King Bumi Syndrome

*miru* · 08-12-2013, 12:19 PM

King Bumi Syndrome is what happens when a toy company makes a significantly less popular male character ahead of a female lead. This is usually fatal for a toy line. Named for the Avatar: The Last Airbender character King Bumi, who was made instead of Katara and killed the Avatar line. Another case happened in the Bucky o'Hare line when Toad Air Marshall and the human kid were made ahead of Jenny (worse still, they were overstocked), leading to the line's death.

08-12-2013, 12:19 PM	#1
miru Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,874	King Bumi Syndrome King Bumi Syndrome is what happens when a toy company makes a significantly less popular male character ahead of a female lead. This is usually fatal for a toy line. Named for the Avatar: The Last Airbender character King Bumi, who was made instead of Katara and killed the Avatar line. Another case happened in the Bucky o'Hare line when Toad Air Marshall and the human kid were made ahead of Jenny (worse still, they were overstocked), leading to the line's death. __________________ Proud Digimon nut. Last edited by miru; 08-18-2013 at 11:28 PM.