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News – 2013 SDCC Exclusive MOTUC Rokkon & Stonedar 2-Pack Revealed

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Mattel just revealed the first of their upcoming San Diego Comic-Con 2013 exclusives! Every day this week from Monday April 29th to Friday May 3rd, Mattel will reveal a new SDCC product. So make sure to check back every day so you don’t miss a single one! The first 2013 SDCC exclusive revealed is a Masters of the Universe Classics 2-pack of Rokkon and Stonedar, The Comet Warriors! These are very long awaited in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line.

EDIT: Mattel just posted a closeup of the bios for Rokkon & Stonedar! Continue after the jump for more information, and some great pictures showing them off!
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News – MOTUC Club Filmation Accessory Sneak Peek!

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Masters of the Universe Classics MOTUC Club Filmation Accessory Sneak PeekToday, Mattel sent out a sneak peek image to all Masters of the Universe Classics subscribers showing off an accessory that’s being included with one of their upcoming figures in their Club Filmation toy line.

For those who don’t know, Mattel is offering a Club Filmation subscription toy line separate from its main Masters of the Universe Classics toy line that’s set to include 6 fan favorite characters that only ever appeared in the old Masters of the Universe and She-Ra cartoons by Filmation. The first three figures have already been revealed at the 2013 New York Toy Fair, and are Batros, Icer, and Shokoti.

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Mattel Wants to Know Why You’ve Stopped Collecting MOTUC

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Mattel He-Man Masters of the Universe Classics Fisto 6" Action FigureHave you slowed down, or stopped altogether, on collecting Masters of the Universe Classics? Mattel wants to know why. There’s an official Mattel poll over on He-Man.org, posted by Scott Neitlich (AKA ToyGuru) asking why you’ve changed your MOTUC collecting habits. If you’re still a happy, passionate collector, you need not take the poll. However, if you are feeling lackluster in regards to MOTUC, take the poll and let Mattel know why. This seems like a great way to crowd source and maybe help Mattel make some changes to the line that will help it in the long run.

Click here to take the poll.

Review – Mosquitor – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

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Masters of the Universe Classics Mosquitor Action Figure Mattel

Mosquitor has always been one of the more interesting Masters of the Universe characters, at least to me. It’s also definitely been anticipated by a certain well known MOTUC figure reviewer. As someone who has absolutely loved monsters, even as a kid, I always thought the Horde was really cool. So many of them had obvious homages to the classic Universal Monsters, so that appealed to me. I always thought of Hordak as sort of the Count Dracula of the Horde, but I think it’s safe to say that Mosquitor is definitely closer related to vampires, considering he actually drinks blood. And not only does he drink it, he forces his victims to watch as their own blood fills him up via that clear chest plate of his. It’s something that’s kind of gruesome for a kid’s toy line, and certainly something you wouldn’t see in any kids toy lines today.

With the addition of Mosquitor in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line, it helps bolster the ranks of The Evil Horde, so I was excited to get him from Mattycollector. Join me as I take a closer look at Mosquitor and see if he lives up to the expectations.

MOSQUITOR
Evil Energy-Draining Insectoid™

REAL NAME: Bliddeon Black

A Kribleen insectoid vampire from the Gluubux Galaxy, Mosquitor™ joined The Evil Horde™ on his own accord, preferring the Empire to life in a mud hole on his home world. Looking like a normal insectoid, Mosquitor™ moves in on his prey, then stings them hard and sucks them dry. He is extremely vicious though not particularly brainy. You can’t get blood from a rock, but Mosquitor™ has tried in his day. Mosquitor™ drains his enemies of their energy while his bionic stinger and chest oozes red with power. Even Hordak® keeps his distance from The Evil Horde™ vampire!

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News – MOTUC Fang Man Packaged Shots & Explanation of January Charges

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Masters of the Universe Classics Fang Man Mattel Packaged FrontMattycollector just revealed on their Facebook page, the packaged shots for the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Fang Man action figure. In addition to this, they also sent a quick explanation over the January subscription charges. Many people were surprised at how much January turned out to be when they saw their credit card statements, and here Mattycollector offers a quick explanation, and promises to have a full explanation soon.

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Review – Rattlor – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

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Masters of the Universe Classics Rattlor From Mattel

2012 was a good year for the Snake Men. We saw the release of Kobra Khan, got a cool Snake Men army building two-pack, and we got Rattlor. Rattlor was one of those characters I always thought was cool, but never paid too much attention to until the 200X revamp. They really made him insanely intimidating in that series. First of all, in the MYP cartoon he became General Rattlor, and had this really awesome armor, and was considerably bigger than the other Snake Men, just in case you had any doubts on his authority. From that, to lines such as “There is no greater honor than to be consumed by King Hisss!”, Rattlor was one bad dude. So naturally, I was greatly anticipating his release in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line. Does he live up to the expectations? Continue reading to find out!

