u/Medajoltz

Bought this guy for cheap second hand, I'm sure its a bootleg but it caught my interest when it arrived. I asked a question about this guy a few days ago on this sub. I did some comparisons with the official Toy Network 20in plush and he looks downright 1 for 1 in terms of the sewing pattern and materials but has some obvious key differences:

1: No tag. This is a confirmation of the illegitimacy of the plush. Just has a generic "made in china" tag.

2: No lego studs on his shoes. These don't look rubbed off, instead looking as if there wasn't a print in the first place.

3: Eyes are flipped upside down. The eyes look the exact same as the official but the glare is on the bottom instead.

4: Has an embroidered mouth. The official plush seems to have a printed/ironed on vinyl mouth.

Again, everything else, down to the stitching lines, pattern and materials look exactly the same as the official plush. Can bootlegs even get this good? Or were the patterns stolen? This may be a shot in the dark but it'd be great if anyone could give me more information.

I'm curious about why his weird Lego brick decal is missing on his shoes.