Jada Street Fighter

[Damien]

It absolutely is more likely due to toy companies being skittish about it than anything else, which isn't really an issue with the two recent companies that have held the license. The brand name and crossovers can sell basically anything. Just sad that all the toy companies have been really, really dumb about it.

I don't think this takes into account just how many MK lines we've had.
Ignoring the best MK line - the ARAH-extension line from Hasbro, we've had:

Multiple attempts by Jazwares which were all terrible figures running from like 2006 all the way to 2012 or so.
The Palisades figures that were terrible.
The Mezco figures that were terrible. (Everybody remember when Mezco was trying to do regular action figures?)
The Infinite Concepts things that were terrible.
The McFarlane figures that are terrible.
The Toy Island figures that were terrible.
And Storm - which had the best figures but they were very expensive (for the time, maybe not compared to prices these days) and 90% of their entire offering were ninjas and Goros.

 

[Niko (protozoalord)]

Oh I'm mostly thinking about just what's been released in the past decade (Storm and McFarlane), though the Jazwares line gives me nostalgia. Only ever one figure at an FYE when I was a kid, but always wished I could find them back then, for ANY figures of the MK9 designs.

I've always just assumed Mortal Kombat shifting from the cheesiness of the 90s, to the flat out grotesque nature of the NRS era has contributed in part to the lack of (modern) figures. It's also a miracle the Storm line exists at *all* with how restricted Mortal Kombat has been from most of east Asia.

 

[TENIME]

If Jada got the rights to do MK, I'd want them to start with the second game, much like they're starting Invincible with Season 3 for some reason.

Everyone's II costumes are markedly better & more iconic than the first, IMO.

 

[Damien]

If Jada got the rights to do MK, I'd want them to start with the second game, much like they're starting Invincible with Season 3 for some reason.

Everyone's II costumes are markedly better & more iconic than the first, IMO.

TENIME! Great to see you.


Much as I understand the logic here, I do have a soft spot for the first game looks.

 

[TENIME]

Oh, I'd still buy them if they came out later. Jada's proven themselves worthy of breaking my "one per character" guideline (because I don't like breaking rules ).

They just wouldn't be my chosen display versions.

I wouldn't know any characters/looks beyond Deadly Alliance, though.

Well, the new movies, notwithstanding.

 

[docsilence]

It's funny, I am DEEPLY a SF2 guy, like I'd cherry pick from other games but I know what I want from SF, but MK I have no idea what would make me happy. Just a good fun toy of each character is all I want. Which is why the McFarlane ones don't do it for me. They aren't great, not very fun, and don't feel like toys. (But also why I love Jada cos when I bought 100 dollar SF figures they didn't feel like toys they felt like investments, but a 30 dollar Ryu is a TOY I can actually enjoy.)

 

[Niko (protozoalord)]

Personally, I just want UMK3 and MK9. And actually fun toys. The domestic license is definitely locked out, but maybe Arena can get something.

 

[Jolene00Negative]

My wants from MK are simple. The women, lol

But Specifically Sheeva and sonya blade better have a headband

 

[TENIME]

Personally, I just want UMK3 and MK9. And actually fun toys. The domestic license is definitely locked out, but maybe Arena can get something.

That was initially my hope when they announced Arena, since they've already done so many over-sized & over-priced versions of figures I 1000000% want.

 

[Damien]

It's funny, I am DEEPLY a SF2 guy, like I'd cherry pick from other games but I know what I want from SF, but MK I have no idea what would make me happy. Just a good fun toy of each character is all I want. Which is why the McFarlane ones don't do it for me. They aren't great, not very fun, and don't feel like toys. (But also why I love Jada cos when I bought 100 dollar SF figures they didn't feel like toys they felt like investments, but a 30 dollar Ryu is a TOY I can actually enjoy.)

I feel like if we got a Jada MK line that was basically identical to the Street Fighter line, you'd end up with a bunch of them JUST because Jada makes super fun, quality toys combined with the fact that MK has a lot of really fun designs.

 

[AceofKnaves]

Jada Goro would be EPIC.

 

[Revox]

While I've been on board since the OG, and especially loved II, I actually like the designs from MK 11 the most. Scorpion, Johnny, Fire God Liu, Cary Shang, Skarlet, Noob...all absolutely peak.

 

[Damien]

While I've been on board since the OG, and especially loved II, I actually like the designs from MK 11 the most. Scorpion, Johnny, Fire God Liu, Cary Shang, Skarlet, Noob...all absolutely peak.

For a split second, I was like 'who the fuck is Gary Shang?'

 

[Revox]

For a split second, I was like 'who the fuck is Gary Shang?'

Hah! Man, he was So Good in it. Devoured everything around whenever he was on screen, just the most ridiculously smug bastard with maybe the most perfect "we both know I'm going to fuck you over and there's nothing you can do about it" smile ever seen.