#motuc

[1980sactionfigures]

I'M SELLING OFF MY NEARLY-COMPLETE MOTUC COLLECTION!

Right at 250 figures, vehicles, beasts and Castle Grayskull, plus hundreds of accessories. This was my "big" collection and after months of cleaning and prepping it, I finally have to part ways with it so that I can pay rent and bills. If you're interested, check out the auction linked above! Tons of extras included, including Super7 Filmation figures and Mattel Thundercats!

#ebay #action figures #masters of the universe #motu #motuc #toy collection #he-man #thundercats #mattel #super7

[birindale]

Hi I just wanted to double check something I am pretty sure I read on this blog. Is the origin of C'yra of D'riluth iii from the original cannon or was it a later addition? Also what does "of D'riluth iii" actually mean? I remember there being some vagueness to what it means

Okay there's a long version and a short version of this story.

Short version: It was a later addition. In 2008 Mattel launched a toy line called Masters of the Universe Classics, which could only be ordered through their website and was aimed at the collector market. One of the things they did was include "character bios" in a sort of homage to the G.I. Joe toys of the 80s, which featured 'personnel files' that gave specializations and a brief character history, including their real names (e.g. Duke was actually named Conrad S. Hauser).

Catra's figure was released in 2011 for about $65 USD. Her bio (which I've lifted from a Poe Ghostal review) is as follows:

We (I, and my friends whom I've pestered for opinions) are pretty sure D'Riluth III is the name of her planet, even though another planet in the same solar system (from the New Adventures of He-Man in the 90s) has the Arabic numeral 7, so including Roman numerals is a strange choice.

Long version: There was a fellow working for Mattel at the time named Scott "Toyguru" Neitlich, and he was (and remains to this day) exceptionally bad at things like 'writing' and 'creativity'. He was never very interested in She-Ra, though he loves to tell the story of stealing his sister's doll one year, so to him Catra is simply an agent of the Horde... which, in order to adhere to the 2002-2003 tv show, was now 5,000 years old. This bio directly contradicts the Filmation canon of Catra's mask having belonged to the Magicat queen, for instance, and introduces a number of confusing details.

One of the least popular was Adora being Hordak's "step-daughter" instead of his "adopted daughter", which was already kind of a gray area since he didn't exactly raise her. Scott digging in his heels on the matter was actually how I learned he'd written the thing in the first place:

Now you may be wondering, jeez, it's pretty confusing and the writing isn't great but aren't you being kind of harsh? Surely the push-back from the He-Fans was bad enough. Well give me a minute, dang. This is the long version!

I reached out to him about a year and half ago to ask 1. How it's pronounced, 2. If he could confirm that D'Riluth III is the planet, and 3. If he remembered how he came up with it. He told me the following:

Some backstory here--Scott runs a bit of a one-man content farm, in an effort to avoid paying hosting fees for advertisements or actually engaging in SEO. He is a marketing consultant.

He used to upload a 5-10 minute video every day, but shortly after I contacted him that dropped to only five a week, and his weekly "Director's Commentary" videos about MOTUC figures that he worked on (largely just explaining who the character even is in an unedited stream of consciousness, as his videos became slideshows of google images) moved to bi-weekly.

I was like, okay, he left Mattel in 2014 right? So surely once he's through that year he'll get to this new series.

Nope! He's doing 2015 too! So I reached out again in January, just to like. See if he was still intending to cover the 'real names', which imo should have been part of his commentary to begin with, but...

He had forgotten <3 I explained no, I was asking about these specific questions that I had outlined in my first email (I had replied to his last message in the chain for simplicity's sake), and he just said he'd be doing it soon. So I was like oh, cool, do you know if you'll be doing one a week still? since that would put a Catra video about 4 years out as he does them in release order, and he then promised he'd get to it soon and didn't answer the question.

Annoying, certainly, but whatever. Unless one of us dies horribly I can wait it out, right?

WRONG.

Scott, being an idiot, has not credited a single one of the images he lifted from google over his four years of mostly-daily slideshows. And recently, somebody fucking noticed!

So this guy--Ethan Wilson, a very talented toy photographer and reviewer--was informed that Scott (in his capacity as Spector Creative, the name of his YouTube channel/consulting business) had been using his pictures in videos. Actually, let me use Ethan's own words here:

I decided to dig a little deeper into Spector’s channel, and found 81 instances of my photos being used in 68 of the channels videos.  None of these featured credit to me for use of the photos, and 48 of the 81 instances removed or obstructed my watermarks.

-About This Spector Creative Thing

I very strongly encourage you to read through this linked post, as it gets worse! Somehow!!

