{"id":23483,"date":"2013-05-20T03:21:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T08:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23483"},"modified":"2013-05-20T06:28:16","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T11:28:16","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-king-he-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23483","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review:
MOTU Classics King He-Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>While we wait for this month\u2019s Matty box to arrive, I thought I\u2019d go back and look at another Masters of the Universe Classics figure that we haven\u2019t reviewed yet.\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look at King He-Man, our first real glimpse into the future of MOTU Classics.<\/p>\n

This is the first true foray into what the future holds for our favorite characters (well, at least the ones that survived).\u00a0 That idea is super exciting to me because it opens up a whole new universe of possibilities.\u00a0 I want to know what Dare and Skeletor\u2019s son are like.\u00a0 I want to see Empress Adora benevolently commanding the Horde Empire in its new goal of maintaining peace in the galaxy.\u00a0 And I definitely want to see how King Adam rules the utopian world of Fu-Ternia.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately our first look at Adam\u2019s fate isn\u2019t as impressive as I had hoped.\u00a0 While last year\u2019s Club Eternia exclusive was an entirely new figure, King He-Man comes across as a bit chincy with only one new body part, his head (which I\u2019ll get into in a minute).\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m fine with using the standard male buck, especially when it comes to He-Man.\u00a0 But usually versions of He-Man either reuse his classic pieces or have all new parts, so I\u2019m a bit disappointed in the recycling of He-Ro\u2019s loincloth and boots.<\/p>\n

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King He-Man\u2019s head is new though, and it definitely brings a lot of character to the figure.\u00a0 The long and graying hair and beard makes the figure look ages older than his original and New Adventures counterparts.\u00a0 His eyes look tired, and there\u2019s a very visible scar running down the left side of his face.\u00a0 His mouth is also a bit droopy on the left side, which makes me think there may be a scar underneath all that facial hair also.\u00a0 King He-Man has definitely seen some $#!+.\u00a0 I do wish the head sculpt had a wider jaw though.\u00a0 King He-Man\u2019s narrow face doesn\u2019t quite match classic He-Man\u2019s jawbone.<\/p>\n

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King He-Man also has new chest armor.\u00a0 The piece is very reminiscent of his predecessors\u2019 look, and does help tie together the He-Ro parts with the overall style.\u00a0 I just really wish he had his own style instead of a mishmash of others.\u00a0 I do really like the cape though, especially the fur lined hood.\u00a0 Unfortunately Mattel glued the two pieces together, so he can\u2019t be displayed with only one or the other.<\/p>\n

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King He-Man has a great paint job.\u00a0 There are a lot of bright red and metallic blue highlights on the various armor pieces, while the majority is a dark iron gray and shiny gold.\u00a0 One piece I found particularly interesting was his upper torso.\u00a0 Most figures with the metallic undershirts just have the whole torso painted, but KH actually has it painted like a tank top.\u00a0 I think I like this better.\u00a0 At the very least it adds a bit more detail to the figure.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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King He-Man comes with two accessories.\u00a0 First is a royal scepter, much like the two that came with Randor and Marlena.\u00a0 It\u2019s a decent looking piece and it definitely matches his armor, but kind of boring and I just don\u2019t really care about it.\u00a0 So it\u2019ll probably end up in my extra parts bin with the other two.<\/p>\n

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From completely boring to one of the coolest accessories in the entire line, King He-Man\u2019s other item is a battle damaged electronic Power Sword.\u00a0 \u201cBattle Damaged\u201d is really an understatement though.\u00a0 This 200X inspired weapon looks like it\u2019s fought every evil creature to hell and back, died, and then was resurrected \u00e0 la<\/em> <\/em>Frankenstien\u2019s Monster.\u00a0 The sculpt is chipped, scratched, gouged, and broken.\u00a0 Even the hilt seems to have been shattered and given a wooden replacement.\u00a0 The paint job is equally as brutal with plenty of rust tarnishing the blade and guard.\u00a0 I guess this is what happens when Man-At-Arms isn\u2019t around to fix things.<\/p>\n

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As one last bonus item, King He-Man also comes with a mini-comic, The Secret Origin of Skeletor<\/em>.\u00a0 I don\u2019t really want to get into any spoilers, just in case some of you haven\u2019t read it yet.\u00a0 But I will say that I enjoyed the story.\u00a0 There were a couple of scenes that could have used some clarification, but in general it was fun and had fantastic art.\u00a0 It\u2019s also nice to see another mini-comic release in the Classics line.<\/p>\n

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While King He-Man doesn\u2019t really live up to my expectations, I wouldn\u2019t call him a bad figure either.\u00a0 His look is very reminiscent of his predecessors, which is fine.\u00a0 I was really hoping for something more original, and hopefully the 4H and Mattel designers will go big on the other characters from Fu-Ternia.<\/p>\n

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

While we wait for this month\u2019s Matty box to arrive, I thought I\u2019d go back and look at another Masters of the Universe Classics figure that we haven\u2019t reviewed yet.\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look at King He-Man, our first real glimpse into the future of MOTU Classics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23484,"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":[334,178,78,1939,20,29,2558,1940],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/khemTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-66L","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16031,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16031","url_meta":{"origin":23483,"position":0},"title":"MOTU Classics.Com: DC vs MOTU Zodac Review","date":"December 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"This summer was a challenging time for me as a MOTUC collector. 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