Thread 11503079

Welcome to Masters of the Universe General
Previous thread: >>11495284

Origins/Cartoon Collection:
>Announced at SDCC: Snake Lair, Dragstor, Sting-Or, and 200x retail refresh
>FRIGHT ZONE available for pre-order on BBTS and EE
>Bow, Shadow Weaver, and Whiplash coming.
>Sharella, Despara, Hurricane Hordak, Vultak, He-Ro, Rio Blast and Geldor all STILL available on Mattel Creations.
>Sketchbook Hordak and Grizzlor are available at Target, Sketchbook Sy-Klone revealed and teased additional figures.
>Two-Bad is confirmed sculpted but remains unrevealed.
>1 MORE Preternia character confirmed.
>Battle for Eternia 4 pack in stock on BBTS (pre-sold out on EE).

Masterverse:
>Announced at SDCC: Mantenna, Mosquitor, Dragstor, Despara, AE He-Man, Keldor
>40th Anniversary She-Ra, Terror Claws Skeletor, Ninjor and Blade shipping
>NE Hordak, Teela and Kobra Khan and vintage style Stratos coming soon
>Panthor released on Mattel Creations February 11, STILL in stock
>MV NE Moss Man confirmed for Mattel Creations this year

Turtles of Grayskull:
>Reptile Wars waves are up, featuring Ninjor, Clamp Champ, Mekaneck, Rattlor, and the 4 Turtles.
>King Hiss/Foot Soldier and Super Shredder available from BBTS.
>SDCC Con Exclusve will be SKELE-SHREDDER

Thundercats:
>Wave 1 featuring Lion-O, Cheetara, Battle Cat Man, and Skell-Ra has been revealed, alongside wave 2 consisting of Panthro, He-Man with cat armor, and Tygra

Mondo:
>1:6 Goddess sold out
>1:6 Man-E-Faces
>1:12 200X wave 1 includes He-Man, Skeletor and CLAWFUL.

Archive:
https://archive.palanq.win/toy/search/subject/MotU/

TQ: what are you currently most hyped for?

S N A K E L A I R ! ! !

>https://foreternia.com/2025/07/itssss-back-%f0%9f%90%8d-mattel-announces-crowdfunding-for-the-masters-of-the-universe-origins-snake-lair-2-0-playset-opens-friday-august-1st

>>11503079 (OP)
I don't want a crowdfunded snake lair, I just want that snake horse thing.

So we got a lot of 200X reveals, Masterverse reveals, two MC Origins figures, and a ToG exclusive.
You think an SDCC panel will reveal more MotU Thundercats, it is it done at two retail waves?

>>11503079 (OP)
I just noticed that the 2002's are Origins figures instead of Masterverse. Almost feels disappointing

>>11503099
>Physically perfect siblings
>Aren't revolted by incest because they didn't meet until adulthood
The royal family is gonna get ruined in one generation

It's nice when the store resets and actually puts new things out

2026 Waves

>>11503118
>snake weapons rank off to the side
>battle bones relief sculpture
Iron Maiden, too?

>>11503152
Ye

Das a cool horse snake thougj

>>11503105
I don't think they wanted to saturate the MV anymore than they have now with NE, Vintage style, and the upcoming movie figures.

Also, this faggot

>>11503167
Huh, it doesn't look like any of Dragon Horse's parts have reuse potential.

>>11503167
Well, at least we know they have most of the tooling for Swift Wind figured out. Just need to smooth everything out and make it a single headed torso.

>>11503179
It's part of a crowd fund, so they can splurge a little.

>>11503167
Snakallion!!

>>11503105
Why did they give Mantenna red mittens and galoshes?

How would you feel if NECA was given the MotU license? Based on their long going TMNT line, I think it would be a good fit.

>>11503218
We're getting a bunch of monster men with tan skin lately.
Imagine if they did a few Caucasian girls with monstrous heads and hands.

>>11503218
>>11503221
Man I love these sketch figures. My head canon makes them all new characters. Like this guy is just another of spikors people.

>>11503218
>>11503221
Who da fuck? That’s not Spikot?!?!
>>11503104
Yeah I thought this too. Is there a separate Thundercats panel this weekend.

>>11503227
And tails. SS Spikor, Stingor and Reptilax all have tan to orange skin with animals head, tail and often one freaky hand.

>>11503224
Unlikely since Mattel has 7 in figures already on pegs. a 1/4 Heman and Skeletor would be insane though. Reporpuse the sculpts for Megator and Titus I'd be all over that.

From last thread. Boobies.

>>11503231
It is Spikor. Sketchbook Series

>>11503218
Sketchbook Porcupine Spikor?

>>11503224
Na, too pricey and break too easy. NECA QC is really meh

>>11503237
Sacred boobs

>>11503079 (OP)
>SDCC Con Exclusve will be SKELE-SHREDDER
Mine already shipped!

>>11503230
Headcanoning variants is nice and all, but I'd still really like them to start cranking out the unique characters

Fuck Thundercats, we Transformers now

>>11503262
Wait what

>>11503245
>Na, too pricey and break too easy. NECA QC is really meh
Sounds like you’ve never handled a NECA figure before.

>>11503262
cmon man, finish TC first at least.

>>11503279
>finish TC first at least.

That's the joke...they already did
>Enjoy your two waves, no Thunderkittens or Mutants

>>11503278
Got plenty of their horror figures which are fragile as fuck around the joints

>>11503262
GI Joe to follow no doubt

>>11503180
gasp, holy shit

>>11503262
Which IG are these on?

>>11503105
I find it funny how many people were confused.

>>11503218
Hey look, brand new spiky bracelets. After they couldn't be assed to get it right with real Spikor.Overall, suprised by amount of new tooling.

>>11503232
Reptilax has two normal hands but for some reason only one bracelet so they all have asymetrical arms.

>>11503230
I name him Wretch-Hog.

It's MC looks like

>>11503221
you know what they say
the bigger the hoops, the bigger the hoe

>>11503262
this is getting out of control man

>>11503262
So MAA can go full Bee but no Mega mask for Skele? Weirdest crossover choice yet. He-Man Prime and Starscream for Wave 2 at Target?

>>11503301
>https://www.instagram.com/masters/p/DMix0hES4eI/

Heroes will rise. Villains will clash. Worlds will never be the same.

The most unlikely crossover in the universe is here. For the first time ever, iconic Masters of the Universe characters don Transformers armor to become Megatron Armor Skeletor and Bumblebee Armor Man-At-Arms.

By the Power of Grayskull, let’s roll out! Pre-sale starts now.

Available at Target and MattelCreations.com

>>11503282
blown the fuck out >>11503307

>>11503301
Oh, okay then. I would have also taken the Stanger Things approach. So for Hemanus Prime who should be the evil character mashups? Starscream, Soundwave, Shockwave? Trapjaw, Merman, Beastman?

But we're on double dips already. It is Lion-O and Panthro variants next with purple battle cat man

>>11503301
MOTU getting toy STDs from fucking everyone

Megatron Skeletor and Bumblebee Man-At-Arms are $33 each, what the hell is that? They're up for preorder at Target, too.

>>11503301
>Thought I wouldn't be into any of the other collab stuff
>This shows up
Goddammit. I might pass, I kind of don't want them.

Thank god I just got a big target gift card, cause man. $33?

>>11503284
>fragile as fuck around the joints
Why do you make stuff up?

>>11503335
>>11503340
Markups based on what they think Tariffs will likely be or just pure greed. Sketchbook Grayskull was $50 more. Subtract $20 for the figure and $10 for the Mat, it's still a $20 markup.

They'll probably make it to stores and go on sale for $20-25 at some point.

>>11503318
>>11503323
Double dipping just to have MOTU versions since the first ones are going to be classic only in the collection

>>11503318
>>11503323
So these don't come with the alt parts then? Maybe part of a multipack?

>>11503306
Evil-Lyn Starscream would be the best choice, but they probably want only bulky male bodies to hold up the armor.

>>11503354
>Double dipping just to have MOTU versions since the first ones are going to be classic only in the collection
You could have just bought first ones twice, you dont really need new versions for that.

>>11503367
but you get a new set of colored armor with the new ones.

>>11503366
Then again, if I can think of the biggest backstabber in MOTU, it'd be Evil-Lyn.

>>11503284
They aren't though. The fuck are you on about?

>>11503245
Actually they don't. You're way out of date on your ignorant opinion.

>necatard having a melty again
lol

>>11503285
Origins/CC?
The only thing I don't like about this is that I already bought CC She-Ra, so I'll have a loose one I have to sell.

kindly fuck off back to your containment thread necanon

>>11503391
Cartoon Collection, cloth cape, MC Club Grayskull release in spetember.

