Monday, August 29, 2011

Hasbro, we need to talk


Look guys, I'm flattered you want to make me an official pony. It must have been a pain in the neck to install those cameras in the birds nest in my back yard. But you must have gotten a bad exposure or something because the cutie mark is all wrong. Attached is a photo taken at a party a few months ago. Please take the time to correct this inaccuracy; I really can't afford to be misrepresented in public.

Also who do I talk to about that upcoming role in Season 3?


65 comments:

OhYouFoal said...

Those official toys still both creep me out and make me gag in disgust.

Torchman said...

I love the new label. "I Don't Know What." So simple and informational.

Octavia said...

No one can see the Great and Powerful Hasbro! Not no way not no how! /Wizard of Oz lol

Hah, but it's close, right? Right?! :P

Celysus said...

@Rocks with Salt

"Posted by Phoe at 11:01 PM"

Xiagu said...

Phoe! Phoe phoe phoe phoe.

Phoe is the best pony blogprincess on the site.
(Also, only, but hey! Who's counting?)

Display Name said...

...As I said previously, Phoe posts are best post.

also inb4 official "magic yellow-and-red box" toys

General Hazard said...

Hasbro needs to look into a whole new direction for their toys. I would pay anyone with one of those fancy 3D printers and moderately nice painting skill $100 before I gave Hasbro a penny.

daddyboom said...

Um wat, go to bed phoe

Fox E: said...

I'd buy a brushie Phoe...

crazyredemu said...

That pony looks like she should be in a sonic cross over fan fiction- Her cutie mark looks like a caos emerald

Cyber.Kuriboh said...

Why cant the toys be actually of some level of quality? They all look horrid imo.

Chromadancer said...

s'ok, Hasbro fails at cutie marks all the time. Just talk to Cheerilee...

Alli Kat said...

Little bit of acetone and some acrylics, and boom. A true Phoe...ny.
Phoeny. Hah. It's a pun. Who knew....

fakeguy said...

@crazyredemu
>emerald
>pink gem, brilliant cut.

wat

Detoxicity said...

This is getting ridiculous. I'm not sure if Hasbro is just unwilling to make merchandise for a community that "may" not be around long. I'm not sure how long product design and everything takes, but they could at least try a bit harder.

karrotline said...

upcomming role what!? :D

Gypsy said...

wheres the proof thats suppose to you phoe?

crazyredemu said...

@fakeguy......No idea what your post ment but in the comics and cartoons the caos emeralds look like that.

DJ Midli said...

chaos emerald pink gem pony what

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A Lonely Weeaboo said...

The Mcdonalds Toys were better.

Woof Hooves said...

i second that..the mc donalds toys have better quallity correct shape etc

so why is it that the hasbaro ones litteraly look like they were made by monkeys?....there down right....fightening...looks like there still useing the g1 maps to make em


seriously lets get a 3d printer and make our own...you can even 3d print in color!!!!!

Joe said...

I don't understand. What is this about Phoe being an official pony?

OhYouFoal said...

@Woof Hooves
I saw a video of those things, it's 'amazing' that they were more accurate than the 'official' toy.

Hasbro really needs to just make more molds of the ones they distributed to McDonalds. Forget the fancy brush able hair and focus on having something that actually looks like the franchise you're trying to plug.

Arcane Scroll said...

I'm curious, is that a 3" figure or a 6" one? If it's the 6" fashion ones then WHEN DOES IT ARRIVE IN STORES? NEED NOW!!1!!

David said...

"Look on the bright side. Only your hair is pink."
-Celestia.

Calnos said...

Don't worry Phoe, now that you have your Chaos Emerald cutie mark you can stop the evil Eggmane!

Tast said...

@Alli Kat
I'd buy Phoe. Also, I really don't know how to pronounce her name o.o My brother said it was pronounced "Fee", but that O is kinda throwing me off. Oh well, brother has a better grasp of the english language than I do!

Arcane Scroll said...

@Tast
I've been pronouncing it like Foe.

Tosxychor said...

So close, yet so far.

