Jason's Gallery - Green Lantern x Star Sapphire: Lovers Embrace!

Green Lantern and Star Sapphire embracing among the stars!

 

As Hal and Carol found each other and confess their true feelings to one another, they passionately embraced each other, as they kiss among the stars.

Carol: "I love you, Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sector 2814." 

Hal: "And I love you, too, Carol Ferris, Star Sapphire of Sector 2814. That's a bit shmaltzy. Saying our superhero names and saying the same sector that we live in. And I thought all Lantern Corps have different sectors but didn't say anything about which planet. I know it's sounds confusing, and I haven't even begun to think about what other sector has another...

(Carol kisses Hal)

Carol: "You talk too much."

(Hal smiles; Hal and Carol passionately kiss)

My present to you, Stefan. Merry Christmas!!

Jason's Gallery - Green Lantern x Star Sapphire: Lovers Reunite!

 

Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and his beloved, Carol Ferris, Star Sapphire of Sector 2814.

All alone in the universe, from the farthest reaches of space, Carol Ferris, Star Sapphire of Sector 2814 (where Earth resides), longs to be back on her homeworld and to be with her beloved. As she was about to lose hope, her ring, powered by the spectrum of Love, reacts to her true heart's desire and in a flash of light, appears the very person she longs to be with, it was Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sector 2814, whose been fighting evil beyond the stars ever since Abin Sur gave him the ring and battery, powered by the spectrum of Willpower. In spite of all his battles in this long journey, all Hal ever wanted was to be back home with his true love, the one thing that keeps his light shine the brightest. Like the shooting star itself, both Hal and Carol's wish has come true.

Carol: "Am I dreaming this? Is that you, Hal?"

Hal: "Yes, Carol, it is me. I am as real as they come. I'm sorry I should've told you what really happened to me. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But for the past year or so, all I could think about is you."

Carol: "Hal, I always think of you every day and you being a Green Lantern and what you do, I would die for the stars for you. No matter where you go, no matter what you have become, I will always love you."

Hal: "That is so kind of you, Carol. But tell me one thing, I know you are beautiful like Elisabeth Taylor, but how did you end up like this, not that I am complaining about the long hair, long boots and skintight leotard."

Carol: "Oh, this. The Star Sapphire Corps from Zamaron gave me this ring, almost like yours, except it is powered by love, and I end up like this. Hope it's not too skimpy for your taste."

Hal: "No, it looks good on you. It does reflect your beauty, even beyond the stars. Nothing is more important is being here with you."

(Carol blushes)

Just as they got reacquainted, a shooting star falls above them.

Carol: "Look, Hal, a shooting star. Quickly, make a wish!"

Hal: "Don't need to."

(Hal turns to Carol)

Hal: "You already came true."

Carol: "Oh, Hal."

Jason's Gallery - Star Sapphire: Space Goddess!

"Wait for me, Hal. Someday, we will be together again. Until then, I will use to this power fight evil and bring love to a universe filled with madness, greed and fear. And I will do it all for you, my love. See you around. (Blows kiss for Hal)."

Embracing the power of the violet ring, fused by the spectrum of Love, Carol Ferris becomes a fully developed Star Sapphire, with all the love and compassion she brings with her. Unlike all the other versions of Star Sapphire in the Multiverse (some of them being evil to the core), Carol is a benevolent goddess, through and through (other than being the daughter of the owner of the biggest conglomerate in all of aviation). As she spreads love and justice throughout the galaxy, she still longs to be with her beloved Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. Perhaps, one day, she will see her lover again. Until then, when she fights evil and injustice, she will always think of Hal and all of his Green Lantern glory.

Voice Actor's Corner - Jack Angel

When I got started doing this blog series, my main goal was to show the whole world that voice actors deserve to be in the same place, the same category as all famous people combined.  It is not just towards voice actors who are alive, it is also applies to voice actors who have since passed away. And here is one of those voice actors I am going to talk about, who recently passed. So, let us sit back and remember the legend that was Jack Angel.

Born on October 24, 1930, born of Greek descent, Jack Angel was not only a voice actor, but also a radio personality (more on that later). He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1957 and was hired as a disc jockey at a local California radio station. And for 2 decades, he was one of the most popular personalities in radio. Then, one voiceover demo later, given to Gary Owens (another voice with the one of most recognizable baritone voices) and forward it to his agent and the rest as they say was history. From that point on, he left the radio business and became a full-fledged voice actor. And for almost 4 decades, Jack Angel has been voicing characters past and present until his death on October 19th, 2021. He was survived by his second wife and 3 children. Now that we dealt in the abridged version of his life, let's get down to the very characters he voiced. Since he did so much for 40 years in voice acting, I will focus on the voices of the characters that I know the best. Let us begin, shall we?

Kaze no yō ni hayaku!

Samurai (Superfriends): Even though he voiced already established DC heroes like Hawkman and The Flash, Angel's first gig in voice actor (aside from voicing the aforementioned heroes) was voicing an original character in Superfriends and one of many heroes born of a different ethnicity, including Black Vulcan (created since Hanna-Barbera couldn't use Black Lightning due to the disputes with co-creator Tony Isabella), Apache Chief and El Dorado. But of all the original Superfriends, born of different nationalities, Samurai was the only one to not only have a real name, but also an origin story to boot. Toshio Eto was once a college professor, mostly with history (parts of it Japanese). All that change when he got powers from beyond the stars by the New Gods of New Genesis, in their mission to save the universe from their evil counterparts from planet Apokolips and their tyrannical leader, Darkseid. Pledging to use his power to fight evil, Toshio calls himself Samurai, in honor of his past ancestors. His powers, when saying phrases in Japanese, were based on the teachings of Sun Tzu and the Art of War, straight from the Japanese phrase, Fūrinkazan, which means "Swift as the Wind, Gentle as the Forest, Fierce like the Fire and Immovable like the Mountain". It was Samurai who inspired me to do an original character for a possible Arrowverse show that I am working on, who also doubles as a legacy character because that character is also his son. But that story is for another time.

"Wet-Suit may be mean to the bones, but he's also quite bright, being well-read in both the classics and the standard texts of military tactics. Pretty amazing considering that the level to which he has developed his toughness would seem to indicate full-time occupation..."

Wet-Suit (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero): Navy SEAL Brian M. Forrest made his first appearance in the 5 parter, "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!". Angel's take on this character is what Wet-Suit was all about, tough, brash, abrasive, crass, and sarcastic, yet has a strong sense of duty for country and his fellow Joes. He is best known for his friendly rivalry with fellow Joe and tough to nails marine, Leatherneck, who often butt heads in which part of the military is best, Marines or Navy? Wow, and I though College Football was that intense. 

Left: Ramjet and Astrotrain; Right: Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus; Middle: Omega Supreme (My favorite out of the aforementioned Transformers Mr. Angel voiced).

Ramjet, Astrotrain, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus and Omega Supreme (Transformers): I couldn't decide which one to pick, so I put all the 5 Transformers Mr. Angel voiced. Each of them with their unique personalities. Let's start with Ramjet. He is the leader of the three coneheaded Seekers (the others being Thrust and Dirge). He is both competent and serious, especially keeping his fellow coneheads (no relation to Beldar and Prymat), Thrust and Dirge in line, since they are cowards at hearts. Astrotrain, the Triple Changer Decepticon, who can change into a train and a shuttle and vice versa. His biggest flaw was not just the fact that he is single-minded, but he also craves power, almost in the same manner as Starscream, which was displayed in the episodes, "The God Gambit" and "Triple Takeover." For Ultra Magnus, taking over for Robert Stack (who voiced him in the movie), he made up for the blunders in the movie, by become an honorable warrior and leader, especially helping out Rodimus Prime in adjusting his role as leader of the Autobots. Cyclonus, on the other hand (and filling in for the late Roger C. Carmel (which I can't remember hearing him in the movie)), is as ruthless and cunning as they come, just like his master, Galvatron. And out of the voices Jack Angel did for Transformers, my most favorite out of them is the giant Autobot himself, Omega Supreme. Though is vocabulary is limited when he speaks (e.g., Death: Illogical, Survival: Imminent), Omega Supreme's actions speaks louder than words, especially dealing with his former friends turned archenemies, the Constructicons. Come to think of it, if Voltron was a sentient being (just like his Japanese counterpart, GoLion), when he speaks, he would definitely sound like Omega Supreme himself and my mind would be totally blown. Speaking of which...

