someone asked on tumblr, so here's just some notes of robots vs merch mimics/action figures I wrote up. very subjective but I think it touches on some of the weird little design trends both tend to have https://the-hydroxian-artblog....
i kinda love the "MGR greebled to hell and back" aesthetic cyborgs like Raiden have, but I design Kaita with a degree of simplicty in mind. As for Jack, I still feel there's not enough action figure anthros out there, so I had to figure him out by studying figmas and old toys.
@The_Hydroxian This is a pretty good reference! Now I won't be as confused if I see a new character and go "oooh, is that a robot?" only to see the merch mimic tag on tumblr XD
@The_Hydroxian I cackled at "pee poo"
@The_Hydroxian jack (mgs) vs jack (tekken) love seeing your designs for these guys, it's a fun idea with a lot of character