Fengor said...

@Detoxicity
It takes like a year or more I heard, so it's possible Hasbro is doing their best to tap the money pit which sprang up out of nowhere that is the brony fandom but it's going to take time.

Still, you have to remember that the older audience isn't exactly their target audience. Frankly just give me some official plushies of the mane 6 and other characters and I'll be a happy nerd.

Calnos said...

I just realized...this toy is WHITE.

Maybe Hasbro is trying to prove to the toy stores that a white pony will sell just fine, and when it does they'll start selling a properly white Celestia!

/dream

K9saurus said...

Toy isn't too far from a custom Filly Celestia.

Also, don't flatter yourself Phoe. But nice try. =P

Matt Dusza said...

@Arcane Scroll I saw the 6inch Fashion Rarity at Walmart today.

Rekiara said...

@Tast

It's definitely Fee. Like Phoenix (Fee-nix) without the nix.

Anyway - Custom EQD blogponies, go! Or just the 'Lyra and Phoe's Fun and Games' boxed set. . . I would buy that.

MrSchinken said...

Phoe is a girl? O.o

Arcane Scroll said...

@Matt Dusza
Thanks, but I have about four of those waiting for modding. I'm needing a white pegasus for a custom I wanted to work on.

Rarity is a most awesome pony to mod though, if only she had wings.

Pinkemon said...

So, am I the only one who thinks that the Mcdonalds ponies look ugly and these ponies look adorable?

Kelleth said...

How about just taking some aceton, whipe out the cutie mark and replace it with yours? :)

Arcane Scroll said...

@Pinkemon
Nope, you're not. Although I do love my Cheerilee McDonald's toy :)

lambpasty said...

HASBRO, Y U NO MAKE ACCURATE TOYS FFS.

I mean really though, considering bronies/people other than 7 year old girls who can't tell the difference realistically make up 75% of this fanbase.

Anonymous said...

Incoming custom Phoe pony.

Firleycat said...

At least they are getting closer. They got your species, right hair and right skin colour. They still haven't gotten close to a Derpy toy. Its really could be worse.

ShakeBunny said...

YOU ARE THE LUCKIEST PONY ALIVE!!!

Springtime Blues said...

Those toys are still kinda creepy. That said, a good quality Twilight plushie, with glasses so I could make her read a book, would loosen the old purse strings.

ComicGuy89 said...

While I think molded hair ponies look better than the brushable hair ones, brushable hair ponies are the core of the MLP toy franchise. Since G1, one of the main features of MLP is brushable hair. To remove them is like removing transformation from Transformers.

adam1111 said...

All I want is some anatomically accurate pony toys (i.e, they look like they actually do in the show) and mane-6 plushies that don't look horribly deformed. Then I can be happy.

Johuotar said...

Phoe is the best pony.

Gamer Brony said...

This might just be a pipe dream bur I wish they'd make the brush hair ponies mane would look more show accurate (length color different colors in the right place ect)

Gamerlord said...

@ComicGuy89
The funny thing is, they actually released some Transformers who could not transform IIRC.

Gamerlord said...

@Gamerlord
And I just found a link to prove it:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Action_Master

Wierdplatformer said...

Nice! I bet someone at hasbro is laughing their head off.

Gadvac said...

That mane. WHY, HASBRO, WHY?

gato said...

So...

When Hasbro was talking about "Brony toys" back then they really mean it.

:U

Ewyndall said...

Just wait till Phoe, Cereal and Seth become pony action figures !!!
Well, Seth will be a box. But a pony box !

Kits said...

So, when does this come to Target? I need one >.>

Namefag Anon said...

wow Phoe, that's pretty leet

Sotha said...

@Calnos

This is just too perfect.

HeroInferno said...

wonder what i'd looklike as a pony...

StarStep said...

I never thought I'd even be thinking about making customs but to make Phoe and only needing to change the cutie mark. Oh I am tempted. I think I could also make a decent Seth cube but what does Cereal look like in Pony form?

Wingman said...

the show is really great but the toys just ruin it.... i hate that

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