Up-guning the existing figures AND creating new ones seems like a good idea IF they are working on both and can get the reworks out sooner than the new ones i.e. a stopgap. I'd definitely make the reworks free though. I still see leading off with a male figure of either type is going to lead to an inevitable 'We're gonna need a bigger boat' moment without the comic relief and no guarantee of a second reel to retrieve the situation.

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