Hope so! It would have been nice for Lion-O to get a blue loincloth and come with his dagger, and Cheetara’s eternian outfit to match her colours scheme, but otherwise I like them. I don’t mind the slimmer body here, if anything, I felt the turtles were too tall and buff, so a smaller body would have been nice there.
@12:04 that's how many MOTU fans have been feeling for a long time, you are just catching up. There's only so often you can go back to the well before they squeezed every ounce of profit and choke the IP in the process. This figure line was designed using the MVP product development process which is Minimum Viable Product, relying on the good will of the two franchises as the unique selling point, drawn up on a Lean Canvas by executives. There isn't an ounce of love or imagination in the designs. Your own custom shown at the beginning although very crude had more effort and love put into it than all of these put together. It'll sell whatever it sells on the name, and the rest will go to Ollies and Ross.
Dang it, they're going to get me to buy 2 of each so I can have both versions! Clever girl Mattel, clever girl... As a little kid I thought that MummRa and Skeletor were brothers and I mixed my Thundercats and MOTU figures all the time (I only had Cat's Lair and Snake Mountain as a kid, so MummRa lived in Snake Mountain lol), so this absolutely makes sense to my 5 year old brain hahaha
You are crazy. My 12 year old sons love He-man, and they like the idea of Thundercats. But all the TC lines out now are not for kids and out of their price point. This is a perfect entry for them. And the fact that you can get their normal versions here, without spending more on a retool later, is just awesome.
Im a huge Thundercats fan and I have to say im extremely excited for the new Thundercats line I've been all in on origins since the start and I welcome as many lines and characters they make the whole purpose of this line is part swapping and this only brings more and new parts for swapping I mean skies the limit with newer parts being added and newer stories so yeah all are welcome Happy 40th Anniversary Thundercats, Thundercats Hoooooo!!!!!!!!!
These are amazing, affordable Origins styled Thundercats with eternian gear AND mashed-up characters are the perfect way to go. The Bandai figures were always a letdown and the Super7 ones are way too expensive and feel somewhat outdated nowadays.
The thing I like most about these is that I can strip off all the Eternia stuff and just have a MOTU scale Thundercats figure. Under no circumstance will I be using these with Eternia gear. That locked in Eternian look kept me from getting into the Turtles of Grayskull figures, and now I only get certain figures for parts. I didn't notice until you said it that they appear to be on cartoon collection bodies, and that really bums me out. I don't like the cartoon collection at all minus the female figures because I think those actually look better than the Origins ones. In every other case, though, I think they're too generic looking and a huge step back from Origins. Honestly, them being on cartoon collection bodies kind of took the wind out of my sails. Very frustrated that I still don't have an Origins Fright Zone and Slime Pit. I just want them to finish the vintage figures in Origins. They seem so focused on cartoon collection, Turtles, Masterverse, and making figures out of concept art and it's concerning me that they're never going to finish doing everyone in Origins.
Did you see that neither Geldor nor Rio Blast sold out on Mattel Creations? I think they killed enthusiasm for the line by broadening out too quickly instead of remaining focused on Origins. Or maybe it's just me who got burnt out by too many figures in too short a time.
I haven't had any Thundercats figures since the mid-80s, so I'm all in on these. The fact that they mesh perfectly with the MotU Cartoon Collection (my current favorite toy line) is just icing on the cake.
I love these! I can't wait. I'm mainly in for the Thundercats. I didn't really get any of the MotU characters from the Turtles of Grayskull like either. I did hear on another channel (Mega Jay Retro I think), that Mattel said these colors aren't final as these are early paint masters. The three dots are likely for alignment of the alternate faceguard/hair and not part of the final paint design. Also Lion-Os nose is incorrectly painted - the nose will not be yellow. All said - we'll have to wait for some images closer to the final production to know for sure. I'm with you in that the Eternia elements aren't really anything major for me. I'm just excited to be getting an Origins style Thundercats line. I think the best part of these is a solid set of Thundercats with fun play potential in the extra MotU parts at a good price. While there are other Thundercats offerings available, they are at a higher price point and not quite as "playable" as these. No reason for you to apologize if these aren't immediately working for you, as you aren't "yucking anyone's yum" we won't shame you for not being into something. Everyone is entitled to their own preferences. Thanks Dan!
