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I remember decades ago I post this question in Eurobricks. It's probably throwback time on reddit. Hopefully it's the right place to post.

As we know, mainstream LEGO lineup this day has three main figure types-- Duplo, Minifigure and Minidoll, each type mostly focus on exclusive themes and figures, which means in most times a theme or a character mostly doesn't repetitively appear in more than one category.

TLM2 is a weird showcase for this topic. The story focused on Emmet's journey to Systar Dimension where most residents are minidolls, but in the same film, it also shows that a character could be presented in various alteregos of figure types. So this leads to the question: altho the movie wanted to talk about Finn and Bianca's preference of figure types, in the view of story it actually makes wonder what if Emmet's minidoll and Sweet's minifigre alterego also exist in this world, just Finn and Bianca weren't able to get them to solve the case?

Regarding to physical products, I think what bothers AFOLs the most is that they'd usually not get the figure type they want for this theme. Disney Princess is the most classic case, because it has obvious demand for both minidoll and minifigure, but their playsets are mostly released with just minidolls, which makes many of their minifigure variants exclusive to blindbags, not to mention the secondary characters like Kristoff and Cassandra will probably never see the light as minifigures as they're exclusive to playsets. It should be more convenient if some themes could push multiple types of figures from the start.

Sure, financially, TLG can't really make every single character in various types of figures, and not every type has big demand too. But I do think the current lineup could go away from the restriction alittle. For major themes like City, Ninjago and Friends, I think it'd be nice to release just main characters in alternative figures as exclusive sets to fulfill the extra need, or to convince a Friends fan to try the typical minifigure themes with minidoll replacements. For licensed themes, some of them like Harry Potter might also have the potential to appeal consumers with minidoll line.

Do you believe most characters can be released in multiple figure types? Or it's better to keep the types fixed and encourage TFOLs to play minifigures with minidolls?

Well, when the third movie wants to start a family theme, I think it's weird that they'd not want to tell where did Red come from. In the first movie Red's orphan life was the main reason why he had emotion issues, it felt like a building up that he will go find his own parents in order to stop being angry, but in the end it doesn't happen.

The fact Red born as an orphan would eventually make influence on his own father figure in the future, which felt like a reason why Red should had dealt with his origin before getting married.

Also in comic (which is considered game canon) they already used Ruby to explain Red's origin, it felt like a very easy source for movie to utilize it as a third movie story. Ironically Red's children would not even know they have an aunt at this point, given Ruby never appeared at all.

Didn't think they'd come fast.

Specifically to plan DLC contents for games right after theatrical release in order to promote the movies. Wouldn't count when the movies already ended their theatrical time, even if the DLC occurs.

Well there are notorious cases like Angry Birds, but it could be a very wise strategy if the game companies are confident enough in the quality of their movies.

I think what made the movies uninspiring to videogame fans is that, despite the first movie did do many innovation and great fanservice, the new contents barely make influence on later games so fans just think they waste money on this movie ticket.

But if instant tie-in contents are planned simultaneously, it could bring very positive result in various aspects. Videogame fans may immediately enjoy the movie contents in games just when they get back home from theater. Nintendo benefit more from the movie hype, and games may actually expand with diverse contents.

Love the girls, but group pic really shows how lack of warm colors affects the visual.

Need a gold, orange, yellow or red addition ASAP.

Like Jimmy, Mona is my gameboy nostalgia fav, and I always like her versitility and fun personality, and think she's super underrated as a main heroine of Super Mario world despite of being in so many games. Both she and Jimmy just deserve any merch at this point.

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Gamewise, it'd be shame if not allow to use him(?) in later chapters.

Storywise, would actually be more awesome if SAO games allow players to choose gender not only for yourself, but your partner as well (similiar with Afasys from FB). Maybe in alternative timeline,, boy Iori disguised as a girl in beta, so the main story wouldn't be affected.

... is that sometimes their premise set on a big competition where the characters want to become the best of world.

Well, in some early games, we can see that the main characters are rather just having fun with the acquaintances they know in a simple course, or some random challengers who just come to beat down their archenemy in a new way.

But in later games when the cast go to much bigger gyms and literally claim to become the best of the world, the cast becomes weird as they're less like what we'd expect from an international event. I'm not saying Toad cannot dream big to be world champion, but it feels like the world's biggest contenders are not really here to test his ability.

Such as, we've got quite more new cool villains from mainline games, who're assumed to be as big threats on a sport course, but in most times Bowser is still the only character to be allowed to excel in both. Or like Olympics where every notable kingdom gets to nominate its biggest sport player, such as Florian be the rep of Flower Kingdom.

Sport schools from early games are one of the notable examples. Yes, Nintendo obviously want us to forget the early games, but I actually like the take sport profession exists in Mario world and some people do take sports as a serious lifelong career, which makes their competition more convincing.

I think it could improve if every single new sport game gets to throw in a "threatening challenger" who'd pose as the most potential contender of the trophy for the player to defeat, make the games competitive image more realistic.

Mario Party might be the only very consistent series that claim to be just about having fun, and has no restriction with who can participate. Also in game system, Party cannot really allow giant figures like King Bob-omb to be a party player.

Just realize that I've done quite a number so I can take a flashback photo. (Next one will still come soon).

So far, these characters are my answer to "if I can decide ones to complement with the current WoN lineup, what would I throw in", so hope that the direction is correct, and of course hope that the quality can still improve.

Some of the group 2 characters would be a mix of popular demand and some shockers.

(Okay, this is sure a super sexism topic, but hope that the points hit well.

I remember some has said "Peach is too dominant and that kinda ruined her in-game personality" or "is too similiar with game Daisy".

