Masters of the Universe Eternia Minis series 2 is full of repaints, repacks, and remakes of previously released figures. While some of them are kind of lame, some of the repaints are fairly inspired. Take Serpent Claw Man-At-Arms here; based on a slightly uncommon variant from the Masters of the Universe vs. The Snakemen series of the 200x line, this is a pretty unique look for Man-At-Arms that radically differs in color from his most well known looks. That makes this a more fun and interesting variant in my book who definitely will stand out on the shelf. It's also cool to see some more acknowledgment of the 200x line and designs by Mattel, especially hearing about the hostility some at the company seemed to have had for the 200x line during the Masters of the Universe Classics era. Let's take a look at a minifigure celebrating a pretty fun era of MOTU after the break...
Height: 2 1/2 inches
Articulation: Swivel waist, swivel shoulders, and a balljointed head.
Accessories: Mace, 2 piece Snake Mountain container
Non-Scalper Price: $5 dollars
ID Number: D
* The Eternia Minis come blind packaged but it's actually not a bad thing at all. First, there is a very prominent code on the bottom of the package identifying the figure inside (Serpent Claw Man-At-Arms is "D"), so you don't have to buy these without knowing what you're getting. Second, the packaging is a very cool plastic Snake Mountain. It actually separates in half and you can connect them with other Snake Mountains to make a long chain of evil. It's a cool sculpt and some of the best blind packaging I've ever seen. The detail is insanely nice on this!
There are only two Heroic Warriors in the second series of Masters of the Universe Eternia Minis and one of them, He-Man, is a straight up repack of the series one figure. Serpent Claw Man-At-Arms is the second Heroic warrior and he's the winner of the two. I already liked this Man-At-Arms sculpt and I think this color scheme might be even better! The 200x line had some cool color variants and Serpent Claw Man-At-Arms was a pretty unique one so it's great to see it here. For $5 bucks, this is an Epic little minifigure and one of the highlights of Series 2. Make sure to track him down if you can!
If you're a fan of Man-At-Arms, I've also checked out
the Mega Construx Man-At-Arms,
the minicomic Man-At-Arms from
Castle Grayskull, and the toy Man-At-Arms from
the Battle Bones set, the Dorbz Man-At-Arms, Mondo's 1/6th scale Man-At-Arms (Mondo Exclusive), the 200x Man-At-Arms,
the NECA Series
3 Exclusive Micro-Busts set which includes Man-At-Arms, the Funko
POP! Man-At-Arms
#538, the Little People Man-At-Arms,
the ReAction Man-At-Arms
(Movie) variant and blind boxed Man-At-Arms
(Metallic), the Super7 Man-At-Arms and Crystal
Man-At-Arms, an appearance in 1983's Colorforms Masters
of the Universe Deluxe Play Set, the Eternia Minis Man-At-Arms,
and the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures from the #1
Masters of the Universe Set (Green) and the original He-Man,
Teela, & Man-At-Arms set.
...have yet to see any of these mini MOTU- want them all!
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