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Target Exclusive Battlefield Warriors slowly rolling out
Wave 2 Masterverse Photos Revealed!
Masters of the WWE ending
Exclusive Mattel Creations Scareglow sold out! Comics Tri-Klops coming soon
Contents of future waves revealed include Sun Man and comic redecos of Trap-Jaw and Stratos
Windraider + Land Shark appearing at Target
Masterverse w1 showing up at Walmart and Target
Orko +rev wave of minis at Target!
Powercon Exclusives sold out on site and BBTS
Wave 6 revealed: Green Goddess, LoP Beast Man, Webstor with winch gimmick, Scented Stinkor
BBTS getting restock of previous waves or Origins get them while they're hot
Revelation premiered
Kid Motu show on Netflix in October. He-Man and Skeletor and Teela designs revealed
Mega Construx buildable Havoc Staff previewed
Mega Construx Heroes wave 3 (Man-E-Faces, Filmation Trap Jaw, mini-comic Roboto, mini-comic Tri-Klops, Scareglow) shipping now:
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Tired of Revelation bitching? Post about toys and share photos.
Thread Question:
What upcoming release are you looking forward to the most?
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Anonymous
First to demand: Mattel give us Origins Frosta and Fright Zone and we'll forget about Revelations.
Anonymous
>>9223662 Also, I realize that Catra is in that picture not Frost; thats just the best I had on short notice. Don't get confused Mattel staffers.
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>>9223376 Mantenna was in that big list of names that Mattel recently filed copyrights to
Also on that list were Modulok and Dylamug (who were teased by Axel that he's working on them) and the name Phibian (who people believe will be the name for the frogman on the Wind Raider and Battleground Warrior box)
If those 3 are more or less confirmed as incoming, I think we can deduce that Mantenna is incoming by virtue of getting the trademark.
Tl;Dr, Mantenna for 2022 most likely.
>>9223628 >upcoming release are you looking forward to the most? Out of the stuff that we know exactly when it's coming, just Clawful.
But including stuff that's been teased but not officially announced, the aforementioned Phibian, Modulok, Mantenna, Dylamug, plus Grizzlor when he gets his retail release, are all high on my want list.
Anonymous
>>9223672 Don't worry, we got it, you want a Catra variant in Frosta deco.
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>>9223732 Is this Anti-Etheria Catra?
Anonymous
>>9220094 Reminder that 4channel considers anything other than the item literally being rippped from the hands of the person stocking the shelves mid-stock to be PEGWARMING--as in the item LITERALLY can't even touch the pegs, or it's pegwarming and the toyline is a total fucking failure.
Anonymous
>>9223765 I'm sorry do you have dog in this fight?
Anonymous
>>9223766 What the fuck are you even asking? They're not pegwarming, is the point.
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>>9223784 >What the fuck are you even asking? You made a reply from a thread that's on it's way to archive from a post that is two days old that only you replied to there but also had to bring it to the new thread when it wasn't even brought up here.
I was giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Anonymous
If they drop these babies in Origins, how do you think they'll be packaged? Pack-in figure? Three pack? Individually?
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>>9223793 Not a whole lot of substance in those I think
A three-pack might work
Anonymous
>>9223793 Including them with a basic figure on a deluxe card might be a nice way to get them out
Jet Sled could come with Sky High, for example.
Stilt Stalkers with Fearless Photog?
And Megalaser could be Sir Laserlot.
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>>9223793 you know i wondered where the mcx jet sled he-man came from... neat
Anonymous
>>9223838 I think you're forgetting that something like the jet sled is about the size of a single figure.
Anonymous
>>9223849 Ok, yeah, that's a lot bigger than I was remembering.
Well, I guess it could still come with Sky High in box rather then on a card, like Sky Sled did with Prince Adam
Anonymous
>>9223854 When are we getting the rest of the battle ram?
Anonymous
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>>9223859 Then I'm not buying the Sky Sled.
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Will Entertainment Earth ever actually get their origins restocks? I preordered Man-E-Faces back in May and he's still getting pushed back
Anonymous
>>9223866 but the sky sled is cool, even without the ram end, and it's currently the only way to get a Prince Adam Origins.
Anonymous
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>>9223995 >and it's currently the only way to get a Prince Adam Origins. On the converse though, if you do not want Prince Adam, that strengthens the argument for NOT buying Sky Sled.
I'm only buying Adam if there is a guarantee for Origins Randor, Adora and Marlena. I don't get the full set of royals, I don't want any of them
Anonymous
>>9223995 I don't really need or want a Price Adam, and as cool as the Sky Sled is, there are several other cool flying vehicles in motu, but only one Battle Ram.
Anonymous
Are they gonna do another print of the origins line? Kinda tired of going to my target and walmart every couple of weeks and just seeing everything completely gone, would be nice to know if I should just move on or not
Anonymous
>>9224012 I have this that I was going to sell soon if anyone wants it.
Anonymous
>>9224034 Hopefully so, I want Scareglow.
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>>9224036 How much and is it MIB?
Anonymous
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>>9223841 >you know i wondered where the mcx jet sled he-man came from... neat It got used extensively in 1986 and '87 mini-comics.
Anonymous
>>9224096 Awesome! I do wonder how they'll do the gimmick however.
Anonymous
>>9224103 I figure they'll do him completely vintage accurate, but then do variants down the road, like with part swapping or a two pack of Serpentine Hiss and a non transforming Humanoid Hiss. More Hiss releases for more money
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>>9224109 >I figure they'll do him completely vintage accurate If that were the case the shell would have just as much articulation, but would the snake form's arms have more articulation
Anonymous
>>9224109 >I figure they'll do him completely vintage accurate If that were the case the shell would have just as much articulation as the vintage figure, but would the snake form's arms have more articulation?
Anonymous
Finally got a hold of the Windraider. It's really spacious I guess for bulky guys and maybe cross compatibility with Masterverse.
Anonymous
>>9224109 My best guess is an extra snake-type torso in the box, since these toys are designed to pop off at the waist. One upper body has the human form with all the necessary articulation, an the other is the snake one.
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Has anyone tried posing Roboto doing the robot?
Anonymous
>>9223628 Whose art is that? I love it.
Anonymous
>>9224126 I still think they'll do both. There's gonna be a group of collectors that will want 100% vintage accurate action features, and as Hiss is a faction leader, they can get away with multiple releases that they probably wouldn't for lower tier characters like Snake Face.
So release a vintage accurate Hiss with a shell, and then a part-swapping one with better sculpt and articulation. Snakefags will eat it up
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>>9224126 That's just what the classics did, and origins has been going all in with the gimmicks.
Anonymous
>>9224109 >>9224114 >>9224126 I'm hoping there will be a spare snake head with the normal head socket, to more easily allow for scenarios where King Hiss bodyjacked other people.
this
>>9224142 is a good alternative, too. One release with the shell, and another with swappable parts.
Anonymous
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how do I tighten neck ball joints so the heads on figures like ninjor don't pop off so easily? I've tried floor polish and it didn't seem to help a ton
Anonymous
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>>9223765 But that is what actually happens. I pulled wind raider off the stocking guys little cart. It never hit the peg.
Anonymous
>>9224146 Maybe they would include that in the release with swappable parts.
Anonymous
>>9224146 >>9224157 Could have the one with swappable parts as a deluxe
Anonymous
When will Mattel get the distribution unfucked? I want to buy their products. Do they just not want my money?
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>>9224158 I was thinking the same thing.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>9224160 I assume it's also partially the retailers at fault not wanting to gamble something without active media.
Anonymous
>>9224183 That's a fairly dated way of thinking in this new world of collecting.