But after the second movie, I think there is a reasonable anwser to this presentation--- because Peach is the only lady that really leads the direction of the story so far, and she needs to maintain strong personality to stand still in a bunch of dudes, or likely because she's the only character to execute "girl power" aspect so she's given every single outstanding moment, which makes her overtreated.

In a different aspect, it's possible for her to be more like her usual self in game if she's been accompanied by Daisy or Birdo, who're also known for charismatic personalities.

Honestly, it wasn't quite a problem in the first movie because Peach was of course the only girl that matters in the original SMB outline (could argue Pauline should had been part of the prologue as well, not sure if she's kept for DKC standalone movie so let's see), it would rather force to have more girls right at the start. But after the second movie story, it kinda becomes obvious when Peach is still the only heroine of the team, despite all the main girls already made debut at the point of original Galaxy game. Sure, the second story mostly focuses on Peach so she should stand out, but it's not like other girls cannot get supportor treat just like Toad, Luigi and Fox.

On the other hand, not only we have more main dudes, but the story also paid alot of time around the boy's relationship, notably Mario' brothership, Bowser's parentship and the rivalry parts. Altho we had Peach and Rosalina's story, it unforunately didn't involve with the fighting scenes.

So I think that's why Peach's strong performance shows to be bizzare. Yes she has good chemistry with Toad and Mario and that is nice, but I hope in next movie, not only all the rest of main girls should get their moments, but Peach also needs to have some friendship development with them. Girls power isn't girls power when only one girl out of the bunch gets to prove it.

Hellen is one of the biggest misses of Nintendo IMO. Well, Luigi's Mansion has been a very renowned series, and Hellen not made a very nice impression of a female villain, but also marked a good match for King Boo, who's a very established villain of the franchise. So it really dissapointed me that Hellen wasn't immediately brought to the main cast and becomes another regular rival of Luigi.

While I'd like her return in LM4, I wish her to appear in more different occasions.

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*PS. no hate for the baby character, please notice the entire topic is a critique on Nintendo's decision.

As we already know, babies originate from Yoshi titles where they're sent by storks and had some adventures with Yoshis before they were born. Altho not sure if NIntendo still acknowledge that experience in modern canon, but at least babies are known to have special chemistry with Yoshis today.

But that is not appliable to Baby Waluigi, who's entirely created for a younger version of the character without any basis of story.

Yeah I know some would mention Baby Rosalina and Baby Daisy as equivalents of Baby Waluigi since they weren't directly introduced in Yoshi title, but we've already know the two girls backstory and could still figure out what their childhood looked like based on that. However, that isn't appiable to Waluigi whose origin and back story are never officially revealed, so we have exactly no idea what Baby Waluigi is, such as his birthplace, his family or childhood life etc.

So I don't particular like the idea "we create this baby just to attract people with his look, not with his backstory and experience"--- that reminds us, even Waluigi the adult is in the same situation. Sure Super Mario series isn't totally story-driven, but that doesn't mean it had no stories.

Especially after Illumination movies where several main characters gain better influence and popularity because they revealed full backstories and childhood, and audience love how the characters went across all the difficulties to grow up and become their better selves, I just think Baby Waluigi needs that too.

Seeing Illumination's Super Mario movie series apply this idea, now it comes to me how Sonic / SEGA fans would react to the idea of featuring SEGA guests in the way Mario does? Could it be a wise cross promotion idea given SEGA also inserted guests in Sonic's CrossWorlds, or it wouldn't work as well as Mario?

Still, since Sonic Movieverse takes place in realworld, it would have more restriction for range of available franchises. I can only think of Crazy Taxi and Like A Dragon series, which take place in realworld and have no fantasy contents that would bother Sonic's storytelling. In these cases, maybe the main cast need to take a taxi and the driver happens to be a canon CT character, or in a bar they bumped into Goro who was on his USA travel.

While clearly koopa troop and kremlings are most memorable villian groups of Super Mario world, which other secondary groups impress you the most, based on their concept, design, battle and story?

Villain groups require to share organization, affiliation, hierarchy and purposes. Cannot count random villains who don't obey one boss or share one purpose.

Somehow, royal princesses have been treated like a specific icon for Super Mario series, in contrast to Fire Emblem series which has a great amount of male human royalty, so this always reminds me we once had Prince Haru before.

Technically Prince Haru's character is also a very typical royal hero just like Marth, Alm and Ike, but I think his origin story really unfavored him with an unpleasant role that gave most gamers a negative impression, despite that role has very little to do with his character and he was never a villain for the whole time.

Clearly Miyamoto Shigeru doesn't care to remember him when he reboot the main story with new Illumination movie, but I think he somehow owed Haru a chance of redemption, and would be nice if one day Haru can be mentioned again as a more proper ally character of the modern Mario and Peach, just like Prince Florian and Prince Peasley.

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Yeah I've made a prediction post before the movie on air, but anyway...

Tbh this isn't entirely unpredictable Nintendo don't want it. This topic would had clearly taken alot of time from the movie, change the whole direction and also not please family audience too much. Actually, the second movie doesn't mention too much about Bowser's affection to Peach likely because Nintendo want to avoid this.

Still, I think there are several issues when they entirely avoids it, most importantly in the first movie, Jr wasn't invited to the wedding, and would had been better if Bowser gave a reason why he doesn't want him to be there. In the movie story, Bowser's feelings to his son and Peach are both genuine, so it's sorta weird for him to not even mention any concern at the beginning.

I also think Mario's lack of reaction when knowing Jr's existence makes no sense. Mario is Peach's mental knight in the storytelling, he would definitely question Bowser for never mentioning his son desipite of his marriage with Peach, if Mario sticks to his character.