SO SORRY FOR MY MONSTER HIGH MISTAKE AT THE END! In the section at 48:33 I meant to say G2, NOT G3 which is the current line. I will return my Monster High fan badge now
@@MaryLoveMew hahaha you're forgiven 😉 let's say it's just the stress of having to talk about G2 cheap ass dolls, your brain was trying to save you by erasing it 😂
The vampire doll lady line (mystixx) was done such a disservice. They had a lot of potential. As a character concept artist, I really want to redesign their looks to something more fitting to their bio
Yeah honestly it could have been really cool if the backstory/bios would have leaned in on the looks of the dolls, like that everything happens in the somewhat past (because the hair and clothes really feel more 50's to 70's) and they go to some gothic old-timey school. Like working with using the limitations of the dolls as an advantage.
I think on paper Mystixx is a really interesting concept, the idea of being able to switch a dolls face has a lot of potential if executed well. But that was the problem with Mystixx, it wasn't executed well, mainly due to how cheaply made the dolls were. I never owned them personally but even looking at the stock photos you can tell that they were made as cheaply as possible I would definitely not mind if someone did decide to revisit the concept of a doll that can change it's face, but I just hope that it's done better
@@juliamavroidi8601 I was curious, so I took a look. There were face plates in the inner monster line, which was about creating custom dolls. I think it would be really cool to see something like that as a part of a core doll line.
The multiple face on one head is never a good execution because its so creepy looking , if they had done something like the switchable heads that Barbie did or face plates it could’ve worked way better
@@juliamavroidi8601 Monster high didn’t do face plates but they head create a monster dolls where you could “print” on faces and change them but I don’t think they worked very well?
Yeees! And I recommend watching Zombie Land Saga. Lots of Japanese Media has this "Zombies living normal lives" concept. My first one was Sankarea, which I dont recommend because it covers inc*st.
Yesterday, my partner had a really concerned face and said "Ok, but if zombies are decaying, how come they are still able to stand up? They're not supposed to have any inner ear left to keep balance" and that's such a valid concern. These dolls are so cool, especially later ones! The execution is rough, but the concept art is great
Okay, but.... Zombies are not just suddenly alive again corpses, it's actually humans that was controlled by force of something. By magic, illness, some weird science or even fungus. First myth of zombies was a living humans that was mind controlled after disturbing torture
it's like they were worried that parents would think the dolls were gay for some reason so they tried to make it clear that they were COMPLETELY STRAIGHT lmao
@@magmatard8737 The bechel test is actually meant for women in media specifically. Using this test on real people shows you don’t understand the point of the test AND you don’t talk to women often. Women ARE people and even the girl most “boy crazy” won’t have all of her conversations be about men-The fact that you think there’s some women that only think about men shows you’re delusional lol
Honestly, the Grimm Fairytales concept about transforming into animals can work considering that there are a lot of fairytales focused on the idea of transforming into animals There are even Grimm Fairytales that feature human-animal transformations that fit the species they have (raven = The Raven, fox = The Golden Bird, snake = King of the Golden Mountain, and sheep/lamb = The Little Lamb and the Little Fish) . (Author's note: prolly have fairytale brainrot so bear with me)
I actually got one of the rococo Azra dolls when I was buying a bundle of used Monster High dolls. She didn't come with any of her clothes or wig. I didn't know anything about Mystixx, so thank you for solving the mystery behind the doll.
2012 was such a different time, I can't believe they got away with outright saying one of their characters is 'not like the OTHER girls' because she likes sports. They'd be clowned on so bad today. 😭😅
@@abbyelectric It's a toy for preteen girls from the early 2010s, It's not that deep Hell, In the 90s there was a whole boardgame about pretending to date guys, The Dream phone
My professor designed some of the boxes (I'm a graphic design major), I've been trying to find the Azra Vampire doll with the two wigs. IF ANYONE HAS ONE, plz let me know and I'll buy it off you so my professor can finally have the doll. He's been yapping about how he never got one after making the design so I think it'd be cool to gift it to him.
update: apparently he was literally the art director and designed the Logo for Mystixx as well. Got my hands on a box and showed it to him where he proceeded to tell me how he worked with the artist who designed their cartoon-look on the box as well as the photographer
I love bratzillas for the glass eyes, mga was onto something with that, as evidenced by rainbow high later on. I just wish the dolls were more collectible if that makes sense. They don't really feel aesthetically cohesive although individually I love their designs and color palettes. At least I can save my money that way tho😅
holy fucking shit. i have been thinking about this doll line for YEARS. i saw them in a walgreens or something once when i was a child (2010s) and REALLY wanted them but never bought them. i wanted to look up the website and (like a wonderfully undiagnosed ADHDer) immediately forgot what they were called and could never find them again. i have on and off been trying to find these ever since and this just popped into my youtube feed. i feel like a huge part of my life has been solved
34:59 my professor made a coffin-shaped box for this doll and it was actually supposed to be an exclusive at Hot Topic, but I don't think it ever got produced because I have yet to see it exist anywhere else
@@ReverieOfThorns yess I agree! The dolls had actuall piercings and pvc clothes on some dolls. They were amazing! I notticed they might be rare now? I dont see them for sale online much. Im in europe so theres probably no way I could get them
You might have more luck searching the Internet archive. BEgoths had a website with info, photos, forums and a comedy comic strip called Rebecca's Realm. They also had a short comic run focused on th begoths characters
Heck yeah! I have some of the figurines, but sadly have trouble finding the dolls I really want (so I've customized some Monster High dolls instead). Apparently there was a comic tie in as well.
