked that there's next to nothing of Mileena. She has a massive, dedicated fanbase that would literally commit war crimes to get her into an MK game

[@slammydunk9787]

@@bigdaddydelphox6022 yeah fair point about Mileena as well. From what I saw online over the years these has somewhat same amount of popularity (Mileena fans were just very vocal in last few years, I wouldn’t say that her fanbase is much bigger than others) but Kitana featured almost in every line while Mileena and Sonya got next to nothing even in 2010s. Which is surprising considering that Sonya got overall more screen time during NRS trilogy and Mileena also gained even more popularity.

[@lukejones7164]

@@bigdaddydelphox6022 When it comes to the popularity of the females, the order goes like this: 1. Mileena 2. Kitana 3. Sonya 4. Sindel 5. Cassie 6. Jade 7. The Rest

[@mylesatmaximum8858]

You know, Snake, I think about this everyday. And as always you hit every nail. I truly wish that one day we'd see a full-scale toyline, man. I was even drafting what it would be like as a Marvel Legends style scale. Like wave one could be, Scorpion, Quan Chi, Kitana, Johnny Cage, Baraka and Kenshi, Goro BAF, then move onto wave 2. Subzero (Masked MK2), Raiden, Jax (with metal arms variant), Mileena, Shang Tsung (MK1 and just put youthful Shang in a later wave), Shao Kahn BAF... You get the idea. Do 6 waves of 6 figures including variants and BAFs, that's enough to include Kombatants from later games. And move onto two-packs, army builders... Hhhhhh. Man, that would just make my fandom all worth while.

[@greninjatron5227]

I'm board so im going to pitch this entire toyline I will call mortal kombat khampions Ideally each wave would focus on a game or set of games newcomers with ever kharacter being a unique new design Wave 1( based on mk 1992) scorpion,subzero,Johnny cage,Sonya,kano,raiden BAF goro Wave 2( based on mk 2) Liu kang,reptile,kitana,shang tsung,Kung lao,jax BAF shao kahn Wave 3( based on mk 3) Millena,kabal,nightwolf,ermac, Sektor,sindel BAF motaro Wave 4 ( based on mk 4 and deadly alience) Quanchi,kenshi,cyrax,fujin,frost Nitara BAF shinok Wave 5 ( based on mk deception) Jade,smoke,ashura,havok,sarrena,striker BAF ONAGA Wave 6( based on nrs era and arrmagedon) Cassie,takeada,Kung jin,jaqui,kotal kahn,geras BAF blaze

[@monkeybone1080]

Hit the nail right on the head with that last part. How are people supposed to care when they make no effort to make people care? I guess I'll never get that DA Frost, MK4 Sonya, or Ferra-tor figures because we need another 10 Scorpions instead.

[@KadinNation]

As a figure collector I feel this topic heavily.

[@GreaserMan]

I've been wanting a MK9 Stryker figure for, like, 10 years now.

[@soul71000]

Rain deserves a funko pop as well as more action figures damn it.

[@harveyplissken4604]

You ought to do a follow-up video of this with your own perfect personal wishlist of a domestic MK line. Would you have put any of the typical characters or would you start off with entirely new characters in wave 1?

[@kingjb554]

Halfway through this video I realized there was no Shang Tsung, that is an extreme sin. He's like top 5 most popular characters and my man has no merch to his name

[@connor1999x]

Imagine my constant pain as a Jade fan 💀

[@productionsinparadise2880]

Storm collectibles made a prototype for Kabal. If he gets fully revealed/made it will be the one and only storm collectible I buy.

[@nosfonader8792]

Todd McFarlane said a while ago he didn't think female characters sold well as action figures. It's why we haven't seen ant female Kharacters from his line.

[@EndoScorpion]

In regards to action figures aimed at kids, who will actually play with said toys. The MK fans are mostly adults and would be buying these mostly for display. Statues would be a better option. There's some really great ones. Love that one of Raiden at 6:37 That Mileena funkopop looks awesome too and surprised there aren't more Mileena related things.

