Rejected Characters Depot VII

What do we want? REJECTS! When do we want them? NEVER!

Leilani
Origin: Indivisible
Intended Seasons: 7, 8
Every setting change brings with it a lot of brainstorming. We tend to see rosters shift more when we switch settings than we do during the halfway mark (the offseason held in between the two years of a setting). I tend to keep my eyes open for anything vaguely related to the theme of the upcoming setting and file it away, if only mentally sometimes, for later. That's how people like Leilani wind up in my reject pile.

Due to not knowing anything about Indivisible, I was only going to use Leilani as a base and make an OC using her design as their appearance. I chose Leilani because she was cute, looked appropriate for the setting, and had a unique-looking weapon. Ultimately, nothing materialized for a character like this, and so here she is now.

A Gross of Bootleg Pokemon Figures

If you've spent any time looking for Pokemon stuff on eBay, you've seen them. Bootlegs. Shipped out of Hong Kong in most cases, cheap bootleg stuff is copious on eBay, and Pokemon in particular is a VERY popular target. It doesn't help that Tomy charges frankly ridiculous amounts for their little officially licensed figurines. Of course there'd be a market for cheap bootlegs when a legit two-inch figure costs upwards of eight bucks to acquire! Naturally, these figures are smaller, poorly painted, often off-model, and made of cheaper materials, but that's the tradeoff you make when dealing with bootlegs.

For too long I've wanted to get my hands on some of these beautiful disasters. At long last, I have. They were being sold in 24-count bags for the pittance of $1.60. That meant each individual figure was a mere 6.66 cents. Ominous, but I can't deny the bargain! So I bought six bags.

A full gross of Pokemon figures for under ten dollars. Was it worth it? Let's find out.