>>11503390
>>11503392
Samefag troll

>>11503262
Just armor... pass.

>>11503318
>>11503323
After getting a ton of Turtles of Grayskull, I think I'm going to pass on this crossover except for Battle Cat and Panthor. I don't see where they're going with it if there are 2 Lion-Os and 2 Panthors in the first 10.

MOTU is the new toy whore.

>>11503399
You are a sad, strange, pathetic little man.

Lookin good. Better not be more than $125 though.

>>11503413
>he thinks that's proof of anything
Newfag

>>11503420
Concession accepted.

>>11503418
It looks much better, but honestly, its still too fancy to feel like its actually a vintage playset.

Huh. They actually made Snake Lair cool.

Shame it will never be released becase fucking 300$, no way.

>>11503422
No concession given. Take your meds.

>>11503418
It's $300.

>>11503418
I would pay $125 for this. $150 if it comes with the snake horse.

>>11503427
>still no argument
Glad you've reaffirmed your concession. Now run along little guy, cry more to someone who cares.

>>11503429
Good price, honestly

>>11503429
$300 is insane.

>>11503431
You've sunk fully into your delsions, you've completely lost your grasp on reality, and now you're talking gobberish. How sad!

>>11503429
I see no reason at all this should cost twice as much as (the new price of) Castle Grayskull.

>>11503413
Yes, because you totally didn’t just use inspect element.
And you just further prove you’re a troll with that filename.

>>11503435
yea, its why they had that poll after the backlash from the first time around. No one wanted to pay $300.

>>11503442
If it came with the Snake Horse and one pack-in figure, I could see $155. So it needs... 7 x $20 = $140... 8 pack-in figures to justify the price.

>>11503413
>the admitted troll says

And just think, we still have the Mattel Creations panel tomorrow.
Not that we'll get as much spammed as we did today, but I'd guess bare minimum we'll see the next Club Grayskull figure.

>>11503285
>>11503307
>>11503318
>mfw
>>11503519
Can't wait
Hoping for Plasmar, Strobo, and some comic and/or CC unique characters.

>>Get SsSsssum, Get sSSsssum
>>Hey, MOM SsssSaysssS it'ssSs my turn on the turret
>>You damn KidssSss I'm truing to work here

This is a metaphor

>>11503429
For that price I want the cancelled bigger version.

>>11503262
>YFW MOTU X Power Rangers collab next
Since He-Man is going to be red and Teela likely pink, who also getting rangerfied?
And besides Zedd-ator, Repulsa-Lyn, and likely Beastdar, what monstera are the Evil Warriors getting merged with?

>>11503530
They better be reissuing Camo Khan if they're using him in advertisement for this.

So no movie figures reveals? This is all?

Designed to fail again.

>>11503335
>>11503340
Skeletron
Man-at-Swarms

Extendar abuse

>>11503567
At 10,000 buys of $300 (Before tax and shipping, possibly tarrifs as well) a pop that means they are holding the snake horse hostage for $3 million dollars.

>>11503567
Why would I want Lady Sltiher as a skeleton

>We added a fully detachable Rattle Trap vehicle, also a first-time creation for the line.
Where?

>>11503567
Mattel doesn't even give you all the unlocks like Hasbro does, which is super fucking gay.

>>11503539
Blue Duncan (smart guy)
Black Clamp Champ
Yellow... uh, Bowena

Tri-Klops Finster
Hordak Goldar
Scorpina before making a 5.5" Scorpia

>>11503593
Probably copy/pasted from the first version of the Snake Lair that did include it they forgot to take out.

they are fucking idiots and seem to think these projects need $300 baseline prices
this is an $80 playset at retail, it should be $160 max

>>11503564
Too soon for that.
Movie figures wouldn't go on sale until Spring next year, so Toy Fair is more appropriate to reveal them

>>11503611
Don't see you running a toy company

>>11503618
I'm not sure what that has to do with this project inevitably failing again but okay.

>>11503534
LADY SLITHER, THIS IS A TOY LINE FOR AGES 6+, LEAVE MOSS MAN ALONE

>>11503567
It's over 500 loonies before shipping.
Oh Mattel you are absolute sweeties. I had fun considering this for a few hours.

>>11503539
CGI MotU x Power Rangers would be appropriate I think
Red Adam
Pink Teela
Blue Duncan
Yellow Krass
Black Stratos
Battle Zord
Alpha Ork-0

>>11503618
Axel, we liked the new snake house but daddy Mattel is asking far too much. It's going to fail because they wanted $300 for the giant ass shelf busting one. Now they want the same for a slimmed down version.
>if you just started your own KO snake line, you have a better chance of seeing this get made

>>11503652
>Open Dimensions: 34” W x 27” L x 31” H (86.36 x 68.58 x 78.74 cm)
In what way is this slimmed down?

>>11503671
Come on man. The old one was three sections, plus a vehicle.

>>11503118
This thing looks nice, i really want that lady slither and horse. Like, i may start stacking nickels so i can get one. >>11503124
>>11503128
>>11503130
Theres an rvd and a few others too i think.
>>11503221
>>11503218
Huh, looks idk, its not what i imagined i guess.
>>11503237
Hell yeah
>>11503262
Sharks being jumped and cousin oliver is coming to visit.
>>11503320
Ive never just flat out disliked an origin figure but i guess its finally happened. Its cool if you like it but its the worst idea ive seen in origins imo.

>>11503567
$300 AND you aren't even guaranteed the cool horse?!
Why not sell it for $175 or whatever then put the other figures up for sale on Mattel Creations after it passes funding? That way everyone is happy. The price is still absurd, but at least we can get the figures separately.

>>11503584
Cause its bad ass and no one will make skeleton warriors? I think its pretty cool, almost as cool as the dragon but shes using that same old body ive become dis interested in.

>>11503284
If they do a MOTU X G.I.Joe crossover, expect Queen Marlena to play a big part and be former colleagues with Countdown and Payload. Also this is the only way to get the Astronaut Joes.

>>11503671
>In what way is this slimmed down?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzTwLVre2Uc
>We love Filmation, and that's going to keep going

>>11503732
>Theres an rvd and a few others too i think.
RVD, The Steiners tag team, and The Hurricane (Shane Helms) which were shown off at Wrestlemania along with Series 15 (The Animal, Nikolai Volkoff, Ultimate Warrior, and Stone Cold in jorts) which just started to appear on eBay from Cali.

>>11503567
>Lady Slighter Skelly - $40
>Pastor Pytonus - $20
>Snek Horse - $40
>Lair - $200!!!
That is not a $200 playset. TF were they thinking?

>>11503759
>Motu xxx GI Joes. Expect Queen Marlena to play with the big parts of her former colleagues Cumdown and Gayload. Also this is the only way to get Astronaut Gape

>>11503806
>Masterverse Dragstor will actually be functional

Holy fucking based. I expected this with Origins, but MV too?!
Guys, I may be a johnny come lately, but I'm gonna jump on the MV train, that sold me

>>11503830
That is really cool.
Honestly that Keldor and AE He-Man got me back on MV train.

Really wish I hadn't missed Battle Armor Skelly and Snake Teela now.

>>11503823
And that's even a best case scenario that it even funds the full 10,000. If this thing sells like 6,125 units you're not getting the other figure or horse and still paying $300. If you back it anywhere from 8/16 - the end of the campaign and it funds past 6,000 but less than 8,000 you're not getting anything but the playset for $300.

>>11503340
>>11503335
these look like dogshit and my transformers friends are laughing at me

I'm sure they'll get to the minimum of 6000 no problem and it'll technically be a success given how many in this fandom just run on "consume product then get excited for next product".
And I kinda hope it does just because I'd like to see them keep doing crowd funds, just put of curiosity to see what they choose for campaigns

>>11503218
>>11503221
I don't know why it took me so long, but I only just realized why he looks so familiar...he looks like Pig Head

>>11503284
Sexy G.I.Joe and Cobra females in scantily clad and torn clothing on Eternia.
Sign me up!

>>11503888
Eh not quite

>>11503954
You can look similar to something without being a 1:1 carbon copy.

They got the pig snouts, the yellow eyes and the tusks out the corner of their mouths, id say that's similar enough that they could be related

>>11503966
He looks more like a hedgehog than a pig to me.

"Mean Gene has confirmed that Hulk Hogan has reached the gate. Good luck, Hulkster! You're going to need it."