[@nosfonader8792]

@@EndoScorpion I did buy that Mileena Pop. It looks really good. I just wish McFarlane wasn't so dismissive and would release how much more money he could make by selling female characters. Zatanna and Kitanna would sell like crazy if he made them.

[@joandarc441]

Dang i really missed my Mk 9 Scorpion and Sub zero figs also Klassic Scorpion/Subzero/Sector/Cyrax/Smoke but sadly i had to sell them.

[@TheWOLVRINE616]

Why?

[@joandarc441]

@@TheWOLVRINE616 Financial problems at the time

[@woopdashoop9860]

A Taven action figure would be cool or a Hsu Hao one lol

[@EndoScorpion]

Tavern needs a comeback. Heu Hao; I can take him or leave him. Doesn't bother me. He's not the worst by a long shot, but there are better 3D era chracters that need more love.

[@woopdashoop9860]

@@EndoScorpion yup i would love to see him again, im just hoping that the writers dont fuck him up and i know there are other characters that need some love too (like Nitara), but Hsu Hao has been so unfairly shit on that i think he deserves a second chance

[@EndoScorpion]

@@woopdashoop9860 I'll certainly agree with that. Hsu Hao deserves better!

[@Otherfabbros]

No wait, this is real question: Why there isn't a single figure of fucking Shang Tsung? How the fuck the guy who Hosted the majority of the mortal Kombat tournaments in both games and films, caused the death of Liu Kang, partially revived Onaga, killed Shao Khan and Sindel, tricked Raiden multiple times, make Kronika look like an idiot TWICE, Almost destroyed the universe and it's the main reason of the existence of fan favourite chars like Reptile, Mileena and Ermac ISN'T even mentioned in the back info of these figures????

[@kevinbalfe]

After the making of this video, NRS hired people to make bodypillows of the female characters.

[@woopdashoop9860]

Nah, i need a Bo Rai Cho bodypillow 😫

[@kevinbalfe]

@@woopdashoop9860 Kollector is the only one who needs one.

[@woopdashoop9860]

@@kevinbalfe based

[@DemonKingHiei]

The fact that there isn’t fatality statues like noob doing Make a wish or or even funko Babality statues amazes me

[@RLinardi]

I had the Johnny Cage figure pre-ordered back in the day. The retailer randomly cancelled it so I missed it. Now I'd have to pay upward of £80 for it. No rereleases or recolours as far as I can see. Very cool McFarlane, very cool.

[@majortom331]

Just Todd things 👏😐

[@scatman1236]

Because of how some alt costumes were included in these figurine line ups, it got me thinking... I'm not sure how much interest into character designs you might have, but how would a video talking about your favorite and least favorite costumes in the series sound? MK characters have so many designs that there are some which stand out from the rest, good or bad. It's always interesting to know which ones people love/hated and for what reasons.

[@DarkOverlord96]

To be a little bit fair, I think the problem with all these toylines having mostly the same Klassic kharacters is that they tend to not last long so every time a new one starts they really just have to start with familiar faces and maybe one or two newcomers in order to get people's attention, it'd would been strange if, say, the MKX line had Kung Jin, Ferra/Torr, D'Vorah and Tremor and like maybe Kitana... and then the line was done without Scorpion or Raiden. I think if any of these toylines lasted longer and focused on a specific game we might've gotten more kharacters outside of the usual suspects, like what Street Fighter did with NECA and SOTA. With the statues I guess it is a bit different because it is understandable to focus on the more iconic kharacters given the kind of collectibles they are... like, sure, having big, expensive and detailed Scorpion and Sub-Zero statues makes sense but it'd be weird if they announced Jacqui and Collector statues

[@syckles]

For a game franchise boasting how its not sexist, its funny that there are virtually NO female figures. Of every possible moving figure toyline, going way back 30 years to the G.I. Joe era Kitana has only been a figure 3 times, Sonya twice, and Mileena once, in the rare toy island version.

[@metroid7299]

As a 3D era fan. It pisses me off that I can't get any action figures of any of the 3d era characters. I would even buy a Hsu Hao action figure since I enjoyed playing him. That's how desperate I am to get any action figure of a 3D era character.

