If the Shade GIFT is of no use to you, CL has stated that it could make a nice gift for someone else. It is a GIFT, after all. Winter Queen is almost certainly not a V3 variant. Why would CL make anything for V3? She is also a GIFT to people who preorder. Given the number of ice witches, snow queens, frost maidens, etc. in the fairytales I'm sure that many people will not only welcome her but make good use of her. We don't know yet whether she is a new figure or a character package for new a figure or what, but she doesn't look like Judy or Posette and she doesn't look like any of the Vickys. She looks pretty. You don't have to accept gifts... but grumbling about them shows a lack of graciousness. Carolly