I went to Target and got the Sketchbook Syclone, AND they had the Thundercats in stock too! And they were $20 each (not $25 like I saw online)!

>>11504054
lucky duck

>>11503335
>>11503340
I was pleasantly surprised by these, and I hope we see Optimus He-man, but man I really hope the hasbro side of things is still working on a MOTU collab. I was hoping for actual transformable MOTU toys.

>>11503251
Every major crossover since Rulers of the Sun should have made a concerted effort to include one of these guys in those waves. FFS ToG introduced that April body that would be perfect for Merryman Pochahontas!

Not to mention how easily realized Buzzard-Man, Witch Bitch, Proto-Octavia, and Ski Yeti would be with existing parts.

>>11504087
Hasbro will do something. Just like their hot wheels collab, they let Hot Wheels make an Optimus Prime, and now they're turning notable Hot Wheels cars into Transformers.

>>11503175
Your post reminded me of pic related. We need a Sneg version of this.

>>11504102
>Witch Bitch
Is she rich? Does she itch? On the quidditch pitch?

>>11504110
Well just two cars for now. Hasbro could have done a few more imo but they seem to be dragging their feet alot these days.

>>11503567
>$300 still
>unachievable unlocks
lol. lmao even

>>11503567
>tfw you only want the Two-Headed Steed

$300 is nuts.

>tfw your WWEternia Hulk and Megatron Skeletor team up against mutant He-Man and Battle Cat-Man and fight over a prototype-inspired Castle Grayskull
my mother had such hopes for me

>>11504087
there's definitely gonna be another pack or it would have had optimus instead of bee

>>11504087
You sure about that? You're really sure about that?

>>11504270
I still have hope for an Optimus Prime Attak Trak. Then MAA will be the perfect pilot. (Alongside Battle Cat Man)

>>11504270
to clarify I want what >>11504332 is suggesting. Make the vehicles and mounts into transformers. You could maybe get away with a Skeletor that transforms into his hot wheels car, but I'd rather see the Landshark or Gygor become robots. Gygor especially. Just retool Optimus Primal!

The comments on Pixel Dan's two videos about Snake Lair are overwhelmingly negative. Any chance of another round of Survey Time when the new week starts?

>>11503218
Pig Stickor?

>>11504400
I wish it came with a recolor of Duncan in mid-transformation into a Snake Man.

>>11504400
I think they're more likely to just write it off as a loss at this point. They didn't seem to take all the complaints to heart; its still too detailed to be a vintage playset, there's still too much shit included driving up the price.

>>11504485
>They didn't seem to take all the complaints to heart
The only complaint they heard was retail Fright Zone. The rest definitely fell on deaf ears. Same with the uninspired price gouge crossover of TFs.They thought this was going to be easy ToG early waves money.

>>11502864
>>11503118
As a Snakefag, this makes me happier than the initial prototype.
>Two Headed dragon
Beautiful
>High Priest Pythonus
We knew he was coming after the Battle for Eternia pack, but I'm glad he's been relegated to pack-in status so the snake haters can't complain about him taking up a precious slot in the figure schedule

Here's what Morbius' staff will look like in the movie.

>>11503079 (OP)
>Sketchbook Hordak and Grizzlor are available at Target
at least at my Target they have this set(along with some other MOTU Origins stuff) at an absurdly low clearance price(it was like $8.99)

>>11503118
It looks great, glad they went back and redesigned it. My vintage Snake Men are finally going to have a home!

>>11503175
>Also, this faggot
So he's an Egyptian styled snake priest? I hate how his scales just stop at his waist. He's less shit than Skeleton Slither but it's a close race to the bottom.

>>11503167
The Snorse is fucking awesome and the only pack in I want so of course he's the 10,000 unlock that we'll never reach. I really wish it was Stretch Neck and the Snorse instead of another pair of obscure Axel OC's. Hopefully they'll release it as an MC exclusive creature before the line ends. My King Hiss needs his royal steed!

>>11503635
>It's over 500 loonies before shipping.
Fucking brutal, but unlike Eternia I know I'll regret passing on this so I might have to just swallow the cost. Hopefully I can sell the pack in figures to some anon who cares about them.

>>11504350
>>11504270

I want a Battle Cat Tigatron. Gygor Prime. Etc. Shit like that.

Man I actually loved Skeletor Megatron. I'd have bought them all if they were retail though. (No targets in Canada lol.) This price is nuts. I'm out. They almost had me back but I'm out fuck you lol.

There's a lot of good shit coming out dont get me.wrong but I feel like if I get into 200x I will get fucked and miss out on an exclusive that I really want too.

>>11503823
>>11503442
>>11503454

If you guys really compare this new snake lair to grayskull and snake mountain you see a world of difference. Theres a ton more detailing with lots of additional individually molded pieces, inner walls on the inside, more and more intricate action features like the rubberized snake pit, snake periscope, and double drawbridge/opening gate with various metal chains throughout. Theres also noticably more paint detailing. It's the same *size* but the details are what's costing money I think. $300 is a lot, but feels about right IF it has all the unlocks.

Now whether you like how the set looks with all this extra effort or if you'd prefer it to be more in line with simpler vintage sensibilities is another matter, but in terms of production cost it seems fair ish.

More collabs, outrageus prices and cheap repaints. Still underwhelmed by everything but 200X.

Looking at the unlocks, I can't help but think they looked at the Eternia sale, and took the lesson "they all wanted Moaty, so once they unlocked him they all gave up and didn't want Keclar so we never reached 10k...so THIS time, 'Moaty' (the dragon) will be the final tier and 'Keclar' (snake Nepthu) will be the midtier so they'll HAVE to reach 10k+"

>>11504745
>$300 is a lot, but feels about right IF it has all the unlocks.
Let's pretend the set is priced fairly, even though it's not. My problem is that it still looks bad aesthetically. Rather than putting all kinds of gadgets and doodads and fancy reliefs on the inside, they could have spent half as much time and money making the outside look cool and unique. Compare this new version to an amateur mockup of the original concept art. The new playset is flat, narrow, boxy, and boring. Gone are all the fun little nooks and crevasses, replaced with straight stone walls like every other castle playset. The biggest tragedy for me was the loss of the grand stairway. That feature was very unique, and I would have loved posing figures climbing, falling, and dangling from those steps.

At the end of the day, all I really wanted was a fun playset that looked like a ruined jungle temple. Well, it’s been ruined alright, just not the way I was hoping.

When you think about it, Power Rangers is one of the crossovers that makes the most sense given it's pretty much the same thing as MOTU.
>Unique heroes, one even has a transformation sequence with everyone getting one in the Netflix CGI show, with colorful vehicles do battle against a hammy, staff-weilding evil overlord and his/her colorful flunkies.
The Masters and Rangers even have a spiritual advisor and a comic relief "sidekick".

>>11504643
I don't get why they'd go with a weird Lady Slither variant in the first place.
We already have a lady Slither and id imagine most folks would want to display the normal version with this set so this thing isn't exactly a major enticement. Why wouldn't you go with a new character? Youve got options, the Medusa snake goddess, stretch neck, any of those minicomic snakes from the minicomic reptilax came from, that chameleon man

>>11504790
>Power Rangers is one of the crossovers that makes the most sense given it's pretty much the same thing as MOTU

thankfully power rangers is dead

>>11504662
At this point its next to impossible to choose the best Skeletor. We're spoiled for choice and every crossover brings us a cooler one than the last. Still I wish we'd gotten Discotor and Leotor by now.

>>11504797
So is Thundercats.

>>11504812
>power rangers is just a wholesome little kino

>>11504814
At least the series isn't based around a gimmick that's nothing without it (Transformers).

>>11504751
>underwhelmed by everything but 200X.

Origins fanboys are really determined not to give Masterverse an inch, aren't they?
You can't tell me these new Horde figures aren't cool

>>11504751
cool, a faggot boomer

>>11504436
Pig Liquor?

>>11504841
>includes moss man in the horde collage
What did anon mean by this?

>>11504780
A functional grand stairway unlike Snake Mountain (except on my beloved Mega Construx version) would have been great.

>>11504843
Cool, a discord tranny
>>11504855
It's a collage of new Masterverse not just the Horde.

Does anyone remember that Anon's prediction that no one would be satisfied with SDCC reveals? Looks like he was the most accurate prediction.

>>11504841
Yes, those Horde figures and AE He-Man all look amazing.
I'm just not in a place in my life where I can start collecting 7" action figures after buying into Origins.
If I'd already been collecting other lines in scale with Masterverse, or both lines started when I had a child old enough to express a preference (and it wasn't "He-Man isn't cool, Dad, play dolls with me"), I might be looking to mash a preorder button ASAP.

