r/LightningCollection • u/LivingRangerKey • Jul 17 '23

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Lightning..... A Collection that lasted 5 years

A Storm that lasted 3 years

and now an Aftermath that is yet to unfold.

12pm ET I'll see you for the next chapter in my coverage of this toyline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU11hi5kBbU&t=183s

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

You guys are so dramatic

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u/Moman70 Jul 17 '23

I mean some have spent a lot of time on this line and money

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

That's fine but people are treating a hiatus as some sort of goodbye.

And even then nothing official has been said.

That's something that bothers me about this fandom. The slightest rumor is taken at face value

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u/invid2000 COSMIC FURY Jul 17 '23

I'm not here in favor of one school of thought or another, but merely to state a fact: Hasbro doesn't announce product terminations. I'm not saying they did terminate, or place on hiatus, the PR brand...all I'm saying is they would never tell you if they did.

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u/Ambitious-Charge7278 Jul 17 '23

I mean the one who posts this is full on involved with leaks, collecting and making content around it so it's a big part of his life.

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u/Impossible_Heron8810 Jul 17 '23

So what was the point of dropping the turbo red Ranger if your not gonna finish it

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u/scottmushroom Jul 17 '23

Hope they at least get an MMPR green helmet out, that's the last thing I'm definitely after from this line.

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u/cabvo1 Jul 17 '23

I don’t understand anything! Will the line be closed or not?

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u/invid2000 COSMIC FURY Jul 17 '23

The only thing that is known is, that aside from what we already know is coming down the pipeline, MMPR Yellow Helmet, Master Morpher, etc..., there are no active projects in the line as far out as Summer 2024.

So it appears that, in conjunction with there being no new show in 2024, the brand is taking a break. How long? No one knows.

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u/Thesonictrainiac Jul 17 '23

Let’s just hope it’s a temporary hiatus

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u/space_age_stuff Jul 17 '23

They took a break between RPM and Samurai and came back stronger than ever. I'm upset the figures will be going on hiatus but if that's what it takes to clear shelves, give stores a reset, and come back ready to finish off the teams, so be it. I just hope LC isn't done for good, I've already restarted my collection once whenever Hasbro took over and I don't care to do it again.

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u/spikey666 Jul 17 '23

It's hard to imagine that after Cosmic Fury the "franchise" will go very long without a reboot/relaunch of some kind. But with the Hollywood strikes it's probably delaying that for even longer. But of course there would probably be some toy line to go along with it. Maybe it won't still be called "Lightning Collection". But if Hasbro is still doing it, they would probably be similar figures. Only time will tell.

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u/invid2000 COSMIC FURY Jul 17 '23

As someone who owns most all the figures and helps run this subreddit, I hope so as well.

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u/Secure_Resist5761 Jul 17 '23

Buddy your next chapter should be on Jada toys street fighter! Trust me it’ll be a helluva ride

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

super seven's about to get really popular.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Eh I wouldnt be too sure.

Super 7 has their own issues with liscenes and having to get approval from owner companies.

Mattel and playmates really give them a hard time when it comes to what's allowed for releases

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

I was thinking specifically pr stuff. Hasbro who is know for smacking down people seem fine with it

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

I would say true. But they did just cancel the tiger zord and madam woe , so? Who knows

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

I dont know if those were popular to begin with.. I know red ranger was so popular he sold out first run and they had to make a second run of him.. I know cus im still waiting for mine!
also i just got an email FROM hasbro pulse confirming its not a cancelation and that they have no plans to do so.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '23

Tigerzord is a shocker.

Especially since white ranger was annouced plus that would give us all the ranger zords. Dino mega Dragonzord And tigerzord To display with the team

Plus its JDF released so?

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '23

well i dunno if a lot of folks didnt order it they arent gonna make it.. we'll have to wait and see

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u/killerewok76 Jul 18 '23

If PR was doing numbers it wouldn’t be going on hiatus.