OH! This explains that weird two faced doll head I found on Aliexpress that one time. Man I was so confused by that. Thanks for solving a weird background mystery of my life
Also I literally laughed out loud at the woman talking at the toy fair. "Kids just love zombies now" WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? I guess that was when The Walking Dead tv show was at peak popularity but it's not exactly a show for kids and I don't think all the little doll-loving girls are chomping at the bit for zombie dolls...but what do I know?
@@snughly idk if you were a kid at the time, but me and all the kids in my class were OBSESSED with zombies And yes l would very much like a zombie doll
Thw worst part about these dolls is that thwy had such great potential, they came up with pretty cool designs for all of the dolls and I actually really like the main concept. I just think they needed a bigger budget, and honestly some of the designs definitely need an overhaul done. If I could ever get a hold of one of these dolls in any kind of condition it might be kind of fun to do some doll customization and make something that unlocks their full potential with accessories and with the face sculpts and repaints on those as well as clothing. I dunno. The vampires are probably my favorites, they're more my speed as I have always been super obsessed with vampires, lol. Maybe I should work with a doll company and design fashion dolls someday because I see dolls all the time and think of ways I could've made it better or more appealing based on my preferences as a child and what I've seen online among doll collectors as well.
The transforming hair on the Rococo Mystixx is probably similar to the way the VIP Hair Makeover dolls hair works. Imagine a strand of hair parallel to a string and the string is connected to the top and bottom of the strand with hair elastics, if you pull the top end of the string it pulls up the bottom of the string and the strand of hair up along it, bunching it upwards into somewhat of a fake bun. It's weird to explain in writing but it's pretty simple when you actually see it. It's definitely a creative budget friendly feature to add to a doll though.
I almost completely forgot these dolls existed but the song and uncanny art yanked the memories out of the backrooms of my brain!! I am now full in the mindset that I want to redesign all these dolls, obviously I wouldn't have the budget constraints but the concepts are so fun to play with!!
33:11 you know what that's such a good point - Even if they made them all a "were " option like werewolf,werefox,were raven It would have been a simple way to involve theme more
Heya! Great video essay. I am a Russian doll collector and wanted to give some insight on the topic. Yes, it is a very common practice for American companies to ship off remaining stock of their dolls to Europe and Russia in particular. This happened to Mystixx, Mystikats, Struts and so many more brands. Additionally, one of the reasons why Mystixx were so popular is because of their more affordable price point (equivalent to $15 most of the times) while MH dolls consistently were growing in price (25-30$). Additionally, Russian collectors don’t care and support all knockoff and fakie doll brands; as long as dolls are good, there are no moral high ground like American collectors seem to have in regards to MH vs doll lines they inspired like Once Upon a Zombie or Mystixx. So yeah, that’s the reason why the biggest collectors and lovers of playhut dolls like Mystikats and Mystixx are both Russians:D I suggest you do research Mystikat, as they are my favourites and have cool doll history. Plus there are reference to them in Mystixx which is why it was popular to believe they share the same doll universe. In short, Mystixx rule and I still try to complete my collection❤ Also your mistake regarding MH G2 was very funny😂😅
Can you still get them in Russia (second hand)? I just did a deep dive and there seemed to be a few sites where I could buy a zombie rococo doll, though I don't know how reliable google translate is on that front 😂
was NOT expecting to hear about grimm. god what a throwback. show concept was like one upon a time crossed with teen wolf. and is a police procedural with the attitude of house md. hilarious. honestly i shoud rewatch it.
Went and watched the Mystixx music video bc of this and even for 2012 that production looked fanmade at best. These dolls seem like a great concept that got kneecapped by cutting corners every which way. I don't like labelling any similar product a copycat of another but this definitely earned the Monster High At Home label, which is a shame.
I watched Grimm. Every episode started with a quote from a Brother's Grimm tale that would forshadow the story or the creature that episode would feature. None of them looked like those dolls lol. It was a pretty good show (horrifyingly dated 2010s graphics tho) until the writers fell into the trap of retconning their own lore too much (just like the lore writers for these dolls i guess lol)
Watched it, too. As someone fluent in German the creatures names were so cringe.. like the Hexenbeast (Witchbest) or Reinigen for the rat people that translates into "Cleaning". And yeah it ended in a mess, didnt even finish it. The dolls maybe just wanted to give a dark european fairytale vibe. Grimm also means dark/edgy/fierce/grunty.
As a person from Russia, I remember seeing those while in primary-middle school and thinking "whoa, those are some creepy-ass dolls". And I can assure you, none of us, middle school monster high enthusiasts, were buying any of those, lmao😂
What I loved for my Monster High dolls was that the Bratz witches line clothes and shoes fit them and I snagged so many of the little clothing packs with cute ankle high boots. I recall the Mystixx dolls but not sure if they were the vampires or not but they were at a 99 cent store here and their bodies were limited articulation copies of the MH body which meant their clothes and shoes fit MH.
YO the angelic layer dolls in the background ????? like i know this is the place to see em but i never thought i WOULD see them just hanging in the bg of a youtuber's video haha
I WATCHED GRIMM!! I was wondering if it could possibly be a reference. so yeah it's a story that references fairy tales a lot, but also, the supposed fairy tale characters were just.. they had secret animal faces. that was basically it. they looked perfectly human to normal humans but then the "grimm" could see them for what they truly are. they morphed into animals. foxes, wolves, even lion and turtles, any animal you could imagine. and they tied those to fairytale characters.