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>>9224181 How does Duncan look in it? I'm undecided on Wind Raider, I'd only really want it so Duncan has something to do in my display
Anonymous
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>>9224194 New? Been a thing for over 3 decades now and it has a pretty contestant cycle of obscure, to main stream, to bust. It's why they don't want to take risks unless something is tied to it's demand outside of middle aged ponytail fatties buying this shit for "investments"
Not meaning to come off condensing just stating why things are the way they are.
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>>9224039 Scareglow is in stock on BigBadToyStore right now.
Anonymous
I'm torn on King Hiss. I love his vintage relationship with Skeletor, but it makes no sense for the leader of the Snake Men to live his life in a human costume. The design (based on James Earl Jones's Thulsa Doom turning into a snake in priest robes at one point) really belongs to a deep cover agent gaining power over humans.
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>>9224194 US dept store retailers tend to avoid ips without media as they believe it's a safer bet. Origins doesn't really have its own show or even YouTube shorts or an ongoing young adult comic series so Wal*Mart and Target probably have little faith in the line. Wal*Mart more so.
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>>9224141 Forget the artist but it was done for Super7's Hordak's Lair booth at SDCC 2019.
Anonymous
>>9224207 >Bruce W. Timm >pencils I'm new to collecting He-Man so excuse me if this is common knowledge, but did motherfucking Bruce Timm work on the original minicomics? That's pretty cool if it's the case.
Anonymous
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>>9224215 Yeah he did a lot of them from 1985-1987 iirc
Anonymous
>>9224215 Yup. Bruce Timm did original minicomics and some Filmation character model work
And Dini wrote a bunch of Filmation episodes
The fact that there's never been a Timm/Dini MOTUAU is kind of a shame
Anonymous
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>>9223765 >>>/co/mblr Go shill your shitty show somewhere else troon
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>>9224219 Tfw it's probably cheaper to hire those two than Fatman and some celebrity voices...
Anonymous
>>9224207 >based on James Earl Jones's Thulsa Doom You know, for all the hate raceswapping gets, making King Hiss human form black would be based for that very reason
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>>9224226 UMM, you do know black people can’t be evil … right???
Go back to /Pol/???
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>>9224207 Saw a panel w the 4 horsemen and Martin Arriola who was asked about the king hssss toy and its inspirations. To which Martin said "we wanted to make money"
Also went to his house that day
>>9224207 Anonymous
>>9224109 >>9224114 >>9224126 You guys are over thinking this, it will be the gimmick chest and arm covers basically the same then the waist down will be the updated articulated figures.
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Tfw no news until wondercon besides Masterverse Faker at retail. Tags for him are at my Target stores.
Anonymous
>>9224347 I get the feeling they'll pull a Classics with it. They'll do this but later on release with Hisss in snake legs but given the waist feature you can take the top section off and give your King Hiss the look he deserves. .
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>>9224393 The version of Hiss with underwear and Snake Man legs living under Skeletor's roof with his people is my headcanon.
Anonymous
>ordered Buzzsaw Hordak >everyone else is getting solid red eyes, but I wanted the black sclera/red pupil version >braced for disappointment >bbts shipment arrives >it's the eye style I wanted
Anonymous
>>9224428 >wanted solid red eyes >ordered from BBTS >mfw this post Anonymous
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>>9224428 Congratulations, Anon!
>people keep calling him "Ruthless Leader" >"Ruthless? Hordak lacks for nothing! I can have anything I want!" >steals a baby named Ruth Anonymous
Finally got a fluffy Panthor at my local Walmart. I almost skipped it because I’ve been staring at the same 10 Battle Cats on the shelf for months now. The collector’s edition price means I won’t open this since I already have the regular plastic one.
Trollafag
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>>9224141 OP art is part of a piece by Jason Edmiston.
Anonymous
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>>9224428 And I got the solid red and wanted that, so everyone's happy!
Anonymous
Me again.
Anonymous
>>9224456 >The collector’s edition price means I won’t open this since I already have the regular plastic one. FUCK YOU, THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT IT FEELS GOOD!!! WHY DID THE FUCKING JEW GET FLOCKED PANTHOR INSTEAD OF ME!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
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>>9224428 congrats! I wasn't wanting that one and was shitting nervous I end up with because that's how the memes sometimes go.
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>>9224438 it's going to be a crap shoot just hope for the best
Anonymous
>>9224207 He could be really envious of humans and wishes he was one so he walks around as a man full of snakes.
Anonymous
>>9224576 >I WASSSSS ONCCCCE A SSSSSNAKE Anonymous
>>9224428 >>9224438 I've ordered three BSHs, two standard grade and one substandard. The substandard was the only one without the full red eyes.
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>>9224585 OK, that's gold.
King Hiss is introduced as a human Pretender to the throne of Eternos.
He has human followers but they, the vehicles and base have a snake aesthetic.
Then Skeletor frees the Snake Emperor the Ancients mystically banished and he sees the infiltrator as a failure.
Anonymous
>>9223662 Also the slime pit and Modulok!
Anonymous
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>>9224615 Green Eyes Modulok: Existence is suffering
Anonymous
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>Best Friends: Summer 2021
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>>9224114 That would be fun if we could give any other MOTUO figures snakes for hands!
>>9224207 >>9224576 King Hiss is a reverse furry!
Anonymous
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Of course it fits better in the Origins hand than my Classics MAA.
Anonymous
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Any eurofags spotted vintage headed He-Man and Skeletor anywhere yet or are those still NA only?
Anonymous
>>9224499 What do you use to tighten stuff up?
Anonymous
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>>9224704 Never tried it myself before, but everyone recommends floor polish, so I might try that
Anonymous
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>>9224596 That's based of BBTS.
Anonymous
>>9224089 >>9224096 Hold on, I just suddenly thought of something
Supposing Scott Spector or whatever his name was right about Universal getting the rights in 2023, how would the trademarks work, would they just transfer over or what? Don't trademarks last for a minimum of 10 years?
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>9224744 Piggy backing off you're post, I was curious earlier today and was browsing through all of Mattels trademark filings, and in addition to all the recent ones that we've been talking about like Mosquit-ra, and Mantenna and shit, it looks like last year they filed renewals for Fang Man, Strong-or, Icer, Shokoti, Nepthu, Plundor and even Standor.
If Mattel can't touch Filmation shit the way a lot of people claim, what use would it be to trademark the names? And Standor really has me scratching my head because I cannot see them ever making another toy of him, so why not let the trademark expire?
And it also raises the question as to whether or not a trademark filing should even be taken as an indicator of anything. If Mattel renews "just because", then it's nothing to get hyped over since it doesn't guarantee its for a new toy.
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>>9224772 after Hasbro mess with Transformers this might be just name holding just in case their is a massive spike in popularity that at least hold the TMs
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>>9224456 Seriously, what the fuck? This is borderline spiteful.
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>>9224456 I just chose not to buy one when I saw them.
Anonymous
Trying to incorporate my new guys into the group; I've never owned a Ninjor before, but something about him really doesn't feel very "Evil Warrior". He seems a bit out of place with these guys, and I can't exactly place my finger on why...the colors? The lack of cartoonishness?
Anonymous
>>9224851 Most evil warriors are fairly monstrous. Design wise he would fit better with heroic warriors, but being a hired mercenary wouldn't make sense for the good guys.
Anonymous
>>9224851 Fuck, LOP mer-man is growing on me now even though he looks too friendly. The vintage style merman and LOP have different shades of green, right?
Anonymous
>>9224851 >>9224890 >just stay calm mer-man, they don't know you spared that child. Anonymous
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>>9224872 >wise he would fit better with heroic warriors Gave it a try, and you're right. I think that's how I'll display him.