"People of Arus, hear me! By right of conquest and our holy destiny, your planet has been annexed into the mighty Drule Empire! I am Zarkon, your new ruler!"

King Zarkon (Emperor Daizabal) (Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Beast King GoLion)): Omega Supreme may be my favorite Transformer he voiced but voicing the king of Planet Doom himself is indeed my most favorite character Jack Angel ever voiced. Although he voiced other characters like Yurak and later Cossack the Terrible, this is the one character I identify Jack Angel with when watching Voltron as a whole.  Like his Japanese counterpart, Emperor Daizabal from GoLion, King Zarkon is indeed as ruthless, heartless and evil as they come. As member of the Drule Empire, Zarkon spreads destruction and slavery in his wake. But they only that comes between him, and galactic conquest was the Voltron Force. Even though the show ended its run, Angel reprised his role as Zarkon in two occasions. The first was 5-part Sprite Commercial in 1998, where Zarkon declared war on hip-hop, only to be stopped by Voltron, piloted by rappers Goodie Mob, Fat Joe, Common, Mack 10 and Afrika Bambaataa.

And the second was one of those Happy Honda Days commercials during the holiday season a few years ago, where we see some of our favorite toys from yesteryear come to life and promote new cars from Honda. One of them features Voltron and Zarkon, not only with Angel reprising again, but also with Neil Ross, Michael Bell and B.J. Ward (Keith, Lance and Allura) joining in.

And there you have it. The life and times of the late, great Jack Angel. Thank you for making our childhood so memorable and much cherishing to boot. As long as we remember you and your voicework, you will never truly be gone. I will leave you know with this fanart of King Zarkon himself, which I shared with Mr. Angel himself long ago on Facebook before leaving the site permanently.  Until next time. Godspeed, Jack Angel. Be at peace, good sir. Till all are one.

"You haven't experienced real player-hatin' until you feel the wrath of King Zarkon! (Laughing maniacally)"

#RespectVoiceActors

The Sailor Moon/Godzilla Connection! Part 1

 

Two Japanese icons, one similar yet different journey!

With VIZ Media owning the rights to the English distribution, especially redubbing the original anime, Sailor Moon is now getting the proper dub it rightfully deserves (for the most part, anyway). However, even though we got the redub of the original and the dub of its reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, there have been many divisions within the fanbase, when it comes to which voice cast is better. While I mostly agree that it wasn't a great masterpiece, but we got to give the original English dub credit for bringing Sailor Moon to the West in the first place. The way I see, this story draws parallels to another famed Japanese icon that we all know.

(Godzilla Roars)

Path 1 - Journey of the Pretty Suited Moon Rabbit!

The brainchild of Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon started off as a sequel to her earlier work, Codename: Sailor V. 

"Sai..."

"...lor..."

"V!"

But it quickly became an international phenomenon that matches those other media franchises in the 1980s, Super Sentai and even other animes we all know and love. Since 1992, Sailor Moon is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest icons in the history of anime and manga. Although early shojo animes started this trend, but Moonface herself perfected it to a "T", especially with other shows like Cardcaptor Sakura and Tokyo Mew Mew, among others. However, around the mid 1990s, Sailor Moon's path to the West wasn't an easy one. It all started with Toon Makers doing their own version of Sailor Moon, which was a blend of animation and live action. So much so, some fans call this version, "Saban Moon", because of claims that it was made by Saban. But the idea was scrapped, although there was footage of that intro of Saban Moon at a convention long ago, but it was poor quality.

But, that didn't stop other companies from trying to get a shot in doing an English adaptation of Sailor Moon. One of them was the famed animation company, DIC Entertainment.

DIC! 'Nuff said.

DIC, in the French tongue, is an acronym for "Diffusion, Informacion et Communicacion", which translates to, "Diffusion, Information and Communication." DIC is one of the famed companies that made cartoons in the 1980s into the new millennium, next to the likes of Saban, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears and Disney. Known for such shows as, Heathcliff, Inspector Gadget, The Littles, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (YAHOO!!), Captain N, the 3 Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, Double Dragon, Street Sharks, Extreme Dinosaurs, M.A.S.K., Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and so on and so forth.

As they plan to release the English dub, DIC released their over the top themed promo, saying that it is the biggest thing that hits the West since Power Rangers.

As the English dub came out, anime, as a whole, wasn't exactly full time mainstream yet. This was before we were introduced to Toonami. Anyway, like many anime that came and went, such as Robotech and Voltron, which used other anime, different from one another to make one story, the original English dub of Sailor Moon was not without its faults.

For starters, certain episodes from the original Japanese version were missing, due to certain culture differences, for example, in episode 2 (the real episode 2 from the original) had not just satanic images on the tarot cards from our Monster of the Week, but in one scene, Umino, who was possessed by the aforementioned Youma, lifted up Ms. Haruna's skirt. And in episode 5 from the original, possessed by the Chanela, Shingo kicked Luna in a rather cruel manner. PETA would've had a field day with this if this was aired back then. And in episode 6, Usagi, by means of her transformation pen, disguises herself as an adult (a very, curvy, sexy adult). But, it is not just some of the episodes were missing, they merged the last 2 episodes of season 1 into one. Not to mention the fact that, aside from Nephrite's death among other things, death was omitted, just like in the original Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, saying that the Sailor Scouts were captured by the Negaverse, almost like saying that our heroes or villains were sent to another dimension, just like the aforementioned Ocean dub of DBZ.

Next, with the exception of a few like Luna, Artemis and Queen Beryl, most of the characters names were changed.

For example:

Usagi - Serena (taken from the word Serenity)

Ami - Amy (replacing the "I" with the "Y")

Rei - Raye (the pronunciation is the same, but the difference is the spelling)

Makoto - Lita (No relation to retired wrestler/valet, Amy Dumas, either named after rocker Lita Ford, or a pun for lightning and/or named after Leda, one of Jupiter's moons)

Minako - Mina (which makes most sense, after all, in the manga, Artemis calls her Mina)

Then, there is one other hurdle, the same sex relationships. Triple H once said that "Alternative lifestyles are perfectly acceptable in this day in age," but not in the 90s. To avoid any wraith from parental groups and the FCC, to have a relationship with Kunzite (or Malachite in the old dub), Zoisite's gender was changed from male to female. And then, when the dub was handed over to Toei's English distributor, Cloverway, they made the worst edit they can possibly made to ruin even the devoted Sailor Moon fan, turning Sailor Uranus and Neptune from a Lesbian couple into...cousins. 

In short, aside from the faults I have mentioned, the reason I like this dub was because of not just the voices, including Terri Hawkes, Katie Griffin, Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Ron Rubin, Toby Proctor and so forth, but I do like the songs from this dub, including my favorite, She's Got the Power. I mean, come, who doesn't like Stan Bush, anyway? Sailor Moon's journey to the West wasn't an easy one. But, she wasn't the only character from Japan to have such a journey, for a certain radioactive dinosaur when through the same journey, but in a different sort, over 60 years ago.

To Be Continued...

The Death of The WWE (Complete Timeline)

The Following is a continuation of My Rise and Fall of The WWE Timeline post.

Found Here: https://retro-rebellion.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-rise-and-fall-of-wwe-timeline.html?m=0

Due to recent events,I thought I'd do this. Anyway,here we go.

2021 (continued) - In September,Vince McMahon takes over NXT and things only go downhill from there. NXT is rebranded as NXT 2.0 and is given a new look. This reimagining turns NXT into just another carbon copy of RAW and Smackdown (i.e. mediocre). So in a matter of weeks,Vince McMahon turned the Best Wrestling Show on TV into a Mediocre Mess. NXT no longer felt like the Reincarnation of the WWF. Vince McMahon is to Blame for All Of This. And as usual,WWE continued their mistreatment of talent,as well as the Fans. In October,NXT got worse and the Spirit of the WWF departed for the Great Beyond. In November,18 great Superstars were unfairly fired. The Fans have had enough and the Reaper had seen enough. The release of 18 great talents coupled with the mistreatment and mismanagement of Superstars,the terrible direction of the Main Roster,and the complete bastardization of NXT was enough to kill the WWE. WWE Is Dead! Gone,But Never Forgotten! 