I really wanted to not like these figures so I could take a break from collecting for a bit but I gotta admit these are really good and the ability to remove the motu stuff and just have a basic Thundercats figure is a brilliant move.
You just can't resist, I knew the intrigue would get the better of you . I'm gonna try them out as all of the other MOTU lines have slowed down for now , with no new announcements 🤔
These look good, and can't argue with $20! I'm getting Cheetara, and if she's good, will get Lion-O. The Super7 ones were too expensive. Whoever decided to make the Eternia parts optional deserves a raise.
Great overview and analysis of this new collaboration. I agree with you that the armor and colors for Cheetara aren't eye-pleasing. It would be great if she was granted the role of "cat" sorceress since she was the one with visions, and that would allow for more elegant designs. Overall, I would like to see more cat motifs and weapons in the new outfits. I also hope that we can get creature accessory packs from both worlds such as the Third Earth fire bats and the Eternian wolf bats. It would also be fun to see the 2011 ThunderCats mash-up with the recent CGI Masters of the Universe line and see how the unique styles build each other up and keep the two underappreciated cartoons alive in the general zeitgeist, much in the way Transformers reference all their generations after all these years and use them to enrich the lore rather than keeping them separate. I personally would love to see Mattel use the comic book crossover event as an opportunity to give us new Masterverse characters into that line-up. Even if they used Mattel Creations to have collectors order ThunderCats, Ninja Turtles, Street Sharks, WWEternia, and comic based Masters of the Universe action figures in the Masterverse style, it would be well worth the price.
As somebody who turned up his nose at origins and much preferred super7, the last few months have been an awakening. Pairing up my masterverse with origins filmation counterparts, I’ve picked up splinter and the core turtles in TOG, and now I get thundercats in an affordable way that can be modified to look like the classic ones. We are eating well! And the best part is in 12 months I’ll likely be done, satisfied and happy to close the book on it. Sorry you aren’t feeling it, truly, but I’m excited.
I’m with you. I’ve been pretty selective with the TMNT stuff so far. I saw this and just kind of didn’t care. I will say the Mumm-Ra has me sold. Like you, I’m interested in Battle Cat. I don’t know that I have it in me to buy all the Thundercats. They weren’t really my thing as a kid. Some of my friends had the figures and playsets, but I was more MOTU, Voltron, TMNT, Joes, and Transformers. The 80s-90s had a lot to offer. Thundercats weren’t my thing. I can say I never owned one.
I wish it wasn’t so hard to collect these lines!! I get tired of over paying for figures to complete these lines, but that’s just me!! I’m saying that, I’m excited for this line!!
I've never been a fan of mash-ups, so I'm not really a fan of these. That said, it was smart of them to include parts so people can make them more of a traditional T Cat. That move may be this lines saving grace. Also, I do like the Battle Cat-man figure. That works very well. I'm sure they'll make a Panthor-man figure too.
Am I the only one that wanted them to look more like the origins figures? I thought that was the whole point. They look more like masterverse. The bodies aren’t thick and stocky like the origins figures which is a little underwhelming. The choice of part swaps to make them look like their original versions is great but I really do feel like they should look more like the origins figures.
Battle Cat as a Thunder Cat is so awesome. Some of the TMNTxMOTU line are pretty "normal" too but the weird mashups or mutant versions, like the mutant Ninjor, are what makes them awesome. I like Lion-O and Cheetara figs fine enough but I'm diggin' Skell-Ra and Thunder-Battle Cat. I'll definitely cherry pick some of these. I also have the advantage of not knowing so many historical details, lol. I just dig 'em. Good, honest vid, Pixel -- definitely value your views!