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>>9224892 This comment rings a bit different since I've been spitballing the whole "what if I had to do a He-Man cartoon" thing in my head, and one of the things I had in mind was exactly this
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>>9224890 I don't own vintage style, but I was sure they both matched (or at least were close enough you couldn't tell)
Anonymous
>>9224851 Ninjor uses the "evil" arms and legs first used for Skeletor, Mer-Man and Zodac back in '82. You can think of those red parts as bare skin if you want and he's a half-oni who paints his face flesh tone.
Anonymous
>>9224851 It's likely a result of his colorscheme. Most MOTU characters have capeshit esc 3 color palettes. Colors like black, white, and grey are usually used for borders, to seperate between different colors. If Ninjor had green skin, a purple ninja outfit, and everything else was yellow he'd look more like your typical evil warrior.
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>>9224892 >just stay calm mer-man, they don't know you spared that child. Oops, I misread that as "saved that child" and was thinking he could bluff Skeletor and Hordak that it's the child of an enemy that he took to mess with him.
Anonymous
>>9224872 Isnt there actually a good guy ninjor? I vaguely remember some ninja dressed in blue and white.
Anonymous
>>9224922 I he had a red face and a horn, he would work way better as an evil warrior and be even more awesome.
Anonymous
>>9224925 Considering he's a ninja, shouldn't it be > If Ninjor had yellow skin, a purple ninja outfit, and everything else was green?
Anonymous
>>9224928 Yeah, Slamurai.
(I actually hate that name. I know this is a franchise known for puns and portmanteau in its names, but Slamurai just sounds too awkward and fan-charactery)
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>>9224928 Slamurai is what they named him in classics. He was part of a canceled wave from the vintage line
Anonymous
>>9224892 >Day 84: They are beginning to include me in the secret evil meetings. Beast Man gave me a high five when I showed him the piles of Halloween candy I stole from some kids. In reality I bought eight bags from the store the day after Halloween. Fortunately they were 70% off, and I had coupons. Who knew being evil would cost so much. Anonymous
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>>9224928 It was in that exclusive classics 3-pack with those Snake Troopers.
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Anonymous
>>9224935 Kek
>>9224938 It kind of fits, I've certainly heard worse names man
>spector >not even a ghost Anonymous
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>>9224945 Chest insignia is wrong, but overall good job.
Anonymous
>>9224962 Spector is an awful name because it was pic related's childhood OC.
Anonymous
How many waves do you guys think origins will last? Will they redo a majority of the vintage characters? Or will the line get prematurely cancelled from shit distribution (meaning no actual kids can get anything other than he-man and skeletor in stores)
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>>9224930 >had a red face and a horn, he would work way better as an evil warrior and be even more awesome. Well, yes
Anonymous
I just realized something tangentially related to the ninjor discussion. Why side a ninja with the evil warriors to battle against another ninja, when you could have allied the evil warriors with a japanese ogre and made ninjor the good guy instead? talk about a waste of an opportunity.
Anonymous
>>9224993 And then they could add a blue oni
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>>9224999 japanese mythology has so much potential in MOTU
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>>9224979 I don't know about how many waves, but I'm thinking it'll last until sometime in 2023, MAYBE 2024 before it ends.
Way I see it, the almost got half way through vintage in 2021, 2022 they're gonna go all out for the 40th anniversary and get through most of the second half of vintage, then 2023 is when it'll start losing steam once vintage is done. It might still make it to 2024 on stuff like PoP, repaints, concept figures, etc, but it won't make it past that year
Anonymous
>>9224972 In the thumbnail his teeth look like that of a demon
Anonymous
>>9224979 I could see it petering out in 2024 which is more than enough time to knock out everyone plus new OCs, maybe some Filmation/200x and official versions of bootlegs/copycats.
>15 figures, a vehicle and a creature in 2020 >25 unique characters, 8 repaints, a playset, 4 creatures and 2 vehicles in 2021 >at least 11 new figures leaked for 2022 including '87 He-Man and Skeletor, Sun Man, Buzz Off and Jitsu Anonymous
>>9225102 >at least 11 new figures leaked for 2022 including '87 He-Man and Skeletor, Sun Man, Buzz Off and Jitsu Make that 12.
We know the Grizzlor mold exists because of the exclusive, and even if the retail version isn't officially announced yet, it's obviously coming.
Anonymous
Is scalping the way things always were with toys since the 00s internet? Like were the 200x series figures selling out and immediately being sold online for double+ MSRP?
Anonymous
>>9225102 >25 unique characters...2021 Really?
Anonymous
>>9225109 I counted Grizzlor as this year since the PC sets are shipping next month.
>2020 >He-Man, Skeletor, Prince Adam, Teela, Evil-Lyn, Man-At-Arms, Beast Man, Trap Jaw, Scare Glow, Orko, Man-E-Faces >Battle Cat and Sky Sled >Plus LOP He-Man, Skeletor, Mer-Man, Beast Man, Man-At-Arms and Power-Con She-Ra >2021 >She-Ra, Zodac, Mer-Man, Roboto, white Sorceress, Hordak, Tri-Klops, Stratos, Ninjor, Keldor, Kronis, Faker, 200x Evil-Lyn, Fisto, LOP Mer-Man, Webstor, Stinkor, Green Goddess, LOP Beast Man, Eternian Guard >Panthor (Flocked and unflocked), Dupli-Cat, Land Shark, Wind Raider and Grayskull >Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor, Buzz Saw Hordak, Clamp Champ, Ram Man and Mosquitor >plus clear Skeletor, PC Horde Troopers, Grizzlor, blue Hordak, minicomic Tri-Klops, Leo Faker and Grayskull Spaceman We're mowing through the line and anybody that says it's running out of steam (Scott) is delusional.
Anonymous
>>9225125 Roboto, She-ra, Mer-Man, Zodac, Hordak, Ninjor, Stratos, Tri-klops, Fisto, Faker, Webstor, Stinkor, Green Goddess, Clamp Champ, Ram-man, Mosquitor, Keldor, Kronis, Horde Trooper, Grizzlor, the greyskull space suit man (I'm assuming he's including exclusives).
21 by my count
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>>9225134 >>9225130 Shit...There really are a lot and I have most of the ones that are released.(repaints and Ram Man excepted)
I also forgot to count the LOP variants because I had bought the set last year.
Anonymous
>>9225134 I was counting unique body sculpts as their own (Battle Armors, BS Hordak) and also Eternian Guard
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>>9225130 >counted Grizzlor as this year since the PC sets are shipping next month. That doesn't make sense to me, but ok. Retail Grizzlor would still be a 2022 figure even if he isn't new and unique, and I assumed you're "11 new figures leaked" included Horde Trooper since it was one of the 9 from the retail preorder
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>>9225130 Also forgot Battle Damage BA He-Man and Battle Damage Battle Cat. They're straight repaints but still unique enough I think.
Anonymous
>>9225140 Ok...see I read "unique" as being the first iteration of a character.
So Hordak would be unique, but BS Hordak would be a variant. But that's just me.
But yeah, if you count those you meantioned, 25
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>>9225146 >>9225140 Actually...didn't Greyskull come out ths year? So Sorceress makes 26
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Anonymous
>>9225165 >>9224972 One thread. Lord, it's all I ask. ONE thread where this fucking guy's face isn't posted. I'd convert just for that.
Anonymous
>>9225168 Convert to what?
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>>9225168 He's probably the one doing it.
Anonymous
When do you think online retailers will get the next few Origins figures?
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>>9225109 I'm really curious how a mainline grizzlor will be handled. It seems super wrong not to have the fur, but mainline she-ra didn't have rooted hair, and LOP con Beast Man was way more colorful than what we're getting in wave 6.
>>9225120 There was certainly that issue with stuff like Tickle Me Elmo (well, in-store). Seems like Cheetor from Beast Wars got scalped a lot too.
