On the subject of Jakks Pacific, I used to work there a long, long time ago! I did design work for them and came up with a product that you connect to your phone and the character would photobomb your photos. Darth Vader was the first one I designed, followed by Iron Man, Ninja Turtles, Katy Perry and others. My manager at the time, who had less experience than me, took my Iron Man and Ninja Turtle prototypes… after we moved buildings, my main boss gave me the rest and one of them was my Darth Vader! The product was never made for the market, which was a shame cos it was really cool at the time!
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Before Pokémon launched in the US, Trainer Deck A (aka Brock's Deck) was quietly distributed to help League Leaders get familiar with the TCG.
These decks weren't sold to the public — all cards were marked with red borders and lettering on the back to help prevent resale. But of course, that only made them more coveted over time...
Since I work at Courtyard.io and nerd out about these kinds of stories, I was hyped to see this Onix from the deck in land in our Pokémon auction this week.