Action Figure Barbecue: Action Figure Review: Prince Adam #992 from POP! Television: Masters of the Universe by Funko

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Action Figure Review: Prince Adam #992 from POP! Television: Masters of the Universe by Funko

Funko has put out a ton of Masters of the Universe POP! vinyls out lately, haven't they? Today I'm checking out the last standard figure from the most recent series of regular releases: Prince Adam! The colors of Adam's outfit definitely show that he's based on the Filmaton animated series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" versions of the character who I have no shame in admitting is one of my favorites. I love Prince Adam and Cringer's overall goodness and silliness. I'd gladly wear an outfit like this all day every day if it meant I could hang around with Cringer, swapping witty banter. I'm allergic to cats in real life, though, so would I be allergic to Cringer? I would hope not! Let's take a look at Prince Adam, the recipient of Fabulous Secret Powers, after the break...

The Facts:

Height: 3 3/4ths inches

Articulation: Swivel head

Accessories: None

Non-Scalper Price: $10 dollars

Comparison:

* Prince Adam is on the left while the most recent standard He-Man figure, He-Man #991, is on the right. While the bodies are completely different these two do look like they share the same headsculpt. Funko has used this headsculpt for He-Man/ Prince Adam since He-Man (Battle Armor) #562 from 2017.

The Positives:

* Prince Adam is a fairly colorful POP! vinyl that should be easily recognizable to anyone with even a passing familiarity to the character. Like most POP! vinyls his head swivels easily and he's in a bit of a pose. It's not too dynamic but it does kind of look like the Filmation still where he's in a bit of a battle stance with the sword in his right hand.

* This headsculpt is the same from Battle Armor He-Man #562, He-Man #991, and He-Man (Slime Pit) #952. It's a great sculpt and a definite improvement over the original POP! He-Man.

* Lavender pants, purple boots, and a magenta vest? That's Prince Adam all right! Prince Adam's costume isn't terribly complex but it does look good and, of course, it's very, very colorful.

* Of course Prince Adam is carrying his Power Sword! Yeah, it's not the maroon Power Sword the toy version of Prince Adam came with but since this is a Filmation version of Adam the Filmation styled sword just makes sense.

The Negatives:

* I'm not sure if it's the size of Prince Adam's hair or the way his body is positioned but sometimes I have a really hard time standing this guy up. Take note!

2 comments:

RichJuly 31, 2020 at 6:57 PM
My gosh I had no idea that Funko put out so many MOTU figures. Granted I only recently (6 months ago) learned from a Target sales associate who I was talking with that Funko POP figures sell like hot cakes and are a bit of scalper bait. I think it was Target’s “1 per customer” or such sign up that prompted me to ask what that was all about. Boy did I love the voice actors who did both Cringer and HeMan in the original series. Poster putty under Adam’s foot while get him to stand. I use poster putty to help all my action and non-action figures stand when they’re prone to falling over. Thank goodness Cringer isn’t around now for the pandemic. We’re all cringing and even more so after our leadership promoted a doctor last week who said don’t wear a mask, HydroxyC works and out of space “alien DNA” is being put in a vaccine to make us immune to religion. I don’t believe those but I do believe that “doctor”’s theory that our Washington leadership aren’t human beings but rather reptilian creatures in human form. Beast Man is running things! Rich
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Action Figure Review: Prince Adam #992 from POP! Television: Masters of the Universe by Funko

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