[@cameroncarr3413]

3:12 Just to give a little bit of context, those "Buff Boy" figures are made in the style of Mattel's vintage Masters of the Universe action figures. The uber buff, squat posed 5.5" style is actually a style of action figure that's been emulated by many toy companies for decades. As a long time action figure collector, I think you did a great job covering this topic. You were very thorough, as always, and I wouldn't mind seeing more takes on MK toys from you in the future. Shit, if you haven't done it already, I would totally be up for a video on you're MK action figure collection.

[@IceDragonKustoms]

Sad news, Storm Collectibles lost the license thanks to WB themselves and we could't even get the final 10 classic character.

[@randomguy9988]

I was not expecting a video like this. But it’s incredibly entertaining

[@stevenkawleski3269]

Id love an onaga and undead army set. Imagine how many undead people would buy

[@emodante1084]

Considering how big the fanbase is for Mileena, it's stupid of any of these companies not to take advantage of this!

[@FrozenVibraniumProductions]

Absolutely insane that we don't have a proper shang tsung figure

[@colonelhstinkmeaner8547]

This is how I feel every time they release a new MK game the same damn characters

[@flash1done]

It's sad knowing this, I literally just recently got into mk this year but there is absolutely no collectibles anymore on sale. Unless they are $100 a piece

[@m.g.trazor417]

I get how in every line you might have Scorpion and Sub-Zero; they're kind of the poster boys for the series and almost guaranteed to be in the game but to think you have all these incredible-looking characters that no company wants to make a figure of is unreasonable. I figure it's money or contracts that hold them back. I mean, the ninjas are guaranteed bucks whereas someone like, let's say Ashrah is a gamble. All the same, when you have these characters in the line-up, and you see other brands have never branched out far from some mainstays, you'd think you'd take a small risk and see what happens. Duplicates, unless they're really deserving, are ridiculous, though I include McFarlane's three Spawns because he knows where his money is.

[@gerardgaray1188]

Thank you! I’m glad to see Kotal get some love, but where are all the other good characters?! D’Vorah would make for a dope ass figure. But, first, someone needs to go back and make figures for, at least, a majority of the unrepresented older characters. Fuhhhhhhhhh

[@kingalbeezy6110]

what's crazy to me is how big the mileena fandom has proven itself to be and yet all we have is ONE funko pop. absolutely insane, I would buy any and every mileena merchandise or figure out there.

[@MattSayYay]

"Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Kitana." I swear, I've heard that so much in this video that it must be a secret code for one of the Neatherrealm games

[@alexeybagirov6635]

thank you for drawing attention to the criminal lacking of Shinnok merch. also "are you allergic to money" killed me lmao

[@dimensionduelist4149]

They didn't make a Shang Tsung figure was someone high when they didn't make the figure. No blaze, Taven, Daegon, Onaga, or Shujinko how do the people who made them ever seen mk after 3

[@emekim8545]

Why make a Shang tsung and quan chi figure and sell it for the hard core fans that care about the lore while you can sell millions of scorpions and sub zeros to people that like bad ass ninjas

[@Tabbydagamercat]

I want more ermac. And not just his classic costumes. I need more with his bandages

[@justinjones7411]

I actually have the toy island figure for mkt Shao Kahn. He's surprisingly looks very accurate to the character compared to the other figures on the time.

[@Eggs_man]

Thanks for saying what I've thought for a awhile

[@tomhibbert6486]

Toy variants are weird these days

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Brings a good point that there are nearly no Shao Kahn figures. Sheesh.

[@FizzyEEEEE]

There's still no Shang Tsung

[@DAZanimations]

This is why I 3D print my own 6 inch figures like mk Armageddon sector, Reiko and onaga just to name a few I made that I think we will never see official figures for.

[@coreykessinger8553]

I am really upset that we do not have funko pops of Jade, Johnny Cage, Cassie Cage, Shang Tsung, or Reptile.

