>>11541632
>Why did mattel cut short the regular MOTU origins line? They never finished the original line

They're still in the process of slowly finishing the original vintage line.
Remember that Origins has been struggling at retail since January 2022. Like for a long time after I picked up my Snout Spout and Leech at full price, a full peg minus my purchase sat at that Wal-Mart for months on end and were eventually marked down, that whole time sitting next to unsold Wave 7. Earlier this year, Target found a large supply of Dragon Blaster Skeletor and Snake Face, years after every adult in the USA who likes MotU got theirs. Nothing was selling in retail quantities, so each regular and deluxe wave had to be produced in much smaller quantities (which is why Whiplash and Digitino command a premium over most Evil Warriors and Sunners, and the whole King Hiss/Thunder Punch He-Man shortage) or simply not sell until they make their way to somewhere like Ross.
Cartoon Collection was a refresh to convince retailers this was something new, not just more Masters of the Universe Origins they'd already been burned by. And now I see Wal-Marts with ~6 unsold Fakers in front of a couple of Evil-Lyns, so it's time to give up on CC outside of Mattel Creations and fan channels.