And thus completes the Timeline of the WWF/WWE. One day I'll do another for WCW. I intend on giving WWE a small tribute post and eulogy soon.

Until Then,

Stay Gold,Space Cowboys and Resist Modern Attitudes!

R.I.P WWE

1953 - 2021.

The Reaper Has Finally Struck! The Untimely End Of the WWE!

Thanks to last night's unnecessary releases of some of their greatest Superstars and the bastardization of NXT,The WWE has died.

The (BS) reason for their releases were because of budget cuts and some Superstars being UnVaxxed. They Also need the funds for Brock Lesnar,should they decide to make him Champion again.

Here are just some of the Superstars that were cut This Time. Keith Lee,Mia Yim,Frankie Monet,Karion Kross,Scarlett,Ember Moon,Gran Metalik,Lince Delrodo,and Nia Jax,among others.  

There was No Good Reason to Release these Awesome Superstars. No Good Reason At All. Period! Now,because of this,the WWE is Dead! And Vince K. McMahon is to Blame!

In addition,this past September,Vince McMahon,in a hostile move,took over NXT. Under McMahon,NXT went from a Great Wrestling Show to a Mediocre One. I swear,Everything this man touches turns to crap. This disgusting take-over was another major factor in WWE's demise. 

And don't get me started on the constant misuse of talent. Y'know,had NXT been left alone and Karrion Kross Not been called up to the main roster,WWE would've just barely hung in there after the firings. But No,Vince McMahon had to be a Control Freak and ruin things. 

I'll be doing a eulogy to this company soon. Until then,

Stay Gold,Space Cowboys!

Resist Modern Attitudes!

And Burn In Hell Vince McMahon,You Murderer!!!!!! 

Jason's Gallery - Sailor Ronin Halloween: Acrobatic Strong Style!

 

Minako Aino as the sexy acrobat Jetta Maxx from Eternal Champions and Rei-Fuan Kento as the King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamura. YEAOH!!

Here we have another Sailor Ronin Halloween in our midst. Last time around it was Makoto and Sage. But this time around, we have the most strongest (and sometimes clueless) members of their respective teams getting into the Halloween spirit, Minako Aino and Rei-Fuan Kento.

First off, here we have Ms. Minako Aino dressed up as the sexy Russian circus acrobat, Jetta Maxx from Eternal Champions. In case you don't know who she is, I will tell you. Jetta Maxx was a skillful acrobat and star attraction of the Blue Dragon Circus. Skilled in Savate and Pencak Silat, Jetta was one of the fastest fighters in all the world, and the very coordinated circus acrobat in history (not to mention the sexiest with her choice of attire). But, her pivotal moment was in the year 1899, where she was doing a performance in China, in the midst of a war between a rebel faction within China and the Russians. As she was doing her stunts, she became a victim of sabotage, when her tension wire and safety net were cut by one of the Chinese rebels, plummeting her to her demise. Being a character in Eternal Champions, if she would've won the Eternal Champion's contest, she would quickly jump back to her safety platform before the wire broke and used her Bladerang on the escaping rebel who committed the sabotage in the first place, thus preventing any bloodshed between both the Russians and the Chinese. But that's another story. And I thought Minako looks sexy as Jetta in that outfit. If not on the highwire, she could do her stunts on a stripper pole, which is much safer. 

As for Kento, before you ask, no, he is not cosplaying as one of The Warriors. He is dressed up like one of his favorite idols and the one person who inspired him to be a pro-wrestler, the King of Strong Style himself, Shinsuke Nakamura. Of all the outfits, this is one of many outfits Nakamura wore, since his charisma is a cross between Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger, hence his nickname, "Swagsuke", red vest and all. Long ago, I use to think that since being in WWE, he has lost all of that swagger. But thanks to his resilience, along with a new running buddy, Rick BOOOOOOOGS, Nakamura has become the Nakamura of old once again. The very same Nakamura who was the most dominant wrestler in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. WWE may call his finisher, the Kinshasa, but in NJPW and anywhere else (especially AEW, if the chooses to come), it is called by another name, BOMAYE!

So in short, Minako and Kento combined the best of both worlds, sexy acrobatics and the hard-hitting nature of Strong Style. Love and Beauty and Hard-rockin' Justice never felt so strong. Happy Halloween, folks and to quote Shinsuke Nakamura himself...

YEAOH!!

Jack is now with the Angels. Godspeed

 This just in.

Legendary veteran voice actor, Jack Angel, has died on October 19th, 2021. He was 90 years old, shy of his 91st birthday.

Angel, as we know, did voice work for cartoons in the 70s, 80s and into the early 90s. It's a lot but, I will tell you the ones I know, he voiced Hawkman, The Flash and Samurai on the Superfriends, Ramjet, Astrotrain, Omega Supreme, Cyclonus and Ultra Magnus on Transformers, Wet Suit on G.I. Joe and my most favorite out of them, King Zarkon on Voltron.

There isn't much left to say, but I will do my next Voice Actor's Corner, devoted to this legend and my favorite characters he voiced in more greater detail.

Until then, Godspeed, Mr. Angel, thanks for all the memories you have given us, whether through villains or through heroes. Your strong voice will live on forever.

(TAPS play)

Jack Angel
(October 24th, 1930 - October 19th, 2021)

This has been a Retro Rebellion Special Report.

Disney Heroes - The Fighting Game

A few days ago,after Sora's reveal for Smash Bros ,I got a fun idea of a Disney Fighting Game similar to Power Rangers:Battle For The Grid and/or Marvel v Capcom 3.

Now there's something that hasn't been done before. A Fighting Game featuring Non-Marvel Disney Characters.would be interesting. It's an Idea I'm gonna put into writing now.

First the Features. 

- 3-on-3 Battle

- Destructible Environments (sometimes leading into different areas)

- Assist Characters

- The Hyper Bar (allows for the execution of hyper combo special attacks; has 3 levels)

- Hyper Combo Specials (the attack preformed depends on the current level of of the Hyper Bar)

- Basic Combo System

- Tag System

- Double Team and Triple Team Attacks

- Alternate Colors and Outfits For Each Character.

- Arcade Mode (1p mode),V.S. Mode (player v. player),Survival Mode (a 1p mode that has you fight until you beat all of the fighters. get health refilled a little after each fight),and an Option Mode.    

Now we talk about the Story. Or we Would've If I had one in mind,but I don't,so we'll skip this part for now. I'll come up with one I promise.

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Anyway,time for the Roster.

Rapunzel

Merida

Elsa

Moana

Mulan

Wreck-It Ralph 

Mr. Incredible 

Jimmy "Sully" Sullivan

Goliath  

Raya

Hercules

Kim Possible

Aladdin

Hiro Hamada    

Baymax

Buzz Lightyear

Jafar

Syndrome

Shego

Star Butterfly

Maleficent

Dr. Facilier

Perry the Platypus

Scrooge McDuck

Darkwing Duck

Olaf (the joke character)

Spider-Man (guest character)

Luke Skywalker (guest character)

Chernabog (the final boss has 2 forms. unplayable)

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Now for the (non -playable) Assist Characters

Yen Sid

Sorcerer Mickey

Donald and Goofy 

Sisu

Mike Wazowski

Quasimodo

Fix-It Felix Jr.

Vanellape Von Shweetz

The Beast

Miguel (from coco)

Princess Jasmine and Rajah

Princess Ariel

The Genie 

Maui

Wicked Queen (Hag Form)

Hades

Simba

Timon and Pumbaa

Jessie

Woody

Bo Peep

Wall-E and EVE

Dr. Doofenshmirtz

Phineas and Ferb

Ron Stoppable and Rufus

"American Dragon" Jake Long 

Huey,Dewey,Louie,and Webby 

Launchpad McQuack

Luz and Eda

Anne and the Frogs

The Rest of Big Hero 6

Dr. Drakken

Bill Cipher

Zeus 

Frozone

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Here are the Stages

Cinderella Castle

Yen Sid's Lair

Danville

The Owl House/Boiling Isles

The Mystery Shack/Gravity Falls

Amphibia

City Rooftops

St. Canard Bridge

Scrooge's Mansion

Niceland

China

Scotland Forests

Elsa's Ice Palace

Chorona

Islands

Cape Suzette

Middleton

San Fransokyo

Andy's Room

Monster's Inc.

