{"id":17655,"date":"2012-03-23T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17655"},"modified":"2012-03-23T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T00:30:45","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-sorceress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17655","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review:
MOTU Classics.Com Sorceress"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Kobra Khan’s almost here, so it’s a great time to wrap up February\u2019s Masters of the Universe haul. Last on our list is the Sorceress. One of the few Masters of the Universe Classics figures to have an action feature which is unusual because I don’t think her vintage figure did.<\/p>\n

The only female Masters of the Universe figure I had as a kid was Teela.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t even know Sorceress had a figure until I got back into MOTU with the 200X relaunch.\u00a0 I was a bit surprised by it too since He-Man was such a heavily boy-themed line.\u00a0 Sadly, the MO2K line wasn\u2019t given this opportunity.\u00a0 We were lucky the Four Horsemen were able to get a staction figure to us.\u00a0 But with the in depth roster of MOTU Classics, I had no doubt we\u2019d be seeing the Sorceress eventually.<\/p>\n

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This Sorceress figure is based on her familiar comic book\/cartoon\/original action figure look.\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019m not a big fan of the whole bird motif.\u00a0 Wearing a costume made of feathers always seemed a bit weird to me.\u00a0 But I can still recognize a great sculpt when I see it, and the 4H did a fantastic job here.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty of detailed sculpting with all of her feathers.\u00a0 Plus, she looks as if she stepped right out of the Filmation series.<\/p>\n

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I realize the Horsemen have a certain style, and most of the MOTU women have a similar look.\u00a0 But I feel like Sorceress and Teela look particularly alike.\u00a0 The Sorceress also has one of the prettier faces in the line, which is always nice.<\/p>\n

I only have one complaint when it comes to the Sorceress\u2019 head, and it\u2019s not even about the sculpt.\u00a0 The figures we got at IAT all shared the similar problem of the head dress being positioned too high.\u00a0 I\u2019m definitely going to pull her head out and readjust the piece.\u00a0 It should be fairly easy, but it\u2019s still a pain to have to do.<\/p>\n

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The majority of Sorceress\u2019 pieces are molded in the proper blues, whites, and oranges.\u00a0 What little painting there is on her head dress, boots, and wings is all very clean.\u00a0 In fact, I haven\u2019t noticed any slop on my figure, which is always nice.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not really sure why, but Mattel chose to paint the insides of her wings blue.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think it looks bad, but it\u2019s definitely not the look of the original figure or her Filmation counterpart.\u00a0 Can any of you hard core MOTU fans shed some light on where this design came from?\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sorceress has basic MOTU Classics articulation.\u00a0 Her head is on a ball joint.\u00a0 Shoulders and hips are swivel hinges.\u00a0 There are swivel cuts at her biceps, wrists, waist and boot tops.\u00a0 And her elbows and knees are hinges.\u00a0 The biggest issue here is that her head dress blocks most the ball joint\u2019s pose-ability.\u00a0 They also gave her the new female thighs, so her legs are a bit more limited also.<\/p>\n

Sorceress\u2019 action feature allows for her wings to spread when you raise her arms.\u00a0 The feature itself works really well as the wings fall easily into place.\u00a0 The problem is that the pegs holding the wings stick out unnaturally far.\u00a0 They\u2019re also attached to her shoulders, so she can\u2019t really move her arms forward without the wings protruding out.\u00a0 Because of this most of her arm gestures have to be done with her elbows.<\/p>\n

My biggest issue with the hard plastic wings is that they prevent Sorceress from sitting down. This is definitely a problem since seventy percent of her job description entails sitting on the throne.<\/p>\n

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Sorceress comes with her original figure\u2019s staff.\u00a0 The bird on top has sculpted details on its wings, and the whole staff has been painted a shiny pearl color.<\/p>\n

Sorceress also comes with another Zoar.\u00a0 This one has been painted to math her colors and has a white head with blue tipped wings.\u00a0 Zoar also comes with his attack harness and a red stand to perch on.<\/p>\n

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Sorceress is a decent figure, but she does have some issues.\u00a0 My biggest problem is with how her wings attach to her shoulders, but I\u2019m not really sure how this could have been done while still keeping the action feature.\u00a0 She does look great on the shelf with all the other characters though.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to getting her white variant this summer, but I\u2019m most interested in seeing her 200X Egyptian inspired look.<\/p>\n

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

Kobra Khan’s almost here, so it’s a great time to wrap up February\u2019s Masters of the Universe haul. Last on our list is the Sorceress. 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