Monk said:
Wesley is one of the best characters to come from the two series. He went from being an annoyingly stereotypical upper class British private schoolboy comic-relief sort of character to being this tragic no-nonsense bad@$$ capable of taking all comers.
I actually cried at the last scene with him and Illyria in the series finale.
Not something I often do with a TV show.
I think you hit the nail on the head Monk. I truly doubt that Sideshow would have made Lorne first if they weren't planning to continue with the Angel line. Lorne is cool and all, BUT ... Wesley would have appealed to both Angel fans and many Buffy collectors (still can't believe that we all aren't one and the same .. to me its one continuity, not 2 different shows). They will make a Wesley, I am 100 percent sure. As for the rest of Team Angel:
Gunn is 75% : where are all the African American figures Sideshow ... you don't want Rev. Jackson picketing your business ... Gunn will take care of the lack of African American characters AND make us happy.
Fred is 50/50 : Not sure why, but I just am not too confident about Fred. She was a great character, but we are giving Sideshow the impression that we don't want Females unless their names are Buffy or Sarah.
Illyria : 25% : Highly doubtful. UNLESS, they give us a swappable head as the exclusive with Fred. That would be enough to push that figure over the edge.
Doyle :0.009% : I am not a Doyle hater. However, between the sad cautionary nature of his death, and the falling out that lead to him being released (I will never believe that the character was always intended to die like that ... this is Whedon's Han Shot First), I find it highly doubtful.
Who know? Characters
Darla : Dammit! I want a hot human faced Darla with baby Conner accessory. I went ahead and blew 80 bucks on eBay for the Vamp version, because I have no faith in this one getting made. But I can still dream.
Drusilla : Once again, we need a human faced Dru to balance out the Vamped version. Its not as essential, in my opinion as Darla, but it would be nice.
Skip : I would say impossible, but Sideshow did make D'hoffryn before Giles, so small quirky characters with cool designs may win him a spot.