{"id":13003,"date":"2011-06-22T08:01:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T13:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13003"},"modified":"2012-04-16T04:05:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T09:05:31","slug":"motuclassics-com-the-faceless-one-vault-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13003","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review MOTU
Classics.com: The Faceless One"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I love getting the non-traditional characters in the MOTU Classics line.\u00a0 So June was actually a pretty exciting month for me.\u00a0 Not only were we able to pick up Teela in here non-canon DC Comics barbarian swimsuit look, but we also got an original 200X character with The Faceless One.<\/p>\n

Character wise, I\u2019m not a big fan of The Faceless One.\u00a0 He originally appeared in MYP cartoon, but always seemed more like a deus ex machina to me.\u00a0 They gave you hints of characterization by making him Evil-Lyn\u2019s mysterious father, but he was never really developed fully.\u00a0 Instead, he became a way to introduce and explain away magical items like the Havoc Staff and Ram Stone, or even to find an excuse to get He-Man involved in a predominantly Evil-Lyn episode.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t until his appearance in the MVC comics that we even learned his back story.<\/p>\n

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But, aside from not really liking his character, I\u2019m a fan of how The Faceless One looks.\u00a0 He\u2019s got this fantastically imposing style to his costume that makes you take notice.\u00a0 With his mix of dark purples and blacks, when you first see him you can\u2019t help but wonder if he\u2019s a good guy or a bad guy.\u00a0 Then there\u2019s the whole ram motif that surrounds him, which immediately makes you think only of Skeletor.<\/p>\n

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The Horsemen did a fantastic job with The Faceless One\u2019s sculpt.\u00a0 Even though he\u2019s based on Count Marzo\u2019s body, the added armor really goes a long way in making him his own figure.\u00a0 I was really amazed to discover that his body armor\/cape is actually three separate pieces.\u00a0 His chest armor, collar, and the back part of his cape are all one piece.\u00a0 His shoulder pads are separate and each are molded with the side of his cape.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very simple construction that gives his design a look of complexity.\u00a0 Something else I didn\u2019t expect was just how awesome his armor looks on the other MOTU characters.\u00a0 Even more odd is how Faceless seems to wear Marzo\u2019s armor better than the Count himself.<\/p>\n

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The other piece that really sets his body apart from Marzo\u2019s is his loin cloth. \u00a0This is probably one of the most intricate loin cloths we\u2019ve gotten in the Classics line and it definitely sets itself apart from the sea of furry underwear.\u00a0 I was pleasantly surprised to discover that even though it\u2019s one piece, it still hangs down in six separate sections so his articulation isn\u2019t hindered at all.\u00a0 I\u2019m assuming this is why the 4H didn\u2019t go with the robe design from the 200X cartoon, but instead chose his MVC Comics look.\u00a0 I was a bit disappointed when he first debuted without the robe look, but I\u2019ve gotten used to it.\u00a0 Plus, I like the nod to the comics.<\/p>\n

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I am a bit annoyed that the nod to the MVC comics didn\u2019t continue though.\u00a0 Considering the limited amount of new tooling that was given to The Faceless One, there really is no reason that he didn\u2019t come with his alternate faced head.\u00a0 Toy Guru is always saying we\u2019ll get alternate heads if they make sense for the character.\u00a0 What makes more sense than including the human looking Nikolas\u2019 head, especially since his bio talks about him before he was faceless.\u00a0 Ultimately, I\u2019m not really sure why they didn\u2019t include his human head, but decisions like this do very little in stopping the rumors that Mattel has something against the MVC comics.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/p>\n

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Faceless One has a much more detailed paint application than I expected.\u00a0 The prototype pictures weren\u2019t of the best quality when it came to the tiny details, so I was in for a nice surprise when I saw that he has tiny metallic rivets along certain seams of his armor.\u00a0 I also liked that his belt is a metallic purple that really stands out from the matte purple of his fabric parts.\u00a0 I\u2019m also really happy that Mattel listened to the fans and painted the inside of his collar black instead of leaving it purple.\u00a0 The darkness does a great job of making his head look disembodied, giving the figure a much more creepy and menacing look.<\/p>\n

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The Faceless One\u2019s articulation is the same as the majority of the MOTU figures, but I am going to have to pick on Mattel a bit.\u00a0 Like I said, I\u2019m really happy his legs aren\u2019t limited by his loin cloth, so kudos on that.\u00a0 But, we get the dreaded return of Marzo\u2019s left hand.\u00a0 I actually like the hand itself.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad they made one that could hold small items.\u00a0 My problem is with its articulation.\u00a0 Again, Toy Guru\u2019s repeatedly said they will give swivel\/hinge wrist articulation to the characters that it makes sense on.\u00a0 Well I don\u2019t know how many of you have tried to display Marzo without his amulet, but it looks damned awkward.\u00a0 Now this uncomfortable looking pose is repeated with The Faceless One.<\/p>\n

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The Faceless One comes with two accessories: his Havoc Staff and the Ram Stone.\u00a0 I\u2019m really glad we got another one of those mysterious Eternian artifacts with the Ram Stone.\u00a0 It makes the most sense for Faceless to come with it, but I\u2019d like to see more of this with future characters.\u00a0 Sure everyone needs a weapon, but do they all need two weapons?\u00a0 Artifacts like the Ram Stone or the Reliquary bring more history and variety to the MOTU-verse than another sword or blaster.<\/p>\n

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It also makes sense that The Faceless One would also come with the Havoc Staff, since it was his originally.\u00a0 What I was really happy to see is that they gave it a new deco.\u00a0 The added translucent red on the ram\u2019s skull really gives it a great glowing fiery look.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t ever a look I was expecting to get, but I\u2019m really happy that we did.\u00a0 Now, if I could just get one in 200X colors.<\/p>\n

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Faceless One is a perfect example of what I love about MOTU Classics.\u00a0 He\u2019s a 200X character that gets a damned good figure, when he probably wouldn\u2019t have even gotten a toy in the 200X line.\u00a0 And even though I don\u2019t really care about the character, his figure has this really terrific design and is fun to play around with.\u00a0 He also does a really good job of diversifying my MOTU shelf.\u00a0 Now, amongst all the brightly colored and fur thonged characters is this dark and mysterious figure.<\/p>\n

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

I love getting the non-traditional characters in the MOTU Classics line.\u00a0 So June was actually a pretty exciting month for me.\u00a0 Not only were we able to pick up Teela in here non-canon DC Comics barbarian swimsuit look, but we also got an original 200X character with The Faceless One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13008,"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":[655,882,2562,78,20,16,2558,1061,1060],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/faceTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3nJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12368,"url":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12368","url_meta":{"origin":13003,"position":0},"title":"Some Thoughts on Clawful & Faceless One in Package","date":"April 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I spent most of last week (my week \"off\" from doing reviews) updating the checklists at MOTUClassics.Com, DCClassics.com, etc. Wouldn't you know that as soon as I was caught up, Mattel jumped right in and started filling up my to-do list! 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