Vault Review:
MOTU Classics’ Procrustus

Procrustus comes with one accessory, the Star Seed.  The Star Seed actually appeared in the original Filmation episode “The Search”.  This is one of those times that the new Classics bio does a great job of wrapping the various MOTU mythologies together.  It also gives us a nice explanation about why there’s a four armed giant holding the planet together.

The Star Seed itself isn’t very impressive.  It’s just a large translucent yellow orb.  But the various MOTU canons are teaming with artifacts and objects of power, and I personally love getting them in toy form.  Multicolored weapons paks are fun, but these relics add much more flavor to a shelf of mostly warriors.  (I think they’d also look great inside a “treasure room” of the upcoming Grayskull.)  The only thing that could make the Star Seed better is getting a crystal-like stand that’s similar to the one in the Filmation episode.

Out of the three giants, Procrustus has become my favorite.  That little bit of extra articulation really helps, but when it comes down to it he’s a fantastically sculpted colossal rock man with four arms.  There’s also a definite feel like he should be fighting Sinbad in stop-motion animation.  These are the kinds of figures that I collect this line for, and hopefully Procrustus won’t be the last giant we see.

-Vault

20 thoughts on “Vault Review:
MOTU Classics’ Procrustus

  1. That last pic is hilarious because Me-TV just ran “The Search” the other morning and I was thinking how messed up it was. Zodac nearly made He-Man turn big time evil and join up with Skeletor for all of a sec there just Zod could “test” him. That is whacked.

    As for Procrustus, I didn’t know this dude from Adam (no pun intended) before the first pics showed up online but he looks killer. Excellent paint jobs and sculpting all around on the 4H’s part. You took some great photos there, Vault. The one where Pros is holding the Star Seed is awesome!

    1. Agreed on Zodac’s “test.” If He-Man had turned evil, gained utimate power and the ability to change reality just by wishing it, what could Zodac have done to stop him?

      Did not think it through.

  2. Indeed, the Harryhausenesque stuff will get me every time, and Pro’ here is no exception.

    I just wish the legs matched the rest of his body better.

  3. The last shot of Pros reminds me of an Album cover. Honestly thinking finding a guitar in scale to him hold and do that pose.

    All around I haven’t bought a giant do to space issues. May look into getting now but store away.

  4. Great review and pics, and love the last panel!

    Still waiting for this guy to arrive (I’ll give it another two weeks before I get really antsy), and have been looking forward to seeing this character in plastic since 1982 or 1983. (I can’t remember when I got The Magic Stealer, but it was with either the third or fourth MOTU figure I ever got, so it was pretty early on.)

    Still thinking of repainting definitely his fax (an Old English word that collectively means “the hair on the head”), and possibly his trunks, in a light green colour scheme to better match the source material.

    One question, though: do his eyes actually glow int he dark, or are they just cunningly painted to appear that way?

  5. I love the giants because, frankly, their aesthetic is much more in line with 200X MOTU than MOTUC. 200X is my preferred line.

  6. He looks okay for a character who all but defines “unknown” that only the die hard MOTU fan would “need”. I do agree that he would fit in perfect with some sort of Harryhausen display, as he definitely gives off that vibe. Kudos to the 4H for that.

    The main reason I would have bought him is to custom him into Forearm from classic X-Force nemesis group, the Mutant Liberation Front. The thing is, he’s too tall to fit in properly with ML. I guess I need to find another base and drill some holes to squeeze in a few extra arms? (already tried him with a JAKKS WWE and an extra Hercules w/ spare Ares arms)

  7. Procrustus is the only giant I’ve thought was worth purchasing. Not having a sub I went out of my way to get him. I’ve had him fighting Hordac, Vegeta, half the Justice League, and just about any other toy that I thought was interesting. He is definitely one of my favorites from 2012. He-Man is great but I have way more fun with the oddballs like Gy-Gor, Lazerlot, and Crusty here.

  8. For some reason I would love to see some photoshopped versions of him in different rock colors like dark gray and what not. Love this figure!

  9. Mine arrived today. After warming him & Granamyr up a bit in front of the fire, I had no problems attaching his arms. Unfortunately, the bottom of his torso came out of the package curled up a bit at the edge, so it looks cheaply made. Also, Granamyr’s right arm socket was knackered right out of the box and his right knee doesn’t bend as much as it should. That, along with Mosquitor’s Gummi hands, made this one of the most anti-climactic shipments I’ve ever received, on three of the characters I was most looking forward to. Bleah.

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