Is Battleground Teela standing in for Redhaired Teela in your collection?

[RocketPunch]

Tell that to General Hawk...or 200X Queen Marlena. You have the redhaired Filmation version or the brown haired MYP version.

I believe Hasbro changed Hawk's hair to differentiate him from Duke, the Joe's other blonde leader. I prefer the original Hawk figure, but I accept that change as he hadn't appeared on the cartoon at that point.

The redhead/brunette Marlena's are from separate canons, so that's a moot point. I'm saying it's a bad idea to have conflicting designs within a single canon.

There's Fisto to a lesser extent, but people aren't really missing his red hair in Classics.

I do. I had to repaint him to look "right".

From my perspective, it IS a johnny-come-lately preference.

That's not the case for me. I love those early minicomics. I just prefer redheads.

[MegaGearMax]

I believe Hasbro changed Hawk's hair to differentiate him from Duke, the Joe's other blonde leader. I prefer the original Hawk figure, but I accept that change as he hadn't appeared on the cartoon at that point.

The redhead/brunette Marlena's are from separate canons, so that's a moot point. I'm saying it's a bad idea to have conflicting designs within a single canon.

I guess it all depends on what the individual fan likes. We even have two faces for Mer-Man, Moss Man and Stinkor or two different color palettes for Evil-Lyn. Just like how DC Comics chose to have a blonde Teela, any future licensor will simply have to choose their favorite look...

[shadowfall1976]

No....I have the real Teela, and I have no use at all for the BG version....Teela is a red head, and always will be for me, the blonde can stay on the pages that I never cared about, my Teela was the Vintage toy, and the Filmation....more Filmation than Vintage but I'll never get that version of her.....

[gbagok]

I wasn't aware I was insulting anyone's preferences, but educating them that MOTU was alot different when it first started. Pre-Filmation fans get alot of "Filmation-era snobbery", so if my posts have that undercurrent, I apologize for the tone.

That's okay, I didn't think you meant harm, but it's never great to see motives for a preference painted too broadly.

No....I have the real Teela, and I have no use at all for the BG version....Teela is a red head, and always will be for me, the blonde can stay on the pages that I never cared about, my Teela was the Vintage toy, and the Filmation....more Filmation than Vintage but I'll never get that version of her.....

I think it's great that fans can have their "real" Teela either way now though.

If not for the need to fix the bobble on the existing red-haired head, I'd most want a variant that comes with the BG and tiara heads with reversed coloring.

[Colder Soldier]

My...

"Red-haired" default Teela is my default Teela.

Battleground Teela is Valkyra- Warrior from the Isle of Lesbaria.

BGT head on Redhead Teela body is mini-comic Teela. Poor girl is always being abducted by that lecherous Alcala-head Skeletor.

[MrRoboto]

Happily own both Teela & BG Teela. But if i was in the circumstance as mentioned by the OP, i'd have to say that cause i'm a purist BG Teela would be a character/person in her own right.

[Shadow-Ra]

Nope. Blonde Teela doesn't exist to me. I have regular, auburn Teela. BG Teela was turned into Cosmic Enforcer She-Ra in my collection.

[Staff Of Ka]

Nope! Teela is a redhead!

The Blonde one is in my display but she aint Teela! shes with Vikor!

[Slave2Evil_Lyn]

Auburn red haired Teela, I have no need for BG Teela. I'm thinking of painting her hair so she can truly be Teela.

[Clawful Ofit]

I have 0 issues with blonde Teela. I do see red hair Teela as the 'real' one.

BG Teela is there just waiting to get moved to the variant or mini comic shelf when I finally get a regular one.

[iron_pride]

I have 0 issues with blonde Teela. I do see red hair Teela as the 'real' one.

BG Teela is there just waiting to get moved to the variant or mini comic shelf when I finally get a regular one.

Same here bud, but I am growing quite fond of BG Teela.

[kylun flac]

for me she is a new character standing alongside preternia Vikor.

[JSteele]

I agree, red head teela is the real one....but I have the blonde as a temporary stand in until I some how get my hands on a regular Teela So if anyone wants to help me out with that........

[Ornclown]

I put the Blonde Haired head on my normal Teela.

Nice!

For me, I display Normal Teela with the rest of the gang from Eternia, and BG Teela with Vykron (Barbarian), Vikor, and Wun-Dar...

[baronterror]

own both. either one is a fine choice however if you only wanted one

[FAKER II]

I have the first Teela in great shape thanks to a fellow orger. I don't have the BG Teela figure but I did buy her head and spear to have as display options. I guess for me, it's not as much about red hair verses blonde hair as much as I just don't consider the bikini outfit to be a representation of Teela that I want to own. I display my Teela with the gold helmeted head donning the accessory pack red snake armor.

[Rodster6]

The blonde one doesn't seem like Teela at all to me. I have her as Vikors biatch.

[uaxuctum]

No, absolutely impossible. The "Battleground Teela" figure is definitely not Teela, but Sharella in my canon. In my view, they're totally different characters from different eras (Sharella is a PoG/preternian, and I also see her as different from the Green Goddess of Oo-Lar's Midternian times). In fact, I can't for the life of me get what their reasoning was to release this figure as "Teela" instead of "Sharella".

[PaulPjas]

Battleground Teela isn't really Teela to me it just feels like a totally different character. She could never replace or stand in for original Teela as she just looks like something from Conan to me.

[Akai]

No, she is standing with the other "variants".

[hadley]

My favorite Teela is 200X, with the long ponytail. So for all you guys saying "My Teela is X!" and "My Teela is Y!" well, I don't even get my Teela, so have a heart!

But on my shelf, they are two different characters. Like many others have said, BG Teela looks so perfect next to Vikor that they are partners in the Hadleyverse.

[DC_WARLORD]

I own only a BATTLE GROUND TEELA.

It's the only one I want.

[Bjjer]

I dont own a Teela...and don't want one right now. I like how my collection looks sans females. He-Man and the Heroic Warriors facing off against Skeletor and the Evil Warriors looks better without women present. I don't have Evil-Lyn either. Maybe in the future but right now Teela is not needed.

[No-Ah]

I don't have ANY Teela yet. BG Teela doesn't look like Teela to me and the original version's cost is prohibitive.

[Weasel]

I have two normal Teelas, displayed with both heads and a BG Teela with Wundar. I don't mind her with different hair styles. In fact, I want a filmation version (red haired) and a NA Teela (blonde) too! MUST. HAVE. THEM. ALL.