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never thought i would ever see shocktie get made in plastic not to mention the photos at he-men dot org show the prototype of castle greyskull in all its glory plus love batros finaly getting the treatment too
When your toys are catering entirely to an Internet-savvy crowd, putting the images on your server early maybe isn't the best idea. I wasn't sure whether or not to show these, but at this point the (Battle) cat is out of the bag and they're everywhere.
John Morey at Nerditis
Can't say I'm crazy about the cartoony Filmation stuff, but Icer being translucent is a saving grace. Mantenna's more like the staction that I already have than I was hoping, but still an impressive sculpt. New Adventures He-Man is my favorite - loving the detail on him.
He-Man.org has more images, including Castle Grayskull. And while this spoils most of the surprise, we still don't know what the new program is that they've promised to reveal to get more characters out faster.
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*sigh* Every time I think that I've gotten out, they show me something to drag me back in...
@lady.teresa because she is a friend of he=mans sister she ra and part of the original princess of power spin off line of motu.
I think its fine (That blue chick is really fine!). But I don't collect these, let alone pay for an expensive subscription. They have loaded the line with She-Ra types and obscure cartoon characters. You have 1 out of 6 characters shown that's actually based an 80's MOTU figure. But if they did not, they'd run out of 80's toy characters within a year. Then what? There wouldn't be enough interest to continue on with She-Ra/Filmation/New Adventures types. But that's gonna happen at some point, anyway. The way it is now, the line can drag out long enough to get a few playsets/beasts/vehicles. When it all ends, it will have been a substantial collection.
@lady.teresa Many of us have been asking that about all the She-Ra figures that have popped up since the Classics line started.
Truthfully, Classics is sort of the catch-all line for anything even tangentially related to Masters of the Universe. Last year they even introduced brand new characters that had never appeared before, which resulted in a firestorm of fan hate.
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As someone who doesn't know much about He-Man and was for years convinced he'd hallucinated the New Adventures of He-Man, lemme ask this - What's the deal with The New Adventure of He-Man?
Did it have anything to do with the original? Was it a continuation? A remake? Is it highly thought-of or it is hated by the He-fandom?
Also, is a He-Man fan called a He-Fan? Because it should be.
The things I remember about the New Adventures is they had some cool villains designs (Slush Head, Hoove and Optikk) and that He-Man started out more slender and normal, then his figures regressed back to the steroid weightlifter of the 80's. Like they realized they made a mistake by making He-Man too Ken-doll-esque. The series also had a villain playset only released overseas, unapologetically named "Nordor".
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@Bearr New Adventures was a continuation of the old Filmation cartoon. It was an attempt to revitalize the property by dialing up the sci-fi elements and all but eliminating its more magical, fantasy-based aspects. The premise is that He-Man travels to the future to fight evil mutants (sorry, not Magneto) and Skeletor hitches a ride and takes control of them. It wasn't very popular, due to the change in themes and animation style, but there is a very vocal minority in He-Fandom that dearly loves it.
And yes, many Masters of the Universe fans do refer to themselves as He-Fans, while fans of the sister property She-Ra Princess of Power refer to themselves as She-Ravers.
...I really need to find new interest with less weird fans...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXf_aFLaKCQ
I'm loving that Mantenna Figure. NA He-man looks pretty good too. I'm thinking Swappable Heads and Removable Armor for that one.
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It would probably just reveal my general He-Man ignorance to point out that Batros there looks like he stole Finn's hat from Adventure Time, but I'm going to go ahead and leave this here anyway.
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I really missed the boat on this line, somewhere in the future it's going to cost me an arm and a leg to catch up.
Icer looks pretty badass. As long as he doesn't have a gimmick like the old Iceman figure from the 90's, he'll be awesome. Actually, Iceman might still be sitting in my parents' basement freezer...
