Casbyness 48 May 13, 2015 Share May 13, 2015 (edited) Wave 11 was great for new blind bag pony sculpts and characters, adding Cheese Sandwich and the Breezies. Wave 12 was a disappointment by comparison, but now we have the "Friendship is Magic" Apple family sets on the way which raises the exciting question of whether there will be more sets for other members of the Mane six. But still, after five years of blind bag ponies...who's still missing? Which key characters haven't been added to the blind bag collection? Here's a brief summary of the top offenders. 10 - Discord Previously one of my top wants, Discord has fallen far down the list now that there is a perfectly-scaled Funko figure that fills the gap. Seriously, the non-black "S-bend" figure of him is great for adding to your blind bag ponies, so there's really no need to feel sad anymore that he isn't an official blind bag figure. 9 - Spike It would be nice to get a blind bag Spike, but there are at least three decent alternatives to be found online for cheap prices, so he's not a high want on the list. 8 - Trixie Yes, there are at least two Trixie figures. However, neither of them goes anywhere near to capturing the character. They made a show-accurate Fluttershy, let's hope a proper Trixie is thrown in to an upcoming Twilight Sparkle Friendship is Magic set? 7 - The Mane-iac There's a brushable-scale Mane-iac figure, complete with Spike as Humdrum. Thanks to this, I now want a blind bag version to bolster the villain forces. 6 - Aloe Okay, this is a true "gap" in the collection now. There's a Lotus Blossom, how hard can it be just to recolour her and release Aloe? This pony is way, way overdue. How can we have two nurses (four if you count the weird error versions!) but no partner for Lotus Blossom?! 5 - Maud Pie If you discount her outfit, Maud should be one of the easiest blind bag ponies to produce. She's just the regular unicorn sculpt, minus the horn. Add the outfit and she becomes a bit more complicated, but really who wouldn't want a Maud figure to have alongside Pinkie Pie? 4 - Changelings Queen Chrysalis needs her minions/subjects! Perhaps lack of kiddie appeal or generic names prevents these guys being produced, but I think a blind bag set that included Changelings would be super popular since people would want multiple copies. For no other reason, these figures need to be made to stop people butchering poor regluar ponies to make them as customs! 3 - Pets The lack of a Winona in the upcoming Apple family sets is a bad start, but perhaps if a Fluttershy equivalent collection is released Hasbro would throw in all six of the mane pets? They made a Mr. Smarty Pants, so the problem can't be choking hazard concerns. I'd love the pets to be added, but I doubt they'd ever be dropped into the true blind bags. 2 - Sweetie Belle Well, the top two aren't exactly a surprise. Out of all the characters not turned into blind bag figures, by far the most frustrating omissions are the remaining members of the CMC. I mean really, we're getting a Bab Seed in the Apple family collection but we STILL don't have Sweetie Belle? Please let there be a Rarity collection soon that includes her! 1 - Scootaloo The only reason she's ranked higgher than Sweetie Belle is the novelty value of her scooter. Yes, you can find both these fillies in amongst those awful-looking pseudo-blind bag "book figures" online, and there's now even a new Scoots being sold by Hong Kong dealers in a little non-blind bag. Sadly, both of these options are still terrible, and the squishy Scoots/Sweetie are far too small to count as viable blind bag ponies either. Oh well, at least these two being missing gives something for custom pony makers to focus on for a while longer... Did I miss anyone out? Honorable mention goes to Mayor Mare, who I think would make another great addition Edited May 13, 2015 by Casbyness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomorphic 362 May 13, 2015 Share May 13, 2015 PErsonally I would love to have a Giant Cockatrice Next to my desk. Slim Shady Follower of The Shady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbyness 48 May 14, 2015 Author Share May 14, 2015 (edited) p.s. I'm very amused that the card that comes with Cheese Sandwich says "loves to make lunch for his friends" Sheesh Hasbro, get it together... Just to demonstrate how awesomely the Funko Discord works with the BB ponies: Edited May 15, 2015 by Casbyness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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