I had Orko as a kid but the toy looked pretty goofy to me, more like one of his wacky cousins from Trolla! Still he was an important character even if he didn't really fight much in my toy adventures. I agree that the new sculpt looks great, as if he popped out of a Filmation cartoon. I didn't care for the translucent color-changing version`at all, just the regular one. Prince Adam coming along for the ride was a nice bonus too!
Mekaneck is a perfect translation of his vintage figure, which is my preferred look for him. He was always one of my main Heroic Warriors, so I'm very happy to have him in my displays and being able to extend his neck without twisting his waist! He's up there as a core character on my list and one of the 2012 figures that I was afraid of missing during DOS!
I loved Roboto as a kid, he was just an invincible robot that took everyone out in battle. The reversed shoulders on this new version isn't even noticeable to me but I do see tiny fractures along the shoulder joints. It's not so bad and he looks neat with all the working gears and stuff. I only wish that his torso looked a little more bulky. I love that 2nd pic, he looks like he came out of Tron!
I never had Mosquitor and almost don't count him as a Horde member because I barely heard anything about him before. He wasn't a priority to me but I'm impressed by how neat he turned out. There's a lot of creepiness sculpted in him and he's earned his spot in my Horde display. I don't miss the 200X blood tanks but wouldn't mind seeing them in a future weapons pack.
Spikor was always a dull villain to me. It just seems like his deadliest attack is hugging you, heheh! The idea of him being Skeletor's main blacksmith at Snake Mountain is nice except that I kinda got used to Tri-Klops being the technological weapons master, thanks to the 200X series. Sadly, Spikor ranks pretty low on my list of Evil Warriors.
Vikor is an awesome barbarian figure and the only He-Man concept character that should've been made, IMO. He trumps Vykron in nearly every regard. Vykron wasn't even a He-Man in the bios while Vikor protected the savage Northern regions against cool villains. I always think of the dynamic fantasy art of Frazzeta or Vallejo whenever I see Vikor!
Castle Grayskullman is one of the best new figures to be introduced. My first impression was kinda meh because of his simple design and name. However, once I read more details about him, saw the cool vintage nods in his accessories, and especially seeing that fun video of him swinging the Jawbridge around...I became a big fan. Castle Grayskullman is one of the 30th Anniversary figures that succeeded in the goal of expanding the MOTU brand with creative and fun new characters, IMO!
What, I'm still not caught up?! Cool, that means more fun pics to look at!
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