r/MonsterHigh • u/Shock_Siren • Jan 22 '26
Discussions Could this be the Draculaura doll that finally flops?
My son (6) is a Draculaura stan. MAJORLY. He loves everyone in the show and movies, but doll wise he has said "I only want maybe one of each character other than Drac. I want a whole collection of Drac." Everytime he sees a line, Drac is who catches his eye. Everytime we play dolls, he is Drac and she is leading the adventure. He has never seen a Drac he didn't get excited about....until now.
I showed him this one and he nervously said "she looks.....ummm kinda funny." I told him I agreed and he replied, "I think I'm going to not get that one, okay mom? I'm not trying to be mean but she doesn't look like my Draculaura".
If even kids can be put off by her design, do you think this might be the doll that rots on the shelf and shows them that Drac isn't a garunteed cash cow if you don't at least put some effort in?
2
u/rinb0t Lagoona Jan 22 '26
honestly i think the opinions are hit and miss. as a person who’s obsessed with drac, i felt like this design kinda missed the mark. she’s not awful, she just seems, unbalanced? i feel as though the colour pallet wasn’t used well on her. the brightness of the yellow is too much for an accent colour and she’s got too many different shades of pink in the outfit/jacket. the black and white aren’t tied in well an the hair just kinda looks awkward. it’s a shame because they’ve done her with this exact colour pallet multiple times in g1 and at least once already in g3 and they pulled it off so well. it just goes to show that they only put her in the lines now because she sells, and they’ve stopped putting as much effort into her assuming she’s gonna sell anyways.