Anonymous
>>9225187 I'm still wondering when the hell will EE ship wave 2
Anonymous
>>9225120 Beanie Babies come to mind. There were rare ones selling for high prices and people would scalp certain ones.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>9225210 Why the heck are you even ordering from EE? BBTS sent me a complete wave 2 a week ago.
>only had to preorder last December. Anonymous
>>9225222 Did any of them end up amounting to anything in the end? I seem to recall the entire product line being sold on the idea that they would be worth a shitload one day.
Anonymous
>>9225222 >>9225252 A nice elderly woman at my wife's work gave my daughter a large bag of them for free.
And yes, they scale perfect with Origins and make great mounts. I use the Octopus for Mer-Man and the blue jay for Skeletor.
Anonymous
>>9224972 Who is this guy name?
Anonymous
>>9225262 >I use the Octopus for Mer-Man and the blue jay for Skeletor. Pic please
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>>9225277 You called my bluff fren. I was merely shit posting.
She's asleep right now but tomorrow I will actually try this and see how it looks.
Trollafag
>>9225271 Scott Neitlich, MotU brand manager 2010-16.
Legend has it if you say his name three times into a mirror he'll appear behind you grinning just like that and give you your Real Name.
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>>9225306 >Legend has it if you say his name three times into a mirror he'll appear behind you grinning just like that and give you your Real Name. Oracle Montoracle Magenta
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>>9225175 I dunno. Space Christ?
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>>9225252 I think only a select few are worth money. If memory recalls they usually are the ones with defects for the tags and very early ones which were already rare during its prime.
Anonymous
>>9225120 There was an era before that with the Power of the Force Star Wars, crazy to think now but many of those figures were commanding triple digit prices before the 2nd (3rd?) collectable market collapse occurred in 2000. Sadly after the 80s comic book resell craze we have been dealing with scalper markets with pop culture and that includes toys.
Anonymous
>>9225434 scalpers come from speculation and hype, its no one's fault but fandoms for elevating simple media as sacred.
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>>9224999 >upside down 666 Get on it Mattel!
Anonymous
>>9225438 True enough but it's still disappointing because all it does it make it less fun for everyone else and is a poor investment.
Anonymous
>>9225447 >investment blame all the soys boys open mouthed a******ns on youtube hyping up six inch as oh so holy
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>>9225451 I just can't understand how that works.
>twice as many people tell people to by bitcoin on Youtube for the last decade >less than 1% do but they become millionaires and Billionaires investing as little as $1000 >Buy toys guys and flip them for more! >everyone is scrambling to have a chance to earn as much as a worker at a fast food joint and be hated by most I just don't understand how some people are wired.
Anonymous
>>9225245 I never got a chance to preorder Man-E-Faces- BBTS briefly restocked wave 2 last month I remember and I snagged an orko and trapjaw, but Man-E-Faces was sold out the entire time
Anonymous
>>9224979 Hopefully forever
Anonymous
>>9225470 If bbts store is getting more, does that mean that retails like Wal-Mart could also order more of the previous waves?
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>>9225511 Awesome pic, awesome digits to.
Lynnie is looking sultry af.
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>>9225512 In theory, yes, but the he-man and skeletor skus shelfwarming like hell might discourage them to do it
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>>9225512 "Can" and "will" are two very different things anon.
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>>9225526 Any anons form Maine who might want to grab me a couple sets of both and toss them over the border into leafland?
I could throw back some wave 6 WWE guys. Or a sock full of loonies.
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>>9225511 >as you can see my dear, this sword makes an excellent lantern Anonymous
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I'm going tomorrow to hopefully buy my first, and only until things improve on my end, Origins figure.
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>>9224890 >>9224892 >>9224941 >Skeletor: Hey Beastman, do you ever wounder if Mer-man is actually, like, you know... evil? >Beastman:Uh, I never thought about it, why do you ask? >Skeletor: Because, brace yourself, I saw him hold the door open. For an old lady. >Beastman: Oh my god! Was it like at least a gilf or something? >Skeletor: What?!? Why would yo- No! No, it was one of those kind that looks like that raisin at the bottom of the box that's to disgusting to try and eat, ugh. I think he was actually trying to be, *hic* oh god I'm a little sick, *blub* nice! Anonymous
>>9225541 BA Skeletor if he counts.
Roboto is pretty cool toy.
Fucking Scare Glow of course.
And you know what, I actually liked Beast Man, his face looks better in person than in pictures. But its his fucking slippers that ruin it.
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>>9225551 There should be a continuity where later on Merman joins the heroic warriors.
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>>9225511 Hey, if that skinny bitch Barbie can do it...
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>>9225541 I'm going off of the .org list for what counts as each wave
>wave 1 normal He-Man and Skeletor are the obvious ones, and Prince Adam purely for the sky sled.
>wave 2 Scare Glow. Wave 2 is the weakest of the first 3 waves, in my opinion.
>wave 3 Battle Armor Skeletor is great, far better than BA He-Man. I'd really recommend you only get the latter if you want the accessories for your normal He-Man (coloured boots, retro head, gripping left hand, and lightning effect for the sword). Clamp Champ, Castle Grayskull, and Roboto are all good, as well.
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>>9225222 oh man I totally forgot about Beanie Babies. If I recall that was prime scalping material even in the 90s, not just 00s
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>>9225562 he does in my headcanon if that counts
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>>9225556 >>9225604 Would you guys recommend Orko unironically? Is Man-E-Faces any fun past its gimmick?
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I still think the space mutants should be retroactively folded back into canon. Maybe tweak them a bit to fit in better with the classic incarnations of the characters, or redesign them outright like Santalucia did (pic related) but just include them. >captcha "T0YSN"
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>>9225720 orko makes for a fun desk toy, and I'd honestly say man-e is more fun than roboto. He has much more of a shelf prescence than most heroic warriors do.
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>live on a planet 5 to 10 times the size of Earth >inhabit one of the most titanic oceans in existence >be one of two marine sapiens in existence >get no fun fish friends ala aquaman >no wave focused on bathtime play >even when they did dinosaurs, you couldnt so much as get a loch ness buddy out of it
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>>9225749 ack ack ack ack ack
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USB0vYzS7yI Stumbled upon this today.
Its a short video of 1986 MOTU Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float.
Thought some here might get a kick out of seeing it.
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>>9225762 I wonder if any part of the toy would've been harmed by being immersed in water? They could've had a nice gimmick by submerging him in water to fill up a water bladder through his mouth and then putting a pushpiece on his back to shoot out the water stream.
Although I guess Mattel may have had to pay for tons of damage to houses from kids spraying it places they shouldn't like happened with the slime pit
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>>9225762 tfw no ocean playset for mer-man to live in. Probably stuck hijacking King Triton's Atlantica Penis Castle.
He wasn't very popular with focus groups in the early 80s apparently and one of the creators kept pushing him to stay. Concept wise he was billed as a good guy but swapped roles with Stratos. Maybe it was due to focus group kids and/or executive meddling. Also possible reason why the new head sculpt exists.
But what do I know? I guess I could bs my own videos like that one guy kek.
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"Mer-Man is supposed to be an evil warlord"
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>>9225804 I for one am buying cute Merman...as soon as he gets here from BBTS which could be months
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>>9225784 >I wonder if any part of the toy would've been harmed by being immersed in water? i doubt it, otherwise they wouldnt have sold pic related. That and MOTU figures were notorious for their hardiness and durability. The only reason you see so many beat up examples nowadays is because kids would beat the hell out of them during playtime.
>They could've had a nice gimmick by submerging him in water to fill up a water bladder through his mouth and then putting a pushpiece on his back to shoot out the water stream. That would have been so badass dude. It's crazy they didnt think to atleast give Merman a dragon-blaster/kobra khan gimmick, he so meritted it.
