“I have……the powerrrrrr!”
No matter what you think about Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation, you’ve got to admit that the coolest thing that it gave us is some awesome new figures. I am in love with all of these new figures and hope to review most of them in the coming months. I’ve already reviewed a couple of the other figures in this line, but now I want to focus on the figure that all of the old school fans want to get their hands on: He-Man.
He-Man comes in a beautiful box just like every other figure in this line. The back of the box features a great illustration of He-man and shows four of the figures in the line. The only two missing are Battle Cat and Skelegod.
The figure comes with two sets of hands (one pair gripped for accessories, one closed fist, and one open hand suitable for slapping Skeletor), the Sword of Power, He-Man’s iconic shield, and a bracer that fits over his left forearm. The bracer can be removed and the shield will easily slide over He-Man’s left arm. Use the “slapping” hand to hold it in position (at least in my opinion). The shield does fit a bit loose, but if you tuck He-Man’s arms up, the shield will stay in place.
As with every other figure in this line, Mattel states that there are thirty points of articulation. I count twenty-seven on He-Man and have yet to county thirty on any other figure in this line. The joints are hit-and-miss just like the Skelegod figure. The arm POA are very stiff and the leg POA and the torso POA are loose. He-Man does manage to stand on his own quite well, but I display him with a NECA figure stand to keep him from falling over on my shelf.
The figure looks amazing. He’s very reminiscent of the classic He-Man that I grew up with but has a slightly updated look. His face is also gentler looking than the fierce classic look of He-Man. That being said, the figure is pretty cool and he looks great standing alongside Battle Cat. It should be noted that he sits awkwardly on the back of Battle Cat. I couldn’t manage to get him to stay in place. That doesn’t really matter to me that much as I prefer to display them standing side by side but I wanted to make you aware of this particular issue.
Definitely get your hands on this figure. Be sure to pick up Battle Cat as well as the duo make a great looking pair on a shelf. Thanks for checking out my post. I hope to review more of these MOTU figures soon.
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