Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Trick or Treat Through 31 Days of Toy Terror: Horri-Dame from Legends of Dragonore by Formo Toys



   I'm very excited to check out today's figure as it's one of the 2026 releases from Formo Toys' Legends of Dragonore line: Horri-Dame! If you're not familiar with Legends of Dragonore, this is a toyline heavily inspired by 1980s 5.5 inch scaled barbarian fantasy toy lines. You know, Masters of the Universe? The line has some serious MOTU fans and creative talents behind it like Emiliano Santalucia and Joshua Van Pelt, so you can see the MOTU influence in Legends of Dragonore. Horri-Dame is a new character in Legends of Dragonore who is heavily inspired by the green witch concept by vintage MOTU creative talent Ted Mayer. The character was often called the Hoard Witch by fans and was erroneously cited by Tomarts as a concept version of Evil-Lyn, but that's just not true. In the Masters of the Universe Classics bios, she was later identified as Sultra and had a bio card written by Danielle Gelehrter (AKA horror host Penny Dreadful XII!) who, if I remember correctly, championed for the figure in MOTUC back in the day. Horri-Dame isn't an official version of the MOTU character by any means but you can definitely see the inspiration. Consider her a tribute or homage to a cool concept, though she has a lot of differences including a cool face swap feature, a broom that is also a rifle, and some soft goods. There's always room for a spooky witch at Halloween, right? Let's check out Horri-Dame after the break...


The Facts:

Height: 5 1/2 inches

Articulation: Boot swivel, swivel hips, waist swivel, shoulder swivels, and a swivel head. 

Accessories: Broom, 2 broom handles, skirt, belt, cloak, top of hat, head and waist of the Divine Armor, and minibook. 

Non-Scalper Price: $35 dollars








The Packaging:

*  Most of the basic Legends of Dragonore figures come on standard blister cards that definitely have an old school feel to them (though some sets and larger figures come in gorgeous boxes). The line has a lot of talent that has been connected with Masters of the Universe in the past (Emiliano Santalucia, Peer Brauner, Joshua Van Pelt, and Mat O'Toole) so you're getting some premier art and design from folks who love MOTU (the comic art is by Daniele Spezzani). There is a ton of influence from MOTU (especially early concept work from Mark Taylor) and the work of Jack Kirby. There's a bio for Horri-Dame/ Lubrinia on the back that is also told in story form in the included minicomic/ mini-book. 


The Positives:

* The bright, bold green and deep purple of Horri-Dame look fantastic. Like the women of Masters of the Universe, Horri-Dame is fit and muscular with some powerful looking thighs. Without her soft goods, she really does fit in to a barbarian fantasy aesthetic as witches, both horrifying and sultry, are just a staple of that genre. Think of all the magical women present in Dungeons & Dragons, Conan, the works of Frank Frazetta, and films like the Deathstalker series, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, and the Ator the Blademaster films. She's wearing an outfit that looks like a one-piece but it's clearly armored with a bat-wing inspired chest piece. Her sleeves are sculpted on, though they're meant to be simple fabric and they match in color nicely with the rest of her outfit. 








* Two soft goods pieces are included: A cloak and a skirt. Since the figures in Legends of Dragonore are modular, you can easily place the skirt over her legs and cover it with the included belt while the cloak fits easily over her neck. The fabric quality is nice and it's much more of a royal purple, very rich, than my shot here makes it seem. 












* Horri-Dame doesn't look nice, don't get me wrong, but she's not a horrid old crone or anything. Well, not right now at least. She's got long black hair framing a face that's severe, but still not hideous. Pupilless eyes and blood red lips really complete her look. 







* Wait, what's this? Rotate Horr-Dame's head and you can see her demonic true form. It's quite reptilian and reminds me of Double Trouble (MOTUC called her Double Mischief) from She-Ra: Princess of Power. It's a simple action feature but I love the concept of evil revealing it's true form and it's connections to the vintage MOTU lines. 








* Horri-Dame is sporting some shiny black boots with silver buckles. They're definitely fitting for a barbarian-fantasy witch. 








* The basic Legends of Dragonore figures share a standard articulation model where the various body parts are all removable at the joints. Everything is a swivel joint. If you're comparing these to, say, the articulation of vintage MOTU figures, you lose the elastic hip joints but gain swivel calves (the women don't have the swivel forearms that the men do). The modularity is a huge part of this line and the figure does have a really good solid feel to it. Horri-Dame feels sturdy and I don't worry about breakage or the quality of the build at all. 





* Horri-Dame comes armed with a combination broom and rifle that I believe is called the Wizblast. It's a large accessory with two removable handles for holding and firing the weapon. The plastic is a bit soft here but the detail is excellent. I love the blunderbuss design of the barrel. 








* The Wizblast is designed to be ridden by Horri-Dame and it seems she can fire it while riding. The included handles are perfectly positioned to be held and keep the broom in place. That's a smart idea, especially for a figure with more minimal articulation. 







* The basic figures in Legends of Dragonore each come with a piece of a Divine Armor of Power, a build-a-figure that looks strongly influenced by Jack Kirby's The Eternals or Fourth World. The second Divine Armor of Power has colors that really make me think of Arnim Zola. Horri-Dame includes the head and the waist. While she can't utilize them, the men can swap these parts out in the line. They're both nicely detailed extras with great sculpts and some really unique colors and design.




 * Instead of a minicomic, Arboryous comes with an 8-page foldout that features a four page short story (similar to the vintage 1982 MOTU minicomics), cross sell art for Warriors of the Galaxy and this series of Legends of Dragonore, and a list of the modular parts for the figure. 




The Negatives:




* My only complaint about this figure (and the line) is the use of swivel hips instead of balljoints. The vintage 5.5inch lines usually had elastic hips that mimicked a balljoint, so it would have been nice to see that here as well. 










   I've been really excited to show this figure off and I'm glad to have her as part of Trick or Treat Through 31 Days of Toy Terror. She's a Great and a 1/2 figure and one of my favorites of the year thus far. I love her colors and that incredible broom/ blunderbuss combo. She stands on her own and has some great new design details and creative elements, sure, but she's also a fun nod to a MOTU figure that has yet to come to fruition. The Sultra design did appear on the box art for the recent Fright Pit, though, so maybe? It'll be hard to top this one, though. Horr-Dame is incredible. Or, as Penny Dreadful might say, she's "hexcellent!"



This is the first figure of Horri-Dame that I've reviewed. For more reviews from Legends of Dragonore check out the following:
Arboryous







No comments:

Post a Comment

What'chu talkin' 'bout?