RATTLOR
Evil Snake Men Creature With The Quick-Strike Head™

REAL NAME: Slltyo of the Rattlor House

A loyal leader in King Hssss’ army, Rattlor was the first of the Snake Men to escape their imprisonment in the Void. He worked with the Snake Men descendant Kobra Khan to liberate the entire serpent army. Once freed, Hssss quickly began a three-way war against the Masters of the Universe and Skeletor’s Evil Warriors, with Rattlor leading the attack. Eventually, Khan manipulated Hssss into demoting Rattlor and he defected to the evil Horde army. Under Hordak, Rattlor became known as “The General” for his keen insight into enemy strategy. After sounding his sinister battle ratter, Rattlor lashes out at victims with his terrible quick-strike head!

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Review – Castle Grayskullman – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

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Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskullman Action Figure

Back in 2011, Mattel held a Create-A-Character contest for their Masters of the Universe Classics line. The idea was that you could submit as many character designs as you wanted, and the winner would be made into an action figure in 2012 for their 30th Anniversary sub line. Nobody but the people at Mattel knew who the winner was until the big reveal at San Diego Comic-Con this past Summer. Lo and behold the winning figure was none other than the subject of this review, Castle Grayskullman! He was created by Daniel Benedict and ever since the reveal has met with mostly positive reactions. To many fans, it was clear why Mattel picked this as the winner, as it seemed to perfectly represent the spirit of the contest and Masters of the Universe as a brand. It seemed like something that could have sincerely been a figure back in the vintage line, which I think gave it that edge.

But that’s, of course, speaking purely of the design. How does the figure hold up though? Join me as I take a closer look and find out.

CASTLE GRAYSKULLMAN
Heroic Embodiment of Castle Grayskull™

REALNAME: Not Applicable

During the Second Ultimate Battleground, Hordak® and King Hssss’ grand army pressed in against the allied heroes of Eternia®. In the darkest moment of battle, all hope seemed lost as many heroes fell, including Snake Man-At-Arms® and Stratos®. Reaching out through the Orb of Power, hidden deep inside Castle Grayskull®, He-Man® and the new Sorceress® used an unrepeatable spell to call upon the Powers of Grayskull™ and infuse life into the very spirit of the castle itself. Rising from the castle’s hidden Chamber of Defense; Castle Grayskullman™ marched into battle, swinging his dual swords of power, helping to turn the tide.

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News – Masters of the Universe Classics Spotted at Wal-Mart

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A thread over on the He-Man.org forums has been posted of someone finding an endcap full of Masters of the Universe Classics Roboto and Gygor figures at a Moreno Valley, California Wal-Mart. This photo was speculated by many to be fake, and with good cause since this is unannounced from Mattel. However, He-Man.org user Dredgen posted a second photo of the figures he purchased, along with a receipt. So it seems clear that he did in fact find MOTUC figures at a Walmart.

Apparently Roboto was selling for $16.97 and Gygor was selling for $24.97. It is yet unclear why Wal-Mart is selling these since these figures are supposed to be online exclusives through Mattel’s Mattycollector.com website. What’s stranger is that this Walmart is selling the figures for much cheaper than Mattel originally sold them for.

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Review – Mekaneck – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

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Masters of the Universe MOTUC Mekaneck Action Figure From Mattel

Mattel manages to spread out the characters in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line by having an equal amount of the more popular characters with the lesser known characters. This is a great business strategy, and makes it even more exciting when one of your favorites finally shows up. Mekaneck is one of my top 3 favorite MOTU characters (the other two being Man-E-Faces, and my absolute favorite which is Rio Blast), and it’s grea to finally have him in the line. He’s without a doubt an essential character to the Masters of the Universe mythos, being that his was one of the figures released early on, when MOTU was still a new brand.

So join me as I take a closer look at Mekaneck and see if he’s lived up to the expectations of many fans.

MEKANECK
Heroic Human Periscope!™

REAL NAME: Orius

Injured in the Battle of the Avion during the Great Unrest, Orius was brought by Duncan to Castle Grayskull where he was healed by the Sorceress. The magic spell replaced his neck with an ever-expanding mechanical construction made of microscopic nanites. By increasing or decreasing the number of nanites in his body, Orius gained the ability to grow his neck to almost unlimited length. Taking the code name Mekaneck, he served the royal household as a loyal member of the Masters of the Universe, using his amazing periscope neck to spy on the evil enemy.

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News – MOTUC Procrustus and Granamyr Delayed

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MOTUC Masters of the Universe Classics Procrustus Action Figure From MattelI just got word today that both the Masters of the Universe Classics Procustus and Granamyr figures are delayed. Both are set to go on sale this month, December 17th. They will still be on sale, but they will not ship until they’ve arrived in the warehouse. We already got some word that Gramanyr was delayed, but Procrustus being delayed was quite surprising. Anything ordered with Granamyr and Procrustus will also be delayed, so everything can ship at the same time.

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