Jul 14, 2012

The 30th Anniversary Figures, Final thoughts

Now we know the entire line-up for the 30th Anniversary line.
They are:
The Fearless Photog (Winner of the 80s Create a Character Contest)
Draego-Man (Created by the 4 Horsemen)
The Mighty Spector (Created by Scott Neitlich)
Sir-Laser-Lot Created by Geoff Johns)
Cy-Chop (Created by Terry Higuchi)
Castle Grayskull man (Winner of the 2012 Create a Character Contest)

Those are the six figures that compose the 30th Anniversary line.

As I said before, Photog earns a spot y default for being the winner of the 80s contest...
To be Honest, I'm not completely enamored with the character, but he deserved a spot.

Draego-Man... The Amazing Draego-Man. What can I say about this guy?It's a really cool sculpt, but I still stand by my belief that it kinda feels like he's from another line... Maybe it's the cool serious Dragon head that doesn't look as goofy as Clawful, Buzz Off or Snout Spout...

The Mighty Spector... I've said plenty about this guy... If he didn't look too much like Deadpool or if he wasn't Scott Neitlich's avatar in MOTU (with a godlike power to rewrite history as he sees fit) he'd be cooler... Still the toy is pretty fun to play with...

Sir-Laser-Lot... Well Cobra Commander in Medieval Armor with Pinkie Pie's tail as a plume... He's apparently Kign Grayskull's MAA and Spector Kidnaps him to become King He-Man's MAA... cause Sir Laser Lot was meant to disappear (die) and it doesn't affect the timeline...

Now the two new guys into the game are Cy-Chop and Castle Grayskullman...

Cy-Chop...
Metallic head with horns, Roboto torso (different innards), furry loincloth, furry legs, feet and arms, new robotic forearms, last but not least gigantic scissor hands...
He has a Japanese Monster vibe to him... something out of Ultraman or the Super Sentai shows... it COULD work in MOTU, but right now it looks like a kid gutted a Roboto, a Mutagen Man from TMNT, a Beastman AND an Ultraman toy to make this...

Castle Grayskullman...
He looks very MOTU-like... OK he looks like if Castle Grayskull sprouted arms, legs and a bad Hulk Hogan wig... kinda cheating... This should have been a large scale figure like Tytus or Megator...

I think that only the Winner of the 2012 contest AND the Four Horsemen understood what this "30th line was about" (Photog doesn't count... he was made in the 80s) Spector and Laser-Lot, I've commented already how they don't feel MOTU-ish (Especially Spector...)  While Cy-Chop DOES have that vintage MOTU link (name, action feature, look) he does feel like a custom made with toys from different lines... I still stand that this was not the best way to celebrate He-Man's 30th...


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