[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Nah, the line would sell just fine if it didn't suck and was marketed better. However, Bandai really didn't want to commit to it, so they sabotaged it just so it would sell poorly and use that as the reason it was canceled.

I obviously have no proof of this, but this is the exact same thing they did with Thundercats.

Hell, just look at how they already have a megazord and red ranger sword, but they didn't bother packing them into the boxes. Oh and look at the silver belts on the other MMPR team. Yeah, if that truly had been a factory mistake and they cared, they would be making sure people got corrected belts.

I... ugh, actually agree.

The splitting up of teams in waves was a stupid idea, but splitting up the Megazord build-a-figure was even dumber. They sacrificed the figures' own accessories for that gimmick and they couldn't even do it right. Why they didn't just put all MMPR figures in one wave, as waves are five figures anyway, confuses me. Most Ranger teams are at least five core members, or five total. They could easily put full or core teasm in waves, then every now and then do a "sixth ranger" wave to play catch up, because at least sixth rangers are typically more independent.

So as it stands, there's really no incentive for casual buyers to buy entire teams for the Megazords as they're so spread-out, and there's no incentive to buy individual rangers because they lack accessories.

If it weren't for the fact that the figures themselves are really good, and the promise that MMPR weapons at least will be released somehow down the line, I probably wouldn't be collecting them. And I see I'm not alone, as while MMPR sells because MMPR, and the Ninja Storm Rangers did have decent accessories and a full Megazord, the two In Space Rangers shelfwarm (along with MMPR Pink and NS Blue for the most part) as there's really no good reason to buy them.