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>>9225770 Unironically the best live action motu adaption we ever got. Imagine getting a fan film with costumes that good.
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>>9225795 >He wasn't very popular with focus groups in the early 80s apparently and one of the creators kept pushing him to stay. Concept wise he was billed as a good guy but swapped roles with Stratos. Maybe it was due to focus group kids and/or executive meddling. Also possible reason why the new head sculpt exists. Kids have such shit taste sometimes. That said, imagine the universe where Merman remained a good guy. Would that mean Stratos is the the Beast Man of that continuity? What happens to mossman?
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>>9225804 I regret getting rid of my DC vs Motu merman and zodac so much bros
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>>9225766 MOTU vs Mars Attacks when?
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>>9225855 That be pretty rad. Fund it.
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Please save your money and don't buy the 2021-22 lines.
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>>9225938 Not all of us really care about there being a cartoon. A good western cartoon is most likely impossible to make now anyway. The animation can still be done as we see in Revelation, but the plotting, character alterations, accuracy to the ethos of the original, etc. will mostly be poor. Its probably best if they just put out the figures and let fans do as they will with them
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>>9225938 If I like the toys, I'll buy them. It's really that simple.
Also Blast-Attak.
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>>9225938 >The only way Mattel will understand that we want a quality cartoon is if you hold onto your money or only buy vintage figures. >Mattel You seriously don't know?
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>>9225981 They sure managed to water him down.
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>>9225938 Does that include Origins? Because I doubt Origins doing good will translate to them that Revelations is being well received, though who knows. I've been watching some Spector videos and they have done some really retarded shit before.
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>>9225992 Outside of giving him some clothes, a bit more color, and a different head, he's not all that different. What do you even mean by watered down?
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Considering MotU designs reuse all sorts of parts, has there ever been a make your own MotU character design game using parts from all sorts of figures?
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>>9226000 Not an electronic game, but there were those cutouts where you could do that. Also Origins is basically that.
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>>9226008 I'd love a software or browser game to experiment with though
Have parts from almost every figure and apply color as well for hypothetical fan designs and OCs
Basically a character creator
Anonymous
Like it or not, Revelations is THE source for all He-Man content moving forward. There is an entire new generation of He-Man fans now which will be the focus of all future projects and sales. Without Revelations this like is finished, done, and over.
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>>9226047 What about the CG show for kids?
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>>9225762 LoP Mer-Man looks like a ocean themed mascot character
I can picture him and He-Man telling kids to take care of the sea
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>>9226047 >Revelations is THE source for all He-Man content moving forward. 1/10 bait
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>>9225999 I think he meant how his gimmick isn't supposed to kill him
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>>9225981 I am STILL on a Blast Attak high over this. Say what you want about any other aspect of the show, but seeing my boy finally make a cartoon appearance was the hypest shit.
I'm really disappointed they cut thst supposed Mosquitor cameo. That would've just doubled my pleasure.
Anonymous
>>9225762 >Heroic mer-man >when the Horde invades Eternia, he attempts to defend the oceans >then he meets the Horde ocean commander, Octavia >"oh no, she's hot!" Decide for yourself where this leads
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>>9226100 Heroic Mer-Man falls in love with Octavia at first sight, but realises that the fate of the world may rest upon his next decision. He ends up deciding to try honeypot Octavia and get information or turn her to his side.
Unbeknownst to Mer-Man, Octavia was ordered to do the same to him.
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>>9225720 >>9225751 This Anon nailed it. Man-E has a really interesting design and stands out from the others.
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>>9225997 >I've been watching some Spector videos Yikes. Be careful because Scott is a bullshitter with an agenda.
>>9225770 LIVE ACTION MOSQUITOR!! Thanks for sharing this Anon.
>>9225749 You could be onto something here. As someone who was playing with Motu as a child, no one liked the NA stuff because none of the toys fit in with your existing Motu toys. Changing the scale was a poor decisions because as an adult I can see that some of the design are great. I would love to see some of these in Origins.
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>>9226132 I've always wanted to see a vintage styled Staghorn.
I've never liked the design of the NA version, but a barbarian moose man or stag beetle man would be neat. I imagine him as a cross between Goat Man and Transfomers Thunderhoof.
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>>9226143 Based. This guy has a lot of potential and I like the face and the action feature. The only problem is that he doesn't fit in with the Motu style. It's like when my kids grab Marvel Legends Frog Man to pair up with Jake the Snake and Mer-Man - fits well enough but you can tell one of these things doesn't belong.
It would kind of be hilarious if the mainstream Motu revival comes not from Revelations and wokeness but by reimagining the NA.
The more I think about it, the more material Mattel has if they want to keep Origins going. NA has the same licensing issues surrounding Motu and PoP?
I wouldn't mind proper releases of El-Dor and He-Ro. The super 7 ones are not particularly durable. It would also be amazing if they included more of the knock-offs like Sun Man and Galaxy Warriors.
Or fucking Speclatrons. Holy shit can you imagine being able to swap out those torsos.
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>>9226157 There are a lot of avenues for new figures without new characters if they're willing to reimagine alternate versions, like the aforementioned "vintage Staghorn".
There's precedent. Classics put She-ra in NA with Intergalactic She-ra. And (don't freak out at the mention of the name), they put a new version of Mara in SPOP. So if they can do that, why can't we have MotU Staghorn, or NA Trap Jaw, or 200x Saurod, or William Stout Mekaneck? Just move one character to another franchise, redesign them for that aesthetic, and boom, new source of figures. You could essentially remake the entire roster 4 or 5 times by just filtering them through a different lens each time
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>>9226164 You make a good point about seeing characters through different lenses. My only sticking point is that I don't necessarily want to buy that entire roster over and over again.
But if the redesigns were really unique and or interesting I would consider. (and probably end up buying. Lets be honest.)
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>>9226112 This then leads into an ongoing will-they-wont-they relationship between the two over a series of evil warrior/horde attacks on Mer-man's kingdom. Every encounter leaving the two happy when they lock eyes and devastated when they must once again leave each other's side.
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>>9226164 > There's precedent. Classics put She-ra in NA with Intergalactic She-ra. And (don't freak out at the mention of the name), they put a new version of Mara in SPOP. So if they can do that, why can't we have MotU Staghorn, or NA Trap Jaw, or 200x Saurod, or William Stout Mekaneck? Just move one character to another franchise, redesign them for that aesthetic, and boom, new source of figures. You could essentially remake the entire roster 4 or 5 times by just filtering them through a different lens each time
The sad part of this brilliant post is that there was a time when such a practice was standard fare across all toylines. Star Wars, TMNT, Toybiz, etc all did it one time or another. It was always fun, it was always unexpected, and it was always a joy to see what weird wacky variant or redesign you'd see next. The day toys stopped doing this is the day toys really died.
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>>9226048 From what little we've seen I honestly think that show will be just as quickly forgotten as NA was when it came out. It lacks all and any MOTU feel based off the designs alone. I have little hope for it.
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Hello fellow Mighty Specter enthusiasts. I have two quick questions.
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>>9225749 Do you, Felka, take Slush-head to be your lawfully-wedded Martian...
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>>9226267 Most folks will say "solid red eyes with dark rings"
But my preference is "red pupils with dark rings"
The third option is "red pupils but no dark rings at all" and that one is objectively shit tier
And yes, all vintage weapons and accessories are compatible with Origins.
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>>9226270 Slush head is a chad
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>>9226267 1.) Fully red eyes rather than just red pupils
2.)yes, multiple customs have been made by popping origins bodies into vintage weapons and accessories
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>>9226271 >>9226274 FUCK I got the bad one with solid red pupils.