Scott, not noticing these as they came in over the course of 10 days, logged in to discover his channel had been taken down. He emailed Ethan in something of a panic to ask that Ethan reverse the claims as a 'professional favor', as Scott got all his clients through his channel's "advertising".

Now you're never gonna believe this... but when he and Ethan came to an understanding, suddenly Scott didn't give a shit.

He released a libelous video claiming Ethan had no rights to the images (he does) and that Scott could use them all he wanted because of Fair Use (he can't) and emailed Ethan the following.

First of all: this is bullshit. Copyright is automatic in the US, trademark wouldn't apply regardless, and as Scott should fucking know by now Ethan doesn't have a 'channel', he has a blog.

Second, he shot himself in the foot with the Fair Use defense by outright stating that his channel is his exclusive advertisement for his business and that he depends on his content to make a living. He said in his first video that it was "educational" 🙄

So Ethan realized Scott was a Fucking Liar and decided he should just copyright claim the rest of Scott's shit, in order to protect his images and rights thereto. YouTube can't take the channel down again unless Ethan is willing to pursue legal action--which he isn't, because he has a full time job and two kids and even though he'd probably win, it's a lot of time and energy.

I and a few others were trying to convince him that it would be worth it anyway, and looking into identifying and contacting the other artists Scott's stolen from over the years, when... Scott released a book. His first-ever graphic novel [looks into the camera like i'm on the office]

drawn entirely by AI.

So we have a frankenstein's monster of copyright infringement masquerading as illustrations (with all the uncanny valley that implies), Scott's technically and practically terrible writing, and the plot is Greek mythology. There are four and a half typos just in the free sample, and that's not including the words in images like his map or logo. He claims the title is a registered trademark but it certainly isn't registered in his state, or federally, and it's already in use by several other brands, so I wouldn't believe him even if he hadn't demonstrated a lack of understanding of copyright & trademark as recently as last week.

So I'm kinda fucking done waiting for answers! I can't trust a thing out of this guy's mouth! And he's pretty stupid, so do I even care what he thinks? I have decided that no. No I do not. I'll check back in 2028 and if he's survived + actually followed through then maybe I'll give his video a watch but until then it is simply pissing me off to remember this guy exists.

Sorry this turned into a rant I'm just really starting to loathe the guy. It's been an infuriating week or two. But uh... No, it's only canon to this one action figure line that ran for a little over a decade. We're certainly not beholden to it, it's more of a fun little in-joke for the fandom these days. You see someone use C'yra and you're like haha I know her! It's fun :3 Regardless of Scott's bullshit I enjoy seeing it around, and it's not like he owns or benefits from it in any way when maybe 1% of the people using it know where it comes from (and the people who know it was him specifically may be limited to the followers that have watched me complain about it).

Thank you for asking, I really do love asks even if the answer isn't what I want it to be lol. I'm happy to verify or explain anything I can!

#answers #gluttonforgay #catra #motu #motuc #c'yra of d'riluth iii

[capndragn94]

You know who'd make a good villain for a SPOP movie? Flogg and the Space Mutants. They first appeared in "The New Adventures of He-Man" like Mara, so I don't think there'd be any legal problems. Plus he could fit into the SPOP canon pretty easily. In MOTUC Flogg and the Mutants worked for Horde Prime, and after he died Flogg tried to take over his shattered empire.

#she ra and the princesses of power #spop #she ra #spop movie #she ra movie #the new adventures of he man #naohm #motu #he man #space mutants #flogg #motuc #mara

[catulhu333]

Guardian of the Heart

...Or the "First Ones Security Monster", but I think the first name is much better.

This creature does fascinate me, as it's design is basically a monstrous, exaggerated version of Horde Prime:

Both have 4 eyes, the monster has the same deltoid/kite symbols as Horde Prime on his forearms, and has near the same color scheme (minus white) as Prime.

The monster's mandibles are an exaggerated form of the growths on the sides of Prime's face (I guess fleshy, metalic or bony "sideburns").

The tentacles it has resemble an inverted version of Horde Prime's dreadlock cables.

Curiously the creature has some similarities to MOTUC/DC Horde Prime:

IE it's horns resemble Prime's long ears and both similar ridges on their heads. MOTUC/DC Horde Prime also has fleshy or bony "facial hair" that would exaggerate into the mandibles.

The monster's reveal also looks akin to Horde Prime transforming into it, as well as resembles in shadow how Horde Prime spirit looks like:

So what would be the reason for it?

