News – Sneak Peek of Mattel’s Toy Fair 2013 Reveals

Wow, ok, so I totally jumped the gun with that last post revealing Mantenna. Turns out that a LOT of Mattel Toy Fair reveals have leaked on the internet. It’s crazy how much stuff got leaked. MOTUC, DC Signature Collection, Watchmen, even the Castle Grayskull playset prototype! Wow! The guys over at Mattel must be upset right now, but suffice it to say that the fans are pleased! Here’s a full list of the reveals:

MOTUC:
Castle Grayskull Playset
Mantenna
Batros
Castaspella
New Adventures He-Man
Shakoti
Icer

DC Signature Collection:
Fire
Huntress

Watchmen:
The Comedian

Thanks to Collector Action Figures for the reveal.
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News – MOTUC Mantenna Figure Revealed?

Over on the Masters of the Universe Classics Facebook page, a picture has been posted of what looks like a Masters of the Universe Classics Mantenna figure. According to the post, it was found after snooping around on the Mattycollector/Digital River website. This likely wasn’t supposed to be seen until after Toy Fair this weekend, but hey we all know how the internet works. Nobody at Mattel has confirmed its validity yet, but it does have the Mattel watermark on the picture. At any rate, it looks pretty awesome.

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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Sneak Peek #3

Hey there! Mattycollector keeps posting these sneak peeks on their Facebook page of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull playset. These sneak peeks will continue until the full reveal of the prototype this Sunday at New York Toy Fair. I’m so excited! Click after the jump to check it out!
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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Sneak Peeks!

Mattycollector has been posting on their Facebook page, daily sneak peeks of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull playset.

They’re going to do a new sneak peek every day until the big reveal this Sunday at the New York Toy Fair. I’ll keep posting the sneak peeks here, and post about the reveal as well.

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Mattel Wants to Know Why You’ve Stopped Collecting MOTUC

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

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

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

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 – Kobra Khan – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Kobra Khan Action Figure

Kobra Khan may be a snake themed character, but in the Masters of the Universe world he was originally a part of Skeletor’s Evil Warriors. He was created before the concept of the Snake Men. However, since then, fans have adopted him as a member of the Snake Men, because…well…he’s a snake man. The 200X cartoon series even touched on him being one of Skeletor’s minions by portraying him as a double agent; a very nice touch indeed. So with that, today I’ll be taking a look at the Masters of the Universe Classics Kobra Khan figure and see if he is a worthy addition to King Hsss’ army.

KOBRA KHAN
Evil Master of Snakes™

REAL NAME: Khan of Clan Kobra

A descendent of the ancient Snake Men™, Khan became fascinated with the many legends of their victories in the Great Wars. Breaking into the archives of Eternos Palace™, he learned that the great King Hssss™ had been locked in the Void at the end of the war. In a ruse to free his King, Khan joined forces with Skeletor® and, with the help of Evil-Lyn®, they acquired Zodak’s staff, the key to freeing his Snake Men™ brethren. Together he and Evil-Lyn® opened the Snake Pit portal releasing Hssss and his ageless army, returning their terror to Eternia®. Khan went on to loyally serve Hssss, controlling his prey with his evil hypnotic mist!

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