Orignally Discord rambling but I realized it'd make a good unpopular opinion post (given it seems to be a moderately unpopular opinion going off the Chilly vlog comments) so here we go.
Watching the newest Chilly vlog this morning (link) confirmed my suspicions about Woody and Shrek; Logan thinks they’d look off in their original forms side by side with the redesigned cast. And honestly, I agree. People bring up that Dreamworks probably wouldn't sue, and while they may be right, I feel like that's missing the forest for the trees. Even if they don't need too, I think they'd feel off being their normal copyright forms next to the original puppets. Consider they’re not just random side characters like Mickey or Cookie Monster, they were a core part of Mario’s old life. I feel like leaving them as is discredits their importance to SML history
Also consider, by Logan's own word, leaving them as is outcasts them from merch and such, plus appearing as more than side characters in videos, 'cause as is, they'll never fully be Logan's as long as they keep their original forms. It'd feel off not being able to include them in merchandise when they're every much as original to SML as the current main cast. Just like the rest of the cast, they're original characters stuck in copyrighted character's bodies.
I mean if M&M Chief is important enough to be treated as a full SML original character, Woody and Shrek more than deserve that validation too. Even if it results in a ugly redesign, they should not be treated the same as the Mickeys and Cookie Monsters of SML. They're full SML characters and I say they deserve to be immortalized as such through puppet.
