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Since we were on the subject of the Secret Life of Dolls earlier today--top ten movie-related Tonner dolls that do not exist but would put a spectacular hurt on my wallet if they did:

1. Serafina Pekkala. With the purple and the bow and the hair. I think she would be good friends with all the Galadriel dolls. They do have other Golden Compass dolls already for sale (I still want Lyra in her fur coat), so Serafina is one of the greatest potential threats to my wallet at the moment.

2. Susan Pevensie. After careful consideration, I think the dress I want her in the most is the purple one she spent most of Prince Caspian in. Also, because it was one of her everyday dresses, it would come with her bow and knife. She would immediately be BFF with Eowyn!Doll and Anna Dollerious, but she would also sneak off and play dress-up with the Gene dolls now and then. (Tonner has already announced a Narnia line, but pulled the pictures from their site. Not sure what's going on there.)

3. Speaking of Narnia: The White Witch. I don't know which costume I'd want more--the first one, I guess (gotta go with the classics). Although her WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW? OH HEY AROUND MY NECK outfit was pretty awesome.

4. Arwen. Because I think Tonner would do a fantastic job with the dresses. (And they said several months ago that they do have the license for LOTR dolls.) If I had to pick only one dress--and knowing my luck, they will make ten--I would have to go with either the pale green coronation dress (WOW SLEEVES) and headdress, or that fantastic blue dress with the silver sleeves. You know, with the velvet cloak, because I want my damn money's worth. OH OH THERE IS ALSO THE RIDING DRESS FROM THE FORD. Dammit, I am so screwed.

5. Galadriel. Because, again, I think Tonner would do a fantastic job, and their dolls tend to be a good 17-20 inches, which gives them a better scale for details than the 12-inchers I have. Galadriel's not too bad in terms of choices, because, while there were a couple of variations in her gowns, IIRC, they really mostly looked the same. So make the headdress and a beaded dress and a white cloak and the disco boots that Cate Blanchett had to wear, and then you can take off pieces as necessary to pose her for the scene you want. Obviously, she would come with a little basin and pitcher. AND HER RING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TINY LITTLE NENYA.

5. Bellatrix LeStrange. Don't lie, a Bellatrix doll would be fucking badass. They're still moving down the roster of students (their Luna Lovegood has a crazy-good likeness), but what with the Voldemort they've already made, I really feel like a Bellatrix is somewhere on the horizon.

7. Violet Baudelaire. There's no chance in hell they'd make one now, but the purple Colleen Atwood dress was AWESOME. I would fall over and DIE. If they included the blue coat, I would be DONE FOR.

8. Marie Antoinette. Good LORD, what a terrifying prospect. There were something like sixty-five costumes in the movie, y'all. We would also have the problem of flat-front corsets really, really not working on unyielding plastic doll busts, but maybe they could just suck it up and give her a flat chest. I have already gone on at length about my favorite dresses, but if I have to pick just one, it would probably be the blue dress with the red belt. In fact, I've seen a few handmade versions of that one for sale on eBay.

9. Captive "I'm Not Calypso, What the Hell Are You Talking About" Elizabeth Swann. Come on, the HAT. The hat is SO AWESOME. (Note: They have already announced a Tia Dalma. If the likeness is at all decent, I am, once again, screwed.)

10. Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. Again, another line that would screw me over if they decided to do it, because I would pretty much have to get every outfit. Obviously you want her primary costume (it would totally come with a cleaver), but you know what I would really love? The red and white stripey one with the parasol.

I could probably name you another ten movie characters I'd like to see, but there you are.

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