The Facts:
Height: 5 1/4ths inches
Articulation: Swivel/hinge hips, "Power Attack" swivel waist, swivel shoulders, swivel wrists, and a balljointed head.
Accessories: Wings, staff, and helmet
Non-Scalper Price: $10-$11 dollars
* Teela looks quite different from her classic depictions in this new series and her powered up form as Sorceress is even more different. Wearing a white suit with lots of metallic details on it with long, multicolored hair, she looks more like a sci-fi anime character than a traditional swords & sorcery character. While she's not the Teela I grew up with, she really does look pretty cool, focusing on the magical side of the character that most MOTU media has only alluded to. I'm digging the design and the figure matches the animated style of the show quite nicely with great colors.
* The portrait on Sorceress is quite lovely. Good, clean paintwork and a simple yet stylized design. She has one of the better portraits I've seen in this line so far.
* Sorceress has some massive purple wings that look like they're made out of energy. They're translucent and speckled with glittery flecks in the plastic. They're removable but stay on securely when plugged into the back of the figure.
* Sorceress has some cool hair. It's a solid piece that's not too pliable, but it looks neat and hangs down her back. The colors are great and definitely liven things up a bit.
* In her Sorceress transformation Teela wears this cool helmet. The accessory is translucent with gold paint and looks really neat. Usually Teela has some sort of communications devices floating around her head but as the Sorceress she gets this. I like it. It fits on her well and you can see her face through it. Does it remind anyone else of Man-At-Arms' classic helmet?
* This line isn't known for great articulation but the Sorceress moves pretty decently. She feels sturdy, can hold her staff in both hands, and her Power Attack waist allows her to swing her staff by twisting her waist left and right.
* The staff is great. It definitely looks like a more sci-fi version of the vintage Sorceress' staff. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe leans into the sci-fi side a bit more than most MOTU shows, though not as much as The New Adventures of He-Man, which I'll admit I kind of like.
The Negatives:
* The Sorceress' costume is really cool but it's even cooler on the show. The black diamond in the middle actually is a cut out surrounded by a purple, starry material and the gold lines from her outfit extend across her shoulders. The paint applications have been one of the weaker parts of this line and while the figure does look cool it doesn't capture the outfit from the show as well as I'd like.
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Role Play
Despite Revelation being more "accurate" to my favorite eras of MOTU with lots of obscure references and in-jokes, I'm actually finding myself enjoying the CGI show a bit more. I haven't started the second season yet but probably will this weekend.
ReplyDeleteIn the CGI show almost everyone feels like "different" characters to me. Teela seems more like the Sorceress (I mean, she kind of is), Ram Ma'am/ Krass reminds me more of Teela personality wise, Cringer's wisdom and role as a father figure to Adam makes me think more of Man-At-Arms, and Duncan reminds me more of someone like Mekaneck or something. I still like it, though. It feels very fresh. I wouldn't love a movie to go in that direction or anything but I'm OK with one show out of a few to go in that different direction.