Agrabah

Ancient Greece

Kumandra

Auradon

Mewni

Maleficent's Castle

Pride Rock

Bayou

The Big City

Bald Mountain

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And that's it. Next Post will be Super Smash Bros. Related.

Until next Time Space Cowboys,Stay Gold and Resist Modern Attitudes!   

Voice Actor's Corner - Paul Dobson

 

Welcome to another edition of Voice Actor's Corner. Last time, we premiered with the most dark and brooding (and sometimes funny) voice in the world of fiction, Patrick Seitz. This time around, we will go North of the Border to Canada and talk about one of the most recognizable voices from the famed Canadian studio, Ocean Group and has the most baritone voice since the likes of Gary Owens and so much more. Today, we will talk about the ever soft spoken (and even more darker), Paul Dobson.

Paul Dobson is the a British-born voice actor who worked for many studios in Canada, including the aforementioned Ocean Group. He is the middle brother to the other Dobson brothers, older brother Michael and younger brother Brian, who are also voice actors. There isn't much to talk about him, but being a voice actor with much caliber, much like Patrick Seitz, his voice pitch ranged from either gruffy, humble, or in the case of certain villains he voiced, dark, seductive and sometimes borderline psychotic. That being said, here are my most favorite characters Paul Dobson has ever voiced.

"I'm just a miner."

Graveheart (Shadow Raiders/War Planets): To start this off, here we have the main character and somewhat of a reluctant hero in Shadow Raiders, the CGI cartoon made by the same company known for ReBoot and Beast Wars, based on the Trendmasters toy line, War Planets. Graveheart was a miner from the Planet Rock, one of the five planets of the Cluster, in the crossheirs of the dreaded, planet-destroying Beast Planet (talk about Galactus and Unicron vibes here with this monstrosity). But when Planet Tek was destroyed by the aforementioned Beast Planet and its only survivor, Princess Tekla escaped its wrath, she stumbles upon Graveheart during his expedition on Planet Ice. In the beginning, he was a bit humble and reluctant into getting involved in fighting against the denizens of the Beast Planet, despite being a miner (hence his catchphrase, "I'm just a miner"). But through convincing from his friends from the other planets of the Cluster, including his fellow miner and childhood friend, Jade, Graveheart slowly came out of his comfort zone and unites all the other planets to fight against the Beast Planet itself. Dobson played the role of a humble, reluctant yet noble hero down to a "T". Not bad for someone who claims to be "just a miner".

"It's...just...MATRIX!!"

Adult Enzo Matrix (ReBoot): Speaking of ReBoot, if Graveheart was a reluctant hero, then the adult version of Enzo Matrix is the fearless, tough as nails, takes no guff type of hero. When we first meet Enzo, the younger brother of Dot Matrix was a big fan of the show's main hero, the Guardian of the Net, Bob. Enzo was known be a mischiveous young sprite, who is often get in trouble every once in while. But, as he goes with Bob on many of his adventures (even the ones in the Game Cube, no relation to the Nintendo console of the same name), Enzo eventually becomes a guardian in his own right. But when Bob disappeared, Enzo had to step up to the plate and defend Mainframe from all threats, including Megabyte. However, when he and Andraia (who was a game sprite and the same age as Enzo at the time) lost in a game (which was an expy of Mortal Kombat, along with losing an eye in the process), they disappeared. And when we saw them again, Andraia and Enzo are all grown up, especially Enzo, who is now all grown up, armed with Bob's keytool, Glitch, wielding a gun (which looks like Judge Dredd's Lawgiver, sort of), sporting a cybernetic implant on his right eye and a bad attitude. Now dubbing himself as just Matrix, Enzo, along with Andraia travel to many game cube worlds to find Bob and save Mainframe and the entire Net from Megabyte. I would go further but I would let you see the entire show for yourself. Let's just young Enzo and adult Enzo are the best of two worlds, know what I mean?

"Nobody is superior to Doom. NOBODY!!" 

Dr. Doom (Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 3): Now, we've gone from heroes to villains. But not just any villain, one of the greatest villains in the entire Marvel Universe. The ruler of Latveria himself, Victor Von Doom. Although originally the arch-foe of the Fantastic Four, especially his rival, the "ACCURSED" Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Dr. Doom became every heroes' archenemy from Captain America to Iron Man and even Spider-Man. Even though we got voices like Vic Perrin, Neil Ross, Charlie Adler and my other favorite voice for Doom, Simon Templeton, Dobson's take on the Latverian Tyrant is more darker and more hammier, almost as similar to Templeton himself when he voiced him the 90s cartoon, especially in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Too bad we only had Super Skrull in this one. The not so good doctor will not tolerated delays of this magnitude.

Dr. Doom: "Doom will NOT sully himself to one being with all the powers of the Fantastic Four. I WANT RICHARDS!!"

"The Dark shall be with us always!"

Demitri Maximoff (Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge): The Dark lord of the Vampires (no relation to Dracula, despite being based on the vampire himself) and one of many Darkstalkers who want to rule the Dark World, aside from our lovely, seductive succubus, Morrigan. Where Dracula is dark and tragic through Patrick Seitz' voice, Dobson's take on Demitri is somewhere between elegant like a gentleman and a force of nature like he was in the games. A far better voice for Demitri than Michael Donovan in the American Darkstalkers cartoon (no offense to Mr. Donovan himself, which I will get to one day and he's voice some of my favorites, too).

"See what you've done? You made my dancing lovely stop... Barbarians."

Hauer (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture): Even though he previously voiced Billy Kane and Wolfgang Krauser in the first two Fatal Fury anime OVAs, it was in Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, his role as Hauer, one of the henchmen of Laocorn Gaudeamus, makes the character a bit more elegant and sadistic, not only toying with Andy Bogard for Mai Shiranui's affection, but also teasing the buxom kunoichi at the night club in one scene.

Mai: "What's with the mask, huh? Or are you too afraid to show your face?"

Hauer: "Your wish is my command, fair one. How's this one?"

Mai: "OOOH, WHAT A BABE!! Too bad your face isn't as cute as Andy's."

Hauer: "Watch me."

Talk about borderline creepy. Anyway...

"Too much honor for your taste!"

Lord Sabre-Stryke (Kenbukyou) (Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers): The mysterious noble swordsman from the Netherworld, who lost in a duel to Talpa (Arago). Along with Black Blaze (Kokuen) (who later became one with White Blaze (Byakuen)), Sabre-Stryke comes to the mortal world to fight the one being who bears the Armor of Inferno (Kikoutei), which happens to be Ryo. I won't spoil it, but I will let you see it for yourself. Sabre-Stryke as a whole is not a true villain. True, he used traps and deception to catch his foes, but he is not villain, more like an neutral anti-hero, who seeks a battle against another warrior who he sees as his equal. So we will leave it at that. That and his ultimate move...

Sabre-Stryke: "WINGED ANGEL OF DEATH!!"

But, Sabre-Strike isn't the only character Dobson voiced in this show. Sabre-Stryke is a powerful foe, but he pales in comparison to the another character in the same show and my most favorite out of the characters Paul Dobson voiced...

"MAKE READY, FOR THIS IS OUR FIRST AND FINAL BATTLE!"

Dark Oni Anubis (Oni Masho Shuten Doji) (Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers): The Dark Oni of Cruelty and leader of the Dark Warlords of Talpa's Evil Dynasty. The man formerly known as Komano Toshitada was a honorable warrior 400 years until power consumed him and became one of Talpa's Dark Warlords. He served him blindly and fought against the Ronin Warriors in battle time and time again until the Ancient One (Kaos) showed him the truth about him and his armor and broke away from Talpa, thus becoming the Ancient's successor and aid the Ronin Warriors against the demon emperor until the very end. Dobson's take on the villain turned hero has two sides. As an evil Dark Warlord, he was maniacal, and power-hungry. But when freed by the Ancient One, when he speaks, he has a noble, gentle manner, as he become one with mind, body and spirit. Because of this, Anubis became one of my favorite characters who started off a villain, only to end up a hero. And when Dobson voiced him, it is like a cross between his brother, Michael Dobson and the late, great Chris Latta (almost like in a Starscream/Cobra Commander kind of way), and with a British accent to boot.  In short, Anubis is not only one of my favorite characters in Ronin Warriors, but also my most favorite voice Paul Dobson has ever done.

