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One interesting side note however is that Science Fiction and Fantasy was immensely popular in books and that Mattel toy designers admitted using Frank Frazetta's paintings of barbarians and science fiction as inspiration for He-Man. Mattel was designing and producing MOTU figures from 1980 until they were first released in 1981. I am a huge fan of Conan and loved the film, but the film did not come out until 1982.

There is also a persistent rumor that MOTU was originally planned as toys for the film Conan the Barbarian, but that mattel changed the concept or backed out because they did not think the violence and nudity of the film would translate well into a children's toy line. I now pause from Masters of the Universe (MOTU for short) to tell you about Mattel's other line of action figures, Big Jim and how some of the concepts may have been reused when designing MOTU and definitely some of the molds were.

Those are the original eight figures of the toy line. Zodac was originally listed as an Evil Warrior is actually neutral and a cosmic traveler who chronicles events in the universe. Teela is wearing the armor of the Goddess the protector of Castle Grayskull in the original mini comics replaced later in the cartoon by the Sorceress. She becomes captain of the guards for the king. Teela is a Heroic Warrior who is the daughter of the Sorceress and who is adopted by Man-At-Arms. Mer-Man is the ocean warlord who controls sea life. Skeletor also had Evil Warriors to assist him in his quest for power.īeastman is a savage henchman who can control animals. Unfortunately the castle's accessories were easily lost or broken. Your enemies would fall through the trap door to the dungeon below. It had an ancient throne that was also a secret lever to release the trap door.

It could be opened using the power sword as a key. It had a working 'jaw' bridge that lowered and locked. One of the best play sets for action figures ever. Skeletor wants to find the other half of the sword to be able to take control of Castle Grayskull. He-Man becomes the most powerful man in the universe. The Sorceress gives He-Man half of the sword of power to protect eternia. A tear in the fabric of space and time has allowed Skeletor to come to Eternia who now wants to conquer Castle Grayskull to become master. Castle Grayskull is haunted by the spirits of the ancients and protected by the Sorceress/Goddess. Whomever controls the power of Grayskull will become the master of the Universe. Castle Grayskull contains the advanced technology and powerful weapons of the ancient civilizations. He-Man sets out in search of the ancient Castle Grayskull, a fortress of mystery and power left standing during the great war. From the cartoon we find out his name is Duncan. Eventually he becomes the weapons master and chief engineer for the king. Man-At-Arms is a weapons smith and a Heroic Warrior who aids He-Man against the Evil Warriors. All that is left of the inhabitants of Eternia are nomadic bands of people and creatures. The war destroyed most of the civilizations of Eternia and who left behind advanced machinery and powerful weapons. He is the greatest warrior of his tribe, and leaves his people to defend Eternia from the evil that has been gathering since the great war. After receiving the first two figures that was all I wanted for Christmases and birthdays. Stratos was one of the Heroic Warriors and the leader of the bird-like people of Avion.

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Skeletor was the leader of the Evil Warriors and was some kind of skull-faced demon with blue skin complete with havoc staff. Each figure also came with a mini-comic that explained their origin or just some random story set on Eternia the planet they were from.

All of my other action figures (Star Wars, Clash of the Titans, GI*JOE, etc.)were on a 3 1/2 inch scale and these were 5 1/2 inches and completely buff. It was still a year before the Filmation cartoon would come out and it was the first time I had seen anything like it. My first figure was Skeletor and my twin brother's was Stratos. I remember getting my first Masters of the Universe toy when I was five years old in 1982 as a surprise in an Easter Basket.

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