Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-29595756-20190729031944

There has been a difference of opinions on whether or not the Icon Series is N-Strike, N-Strike Elite , or both at the same time. I am starting this thread so that we can discuss this matter in a productive way rather than resorting to edit wars that just waste peoples time and solve nothing. I also don't want to have to lock pages again.

So let's start with some facts. There are three blasters in the series so far: the Magstrike, the Stampede , and the Element. Interestingly, the Magstrike and Element are both confirmed to feature the N-Strike Elite logo molded (at least I think) into the shell. The Stampede however, did not get this. However, and this is crucial, there is zero mention of N-Strike Elite in either the official description or on the blaster's respective packaging. In fact, the only N-Strike Elite reference is the molding.

This puzzles me, because it looks like they went through the extra effort of adding the N-Strike Elite logo onto the shells but then have completely ignored it. It also doesn't make sense because all of the Icon series blasters so far were originally N-Strike, and they also feature the classic N-Strike colour scheme, so it is really weird that they added a small N-Strike Elite logo for no apparent reason.

There are other blasters that feature multiple series brandings. For example, we don't consider the Z.E.D. Squad Longshot as a Zombie Strike and an N-Strike blaster even though there is an N-Strike logo on the stock. This is because the Z.E.D. Squad Longshot is painted like a Zombie Strike blaster, and neither it's packaging or description say anything about N-Strike. Likewise, I don't think the Icon Series blasters that do have the N-Strike Elite logo should be classified as such.

But this is supposed to be a debate, so please share your thoughts. 