He-Man, and also the Masters of the Universe

[Steevy Maximus]

Amazon Spring Deals are starting up, a couple I found today:
Origins Point Dread for $9
Origins Skeletor Collector Ship for $22 WITH an additional 15% off coupon
Masterverse Leech $19.07 with 15% off coupon

 

[Platypus Prime]

That's GOOD! And Point Dread has two variations that I know if, I got one that had the black around the base, but my clearance one had it up the steps. I don't know how to tell which is which by the box, if there even is a way, but I used the painted-stairs one on top of Grayskull as it blended better, and took the other one and the Grayskull tower one's base, put them back to back with the gun parts on both, to make an 'outpost' set manned by Ram Man as he fit better there than with any vehicle.

The spare Talon Fighter is in a box, awaiting the day when my nephew's crashing it finally puts the original into the Parts bin.

 

[Caldwin]

Target haul today:

Out of box

Concept vs. Final Release

Terror Claws comparison

I can only guess that in a couple months I'm going to look at these and totally forget they're supposed to be Hordak and Grizzlor.

 

[The Predaking]

They make great troops for the Horde!

 

[Caldwin]

Amazon has a release date of July 3rd.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

According to WSJ, Mattel has suspending any future outlooking statements, citing consumer uncertainty with the tariff situation. Hasbro will honor preorder pricing until May 9th, though Mattel nor any retailer have made any similar announcements about Mattel's product slate aside from "US prices will be adjusted appropriately".

So...maybe lock in some preorers?

 

[Platypus Prime]

We'll see. Due to the ongoing resurgent home/med mess I cancelled all my preorders, but I was hoping to get Greyskull Lion-O and Mumm-ra later. There may not BE a later, but I can't eat a preorder, either.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

She's a Rebel girl, in a Horde-lead world. If they start blastin', then she starts slashin'!

...Barbie as She-Ra is coming!

Barbie Reveals Masters of the Universe Princess of Power She-Ra

Barbie is entering into Eternia with a new Masters of the Universe Doll as She-Ra the Princess of Power comes to life

bleedingcool.com

 

[Caldwin]

Tempted. Question is, of course, will stores have it in the Barbie section or the MotU section?

 

[Daith]

I believe it’s Mattel Creations only. Launches tomorrow.

Masters of the Universe Princess of Power She-Ra Doll

The Barbie universe just got a lot more heroic.

creations.mattel.com

 

[Caldwin]

Oh. Online buy only and it's $55...*sigh*...

Skip!

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Swoon.

Not buying it, because I'm broke, but still.

 

[ZacWilliam1]

Yay, one of the Targets near me put the Concept Art Hoardak and Grizlor set on clearance for $15.

Absolutely sold at that price.

-ZacWilliam, it was real close to me buying it at $30 if there hadn't been so many new TFs out at the same time.

 

[Caldwin]

I canceled my preorder for the Masterverse Terror Claws Skeletor because I was worried I was preordering too much. But I just got paid and just remembered it came out last week. I just ordered it from Amazon and should have it tomorrow.

Terror Claws Skeletor is best Skeletor.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

I'm personally more fond of Dragon Blast and Battle Armor, but dancing '80s bellyshirt Skeletor is pretty cool, too.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Might be a little bias, but I’ll never NOT be a fan of the Laser/New Adventures “Cyborg body horror” Skeletor.

 

[Caldwin]

Well, I'm pretty sure I've posted this before, but you know what I love most about the Origins line?

Terror Claws accessories (in the vintage line, the terror claws wouldn't fit on other Skeletor hands), Battle Armor chest, Keldor cape and extra head.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Also, some juicy 2026 rumors:
MOTUxThundercats wave 3 is rumored to be new versions of Lion-O and Panthro joined by “Panthor Man”. The latter, presumably, being a modified Battlecat Man to evoke Skeletor’s steed. Toy Habits scrounged up some nifty custom images of what it might look like.

With the new live action film in 2026, Mattel is going to be “rebranding” Masterverse into Chronicles. Sourced from “He Tell Me” by Toy Habits, and following up on Mattel’s comments last May, Masterverse will be rebranded into Chronicles with a focus (initially) on being a tie in to the live action film. One of the more interesting tidbits was that one of the first characters featured from the film will be…Scareglow?!

Plus, a rerun or modified King Randor 200x style will be featured next year as the Cartoon Collection will shift to focus on the 200x series, including a rumored deluxe Beast Man.


Presumably, Mattel will have a strong showing for Origins/Crossovers and Masterverse at SDCC, with next Toy Fair possibly having a big focus on the live action He-Man film (and the return of DC to the Mattel action portfolio)

 

[Fullstrength Motleypuss]

Great. So I guess that means no 200x in the Masterverse/Chronicles line for the foreseeable future.

 

[Caldwin]

Cool box. You know, if there were an artbook that just collected all of the box art through the years, I'd very likely get it.

Comes with extra hands. But since the whole point of it is the terror claws, I can't see myself using them. When I saw the pictures with the tubes when I first heard about it, I didn't like the idea because it was "different from the original." But they're honestly growing on me. I don't really like the visor, but luckily it's removable. The jaw also moves. So this is a really good toy IMO. The only thing I'd nitpick is that it doesn't have the dragon head snapping accessory. But that's such a small loss.

Comparison with Origins. Surprisingly, as much as I absolutely love the Origins version, I really love the sculpting they put into Masterverse. It looks very bio-tech.