Tag: Masters of the Universe Classics

Here’s another Masters of the Universe Classics first look at the Fwoosh, this time of Trap Jaw, due in February.  Just based on the pictures, I am pretty sure Trap Jaw (and Kronis) will displace Tri-Klops as the top villain in my MOTUC collection.  And with Battle Armor He-Man coming this month, I think Man-At-Arms will have some worthy competition on the hero side.  Not a bad start to MOTUC in 2010!

Now, Kronis is pretty cool for an intergalactic bounty hunter, but one horrible, disfiguring fight later, and TRAP JAW is just so much cooler. Like his MOTUC brethren that came before him, this figure expands on every little detail that made the original great, then adds things to make it even better.

I will start with the head – Trap Jaw is positively batpoopy crazy. His eyes are insane, wide open, bright yellow with this tiniest pupils. He is not to be messed with. Then there is the (fully articulated) jaw. This one simple point of articulation makes Trap Jaw so expressive. Depending oh how it is positioned, he can go from scary-mean, to crazy to almost cutely mischievous grin. You can also see the mess of a mouth he has left behind that metal mandible, no detail left unturned by the Four Horsemen.

via First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Trap Jaw | TheFwoosh.com.

The Fwoosh has a first look at the first Princess of Power figure to be included in Masters of the Universe Classics – Adora, twin sister of Prince Adam.  VeeBee puts a positive spin on how Adora turned out, but I’ve got to fall in the other camp here.  The final product is a mixed bag, and very much what I was expecting based on the earlier pics.  She’s got a great looking face with beautiful paint apps, but her “skirt” really makes her look frumpy.  The pliability of the material is a positive, the hit for it is pretty steep.

So there she is in all of her glory and I am happy to say that is certainly an instance where the final product turned out MUCH nicer that early peeks seemed to indicate. Hopefully this with charge a lot of people and we can have more interest in the Princess of Power characters. I know I am a strong advocate for them, but I hope Adora will win a lot of people over. They are an essential part of the Masters mythos and, as I said before, I cannot to see the Horsemen’s take on the likes of Frosta, Catra, Glimmer and Mermista. Bring them on! We know She-Ra is coming but hopefully we can start looking forward to three or four PoP characters a year.

via First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Adora | TheFwoosh.com.

More Battle Cat goodness, this time from the Fwoosh.  I am really starting to wonder how the articulation in his mid-torso moves.  It’s practically invisible, at least from the angle in the unarmored pic here – I had to check to make sure I wasn’t seeing things in Pixel Dan’s video review (you can see it clearly at 4:10 in).

Really, I don’t know what else I can say about Battle Cat without telling you what you probably already see or crossing over to a full-on gush fest (morseso). I know that this is a very subjective and fickle hobby and I have come to realize that even if I really love a figure, someone out there will probably hate it. However, if once you get this figure in hand and you can say that you don’t like it, please leave your address so I can direct the ambulance to your house because you are obviously having a breakdown. I just cannot imagine any action figure fan not digging the hell out of Battle Cat. Come the end of the year, his presence on “Best of” lists will be so ubiquitous some might wonder if any other toys came out this year at all.

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