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« on: November 25, 2023, 05:50 AM »
I think the demographics might be a part of the situation. But with TVC as well as past lines the Original Trilogy is really well represented. Aside from ultimate versions of the main characters (see the whole "Make the Mains" movement), it's getting difficult to come up with something truly new and exciting for the OT. Hasbro's just not going anywhere near as deep with background characters as they did before 2013. Things that seem important there now is the whole Finish the 96 concept, and I see an increasing amount of discussion around making things like a TVC Momaw Nadon so that Hasbro can get closer to having all of those original 20 back characters on a Star Wars card.
What I can see from the standpoint of the social media centered community is that Clone Wars presents some fresh territory with a lot of characters that just haven't been made in a realistic form before. If the budget for the TVC line wasn't so tight we almost certainly would have gotten Asajj Ventress and Savage Opress a long time ago. We're only just getting Count Dooku coming up in TVC in the next few months, and it's been at least 13 years since Hasbro made the last really good Dooku.
And on the flipside, the demand for Sequel Trilogy figures remains pretty low. And I think we can all get a good sense of why sentiments have developed that way. I see a lot more demand for figures from the Disney+ series, ROGUE ONE and even SOLO than the ST. Again, it's because of how little it's all been covered in comparison with the OT.
Where I do think the OT is going to thrive in the near term is with the Imperial officers. Hasbro is going to run that into the ground really fast! So I expect figures like Admiral Ozzel and General Veers to get delivered sooner rather than later.
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