MOTU Origins | Leech

The first word to describe the Evil Horde is that they are “Monsters” as most of the characters produced by Mattel in 1985. They’re far off from the goofy “kiddie-fied” version that appeared on Filmation’s She-Ra series. The toys were not part of the Princess of Power toy line but were released under the MOTU mainline. Leech is one of the creatures loyal to Hordak, and one of the unique characters that stood out for the action figure’s gimmick having suction cups for hands, feet, and even for the character’s mouth. The revival of the action figure would include the same concept for the MOTU Origins, including his roots as a character.

HW Moto | Canyon Carver

Hot Wheels is popularly known for producing die-cast cars and has expanded to making different types of vehicles. This also includes fictional planes, helicopters, and boats based on their own concept and design. The Mattel brand gives their designers the freedom to create their concepts for original Hot Wheels creation. But as always the majority of collectors would prefer cars to the ones mentioned. Sometimes, the interest also expands to two wheels, namely motorcycles. Rarely, they would produce licensed motorbikes from BMW, Ducati, or even Honda. Hot Wheels would further incorporate their original ideas too like the Canyon Carver motorbike.

HW Batman | Batman Forever Batmobile

“Batman Forever” was a surprise following the exit of Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Tim Burton vacating the director’s chair to helm the third Batman film. Replacing Batman/Bruce Wayne was Val Kilmer, and around that time his popularity with his previous films made him a suitable replacement. But Joel Schumacher as the director for this one was quite an uncertainty in the 1990s. The same goes for how the fans would take it as something else. With the ‘New’ Batman everything is also different, and the term ‘semi-reboot’ was not yet the catchphrase everyone was used to. Although one thing that has caught everyone’s attention is the ‘New’ Batmobile that Kilmer will be driving in this next Bat-Film.

MOTU Origins | Jitsu

The realm for Masters of the Universe is diverse, colourful, and interesting in that it expands its characters battling for good versus evil. He-Man and his heroic warriors and Skeletor include a plethora of characters that are ready to side with him to conquer the walls of Castle Grayskull. In the original release of the vintage toys, there weren’t many diverse characters that did not associate with most kids with ethnic minorities until the later part of the toy line steadily introduced characters from freakish features to obscured individuals that would have potential in the succeeding interpretation of the toy line.

MOTU Origins | Flying Fist He-Man

MOTU Origins continues to chug along in 2022 with new figures and assortment from their basic range of characters, which also include the Deluxe Editions that have extra parts and weapons as well as alternative head. Mattel is all out making this one of their flagship brands that they revive for the retail. This truly shows the brand recall despite no animation based on this take on the modern classic has a huge following. With that in mind, this means that deep cut characters and versions that was produced during the original release of the toys might make it to the Origins toyline. spotlight.

Disney Motors | Finnick's Van

Zootopia is a 2016 Walt Disney Animation film, and well regarded as one of the best feature about a traffic police officer dreaming of becoming a full fledge officer of the law. In-between the story of Judy Hopps is some high jinx adventures, and the interesting denizens of the place aptly titled for this film. There have been several characters, but it focuses on the story with Judy Hopps and con artist Nick Wilde. There have been several merchandise that were released at the height of the release of the feature film. But Finnick's Van is an interesting look.

LEGO® Creator | Super Robot

There’s something about Japan that continues to be relevant to this day. But when you look back in the 1970s they’ve been ahead of the curb when it comes telling stories and advance technology. Despite of that, the world has slowly caught up, and yet their contribution to the world is they're known for “Super Robots.” They have these giant colourful heroes defending earth one way on another. From their campy looks of that said era to the 1980s going into the 1990s, and even in the 21sr century there’s nothing like these machines that LEGO produced as a set.

The Batman | Wingsuit Batman

“The Batman” is now showing in cinemas worldwide, and the merchandise has already been released. Spin Masters is one of the companies has the master license to produce action figures based from DC Comics characters. Their success with the 4” inch range of DC Heroes Unite continues with this release. Its initial release, the first wave featured three characters including a variant of “The Batman” for the single assortment. In the previous Batman-movie related toys there were variations of the same figure.

HW Batman | The Batmobile

“The Batman” is going back to basics, which makes the character continue to be relevant which are separate from the version appearing in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) that appeared in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Justice League, and Suicide Squad (2016). This version focuses on his adventures in Year 2 of being the Dark Knight Detective, which also introduces his version of the Batmobile. With the movie about to hit local cinemas, there has been countless merchandise being spotted on retail, and one of that merchandise is the first appearance of the Batmobile, which is produced to be included in the Hot Wheels mainline by Mattel.

Playmogram 3D | Raymond Stanz

Ghostbusters is one of the enduring franchises from the 1980s and continues to be relevant in the last six years or so due to the popularity of the merchandise that brings nostalgia to longtime fans and getting the new generation introduced that’s getting cult following for the original films, animated series, and other forms of media. With the recent interest that produced a recent film and continued success in various interpretation of merchandise released out there Ghostbusters is here to stay. Recently, Playmobil had the license to produce their take of the characters based from the original films as well as some inspired from the classic cartoons.

