June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 8:24:06 GMT -5
Hey guys. Did hasbro ever make a proto of Dino Bravo? If so does anyone haVe pics?
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cdp
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Post by cdp on Aug 7, 2012 8:59:52 GMT -5
Hey guys. Did hasbro ever make a proto of Dino Bravo? If so does anyone haVe pics? Never sorry!
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 9:01:56 GMT -5
I heard that there was one in the works. Is that true?
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Aug 7, 2012 10:22:11 GMT -5
never heard anything about a bravo proto
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Post by Scotty Flamingo on Aug 7, 2012 10:24:55 GMT -5
I don't know if Hasbro ever planned to make him but I often wonder why they never made him, Haku, or the Barbarian when they were all around for a while into the Hasbro era. They could just put them out instead of another Hogan & Warrior or even replaced Dibiase in series 2 with one of them. Also why did LJN never make Bravo?
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 7, 2012 11:08:47 GMT -5
For LJN I think a reason they didn't make him was because he was a tag team wrestler in 1987. Dream Team wasn't as big on the card as Hart Foundation or Demolition for the heels amd 1988 they didn't even make both Demoltions as we painfully know. Strike Force was made but they were champs and Santana was a re-paint. Maybe the teams didn't sell well and they didn't want to do a Dream Team when Valentine would probably be a re-release. By 1989 he was around for a while but they couldn't get to everyone planned and by that time Bravo was lower than Rude, Bossman, Warrior, Andre, Haku for singles, Powers of Pain and Demolition for teams and maybe less interesting Bad News, Brother Love and Bushwhackers. I think Bravo, Haku and Barbarian probably just missed being made in Hasbro. With so many guys in 1993 and many being lower guys I think if they had been around a little while longer Hasbro would add them. Though a new Hogan and Savage probably would've sold much more. In 1993 Anvil and Warlord were made and they were gone about the same time as Haku and Barbarian but Haku and Barbarian were afterthoughts on the card even before Anvil and Warlord were gone.
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 14:04:13 GMT -5
A guy on facebook says he has 13 MOC Bravo's that were given to him by Dino. His name is Benny Young and supposedly managed Bravo at one point.
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Post by vintage6 on Aug 7, 2012 14:28:06 GMT -5
Interesting...I always thought they skipped over Bravo because I doubt he would've been a big seller for most kids. Realistically when I was younger I probably could've cared less for a Dino Bravo if I had my choice between that and say Skinner or Kamala...someone with a gimmick that had more appeal to a younger generation. As for the guy on Facebook, hm if that's true thats awesome but I have my doubts.
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 15:23:42 GMT -5
Interesting...I always thought they skipped over Bravo because I doubt he would've been a big seller for most kids. Realistically when I was younger I probably could've cared less for a Dino Bravo if I had my choice between that and say Skinner or Kamala...someone with a gimmick that had more appeal to a younger generation. As for the guy on Facebook, hm if that's true thats awesome but I have my doubts. I do too, espescially since he says he has no camera to take a pic
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Aug 7, 2012 15:34:29 GMT -5
Guy on facebook, no camera to take pic *my spider senses go tingling like huge tower bells!*
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 15:55:49 GMT -5
Guy on facebook, no camera to take pic *my spider senses go tingling like huge tower bells!* Same here. Especially the fact that the guy claims to have managed Bravo, but appears to be in his 40's meaning he did so as a teen.
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Post by ozz on Aug 7, 2012 15:57:07 GMT -5
He WISHES he were Frenchy Martin :lol:
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 16:32:18 GMT -5
well he just posted a pic, blurry and uses the Hacksaw body He states this fig was only released in Quebec.
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Post by LeighD on Aug 7, 2012 17:26:24 GMT -5
If the figure was only released in Quebec, I'm sure SOMEONE would have it by now.
i too always wondered by Hasbro never made Haku, Barbarian, & Bravo. Sure they weren't main eventers, but they had solid mid-card roles in the late 80s and early 90s.
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June
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Post by June on Aug 7, 2012 17:33:34 GMT -5
It's a fake. Someone just posted clear pictures taken from a hasbro customizer off of this site.
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Post by Wrestling with Classics on Aug 7, 2012 18:28:49 GMT -5
looks as if they used a lex luger head, clearly looks to be a custom in my eyes :/
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Post by anxietydestroys on Aug 7, 2012 18:39:08 GMT -5
It looks like the model with some yellow play dough on his head and a hacksaw body in my professional opinion.
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Post by ozz on Aug 7, 2012 20:27:22 GMT -5
Pfft. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuure and nobody ever had one pop up before.
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Aug 7, 2012 22:33:52 GMT -5
I've seen a similar one on eBay
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Aug 7, 2012 22:34:00 GMT -5
Custom
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