>>11504841
No, no, New Eternia keeps up good work. Its just Im more Origins guy.

>>11504843
Cool enjoy 300 for Snake Lair and repainted Lion-O. Eat your slop like a good piggy.

*tap tap tap tap*
I just preordered a $92 horde playset and spent another $72 on transformer/heman figures after shipping and tax. I'm not interested in a starting price of $300 for a playset that has more useless fucking snakes. I have a bin of motu snakes I'm waiting to sell when their value goes up. I keep them segregated from my other figures so I don't have to look at them. I'm not buying more, Mattel. Fuck you.

Dear Mattel,
I will not pay $300 to crowdfund your Snake Lair.
How about $300 to crowdfund a bunch of PoP Cartoon Collection figures? You do your tiers and if enough people pay, it ends up being 15 figures?

Buncha fake fans in here

>>11504877
Psst, hey, Anon...
>You are now aware that the 200x refresh means that next year will be "Rise of the Snakemen Part II"

>>11503534
*despair, but also erection*

>>11504877
The snakes are ok. It just feels a little bit dull since just another snake character. The Horde on the other hand got a Scorpion Man! A SCORPION!

>>11504864
I already got two of my wants revealed, and I want that Masterverse Dragstor. If they show more good Origins figures today I will be satisfied.

>>11502810
That would be grand but right now we're not even close assembling any of those Classics class photos, based on vintage teams.

>>11504950
El General, my favorite snakeman.

Considering they already did it with Tuvar and Baddrah, Mattel should just make more non-existing Filmation designs and try to sell us Cartoon Collection Clamp Champ or Cartoon Collection Stinkor.

>>11504962
Lowkey, he's the most unexpected pleasant surprise.
I shit on Axel alot, and I'll even say that the box art tease for him made me groan...but seeing him in figure form I like him way more than I would've thought.

Apparently there will be more Filmation. I wonder if theyre planning more waves in stores or are you going to have to MC and order for exclusive right to get something like CC Fisto. (FisToon?) It will feel funny.

>>11504841
So why do you think Mantenna has 6 eyes?

Ones pair is regular, one pair is bloodshot, and the third? It could be that one pair cant be removed from stalks but I doubt that's it.

>>11503830
>I may be a johnny come lately, but I'm gonna jump on the MV train
Just remember you don't have to buy every MV figure. Unless you want to, but you can just buy the figures you like, even if it's just one.
I'm just putting this out there for the folks that might have wanted to get into MV but don't think they have the space/money to collect the full line and so won't grab anything. If you just grab one figure, that's a win for you, and for Mattel seeing the line succeeding at retail.

>>11504745
>$300 is a lot, but feels about right IF it has all the unlocks.
Big if when it's unlikely to reach the unlocks and many won't want to bid in the first week when the Queen is the Early Bird reward. We all saw the complaining about Rev King Grayskull Early Bird last time when latecomers finally joined. That was a whole mess they shouldn't have repeated.

>>11504780
>My problem is that it still looks bad aesthetically.
The new design has no soul The original pitch had issues like those heads over the stairs but the new design feels so boxy. They just took their pitch from last year and reshaped it into a vintage building but it's fucking ugly. Rather has the previous version at this point. Plus the inside is basically the same unwanted crap from last year which I didn't care for at all.

Can this even close up? Because it doesn't look like it without removing the interior. Grayskull and Snake Mountain can seal with the insides in place. GS and SM have MUCH more depth to their playsets while this looks very shallow. Areas like the entrance extending inside with no floor looks really bad. The snake trap pit being rubber means it'll possibly get tacky or rip. Did they learn nothing from the push back during Street Sharks and all of the complaints about cracked rubber forming out of the box?

Want the Priest, will not back if they don't at least lower the price and make the figures guaranteed. Not gonna have FOMO over a single snake.

>>11504877
Really feels like a conspiracy at this point. Are there that many snakes, anon? Are they in the room with us right now?

So for the anons that might also frequent the Star Wars General, I like to make desktop wallpapers out of toy packaging. I picked up the Hot Wheels Racerverse two-pack today and really liked the He-Man vs. Skeletor packaging, so I made this. I hope you anons enjoy.

>>11504877
>and spent another $72 on transformer/heman figures
So you buy actual garbage, but seethe about a faction that has its roots in sword and sorcery.

>>11505017
I'll probably just buy the 3 Horde guys on display here, and then wait for better MV versions of Grizzlor and Leech instead of the toon inspired versions from a couple years ago. Undecided if I'd rather have NE or Rev Hordak to lead them, so might even wait and see if another new MV Hordak comes later.

My real love is Evil Warriors, and I actually do already have one MV figure...I got Two Bad just so I could say I had one, but I kinda realized too late that MV is actually AHEAD of Origins with that team now...with the release of Kobra Khan, MV has every EW Origins does plus Two Bad, Blade and Skelcon. And if the new movie takes over MV, probably Goat Man soon too. So they're killing it with that team.
>Still no Blast-Attak anywhere though. Godammit.

>>11505164
snake tails typed this post

>>11505169
You know, they could have made Origins Blast-Attak the first Snake Man packed with the Snake Lair.

>>11505173
I used my tung.

>>11505201
I hate this suggestion
>You have to back a piece of shit to get a required vintage figure
The fuck outta here with that shit

>>11505216
It would be such a troll move, we'd probably all abandon Origins.
Speaking of Snakes, Mattel, you now have my interest in exactly 6 more. Only if you get their body sizes right, though.

>>11504865
>"He-Man isn't cool, Dad,
"He looks like Bow."

>>11503335
>>11503340
MOTU X Ghostbusters would have made more sense + Slime He-Man and Slime Pit!!

>>11501065
fyi Bumblebee's boot and Megatron's foot

>>11504877
G.I.Joe X Master of the Universe collab line in 2026.

Cobra-La Snake Men heavily featured

>>11504984
I mean, 4 of those Heroic Warriors weren't vintage. Stonedar, Gwildor and Rotar would get us there.
And now that 200X CC is replacing Filmation at retail, I really hope they hurry along a Marlena to match the Origins 200X Randor we already have...

But yeah, if we count everyone in those Classics class photos, everyone but Snakes are woefully short.

>>11505033
>Can this even close up? Because it doesn't look like it without removing the interior

>>11505169
Right now I'm really hoping for NE Orko, Spikor, Grizzlor and Leech.

>>11505302
I misread "NA Orko, Spikor, Grizzlor and Leech."
... drawfag, are you here?

>>11505201
>explode
>everyone near Blast-Attack survives without any scratch
How is he dangerous?

>Teela's body is the distaff counterpart to the He-Man body
>there's no monster girl counterpart to the Skeletor/Mer-Man/Zodac/etc body

>>11505308
But Mattel says we're not allowed to have New Adventures... He-Man locked in a 4-pack online. Slush was an exclusive in a different scale with match exclusive He-Man and Skeletor. All at Target. They really hate NA

Do you think we'll ever move from Filmation and 200X and get Cartoon Collection New Adventures or Cartoon Collection CGI?

>>11505325
More likely we'll get CC Revelation
>NA has no cash cow characters
>CGI didn't use standard designs
Rev might not have been overly popular, but they can do all the same cast with more or less vintage designs so they'll do that or nothing probably

>>11505330
Frankly, it makes it feel like the most pointless one.

>>11505320
>female monster bodies are icky
>hairy female bodies are icky
Even the cat lady is shaven!

>>11505342
You're not wrong, but that's how Mattel rolls. They want main cast only and don't want to stray to far from iconic designs.

>>11505345
That's why vintage toy Catra will always be the superior patrician version...she doesn't shave down there at all

>>11505136
saved. thanks for your effort anon

>>11505321
Because Mattle is dumb! We discussed that in older threads.
They had it already with the meteor people and Rio-Blast. They just had to pick it up and say the origin story for NA is different now. The Mutants hunt the Metoer People, they flee and crash land on Eternia. Rio Blast is their protector and follow them. The Mitants search for them and find them on Eternia. Rio-Blast is a Galactic Guardian and contacts them. Now He-Man and the Galactic Guardians join together. The Mutants face such a hard counter from He-Man that they seek Skeletor to join forces!
Its so easy!

>>11505354
Oh, i thought thats a loincloth!

>>11505354
I wonder what would have happened if Mattel had tried putting her and rooted hair She-Ra in retail pink aisles back in the day of Origins wave 3.