I know I have left out other characters he voiced, including those from the Ocean Dub Dragon Ball Z, including Zarbon. But if you have a favorite character Paul Dobson voiced, leave me a comment. I am all ears.

So in short, let's end this blog in a way Anubis does it. Sure, I have since embraced the original YST and starting saying his original surekill name, in his Anubis/Shuten voice, Ko Rai Zen or Red Lightning Flash. But, for the sake of nostalgia and for voice acting everywhere, let's end this in the way Paul Dobson does it. 1...2...3...

                                                            "QUAKE WITH FEAR!!"

#RespectVoiceActors

What-If: WWF Chose Hasbro From The Very Beginning.

I'm all in this What-If Scenarios lately and I've come up with another: What If WWF Chose Hasbro to handle their WWF Figure Line Instead of LJN?

So what would said figures be like? I'd like to think they'd be similar in size and articulation to Hasbro's own G.I. Joe - Real American Hero toyline,except a bit more muscular.

Each figure would be 3.5 inches with articulation in the head,shoulders,elbows/forearms,waist,legs,and knees.

The head would look up and down and turn left and right. The shoulders would move up and down,forwards and backwards,and inwards and outwards.

The Elbows/Forearms would bend and be on a swivel. The Waist would turn left and right. The legs would move forward and back and inward and outward.

And the Knees Would bend.

There would be special 4 inch figures created specifically for the big men,like Andre the Giant and Big John Studd. Another thing to note,that the general durability of these figures would Not be the same quality as the LJN figures,but will be durable enough to bash around lightly.

Now that we got the tech specs out of the way - let's talk about the Line-Up. And since the LJN line began in 1984,we'll start there.

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The Figures:

WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 1 (1984)

Hulk Hogan #1 (white trunks,headband,shirt,and boots,blue kneepads,and removable WWF championship belt)

Rowdy Roddy Piper #1 ('panther' shirt,with removable kilt)

Andre The Giant #1 (long hair,with blue trunks and boots)

Big John Studd 

The Junkyard Dog #1 (red tights,with removable chained dog collar)

The Iron Sheik (with removable headwear)

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

Nikolai Volkoff 

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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 2 (1985)

Hulk Hogan #2 (yellow trunks,headband,boots,hulkamania shirt,red knee pads) 

Brutus Beefcake 

Andre The Giant #2 (short hair,with blue trunks and boots)

King Kong Bundy

Tito Santana #1 (purple tights)

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine #1

Hillbilly Jim

"Ace Cowboy" Bob Orton (with removable hat)

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

George "The Animal" Steele 

Wendi Richter 

Fabulous Moolah  

Mr. T (Special Mail-Away Figure)

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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 3 (1986)

Bruno Sammartino

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #1 (orange trunks and knee pads,white headband and boots. with shades.)

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

"Magnificent" Don Muraco

"Captain" Lou Albano

Mr. Fuji 

Jessie "The Body" Ventura 

"Mean" Gene Okerland (with removable microphone)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus Beefcake)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid)

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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 4 (1987)

 Koko B.Ware (with frankie the parrot)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #2 (blue trunks and knee pads,white headband and boots. with shades) 

"The King" Harley Race (with removable crown and robe)

The Junkyard Dog #1 (red tights,with removable chained dog collar)

Kamala #1 (with removable tribal mask)

Ken Patera

Referee #1 (blue shirt)

Gorilla Monsoon

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 

Miss Elizabeth

"The Mouth From The South" Jimmy Hart (with removable megaphone)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Hart Foundation #1 (Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart #1. no hearts on the singlets. bret has normal shades)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and Jumpin' Jim Brunzel)

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WWF Wrestling Superstars Series 5 (1988)

Hulk Hogan #3 (bare chested,yellow tights and boots,red knee pads)

Andre The Giant #3 (short hair,black singlet)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (yellow tights and head band,red knee pads,white boots. with shades)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (with green suit)

Bam Bam Bigelow #1

The One Man Gang 

Jake "The Snake" Roberts#1 (with green tights and removable damien the snake)

The Honky Tonk Man #1 (blue 'don't be cruel' tights and removable guitar)

Slick

Vince McMahon

Howard Finkle (with removable mic)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Demolition (Ax and Smash,with removable helmets)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana #2. both wearing white 'strike force' tights)

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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 1 (1989)

Note: The Next 3 Series will be called The WrestleMania Challengers Series. Why? To freshen things up.  

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (purple tights,headband and knee pads,white boots,and shades. with removable WWF 'Winged Eagle' championship belt) 

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (with black suit)

The Ultimate Warrior #1 (white trunks)

Hercules Hernandez (with removable chains)

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #1 (white tights,with removable sheers)

Ravishing Rick Rude #1 (purple tights with removable robe) 

Hacksaw Jim Duggan #1 (black tights,white boots and knee pads,with removable 2x4 and american flag)

Hakeem The African Dream

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

The Big Boss Man #1 (with shades,removable nightstick and ball and chain)

Rockin' Robin

Sensational Sherri 

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Reymond and Jacques)

Tag Team 2 Pack: The Rockers (Shawn Michaels #1 and Marty Jannetty)

Special Mail-Away Figure 2-Pack: Hulk Hogan #4 (no holds barred edition) v.s. Zeus.

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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 2 (1990)

Hulk Hogan #5 (yellow trunks,bandana,'hulk rules' shirt,and boots,and red kneepads)

"Macho King" Randy Savage (purple and gold tights,white boots,colorful shades. with removable crown and septer)

Rowdy Roddy Piper #2 (longer hair. 'hotrod' shirt,with removable kilt)

Haku

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #2 (purple tights with removable sheers)

Mr. Perfect #1 (with yellow singlet) 

The Ultimate Warrior #2 (orange 'warrior' trunks,with removable WWF 'winged eagle' belt) 

Ravishing Rick Rude #2 (colorful tights,removable robe)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #3 (black $ trunks with removable million dollar championship)

Tugboat 

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Hart Foundation #2 (Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart #2. hearts on the singlets. bret has his pink shades)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Rhythm and Blues (Honky Tonk Man #2 and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine #2  HTM wears black 'hunka honky love' tights. valentine has black hair and black 'only the lonely' trunks. both men come with guitars. )

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WWF WrestleMania Challengers Series 3 (1991)  

Note: This is the Final wave of the "WrestleMania Challengers Series". 

Hulk Hogan #6 (yellow trunks,'old glory' shirt,and boots,american flag bandana,and red knee pads. with removable american flag) 

The Ultimate Warrior #3 (green 'warrior' trunks)

The Undertaker #1 (grey gloves,red hair)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan #2 (blue trunks and knee pads,white boots. removable american flag and 2x4)

Earthquake

The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

"The Model" Rick Martel #1 (light blue tights) 

Demolition Crush

Virgil

I.R.S. (with removable briefcase)

Paul Bearer (with removable urn)

Referee #2 (striped shirt)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Bushwackers (Luke and Butch. with removable hats)

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Ultimate WrestleMania Series (1992)

Rowdy Roddy Piper #3 (shirtless. blue tights and knee pads,with removable kilt)

The Mountie (with removable shock stick)

Hulk Hogan #7 (red bandana and knee pads,yellow trunks. shirtless)

The Ultimate Warrior #4 (yellow 'warrior' trunks)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #4 (macho king was #3) (purple and white tights. colorful shades. removable hat and jacket)

Sid Justice

Jake "The Snake" Roberts #2 (flame tights with removable lucifer the snake)

The Undertaker #2 (grey gloves,dark hair. removable hat and coat)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (black singlet with 'hart' family logo,pink tights and shades)

Papa Shango (with removable ceremonial necklace)

Shawn Michaels #2 (white tights with red blotches)

The British Bulldog (dreadlocks and white 'union jack' tights) 

Tito Santana #3 (el.matador)

Sgt. Slaughter 

Harvey Whipleman (with removable bag)

Tag Team 2-Pack:The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal. with removable shoulder pads)  

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WWF Royal Rumble Series 1 (Early-1993)

Hulk Hogan #8 (red bandana,red and yellow tights. shirtless)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #5 (purple and white tights.colorful shades. removable hat and jacket) 

"The Model" Rick Martel #2 (purple tights)

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (with removable robe)

Mr. Perfect #2 (blue singlet)

Tatanka 

Shawn Michaels #2 (black tights with silver blotches)

The Undertaker #3 (grey gloves,dark hair. no hat or coat)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (pink singlet with 'hart family' logo,black tights and shades)

Yokozuna (white sash,black tights)

"The Narcissist" Lex Luger

Crush (babyface version)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (with removable gold chains) 

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Steiner Bros. (Rick and Scott)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Money Inc. (re-issue of Dibiase #3,sans the belt and IRS) 

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WWF Royal Rumble Series 2 (Late-1993)

Note: This will be the grand finale of the G.I. Joe-ish 3.5 inch line. And a 5.5 inch line will be introduced in it's place next Series

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #6 (red,white,and blue tights and shirt. colorful shades. removable hat. no jacket)  

The Big Boss Man #2 (shadeless with removable nightstick)

Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (heel version)

Kamala #2 (with removable tribal mask)  .  