Well, the First Ones technology has the ability to store data of their creations, and materialize them them at need. This was visible how Light Hope created a "bird" by creating a modified, small, winged spider drone:

I think Horde Prime possibly made the same with the Guardian of the Heart's schematics, materializing it in his own form (including his "true form"), due to his megalomania, or using the technology of the first one to modify the Monster, due to it being the instrument of his ultimate victory (which he seems to have directly controlled).

(With the similarities to MOTUC Horde Prime being an easter egg, or the artist taking inspiration, or perhaps indication Prime once "wore" a similar form to his MOTUC counterpart.)

Our of universe, it's also possible the crew created the Monster as Horde Prime's One-Winged Angel transformation, but changed mind, and didn't want to waste a good design, though the above explanation still applies in-universe.

#horde prime #SPOP #she-ra #she ra #monster #guardian #heart of etheria #she-ra and the princesses of power #motuc #motu #masters of the universe #classics #masters of the universe classics #first ones #horde #security

[emperorsfoot]

"During his exile from Eternos Palace Keldor saved a young dylinx cub from a hunter’s pit in the Corridors of Lithos. The cub remained fiercely loyal to Keldor, who named him Panthor after a tribal story his Gar mother told him as a child." (PANTHOR Savage Cat of Skeletor, MOTUC Bio).

I love everything I just read.

But I am confused by one detail. The very first line says that Keldor met Panthor after Keldor was exiled, and that he was a cub. But the Classics-Line comics very clearly show Panthor already an adult and leaving Eternos with Keldor.

If this is, in fact, a Classics bio, then MotUC is contradicting its own canon. So, which is true? The comic, or the bio?

#motu #masters of the universe #keldor #panthor #motuc #classics-line comics #skeletor

[actionfigureinsider]

Flashback time! These images popped up today in my Facebook Memories from #ToyFairNY 2009. It was this day in 2009 that @mattel did their #CollectorPress presentation and we got to look at all the great new products for #JusticeLeagueUnlimited #DCUC #BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold #MastersofTheUniverse and #GhostBusters I loved seeing those @four_horsemen_studios 2-Ups. If you could go back in time what from these images would you grab for your collection? #JLU #MOTUC #DCUniverseClassics #toyfair #NYTF https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLfuOiuj2F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#toyfairny #collectorpress #justiceleagueunlimited #dcuc #batmanthebraveandthebold #mastersoftheuniverse #ghostbusters #jlu #motuc #dcuniverseclassics #toyfair #nytf

[cultfaction]

Reposted from @hemania Rate this cosplay out of 10 ! 🤖 #motu #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #hemania #motuc https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnranh_sPEw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#motu #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #hemania #motuc

[farpointtoys]

Yesterday we brought you a space shuttle: today we bring you a new world! This Masters of the Universe ETERNIA playset is a GRAIL! Fully functional elevator, jaw & arm mechanisms and lots of parts and pieces make this a fantastic addition to your MOTU collection! Available IN-STORE at our Mays Landing Flagship location, but we guarantee it won't last long! #farpointtoys #fromretrotorightnow #nostalgineers #heman #motu #gofindone #mastersoftheuniverse #skeletor #mattel #grail #actionfigures #toys #eternia #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #toycollector #vintagetoys #shera #ihavethepower #motuc #filmation #grayskull #castlegrayskull #motuorigins #vintage #toycommunity #motuclassics #retro #mastersdeluniverso #toycollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhuEQvOSXE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[comicollage]

My setup from @thepowercon a few years back (the last So Cal/He-Man version). #motu #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #skeletor #actionfigures #toys #mattel #vintagetoys #s #toycollector #eternia #stoys #toyphotography #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #motuc #ihavethepower #shera #toycommunity #filmation #motuorigins #grayskull #castlegrayskull #motuclassics #vintage #toycollection #tmnt #toy #mastersdeluniverso #retro #life https://www.instagram.com/p/CnLkEC6rcCW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[figuras-de-accion-z]

#motu #masterverse #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #mattel #motuorigins #toycollector #eternia #skeletor #mastersoftheuniverserevelation #motuclassics #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #mastersoftheuniverseorigins #bythepowerofgrayskull #grayskull #actionfigures #motuc #mastersdeluniverso #stratos

[whoisjaylamm]

After being bitten by a werewolf, He-Man became extremely unreliable at least one a month.