I wanna pick Grimm back up. It was such a cool show and the lore was fun to play with. I used to watch it consistently, but fell off in outrage because they did my girl Juliette so dirty I couldn't get past it.
such an amazing video! Mystixx has always boggled me since i first watched the music video at 12 and for years its driven me slightly insane just how few people actually knew of it. I remember watching the music video in a compilation video of a bunch of the different doll music vids at the time and it never left me. As a kid, the mystixx doll line was one I did look for, but I guess they never sold in my area as I never could find one. I've tried to do my own research in the past of the doll line but never had the time to go very deep into it, so this video means so much to me!
You made me remember that when I was a child, my parents gave me a my scene doll that had the characteristic that you could change its clothes and makeup, the funny thing was that for you to change her makeup you had to remove her face, it had three other faces with different makeup, under those masks/faces the doll had no face, I remember that the adults around me were scared when they saw that the doll had no face, it was very funny.😅
I literally was too old for the Bratz style dolls and weren’t even interested in Barbies growing up, but this entire video was engrossing! Also wtf with the ponytaur line that looks like Toy Story’s Sid literally fused a poor pony and baby doll together omg
I don't normally comment on vids but I just HAVE to on this one to boost the algorithm because WOW. I enjoyed this video so much, it was so fun, professional and informative that it made me think you have atleast 500k views and subs, I was so shocked that u have not. You are genuinely so underrated and I hope you continue to make videos and continue to grow. You definitely earned me as a subscriber :)
This was an excellent video! I heard about these dolls when the recocco ones came out from a review and then never heard of them again, so this was a blast to the past! I noticed you brought up those Once Upon a Zombie dolls in another video. Maybe you could make a video covering Fairy Tale High (the knock-off Ever After High dolls sorta) and the Upon a Zombie dolls, since I'm pretty sure they were made by the same company? I have a feeling there's a story there!... But I'm too lazy to look for myself, lol.
I love vids about old fashion doll lines! I never knew these existed, thank you for making this, super cool. I see what they were going for but I think the 2 faces would have freaked me out lol.
The way my face went full excite when you mentioned Kamikaze Girls 😭😭 I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else mention it but omg it’s one of my favourite books/movies of all time 😭😭 IM VIBRATING THAT SOMEONE ELSE ALSO HECKIN LOVES IT
Im sure it mustve been hard to plan the script around the outfit change but I'm so glad you stuck to it cuz I got so delighted everytime you swapped faces :3
This is my first video of yours, and the Kamikaze Girls reference blew me away. Like, who is this cultured queen??? Now I've got to watch the whole channel.
18:33 (amateur) music producer here, i actually really love the song itself with its crunchy 2012 lead and early techno influence, the singing, while bad, reminds me of a song by double take called hot problems (genuinely thought it was a fever dream) that also came out in 2012
I remember these guys! They did have some sweet fashion packs. My Toralei is still wearing a punk one now. I'm glad to see they had some growth by the end. Very nice video.
I remember when I first discovered Mystixx. It was through a post about Monster High bootlegs and ripoffs in an MH Spanish blog. I remember the owners were pretty impressed with the head-turning gimmick.
I watched Grim and funnily enough it connects to the dual life concept really well, in the show only a grim can see the true for of these 'fairy tale creatures' where as everyone else sees a human till the being wants otherwise
I do think the designs are cute, but these dolls always felt so cheap to kid me. I love some of the outfit pieces, in terms of design, though. I would love to try and recreate them myself but with nicer fabric.
This is my intro to your channel. I love the costumes here, but as I was looking at your other vids, I saw your real hair color / cut & it suits you so well!
i really love the way you edit and film your videos!!! your personality and humor is very entertaining and i am subscribing ^_^ its hard to find well paced video essays now a days…!!!
So glad to find another UA-camr who likes dolls! They have a special place in my heart. I collect dollfie dream dolls now as I'm an adult, but western dolls interest me quite a bit even still. Edit: Those Princess prancers... 💀Also, that 2nd wave transition was top tier!
