njdrawscomicsI was curious how often people buy figures of characters they do not know, not just in the case of Original Character figurines but established media characters you don't have a interest in the source material in but you just love the character design so much you need them anyway? How important is the emotional connection to the character to you in buying figures?
I rarely buy figures I don't know/don't consume media for, both design and emotional connection are important to me but there have been exceptions (and there have been times in the past I sought out source material just cause I liked a figure).
At the moment I only own ITEM #435 and ITEM #292247 as far as figures I know little to nothing about the source material for. I also bought ITEM #148279 before playing the game a while, since have stopped but still like the figure. Similar situation for ITEM #744042 which I used to be a fan of but lost interest in the series but still liked the character enough to keep.
A few figures I don't follow the source material for but am interested in collecting are:
ITEM #972
ITEM #3833
ITEM #1128615
ITEM #932045
How about everyone else?
I rarely buy figures I don't know/don't consume media for, both design and emotional connection are important to me but there have been exceptions (and there have been times in the past I sought out source material just cause I liked a figure).
At the moment I only own ITEM #435 and ITEM #292247 as far as figures I know little to nothing about the source material for. I also bought ITEM #148279 before playing the game a while, since have stopped but still like the figure. Similar situation for ITEM #744042 which I used to be a fan of but lost interest in the series but still liked the character enough to keep.
A few figures I don't follow the source material for but am interested in collecting are:
ITEM #972
ITEM #3833
ITEM #1128615
ITEM #932045
How about everyone else?
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In my current collection, ITEM #550056 fits this pretty well. The space/star-themed outfit and the colours made her hard to resist.
Two figures in my ordered list fit this description. ITEM #179391 I ordered because it reminds me of the "organic body horror" aesthetic I like, similar to ITEM #305342 that I own - creepy/unsettling figures with a non-human aspect to them. I like the crab Calne more so than the robotic/mechanical ones because, as cool as they are, mechanical body parts don't really catch my attention in the same way. I ordered Idol Cthulhu-chan (not on MFC; this one) for similar reasons, and because it fits my music collection as well.
As for why I ordered ITEM #800666... it's the face. I can't resist a face full of sass like that lol. It was what drew me to ITEM #363046 too, and she's been a favourite of mine since I got her (although at least I'd played Mega Man before so the character wasn't unknown to me).
It used to be something I did more often, but those figures didn't survive my purges because I bought them during my "ooh pretty, I want" phase when I started collecting lol.
That is exactly why I bought her. There is a coulour variant too where here coloura are CMYK, but I prefer this one
I usually buy figures which I know and like the source of. However if the figure is absolutely stunning to me then I will get it. Even now I have figure on my Wishlist that I don't know the source of. Tho I try not to get every figure that appeals to me due to limited space and money.
There was also another figure by Myethos from the Honor of Kings series that was just gorgeous and I saw her slowly going out of stock but had to let her pass because I didn’t have enough money for her. I don’t have any rules for myself other than to stick to what I can afford so I’ve had to let a few pass that I probably would’ve gotten, even though I don’t know the character.
Ooh never seen that one before, as a digital artist it speaks to me lol. I might keep an eye on that one.
I used to occasionally buy from. Series I didn't know but they never make it through my purges. So I have slowly learned a lesson.
ITEM #851345
ITEM #37784
ITEM #676240
Some (in)famous examples (infamous cuz my wallet is crying) include figures from FGO (I know FSN and FZ but not FGO), Azur Lane, NGNL... Also I'm pretty sure all except for one of the adult figures I bought are characters I don't know :_)