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs)

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WWF RAW Series 1 (1994)

Note: The 5.5 inch line begins here. the same articulation as the smaller figs.

Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 (pink shades and tights. black 'hart family logo' singlet. removable jacket)

Shawn Michaels #1 (red tights with white cracked hearts)

Owen Hart #1 ('the rocket' singlet)

Yokozuna (black sash,red tights)

The Undertaker #1 (long hair. purple gloves. removable hat and coat)

Lex Luger (with american flag)

Doink

Diesel #1 ('diesel' singlet)

The 1-2-3 Kid (red and white outfit)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #1 (red attire with removable gold chains.) 

Bam Bam Bigelow #1 (heel version)

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett (with guitar,removable hat and shades.)

Kwang

Crush #1 (heel version)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage (purple and white tights.no hat or jacket. shadless)

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WWF RAW Series 2 (Early-1995)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (pink shades and black tights. pink 'hart family logo' singlet.)

Shawn Michaels #2 (blue tights with cyan cracked hearts)

Diesel #2 (long hair with 'big daddy cool' singlet and removable wwf championship belt)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #2 (purple attire with removable gold chains)

The Undertaker #2 (re-issue of #1,but without the hat and coat)

Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (babyface version)

Psycho Sid #1 

Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

Adam Bomb

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WWF RAW Series 3 (Late-1995) 

Savio Vega #1 (red top)

Jerry "The King" Lawler

British Bulldog #1 (short hair with red and gold 'bulldog' tights)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #1 (with removable jacket and cane)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Smokin' Guns (Billy and Bart. with removable hats)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Men on a Mission (King Mable and Sir Mo. with removable crowns)

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WWF In Your House Series 1 (Early-1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #3 (pink shades,black tights,and black 'hart family logo' singlet.)

Shawn Michaels #3 (black tights with cyan cracked hearts and removable wwf championship belt)

Owen Hart #2 ('king of harts' singlet)

The Undertaker #2 (re-issue of #1,but without the hat and coat)

Vader

Ahmed Johnson #1 (red trunks,boots,and knee pads)

Goldust #1 (gold and silver outfit. with removable wig and robe)

British Bulldog #2 (short hair with 'union jack' trunks and knee pads)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #2 (without removable jacket and cane) 

The Ultimate Warrior  

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WWF In Your House Series 2 (Late-1996) 

Mankind #1 

"Wild Man" Marc Mero

Psycho Sid #2 (re-issue of #1,with removable vest)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (with revelation the snake)

Savio Vega #2 (white top)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #1 (no vest)

 Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (with removable hat and bullrope)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas. With removable horseshoe chain and slop bucket) 

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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 1 (Early-1997)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #4 (all black attire. shadeless)

British Bulldog #3 (short hair with 'bulldog' trunks) 

Owen Hart #3 (short hair. 'king of harts/slammy award winning' singlet,with slammy)

Crush #2 (convict)

Mankind #2 (with urn)

The Undertaker #3 (all black attire)

Faarooq Asaad (Nation of Domination)

Shawn Michaels #3 (black tights with red cracked hearts and removable wwf championship belt)

Tag Team 2-Pack: Furnas and LeFon (Doug Furnas and Phillip LaFon) 

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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 2 (Late-1997)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #2 (with removable 'austin 3:16' vest)

Ahmed Johnson #2 (black trunks)

Dude Love

Cactus Jack

Ken Shamrock

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Godwins (Phineas and Henry. Southern Justice Warriors) 

Tag Team 2-Pack: Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal. with removable shoulder pads)

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WWF RAW IS WAR Series 3 (1998)

Note: This is the Final Series. WWF would break ties with Hasbro and let Jakks handle the figures from here on in.

Kane

Rocky Maivia (Black Trunks) 

Owen Hart #4 ('black hart' attire)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #3 (with removable 'skull' vest)

"Marvelous" Marc Mero

Shawn Michaels #4 (D-Generation X)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #3 (D-Generation X)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher)

Tag Team 2-Pack: The New Age Outlaws ('Road Dawg' Jesse James and 'Bad Ass' Billy Gunn) 

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Playsets:

WWF Superstars Ring (with steel cage add-on;1984)

Pipers Pit (with rowdy roddy piper #1. 1985)

WWF WrestleMania Ring (with steel cage add-on;1986) 

The Brother Love Show (with brother love. 1988)

WWF WrestleMania Ring #2 (with steel cage add-on;1991)

WWF Royal Rumble Ring (1993) 

The Kings Court (with jerry "the king lawler". 1994)

WWF Superstars Ring #2 (with steel cage add-on;1994)

King of The Ring Ceremony (1994)

WWF RAW Ring (with steel cage add-on;1995)

WWF In Your House Ring (with steel cage add-on;1996)

WWF RAW IS WAR Ring (with steel cage add-on;1997)

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Championship Belt Packs

Pack #1 (WWF Championship,WWF Intercontinental Championship,WWF Tag Team Championship,WWF Women's Championship. 1988)

Pack #2 (same as pack 1,sans women's title. 1990)

Pack #3 (same as pack 2,but remade to fit the new 5.5 inch figs. 1994)

Pack $4 (same as pack 3,but with the european title added. 1998)

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WWF Mega Wrestlemaniacs (8" super poseable figures)

Hulk Hogan (1990)

Ultimate Warrior (1990)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1991)

"Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (1991)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage (1992)

The Undertaker (1992)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1993)

Shawn Michaels (1993)

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WWF Micro-Superstars (2" non-poseable figures)

Pack #1 (Hulk Hogan,Mr. Perfect,Ultimate Warrior,Jake Roberts. 1991)

Pack #2 (Randy Savage,The Texas Tornado,Ted Dibiase,The British Bulldog. 1992)

Pack #3 (Bret Hart,The Undetaker,Shawn Michaels,Yokozuna. 1993)

Pack #4 (Diesel,Razor Ramon,Bam Bam Bigelow,Jeff Jarrett. 1994)

Pack #5 (Owen Hart,Psycho Sid,Hunter Hearst Helmsley,The 1-2-3 Kid. 1995)

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And That's about it. So what do you think? Interesting huh? Do you think things would've been better if Hasbro were given the reigns from the get-go instead of LJN.

I'm gonna taka another break,but when I return,expect something big.

Until then,

Stay Gold,Space Cowboys and Resist Modern Attitudes.

Jason's Gallery - She-Hulk Double Header!

 

You would LOVE her when she is angry!

Jennifer Walters is believed to be dead. And she must let the world think that she is dead, until she can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within her.

(roars)

"You know the old saying, "The Sky's the Limit!"

Paying homage to the very female American Gladiator, who is close to Jen's 6'7" frame and that's the 6'3" giantess mother hen gladiator, Sky.

Dragon Ball What If: What If Frieza brought the Ginyu Force With Him To Namek

What if Frieza decided to bring the Ginyu Force with him to Namek instead of Zarbon and Dodoria. Here's how it would go down.

Note that I'm gonna be placing this What-If Scenario in the Original Continuity,meaning Dragon Ball Super and All of it's elements Don't Exist. Anyway,here we go.

