Temple of Doom Adventure Heroes Teaches Kids to Tear Their Hearts Out
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That’s right; that’s an adorable Mola Ram holding an adorable flaming human heart in his hand, as part of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Adventure Heroes from Hasbro. A toy made for four-year-olds, from a movie they shouldn’t be able to see for another decade of their lives. All right, maybe it’s not quite as awesome as the Ark of the Covenant face-melting God-ghost from the first series, but any toy where you have to tell your child “And after his heart was ripped out, they dropped him in lava!” is aces in my book. ToyNewsI has pics of Short Round and Willie from the same set, if you’re so inclined.
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