RKOrton
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Post by RKOrton on Aug 26, 2020 9:38:01 GMT -5
Hey all. I'm sure most of you will see the title and say: "No, he's already has a tons of elites." You right, he is. Roman Reigns is a figure that almost not changing except the vest color and maybe the headscan. But... 1) Reigns made a new tattoo in 2020.
 This tattoo looks great and we already saw how amazing it is to see such a large back-tattoo on a figure. I am pretty sure the Elite 79 will not come with this new tattoo, but I wish and I really want to believe that the new Top Picks 2021 will include this. unfortunately expectations are low. 2. Not only the new tattoo, what about the shoulder tattoo?
We saw this little problem on all of Roman Reigns Elite's. what do I mean? this is how we get the shoulder tattoo on every Roman's elite:  and this is how we should get it:  (photos credit for mydamntoys) 3) Molded wrist gauntlets
For years the community has been shouting for a molded wrist gauntlets and not painted. now we can finally get it with E79 Reigns. Personally, I think that if we get all these 3 points in 1 figure, this will be the perfect Roman Reigns Elite figure. Another question related to the discussion: Which Reigns do you want to see in the upcoming Top Picks 2021? |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Aug 26, 2020 9:47:05 GMT -5
I think the only two things to fix at this point imo are his skin tone and boots. The skin tone is more of a priority to me, simply because they’ve been using the wrong one for a long time. I believe Reigns should have a lighter complexion. Instead they give him a skin tone that Farooq should have. Other than that, Reigns does not wear Timberland boots. I think it kind of looks weird that a tactical boot mold hasn’t been made. I do appreciate the molded gauntlets after so long though. It was one of my biggest gripes with his figures.
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Robz PippinRoad
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 26, 2020 10:19:37 GMT -5
I think the only two things to fix at this point imo are his skin tone and boots. The skin tone is more of a priority to me, simply because they’ve been using the wrong one for a long time. I believe Reigns should have a lighter complexion. Instead they give him a skin tone that Farooq should have. Other than that, Reigns does not wear Timberland boots. I think it kind of looks weird that a tactical boot mold hasn’t been made. I do appreciate the molded gauntlets after so long though. It was one of my biggest gripes with his figures. 👍 |
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Post by bababooey on Aug 26, 2020 10:30:12 GMT -5
They’re gonna have to update those chompers too. It was super noticeable at Summerslam.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Aug 26, 2020 11:18:51 GMT -5
They’re gonna have to update those chompers too. It was super noticeable at Summerslam. All those extra paint hits will surely hurt the chances to get any of that other stuff. May have to go back to his first incomplete tattoo design to keep it under budget. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 26, 2020 11:55:24 GMT -5
Updating his backtoo probably isn’t gonna be a priority for them since he wears a vest that covers it up.
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isloth
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Post by isloth on Aug 26, 2020 13:20:42 GMT -5
Honestly I wish the vests weren’t removable, given that he’s pretty much never taken them off. On some of his Elites the vest hasn’t stayed on very well because it keeps coming loose in the back.
I‘m not sure if it’d be accurate to new figures but I remember one of his first Elites had a molded right hand, which they changed to a painted normal hand afterwards. Always wished they’d kept using the molded hand.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 26, 2020 13:22:19 GMT -5
Mouled gauntlets, a lighter skin tone, and a new face scan would get me invested
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2020 14:45:51 GMT -5
We really need an Ultimate figure of him.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Aug 27, 2020 11:48:58 GMT -5
Right now, I’m just hoping that he wears something completely different than the tired old Shield outfit and music (with minor modifications) that he’s been using since 2013. Ideally he’d wear something that shows off the new tattoo enough to warrant its modification. I doubt they bother modifying it if they just assume he’s going to be wearing a vest over it anyway.
I don’t know if he’s supposed to be a heel, I’m guessing not, but if so he definitely needs a whole new presentation. In terms of figures Reigns is like Orton. You could get away with using the first non-Shield Reigns today and it would be fine (just like you really could still use Elite 3 Orton).
