MOTUC Illumina Day! December 15th

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This idea was inspired by a suggestion in the MattyCollector Illumina thread I read from Bruticus and I have been working on it since then.

Now, I'm ready to introduce Illumina Day!


Direct image URL: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/...cbdc9ffe_z.jpg

This is a fun event meant for fans of Illumina to help spread the word about the character and show your support for her. You can take part in this even if you had no idea who she was before reading this thread. If you think she and/or her cat would make a cool figure in MOTUC, you should take part!

You can check out my site if you have questions about the event:

http://motuc-illumina.proboards.com/...cgi?board=talk

(You can find signature banners and advertisement posters there as well)

The main image to re-post on other message boards should make everything pretty clear. I hope you guys participate!


Direct image URL: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/...e20d5852_b.jpg

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I have some new images to share! I made some collage photos to show potential parts re-use and Illumina's creator updated his MOTUC Illumina concept the next day based upon the newly available MOTUC parts. So, here are all the pics!







Here's the sketch turnaround image by Illumina's creator to see all the details of Illumina's top, skirt and tiara:

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Toyguru had a cryptic message on He-Man.org the other day:

...we do have an idea for the 2013 line to give fans a bit more choice and a chance at some of the more obscure figures fans are asking for. Stay tuned for SDCC 2012 for the details!

http://he-man.org/forums/bo...=2849253#post2849253

Some have been speculating this may be a "Fan Poll" for obscure characters. Illumina might fit in there. Not sure if her cat would be part of the equation though...I would like both!

Either way, whatever TG is hinting at sounds pretty exciting!

Also, I wanted to share the links to all the other sites with Illumina Day threads!

He-Man.org
http://he-man.org:81/forums/boards/s...d.php?t=215436

MattyCollector
http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve...5/m/2321012817

Fantastic Exclusive (Four Horsemen's Site)
http://www.fantasticexclusive.com/ff...?TOPIC_ID=5896

TheFwoosh
http://thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopic...92547#p2192547

ActionFigureInsider
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/f...hp?f=5&t=23010

ToyNewsInternational
http://forums.toynewsi.com/index.php?showtopic=2083681

ToyArk
http://www.toyark.com/motuc-illumina...er-15th-70616/

ActionFigureNews
http://www.actionfigurenews.ca/board...ead.php?t=8671

PoeGhostal
http://www.poeghostal.com/forums/vie...2&t=556&p=4974

It'sAllTrue
http://www.itsalltrue.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=500

Pop Culture Network
http://vglosers.conforums.com/index....num=1317850741

Figures.com
http://www.figures.com/forums/genera...mber-15th.html

SuperHeroTimes
http://www.superherotimes.com/forums...ead.php?t=7862

TheGreatRebellion
http://www.greatrebellion.org/forum/...p?topic=1873.0

Kitty'sPryde
http://www.kittyspryde.com/forum/vie...hp?f=38&t=5294

OctoberToys
http://www.octobertoys.com/forum/vie...hp?f=30&t=8465

PlasticGraveyard

http://www.plasticgraveyard.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=170

GERMAN LANGUAGE:

PlanetEternia.de
http://www.planeteternia.de/cgi-bin/...D=60922;Page=1

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Well, it turns out there will be a MOTUC Fan Choice Poll! Mattel chooses 6 characters, He-Man.org chooses 1 character and He-Man.de chooses 1 character. The ballot of 8 characters gets to be voted on by 2013 MOTUC subscribers via a special code you get upon subscribing. The character that wins will be made in late 2013! The poll is specifically for the more obscure, not well known characters. This should be a fun event and it's something Illumina could be part of. Toyguru mentioned her by name at NYCC when naming off some characters that could be a part of this!

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Nice design and all but who is she? I've never heard or seen the character before

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Originally Posted by Rogue_Optimus

Nice design and all but who is she? I've never heard or seen the character before

I'm glad you like her!

Illumina is a character meant to make her first appearance in MVCreations' MOTU Volume 3, Issue 4 comic. She was to have the story line in the bio that's on the image I posted. The variant cover of Issue 4 (showing Illumina and her Cat) was advertised in Volume 3, Issues 1, 2 and 3. Then, she never appeared in Issue 4 because Mattel instituted a "no new characters" policy and put a strict limit on the characters that could be used and the stories that could be told. This could have been because the 2002 toy line or show wasn't doing as well as they would have liked, but I'm not 100% on that. Other companies have put restrictions like this in comics and TV shows too. The Justice League Unlimited cartoon was not allowed to use Superman or Batman supporting characters and villains for a period of time, for example.

Anyhow, since that time, Illumina has gotten sort of a cult following over the years. It began when she kept being advertised though, with MVC readers wondering who she was and how she would fit into the story.

Here's the last advertisement of Illumina from Volume 3, Issue 3:

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Just a reminder that Illumina Day is only 35 days away! If you want to take part by drawing, baking, sculpting, painting, gluing or sewing something...it would be a good time to get started (if you haven't already)!

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A new fan page for Illumina just started up! This is the type of page you just hit the "like" button to follow. It will be easier to manage and follow. Pictures/Galleries are SO simple and easy to view on fan pages, but not so much in a Group.

Anyway, I encourage everyone that's interested in getting an Illumina figure in MOTUC one day, to join the new page!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Illumina/126879017421493

When Illumina Day takes place, I will also add all the entries to the page to share with everyone!

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Illumina Day is coming soon and December 1st marks the beginning of the countdown!

I encourage everyone who supports Illumina in MOTUC to change their avatar to an Illumina-related one tonight or tomorrow (Dec. 1st). You can make your own, or one of the 36 ones I created available here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7113630...7628226782155/

Here are a few samples if you don't want to click the link. lol

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I have a few announcements today!

1) He-Man.org has started their fan-vote poll (winning character to be added to Mattel's list 2013 subscribers get to vote on). I'm very excited to see Illumina is doing well in both the German fan poll and the .org fan poll. Illumina is currently first place on the .org and 2nd place in the German fan poll at 79 votes. The German-vote first place is Geldor with 114 (yes, I counted all the votes from the four different German sites ). I think it's a sure bet that he will win, but you never know because fans can change their votes on the German sites. Surprises could still happen!

If you are a member of He-Man.org, please be sure to vote here:

http://he-man.org/news_article.php?id=2252

If you are a German fan, here are the links to vote for the various sites:

PlanetEternia.de:
http://www.planeteternia.de/cgi-bin/...D=1;votID=1400

MotU-Allianz:
http://motuallianz.forumieren.com/t2...-choice-figure

Hordak.de:
http://www.hordak.de/forum/thread.ph...=1&preresult=1

He-Man.de:
http://www.he-man.de/forum/index.php...&topic=30057.0

2) We also learned today, Illumina's female cat is named Sleetah!

3) Finally, anyone wanting to take part in "Illumina Day!" please remember, it's NINE days away (same day as MattyCollector.com's order day). If you're still working on stuff, or haven't started yet, you have nine days left! Artistic ability does not matter. It's all in good fun!