Frieza,feeling very paranoid decides to take the Ginyu Force to Namek with him,leaving Zarbon and Dodoria behind. On Namek,Frieza and his Ginyu waste no time in causing destruction and eventually get 4 Dragon Balls.

bulma,Krillin,and Gohan arrive. Vegeta arrives,followed by Cui. Vegeta and Cui sensed by Krillin and Gohan. Bulma picks up the 4 Dragon Balls that Frieza stole on her Dragon Radar. 

Vegeta kills Cui like in canon. Fearing that Vegeta may be a huge problem,Frieza sends Burter and Jeice a d orders them to bring him the Saiyan's corpse. Frieza and co move on to the next village. Things happen like normal until Vegeta is ambushed by Burter and Jeice. 

Meanwhile,Gohan and Krillin are watching Frieza and Co from a cliff. For a moment things go like in canon,although Moori's atte pt to destroy the Ginyu Forces Scouters gets him killed. When,Gohan jumps in to try to save Dende he's killed by Recoome. Krillin is also killed by the big doofus. The Nemekian child is killed next. After Guldo finds the Dragon Ball,Frieza decides to take a rest in his ship,while Guldo,Ginyu,and Recoom search for the remaining 2 Balls.

Meanwhile,Burter and Jeice decimate Vegeta with double team tactics and eventually kill him the same way Future!17 and Future!18 killed Future!Gohan. The 2 bring Vegeta's  corpse to Frieza as ordered.

Bulma sets up a Capsule House and gets a call from Her Father telling her that Goku will be on Namek in 4 days. She then begins to wonder where Gohan and Krillin are,unaware that they were killed.

Guldo and Recoome find Tsuno's village and attack it. After killing the Namekians,they find the Dragon Ball and take it back to Frieza.

Meanwhile,Grand Elder Guru,feeling that all hope may be lost,recruits Nail to be Namek's sole defender. He unlocks Nail's Potential and gives him the Final Dragon Ball,requesting his son to hide it. 

A powered-up Nail leaves for his mission. Meanwhile,Burter and Jeice present Vegeta's corpse to Freiza,who immediately incinerates it. Recoome and Guldo return with the 6th Dragon Ball. Frieza is very pleased and sends the entire Ginyu Force to search for the last one.

Nail sees the carnage that Frieza and the Ginyu have left behind and promises to make them pay. He hides the Dragon Ball deep in the ocean and leaves to hunt down and destroy the Ginyu Force. One by one he does just that. They ask where the Final Dragon Ball was and Nail refuses to tell them. The power awakened by Guru allows Nail to easily kill the Ginyu Force,he even manages to prevent Captain Ginyu from stealing his body. 

Out in space,Goku is training hard in 100x gravity,unaware that his friend and son are dead.

Nail confronts Frieza at his ship. After destroying the grunts,the Namekian Warrior battles the tyrant. Thoughout the battle,Frieza continually demands to know where the final Dragon Ball is. 

Nail defeats Frieza in his first form. Upset at the loss,The Icy Tyrant transforms to his 2nd form.

Nail has a tougher time and,eventually, loses. Frieza demands to know the location of the Final Dragon Ball. Nail curses profusely in Nemekian and Frieza can't understand him,calling Nail's words "stupid gibberish".

Nail realizes that Frieza can't understand Namekian and very likey can't speak it either 

Nail reveals that he hid the final Dragon Ball deep in the ocean. But warns that even if the tyrant gets it,he still won't be able to get his wish.

Frieza calls Nail's Warning empty and  leaves to find the Dragon Ball. Nail gives chase.   

Meanwhile,Bored out of her skull,Bulma decides to do some Dragon Ball hunting of her own,she locates Guru's Dragon Ball deep within a nearby ocean.

She eventually gets it and takes it back to her camp. She also decides to wait for Goku to get the rest.

Nail catches up with Frieza and continues the fight. Thanks to having a ton of heart,Nail manages to pull off an upset victory,but at the cost of most of his energy.

The 3 nameless Warrior Namekians (the ones from that one filler scene in the anime) arrive to help Nail. Frieza simply kills all 3. Guru,mentally witnessing the death of his children,dies of a broken heart. The Dragon Balls have turned to stone.

Seeing his Brothers getting killed before his eyes and sensing that his Father had suddenly died unnaturally,triggers a transformation within Nail. Nail transforms into a Super Namekian (it's the same type of transformation Lord Slug had in his movie).

With renewed energy and a newfound power,Nail beats Frieza,which forces the tyrant to transform again. Frieza fares a bit better against The Super Namekian,but still fails in the end.

Frieza transforms into his Final Form and is on equal footing with the Giant Super Namekian. Frieza powers up to 50% of his maximum and manages to overcome his foe. Badly damaged from Frieza's attacks,Nail transforms back into his normal state.

Frieza kills Nail. Feeling that all obsticals to his mission have been eradicated,Frieza decides to relax and get something to eat back at his ship before continuing his search for the final Dragon Ball.

1 Day Later,Goku Arrives and finds Bulma. Bulma tells Goku about how the Dragon Ball she found turned to stone yesterday. Goku asks where Gohan and Krillin are. Bulma tells him and Goku leaves to find them.

Goku is horrified at the destruction and death left behind by Frieza and his men. He finds Krillin and Gohan among the dead Nemekians. Seeing his Son and Best Friend Dead,causes Goku to get so enraged,he transforms into a Super Saiyan.

Goku races toward Frieza's Ship and attacks it. He calls out the Tyrant and the 2 battle. Frieza mentions that he had Vegeta killed,because he hates Saiyans and that it's also the Reason he destroyed Planet Vegeta. This gets Goku even angrier. Frieza is eventually killed by an enraged Goku,who refuses to let Frieza power up. With Frieza dead,Goku's friends, the Namekians,and even Vegeta are avenged. 

Goku calms himself and transforms back. After the fight,Goku and Bulma leave Namek,with the bodies of Gohan and Krillin. 

Now because I don't feel like doing a whole story anymore,here are the major changes this What If makes to the existing Continuity.

- Goku takes up Gravity Training daily and becomes 2x stronger than he was in the Android Saga. In fact,he becomes a Super Saiyan Grade 2. Chi Chi also takes up training again. She joins her husband on the battlefield sometimes.

- Sinse Goku never went to Yardrat he never gets the Heart Virus. But this also means that he doesn't learn Instant Transmission.

- Before the Arrival of the Androids,Goku and Chi Chi enter the 24th Tenkaichi Budoukai Tournament. Due to sheer luck,Chi Chi is defeated by Hercule Satan via ring-out. The Final match is Hercule v Goku. Goku takes pitty on Hercule and lets him win. Goku senses a good heart within Hercule and offers to train him. Hercule declines,but becomes friends with Goku and Chi Chi.

- King Cold invades Earth with Zarbon and Dodoria and wants to avenge his pride,which Goku killed when he killed Frieza. Goku fights and kills all 3.

- Because Vegeta is dead,Trunks doesn't exist. Because Goku is not only Alive,but more powerful,Trunks' Bad Future is also non-existent. 

- Goku and Co. find out about the Androids via Radio and Television,so the Androids attack uninterupted for a while.

- Goku,due to being stronger,destroys Android 19 and beats up Dr.Gero/Android 20. Gero begs for mercy and Goku gives it to him. Gero flees to his lab to awaken Androids 17 and 18.

- 17 and 18 kill Dr. Gero and awaken Android 16,like in canon. Also like in canon,the Androids are more benevolent,though they still want to fight Goku. 16 needs to kill him to forfill his prime programming.

- The Androids meet Goku at his home. Goku fights Android 16 and barely beats him. During the fight the Androids gain respect for the Saiyan. Goku doesn't think the Android are evil. In fact,16 is a very honorable fighter. 17 liked the way Goku fights and wants to challenge him next. But decides to give Goku a day to recuperate,so that he can beat him at his best.

- As Goku is resting at home,Androids 17 and 18 decide to have some fun in the city. Thankfully they don't harm anyone while doing it (again,they're more benevolent in this universe,especially compared to their bad future counterparts).

- The next day,Goku battles 17 and defeats him. While this battle is going on Chi Chi and 18 strike up a friendly conversation. Goku defeats 17,while also making a friendly rival out of him. Goku promises 17 a rematch.

