Customer Reviews

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE SKELETOR (BLUE) ACTION FIGURE

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3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

Awesome!! He-Man and Pals have returned and Skeletor is back with a vengeance with this new figure.

Fun: VERY! Skeletor just begs you to pull him from his package and play with him in the middle of your living room floor! His accessories and action feature invite you to play, play, play!

Educational: Well... it IS Skeletor. Umm... He once said that books were Eternia's greatest treasures... Okay. Skeletor might not teach your kids anything, but he IS Skeletor, remember? You might not want him teaching your kids anything!

Durable: Mine is in tiptop shape after three weeks of battles! Seems to be pretty sturdy, but that action feature can't last forever. Still, he is one tough cookie!

Articulation: Ball-jointed shoulders and hips, Twisting wrists, neck, and waist.
Action feature: Push-Button sword slashing right arm (this is one of the best action features that I've seen in recent toys due to the fact that it doesn't hinder display poses).
Accessories: Removable chestplate, Havok Staff, and two-part sword (the best part is that these weapons are actually used in the new cartoon!)

The figure has a super-detailed sculpt with nice little touches like battle stress on the outfit and intricate designs on the various pieces of armor. The paint applications are stellar (example: one of the little straps that hang from his belt is turned around {hidden from view} but the face sculpted on the strap is painted to match the others on the opposite side!).

Overall, this figure is very impressive! Seems to be sturdy, but some collectors have reported that the waists on their Skeletor figures is immobile or even broken. Some folks have attempted to move the waist and have broken the figures in the process. I found neither of these problems with mine. I would recommend gently twisting the waist of the figure to determine whether or not the waist is moveable. That is the only glitch that I have heard of as a detractor to buying the figure, but even if that were true of my figure, I would still have him sitting on my shelf where he sits right now! He is just so neato! I just can't help gushing over this figure.

Kids should really get a kick outta this guy as well. I don't have any kids of my own yet, but my nephews are absolutely drooling over these new figures.

I told my girlfriend (who rolled her eyes in disbelief) that these are the LAST toys I will ever buy. I just can't see buying anything else when these figures are so darn cool!!!

I used to love this guy when I was kid. Skeletor was always kind of a fool on the cartoon, but in my mind, whenever I played with my Masters of the Universe toys, Skeletor was a true mastermind, a world-class villain on par with the likes of Ra's al Ghul, Doctor Doom, Lex Luthor, or any James Bond villain. Rather than just wrestle with a couple of beasties as in the cartoon, He-Man had to really work for his victories in my MOTU world, and he didn't always win. In my vision of Eternia, even the good guys experienced setbacks sometimes. Anyway, this new incarnation of Skeletor is at once an homage to a timeless classic, and a gigantic leap forward. While I'm not crazy about the new design of the Power Sword, Skeletor's double-bladed sword is pretty cool,and has a design reminiscent of the classic Sword of Grayskull. I've heard that originally, the new line was a continuation of the original, and that Skeletor had acquired both halves of the Power Sword. This design seems to indicate that. Either way, this is a brilliant redesign, and I have to say that Skeletor is my favorite of the bunch, and this is definitely the best-looking of the new line. Get one if you have the chance.

Well let me start this review out by saying that He Man was one of my favorite child hood cartoons. I used to wait in anticipation for the cartoon to come on everyday, imagine my excitement when I heard that a new Line was coming out as well as a new Cartoon.

On To The Toy.

Fun-I have always been a sucker for a guy with no face and a sword. This toy took me back to my old musty bedroom where He Man and Skeletor battled many times. These new figures are even more detailed and gasp they actually have different bodies. The accessories are great and add a lot of fun and detail to the toys. Although I feel that the color scheme for some of the accessories could have been dealt with a little better. I am of course speaking of the lack of detail in the paint job department on Man At Arms' Mace or Beast Mans whip.

Education-This is the real reason that I decided to write this review. I thought it was funny that someone would give these toys five stars in the education department. Ram Man he runs into things. Not the most educational toys but yet still have the potential to spark something that has little value anymore, Imagination.

Durability-The paint held up even while my Dog used Skeletors' torso as a chew toy. However when I applied direct heat to the feet Skeletor he lit up like a candle. As I placed Skeletors head in a vice and began to tighten down I quickly realized that "they just don't make em like they used to."

All In all, a really exciting and promising toy line...

Wow! I was looking at the new Masters of the Universe figures ... and found this dude for [money]! And this is one of the best action figures ever! with a whopping 12 points of articulation, beautifully designed so that most are invisible! The 2 part power sword fits in a loop on the back of his armour, and the right hand "sword choppin'" action rules, although sometimes mine jams(the figure, not my action feature).The face sculpt is amazing, with a dark grey wash bringing out all the detail of the four horsemens' beautiful work. I would have given this guy 5 out of five for all the ratings, but the only educational thing todays' kids are gonna learn is that the toy properties in the '80's were far superior to digimon and beyblade! I would have given him a 5 out of five rating for durability aswell, but i've heard of some people accidentally breaking their skeletor figures when attempting to move the waist articulation point. Otherwise I would have given him 5 out of five for everything, because he is the best cartoon villain there ever was! my figure already rules eternia! i bought the good guys just so my skeletor figure could beat em every time! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I bought the He-Man figure as well as the Skeletor figure, and I must say I am a bit more impressed with Skeletor. He just looks so much more evil then He-Man, and well, he is supposed to, because He-Man is a good guy. The only qualm I have with Skeletor is his double bladed sword doesn't like to stay as a double blade...Other then that an excellent choice for any fan of Matser of The Universe. A must buy for He-Man fanatics like myself. Cant wait to get Panthor and Battlecat.

No one ever imagine that we would see The masters of the universe toy line again, with the re-release of the 80's line a few years back, and now with the release of it's new line. Let me just say that it feels good to be a kid at heart. The new He man toyline will make you drullllllll

This has to be the worst add for this toy! The Skeletor I got was nothing like the picture!! He was neon purple with an orge face and bright colors everywhere.....does that sound like the picture?! Nowhere does it warn you that you might get a color varient or that they might have a different one in stock. My son did not even want it because it did not look like Skeletor! I sent it back and bought it somewhere else!

this has to be the ugliest action figure compared to the picture, it looks nothing like the cartoon version or the picture. instead of being dark and grim, and evil looking, the actual one they sent me was full of bright and gaudy colors, i hate this figure, they should show you exactly what youre buying, i am very dissatisfied with this figure.

AAAAHHHHH!!! He's back but heck he looks a lot cooler then before so who cares. At least he does not look like his old figure which looked a lot like a green and yellow jack o lantern. But I have to admit I didn't have a chance to watch the old cartoon but I saw the action figures. The weapons of He-man and skeletor before were disturbingly identical. But now Skeletor's sword(s) are a lot more detailed and can be separated and He-mans just looks cool. This toy already is fun even just by messing around with the swords. If their was a grading system on how good the toy looks I'll give it a 100. ^_^

I liked He-Man the cartoons and the toys since I was a little kid. I've also had an old Battle Armor Skeletor toy along with other figures. But I got to say that this toy is really cool. I don't play with this myself being older now, but I do have it displayed on my book shelf. It looks better than the old He-Man toys I've had back then. I recommend this for you people who used to be He-Man fans out there during the 80s.