>>11505369
That's what they want you to think

>>11505366
>tfw no freddie prince william jr NA comic making use of this retcon
>tfw the concept charatcers and classic ocs (some seen here >>11503251) will never debut as new galactic guardians/protectors

feels bad man

>>11505376
>Gulp!

You think they'll do She-Ra figures based on the reboot? I don't really give a shit about the reboot, but I do like the catgirl design for Catra. I have seen artwork of this version of Catra in the original versions clothes and I really like that mix too.

So, did the Mattel Creations design panel go ahead yet? It was today, right?

>>11505410
go back to /co

>>11505377
Most of them look like Skeletor material. And some (their gimmick) were used for NA.

>>11505414
Right, because asking a /toy/ related question on /co/makes a lot of sense.

>>11505410
>You think they'll do She-Ra figures based on the reboot?
Unlikely which really shows that the Netflix series simply had a very vocal minority audience because it has almost zilch for merch

>>11505412
Are they doing a panel besides yesterday's booth presentation?

>>11505422
>>11505426
>>11505431
the battle arena concept was dimes

Any idea what's the bit behind the weapon rack?

>>11505412
Yeah, I thought so too. It is probably later in the day.

>>11505448
Yesterday's panel was MotU specific for their upcoming retail stuff
Today's is Mattel Creations, and it's to feature the MC exclusives for MotU, Monster High, Jurassic Park, WWE and Hot Wheels.

>>11505459
PDs video said it's a balcony that'll attach somewhere to the playset

Just realised that Anti-Eternia He-Man comes will all those swords because he was stealing them from alternative He-Men in Masters of Multiverse comic. So he has regular Power Sword, NA one and IDK what's third, movie one?

So which are you expecting first: Sketchbook Series Kobra Khan or a GI Joe crossover?

>>11505475
Foreternia said it was supposed to be 11 am to 12 pm.
I guess they could be wrong or it got cancelled or rescheduled...or maybe it happened but there was nothing interesting for anyone to report?

>>11505262
>Cobra-La Snake Men heavily featured
Cobra(-La) Commander with removable helmet and jacket is almost the same as King Hiss. They're even both yellow underneath.

Shadow Weaver/Bow/some other guy wave's minicomic.

>>11505487
other side of the 2nd level gate with the outdoor weapon

>>11505427
They're memory holeing all those Dreamworks cartoons.

>>11505410
I hated watching that series with my daughter but that dang Catra was hot. I could fix her.

>>11505665
How old is she?

>>11505377
It might not be impossible. My semi-shitpost about using Dart-Os to expand the Guardians and get some of those concept guys made at the same time, seemed like it struck a chord. At least it got a lot more (you)s than usual....
Anyways let's just keep posting about it until we manifest it.
>>11505676
All my kids are under 10. Her favorite thing about Nu-Ra was Entrapta.
But basically it was just more She-Ra after we finished the old PoP.

>>11505689
Galactic Guardians Dart-Os and Rocket Broom Witch! Let's go!

>>11505707
Does it not fit perfectly? Imagine a whole ice planet filled with skiing yetis.

And speaking of NA...I'm going to get that Transformers Man-at-arms and just headcannon him as Space Roboto upgraded to look more like Duncan's legacy. Or something. We'll see once I get him in hand.

Remember that Powers of Grayskull was supposed to interact with existing MotU collections via time travel (pretending Central Tower has a basement with a time machine).

It would have been so easy for NA to launch with MotU proportions and say the Starship Eternia now lets He-Man get to all the planets in the universe. As noted upthread, some had already been established by Comet People, Rio Blast etc.

>>11505475
>>11505506
Well I guess we can write that alleged panel off as a lie at this point. Day is almost over and I haven't heard a peep about it

>>11505499
GI Joe crossover. There's just more money in it. Crossovers will always take precedent over deepcuts.

>>11505581
And nothing of value was lost. Truly nature is healing.

>>11505689
I could spitball ideas for the concept all day. You did the impossible by getting me invested in the Galactic Guardians.
>>11505707
I cant help but imagine existing Guardians like FlipShot or Hydron forming a Han Solo/Chewie styled friendship with a Ski Yeti now. Maybe Dart-O could be the Lando equivalent of the Guardians.
>>11505740
Now I just want to come up with head cannons for all the concept characters.
>Merryman Pochahontas comes from the same planet as Rocket Robin Hood
>The Horde launched an attack on the Galactic Guardians to free Wrap-Trap from carbonite imprisonment
>Terrorsaur, Vultureman, Broom witch, and Mandibleman are all Space Mutant bounty hunters
>maybe the morningstar robot guy is an upgraded blast attack

>>11505752
Honestly if they'ed painted his face silver I could totally buy that. I still think Bumblebee × MAA is a weird call when Hound would have been the better fit. If the Transformers collab lasts longer than four figures I'm hoping they combine Shockwave with somebody. Hordak seems the most obvious because both of them have arm guns, but Trap Jaw would work just as well.

Im curious to see how they handle He-man Prime. That can either turn out really bad or really cool, and already Skeletor has raised the bar really high.
>>11505784
If you retcon the original cannon and use it as an opportunity to include more deep cuts in the line I'd be all for it. Fuerza T would grease my gears too. I'd greenlight any retarded crossover just to get Fuerza T at this point.

>>11506003
More money in jurassic park. Star wars would be final fantasy mtg levels of money..i love gi joe, i really enjoy transformers but those mash ups just dont appeal to me, i mean go look at those soni and transformers things.
Isnt it time for all these reptiles to become dinosaurs?

>>11505410
I think if the line continues long enough they'll do some, but probably as a convention exclusive or something, not multiple waves.

>>11504780
I agree with the loss of the staircase running up to the the side gate, that was a nice design element I wish they had kept. Everything else looks better in the final design than in the render you posted IMHO. The new darker deco makes it feel more like a lost jungle lair, I love that they replaced the random screaming Gorgon faces which felt too much like Snake Mountain anyway with the snake turret. I like that they replaced all the carved piles of stone snakes with the Battle Bones skull and I like the new drawbridge with the cool Snake staff key feature rather than the simple gate. Sorry your dissapointed in the final result but I'm still pleasantly surprised they actually asked for fan feedback on this and created something so much closer to the original art while adding a few fun new elements. I hope it manages to get funded despite the tier system of Axel OC's because I really want a home for my vintage Snake Men and a Snorse for King Hiss to ride!

Is the panel happening tomorrow?
Anons, that can't be it, can it? Am I going nuts here?

>>11504794
>Why wouldn't you go with a new character? Youve got options, the Medusa snake goddess, stretch neck, any of those minicomic snakes from the minicomic reptilax came from, that chameleon man
Exactly anon, and even if a completely new figure wasn't in the budget as a pack in they could of created a cool King Hiss variant. All the other faction leaders have variants except King Hiss, creating one for the first ever Snake Lair would've been perfect marketing and driven sales more than another Lady Slither figure.

I'm pretty positive about most of the reveals so far, except the snake lair, I even preordered the Transformers crossover figures. But I'd pay full price for the snake lair right now, IF the horse were guaranteed.

>>11506076
>But I'd pay full price for the snake lair right now, IF the horse were guaranteed.
He should of been the pack-in bonus. I know Axel's Snake OC's have some fans even if I don't give a fuck about them, but holding back the coolest add on for this set for the highest tier makes no sense. Is the idea that someone will want the steed so much they'll buy multiple $300 dollar sets to see it made? Mattel's brain trust can't really expect that to happen right? They should of rewarded the fans willing to crowdfund this set at all.

>>11506097
>They should of rewarded the fans willing to crowdfund this set at all.
Thank you.

>>11506097
>Is the idea that someone will want the steed so much they'll buy multiple $300 dollar sets to see it made? Mattel's brain trust can't really expect that to happen right?
You were around for Classics/Matty Collector, right?

>>11506076
You can't look a gift horse in the mouth.

I don't really care about swiftwind

>>11506311
Yeah I'm more of a Flying Hero Horse guy.

>>11506356
Sailor Power Moon Rangers!

>>11503167
This totally is the evolved form of (in engineering of parts) of the 2-headed dragon chinasaur from the 80s that came with a saddle for original MOTU figures to sit on. I am so down for this.

For now we got a lot of new characters but I just know Mattel is looking forward to do all 2002 variants.

We got two huge armor for He-Man and Skeletor from that one techno city, samurai armors from that crystal Sy-Klone was guarding, Snake Armor He-Man, Ice Armor He-Man, Andreeno goop-powered Skeletor, Evil-Lyn and Tri-Klops, overall many good guys got update for Snake season, Keldor, flashback Randor, maybe 2 versions of Marlena and Snake Men version of Duncan, Teela and Mekaneck. Anything I missed?