100% with you. Such mixed reactions. I really don't think this works as well as TMNT. I feel like WB didn't want them to mess too much with the Thundercats designs. Which is nice because we essentially get TCats: Origins. But the designs feel pretty much like tacked on bits. Love BattleCat Man though.
Its perfect for me. I want to have a small collection of Thundercats but right now the Super 7 are kinda pricey but these are suppose to be between $20 and $30. I'll most likely display them in the original Thundercat form but also excited about that battlecat!
We've built up a large collection of MOTU Origins for our son, and now I've just gotten him into watching the OG Thundercats cartoon, which he absolutely loves! I was just telling my wife that it's a shame there aren't any TC toys we could buy for him at a reasonable price for him to play with, so when this was announced, I got excited! I'm with you on the MOTU armor bits for the cats and just am not sure how I feel about it and would really like to see them with their base form parts. That being said, I'm more excited about Skele-Ra then Battlecat Man since we're basically getting two figures in one. I say bring it on!
I was never a fan of Thundercats, my brother liked them but it never got me. However, this wave is getting me crazy, and the whole Idea that motu, turtles, and thundercats can all share the same playsets and weapons, and looking at my kid playing with all of this together… he saw the concepts, “look dad, its cringer!!”, and I played the intro of thundercats for him, looking at his face totally fascinated “thundercats are loose!!”. I am in for this, 100%.
I'm happy with the Classics/Ultimates. I have nostalgia for the 80s MOTU toy line but I want modern detailing, sculpting and articulation now with new stuff I collect. Not things the same as what I had 40 years ago. I've also never seen the appeal of making Battle Cat a humanoid any more than I'd want He-man as a horse.
The idea of this is cool to me, though I'm not big enough into either franchise to care to get any. Maybe the Lion-O and Battlecat ones. I do still want to get Raphael from the Turtles of Grayskull line.
Honestly I think out of all of them I’m really excited for Battle Cat and Mumm-Ra/Skeletor mash up. Personally I think these are pretty cool! But I think so far Mumm-Ra and Thunder Battlecat really execute this idea well. I understand your feeling in a way. It can get overwhelming! I remember by the time I got to the Snakemen line I was hit with the TMNT crossover hahah but Mattel has a grip on me, I think out of all of the current lines I collect they been probably the best in both playability and price point.
More ideas for a great cross-over playset/ vehicles. We got those awesome wrestling rings, well kinda i could never find the snake mt one in the wild. I mean, am i the only one who wants an eternian party wagon?
I am interested in these, but want to see what the final product looks like. I am basically only interested in having them as standard/Classic ThunderCats. I find that they messed up some of the ThunderCat's default details- like the lighter color around Lion-O's mouth being painted over his nose, and him having 3 strange dots on his forehead. Also, I wish Cheetara's leotard and boots were a bit more towards red so they match the show design. Her costume looks like it's too light orange. All said and done, maybe the final production figure will look different and fix some of these oddities? For me it's wait and see -not an instant preorder.
Nope. Wasn’t a fan of the TMNT/MOTU line, not a fan of these. They will most likely also be over priced. 2024 was the year I stopped collecting plastic and got back into collecting cardboard.
I’m excited for these. Not 100% sure I’ll collect them, but still excited to see what they can do with the line. When they did the Turtles of Grayskull line, I passed on it. I have many versions of the Turtles, and although the line is cool, I just didn’t feel like I needed it. But with this new ThunderCats crossover line, I’m a bit more interested in collecting them. I think the fact that you are able to make them basic ThunderCats figures is what’s pulling me in. I haven’t been collecting the Super 7 figures, because they are a bit more expensive than I’m wanting to spend on figures. So it’s cool to get a more affordable ThunderCats line, and even more cool that it’s tied to Masters of The Universe. I really wish these were in the Masterverse line though.
Thanks for the continued coverage of MOTU Dan. When you next get chance to ask Mattel questions, perhaps at NYTF, can ask them about the Keclar figure that didn't make the stretch goal for Eternia please? I'd love to still see this figure released somehow. Thanks.