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Post by Eric on Aug 27, 2020 16:56:57 GMT -5
Right now, I’m just hoping that he wears something completely different than the tired old Shield outfit and music (with minor modifications) that he’s been using since 2013. Ideally he’d wear something that shows off the new tattoo enough to warrant its modification. I doubt they bother modifying it if they just assume he’s going to be wearing a vest over it anyway. I don’t know if he’s supposed to be a heel, I’m guessing not, but if so he definitely needs a whole new presentation. In terms of figures Reigns is like Orton. You could get away with using the first non-Shield Reigns today and it would be fine (just like you really could still use Elite 3 Orton). I agree he needs a change-up. I'm sure WWE loves him how he is and enjoys the consistency for merchandise, but I think he'd get a little less mistreatment from fans if he would try something new. I like him, but since I started watching wrestling again a few years ago, he's the only wrestler I've seen who hasn't changed anything at all really in that time. My biggest request would be he drop the Superman Punch.  I did notice the updated wrists for the upcoming figure, and that's a welcome change. That's the most significant thing to be done (with the skintone) since you can't see his back and his boots are really pretty minor, even if they are inaccurate. I like the hair-back headsculpt, too. Also a nice addition that's got me wanting to pick him up. |
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Post by Purple Reigns on Aug 27, 2020 17:24:27 GMT -5
Right now, I’m just hoping that he wears something completely different than the tired old Shield outfit and music (with minor modifications) that he’s been using since 2013. Ideally he’d wear something that shows off the new tattoo enough to warrant its modification. I doubt they bother modifying it if they just assume he’s going to be wearing a vest over it anyway. I don’t know if he’s supposed to be a heel, I’m guessing not, but if so he definitely needs a whole new presentation. In terms of figures Reigns is like Orton. You could get away with using the first non-Shield Reigns today and it would be fine (just like you really could still use Elite 3 Orton). The Rock has been using the NoD theme for 20+ years and I’ve never seen anyone bitch about it. |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Aug 27, 2020 17:44:31 GMT -5
The Rock has been using the NoD theme for 20+ years and I’ve never seen anyone bitch about it. [/quote] That’s completely untrue. If you’re referring to his Corporation theme, it’s the same beat, yes, but the contents are vastly different, and I’m not even talking about ‘The Rock says, The Rock says, The Rock says’ or any of that. Even his first theme as a face seems like a different character, different energy, different instruments, crazy guitar licks - things to set it apart. I’m not exactly Vanilla Ice arguing that the Ice Ice Baby beat is different that Under Pressure because of one note here, I don’t think a reasonable person would say that his Corporation theme was the same. Reigns theme is literally the Shield theme minus ‘Sierra, Hotel, India...’ |
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Post by tyco84 on Aug 27, 2020 18:41:18 GMT -5
Right now, I’m just hoping that he wears something completely different than the tired old Shield outfit and music (with minor modifications) that he’s been using since 2013. This coming Smackdown would be the perfect time for it. Coming off the big return at Summerslam and he's physically bigger than he's ever been, why hide it?! He's now earned that incorrect torso mattel have been using for him, time to show off the new bod!! |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Aug 27, 2020 21:37:41 GMT -5
Right now, I’m just hoping that he wears something completely different than the tired old Shield outfit and music (with minor modifications) that he’s been using since 2013. Ideally he’d wear something that shows off the new tattoo enough to warrant its modification. I doubt they bother modifying it if they just assume he’s going to be wearing a vest over it anyway. I don’t know if he’s supposed to be a heel, I’m guessing not, but if so he definitely needs a whole new presentation. In terms of figures Reigns is like Orton. You could get away with using the first non-Shield Reigns today and it would be fine (just like you really could still use Elite 3 Orton). The Rock has been using the NoD theme for 20+ years and I’ve never seen anyone bitch about it. Yeah, but The Rock's theme has evolved so dang far from the original NoD theme that most people don't even recognize it anymore. Roman's theme is extremely similar to the Shield theme. The average person listening probably couldn't tell the difference, besides the missing opening bit. |
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Post by Purple Reigns on Aug 31, 2020 15:53:00 GMT -5
They need a newer headscan for the non-full bearded look. He’s had that same smirking headscan for years it seems like. The full beard look is his best but he always shaves it.
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RKOrton
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Post by RKOrton on Aug 31, 2020 16:09:10 GMT -5
They need a newer headscan for the non-full bearded look. He’s had that same smirking headscan for years it seems like. The full beard look is his best but he always shaves it. Full bearded face scan will be awesome. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 31, 2020 16:31:49 GMT -5
Totally your call. I really dig the newest one though. Gettin' a little itchy.
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Bpatrick
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Post by Bpatrick on Aug 31, 2020 16:36:28 GMT -5
I was thinking about getting that Elite 79 when it was available at retail (or less). I have the Network Spotlight Wrestlemania 32 as my line displayed item. I had gotten the E65(?) with the IC title for $5 that has been sitting in box for a bit that I’ve been debating putting up. Really like the newer ones but it seems like his look may finally be changing so not sure if I need to hold out longer - though a new look would presumably be Christmas 2021 at the earliest at this point.
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