MOTU Origins | Prince Adam & Sky Sled

When a toyline based on a classic series from decades ago and represented in the modern setting with its original concept intact it becomes popular again. But not all can be translated exactly as the way you remember it. For Masters of the Universe Origins it was uncertain that slowly grow to its own because older fans has nostalgia. Sometimes nostalgia brings not just the best of what made it iconic, but also the campiness why it was memorable just like Prince Adam and the Sky Sled, two things that are both good and fashionably outdated for the modern times.

MOTU Origins | Ram-Man

Ram-Man is the Human Battering Ram as described in the tagline under his name in the original packaging of the 1983 figure. Despite being totally different from the other Masters his portrayal in varying media gives you a diverse idea how the character has evolved over the years. But one thing is constant is the kind-hearted individual he was in the classic Filmation cartoon. There have been less than handful depiction of the character in toy form. The most recent ones varying in how he was portrayed stayed true from how he was depicted.

Playmobil Pirates | Redcoat Bastion

The Playmobil Brand has a well diverse range of themes made for young children and also caters now to adult collectors due to highly detailed accessories and Playmo Figurines. It gives young minds a blank canvas to tell their stories through the theme and sets, which is also a great way for storytelling while they put them together. There have been impressive themes and sets over the years, but Playmobil manages to be consistent with the evolutions and improving iterations of well-adored themes such as Pirates, an original theme that has been around and the recent sets from 2020/2021 continues to elevate the details.

DC Multiverse | Batman Beyond

Batman is an icon for the past 80 years and continues to be relevant for the next generations. When you mention his name Bruce Wayne comes to mind, but hardcore fans know there have been individuals who don the cape and cowl, but the future belongs to one Terry McGinnis that eventually succeeded Bruce in one of those possible future as “Batman of the Future.” It’s the title of the series outside North America simply known as “Batman Beyond,” an original WB Animation series that succeeded the Batman: The Animated Series and other spinoffs in the early 2000s that redefined Batman.

MOTU Origins | Battle Armor Skeletor

Every Hero or Villain needs a character development, but most of the times an upgrade doesn’t make it to fiction it becomes a brand new action figure to sell more toys based on that character. With Battle Armor Skeletor, it adds iteration or a version of the character that has gimmicks like the upgrade before the name itself. There’s no general straightforward fiction related on how the character gained a ‘power up’ even a minicomic to support that transformation. But the back of the product’s card art just gives you the idea how the ‘Battle Amor’ manifested itself to be based on evil magic protection that gives every kid from the 1980s an idea.

MOTU 200X | Cobra Khan

When you talk about the Masters of the Universe it is not just about He-Man battling Skeletor who want to take over Castle Grayskull. It’s also about the characters that populate Eternia and their individual stories and journey how they join the two faction of Heroic Warriors and Evil Warriors. Mattel produced some interesting characters and some odd ones, but there’s this lesser known creature that has appeared in the Filmation cartoon as well as featured in the mini comics packed in with the original toyline. Cobra Khan is not your usual bumbling henchman, but often carries a darker agenda portrayed in the cartoon.

MOTU Origins | Roboto

Roboto is largely unknown to the mainstream fans for Masters of the Universe. The character is a third tier for most of the casual fans who grew up with the original toys without any knowledge of his origins other than the minicomic that came with the vintage figure released in 1985. There have been diverse origins of the character, but most of the basic story leans to the minicomic that Roboto was built by Man-At-Arms based on his personality, which was adapted in the 2002 MOTU reboot series by Mike Young Productions. But the classic Filmation cartoon tells Roboto’s story otherwise.

Happy Meal #1Shots | The Rise of Gru

The upcoming Minions: The Rise of Gru would have been released by 3 July 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic they would have scheduled it for this year, 2 July 2021. Due to barring further delays and the films largely unfinished with Illumination Mac Guf’s temporary closure it was pushed further to officially released for 1 July 2022 in response to the pandemic. But the rollout of the merchandise and tie-ins has begun since McDonald’s released the toys in November/December 2020. The releas of toys for Southeast Asia was about it until this recent unexpected second wave of Minions came out that would include the only human with Gru!

HW Experimotors | Tanknator

Hot Wheels has been around long enough to just focus on making real world diecast cars. Over the years they expand and create different types of diecast cars and in their mainline every year a theme is added or introduced. In the last eight years they have come up with diecast cars made out of everyday objects turned into cars. This also included cars that can be ridden by minifigures, and since their parent company Mattel acquired Canadian toy company Mega Bloks and re-branded it into Mega Construx they also produced cars for this range of toys namely the oddball vehicle The Tanknator, that definitely made true to its name.

Micro Collection | Jurassic World: Triceratops

The realm of Dinosaurs has become intriguing as what Jurassic World made into a franchise filled with big and small creatures not only based in the real world, but adding fiction that invites you to explore their stories. For children it gives them an interest about creatures that has been extinct for more than a million years. Of course, with that merchandise has been around related to the dinosaurs that most of them may take up a lot of space. But for those minimalist just appreciate a select few creatures Mattel, the company that owned the rights to the franchise have produced them into their Micro Collection with four dinosaurs including this Triceratops!