I regrettably never got a G1 Jinafire Long, partly because I was trying to show a modicum of self control and partly because she was released at the same time as Skelita Calaveras, and now that she's got her G3 doll I'm regretting my oversight even more. This is what she used to look like; being a dragon girl, she's gold, scaly, and with green hair and accents. My favorite ones were these two, Swim Class (left) and Freak du Chic.
Oh yeah, there's also Lagoonafire, the Freaky Fusion girl.
I still think it's a riot that the fire ghoul and the water ghoul ended up stuck together. Water and fire don't really gee haw. Anyway, Jinafire was always a favorite of mine because she was such a bright, eye catching color. Most of the other Monster High students were neutrals or pastels, and here was Jinafire all gold and green and shiny. She's still a favorite of mine...in aesthetics, anyway. In personality no one could beat Lagoona Blue.
Alrighty, so that's all well and good. Now let's look at G3 Jinafire.
As with Lagoona Blue, Frankie Stein, and Ghoulia Yelps, Jinafire's overall appearance has been effed with. Her lower legs, lower arms, and her tail are gold, but her head is the same pukey blue-green that Frankie Stein used to be. Her hair is streaked with lavender rather than that lovely green, and her meet outfit lacks the Chinese vibe overkill that her G1 meet outfit had. Oh, the new doll is cute, but...sigh, change is hard, innut? I was hoping that IF Jinafire got a rerelease she'd look like her old self, but you know what they say: hope in one hand, crap in the other, see which one fills up first. Maybe when I see the G3 doll IRL I'll like her better, but right now I'm browsing eBay for a G1 Jinafire.
I mentioned Skelita in the beginning of the post. She's near-perfection in my book, so I wonder what G3 can do to ruin her. The wiki says she's "big-boned," meaning that she's probably not a twig like my G1 dolls are. That's positive, at least.
Flaming love,
RagingMoon1987
I *might* still have a G1 Jinafire. Only problem is if I do, she's nude. I got her for a project a while back.
ReplyDeleteOoo, might want to finish that project if you can! Dolly projects are always interesting.
DeleteI'm trying to remember, do you already own a G1 Monster High Skelita, or was that something you still wanted.
ReplyDeleteSigned, Treesa
I have two Skelitas, actually! Scaris and Art Class.
DeleteMy G3 Jinafire should arrive today, Amazon thinks she's out for delivery.
ReplyDeleteIt honestly took me a long time to get used to G3, particularly Clawdeen, Lagoona and I couldn't figure out why they turned Frankie blue at first.
But I actually love my G3 dolls now that I've separated them as an entirely different doll line from G1 in my head, so I don't look at them as the same characters anymore. I actually think G3 Abbey and Venus are better than their G1 counterparts at this point.
I have a G1 Jinafire, honestly (okay I have two of her Scaris doll but one is missing an arm and wearing a Cleo arm instead) - and while I do love her all-gold design, I think the G3 doll is beautiful too and can't wait to actually unbox her later to take a closer look.
I just hate change, LOL. I thought I'd never get used to Frankie as they are now, but she's growing on me. Jinafire probably will too. Now G3 Clawdeen, I liked right out of the gate. It was the freckles and the smirky little smile that won me over.
DeleteTo be honest, the moment I decided the G3s were different characters with the same name, I fell in love with Clawdeen's adorable face and the freckles. I just had a real hard time separating G3 from G1 for a while and couldn't figure out why all the characters needed a redesign.
DeleteWhat puzzles me is that the only really obvious change in Draculaura is that she's shorter and chunkier. Otherwise, she's still a bright pink vampire with similar outfit choices to her G1 counterpart...and I could not stand G1 Drac, yet I love my G3 Drac dolls. I don't know what happened.
G3 Jinafire is actually stunning in person, I was a little afraid to see because the promo photos are always edited to high heavens and the real life doll often doesn't live up to the promos, but Jinafire does. Her face is gorgeous. And I think the hair they gave her works with the mint green skin.
I haven't seen her IRL yet, but I'll take your word for it. She does have a pretty face. I can tell that already.
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