While this year's 31 Days of Toy Terror isn't devoted to Skeletor like last year's festivities, Old Bonehead is still going to make a couple appearances. First up is a look at the Masters of the Universe Origins deluxe Terror Claws Skeletor figure. Terror Claws Skeletor was released much earlier this year but I didn't get mine until late June or early July. Like in the vintage line, this variant of Skeletor shipped alongside Flying Fists He-Man. While these are definitely my least favorite variants from the vintage line they're still quite fun and it's a nice way to own a toy similar to the vintage figure without paying a crazy amount of money. I have my vintage childhood Skeletor, Battle Armor Skeletor, and Dragon Blaster Skeletor but I've never owned a vintage Terror Claws Skeletor. This figure has two skeletal portraits, massive metal claws, and a bone dragon weapon; it's perfect for the Halloween season, right? Let's take a look at Terror Claws Skeletor after the break...
Height: 5 3/4ths inches
Articulation:
Swivel/ hinge ankles, boot swivels, swivel/hinge knees, balljointed
hips, restricted swivel waist, swivel/hinge shoulders that respond to
his action feature, swivel/hinge elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, and a
barbell jointed head.
Accessories: 2 swappable portraits, Havoc Staff, 2 claws, dragon weapon, 2 swappable left hands, and a minicomic
Non-Scalper Price: $20-$22 dollars
* As I admitted above, the vintage Terror Claws Skeletor is my least favorite vintage Skeletor variant. Still, Mattel did an excellent job with the Origins version of the figure and captured the unique look of the vintage toy. Some of the differences between this figure and the original are that the hood is a bit of a brighter shade of purple and Skeletor's chest armor (some people call it his sports bra) is more of a metallic red color rather than maroon or purple. It's definitely more noticeable.
* The terror claws are quite large and fit over Skeletor's wrists. They're massive metal claws with lots of rivets and nubs on them. While they seem a bit impractical, they also seem like they could be devastating in battle. They are new sculpts and not reused from the MOTUC Terror Claws Skeletor.
* Skeletor comes with the same minicomic as Flying Fists He-Man. It's not the great American novel or anything but it definitely is a fun addition to the sets.
This is a really well done Skeletor figure that just improves upon the vintage toy with the new headsculpts. He's got all of the goodies of the vintage figure plus shinier armor, a Havoc staff, and an extra left hand. Mattel really puts quite a bit of value in their deluxe figures and I don't recall really being disappointed by any of them so far. This line continues to impress and I hope we see the rest of the vintage Skeletor variants in the next year or two. This one's an Epic figure and as someone missing the original vintage toy, this makes that hole in the collection a bit less noticeable.
If you're a fan of Skeletor/Keldor then make sure to check out Snake Mountain, my archive of all of my Skeletor reviews.
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