These are amazing and look perfect for what they are. Love having my favorite properties all together in one scale. I have super7 Thundercats and MOTU origins, but they don’t mesh. Now I can combine MOTU, Turtles and Thundercats all in one scale. Amazing
As someone who loves MOTU and planned to go "all in" on Origins (even the convention exclusives and Eternia), I find these crossovers annoying because I'm aiming to collect the full run of Origins, and yet I'm winding up with numerous figures of toys that I have no connection with (Stranger Things, TMNT, and now this). I didn't mind the little Sun-man detour, but I wish they'd just focus on awesome MOTU toys, not random franchise mashups.
Finished the video, still going for Battlecat but also the deluxe is a great grab for an awesome Mumra. I never got to own Thundercats as a kid but loved the show, this will be a great way to get scaled figures to add to MOTU and TMNT Grayskull. So yeah, I’m going to grab the first wave and hope for a second
I don't know if I'm "All in" but I do plan on getting these. I don't expect to get obscure Thundercats Characters (if they get to those). And I see this mostly as an extension to the MotU universe over a Thundercats line on its own. If it were only my Thundercats fandom, then I'd be way more picky about these figures.
I am so glad you said this, I feel so much the same way. I do feel like it's too much at one time. I like the turtles of grayskull, but I don't love them like I thought I would. I don't like the fact that these are in the cartoon bodies either..... And I really really just want Mattel to finish the vintage line, that's what I want them working on the most.
Thanks for your opinion and thoughts, I have a feeling we’ll all be warming up to these as we see more pics. I am surprised about the (CC?) buck. But otherwise, I actually love the colors, and the swappable 2-in-1 option! I am mostly MOTU but I love the TCats toon, so I am very tempted to get a set of these! Much more affordable than S7. If I just had more room!
I'm very excited, I haven't picked up any of the recent TC stuff. I probably would have been more indifferent if they didn't have the swappable parts like I was with the TMNT line, but this is really something I can look forward to. I wonder if we'll get a He-Man in armor based on the Eternia playset lion? The only thing I wish was different is I would have liked Battle-Cat-Man to have a mask that covered more of his face based on the normal Battle-Cat mask. As is he looks more like Cringer-Man.
The design choices are pretty interesting. Even if some of the colouring is rather odd. Especially for Cheetara's armor. Though I can see customers repainting that. Likely going to do that myself. I must say I wasn't expecting Lion-O to have a more slimmer buck, I imagined he'd have the more typical male buck. The Battle Cat figure looks awesome! Definitely gotta pick that up when these hit my country. In any case, Wave 1 is looking promising and I certainly plan on getting these. Can't wait to see what He-Man is gonna look like in this line.
I think Mattel learned from the Turtles of Grayskull line that they need to have basic versions as well as MOTU versions, so that is good. But I agree that these are not clicking for me. I have all the classics and Super 7 Ultimates, so I am kind of in the do I really need these in another scale mindset.
I haven’t been in love with any of the Lion-O figures to date including my old LJN. This one seems so much closer to something I would have wanted as a kid. I’m probably in the same boat as you on this line though with the MoTU parts just looking off. We shall see.
I think this is just PURRFECT! I love the fact you can get the base Thundercats in a more original form using the, to me, the perfect figure form factor that Origins use. The Sub7 and Maco 5.5 just kind of suck. The a little bit slimmer body on Lion-O, like you said is more cartoon collection, but I’m guessing Bow will have that same buck, it’s not as thick as MOTU cartoon collection figures. Having grown up with MOTU and Thundercats in the 80’s I loved both. When 200x came out and they introduced King Carnivous and his tribe I imagined they might be one of the space ships leaving Thunderia but just landed on Eternia and started a new tribe. So I hope they add King Carnivous. If not, while I don’t like the motu armor stuff it will be good stuff for customizing. 😂 I might triple up on many figures.
