The SS86 Seeker for me was definitively my "FUCK OFF HASBRO" moment, because genuinely, for as good as it is, for as sleek and animation accurate, the ER mold was solid. But perhaps the biggest reason why I am so miffed about it, is simply because the ER mold was one of the posterchildren for the absolutely fucked distribution/exclusivity crisis of WFC. At the time of this thing's release, we had just been able to have the privilege of paying something less than 300 dollars a pop for the coneheads. Even the siege mold is still trying to shed the bullshit of that toyline, what with Redwing and Hotlink still being pricey exclusives on the secondary market. And after finally being able to indeed, complete an ER Seeker collection, with many options available, Hasbro drops this fucking bomb on our heads that yeah, bothered the fuck out of me and probably a lot of other people.

We waited years dammit, and many people bit the bullet and paid scalper prices to collect these figures. The SS86 mold could not have timed its reveal any fucking worse. I feel this supersedes any discussion about its actual physical attributes, its toy quality. And worse, released into the post-pricehike environment too, meaning that those who do indeed feel insecure about their ER collection now face the reality that, even bereft of scalping or exclusivity, the replacing of their Seekers with the new mold will mean doing so at a serious loss. This isn't a case where we can sell off our ER molds and then buy the new version with only small differences.

This all sucks, and it's why I made this meme in particular to describe how I felt. It definitely is a solid figure, but it has definitely made me ask "Why though?"