{"id":18866,"date":"2012-05-25T08:32:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T13:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18866"},"modified":"2012-05-25T21:01:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T02:01:29","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-draego-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18866","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review:
MOTU Classics Draego-Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We\u2019re a little behind on our MOTU reviews, so I thought I\u2019d end this week with a look at the first figure in the 30th<\/sup> Anniversary sub-line:\u00a0 Draego-Man!\u00a0This guy so impressive, he’s easily become one of my favorite figures in the line so far.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really happy that Toy Guru was able to convince Mattel to do a special set of figures for the thirtieth anniversary of Masters of the Universe Classics.\u00a0 Not only does the history of MOTU deserve to be celebrated with fun figures like Tank Man<\/span> Vykron, but it has opened the proverbial door for new characters to be introduced into the mythos.\u00a0 This is something I\u2019ve been wanting since the inception of this new MOTU world.<\/p>\n

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Although Fearless Photog was the first figure in the 30th<\/sup> line, he\u2019s really still a call back to the 1980\u2019s MOTU lore.\u00a0 I really consider the Four Horsemen\u2019s design to be the first original figure in the Classics line.\u00a0 But before I get into his sculpt, I wanted to touch on his bio a bit.\u00a0 Draego-Man\u2019s got one of the more interesting histories we\u2019ve seen so far.<\/p>\n

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He was created during Preternia time by the Great Black Wizard. (I\u2019ve never heard of this Wizard before.\u00a0 You expert MOTU fans will have to let me know if he\u2019s another original character.)\u00a0 Draego-Man was shunned by Granamyr and eventually took up with King Grayskull.\u00a0 He eventually became disgusted with humans after they made a truce to create the Three Towers, and left them to spend the rest of his life in solitude.\u00a0 (I\u2019m curious if he had issue with the Towers themselves, or just the fact that humans were teaming with their enemies.)\u00a0 Centuries later he joins Skeletor\u2019s army, seeing a chance to enslave both humans and dragons alike.\u00a0 (I really love how bitter Draego is, and how long he can hold a grudge!\u00a0 I can\u2019t imagine he\u2019ll be happy with Skeletor either though.\u00a0 So how long before he turns on him?)<\/p>\n

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When given mostly free reign to create an original figure, the 4H did what they do best.\u00a0 Draego\u2019s sculpt is an inspiring mix of borrowed pieces and original sculpts.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really sure what\u2019s more impressive, the fact that they got pieces from Hordak, He-Ro, King Hiss, and Whiplash to work seamlessly together, or that the newly sculpted pieces take attention entirely away from those reused limbs.\u00a0 Either way, this is one amazing looking figure.\u00a0 I\u2019m also impressed by how much bigger he looks too.\u00a0 His larger head and humongous wings give the illusion of greater stature, even though he\u2019s really about the same size as a normal figure.<\/p>\n

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Draego\u2019s head is probably the most impressive of newly sculpted pieces.\u00a0 He\u2019s just got this perfect dragon head.\u00a0 It sounds silly, but I\u2019m not really sure how else to phrase it.\u00a0 When I think of a fantasy world dragon, this head is pretty much what I picture in my mind.\u00a0 His wings are probably my second favorite part.\u00a0 Not only do they give him a huge and imposing stance, but I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ll be seeing them again if they ever get to make a Lord Dactys.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

The rest of Draego\u2019s armor and is impressive just because it does such a great job of bringing all these pieces together.\u00a0 It\u2019s not really made to be removable, which is fine.\u00a0 I am a bit disappointed that the crest on his chest wasn\u2019t a separate piece though.\u00a0 It probably means we won\u2019t be seeing this armor combination on anyone else in the near future.<\/p>\n

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Draego\u2019s paint job is also really impressive.\u00a0 I know they had to cut some accessories to give him this level of paint detail, and I\u2019m totally OK with it.\u00a0 Just seeing the subtle darker tone changes over his skin makes it worth it to me.\u00a0 But there are also the lighter purple highlights on his armored pieces, and even the metallic blue in the rocky looking textured bits gives him a very unique look.<\/p>\n

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Draego has the same basic articulation that we\u2019re all used to in a standard MOTU Classics figure, but his new body parts also give him some added features.\u00a0 His tail is identical to Whiplash\u2019s and only moves on a swivel.\u00a0 His wings are on swivel\/hinges though, and they have a really great range of movement.\u00a0 I\u2019m really glad they\u2019re able to do more than just sit behind him looking cool.\u00a0 I also wanted to mention that Draego\u2019s head is on a ball joint, like all the other figures, but somehow his seems to have a bit more range.\u00a0 You can get these really subtle tilts, and his up\/down motion seems more extended.<\/p>\n

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Draego-Man comes with one accessory, his flaming sword.\u00a0 The sword has an interesting design to it, but the fire seems more like liquid lava than flames.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if I like that so much.\u00a0 I know that Draego was originally supposed to come with more accessories, which we\u2019ll be getting in other ways eventually, but I personally feel like he doesn\u2019t need any.\u00a0 He is a huge dragon man that can breathe fire and that almost seems like enough for me.\u00a0 The only thing I really would change on this figure is dropping the accessory for an articulated mouth.\u00a0 It\u2019d be cool to see him biting some of his enemies!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m really happy with Draego-Man.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better figure for the first original character in the Classics line.\u00a0 I\u2019m also hoping that this trend continues past the 30th<\/sup> anniversary.\u00a0 This is a new chapter in MOTU history, and I really feel like original characters are fantastic way to grow and expand the brand.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re a little behind on our MOTU reviews, so I thought I\u2019d end this week with a look at the first figure in the 30th Anniversary sub-line:\u00a0 Draego-Man!\u00a0This guy so impressive, he’s easily become one of my favorite figures in the line so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,34,10],"tags":[1289,1341,2562,78,20,16,2558,706],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/draeTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4Ui","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16441,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16441","url_meta":{"origin":18866,"position":0},"title":"First Look at Kobra Khan & Draego-Man in Package","date":"January 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"With the packaged figures at San Diego, Powercon, and New York Comic Con giving us so many of the MOTU Classics Biographies, it feels like forever since we\u2019ve done one of these articles on a Mattel Facebook reveal. 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