{"id":21774,"date":"2012-11-05T02:06:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T08:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=21774"},"modified":"2012-11-05T02:09:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T08:09:58","slug":"motu-classics-com-temple-of-darkness-sorceress-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=21774","title":{"rendered":"MOTU Classics.Com: Temple of
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<\/a> With the Castle Grayskull pre-order scheduled to wrap up next Monday I\u2019ve got MOTU on the brain. Coincidentally, we\u2019ve also got plenty of MOTU Classics figs to review. That\u2019s how theme weeks are born, fellas! It\u2019s all MOTUC this week, starting with the Temple of Darkness Sorceress! <\/p>\n

Before I dig into the review, I want to give a huge shout-out to DocRampageo of Doomkick.com<\/a>! Even though this version of the Sorceress is due to show up on Mattycollector next month, I couldn\u2019t stand to wait and Doc graciously hooked both Vault and I up with this all-white Sorceress. So, a big thank you to Doc! <\/p>\n

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It\u2019s kinda weird to say, but this Sorceress feels like a new figure to me. I have the original from earlier this year, but running a toy site has its foibles. One that I\u2019ve discovered is that if I don\u2019t review a toy, it doesn\u2019t get a lot of time. And as regular readers may recall, the Sorceress received a fantastic Vault review<\/a> instead of one by yours truly. It\u2019s probably just because I\u2019m busy and I can happily write off any toy Vault reviews from my backlog, but I just don\u2019t get as much out of the toys I don\u2019t get reviewed anymore. Sorceress is one such example. It works out well in this case though, as I can provide you a fresh look at this repaint while the site already features Vault\u2019s original write-up on the regular Sorceress. <\/p>\n

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Well, I call it a repaint, but that\u2019s not entirely the case. The ToD Sorceress has different legs from the regular release. On the \u201c2.0\u201d version of the female buck, the thigh swivel was removed, presumably for aesthetics. I do admit the \u201c2.0\u201d legs look better (the feathered costume doesn\u2019t quite provide full coverage of the unsightly hip articulation MOTUC utilizes), but I can never get excited about losing an articulation point. I don\u2019t have a favorite between the two methods presented here, but it does provide a different to the figure beyond being a simple repaint. Also of note, ToD Sorceress sports a pair of Teela boots instead of her own smooth boots. <\/p>\n

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Those minor changes aside, what sets ToD Sorceress apart from the regular release is the nearly all-white color scheme. This looks originates from the mini-comics included with the figures, most notably the \u201cTemple of Darkness\u201d mini-comic which was packaged with some of the 1984 MOTU figures. I\u2019m not sure if the all-white Sorceress was a design choice or lazy coloring (non-coloring?), a quick look of that issue at He-Man.Org<\/a> reveals a pink Teela, white-mustached Man-At-Arms, and Skeletor rocking a swanky pair of gloves. <\/p>\n

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Regardless of the origins, the white Sorceress is really rockin\u2019 if you ask me. It\u2019s difficult for me to find room to display both (MOTUC is getting rather cumbersome, and that\u2019s before I hafta make room for the must-have Castle Grayskull), but I find that I want to keep her out. I\u2019ve been trying to come up with reasons. I could treat it like a sweet \u201cArctic\u201d version that hangs out with Ice Armor He-Man (an armor variant that can ideally find its way out some day), but I\u2019m kinda leaning towards her being the \u201cNew Adventures\u201d version of the Sorceress. I know that she doesn\u2019t quite fit the NA animation & that Teela is Sorceress by the time He-Man leaves for space, but the all-white motif gives her a \u201cspirit\u201d feel; as if she could appear to He-Man and guide him, which, right or wrong, is how I remember her NA role. Continue to Page 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thinking along those same lines, I also love the crystalline look to the wings. I\u2019m still not sure how I feel about how the wings were engineered, but it worked really well on my regular Sorceress. On my ToD Sorceress, it seems that the upper most part of the wing\/cape is glue in place, and moreover, glued crooked. I\u2019m not sure if my original was supposed to be glued and isn\u2019t or if the new one is jacked, but gluing the top one in place is a bad move. I know the giant \u201cdrums\u201d on her back hurt the figure for some folks, but I don\u2019t mind them too much \u2013 as long as she can sit on the Castle Grayskull throne without incident. <\/p>\n

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ToD Sorceress included two accessories. First up, the same white staff as the original. I was slightly disappointed by this one. I know of my readers cringe at this thought, but I\u2019m never a fan of duplicate accessories. I still think that Dragon Blaster Skeletor would\u2019ve been better with a sword painted to match his armor and I think this Sorceress could\u2019ve gotten a few more style points if she had a unique color on the staff, whether it was flat white, partially powered up, gold, etc. (And, yes, I\u2019m such a nerd for fun recolors, I\u2019ll be buying that 30th Anniversary MOTU DVD set<\/a> (affiliate link) just to get that gold Power Sword. Ugh!) <\/p>\n

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The other accessory is\/was a major draw for the figure, I\u2019d imagine. When Mattel reissued King Grayskull in 2010, they gave him a new accessory \u2013 the Orb of Power. Really, it was a blue plastic marble, but it was cool \u2013 except that it just rolled whever. ToD Sorceress includes an Orb Stand so that lil\u2019 marble can have a home in our displays. It\u2019s an excellently sculpted piece with fun little easter eggs on it. Before I knew how much I\u2019d like the figure, this was my main reason for needing to pick it up! Castle Grayskull is currently scheduled to include a smaller orb stand, which does render this guy slightly more moot, but I still intend to make use of this stand somewhere in the Castle. <\/p>\n

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Overall, ToD Sorceress turned out a pretty swanky figure. She\u2019s not crucial to the line by any means, making her an excellent candidate for Mattel\u2019s \u201cTravelling Convention Figure\u201d (re: any show they attended this year that wasn\u2019t SDCC, and some overseas cons they didn\u2019t). You definitely don\u2019t need an all-white Sorceress unless you\u2019re a completist or if you just really want one. Also, props to Mattel for also planning to sell her later this year on Mattycollector instead of just making her available at the shows. I think we take that granted for some times, but it wasn\u2019t the norm just a few years ago. <\/p>\n

Ultimately, ToD Sorceress takes a nice figure and gives it a nice repaint, adds back in some articulation, and includes a fun new accessory. You can\u2019t beat that. I\u2019m going to have to find a spot for both of the Sorceresses on my shelves. This new one is too cool to pack away. <\/p>\n

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For more MOTU reviews, check out our
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