I reviewed the Masters of the Universe Eternia Minis
Battle Armor He-Man last month and I'm just finally getting around to reviewing his counterpart, Battle Armor Skeletor. Mattel showed off
the third series of Eternia Minis
last year at Power-Con but now that they've showed up in stores we're getting a different assortment of figures that are missing the cool Slime
Pit themed cases that they were originally shown with. Battle Armor Skeletor is another "re-do" of one of the
figures from the
2014 MattyCollector exclusive Masters of the Universe minis line.
The first two series of the Eternia Minis came "blindboxed" in plastic
cases although they did have a code identifying the figure inside so you
could make sure not to get duplicates. Now they're sold on little mini
blister cards so you can pick exactly who you want (if you can find
them). Let's take a look at Battle Armor Skeletor after the break...
The Facts:
Height: 2 1/8ths inches
Articulation: Swivel waist, swivel shoulders, and a balljointed head.
Accessories: Power sword and Havoc Staff.
Non-Scalper Price: $5 dollars
Comparison:
* The new Eternia Minis Skeletor is on the left while the previous MOTU Minis
Battle Armor Skeletor is in the middle and the Eternia Minis
Skeletor is on the right. The Eternia Minis Skeletor is basically a repaint of the 2014 MOTU Minis Skeletor with the head from the Eternia Minis Skeletor. He's not as good as the older figure and has less paint applications overall.
The Positives:
* Overall, I do like the sculpt and design of these. Skeletor does have a nice amount of detail on his Battle Armor and on the emblem on his chest. The print is quite neat and clean. It's a great looking minifigure for the most part.
* These are nice little minifigures with decent articulation, especially
the ball jointed heads. They're very durable little figures and would
probably fit in well with lines like Imaginext and the Hasbro Heroes
figures, so if you have a little one who's into MOTU these could be some
decent starter toys. They're fun to play with and have a lot of shelf
presence!
* Skeletor comes with a purple Power Sword just like the vintage toy did. It's a nicely sculpted extra with a lot of character.
* Skeletor also comes with his classic Havoc Staff. It's miniaturized (just like him) and has a pretty decent sculpt for the skull as well.
The Negatives:
* The MOTU Minis Skeletor has the purple and black paint scheme on the back of his armor but here it's just straight up molded in black. That's kind of a bummer because I've always found the detail of the back of the armor to be quite cool.
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Despite getting two weapons with this guy I have to admit that I'm not feeling him that much. He's a big step down from the previously released MOTU Mini Battle Armor Skeletor. He's got fewer paint applications, an inferior headsculpt, and now you don't even get the cool clam shell cases that the first two series of Eternia Minis came with. I mean, for $5 bucks he's not terrible or anything, but there's better mini Battle Armor Skeletors out there so just pick one of those up. This one's an Eh and a 1/2. Not terribly but not thrilling, either.
I've reviewed so many toys of Skeletor/ Keldor that he has his own review archive. Check out
Snake Mountain for all of my reviews of Skeletor!
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