I'm absolutely loving Mattel's Turtles of Grayskull line and I was pretty thrilled a month or so ago when I walked into my local Walmart and stumbled upon a full row of the Turtles of Grayskull Moss Man. Turtles of Grayskull is far more well thought out than most of the TMNT crossover properties and there are some pretty interesting changes made to the characters. Moss Man is another of the unfortunate heroes who has been transformed by mutagen ooze and is now at the beck and call of Shredder and Krang. An evil Moss Man who reminds me of a Resident Evil villain? Sign me up! Let's take a look at Moss Man, the Mutated Master of Nature, after the break...
The Facts:
Height: 6 3/8ths inches
Articulation: Swivel/hinge ankles, calve swivels, swivel/hinge knees, balljointed hips, waist swivel, swivel/hinge shoulders, swivel/hinge elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, and a barbell jointed head.
Accessories: Chest armor, 2 shoulder pads, vine weapon, neck extender, standard head, and fly trap head.
Non-Scalper Price: $25 dollars
The Positives:
* In Turtles of Grayskull, Moss Man has been transformed by mutagen ooze and is now a servant of the bad guys. Moss Man has always been an incredibly powerful character (he's essentially an Eternian nature deity or demi-god), but now that he's been mutated he's exercising no restraint and becomes less human/ sentient and more plantlike. Rather than having green flocking now he's wearing some armor and shoulder pads that look like they're made from the same vines and such that grow around Snake Mountain. That and some bones, too. His green color is brighter, too. To give him longer, lanker proportions, Moss Man utilizes some parts from the Masters of the Universe x Stranger Things Demogorgon, particularly the new hands and feet. I wonder which was designed first? The Demogorgon or this new take on Moss Man? Oh, and the armor will be used for Vecna, too.
* This is a fantastic Moss Man head. There's not a lot of paintwork on it, but the sculpt with the red eyes and teeth definitely make it clear who this is and that he's not someone you want to mess around with. Personally, I'd like to see this head used in a 200x take on Moss Man at some point in Origins, too. It looks like an excellent sculpt and more unique than just a repainted Beast Man head.
Moss Man is one of my favorites and along with the vintage Moss Man I've also reviewed the 200x Moss Man, the Masterverse Revelation Moss Man, the MOTU Origins Moss Man, the M.U.S.C.L.E. Moss Man, a stick of Eternia Pine Deodorant, the MOTUC Moss Man, the Dorbz Moss Man and Beast Man 2-pack, the POP! Moss Man #568, the POP! + Pez Moss Man dispenser, the Vinyl SODA Moss Man, the Pint Size Heroes Moss Man, the Monogram International Moss Man bag clip, the Masters of the Universe Minis Battle Armor Skeletor and Moss Man 2-pack, and the Mega Construx flocked Moss Man that came with the Battle Bones set and the standard Moss Man.
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This is so neat. Gotta love a translucent green action figure.
ReplyDeleteHe's definitely eye-catching and pretty unique.
DeleteThe most interesting Moss Man figure. Lots of display options.
ReplyDeleteI think the MOTUC Moss Man is still my favorite but this guy is the most unique. I still hate I missed the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/ Netflix CG Moss Man. That guy was scarce!
DeleteI'm super sad that I have yet to encounter this guy or the crossover Mer-Man in stores.
ReplyDeleteI've only seen Moss Man once, so I'm glad I snagged him. I mean, there was no way I was skipping the Big Moss Man; he's my favorite. I haven't seen Mer-Man yet, either. He still seems to be shipping, so hopefully he's just trickling out.
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