Minimates/YMMV

• And the Fandom Rejoiced: three words: Marvel Versus Capcom. Also Deadpool when he finally got released.
  • Possibly Kang the Conqueror if he comes out.
• Archive Panic: A common reaction from many a new collector.
• Berserk Button / Dead Horse Trope: The Too Good to Last and Vaporware examples have become this to both the fandom and the Word of God.
• 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.
• Misaimed Marketing: Silence of the Lambs is the biggest offender, but other movies like Terminator 2 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.
• Too Good to Last: Street Fighter II only lasted one wave, while DC Comics was aborted twice.
• Vaporware