>>11506051
>because I really want a home for my vintage Snake Men and a Snorse for King Hiss to ride!

That makes me realize, kind of a minor marketing fumble there
>None of the pics feature the full vintage assortment of Snakes using the base.
>It's mostly just Axel snakes

I know a lot of the folks here are just fanfickers and headcanoners, but lore and shit really does drive purchasing choices for a lot of fanboys, and the officially lore says this is SLITHERS base for team Axelsnakes which is a totally different snake team than the vintage Snake team and all your promo images back that up.
Stick a few pics in of King Hiss on the throne surrounded by Rattlor, Tung Lashor and Snake Face and you'd probably wrangle a few dozen more sales from that type of fan, try and also pitch it as a playset that SHOULDVE been in vintage to try and make the more "vintage purist" crowd think they need it.

>>11506468
You make a good case.

Like making movie figures lines up with Blade, Gwildor and Saurod to sell it as missing vintage.

>see complaints online that Mattel never finishes anything
>They aren't interested in finishing vintage, their moving away from toons without finishing, they didn't finish PoP, they prob won't finish 200x...
>No one mentions that they did finish ONE thing...

Fright Zone comparison pics

>>11506480
Honestly I wasn't going into Cartoon Collection with expectation that they'll do full vintage with any of them. Many are complicated, obscure...

Khan is just annoying because he's the last reccuring Evil Warrior and his limbs are fully reusable (honestly they could probably use vintage hips).Same with Rebellion, forget full set but we dont even have Glimmer.

This is also part of the reason I can't bother with crossovers You cant get too invested. What's that, you want new characters like Stockman for Reptile Wars? Fuck you, Foot Soldier is best you get, have more character reuses. No, you're not getting regular torso for Mikey or two figures for Bebob and Rocksteady, we're doing cats now. What's that, you want mutants and Thunderkittens? Fuck you, it's Transformers time.

And for crying out loud, how hard is it to make Strobo and Plasmar?

Hasbro and Mattel couldn't have picked an IP that wouldn't involve throwing away the franchise's gimmick for stupid-looking armor (Megatron/Skeletor looks too goofy even for MOTU what with his robot-y head)?
Power Rangers or even GI Joe, what with gimmicky characters, would've made better sense (Then again TF is Hasbro's main in-house cashcow that actually sells each series).

>>11504984
>>11505285
>>11505291

Imagine you can push magic button adn instantly get one of those group shots into Origins. Rate from best to worst:

Heroic Warriors: Stonedar, Gwildor, Rotar, Marlena, Lizard Man, Photog, Sky High.

Evil Warriors: Two-Bad, Blade, Saurod, Twistoid, Icer, Strongarm, Goat Man, Draego-Man, Hover Robots

Evil Horde: Dragstor, Multi-Bot, Entrapta, Scorpia, Imp, Octavia, Horde Prime, Cy-Chop, Callix

Snake Men: Blast-Attak, Megator, Unnamed One, 200X army builder

Great Rebellion: all vintage heroes, even Double Trouble, Arrow, Star Sisters (with bird), Madame Razz & Broom, Sea Hawk, Light Hope, Huntara

>>11506497
They said something when they were doing the walk through that's forever going to color how I view their character selections and whatnot going forward
>How can we excite the fans, how can we keep ourselves engaged
Whether they intended it or not, the fact that keeping themselves engaged is a primary motivation in decisions like switching to 200x is just gonna make me think that when stuff DOESN'T get made, even if fans are asking for it, it's just because they don't like it and just want to be self-indulgent.

fuck

>>11506542
I am not forgiving them this one.

I know some people want entire vintage. Other think besides Two-Bad there are only Glup Shittos left.

My middle of the road approach is that I want vintage but I will be patient and not-whiny about once I'll have Two-Bad. Untill they...what do you mean they only revealed Dragstor? Where are other Glup Shittos? Are we even getting him this year. I bet it just him, another Shitto, and nothing till SDCC 2026. Get your Shittos together Mattel. Im tired of your vintage constipation.

6688

Am I the only one hyped for this? I think this will be great, following all the production news since 2009, all studio, director and actor changes, we truly missed a bullet and we might finally get not only a great MotU mvoie but a great movie too. A classic.

>>11506562
"Hyped" is a strong word
I'm looking forward to it and im interested enough to see what the verdict will be once it hits theaters and if the toys will look cool. But I'm not exactly chomping at the bit because I don't think it'll be objectively good. I'll take slightly above average and just successful enough to not kill the MotU franchise for another 2 decades as a win

>>11506562
If it succeds, should we expect more money and releases for Origins? Or will Mattel pull all its focus on movied-based toylines?

>>11506546
>they...what do you mean they only revealed Dragstor? Where are other Glup Shittos? Are we even getting him this year.

I'm gonna say no
They already confirmed at the panel that September's MC release will be She-Ra and Swift Wind, they'll probably give over either October or November to the last CG Preternia guy that the still haven't confirmed, and we don't usually get an MC MotU figure in December. So Dragstor has to fight Moss Man and Stingor for August and October or November, and that's also assuming they don't just outright skip a month (which they occasionally do).
Dragstor will probably be January like Rio was last year.

>>11506584
Sting-Or was shown in packaging just like Swift Wind, so I will optimistically say August for him. October for Preternia, November for Dragstor..
Still means there's no way we're getting Two Bad, Blast-Attak, Stonedar, Twistoid, Rotary and the two Laser leaders all in 2026.

Im kind of annoyed that the Bumble Bee at Arms figure got shafted with a green body under all the yellow armor when even the included art shows him having black body armor. The dark green looks ugly against the yellow.

>>11506632
Man-At-Bumblebee was a bad decision anyway. They even showed off alternatives at the design panel.

Filmation got 30 figures at retail. Do you think the 200X refresh will get more or less? Who are your priorities beyond the 12 revealed at SDCC?

>>11506562
There are so many things about it that I don't like that it kills a lot of the excitement, but I'm also old enough that I don't really get excited for films in general any more, at least not anything based on an established property.
That being said I'm still gonna go see it in theatres, because like >>11506565
>I'll take slightly above average and just successful enough to not kill the MotU franchise for another 2 decades as a win
I just don't want MOTU sent back into mothballs because short-sighted money men don't understand that a film not succeeding doesn't mean the entire franchise isn't viable.

>>11506675
>WE COULD HAVE HAD BUMBLEBUZZ-OFF
NOOOOOOO we were robbed!

Seriously if MAA had to be combined with anybody it should have been Kup or maybe Hound. EAVEN COMBINING bee and Orko makes more sense really.

>>11506683
Likely more since its the only animation accurate 200X line we've ever gotten. Avoiding the aesthetics of the 4HM sculpts was honestly a genius decision.

>>11506692
It's a sensible take to have but at the same time I'd really like to see a worthwhile adaption of the best aspects of the franchise. Something tonally reminiscent of the mini comics that takes some cues from the filmation series and 200X. Instead it seems like we only ever get the bare minimum.

Mattel rewlly missed a golden opportunity to call the transformers collab "Action Masters"

>>11506675
There was a panel? Did they reveal any new figures?

I seriously can't believe that was it. Seriously? Dragstor is the ONLY Vintage figure in the near future? And no CC figures to show off at all?
I seriously don't care for the Transformers collab and hope that was just a one-off like the Stranger Things 2 packs.

>>11506700
>Something tonally reminiscent of the mini comics that takes some cues from the filmation series and 200X. Instead it seems like we only ever get the bare minimum.
It's a serious problem in Hollywood that films are only ever greenlit in terms of trends. Westerns, disaster films, sci-fi, action, teen drama slashers, vampires, zombies, now superhero movies. He-Man is close enough to a superhero that studios think they can probably drape its skin over your typical superhero plot, when really it should be a fantasy sci-fi movie. It should be closer to Conan and John Carter than Captain America, but that's not the genre in vogue right now.

