{"id":23289,"date":"2013-04-28T02:21:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T07:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23289"},"modified":"2013-04-28T02:21:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T07:21:35","slug":"motuclassics-com-he-man-reviewmasters-of-the-universe-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23289","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.Com He-Man Review
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<\/a> Back in 1987, LA Mayor Tom Bradley decreed that April 28th as \u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d Day. Today, 26 years later some crazy toy bloggers are teaming up for a day of MOTU reviews. I want to do something special, so I figure it was time to finally reveal why there\u2019s no He-Man review at IAT!<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one e-mail that I can guarantee I\u2019m going to get once a week, it\u2019s the one asking why there\u2019s no He-Man review here at IAT. I have reviewed He-Man before \u2013 in his Battle Armor, his Preternia Diguise, his TRU repaint, his Thun- I could go on. The point is that while I\u2019ve reviewed plenty of He-Man figures over the years, I\u2019ve never gone back and shined the spotlight on the original, at least not until today. <\/p>\n

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Having run IAT for nearly four years and gaining a lot of popularity due in part to MOTU reviews and the checklist at MOTUClassics.com, it\u2019s kinda funny to think back to this figure. When Toy Guru & the 4H plopped the original \u201cClassics\u201d He-Man in the SDCC case back in 2007 \u2013 I wasn\u2019t terribly impressed. I mean, the idea was cool, but Mattel had burnt their bridges with MO2K. That line was hard to collect, it died an early death, and so many of my favorite characters somehow managed to never get a figure. And there at least seemed to be a cacophony of folks complaining about MO2K all the time; it seemed like it wasn\u2019t even okay to like MO2K some days. And, finally, when the stactions folded (I still want the cancelled Faker & Kobra Khan btw), I was done. Sort of a take your super-articulated He-Man and shove it kinda thing. I stuck by my guns too \u2013 I didn\u2019t buy King Grayskull at the following SDCC either. Just a giant, out-of-scale Lobo (come to think of it, I need to review that too…)<\/p>\n

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When He-Man and Beast Man came to Mattycollector in late 2008, I hemmed & hawed a little during their six weeks of availability. They made it into my cart a few times, but I never pulled the trigger. When they were pulled from the site, I figured that made the final decision for me. When Skeletor was released in January, I did waver a bit… and then… strangely, I found that the sold out He-Man & Beast Man were still in my cart, available to order. In whatever dumb logic flows through the collector brain, it somehow worked out that it made sense to order these sold out figures. It was like a second chance that I shouldn\u2019t waste. Or whatever. I can be weak when I want to be. <\/p>\n

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IAT was still a few months away at this point \u2013 I had no idea how important MOTU Classics was about to become when I placed that order. Looking back, four years and thousands of dollars later, it\u2019s pretty crazy that it all hinged on Digital River\u2019s inability to run their store right and let a sold out item be sold out. Then again, MOTU Classics is going to go down as a fabled toy line and I probably would\u2019ve found my way into the line sooner or later because one thing is true. I love MOTU, the franchise, more than I get annoyed with some of the other fans, more than I get annoyed with Mattel. The line will end some day and I\u2019m going to miss it when that happens. <\/p>\n

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But I did get off to a rocky start. Since I was reluctant to order He-Man, you can imagine my displeasure when I opened him to find the figure had two right legs. Ugh. I wasn\u2019t keen on the red around the eyes and we ultimately found out he had reversed shoulders too, but none of that ever really mattered to me because mine never had a left leg. That’s a pretty powerful foul-up all things considered. I tried to get a replacement, but it never panned out. <\/p>\n

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When IAT started later that year and the MOTU reviews geared up, I did make an effort to go back and get the figures we had missed like Faker & Beast Man, but I just could never bring myself to review my double-legged He-Man. I took some pics once, but it\u2019s hard to do much else than talk about his bum legs. Heck, just look at this review! Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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By the end of 2009, I was able to snag a reissue He-Man and my MOTUC love was in full swing. I had some of my favorite figures like Man-At-Arms, Scareglow, Teela, & Zodak. And while I hadn\u2019t reviewed He-Man proper, the truth is I\u2019ve reviewed most of him in nearly every MOTU review. <\/p>\n

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Since He-Man is the basic MOTU character, the beginning more or less, his body is also the basis for most every other figure that follows. Mattel has been mostly good about getting us proper new pieces when they were needed, but in MOTUC it seems nearly every figure has a little He-Man in them. And that\u2019s part of what makes the line so great \u2013 this He-Man figure is a little piece of art. I was wrong to not marvel at it when it debuted back in 2007. Its chunky design and healthy articulation have translated into dozens more fantastic figures over the years. <\/p>\n

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The iconic accessories have too. The sword, the half-sword, the shield, and the ax are some of my favorite pieces in the line. So much so, that I want them in endless repaints. I still want a full set for Prince Adam in magenta and a purple basic shield for Skeletor. Yeah, other accessories are cool too, but there is just something about the idea of Prince Adam all magenta-geared up with nothing to do. <\/p>\n

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Many of those fantastic figures throughout the line were He-Man himself \u2013 I\u2019ve bought plenty of those too. Some I don\u2019t much care about and others I\u2019ll treasure for a good long time, Battle Armor He-Man & Faker among them. Battle Armor does steal the spotlight on my toy shelves. I always preferred that look as a kid and I still do today. Battle Armor He-Man & Skeletor have replaced their \u201cnormal\u201d counterparts in my display and I know others feel the same, though it may be a different special armor that bumps the original He-Man out. <\/p>\n

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But you still have to have this figure. This is He-Man, the basic figure and power vest look is where it all started. The Battle Armor is featured in a lot of great oil paintings, but this is the look that helped make He-Man the 80s power house that he was, that put the Power Tour into motion, and made \u201cMOTU Day\u201d happen in the first place. The Classics figure did justice to that legacy. A lot of people realized that when they saw it. I\u2019m just glad I figured it out pretty early on. <\/p>\n

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And don’t worry. Reissue He-Man does get to keep his spot on my shelves. I just can’t resist a good gag! This wraps up my entry for “MOTU Day”, check out these great sites for even more MOTU Day Coverage!! DoomKick<\/strong><\/a>, Poe Ghostal<\/strong><\/a>, Battlegrip<\/strong><\/a>, Preternia<\/strong><\/a>, The Epic Review<\/strong><\/a>, and Hoard World<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

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For all our MOTU reviews, check out our
\n MOTU Classics Collector’s Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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