The princess prancers look like they were created by Sid from toy story... like someone took the head off of a my little pony and stuck the top half of a doll on the body lol. I'd say the big issue looking at it is that the scale is completely off. the horse part is too small for the human part
Tbh, I think the Princess Prancer dolls would have actually succeeded if the designs were just more proportional or the styles matched better. They look like someone just slapped a Bratz knockoff and a MLP knockoff and just haphazardly glued them together. If maybe it was a Baby Bratz knockoff, it might work. Or a longer legged horse base
I used to LOVE this brand. I had every doll released and all the fashion packs. While the clothing fabrics were not always the greatest and the articulation was limited on the dolls, I absolutely love them! It was such a fun concept for a play line doll! I sadly only have the zombie collection left. This I loved the Rococo zombies! I’m also bummed that 2 of Grimm dolls were never released (of course the ones I wanted most). Thank you so much for making this video! It was so fun to see everything again 😊
Just when I think I’ve heard about every spooky doll, I stumble upon a great video like yours. Now I’m gonna be all obsessed about finding one 😄 Thanks for the awesome education ❤ - Kada
Great video, very interesting :) I'm surprised you didn't mention Ever After HIgh though since those Grimm dolls and even the rococo ones seem to be ripping that line off. I wonder what the dates are. Definately the disney descendants are ripping off Ever After High but Disney seems to have won that fight over Mattel
I skimmed the comments to see if anyone has answered your question about the Grimm TV series and I couldn't find a single one so here goes: A LOT of characters in the TV show transformed into animals. Keep in mind that I watched it when it came out, so it's been nearly 10 years, but iirc most of the supernatural creatures were animals. "Grimm" was essentially a role iirc. Like, the main character was a Grimm in the same sense someone is a wizard, I believe. Unsure if it was something hereditary that you had to be born with or not. But most of the other supernatural creatures were transforming into animals, yeah. For example, you had a fox, a...I think he was an otter??? I may be wrong. Something like that though. I think there was a rat? Possibly a bear? There were also non-animal beings, such as banshees. One of the main antagonists was a banshee, as was her mother. I admit I didn't see the last seasons because they canned it in my country. I didn't understand English very well back then so I had to watch the dubbed version and they just stopped dubbing it after a few years, so I have no idea how the show ended. All I know is that it got kinda insane towards the end.
SO SORRY FOR MY MONSTER HIGH MISTAKE AT THE END!
In the section at 48:33 I meant to say G2, NOT G3 which is the current line. I will return my Monster High fan badge now
Thank you for clearing up the mistake. I was a bit confused at the end before I checked the comment section.
@@MaryLoveMew hahaha you're forgiven 😉 let's say it's just the stress of having to talk about G2 cheap ass dolls, your brain was trying to save you by erasing it 😂
The way I RAN to the comments to defend G3
@@MaryLoveMew phew 😅 girl I was so confused
I was confused about that! Esp bc I love gen3's designs lol
The vampire doll lady line (mystixx) was done such a disservice. They had a lot of potential. As a character concept artist, I really want to redesign their looks to something more fitting to their bio
Please post it if you do!
would be so cool to see!
Yeah honestly it could have been really cool if the backstory/bios would have leaned in on the looks of the dolls, like that everything happens in the somewhat past (because the hair and clothes really feel more 50's to 70's) and they go to some gothic old-timey school.
Like working with using the limitations of the dolls as an advantage.
Totally, I think they were cool because they were two dolls in one. Not a new concept but still kind of good.
I wanna do the same thing lol, they really had sooo much potential
Kalani is NOT surviving on her proposed diet of just green vegetables. Nutrient deficiencies ARE happening.
i guess that explains the skin tone!
i mean... she turned into a zombie so i gues you are right
Green Vegetables are for Minerals.
You need Starch, too.
I was like "she's already a vampire vegetarian and only eats GREEN veggies??" she's triple dead at that point
There's a reason that was in Count Duckula as a *joke*
I think on paper Mystixx is a really interesting concept, the idea of being able to switch a dolls face has a lot of potential if executed well. But that was the problem with Mystixx, it wasn't executed well, mainly due to how cheaply made the dolls were. I never owned them personally but even looking at the stock photos you can tell that they were made as cheaply as possible
I would definitely not mind if someone did decide to revisit the concept of a doll that can change it's face, but I just hope that it's done better
Maybe a face plate system? Like in collector's figurines?
@@mimisezlolI'm pretty sure Monster High did that at one point
@@juliamavroidi8601 I was curious, so I took a look. There were face plates in the inner monster line, which was about creating custom dolls. I think it would be really cool to see something like that as a part of a core doll line.
The multiple face on one head is never a good execution because its so creepy looking , if they had done something like the switchable heads that Barbie did or face plates it could’ve worked way better
@@juliamavroidi8601 Monster high didn’t do face plates but they head create a monster dolls where you could “print” on faces and change them but I don’t think they worked very well?
I think the zombies line would be really fun if you wanted to pretend that there was a zombie apocalypse and your dolls were getting transformed.
Yeees! And I recommend watching Zombie Land Saga. Lots of Japanese Media has this "Zombies living normal lives" concept. My first one was Sankarea, which I dont recommend because it covers inc*st.
Yesterday, my partner had a really concerned face and said "Ok, but if zombies are decaying, how come they are still able to stand up? They're not supposed to have any inner ear left to keep balance" and that's such a valid concern.
These dolls are so cool, especially later ones! The execution is rough, but the concept art is great
Okay, but.... Zombies are not just suddenly alive again corpses, it's actually humans that was controlled by force of something. By magic, illness, some weird science or even fungus. First myth of zombies was a living humans that was mind controlled after disturbing torture
@ hmmm that's interesting. I'll bring that argument up to see how they feel about it 🤭
I'm not much of a zombie connaisseur
$30 for a doll with no articulation and a cardboard mask is just highway robbery
those were 19€ when finally released
@@ruzi.the.spider still too much
@@ruzi.the.spiderThat’s still too much unless the dolls had like real gold jewelry on them or something 😭
2:50 that transition made me say “ok diva” while I was pressing the like button
had to pause the video and subscribe immediately after this
13:56 Gotta love that their descriptions doesn’t pass the Bechdel test
not even a little bit...
it's like they were worried that parents would think the dolls were gay for some reason so they tried to make it clear that they were COMPLETELY STRAIGHT lmao
I've met actual lesbians who can't even pass the bechdel test
@@magmatard8737 They can't go one conversation without mentioning men? 🤔 Even just an "I love you." "I love you, too"?