>>11506717
And what's even funnier is that Origins Dragstor was pretty much overshadowed by Masterverse Dragstor since he ALSO will function and is just a cooler take on the character.
Unless you want the Snake Lair or are on board with "hit reset every two years and rerelease the main cast on new bucks again", there's really nothing to keep you invested in Origins this year. Even the TC crossover is already on straight repaints and variants

>>11506714
They're talking about the booth presentation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T1Ue3IDmt4

>>11506683
I suppose technically they'll get more since they seem to be bringing back deluxes to the main line, but I don't expect this to last any longer.
2026 wil be the stuff they showed, next SDCC they'll announce rebranding it as Vs The Snakemen and then they'll get bored again like they did with CC and scrap it for something else. And we'll say "but you didn't do 200x Horde!" And they'll say "hurrdurr, we:re not done with 200x yet though...here's one MC exclusive every 6 months, sit in your cuck chair like the vintage and Filmation fans before you"

If anything running dual lines of CC and ToG appears to have hurt them. Target cleared everything out except TC and the Sketchbook

>>11506718
I agree. It speaks volumes that 40 years later we still cant get a MOTU movie set on Eternia.

>>11506675
Im not sure Orko would have worked. How much of a big flashy figure you can make out of him?

Buzz-Off would be great though.

>>11506717
We have CC figures - She-Ra and Swift Wind. Enjoy horse while we have only 3 members of Great Rebellion and release will probbly trickle down now.

All except 200X is shitshow. Vintage, almost nothing (I honestly lost hope that Two-Bad will be next year or something. He's has "in next 5 years" date for me) , CC, one 2-pack and we're trickling down now. Thundercats, I dont think anyone will defend that one, and others we have new collab, repaint Grayskull, that tired Snake Lair that I want to be released or die, as long as we're done with it and one cool new scorpion dude. I think this is the first time I was truly disappointed with annoucments.

What's funny is that Dragstor might not be even this year. We were all convinced that we might have 3 figures a year but Modulok was clearly an extra since he wasn't on MC. it didn't even crossed our minds that we was part of limit.

Sigh...they're better release Eldor soon.

>>11503079 (OP)
it looks so much better than it used to bit the price is still a big no-no
>>11503224
i would have loved McFarlane but the 90's/2000 McFarlane tho.

>>11506840
Apparently a mostly woods and barren wasteland world with rare castle or mountain with snake deco on it is too expensive

>>11506562
It's my most anticipated movie of next year as of right now, but the Jared Leto Skeletor bullshit definitely put a damper on it. I'm just hoping it's well-received so I can get my friends into MOTU too.

How do you feel about new floor trap on Fright Zone? While's its cooler, it feels too obvious to me. It impossible to ignore when you just want playset as setpiece and I can't imagine anyone stepping in it.

>>11506480
>white guy is the hardest one to get
Lame

>>11506854
Stingor box revealed already - August
She-Ra and her little pony - September
Both MV Moss Man and the third mystery Preternian verbally confirmed way back in March when they announced CG - October and November
Nothing in December cuz it's Christmas

0% chance of Dragstor this year

>>11506841
>Buzz-Off would be great though.
Makes the most sense too.

>>11506693
>Seriously if MAA had to be combined with anybody it should have been Kup or maybe Hound
Brawn. They're even the same colors.

>>11506993
Shit you're right. That option went over my head entirely. If they were to do a 1 to 1 of the G1 and classic MOTU casts you'd probably see alot of obvious parallels like that in most cases.

Going off the precedent set by BumbleBuzz-off and Brawn at Arms

>Arcee + Teela
>Evil-Lyn + Starscream
>Panthor + Ravage
>Ironhide + Fisto
>Cliffjumper + Mek a Nek

Things get a little less obvious when you get to outliers like MEF or Sy-Klone.

>>11507106
I cant wait to see minicomics where Eternians kill all Cybertrionians and wear their corpses as armors.

>>11507149
in b4 the reverse happens and they all just become Pretenders

>Skeletor is fused with Shredder in the TMNT collab
>Is fused with Mumm-Ra in the Thundercats one
>Is now being fused with Megatron in the TF one.
So this skull-faced manwhore is going to be fused with the main villain of every future collab right?

Beast Man Basedak

>>11507165
yes. skeletor is just that marketable.

>>11507165
I hope the DC crossover references DC's New 52 and Injustice crossovers instead of lazily being about Skelseid.

>>11507191
Wouldn't it make more sense for Lexator or Jokator?
If anything it'll be Hordseid.

>>11506854
>All except 200X is shitshow

And even those were btfo by Mondo

>>11506562
I'd be a lot more hyped if, instead of Jared Leto, they'd cast John Philip Law as Keldor/Skeletor.
"Come on, skull, pop out of my skin!"

>>11507347
>And even those were btfo by Mondo
Except Mondo is a totally different sphere. Mondo both in terms of price-point, fragility (in regards to paint), and scale just don't even factor in for me, as I'm sure is the case for many MOTU collectors. If Mattel wasn't doing those 200X figures, then as far as I'm concerned no 200X figures are being made.

>>11507437
I'm excited for Mattel's line since they actually resemble the cartoon and I'm sure it will be the more expansive lineup, but Mondo's looks promising with their 1/12 figures actually capturing that 4H aesthetic.

At the very least I can see myself collecting a lot of the Mattel stuff, while buying one or two characters from Mondo as a special case (if the price/availability would let me afford them).

>>11507437
To each their own, but all I needed was one look at their respective Clawfuls to see that if I'm gonna buy 200x at all, Mattel isn't the ones getting my money

Other than AE and Keldor, I'm not really super hyped for this year's reveals.
-crossovers are forced and gay corporate synergy. MtG lost its identity doing this but maybe toys are different.
-Only Dragstor for Origins?
-200x is cool but none of these characters are new. Plus Mondo makes them look cheap and unfinished. Who signed off in two 200x at the same time?
- another overpriced Snake Lair
-another Grayskull but costs more than last time. Didn't the first batch of Grayskull go to clearance?

>>11507933
>-Only Dragstor for Origins

Well, there's the scorpion dude too, but I agree that a brand new untested character being the ONLY other figure for that section of Origins is pretty weak.

I'm not even gonna say they should've had more vintage than just Dragstor, but if they WEREN'T, then show us more than just 1 other figure. Show the Eldor we know is upcoming. Do a couple cheapos like Strobo.
So yeah, either two vintages minimum, or just one vintage and two or three non-vintage fillers

At this point, my one hope is that Club Grayskull will have all figures we want. First PoG then Strobo and Plasmar then who knows, Marlena, Goat Man, Scorpia, as long as it stuff we asked for.

>>11507912
That's the difference between a $20 figure and a $100 figure.

>>11507938
Keeping with my comparison to Magic the Gathering. The last few years more and more crossover sets kept coming to the point where 50% of new cards all have another IP shoehorned into the game. While some new fans get attracted due to name recognition "oh shit Dr. WHO ? I must consume!"
Its debatable how many of these new players stick around. But there has been a lot of players who are quitting game after decades.
Motu isn't that bad but I'm already hanging by a thread...grabbing new characters to supplement Vintage. I'm not starting the main cast over again and Mattel really isn't throwing my any bones.

>>11507912
I agree that mondo has the better looking toy. but the mattel one is what the actual character looks like. So it depends on if you want a better looking toy or a screen accurate figure

>>11507976
And they're in completely different scales.

>>11508022
They are different scales sure, but is not like a difference between 1/6 and 1/12

I'm confused by the scale thing with Origins. I wasn't a pre-existing 1/12 scale collector. Are Mattel's 200X figures going to be taller than Filmation CC, or does the height difference between vintage 5.5" and CC (males) already make them 1/12?

Not that I'm looking forward to variants but it's weird how besides He-man only Duncan and Man-E got new looks for Snake Men season in show while everyone else just got new belt buckle.

>>11508044
The toy line had more anti-Snake Heroic Warrior variants than they chose to animate.

My favorite is Serpent Track Mekaneck, who added a capture claw AND spring-loaded missile launcher to his vintage action feature.

>>11506901
I agree with you, it's way too obvious. I'm probably going to turn it into a dinosaur skeleton.

Sharella gets a backstory.

Page 1: Sharella tells He-Ro "We aren't so far apart in years."
Page 3: Sharella looks like her adult self when carrying baby He-Ro.
Amazing how they can have continuity errors in a 6-page comic.

I continue to dislike the Great Black Wizard.

>>11508053
Which is odd because MEF only had repaint.

>>11508075
At best, she has 16 years on him
More like Groomerella.

>>11508077
Why would they keep calling it Preternia when they're the ones living in it?

It's like if people living in antiquity used BC to count years.

>>11508087
Quiet you!
Just keep pre-ordering each new exciting Motu product and dont think so much.

>>11508077
>eat our tail pipes
>targeted, jerk face
Man. the dialogue tanked out of nowhere

>>11508075
>Amazing how they can have continuity errors in a 6-page comic.
All women are secretly groomers if they can shape a man to only want them. Why do you think it's so common for female teachers to fuck their very young students in America? Many of those women are still around 22-25 and fresh out of college when they start sleeping with underage boys.

