WTFWTK 2.82 - Ask your questions here!

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• Each user is limited to 1 question per Q&A.
• Posts that repeat questions from other Q&As or from earlier in this thread, or posts that contain multiple questions, will be deleted and the offending user will no longer be permitted to participate in that particular Q&A. So check to see if your question has been asked and help everyone out!
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This past round of questions were selected by Arvulis.
Thanks to that fan for their help!!!

The questions that were asked in the previous Q&A & will be answered in a couple weeks as follows (please do not repeat them, or questions from previous Q&As):

1. Captain Mendoc & Toymaker: We are subscribed to Club Eternia and receive emails and the newsletter from Matty. At the time of writing this, it's been over 3 days since people started receiving their Mekaneck reveal email and some people still have not received it. Apparently, the email states that there will be more subscriber-exclusive content to come by email in the future. What can be done to ensure that we and others receive this information promptly?

2. TheFallen: Has there been any further internal discussions about doing specialty release figures to include into MOTUC from other properties, such as Bravestarr and Blackstar?

3. Copture: I’ve been looking over the Mattycollector website reading all the write ups for each character and noticed that you’ve snuck in extra bits about the characters not in the bios. We know the Sword of He and the Sword of Rakesh have powers. Do the Sword of Gaz (Vikor), the Sword of Saz (Chief Carnivus), Assassin Sword (Tri-Klops), Smasher Sword (Fisto) & the Scythe of Doom (Scareglow) have any magical elements or are they just ancestral weapons?

4. Arvulis: Any chance for specific Filmation slots or a Filmation subscription? Or will Filmation characters will be randomly released between the other factions (Horde, Snakeman, Heroic etc...)?

5. Niki: The original idea for New Adventures He-Man was that everyone knows he is Adam and there is no more secrecy. But in Jetlag's cartoon, Adam kept his secret identity. Which is true for the MOTUC canon?

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So ask those questions!

[facet]

In regards to Evil Robot, the Prototype that showed in 85' catalog, are the horsemen allowed to update it in the Classic Vision, and if he were to be made which faction would he with, The horde or the evil warriors, cause his bio and looked seemed confused in the picture.
motu_evil_robot_01.jpg

[TheFallen]

As Brand Manager, is Scott having any influence on the DC Comics MOTU series or is this someone elses responsibility?

[He-Dad]

Are there any plans or possibilities for future mini comics to be released with the classics figures once part three of "The Powers of Grayskull" has been released? The comics are a welcomed throwback and it would be cool to see future ones that tie into Classics cannon.

[Toymaker]

I know that in the past you have said that this is not possible as you are not wanting to step on Toys R Us' toes, but would it now be possible to get the 2 pack re-paints as single carded figures? Toys R Us are no longer selling these, so you would not be taking sales away from them, and it would give international fans and US fans unlucky enought to not find them to get these figures. Put them in the same boxes as the original releases, so there's be no need to take up another SKU

[grenadaspice]

Hi Toy Guru, this is kinda a 2 part question. With new media coming out in July in the form of the new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe mini-series from DC Comics, what are the possibilities of a new retail line of MOTU figures based on the comic book designs from Philip Tan? And if Mattel doesn't want to go that route, and since these redesigns fall under the DC Comics umbrella, could DC Direct put out this toyline if they wanted to or would they need permission from Mattel to do so?

[Coptur]

Val no 'e' in Coptur ;-)

[Toymaker]

Val for the ones that are going out next time, can you add the non recieval of DB Skeletor e-mails to the Mekanek ones?

[CaptainMendoc]

I also did not receive the D. B. Skeletor email, neither in my inbox or my spam and I am a subscriber who receives the other messages. I asked a question in the last round about not getting the Mekaneck email after 3 days. It never turned up.

[robaczek]

As the rise of cost of raw material happened after the SUBs took place you shifted part of this increase to DOS buyers. Now that you are planning a rise of price to accomodate the still rising cost - will the DOS prices be still higher than in the sub or will they be equal as before? Surely there is no reason they continue to be higher anymore for those of us who want additional figures beyond our subs or for new collectors who joined the line too late to get the sub but still want piece of the action ;-)

[wundarwarrior]

Is there any other type of MOTU media, other than the DC comic, in the works? A simple "maybe" would suffice.

[mekaneckpain]

Will MOTUC Mekaneck have vac-metalized goggles?

[adol]

Not long ago, DC Universe Classics Wave 5, a WalMart exclusive was sold on Mattycollector.com. What made this a possibilty, and based on that, Will it be possible to offer Some or all of the DCUC vs. MotuC 2-Packs Which were exclusive to Toys R Us, on MattyCollector? There are many of us that would like to be able to obtain Battle Armor Faker without the expense of resorting to eBay.

[Prahvus]

A He-Man sword replica has been discussed in the past... You said that Mattel wouldn't make metal blades, and that a plastic version might be released some day. BUT DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT MAKING A L.A.R.P. (LIVE ACTION ROLEPLAYING) WEAPON ? That kind of weapon is safe (it's usually made with a fibreglass rod surrounded by a thick layer of foam and latex), and can be used for "combat" in live action roleplaying games. There are companies out there that are producing awesome, realistic larp foam and latex weapons... Just for some inspiration and in order to give you an idea, check out these websites :

http://www.ateliers-nemesis.com/produit.php?id=18

http://www.calimacil.com/

http://www.epicarmoury.com/

http://www.forgottendreams.de/galler....php#gaelic2nd

What do you think about this idea ?

[Snake Hunter]

Vykron used the weapons and outfits of other warriors in the combat arena. So these warriors existed in some way in the MOTUverse. Some fans names the military man Tank Top or TankMan. Can we get an official name for militaryman and the spaceman?

[WDWFreak53]

TG has stated that the roadmap and bios were made up an written around the time as Stratos. We're the 30th figures known back then or were their bios shoe-horned into the overall story? The Mighty Spector's bio is a pretty drastic piece of the puzzle (as is the new Sir Laser-Lot bio).