Why even bother to keep breathing?
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>>9225762 >no wave focused on bathtime play >even when they did dinosaurs, you couldnt so much as get a loch ness buddy out of it >Merman is criminally underutilized, and the entirety of the eternian oceans are even more unfairly ignored. Crazy that we live in a world where Marvel superheroes got entire bath/pool waves and the toy-first world of MotU couldn't.
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Reposting this for reference.
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>>9225804 I don't like how Evil Merman has a lot fewer paint apps than Friendly Merman. Maybe Friendly should be blue and yellow while Evil is green with purple armor, gloves and greaves and yellow paint apps on his face.
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>>9226281 This exactly what I was saying few threads ago would be a perfect action feature for Phibian when he comes our
>make the rocket looking thing on his back buoyant enough to hold the figure up when he's in water >give it some kind of wind up propeller so that Phibian really "swims" Phibian himself wouldn't have to be made of a different plastic or anything, just his backpack so that its a flotation device for him
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>>9226143 >I've never liked the design of the NA version, but a barbarian moose man or stag beetle man would be neat. How about a deer man who lost one forearm and replaced it with a drill?
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>>9226289 >>9226218 >the birth of Mertavia shipping Anonymous
Face it boomers.. This is a zoomer series now.
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>>9226310 >zoomer series >no Dragstor or original designs with a zooming gimmick Anonymous
>>9226315 >revelation had blast attack in it Boomers 1, Zoomers nuthin' huh huh huh
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>>9226047 This is a very low grade shitpost. The original filmation show still probably the primary source normies go bym. Even the intro drops basic facts. Also the original show lives on as memes and robot chicken sketches and endorsements for random products.
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>>9226374 >and endorsements for random products. Anybody remember the Geico ad?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XyuRCauO3Po Anonymous
My local TRU actually had new product today.
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>>9226411 I knew what that was gonna be even before I clicked it
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>>9226416 Tfw commercials and robot chicken sketches stay closer to the source material than any reboots.
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>>9226383 Good to know. I'll grab a Skelegod probably, but when on sale. But I have a feeling he's going to show up again in a 2-pack with He-Man later this year or early next, around part 2. So maybe I should hold off, idk.
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>>9226424 Fuck robot chicken
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>>9226435 What. The. Fuck.
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Surprise, He-man! I was Skeletor all along! Nyeh! *snort*
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>>9226451 You remember that time you kissed Teela?
It was ME, He-Man! I was Teela! NYEH!
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When are we getting MCX Evil Horde and Fright Zone?
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>>9226451 "and that's how baby Skeletors are made, He-man"
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>>9226490 Not soon enough
I can see it now...
>Slime Pit with Hordak, Slime Pit He-Man and She-ra >Monstroid with Mantenna, Mosquitor and Snout Spout >Fright Zone with King Randor, Adora, Hurricane Hordak, Horde Trooper, Leech and Grizzlor Which would be preferable for Mantisaur, though? Buildable set or as a small figure like Battle Cat in the Roton set?
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>>9226509 Small figure, he was always the Horde equivalent of Battle Cat or Panthor.
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>>9226552 What kind of mount would the Snake Men have?
>>9226552 Anonymous
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>>9226557 They have Tyrantisaur.
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Why did they cancel MOTU Classics? Nothing even remotely compares... Any chance people will sell off their old Classics stuff now that it’s not the “in” thing?
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>>9226456 >It was ME, He-Man! I was Teela! NYEH! Pic related
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>>9226592 >Why did they cancel MOTU Classics? To do Origins and Masterverse. Classics did okay at retail with TRU sets selling out fast but you can still find Gamestops with old figures nobody wants even today.
>Any chance people will sell off their old Classics stuff now that it’s not the “in” thing? Have you LOOKED on eBay? It's as popular and expensive as ever, especially since Masterverse is shaping up to be mediocre at best.
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>>9226490 >When are we getting MCX Evil Horde and Fright Zone? >>9226509 >Not soon enough Fucking seconded.
The tally for 2021 has been 12 figures that are only 5 unique characters (Mekaneck, Tri-Klops v1 and v2, Trap Jaw v1 and v2, Man-E-Faces, Roboto, Scare Glow v2, Fisto v2, Zodac v2, yet another He-Man and Skeletor), the Battle Ram, Jet Sled and 2/3rd of the '87 motorized accessories.
If they don't increase the number of releases per year, it would take all of 2022 and '23 to get the Horde with their playsets and Mantisaur if they made that the line's sole focus.
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Has anyone tried doing cape removal on either regular or buzzsaw Hordak?
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>>9226380 the honda ads were my favorite
>tfw they nailed skeletor, heman, amd stretch armstrong when the companies that own them couldnt shit world we live in eh?
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>>9225795 >Concept wise he was billed as a good guy but swapped roles with Stratos. Somehow that makes both sense and no sense. Stratos' design gives away even less of a "bad guy" vibe than concept art Mer-Man, but at the same time, the Evil Warriors already had a vaguely gorilla-like character in Beastman so I can see why he got swapped out.
Unless of course Stratos was always a good guy and Merman got swapped to the bad guys to balance their numbers.
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>>9226685 Buzz Saw Hordak's cape is attached with jean rivets so you could probably wedge them out. Regular Hordak's armor has a divet for his cape and would likely tear the plastic if you took it off too aggressively. If you can get your hands on any MOTUWWE, Horde Hulk Hogan has the Classics Hordak armor.
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>>9226685 Buzz Saw Hordak's cape is attached with jean rivets so you could probably wedge them out. Regular Hordak's armor has a divet for his cape and would likely tear the plastic if you took it off too aggressively. If you can get your hands on any MOTUWWE, Horde Macho Man has the Classics Hordak armor.
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>>9226267 What if Squeeze was also Snake Mountain AND the Slime Pit?
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>>9226747 Zodac was also conceived as a villain, but is technically neutral and leans more towards the good guys. Is there really any time he had to intervene and help Skeletor?
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>>9226768 What does his original minicomic say?
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>>9226605 >Masterverse is shaping up to be mediocre at best I feel that this is an unfair assessment of the line. I'd say it's on par with its competitors at the very least. Plus it's only been 1ish waves, give them a chance to grow with the line
Don't misunderstand, i'm not championing for them and I can point out a number of flaws but surely they're a step above mediocre at best
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>>9226768 In Filmation, Zodac purposely told Skeletor about the Starseed and where to find...specifically so he could then send He-man to go stop him.
You would think, though, logically, if Zodac is truly neutral and just wants to maintain balance, he would be naturally Skeletor leaning since He-man and his friends hold ALL the power.
Honestly, I think it would totally in character if Zodac was also the one who told the Horde to invade Eternia and let King Hiss out of his prison, just to make it more difficult on He-man
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>>9226801 A "neutral" character like Zodac is almost impossible to pull off in a cartoon pushes an entirely black & white morality, which is what the Filmation show was.
Honestly there are a lot of ways a new He-Man cartoon could've been made more "adult" and making Zodac into some kind of a cosmic chessmaster playing both sides towards the middle for some vague and difficult to understand goal - maybe a perpetual conflict between good and evil - and then having the heroes in particular struggle with the moral implications of this could've made for an interesting story.
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>>9226815 Can a neutral character ever really be pulled off? Are you supposed to just trust that when he chooses to side with you he's actually on your side? What happens when the tide turns and suddenly neutral tilts the other way and he's behind you with gun in hand? A neutral character would have to be a force of nature almost, I don't think you could ever count on someone like that.
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I dont want to come off as an asshole by saying this, but realistically speaking you could easily make a decent heman and skeletor from the motu buck multiverse figures simply by bashing the pegwarming heman and skeletors with the tdkr figures along with whatever else you can get your hands on, like rotar.