@@magmatard8737 The bechel test is actually meant for women in media specifically. Using this test on real people shows you don’t understand the point of the test AND you don’t talk to women often. Women ARE people and even the girl most “boy crazy” won’t have all of her conversations be about men-The fact that you think there’s some women that only think about men shows you’re delusional lol
Honestly, the Grimm Fairytales concept about transforming into animals can work considering that there are a lot of fairytales focused on the idea of transforming into animals
There are even Grimm Fairytales that feature human-animal transformations that fit the species they have (raven = The Raven, fox = The Golden Bird, snake = King of the Golden Mountain, and sheep/lamb = The Little Lamb and the Little Fish) .
(Author's note: prolly have fairytale brainrot so bear with me)
A general mythology line and not just Grimm fairytales would be so cool, I’d love a selkie doll or a kitsune
@adrianen4644 that would've gone so hard
I actually got one of the rococo Azra dolls when I was buying a bundle of used Monster High dolls. She didn't come with any of her clothes or wig. I didn't know anything about Mystixx, so thank you for solving the mystery behind the doll.
I can imagine the confusion of getting a 2 faced doll lol
@-queen0frobots- A _bald_ two faced doll 😂
WHY DO THEY ALL MENTION BOYS!?!?!?!? I am so lost rn with these descriptions
Because *most* teen girls are into boys, and most high schools are co-ed. I guess..
@@9Tailsfan there is way more to any average teen girl's personality than "likes boys". I should know, I was one.
2012 was such a different time, I can't believe they got away with outright saying one of their characters is 'not like the OTHER girls' because she likes sports. They'd be clowned on so bad today. 😭😅
Maybe they all love a snack.
@@abbyelectric It's a toy for preteen girls from the early 2010s, It's not that deep
Hell, In the 90s there was a whole boardgame about pretending to date guys, The Dream phone
As a general rule, never end a motto with a preposition! "The Doll with the Changing Face"
Eh
Or... Two faced queens 😭
Or “Double faced Divas”
“Face changer” sounds best to me. Reminds me of the “triple changer” gimmick for a few of the Transformers toys.
@@somethingcreative2872Wait that sounds so cool
My professor designed some of the boxes (I'm a graphic design major), I've been trying to find the Azra Vampire doll with the two wigs. IF ANYONE HAS ONE, plz let me know and I'll buy it off you so my professor can finally have the doll. He's been yapping about how he never got one after making the design so I think it'd be cool to gift it to him.
I love how shit like this shakes out.
update: apparently he was literally the art director and designed the Logo for Mystixx as well. Got my hands on a box and showed it to him where he proceeded to tell me how he worked with the artist who designed their cartoon-look on the box as well as the photographer
That's really awesome actually
@@baggiestsheet2584 so who decided to post drawings that differed so much from the dolls and why? Thankx
35:25 "motion comic".
Just a fancy way of saying, "we only had a ten cent budget to make this".
I love bratzillas for the glass eyes, mga was onto something with that, as evidenced by rainbow high later on. I just wish the dolls were more collectible if that makes sense. They don't really feel aesthetically cohesive although individually I love their designs and color palettes. At least I can save my money that way tho😅
I did in fact watch Grimm, and it is a show about people with secret animal forms loosely based on fairy tales. So like they kind of nailed that.
nah with secret fairytale / folktale forms because witch and vampire where no animal, and there were fairies and gnomes etc.
Me too, I was looking for a comment mentioning it!
But like does that show have something to do with the doll line or I missunderstood ?
holy fucking shit. i have been thinking about this doll line for YEARS. i saw them in a walgreens or something once when i was a child (2010s) and REALLY wanted them but never bought them. i wanted to look up the website and (like a wonderfully undiagnosed ADHDer) immediately forgot what they were called and could never find them again. i have on and off been trying to find these ever since and this just popped into my youtube feed. i feel like a huge part of my life has been solved
A miracle in a strange place. I'm glad you found your incomplete and unlabeled memory again.
I actually really like the sporty one’s human doll design. It doesn’t fit her description at all, but it’s really cute!
34:59 my professor made a coffin-shaped box for this doll and it was actually supposed to be an exclusive at Hot Topic, but I don't think it ever got produced because I have yet to see it exist anywhere else
Ohhhh interesting!
Can you do a deep dive into Bleeding Edge Goths dolls? They are really cool and detailed but theres very little information on them I could find :/
Oh these sound really interesting!! I hope this gets covered.
@@ReverieOfThorns yess I agree! The dolls had actuall piercings and pvc clothes on some dolls. They were amazing! I notticed they might be rare now? I dont see them for sale online much. Im in europe so theres probably no way I could get them
@petarisweird oh yeah those definitely sound super cool!! Sad they seem to be super rare now tho 🥲
You might have more luck searching the Internet archive. BEgoths had a website with info, photos, forums and a comedy comic strip called Rebecca's Realm. They also had a short comic run focused on th begoths characters
Heck yeah! I have some of the figurines, but sadly have trouble finding the dolls I really want (so I've customized some Monster High dolls instead). Apparently there was a comic tie in as well.
7:00 you giggle when you say that she's in heels on a horse, but heels were actually invented to help with horse-riding!
Ahah I more meant that the horse was wearing heels, but thats so interesting!!
