Obscure but legit "ASDA" Rarity?

[reallynichestuff 3]

Hi. So, there is this Rarity that I got from either a charity shop (British equivalent of a thrift store) or a Facebook Marketplace bundle. It was a few years ago, so I don't actually remember which. But point is, it was a source that did not specify her line, but sold her as just a generic Rarity.

It is a large but obviously very cheap (e.g. poor eye paint quality) pony, intended for mane styling. The cheapness would line up with her being from Asda, because ASDA is a grocery store, not a toy store.

At her bottom, one can see that she is legit, because it says '©2016 Hasbro'. It also says 'HTI Toys', though.

She is nowhere within the MLP merch database.

And I could only find 2 listings of her on Ebay, and both are in Australia, and claim her to be from 'UK ASDA'. Now, this lines up, as I also found mine in the UK. But, question is, why would there only be Australian listings of her?

Strange, strange. But she has to be legit, right? Hasbro would presumably sue a product for feigning a Hasbro copyright?

[ToastedScone 395]

I've seen this same Rarity before, though I SWEAR her pose was different  that eye printing is very familiar regardless so I'm 90% sure she's legit!! ASDA did used to have some less than common MLP stuff at around the midpoint of G4 where I live so her being an exclusive or something wouldn't be surprising 

[immyChan 8]

ASDA does tend to get some pretty bizzare stuff sometimes. I'm fairly certain they even sometimes sell stuff like this thorugh their George clothing line.