MOTU Origins | Battle Cat

If you’re a fan of the 80s cartoon growing up chances are you’ve been watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The animated series produced by Filmation did not just put together the story from scratch, but some of those were inspired from the pack-in minicomics that came with the figure and DC Comics published series. He-Man of course is largely the centerpiece of the narrative, and with every hero back then they had a companion or a partner. Brave Starr had Thirty Thirty, which takes that original template from the MOTU series that other franchise had adopted. With that there won’t be He-Man without Battle Cat, his trusted companion and friend.

MOTU Origins | Skeletor

For every Hero there’s always that arch nemesis that causes all the trouble and chaos that runs the narrative. With Masters of the Universe, it is obvious that He-Man needs someone to punch into action if you have grown up having those vintage action figures, but with no one to beat up after seeing the Filmation animation. Skeletor is actually the comedic foil in that classic cartoon and forever to be that villainy that everyone thought to be as scary as the way he appeared to be. But over the years with various iteration of the character’s portrayal has changed, and with the new MOTU Origins you’ll certainly have nostalgia feels with the new action figure!

MOTU Origins | He-Man

Masters of the Universe has a rich and diverse mythology, which is an original concept built behind the action figure toyline by Mattel. It’s one of the franchise that defined its identity with how it was packaged with a minicomics at the same time established its own identity without the support of other forms of media. In the early stories based on the minicomics by Don F Glut and Alfredo Alcala, which introduced He-Man, was a barbarian from the tribe of Eternia that was given weapons to become the hero that he was. Of course, Mattel would refine the character and the mythology with that became history. Thirty years later the revival for He-Man is here!