#heman #mastersoftheuniverse #generativeart #ai #motu #hemania #motuc

[lendanovich]

Skeletor - Master of Evil, close up head drawing. This is a 9x12 ink piece with some fast digital color. Like, Follow, Share, & Comment. If your interested in getting this piece or a custom artwork commission, PM me. • #skeletor #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #motuc #motu #skeletorart #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #ihavethepower #mastersoftheuniverseclassics #mastersoftheuniverseorigins #mastersoftheuniverserevelation #mastersoftheuniversefans #masters #mastersoftheuniverse #eternia #grayskull #bythepowerofgrayskull #snakemountain #straightouttasnakemountain #mattel #80s #toys #80stoys #vintagetoys #childhoodmemories #childhood #nostalgia #artwork #motuart #lordofdestruction #lendanovich https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUZZS5rsjw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#skeletor #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #motuc #motu #skeletorart #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #ihavethepower #mastersoftheuniverseclassics #mastersoftheuniverseorigins #mastersoftheuniverserevelation #mastersoftheuniversefans #masters #eternia #grayskull #bythepowerofgrayskull #snakemountain #straightouttasnakemountain #mattel #80s #toys #80stoys #vintagetoys #childhoodmemories #childhood #nostalgia #artwork #motuart #lordofdestruction #lendanovich

[birindale]

The Horde World: I worked on it without knowing that Mattel already had a design for it [fig 1]. One of the characteristics of the Evil Horde, is the bat that constantly uses as emblem on its warriors, vehicles, etc. So the first obvious idea I had was that the bat emblem should be prominent in a world consumed by the Evil Horde's machinery [fig 2]. The first design made by Mattel, didn't contemplate that detail, and that is why they, after seeing my version, decided to take it for the map of the Horde Empire included with the Unnamed One figure [fig 3]. - Axel Giménez

#planets #horde world #axel gimenez #motu #motuc

[capndragn94]

Do you have any motuc spop headcannons?

I headcannon that during their post canon mission to return magic to the universe, Adora and the best friend squad find the Tri-Solar System and Mara's home planet Primus. From there they develop the Galactic Council to bring peace and order after Prime's demise. However, they face opposition from Flogg, who was the commander of Prime's secret police and wants to take over his empire. To combat this, Adora and Catra put together the Galactic Protectors to defend Primus and the council from Flogg's forces.

#she ra and the princesses of power #she ra #motuc #galactic protectors #space mutants #spop #galactic protector she ra #flogg #catra #catradora #mara #primus #denebria #she ra headcanons #the new adventures of he man #adora #ask #spop headcanons #naohm

[catulhu333]

This staff in SPOP

Specifically in Season 5 episode 2 "Launch":

Seems to be a staff Hordak and Horde Prime used in other incarnations:

It's (fittingly) most similar to MOTUC Horde Prime's staff (the second from the left).

Adora as Despara (in past in MOTUC and when possessed by Horde Prime and in DC comics) used a similar staff:

Which was identified as the Staff of Despair, which was used by Hordak's, Horde Prime's and Hord-Or's mother, Quintessa

Though it is Horde Prime's trophy room, it could be here due to being a weapon he used in his conquest, rather than a trophy he got from conquest.

Still, these staffs were at least partly magical, and Horde Prime has a dislike/distrust even fear to a degree of magic, due to not understanding it fully and not being able to control it, it being to chaotic. But I think it is possible Horde Prime once used magic (and there are hints he might be on some level, a creature of magic himself), but grew to dislike magic, due to not being able to control as fully as likes, or it was used against him in a way he couldn't counter. It's possible it was even during the invasion of of Krytis, with Melog's people magic being able to misdirect and overwhelm him and the Horde (even if it was a pyrrhic victory), and Prime not being able to think of a counter with his own skill at magic, was what produced this dislike.

He also was able to use the Heart of Etheria (a magic-technology construct) easily after analyzing, thanks to Hordak's research on the First Ones, and he did possibly want to conquer Krytis specifically for it's magic (though it is possible just First Ones presence was what attracted him there).

Just a theory, and it is most probably just an Easter Egg though, or the staff is technological in nature in SPOP.

#horde prime #motuc #she-ra #masters of the universe #hordak #spop #staff #weapon #200x #theory #despara #adora #quintessa #classics #horde

[gustaffo-vargas]

Deevil, from 80s Galaxy Fighters toys 🤖 #80scartoons #eightiescartoons #80stoys #actionfigure  #cartooncharacters #fanart #motuc #motu #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #shera #swordandsorcery #oldschhoolanimation #favouritecartoons #cartoonvillain #eightiescartoons #fantasy #sciencefictionfantasy #dibujosanimados     #fantasy #scifi #magic  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_CfJDLWru/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#80scartoons #eightiescartoons #80stoys #actionfigure #cartooncharacters #fanart #motuc #motu #mastersoftheuniverse #heman #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #shera #swordandsorcery #oldschhoolanimation #favouritecartoons #cartoonvillain #fantasy #sciencefictionfantasy #dibujosanimados #scifi #magic