![]() And Super7 took the very difficult decision to pull her from release. But, and that’s a big BUTT (yes, one with an extra T), the dear icon still had hip dysplasia. Cheetara would accompany Captain Cracker, Jaga and Slithe across the oceans to the warehouse where dreams are distributed from. Then a few months later Wave 3 was completed and on a boat. She just had to be perfect, right guys and gals? There had already been complaints about previous Club Grayskull female releases with similar hips. Feedback confirmed that this would be addressed. Then Wave 3’s first photos caused another storm in a tea cup – Cheetara looked like she required hip surgery. We waded through the pandemic like baby Lion-O crawling into the cave of time. There was light at the end of what appeared to be a very loooong tunnel. It was then that Super7 announced they had pulled Wave 3 from that factory and moved it to their own. If you don’t know that story yet, ask your mother. Pins, pants and purple is all that needs to be said about that. If this wasn’t bad enough, Wave 1’s delivery was delayed (thank you dinosaurs!), and when it arrived it was full of problems that made the line look like it was doomed to fail. She finally went on preorder in April 2020 – mere weeks after the world collapsed around us. Once the feedback was collected like a child bobbing for apples in a drum of water, the team led by Brian Flynn took it to heart and corrected it. Those colors were off ever so slightly and could be improved upon. To be frank, sometimes feedback that is brought across with so much hate really spoils it for collectors who appreciate a product for what it is. The critics and well-versed lore-lovers pointed out tiny issues: this sleeve was the wrong color, that wasn’t the right shade, blah blah blah. Not only did she finally make her long overdue arrival in toy form, she also completed the core 4 core adults from the first season of the wildly popular 80s cartoon.įan feedback was leaning towards an 8 out of 10. Cheetara’s appearance in Wave 3 was a welcome surprise. We all know by now it wasn’t really Super7 who was to blame, but some dinosaurs that got the red carpet treatment instead. ![]() ![]() Her unexpected reveal at PowerCon 2020 brought additional life to a line that was taking too long to deliver. When you go on holiday you unpack your bags as fast as possible to enjoy your destination, and trust me, she is the destination of choice!! Cheetara has so much baggage (or perhaps it sounds better on the tongue when we call it history) to unpack, that it’s best to get that out of the way first. You can’t deny it, you also thought Tygra was WilyKat’s dad and that these 4 were a little family.įast forward almost forty years, and here she is again (sans WilyKit, who we’re all hoping will get her debut in Wave 7 of the Super7 ThunderCats ULTIMATES! line). I saw her in a store as a 6 year old boy as the 2-pack release with WilyKit, who is also my favorite character from the toon – tied for first with what I bet a lot thought her to be “mommy”. How do you review an icon? As a kid, Cheetara ruled in my books.
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