YMMV / Minimates

• Archive Panic: A common reaction from many a new collector.
• The Law of Fan Jackassery: Minimate collectors fall on the obscure/benign end of the scale. Mostly.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Kang the Conqueror (specifically, the lack thereof) to the fandom. Even Word of God likes to play around with this.
  • When Kang's absence was finally rectified, the fandom has splintered into factions vying for characters from Toad to Squirrel Girl.
• Misaimed Merchandising:
  • Silence of the Lambs is the biggest offender, but other movies like Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the Dollars Trilogy aren't exempt from this.
  • A Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose Minimate is in the works. Kind of.
• Periphery Demographic: one theory behind the surprise popularity of the Desperately Seeking Susan Minimates.
• It's the Same, Now It Sucks!: when an early-wave character gets reissued with not enough detail.

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