Dr.Mirakle32
Super Freak
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One of the most enduring and popular franchises of all time, Capcom's Street Fighter has dominated every medium from video games, to manga and comics as well as animation, and comedy (if you count the live-action films.) Even as collectibles, SF has been featured as just about everything from a GI Joe line, to a series of high-quality premium format figures... with a glaring omission in quality 1/6th scale figures.
Sure Medicom did a decent Chun-Li, but as a stand-alone figure worth the same as a Hot Toys DX figure, it just doesn't hold up. How awesome would it be if HT took over the licence and produced a series of quality 12" figures?
While the PFs are really nice they're a little too rich, especially when SF is an ensemble franchise and many can't afford to buy the whole series. With HT, you'd getting a high-quality figure that can be had for about half the price, and can be posed in a variety of ways rather than just a static statue.
Who here would be interested of this ever happened? Hell, they already have the licence to Capcom's other big franchise (Resident Evil) and since SF is popular in Asia, this could maybe be a possibility. Any MvC fan knows they would also look great with HT's Marvel series.
Would fans prefer a stylized anime look? Based on the live-action film? Or the best of both worlds with detailed sculpts based on the game/comic art, and realistic costuming inspired by the Van Damme film (hey, I thought the costumes and production design were pretty good. A buff video game Bison wearing the Raul Julia uniform would be bad ass!)
My biggest wants:
Ryu
Ken
Guile
Chun Li
Cammy
Bison
Vega
Guy
Cody
Characters like Blanka and Zangief would be pretty cool to see too.
Sure Medicom did a decent Chun-Li, but as a stand-alone figure worth the same as a Hot Toys DX figure, it just doesn't hold up. How awesome would it be if HT took over the licence and produced a series of quality 12" figures?
While the PFs are really nice they're a little too rich, especially when SF is an ensemble franchise and many can't afford to buy the whole series. With HT, you'd getting a high-quality figure that can be had for about half the price, and can be posed in a variety of ways rather than just a static statue.
Who here would be interested of this ever happened? Hell, they already have the licence to Capcom's other big franchise (Resident Evil) and since SF is popular in Asia, this could maybe be a possibility. Any MvC fan knows they would also look great with HT's Marvel series.
Would fans prefer a stylized anime look? Based on the live-action film? Or the best of both worlds with detailed sculpts based on the game/comic art, and realistic costuming inspired by the Van Damme film (hey, I thought the costumes and production design were pretty good. A buff video game Bison wearing the Raul Julia uniform would be bad ass!)
My biggest wants:
Ryu
Ken
Guile
Chun Li
Cammy
Bison
Vega
Guy
Cody
Characters like Blanka and Zangief would be pretty cool to see too.