A (mis) interpretation :
Category: Mass production replicants.
Model type: The Tomorrow Queens - GEN 3.0.
Unit type: NTQ.
ID: Munich.
Rank: Sukeban.
Rank: Sukeban.
Function: Culling/assassination.
Incept date: 6th April 1994.
Longevity: 4 years.
Physical level: A.
Mental level: B.
Manufacturer : The Luthor Bean Jr. Corporation.
Std. armaments : Monomolecular edged katana x 2; carbon nanotube jacket x 1; Ion cyclotron power glove x 2.
Abilities : Panzer Kunst - anti-armour martial art; superhuman physiology; stealth.
The Hatchery of the Luthor Bean Jr. Corporation practices a culling method where the Breeders evaluate and select replicant stock based on a weighted table of characteristics, after the gene seeding stage by the DNA Organ. The Breeder would select qualities that are most important and assigns them a weight. The weights of all the traits should add up to 100. When evaluating a replicant for selection, the Breeder measure the traits on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most desirable expression and 1 being the lowest. The scores are then multiplied by their weights and then added together to give a total score. Replicants that fail to meet a threshold are culled (or removed) from the Hatchery programme. The total score gives a Breeder a way to evaluate multiple traits on a replicant at the same time. It also allows for weighted improvement of multiple characteristics. The Breeders could make major gains in one aspect while moderate or lesser gains in others Replicants that do not meet this minimum total score are culled from the breeding program. The culling process is repeated until the selected group of replicants is of proper size and consistency desired before being released and designated as an official Tomorrow King and/or Queen.
The NTQ, designated Munich, Tomorrow Queen series is a special task group, programme primarily to carry out the process of culling their Tomorrow Queen sisters which have failed the said requirements. The NTQ series gain ill-repute image after the Leviathan tabloids learnt of their existence and secretly filmed their acts of culling which involve sonic speed slicing of fully grown, screaming female replicants which horrified the reporters. They term their culling as an act of sororicide which involves inhumane method, as well as environmental unfriendly. Luthor Bean Jr. shrugs off such reports, and would often snaps back when the subject is brought up, saying that he has a business to run and a war to win. Luthor Bean Jr. also officially states that all culled TQs or TKs for that matter, are recycled for nutrients. The NTQ series are combat ready and occasionally deployed into the Underverse warp rift for special assignment involving precision assault against champions of the Mortis Legion. However, for the right price, the Luthor Bean Jr Corp. would also loan out the NTQ to third parties as assassins. In such cases when the contract is completed successfully (an NTQ has a 100% kill rate), each TQ would be mind-wiped and implanted with new memory.
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The Munich NTQ tomorrow queen is one of the several 3A exclusive figures for BBICN for the ACG Comic Con during 2013 New Year's Day in Guangzhou, China. The other being the KDO TK and the Hard Nipple War Set (snow variant of the masked Bleak Mission, Custard and Lil Shadow). Just like the Thailand Toy Expo (which exclusives, amongst others, are ThaiK and ThaiQ, each limited to 90, I think. I think they are called Waza and Irimi respectively. The ThaiK, typical of 3A, has been re-released with different colourway as the first figure of the TK Klub) exhibition, these exclusives are available only to attendees. I sometimes wish there's a large enough fan base or principle distributor to organise one for this country by 3A. But I doubt it is possible if only four and myself would comprise the total attendee to justify Ash and Kim's flight tickets alone. Usually when it comes to 3A exhibition/convention exclusives, the only way I could get one if I really like it would be paying by parting with my kidney and mortgage the assets to purchase one through flippers on the secondary market.
Nevertheless, BBICN dropped a bombshell later and decided to release it for open order through their retailers this year. It was controversial. The announcement perhaps flipped a few whom attended the event (flight, accommodation, sexy funs ;P and food) as it was supposedly limited to 500 sets only. Guessing BBICN didn't shift it much. While I sympathised the attendees (infos have it that in order to buy the TK and NTQ, one has to buy the Hard Nipple War set first), more power to those whom could not make it and guessed the flippers got a bit flipped as well (someone offered me RMxxxx for the NTQ before the announcement of availability through retailers).
It just arrived at xl-shop, and blessed Davey of BTS branch, who managed to secure one (perhaps the only one but hey, I got to steer clear of flippers as best as I could when on the hunt for exclusives) for me as TQ is like the late Robert Palmer's hit single, simply irresistible. I would have gotten NTQ with KDO if not for his recycle version, KDA, through Bambaland. Lesson learnt are that, 3A never cease to surprise and cause emo, like the Pascha Isobelle "Wanpi" set 10 minutes "I scream boo!!" sale, even though as a 3AA member, announcements were made only minutes before the sale, making it an unprecedented 3AA limited drop. But for this particular case, patience pays off well and extra budgets to be allocated for some others which I really wanted but could only be obtained through the sharks infested secondary market.
Nevertheless, there're few concerns with Munich which I got. The black "bubble" jacket (?), which is a bit weathered with grimy feel to it, seems to be made from material which might go "flaky" down the road. The high socks, the tube dress are ok, blackened throughout. Posing is a problem for me, a first, as the ankle joints are loose and hindered by the design of the shoes. Curiously, there are no such concerns with Yesterday Princess and Cherry Shadow, both which shared the same design. I applied some, not insane, pressure, downward motion in order to tighten it a bit and it works but only for a marginal seconds before Munich wanted to commit suicidal desk dive. So in the end it's back to old glue application on the leg peg to tighten it, which works as usual. The head sculpt is basically TQ Princess. But hey, they are clones, yes? Comes a face bandanna, with wiring running through it, like a TK Slicer, except it could only wrap up to the mouth and not the nose. The paint on the hair has some unsettling wet paint like marking. Most likely all the above concerns are only the one I got. Sigh. A pair of black katana rounds off the set. The (mis) interpretation is taken from Wiki on the subject of culling.
Till the next TQ.
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