>>11508077
>GAARH
who are you supposed to buh?

>>11508080
>Groomerella
Haha. Yeah, I'll go with that.

>>11508117
But if He-Ro is a young adult and she was 16 in the flashback, she's at least 33 and hasn't visibly aged, which confused me.

>>11508118
>FWB is so similar to Skeletor, he accidentally says "GAR!" despite not having blue skin.

>>11508125
People were more durable back then. No microplastics in water.

>>11508087
Still beats any pretentious characters calling themselves Ancient Ones for some reason.

Im going to say that term was coined my all-powerful wizards that were either time-travellers or prophets

>>11508072
>>11508074
>>11508075
>>11508077
"I didn't tell you how your family died, I thought you'd be better off growing up knowing nothing about your parents, thinking they'd likely ditched you and thinking you're an outsider too."

If I had a nickel each time MOTU Origins had a comic where a bad guy is non-lethally shot with an arrow to the heart by a token gender representative master archer riding a flying mount, I'd have two nickels. Which is much, but it's weird that it happened twice.

By now, I'm convinced Eldor's comic will be mostly his origin story with last pages being him fighting off quick, random ambush from the Great Black Wizard. Also, the cover will be Eldor posing with the book, Towers of Eternia in background, to his a left an ally, likely Sharella this time, and to his right close-up on GBW.

>>11508168
I wouldn't mind an Eldor origin, even if we can't expect the writing to be any better than here. He could tell us that when he was young, his name was Youngor.

>>11508174
ok, that made me snort outloud.

>>11507991
>more crossover sets kept coming to the point where 50% of new cards all have another IP shoehorned into the game. While some new fans get attracted due to name recognition "oh shit Dr. WHO ? I must consume!"
>Its debatable how many of these new players stick around.

Something anecdotal I saw browsing Origins discussion on random forums,that might be relevant to your post.

A guy stating hes done after the "a-listers" and doesn't want anything after that.
That Origins should just fully be a line of bringing all the old nostalgia brands together under one banner because only "completists" care about the rest of vintage
And that the people carrying on about them finishing vintage need to "get over it" and move on and stop complaining about crossovers

>>11508201
It's always weird to see that argument, because I got my first MotU figures as a preschooler in 1986 and so have always been more excited for characters from the second half of the vintage line with unique bodies. The Mosquitor reveal was what convinced me to buy Origins figures of characters who are A and B-list in the fiction.

>>11508203
It's pretty dismissive and reductionist. It's like "*I* don't like it, so no one likes it, and anyone asking for it is just doing it to check names of a box, not because they actually like any of the characters"

>>11508201
What other forum is there to talk about Motu? I want to go call that guy a fag.

I love that Origins has brought a lot of new characters in under the motu banner. My issue is that instead of the wealth of material Mattel could use to make figures of, we are getting side tracked with crossovers. How many Man-at-Arms does a fella need?

Also seems kind of strange that a fair weather fan is telling the die hards to get over it and move on. Genuine question but which demo does Mattel want more? Preferably they would try to pander to all types of fans.

I want to see Hordak in Preternia.
Preferably they'd change his look to before his head was an alien skull (or cybernetic, if going with the Filmation look).

>>11508168
>If I had a nickel each time MOTU Origins had a comic where a bad guy is non-lethally shot with an arrow to the heart by a token gender representative master archer riding a flying mount, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice.
ftfy. Enjoyed a good P&F reference

>>11508238
>an alien skull (or cybernetic, if going with the Filmation look).
So the punk head doesn't count? lol

>>11508201
I'm with >>11508213
I like the new characters we got in Origins. My favourite thing about MOTU has been the weirdo B and C Listers. A-listers? I don't even own MAA in Origins, CC or MV. But I own Demoman, Fangman and Blade.
And I think crossovers have their place, but after a while they feel hollow. It was great seeing TMNT compatible with MOTU because I would have loved that as a kid. ThunderCats was alright, but I am kind of ambivalent to it. But Transformers? Wow, a non-transforming Megatron with Skeletor's face. Non-transforming Transformers always do so well. Look at Action Masters, and Revoltech, and Super7 and Hasbro's RED line. I'm more excited about Stingor than I am about this Trans-man shit.

>>11508213
>What other forum is there to talk about Motu

The ones I'm familiar with and lurk are ForEternia, HemanWorld and TFW2005 has an active Origins thread.
ForEternia is basically a ghost town most of the time and HemanWorld is dominated by literally one guy who posts half the posts and replies on every post that's not him. The TFW thread is about as active as /MotuG/

>>11508275
>literally one guy who posts half the posts and replies on every post that's not him.
Sounds like a pretty cool guy ngl

>>11508075
new horse mold from Swifty means BBW will also get packed in with his horsey.

>>11508347
>Blast-Attak's legs
>She-Ra's horsey
What a weird combination

please respond to this post if you genuinely want the snake lair and will be putting down $300 for it in August

>>11508520
death to all snakes

>>11508523
>death to snake lair's overpriced cost
Agreed

Where is the Golden Rod announcement?
ANOTHER YEAR WITH NO ROD?

That's it. I'm only switching to Marvel Legends.

>>11508520
long live to all the snakes

> 11508520
I would only buy if the Snorse were guaranteed, and even then I'd probably sell off the lair.

>>11508201
>And that the people carrying on about them finishing vintage need to "get over it" and move on and stop complaining about crossovers
How annoying. I'm a really new fan (2022, thanks to Origins getting my attention). I really, really want them to complete Vintage because 1) that's what most hardcore fans want and 2) they said they'd do it. It would be bad if they didn't fulfill that promise.
My suspicion is that they are intentionally dragging it out to keep the big Vintage fans attention on the line. I think they've dragged it on way too long. Give us Two-Bad already. Maybe they can take their time with a few odd ones, but they really should be evenly distributing it out.
For me, the ideal waves would be structured like:
2 or 3 Vintage (MotU and She-Ra and Movie)
1 or 2 Oddballs and Literal Whos (Sharella, Vultak)
1 or 2 New OC characters (Frog Monger, Sting-Or)
The one good thing for me is that they are making new characters and releasing odd balls. That said, they shouldn't be dangling a carrot in front of fans faces with Vintage much longer. That isn't right or cool for Mattel to do. But as long as they keep releasing new Origins stuff I'll be happy.
Also I may be very spoiled considering how good some of the 2024 and 2025 releases were.

Everytime I remember that we're getting 200X toys I smile. If they give us giant deluxe Rattlor and proper Teela, it could be my new favorite line.

Sketch book series sy klone is really stratching a quality oc or ko type vibe for me. Hes just gonna be rad ass space guy for me. Theyve got some fingerboards on clearance at work so i think he really desrves that extra touch of radical.

Does anyone here have the Fright Zone yet? Any idea of its dimensions

>>11508880
He's not shitty enough for a KO/bootleg, but he does scratch that itch yes. I'm pretty disappointed with Spikor though. He's not different enough so I'll just wait for the clearance.

>>11509097
>Special Friendzone
Not just the Friendzone, the Special Friendzone. Ouch!

>>11509100
all the girls pity the retard but not enough to fuck him

Predictions for the other figures?

Did we get release dates for the Masterverse stuff? Or what's exclusive and what's not?

How much will Origins 200x figures? Release dates?

>>11509263
They look incredible btw

Since Playmates is doing a TMNT x Godzilla crossover, they seem to have learned that from Mattel.

What if we get a MotU x Godzilla crossover?

>>11509252
MORE SNAKES!

>>11509252
He Man as Optimus Prime
Trap Jaw as Starscream
Hordak as Unicron

New

>>11509287

>>11509287

>>11508520
>if you genuinely want the snake lair and will be putting down $300 for it in August
I still don't understand how it's the same price as the giant Imaginext style play-set and vehicle from the first attempt? I do want it and the Snorse so I'll probably back it.

I really hate Axels' OC snakes and Mattel's constant need to push them. The fact that the Snake Lair comes with another one and a variant of another makes the whole set less appealing overall. If it came with a cool King Hiss variant and Stretch Neck I'd be more excited. Hopefully will still see Stretch Neck in the concept line since he's a genuine vintage concept character.

>>11507894
>>11507912
>To each their own
True, and you know what, I think we should just be happy to see MOTU, and 200X specifically getting so much attention, to the point where we do have options in terms of picking the style we like. It's a good time to be a MOTU collector, I wonder if we'll get another series soon, did the CGI series do well? I saw the toys come out and then nothing.

>>11509100
kek!