@MaryLoveMew ........_goes back because she didn't see that_
SHE HAS BOOTS ON
that mystixx music video was VILEEEE, even the camera angle was horrendous😭 i would be embarrassed if i were the dancers
OH! This explains that weird two faced doll head I found on Aliexpress that one time. Man I was so confused by that. Thanks for solving a weird background mystery of my life
I had to rewind and watch the head spinning animation you did multiple times cause it was just SO COOL
Also I literally laughed out loud at the woman talking at the toy fair. "Kids just love zombies now" WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? I guess that was when The Walking Dead tv show was at peak popularity but it's not exactly a show for kids and I don't think all the little doll-loving girls are chomping at the bit for zombie dolls...but what do I know?
@@snughly idk if you were a kid at the time, but me and all the kids in my class were OBSESSED with zombies
And yes l would very much like a zombie doll
@@Naharu. Ahh okay I was a teenager at the time, so probably out of the loop!
Hehee thank you SO MUCH! I felt like I had a jimmy neutron brain blast when I thought of doing it
I think Plants VS Zombies might have to do something with what the toy fair lady says hahaha
The Princess Prancers look a bit like the doll line created by Sid from Toy Story...
Thw worst part about these dolls is that thwy had such great potential, they came up with pretty cool designs for all of the dolls and I actually really like the main concept. I just think they needed a bigger budget, and honestly some of the designs definitely need an overhaul done. If I could ever get a hold of one of these dolls in any kind of condition it might be kind of fun to do some doll customization and make something that unlocks their full potential with accessories and with the face sculpts and repaints on those as well as clothing. I dunno. The vampires are probably my favorites, they're more my speed as I have always been super obsessed with vampires, lol.
Maybe I should work with a doll company and design fashion dolls someday because I see dolls all the time and think of ways I could've made it better or more appealing based on my preferences as a child and what I've seen online among doll collectors as well.
People in the doll customization should definitely check mystixx out, I'm mostly intrigued on how Dollightful would do it
THE HEAD TWISTING TRANSITION IS SO COOL
The transition of the head turning is amazing
i wonder if the reason they said kids love zombies is because of the release of warm bodies, the zombie romance movie, in february of 2013
Walking dead was also pretty big at the time too if i remember right.
There was a pretty big zombie boom at the time between movies, comics and games
yea zombie games were huge at that time, 2013 is also the year that The Last of Us came out
The transforming hair on the Rococo Mystixx is probably similar to the way the VIP Hair Makeover dolls hair works. Imagine a strand of hair parallel to a string and the string is connected to the top and bottom of the strand with hair elastics, if you pull the top end of the string it pulls up the bottom of the string and the strand of hair up along it, bunching it upwards into somewhat of a fake bun. It's weird to explain in writing but it's pretty simple when you actually see it. It's definitely a creative budget friendly feature to add to a doll though.
13:10 purple yam, forest berries jam, purple kethup, purple shampoo.
I almost completely forgot these dolls existed but the song and uncanny art yanked the memories out of the backrooms of my brain!! I am now full in the mindset that I want to redesign all these dolls, obviously I wouldn't have the budget constraints but the concepts are so fun to play with!!
The Mystixx music video costumes are giving Party City
33:11 you know what that's such a good point -
Even if they made them all a "were " option like werewolf,werefox,were raven
It would have been a simple way to involve theme more
Heya! Great video essay. I am a Russian doll collector and wanted to give some insight on the topic.
Yes, it is a very common practice for American companies to ship off remaining stock of their dolls to Europe and Russia in particular. This happened to Mystixx, Mystikats, Struts and so many more brands. Additionally, one of the reasons why Mystixx were so popular is because of their more affordable price point (equivalent to $15 most of the times) while MH dolls consistently were growing in price (25-30$). Additionally, Russian collectors don’t care and support all knockoff and fakie doll brands; as long as dolls are good, there are no moral high ground like American collectors seem to have in regards to MH vs doll lines they inspired like Once Upon a Zombie or Mystixx. So yeah, that’s the reason why the biggest collectors and lovers of playhut dolls like Mystikats and Mystixx are both Russians:D
I suggest you do research Mystikat, as they are my favourites and have cool doll history. Plus there are reference to them in Mystixx which is why it was popular to believe they share the same doll universe. In short, Mystixx rule and I still try to complete my collection❤
Also your mistake regarding MH G2 was very funny😂😅
Can you still get them in Russia (second hand)? I just did a deep dive and there seemed to be a few sites where I could buy a zombie rococo doll, though I don't know how reliable google translate is on that front 😂
@ of course. You can find them in some small shops irl or second hand. They are a bit rarer nowadays but definitely still circulating in Russia
"She's also... Right behind me isn't she??"
That absolutely SLAYED me 😂
was NOT expecting to hear about grimm. god what a throwback. show concept was like one upon a time crossed with teen wolf. and is a police procedural with the attitude of house md. hilarious. honestly i shoud rewatch it.
These dolls somehow remind me of the Barbie Princess&ThePopstar dolls with the swapping hair and "vibes", and I feel I would have loved them.
Went and watched the Mystixx music video bc of this and even for 2012 that production looked fanmade at best. These dolls seem like a great concept that got kneecapped by cutting corners every which way. I don't like labelling any similar product a copycat of another but this definitely earned the Monster High At Home label, which is a shame.
The detail of you rotating your head to “change” ur face between segments eats severely I fear💅🏻
I watched Grimm. Every episode started with a quote from a Brother's Grimm tale that would forshadow the story or the creature that episode would feature. None of them looked like those dolls lol. It was a pretty good show (horrifyingly dated 2010s graphics tho) until the writers fell into the trap of retconning their own lore too much (just like the lore writers for these dolls i guess lol)
Yes
Watched it, too. As someone fluent in German the creatures names were so cringe.. like the Hexenbeast (Witchbest) or Reinigen for the rat people that translates into "Cleaning". And yeah it ended in a mess, didnt even finish it. The dolls maybe just wanted to give a dark european fairytale vibe. Grimm also means dark/edgy/fierce/grunty.
As a person from Russia, I remember seeing those while in primary-middle school and thinking "whoa, those are some creepy-ass dolls". And I can assure you, none of us, middle school monster high enthusiasts, were buying any of those, lmao😂
That guy who designed the polly pockets.. he knew exactly what needed to be done
This was a really interesting deep dive into a lesser known doll-line!
What I loved for my Monster High dolls was that the Bratz witches line clothes and shoes fit them and I snagged so many of the little clothing packs with cute ankle high boots. I recall the Mystixx dolls but not sure if they were the vampires or not but they were at a 99 cent store here and their bodies were limited articulation copies of the MH body which meant their clothes and shoes fit MH.
the way all the girls' descriptions mention the fact that boys like them is so weird, but also kinda hilarious 😭
A reboot with better quality would be such a slay
YO the angelic layer dolls in the background ????? like i know this is the place to see em but i never thought i WOULD see them just hanging in the bg of a youtuber's video haha
omg do I have the video for you: ua-cam.com/video/x0qnGz5QajI/v-deo.html
LOVE the transition with spinning you head!
I WATCHED GRIMM!! I was wondering if it could possibly be a reference. so yeah it's a story that references fairy tales a lot, but also, the supposed fairy tale characters were just.. they had secret animal faces. that was basically it. they looked perfectly human to normal humans but then the "grimm" could see them for what they truly are. they morphed into animals. foxes, wolves, even lion and turtles, any animal you could imagine. and they tied those to fairytale characters.
28:11 Hearing the name Grimm dropped in 2024 yt that has nothing to do with it is wild like, yes I know of it, I was (am) OBSESSED with this show. ⚰️
I miss Grimm it was so good in the beginning
I wanna pick Grimm back up. It was such a cool show and the lore was fun to play with. I used to watch it consistently, but fell off in outrage because they did my girl Juliette so dirty I couldn't get past it.
@@TheBluestflamingos It doesn't get better after that
such an amazing video! Mystixx has always boggled me since i first watched the music video at 12 and for years its driven me slightly insane just how few people actually knew of it. I remember watching the music video in a compilation video of a bunch of the different doll music vids at the time and it never left me. As a kid, the mystixx doll line was one I did look for, but I guess they never sold in my area as I never could find one. I've tried to do my own research in the past of the doll line but never had the time to go very deep into it, so this video means so much to me!
You made me remember that when I was a child, my parents gave me a my scene doll that had the characteristic that you could change its clothes and makeup, the funny thing was that for you to change her makeup you had to remove her face, it had three other faces with different makeup, under those masks/faces the doll had no face, I remember that the adults around me were scared when they saw that the doll had no face, it was very funny.😅
I literally was too old for the Bratz style dolls and weren’t even interested in Barbies growing up, but this entire video was engrossing! Also wtf with the ponytaur line that looks like Toy Story’s Sid literally fused a poor pony and baby doll together omg
I don't normally comment on vids but I just HAVE to on this one to boost the algorithm because WOW. I enjoyed this video so much, it was so fun, professional and informative that it made me think you have atleast 500k views and subs, I was so shocked that u have not. You are genuinely so underrated and I hope you continue to make videos and continue to grow. You definitely earned me as a subscriber :)
Purple foods i can think of: grapes, plums, tarro flavored boba tea, Grimace Birthday Milkshakes. What a diet!
Not only did they steal Draculaura's shoes, But they also stole Clawdeen's as well lmao
This is a cool concept that with some tweaks and modifications to the design and execution could and would be a really cool product!
28:16 waaait shes such a serve need herrrr
NOOOOOOO
46:20 Maybe they had trademarked the names and decided they didnt wanna do it for any new names
This was an excellent video! I heard about these dolls when the recocco ones came out from a review and then never heard of them again, so this was a blast to the past!
I noticed you brought up those Once Upon a Zombie dolls in another video. Maybe you could make a video covering Fairy Tale High (the knock-off Ever After High dolls sorta) and the Upon a Zombie dolls, since I'm pretty sure they were made by the same company? I have a feeling there's a story there!... But I'm too lazy to look for myself, lol.
Not where I expected to see a FNAFtuber, but I guess I'm not really surprised! 😂
OMG I loved Grimm! it was such a good tv series
What does a vegetarian vampire eat…like, tomato juice? Kale juice?
It’s a rip off of draculaura and she’s also a vegetarian vampire
Marceline from Adventure Time can suck the red out of anything iirc
I love vids about old fashion doll lines! I never knew these existed, thank you for making this, super cool. I see what they were going for but I think the 2 faces would have freaked me out lol.
The way my face went full excite when you mentioned Kamikaze Girls 😭😭 I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else mention it but omg it’s one of my favourite books/movies of all time 😭😭
IM VIBRATING THAT SOMEONE ELSE ALSO HECKIN LOVES IT
Im sure it mustve been hard to plan the script around the outfit change but I'm so glad you stuck to it cuz I got so delighted everytime you swapped faces :3
I literally said out loud "Oh my God. I OWNED that!" when I saw the Polly Pocket plane. I think I had the limo, too.
I can't believe Draculaura's third cousin twice removed Talin got jealous and stole her boots at the family reunion.
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Ube ice cream!! 🍨💜
I love your transition between outfits for each segment.
Also we need more youtubers that cover obscure doll lines, it's my favorite thing and you've done a fangtastic job
2:49 What a nice transition
8:53 is literally Draculaura's boots 😂
This is my first video of yours, and the Kamikaze Girls reference blew me away. Like, who is this cultured queen??? Now I've got to watch the whole channel.
18:33 (amateur) music producer here, i actually really love the song itself with its crunchy 2012 lead and early techno influence, the singing, while bad, reminds me of a song by double take called hot problems (genuinely thought it was a fever dream) that also came out in 2012
I remember these guys! They did have some sweet fashion packs. My Toralei is still wearing a punk one now. I'm glad to see they had some growth by the end. Very nice video.
i was and am still obsessed with mystixx. never owned one and dont think i ever will, but they will forever live in my brain
I remember when I first discovered Mystixx. It was through a post about Monster High bootlegs and ripoffs in an MH Spanish blog. I remember the owners were pretty impressed with the head-turning gimmick.
I watched Grim and funnily enough it connects to the dual life concept really well, in the show only a grim can see the true for of these 'fairy tale creatures' where as everyone else sees a human till the being wants otherwise
I do think the designs are cute, but these dolls always felt so cheap to kid me. I love some of the outfit pieces, in terms of design, though. I would love to try and recreate them myself but with nicer fabric.
Clicked for more information about these, stayed for the Kalani cosplay and the transitions, like sis, that cosplay is FIRE 🔥
Felt like the grimms were referencing different gods/goddesses Apollo, Aries, Hermes and perhaps Dionysus?
This is my intro to your channel. I love the costumes here, but as I was looking at your other vids, I saw your real hair color / cut & it suits you so well!
Bratzillaz are what got me into doll collecting in the first place. Im happy to say i now have the complete collection!
Thanks!
OHHHH YOU COOKED WITH THIS
OMG PIXIE NOTICE 💅
omg i just learned these existed like a month ago and here you are with the full overview
Thank you for now making me want to redesign them.
i really love the way you edit and film your videos!!! your personality and humor is very entertaining and i am subscribing ^_^ its hard to find well paced video essays now a days…!!!
Love this video! I enjoy doll videos and video essays. This combines them perfectly!
So glad to find another UA-camr who likes dolls! They have a special place in my heart. I collect dollfie dream dolls now as I'm an adult, but western dolls interest me quite a bit even still.
Edit: Those Princess prancers... 💀Also, that 2nd wave transition was top tier!
The princess prancers look like they were created by Sid from toy story... like someone took the head off of a my little pony and stuck the top half of a doll on the body lol. I'd say the big issue looking at it is that the scale is completely off. the horse part is too small for the human part
your voice is so soothing and soft
Also,the mystixx are still available at russian marketplaces!There were lots of them in August 2024,even the Rococo Zombies
Tbh, I think the Princess Prancer dolls would have actually succeeded if the designs were just more proportional or the styles matched better. They look like someone just slapped a Bratz knockoff and a MLP knockoff and just haphazardly glued them together. If maybe it was a Baby Bratz knockoff, it might work. Or a longer legged horse base
I used to LOVE this brand. I had every doll released and all the fashion packs. While the clothing fabrics were not always the greatest and the articulation was limited on the dolls, I absolutely love them! It was such a fun concept for a play line doll! I sadly only have the zombie collection left. This I loved the Rococo zombies! I’m also bummed that 2 of Grimm dolls were never released (of course the ones I wanted most). Thank you so much for making this video! It was so fun to see everything again 😊
Just when I think I’ve heard about every spooky doll, I stumble upon a great video like yours. Now I’m gonna be all obsessed about finding one 😄 Thanks for the awesome education ❤ - Kada
Great video, very interesting :) I'm surprised you didn't mention Ever After HIgh though since those Grimm dolls and even the rococo ones seem to be ripping that line off. I wonder what the dates are. Definately the disney descendants are ripping off Ever After High but Disney seems to have won that fight over Mattel
Cool transitions
I skimmed the comments to see if anyone has answered your question about the Grimm TV series and I couldn't find a single one so here goes:
A LOT of characters in the TV show transformed into animals. Keep in mind that I watched it when it came out, so it's been nearly 10 years, but iirc most of the supernatural creatures were animals. "Grimm" was essentially a role iirc. Like, the main character was a Grimm in the same sense someone is a wizard, I believe. Unsure if it was something hereditary that you had to be born with or not. But most of the other supernatural creatures were transforming into animals, yeah. For example, you had a fox, a...I think he was an otter??? I may be wrong. Something like that though. I think there was a rat? Possibly a bear?
There were also non-animal beings, such as banshees. One of the main antagonists was a banshee, as was her mother.
I admit I didn't see the last seasons because they canned it in my country. I didn't understand English very well back then so I had to watch the dubbed version and they just stopped dubbing it after a few years, so I have no idea how the show ended. All I know is that it got kinda insane towards the end.