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<\/a>I feel that Granamyr is one of the more recognizable characters to spring forth from MOTU.\u00a0 Not everyone may know his name, but a large dragon with a pot belly and horned helmet tends to leave a lasting impression.\u00a0 (Heck, even my mom recognized him.)<\/p>\nAs a kid, I\u2019d always seen dragons as sleek reptilian beasts.\u00a0 Granamyr challenged those notions with his visibly old and mostly civil demeanor.\u00a0 I was also a bit thrown by his helmet.\u00a0 While I liked how it looked, my younger self was a bit confused as to why a dragon really needs to wear a helmet.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t until I looked back at him from my adult years that I could truly appreciate the complexity of his character.<\/p>\n
Unlike most Filmation characters, Granamyr couldn\u2019t be easily separated into either the good or bad category.\u00a0 Sure he saved Man-At-Arms, but he also wanted the first tree on Eternia chopped down and burned just because it was older than him.\u00a0 He\u2019s also openly racist against humans, and in his third appearance almost makes three of them fight to the death for his amusement until He-Man convinced him not to.<\/p>\n Granamyr\u2019s multifaceted personality may have been an influence from his original creation in the mini-comics, but it was John Erwin\u2019s amazing voice acting that really brought the character to life.\u00a0 With his perfect blend of elderly yet strong, and regal with a hint of annoyance, Granamyr\u2019s voice was so unique that I easily remembered it from childhood.<\/p>\n Like the character, Granamyr\u2019s figure is gigantic. Standing about twenty two inches tall he easily dwarfs the likes of Megator and Procrustus, not to mention the regular six inch that now look tiny by comparison.\u00a0 But even with his great size, the Four Horsemen didn\u2019t skimp at all on the detail work.\u00a0 Granamyr is covered head to tail in craggy looking scales, wrinkles, and spikes.\u00a0 The patterns are broken up even more with scars, cracks, and warts.\u00a0 Even a couple of the spines that run down his back have been broken off.<\/p>\n Granny\u2019s head is just as detailed as his body.\u00a0 The wrinkles and warts are multiplied and do a great job adding to the dragon\u2019s overall annoyed disposition.\u00a0 Even his mouth, with all those crooked teeth poking out, looks like it\u2019s grimacing in displeasure.\u00a0 The 4H also brought more detail to the helmet than I expected.\u00a0 There are dents and little chunks taken out around the edges, while the horns have a cracked and timeworn look.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n Granamyr\u2019s paint job is pretty much what you expect from any MOTU figure at this point.\u00a0 Almost the entire figure is molded in a dark maroon with lighter red highlights airbrushed on.\u00a0 This does a really good job of highlighting the figure\u2019s sculpt.\u00a0 My only complaint is that his head is a bit darker than I\u2019d like, but the blending was done well and is less noticeable in person.\u00a0 Aside from his light purple underbelly and black claws, most of Granny\u2019s color variation is on his head.\u00a0 His pupil-less yellow eyes do a great job of drawing attention.\u00a0 His helmet has also been colored metallic, while the horns have the off-white look of bone.\u00a0 (Now I\u2019m wondering what kind of animal those horns came from.\u00a0 Maybe it was the third oldest creature on Eternai?)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n