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>>9226818 Well, in the other hand, his job description is "cosmic enforcer". What exactly does he enforce?
I think the most likely - and sensible - explanation is that he just doesn't have a horse in this particular race. That is to say, he doesn't really have a vested interest in the conflict that takes place in Eternia, and he only gets involved when an outside force tries to interfere with it. Kinda like the Federation in Star Trek with the Prime Directive, particularly circa the original series; they generally didn't meddle with the affairs of primitive races until the Klingons started doing it.
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>>9226801 >You would think, though, logically, if Zodac is truly neutral and just wants to maintain balance, he would be naturally Skeletor leaning since He-man and his friends hold ALL the power. That's what made She-Ra interesting: the Rebels hold Whispering Woods and a castle, while Hordak holds everything else and the stupid Rebels would die if Hordak wasn't Adora's dad imposing non-lethal rules of engagement on what's effectively the planetary police. If Horde Prime ever removed him from Etheria, everyone but She-Ra would die as soon as they stepped outside Whispering Woods with its anti-Horde enchantment.
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>>9226822 Didn't the DKR figures use the MOTU Classics parts?
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It's the anniversary of the MOTU movie. Origins movie figures when?
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>>9227166 He-Man and Skeletor are coming, per listings. We'll probably see them at Power-Con.
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>>9226594 Are her titties in a corset or just nipple armor? Somthing in me says, nipples shouldnt be white in purple skin, But somethin in my trouser says the titties color look skin like!
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>>9227174 It definitely looks like Dream Mistress has partially-exposed purple titties in a bikini top that's part plain white and part pebbled texture.
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Do we have any idea what Wave 7 or even 8 is? I need me a Clawful
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>>9227187 No idea on the order but the leaked listings are
>Sorceress >Jitsu >Sun Man >Buzz Off >Horde Trooper >Anti-Eternia He-Man >Clawful >Minicomic Trap Jaw >Minicomic Stratos >'87 Movie He-Man >'87 Movie Skeletor Anonymous
>>9227187 Yes, the next 9 figures have been revealed, and they don't even include Grizzlor. We just don't know what the exact 4 characters in each wave will be and whether Horde Trooper is its own SKU or one of the 9 is a Deluxe.
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>>9227198 It being an odd number is weird. And they were all listed at standard prices, so unless it's a mistake, Horde Trooper is a standard.
Maybe they're increasing the number of figures in a wave from 4 to 5? (Prob wishful thinking)
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>>9227198 I think if any one of them is a deluxe it would be either Sun Man or Horde Trooper. If you look close on the Power-Con Horde Trooper, you can see it actually has the button and hinge for the action feature.
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>>9227205 Yeah, but the feature is, for all intents and purposes, just removable armor. Simple enough I think that it could be standard.
So it could go either way really.
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I want a fully skeletal Skeletor someday.
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"Etheria was once a land of living legends. Throughout the ages, brave warriors across the realm stood together against the forces of evil, led by immortal beings known as the Old One. After a titanic struggle, these champions locked away the power of the Old Ones, inside Eternia Crystals..."
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>>9227214 Must as well be a new character at that point, since Skeletor was never fully skeletal. Not to mention that would require an entirely newly tooled figure with zero reuse outside of repaints, so who knows how likely that is.
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Anyone have a Powercon Wishlist?>I want to see all 11 of those leaked figures + retail Grizzlor on display >I want to at least know names for every non-exclusive Origins figure for next year >the next 2 or 3 vehicles planned >a Snake Mountain in 2022 announcement >some footage or a trailer for the CGI show in October >the villain roster for that show >some animation models for it >an MCX status update on whether or not we'll get more or if it's pretty much done
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>>9227223 >A figure with an articulated penis Anonymous
>>9227223 >a Snake Mountain in 2022 announcement >some footage or a trailer for the CGI show in October >the villain roster for that show >some animation models for it >an MCX status update on whether or not we'll get more or if it's pretty much done I just want these, with the Snake Mountain in 2022 announcement being MCX rather than Origins.
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>>9227215 They could take rightfully legal action but PR always takes top priority so I'd wager it's ok.
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>>9227229 >the Snake Mountain in 2022 announcement being MCX rather than Origins. Look, I feel bad for MCX bros but if I could choose an Origins Snake Mountain over an MCX build, I would take the Origins playset in a heart beat.
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>>9227229 >MCX INSTEAD of Origins Now, if you had said "2 Snake Mountains, one for each line" I'd have supported you. Id like that myself. But Origins first, and if only 1 Snake Mountain, it should be that
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>>9227232 Yeah stepping all over what was obviously a loving reference to a (then) classic fantasy series that wasn't around anymore would be a shitty PR move
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>>9227229 Anyone else find the designs for the cgi show just really extreme, angular and ugly? I'd prefer if they just did Origins designs.
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>>9227274 It looks barely like Motu and I sorta hate the proportions, but need to watch the actual show before I can pass judgement.
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>>9227229 >being MCX rather than Origins I think MCX MOTU is a fun little line, but you're the reason I want it to be cancelled so Origins can be expanded.
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>>9227274 >I'd prefer if they just did Origins designs. Refusing to treat Origins as a kids's line is strange behavior by Mattel.
That said, I do understand little boys don't want men in loincloths, so the classic He-Man and Skeletor designs are off the table for kid show-supported toys.
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>>9227279 There are zero correlation between the 2 lines. If one were cancelled, it would not affect the other whatsoever. I don't like folks like you who wish ill on parallel lines just because you prefer another. You probably want Masterverse to be cancelled too, right?
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>>9227274 It's from the Tales of Arcadia crew and if you look at it from that angle, the art direction looks pretty good. It's definitely not MOTU as we know it but if we were to get away from Filmation boomers then a totally new palette is definitely the way to go.
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Is there a way to reinfuse Stinkor's scent?
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>>9226310 Zoomers don't buy toys
Hell, I doubt Zoomers can name characters aside from He-Man, Orko, Teela, Beast Man, Evil Lyn, and Skeletor
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>>9226747 They're your toys, you can play with them however you like. Never forget this.
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>>9227287 Well Masterverse is doing Classics but way worse so far, so yeah if it improves Origins or fixes Origins' Horseshit distrubution.
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>>9227294 Copious amounts of hotglue
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>>9227289 Always remember that 200x is the perfect reboot.
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>>9227335 Everyone says something differents about what Stinkor smells like.
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>>9227350 These happen to be the unmade figures I want the most. Maybe Origins will finally do 'em? No? Well.
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>>9227353 Everyone but wrap-trap seems like an easy matter of parts re-use with a few new parts. I could see Mattel going in on all of them though.
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so we're getting origins movie figures, how plausible is it that we'll get other 87 characters in the line? I atleast want some skeletor troopers.
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>>9227336 Reminder the 200X comics are pretty good
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What would a live-action Hordak look like?
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>>9227360 I wasn't saying they're bad.
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>>9227361 Apokolips/Ivan Ooze seem like a probable starting point.
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>>9227363 I wasnt implying you did, I juat wanted to mention the 200X comics
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>>9225855 >>9225866 What are the chances we'll ever see Freddie Williams work on another MOTU book?
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>>9227365 That's an amazingly accurate monkey's paw.
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>>9227378 >Tfw no dragon puppet hand. Anonymous
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When will Deluxe Mosquitor start hitting pegs?
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>>9227372 It's what I envisioned for fitting into the live-action movie we got. Skeletor's makeup is cheap looking as hell but the performance was electrifying so we love it anyway. I'd optimistically presume a similar fate for a Hordak in an imagined sequel. If we're talking adapting the character into live-action more generally, I'd say the Classics figure should be treated as a production maquette for that purpose. I believe it would come out looking a bit like the unmasked Predator; a bony head plate, sinewy jaws, a bit of a sheen to it. You could take that inspiration further and equip him with a helmet more evocative of his angular, blocky, cybernetic Filmation head, and develop Horde Prime as a logical extension of that.
