Jakks-Pacific Vs Mattel Round 2

  One of my first blog posts was a comparison of the former maker of WWE action figures, Jakks-Pacific and the current licensee Mattel. Last time I compared their basic style rings and Mattel won by a landslide victory.  However Jakks-Pacific did things a little differently than Mattel does currently.

  Round One: Obscure Figures. 

  Unlike Mattel, Jakks-Pacific took risks and made referees and commentators and managers and even a cameraman which was a cheap reuse of the BCA Referee only with a different right forearm and hand so you can place a camera in his hand. Mattel on the other hand had is afraid to give us Referees, Managers and Commentators. Although they made Vickie Guerrero in the basic line and Michael Cole as a Build a figure respectively. However Mattel's problem is that they are afraid that if the make the authority figures that they won't sell well. Us fans want a referee Mattel! However if they did make a referee, it would be a Toys R Us exclusive Build A Figure, which is a major pain in the neck due to short packing the one you needed to complete your figure. Winner- Jakks-Pacific 

Round Two: Distribution

  I didn't collect many Jakks-Pacific figures only sporadic BCA's when I was 8 years old. But Mattel collectors hate Mattel's horrid distribution network. It's a nightmare some waves turn up in some stores and doesn't appear in other stores. However I have heard Jakks-Pacific had great distribution during their run with the WWE license. Now in the Jakks era a wave of figures would show up in CA and within a few weeks would be in every store across the country. The economy maybe a factor in Mattel's part but I wish they had the distribution power of Jakks. Winner- Jakks-Pacific

Round Three: Quality

  When it comes to quality and continuity, Mattel pwns Jakks-Pacific. For instance Jakks figures were not in scale with each other when it came to height except for figures like Big Show, The Great Khali, and Andre the Giant, which were taller. So height wise, a Ruthless Aggression Rey Mysterio was the same height as Undertaker. Now Mattel does the exact opposite, they have their figures in scale with one another so Rey isn't the same height as Undertaker. Mattel however has scale issues with Diva's. Jakks had no continuity whatsoever when it came to tattoos. For instance RA15 Gene Snitsky had his back tattoo, whereas his ECW figure didn't have it. He never got that tattoo removed. When it came to joints, Mattel also kicked Jakks ass. Mattel has tight joints and kneepads whereas Jakks tended to be loose. and would have your figure fall over due to the loose joints. Winner-Mattel

Round Four: Weapons

  Jakks gave us a weapon with every figure from the TTL era all the way to the RA era. It would be steel chairs, title belts, trash cans, anything you could think of. Mattel on the other side doesn't give accessories and weapons when it comes to basic figures with the exception of Battle Packs which are basic figures. Mattel only gives weapons usually with Elite figures and FlexForce crap. Winner- Jakks-Pacific.

 

Final Score

Jakks-Pacific-3

Mattel-1

Winner: Jakks Pacific