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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Sgt. Slaughter's Mad Marauders are another sub group in the G.I. Joe line that have been seeing more and more releases as of late. Sgt. Slaughter himself has been released with the signature blue color scheme of the Mad Marauders, with Barbecue actually being the first release of the group years ago, and a two pack of Low Light and Spirit coming out recently. This isn't an extensive group so we're pretty close to rounding out the group, and these five slots would pretty much finish up the squad for the Classified line.  5. Falcon Falcon's initial release in the line is one of the few major misses for the design team, one which they easily rectified when it came around to the Nightforce release of the character. Falcon deserves yet another shot at redemption to wipe away the lackluster first release of the character, this time as part of Slaughter's squad with the expected blues.  4. Footloose Footloose is a character...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) We have been seeing more and more of Destro's Iron Grenadiers in the G.I. Joe Classified including the titular guards of the group themselves which were a splendid release from 2024. Metalhead was an impressive deluxe release from the group, with a B.A.T. variant and Destro's family kin Darklon produced for the ranks as well. With Tiger Force and Python Patrol having a hefty presence in the line, it seems like Iron Grenadiers may be one of the next sublines and I sure hope so for these designs I want to see soon! 5. Destro There's no Iron Grenadiers without Destro himself and the leader of the group surely deserves a figure based on this design. The black and gold is always a striking color choice, but what really makes this figure distinct is the red cape owing to a regal appearance. It feels like a while since we've gotten a Destro release, and this would be a great way to get the character back into the fray.  4. Volt...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Unlike many other toylines, Hasbro's Star Wars The Black Series line has never really skewed away from putting out action figures based on female characters, and at times there have been waves predominantly made up of female characters! Since I last took a look at what female characters from the Star Wars universe I wanted most in the line we've gotten many ranging from Mandalorian's Armorer to more Leias and another Padme, as well as prequel Jedi such as the above pictured Shaak Ti and Luminara! Star Wars has always been a franchise with a strong sense for writing powerful female characters, and I've drawn up another post with my next most wanted female characters in the line! Honorable Mention: More Padme With the Theed jumpsuit version of Padme we got last year we finally got another figure of this iconic protagonist in the Black Series line, and representation from her important role in Phantom Menace. There are so m...

(Images Source) I had aged out of the bracket for Rescue Bots when this show premiered, and with its target demographic I don't see myself ever exploring into the show itself myself; however, I can appreciate good Transformers designs and especially good action figures. Rescue Bots was a surprising addition to the Legacy line up when Chase was revealed, and Age of the Primes is continuing the Rescue Bots cast with the upcoming Voyager Heatwave! The characters of the show had a very varied array of service vehicle alt modes making them a diverse group, and ones I would not mind seeing more of in the mainline.  5. Salvage The recent Trashmaster figure could be a good base to jump off of for a Salvage release; however, I really would like a brand new figure or highly retooled one in order to obtain the wheels on the legs that this robot mode sports. He is one of the largest bots in the series and potentially could be the first leader class Rescue Bots character in the mainline, which ...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) As of late Tamashii Nations has made a point of loading up the Naruto S.H.Figuarts line with Naruto's allies from the series. Following Pain they started this trend with Shikamaru, and have continued it with Tsunade, Hinata, and what seemed to be a tease for a new Jiraiya figure. The series is loaded with fun, meaningful, and stand out characters that accompany Naruto through his journey and with that being the focus of the line right now I'm looking at the allies Naruto has had throughout the whole franchise and which I want to get figures next! Honorable mention: Tenten Despite her limited screen time and impact during the series, for whatever reason Tenten ended up being one of my favorite characters from the original show (and I may have had a crush on her as a child as well which could've lent to it). I'm not sure how likely it would be to get her anytime soon given her reletive non-importance compared to other char...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) I've taken a look at the first Naruto series specifically and what S.H.Figuarts figures I want from that series from Tamashii Nations, and now I'm jumping into the second Naruto series, Shippuden, to discuss what characters and designs specific to the second series in the Naruto franchise I want made into new figures. So this won't cover characters who may be very cool in Shippuden but whose overall designs did not change (such as Kisame and Guy Sensei), but focus more on those characters we see introduced during Naruto's teen years. Shippuden is where the lines seems to comfortably sit, and so I would not be surprised to see some of these characters get made sooner than later.  5. Sai The line has had a heavy focus recently on the allies in Naruto's life as we got Shikamaru, Tsunade, and Hinata back to back, not to mention a tease for what seems to be a new Jiraiya figure. One of the major allies introduced during N...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Naruto is without a doubt one of the most iconic and recognizable anime characters of all time. Even those that aren't that familiar with the genre of anime can typically spot out Naruto from a crowd, and that just goes to show how popular he was as a character and how good his series was! Since Tamashii Nations revived their Naruto line they have been releasing banger after banger of figures, with Naruto always being some of their strongest releases ranging from the standard kid and teen versions, the immaculate Kurama Link mode figure, and most recently the great soft goods included to make the Sage Mode version of Naruto! It has been a few releases since our last Naruto and so I'm expecting another one soon, and these would be my top picks for the next Naruto Uzumaki releases in S.H.Figuarts.  Honorable mention: Dark Naruto This is a very easy one I can see being released an some of kind of exclusive, that being the Dark Nar...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Batman's rogues gallery has been one of the groups in DC Comics that have been most filled out by Mcfarlane's DC Multiverse line. From numerous versions of Joker to modern villains like Punchline to more classic villains like Clock King, we've amassed quite a group for Batman and his allies to fight through. Deadshot is the most recent addition with a wonderfully classic design, with Mr. Bloom one of my absolute favorite figures we've gotten in the line thus far. From my previous list I'm taking off the videogame based villains as it has been quite a while since we've received anything new from the Arkham games, and I'm putting my desire for another New 52 Joker figure on the backburner in favor of new villains for the line. 5. Firefly A pyromaniac with a very cool flight enabled suit, Firefly falls amongst the secondary line of top tier Batman villains who we've only slightly delved into at this point. I...