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Cool custom of the dude from the Wind Raider box
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>>9227404 wow they nailed him
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What are some other toys similar to Fuerza-T and Sun Man?
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Do people from Mattelread these threads?
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>>9227416 Action figures of black people, you mean?
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>>9227404 Looks like a gladiator Zodac.
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>>9226132 His agenda being?
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>>9226310 Zoomers don't have series. They don't buy toys. It makes no sense to spend all that money on an audience you can capture through a stupid app or advertisement. Toys are for small children or crusty adults like us.
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>>9227431 Are we getting The Fright Zone in Origins?
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>>9227420 easy custom figure potential
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>>9227438 ...It's probable
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>>9227430 circumsize as many goyim with his teeth as possible while keeping his name connected to motu in hopes of getting a real job again.
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>>9227431 I wonder how often ideas from here make their way up the ladder to the decision makers?
Some of the decision from earlier today about bringing NA stuff into Origins had me jazzed.
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>>9227449 I mean discussion, not decisions. Sorry I've had like two wine coolers.
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>>9227431 Tell Kevin Smith to go fuck himself with a chainsaw
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>>9227361 >What would a live-action Hordak look like? Well there was the Power Tour version...
Would have looked better if instead of the fake muscle suit, they painted a bodybuilder gray. Then you just hire a better actor to dub his lines.
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>>9227350 The green witch looks way too Salem, Massachusetts to pass for Eternian.
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>>9227350 Who's the vampire chick?
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>>9227497 Penny Dreadful's OC, The Crimson Countess.
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>>9227551 Oh great, so any fiction involving her would be utterly terrible
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>>9227551 Darn. I was hoping we could get an Origins one.
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>>9227551 >Penny Dreadful Who?
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Perhaps because he didn’t test as well as other early characters, Mer-Man nearly went into the bin of rejected concepts. As Mark Taylor explained:
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>>9227444 Trips tell the truth.
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>>9227617 kek reads like North Korean propaganda
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Anyone have a Masterverse figure and a Sky Sled? Do they work together at all?
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>>9227622 Dubs tells the truth as well.
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Well, I went to look for MOTUs and found nothing this time. I had absolutely no clue it was so popular in my country, there was only a Teela and that wave 1 Skeletor everyone hates and bunch of Ram Men and Clamp Champs. Basically, only whatever people are not generally interested in was left.
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>>9227642 Classics is a bit dated and like it really depends if they even have the rights to the molds also they have to make it slightly different not to piss off their collectors fanbase.
Masterverse just started...unfortunately with Revelations as their primary focus. Maybe they'll branch out to other stuff after Revelations ends?
In terms of Origins, what did you even want, anon?
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>>9227642 >I was wondering, though, how possible could it be for Mattel to start re-issuing the Classics figures as part of Masterverse? Please, I want some cool classics figures for non-rape prices.
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>>9227654 >make it slightly different not to piss off their collectors fanbase. But the point is that people who missed out don't want to pay rape pri- who am I kidding these people are obviously too autistic to understand.
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Post .org users when all the valued classics figures get reissued in Masterverse.
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>>9227617 >>9227625 Has there ever been an evil Stratos redeco?
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>>9226789 >but surely they're a step above mediocre at best Nah. Masterverse is a shit line and waste of money.
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>>9227667 You're a shit fellow and a waste of air.
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>>9226789 Compare Classics Skeletor to Masterverse Skeletor, so far Masterverse is dogshit. First impressions are everything and Masterverse' first wave is so worse compared to classics' first wave.
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>>9227683 In articulation or sculpt or?
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>>9227665 Hmm. Don't think so. He just looks like such a chill dude though. Can't see him as evil.
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>>9227691 Sculpt. Classics are fine in articulation, and articulation isn't everything. I already know Masterverse is doomed though because of how bad the male buck looks.
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>>9227683 I ordered He-Man for cheap. We'll see. Isn't Classics just like DC Universe Classics, just in 7'? I wasn't collecting back then, but also I'm not American. Seems absurd to pay thousands of my currency for a figure like that. I get it, subscription based and all that, but still.
These new figures are cheap and don't seem all that terrible with that in mind. I hate Revelations. If they survive the first couple of waves they should immediately start putting out different versions of MOTU characters, like 200x.
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>>9226310 If MotU was for Zoomers, they'd get Jitsu cancelled
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>>9227694 What if Scott Mcneil voiced him with his Proto Man voice instead of Not Sean Connery?
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Man you can come across some wild stuff on ebay. I found a cheap "vintage" MOTU parts lot that included 2/3rds of a classics roboto in decent shape. Alot of the chinese seller selling off their overstock classics in parts too now, im seeing lots of power swords and chest harnesses going for 10 and 15 bucks.
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>>9227654 >In terms of Origins, what did you even want, anon? An Orko or a Scare Glow. I've seen the waves and I've found Man-E-Faces in stores so I figured I should be able to find those two but I haven't.
Alternatively, I'd be happy with a toy head He-Man but I've only seen the weird new head He-Man.
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>>9227707 mmm Scott McNeil IS a god of voice acting. He can likely do anything.
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>>9227617 >>9227665 Not that I know of, though I'd love to see a mock up of that. Somebody shoop beastman's snarling mug into stratos' helmet. Then pop that sucker into some secondary colors.
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>>9227696 It's weird. I can see that it looks off but I can't really pinpoint it.
Maybe it's too stretched or maybe the shoulders are too narrow for the proportions for it to nail the heroic proportions it needs.
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>>9227712 Okay first of all you're gonna be in a pinch of trouble with Orko and Scareglow as they were from wave 2 which is now difficult to obtain now.
Will have to keep an eye out at online retailers. Scareglow has been repeatedly put on preorders and reissue along with the rest of wave 2.
The classic head he-man and Skeletor are part of a refresh for late 2021. They'll show up whenever hopefully. Retailers are probably clogged with the 2020 version.
>>9227714 does anti eternia count? He probably will get one.
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Here's my ptich for an evil stratos colorscheme>green harness, jetpack, loin cloth and helmet >purple fur, pink/magenta skin >teal trim around the goggles, teal arm feathers, and belt
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>>9227723 You pitch green and purple for every evil warrior.
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>>9227720 >Maybe it's too stretched or maybe the shoulders are too narrow for the proportions for it to nail the heroic proportions it needs. I really think it's this coupled with the oddly proportioned legs. The classics bucks were very clearly barely chested and heavily muscled as they were directly based on the vintage bucks. Revelations Masterverse figs almost proportionally look like SAS Jojo figures. It's an odd look.
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>>9227724 I maybe slightly retarded and unoriginal. Im open to suggestions. I just didnt want a beastman colored evil stratos.
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>>9227723 What about making his fur/body red? Then his harness, jetpack, loin cloth, and helmet can be either yellow, gold, or bronze/copper. Give him some clawed vulture/eagle styled feet too.
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>>9227734 How about
>brown harness, jetpack, loin cloth and helmet >black fur, pink skin >red trim around the goggles, teal arm feathers, and belt Anonymous
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>>9227630 They fit in the Wind Raider, perhaps they'll look ok on this?
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>>9227741 i can fuck with buzzard stratos
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>>9225120 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX_RuKvTR7s Scalping has gotten worse with ebay with scalpers being able to find someone out there to buy their stock.
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>>9227805 I have to wonder, where are they now?
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>>9227852 >>9227852 >>9227852 new thread up before I bed.
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>>9223628 the fuck is this?
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