[@MiltonGagliardi]

Scorpion and Friends, my favorite franchise.

[@NemesisPrimeWOOO]

Dvorah doesn't deserve any figures

[@ottooctavius9552]

MK11 tried changing the roster and so many people complained about the lack of ninjas like Reptile and Ermac and the cybers

[@rcblazer]

It's truly bizarre when you realize that for all the pushing they did for the new generation fighters in MKX, there is nothing in terms of collectibles for them. Where's my Takeda Takahashi action figure Netherrealm?

[@Baraka_bestmortalkombatfighter]

5:59 it’s official storm is releasing their first female mk figure being sheeva

[@Futo_no_mononobe]

I never expected Splashdash to be mencioned by the man himself

[@Tasuke]

It is pretty annoying that only a handful of characters get figures. I was hoping for a classic style version of Jax from McFarlane but I got tired of waiting so I bit the bullet and got the MK9 version from Jazwares.

[@wompastompa3692]

They're all Shang Tsung figures.

[@Harucardiel]

In a AMA Todd likes to do randomly on his website, figure manufacturers have a much more difficult time now then they ever did back then when making them for existing properties(most likely referring to MK) as before they would have a bundle of characters to make figures for when they got a series rights(like when they did anime figures such as tenchi muyo) but now you pretty much get the right AND your told what your allowed to make figures for which most likely means WB 100% is calling the shots on who's allowed to get a figure and stuff, im assuming since spawn is owned by Todd he was allowed to make as many as he wants(and since that's his poster boy and as a fanboy i buy anything from that edge lord series) but usually McFarlands toys has no issues making figures of women, hell anytime they got animes the women of the series would have figures before the heroes.

[@syckles]

He used to be, until the world became woke. Fans had to beg him for years to release a Wanda action figure, and he claimed, "women don't sell.." 😕

[@russianbatman1982]

@syckles He's been in the toy industry longer than most of us have been alive, i'm pretty sure he knows what does and doesn't sell more than you do, random KZbin commentor who has more than likely never produced a figure in his entire life.

[@syckles]

@@russianbatman1982 uh huh... Hence why we have NECA... 😂😂😂

[@DLKnightstick1989]

I love collecting things pertaining to my favorite video games, but I'm also a completist in the since that if there's gonna be character models made, I want them ALL. If a new MK game came out and every single playable character was sold as a figurine, you bet your ass I'd collect every single one. But since that's literally never happened, I never want to because I always feel the collection is incomplete.

[@DanielJeffes27]

I want to see sh figuarts do their versions of MK figures

[@localperson1306]

Coming late to this, but I know how you feel. Especially since my favorite character's Mileena, it's ridiculous how, with the exception of a Funk Pop, I got to cut an arm and a leg in order to even get one figure from her. Heck, I remember the 1:3 statue of her MKX design being almost $3000 DOLLARS!!! The demand is clearly there. It's just that unless they're names both start with the letter S and they're men, good luck finding any (unless you're willing to shell out to a scalper)

[@Snubbull3000]

I've been trying to get a nice mileena figurine for years now and they haven't made any new ones (asides funko) since the 90s. just an incessant amount of scorpion figures, glad ur shedding light on things like this with this video. Would love toys for Nitara and Erron Black

[@ryanfolsom8851]

I've been an action figure collector for decades now and the unfortunate reality behind MK, as an action figure license, is that it often doesn't sell well enough for these lines to continue. That's why Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden are ALWAYS guaranteed, because those are the big three that sell. That and up until recently we haven't had mind blowing MK figures up until Storm got the license. But Storm's issue is that they're EXTREMELY slow with releases, and MK is obviously not their main focus anymore. And they have revealed Kitana and Mileena, but they've been in fucking limbo for about 6 years now.. But I hope that their line continues, as they're the only ones to give us a (somewhat) consistent line so far. Unfortunately though I don't see any line giving us any 3D era characters, as much as I'd love for Storm to do it eventually. P.S. The buffboy MK figures from Funko were meant to be Masters of the Universe style. I don't know why, but a lot of franchises get MOTU tribute toys.