What I find most interesting about part of this discussion is, as someone else pointed out, these figures are modeled exactly after the design of the planeswalker characters themselves. No creative liberties were taken, even if some of the facial expressions are a bit odd. So why is it devolving into another discussion into sexism and sexy-ism? Funko is, naturally, innocent of any wrong-doing in that department. They were simply making detailed toys based off someone else's work. Any blame should and would go to Wizards, who are also actually fine if you think about it.
Look at it this way: the characters are dressed for their preferred style of combat.
Garruk - Big, muscular, heavily armored. Just as likely (or even more so) to fight his own fights than summon a monster to do it. A pragmatic barbarian character.
Jace - Spellcaster. Relies largely on staying the hell out of combat himself. Dressed quite a bit like the typical (male) mage character.
Ajani - Something of a battle mage. Interesting in that he's a non-human, so why should he be compared by human standards? His haunches and forearms are protected, and his shoulder gear seems big enough to block most conventional weapons. Probably more agile than a human, so doesn't need to block as much when he can dodge.
Chandra - The most heavily-armored female featured. Makes sense, as she has a much more direct combat style compared to the other women. Someone can complain that her inner thighs are bare, but we can chalk that up to the character's stylistic choice (like the one kneepad). The leather and chain mail curved to her breast shape is an oddity, but forgivable.
Liliana - Here we have the seductress necromancer. Would a seductress show a lot of skin? Probably. Does a necromancer engage in a lot of direct combat, thereby requiring even a decent amount of armor? Probably not. The zombies, demons and kill spells are her armor. Also plays into her character; we know she sold her soul to various demons for eternal youth and beauty, so why wouldn't she flaunt it? There's also the intimidation factor, where she knows she doesn't need to get anywhere near you to kill you.
Nissa - An elf from another world. Again, a non-human who would probably refuse to be held by human standards. Let's get a Zendikarian elf to come onto the forums and decide whether or not she's underdressed. She's not a direct fighter herself, so I also don't see why she would need heavy armor. She's dressed lightly for maneuverability and flexibility, like I imagine an elf mage probably would. For a fairer comparison, would we expect a male elf mage to dress like Jace?
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Why should we have to quit magic because we disagree that NWO is the best thing that eve4 happened to magic? Because you and people like you should have an opinion and that's it? I have a right to an opinion that is different than yours and to be able to speak that opinion whenever and wherever I so choose thank you.
you say that and then post this in GIANT ALL CAPS letters so who's really attention whoring here?
JUST.
FREAKING.
LEAVE!
I am vaguely disappointed with the direction of the new slivers. I understand the mechanic change, specifically because M14 draft would have been insanity without it. I'm not a fan of the art. Wizards could have done better. That said, I do not feel personally betrayed, nor am I angry at them.
I am angry with the insufferable stuck-up snobs on this forum who insist that every set release should be tailored specifically to them. These are the people who have put up a "This Set Sucks" thread for all but three Magic expansions since Kamigawa block.
Again with the bashing people who like different things than you do, and aggro is THE easiest type of deck to play, probably the hardest thing to learn with decks like that is when to jam your next guy to avoid a wrath which any noob can learn extremely quick, it used to be that all the archetypes could exist side by side but thanks to people like you we have creature based this,creature based that and no real diversity other than what color of creatures to play.
People who think Stasis is a perfectly fair card that makes the game better for everyone. People who are somehow never satisfied yet keep coming back for more. That's not a hobby you enjoy; that's a psychological problem. Somebody earlier in the thread suggested bombarding Wizards with what (knowing you people) will amount to be hate mail regarding these slivers, asking them to get it right. Well, tell me then:
What was the last thing that Wizards got right?
Why should we have to? I'm sure you would be quite vocal when something you loved was tore down around you? And again just because we have different opinions than you doesn't mean they aren't just as valid.
in your opinion you say this like it's an empirical fact,like no one disagrees with you,oh but wait you hate it when people do right?[/Quote]
Unless you don't like playing aggro or midrange.
On everything but creatures where they made some of THE most overcreeped creatures ever.
Which are JOKES in comparison to how powerful creatures are.
and submitted a Return to Ravnica block that, if you take off the nostalgia-tinted glasses, was better than the original,
following on the heels of the best-designed block Magic has ever had in Innistrad.
So? We haven't SEEN what those sets contain and I'm sorry but most people play for the CARDS not the FLAVOR.
and they will be until this game is free to play I don't spend money on cards for failure and if I have to pay I expect success maybe you don't but I'm not rich and maybe you are?
so I'm not grown up because I don't agree with your views, please, you should take your own advice.
In summation I'm tired of being told that it's not okay to hold a negative view of ,new coke, I mean magic and that those that like it have more of a right to an opinion than me it's pure hypocrisy and it stinks.:mad: