>>7577190Bandai makes 1:18 really well-articulated bug men figure as $4 gachapon figures in Japan. Hasbro has slightly better paint apps on their figures not enough to justify the higher price on their 5 POA figures.
It's not "we had to cut articulation so poor kids could buy shit" it's they knew it made no difference to kids and 50-year-old collectors and they could save money while doing it.