Editing Merchandise (section)

==Description==
A significant section of the economy on Earth Bet in the United States comes from merchandising capes' lives and appearances.<ref name="R1">Bambina is an example of an itinerant: she hits other cities to make a splash, she shows off, and she tries to grab ratings and rankings on top villain lists that she can then leverage into back-alley sponsorship deals and merchandising. Between her episodes, she returns to LA, lives a life of luxury, and gets spends good money on training and counseling in (villain) branding and kicking ass. - [https://redd.it/50g7x6 Los Angeles Friend-or-Foe] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2016-08-31)</ref> It is a common source of funding for PRT departments<ref name="I3e1">In stark contrast to this, there was the gift shop that would be thick with youths when school ended, sporting a selection of action figures, posters, video games and clothing. - [[Interlude 3]]</ref><ref name="PRT47 e1">“I have a very low tolerance threshold,” Snaptrap says. He kicks back his chair, forming a small ball of gravity behind him, which catches the back of the chair and keeps it from tipping over. “I try to play ball, but I’ve been doing this a while, and every single time I get shunted over to a new department, I see them doing it wrong. One guy doesn’t listen to the capes. The other guy focuses too much on the merchandising. The next guy geeks out and focuses on the ''powers''. Now we’ve got Mr. Meeting-” - [[Department Sixty Four]], [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13287774 PRT Quest thread i p47]</ref><!--look for more of these--><ref name="10.5e1">The gift shop jutted out from the wall of the lobby some, the glass panes arranged to showcase more of the pictures, action figures and memorabilia with three broad windows than they might with one. - [[ Parasite 10.5]]</ref> as well as independent hero teams.<ref name="II2.1"/>