- The Android Trio eventually become friends with Goku and the others. They travel the world looking for adventure and excitement. Android 17 also trains hard,so that he can best Goku in their rematch. Android 16 even babysits Goten a few times.

- Since the Time Machine doesn't exist in this Universe,Future!Cell doesn't come to the present. So he's eliminated from the equation. Though Present!Cell does appear later on.

- There is no Saiyaman Saga,due to Gohan being dead. However,Goku and Chi Chi Do have Goten and eventually meet Hercule Satan's Daughter,Videl,who trains with the Sons. Present!Trunks is absent for obvious reasons.  

- Chi Chi,Android 16,and Android 17 take part in the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai Tournament,along with Goku,Videl,Android 18,and Hercule Satan. Goten competes in the Junior Division and wins it all.

- Spopovitch and Yamu steal Goku's Energy,resulting in Majin Buu being extremely close to revival. Goku,16,and 17 go with Shin and Kibito. 18 and Chi Chi decide to stay behind to win the Tournament. Goten is forbidden to join Goku and Co by Chi Chi,due to safety concerns (after all,she lost one son to evil forces,she doesn't want to lose another).

- The fights in Babidi's ship are different. 16 fights and kills Pui Pui; Goku kills Yakon (the same way he did in canon),and,thanks to hard training,17 destroys Dabura. Goku is impressed with 17's strength. The Spirit energies from the 3 fights are almost enough to unleash Majin Buu.

- Babidi "Majins" Android 17,because he likes the cut of his Jib And because he needs a new #2 guy. Majin 17 is impressed with his new power and challenges Goku to a fight and threatens Earth's  population if he refuses. Goku agrees,despite the Supreme Kai's objections. 

- The Fight takes place in the same area as the canon's Goku v Majin Vegeta. Babidi is shocked to find out that his new puppet is ignoring his orders. 17 reveals that his individuality and self-determination overridden what little control the wizard had. 17 and Goku are evenly matched.

- Back at the Tournament,The battle Royale Happens like in the canon. Except the final 3 fighters are Chi Chi,18,and Hercule Satan. Goten leaves to meet up with Goku and the others. Hercule makes a deal with the 2 lady fighters promising them His prize money and some extra cash and perks if they let him win. The 2 women agree and let the showman knock them out of the Ring.

- As Goku v Majin 17 continues,The Supreme Kai and Android 16 fights Babidi. A few minutes Later,Majin Buu awakens. Both Goku and 17 feel Buu's power and agree to put their fight on hold until Buu is delt with. 17 and Goku rescue The Supreme Kai and Android 16,who were overwhelmed by the pink monster.

- Since Buu was mostly revived using Goku's Energy,he's a bit stronger than in canon. 

- 17 kills Babidi. But, when Buu proves to be too much for the heroes,17 decides to make the Ultimate Sacrifice by using his Internal Bomb to blow up Buu..and himself in the possess,despite objections from both Goku and 16. Buu survives the explosion,17 doesn't. Goku goes Super Saiyan 3 to avenge his friend and rival and is on equal grounds with Buu.

- Goten arrives to see his friend Android 16 being destroyed by Buu,this causes the young Half-Saiyan to become a Super Saiyan 2. Goten beats on Buu,but is knocked out. Goku is also beat after running out of energy. 

- Buu is disappointed at the lack of strong guys to kill. Goku convinces Buu to let him train for a few days and promises the monster a better time. 

- Goku and the Supreme Kai inform the others of the recent events and plans to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber on Kami's Lookout to get stronger so that they can bet Buu and avenge 16 and 17. The Supreme Kai uses his "Instantanius Movement" to bring everyone to Kami's.

- Chi Chi and 18 go into the Chamber first,followed by Goku and Goten. 18 needs to avenge her brother and friend,so she insisted on going 1st. While this is going on,Canon happens.

- Due to Goku remaining alive and Not meeting any Metomorans,Goku doesn't know the Fusion Dance,so Fusion only happens via Potara Earrings in this canon. Also since no one goes to the Sacred World of the Kai's to train yet,Old Kai remains sealed up. Also,since Piccolo is dead,Super Buu isn't persuaded into using his Human Extinction Attack,so the people of Earth Survive.

- Super Buu attacks the Look-Out and is met with Chi Chi and 18,who fight the monster. The fight begins immediately,so Buu never turns anyone into candy. 

- Chi Chi and 18 use excellent teamwork to beat back Buu. Buu reveals that he's only biding time until Goku and Goten arrive and that he was only "Playing" with the ladies. 

- Goku decimates Buu,and in retaliation the big pink monster absorbs Chi Chi,18,and Goten. King Yemma,feeling that the situation may be dire,has Baba temporarily revive Android 17.

- The Supreme Kai gives both Goku and 17 his Potara Earrings. After convincing 17 that it is the only way to beat Super Buu,Goku and 17 fuse into Lapirot (a portmanteau of Lapis,17's real name and Kakarot,Goku's Saiyan name).

-  Lapirot takes the place of Vegito,basically. They even infiltrate Buu to save their loved ones.

- To save Earth,Supreme Kai quickly teleports Kid Buu to an unnamed Planet and then immediately teleports Goku and 17 to that same Planet to battle the monster.

- Feeling that Goku and 17 may need help,The Supreme Kai teleports Chi Chi,18,and Goten to the Planet to lend a hand. Goku uses the Spirit Bomb to destroy Kid Buu.

- Hercule wasn't present at the battle,so he never convinced the people of Earth to lend Goku their energy. Thanfully,Goku was able to draw energy from not only his friends,but from the entire Galaxy as well and that was enough to annihilate Kid Buu. Sadly,Majin Buu (the fat buu) was killed along with his evil counterpart. Goku's secret wish for Kid Buu to be reincarnated into a Good Guy Does still happen,however. 

- Since this What-If takes place in the Original Continuity,the events of Super (as well as battle of gods and resurrection f) do Not take place. Though,Videl,Goten and 18 train on a regular basis. Chi Chi retires from fighting.

- Present!Cell awakens and is terrorizing the populace by draining their life force. Goku destroys him easily. This version of Cell has Zarbon and Dodoria's cells,but lacks Frieza's. Videl marries a scientist named Kyle,who looks like Gohan. They have a daughter named,Luci. Bulma never marries,but does become President of Capsule Corp,inventing great things that will help the world - Such as a Teleporter Belt.

- Canon happens at the 28th Tenkaichi Budoukai Tournament and Goku trains Uub.

- Due to Piccolo being dead,the Black-Star Dragon Balls don't work and are undetectable,so they aren't used. Goku stays an adult. 

- The Machine Mutants invade Earth,because they think it's a perfect world to rebuild the New Tuffle Kingdom. They are decimated by Goku and friends. Baby possesses Goten,turning him into Baby Goten.

- Goku is defeated by Super Baby Goten 3,but is saved by the Supreme Kai,who takes him to the World of the Kai's. Goku trains with the Z-Sword and accidentally breaks it,freeing the Old Kai. Old Kai unleashes Goku's hidden potential,which grows his tail back. The possess only takes 3 hours,thankfully and Goku is able to return,stronger than ever.

- Baby's plan is similar to the one he had in GT,except the Dragon Balls aren't part of it (y'know since they no longer exist). Also,since Majin Buu was destroyed,Uub never becomes Majuub. However,since he's stronger in this canon,Ubb is able to put up some resistance against the evil Tuffle Mutant. He gets help from the others,as well.

- Goku eventually transforms into a Super Saiyan 4 and defeats Baby. After the Tuffle leaves Goten's body,Goku kills him.

- The Super 17 Saga happens,but with 1 major change,Hell Fighter 17 fuses with Android 18 to become Android 35. 18's influence prevents Android 35from doing any serious damage to the Earth or killing any innocent lives. In fact,her Influence holds 35 back in battle and allows Goku and 17 to destroy the Android. Android 17 escapes the afterlife and helps Super Saiyan 4 Goku destroy Android 35. 17 goes back after the battle.

- After everything in the afterlife is stable,Peace returns to Earth. There are No Shadow Dragons,since there are no Dragon Balls. Goken is born to Goten and his wife,Valese. Uub becomes the new defender of Earth.

 This was just something I wanted to do. So I did it. I may do more What-If's in the future - if I feel like it.

Anyway,that's all for now. Stay Gold and Resist Modern Attitudes.