I’m definitely not MOTU’d out. I don’t love everything they are doing but over all I’d say all these branches create a possibility of new collectors of MOTU and that is win win. I personally love ORIGINS vintage style releases. I wasn’t into cartoon collection at all but - I am digging the POP stuff (She-Ra, Catra, Frosta) so I’m getting those. Wasn’t into the Stranger Things crossover but was surprised to find the He-Man and Skeletor from those sets to be some of my favorite versions. I also have a Stranger Things friend who is now interested in MOTU because they got those sets simply for the Stranger Things figures. I am not a fan of the Turtles so I skipped that line entirely but again have a Turtles friend who is really loving it and it has sparked some newfound MOTU love from him. I did have Thundercats as a kid - but and while I won’t be collecting these, I am hoping this new line does the same joy sparking 😂 for those into them. If it keeps the Mattel teams vested and interested in spending the money to create more MOTU Origins Vintage style stuff I am on board! I also do love how MOTU Origins is the center access/hub for all these releases. Placing MOTU at the heart of all of it since 2019 now! ❤ who ever would have thought! Love it!
I like these, they are definitely different but I think that's why I find them interesting. Don't worry Dan I still like your custom Thundercat better from many years ago 😅😉
To me these figures feel like they will be better in person, some figures look odd in promo images and these have that vibe, I like them but I'm not like in love with them yet. I think I'd prefer standard origins to cartoon collection but I don't really mind, I am hoping Mum Ra is a larger figure still. But I am excited since I'm a big into making Origins customs there are alot of nice looking new parts coming with these figures.
I kinda like them…especially Cheetara…I just don’t have the space for another line of TCats. I have the main characters from Super7 Ultimates, and that’s all I need. These might fill a nice niche, though.
I’m loving what I’m seeing from the promotional photos. Love the swapping ability, but probably going full on TC. It’s surprising you’re not feeling these. I feel you on the overwhelming feeling you have, which is why I stopped collecting Cartoon Collection and personally never understood Origins as a vintage line collector. Now I’m focusing my motu collecting only on new Horde Snake Men figures and certain Masterverse figures.
I’m happy that they’re being included in Origins, but I’m inclined to agree about the Eternian gear for Lion-O and Cheetara. I also want to say the yellow-ish paint on Lion-O’s hands and face seems off, and I hope they fix that. Cheetara’s hair/head sculpt is also a little strange for me. Other than that Battle Cat is awesome and the Mumm-Ra/Skeletor hybrid works.
I'll bet I'm in the minority, but I'm not a fan of humanoid Battle Cat. There was the painting of a MOTU roundtable with humanoid Battle Cat packaged in the Dark Horse Art of He-Man & MOTU book from 2015 and it didn't do anything for me there either. I get the companies doing the heavy lifting on these crossovers need to do their own spin on licensed characters so they will always have a claim to something from the endeavor, but the gimmick of mashing up EVERY SINGLE character involved gets quickly stale. I don't dislike crossovers either. Look at stuff like Batman vs Predator, Marvel vs Capcom, Mortal Kombat vs DCU. Yes, there are select character mash ups, but they are usually reserved for a handful of character combinations at most. I feel like what gets lost so easily in crossovers is seeing who would win in a fight. When it comes to an actual mash up, DC and Marvel were effective with their one-shots in Amalgam and just created an entire new universe for those characters to exist without using some sort of contrived plot twist to combine two characters just for the sake of one story. I've never wondered what a merged Raphael and Ram Man would look like, nor a Skeletor and Mumm-Ra for that matter, but we're getting a second one of that with an even worse name than what DC published. Let's just hope nobody gets reduced to ashes and ingested as a power up this time around.
I like them, im also behind on alot of figures so the FOMO is weighing down on me. I had to withdraw on Masterverse to focus on Turtles of Grayskull cause that is a dream line for me. I had to withdraw from most of the Cartoon Collection except for the few figures im cherry picking (mostly female characters and Princess of Power characters) then having to save for Mattel Creations cause if you miss those the aftermarket can be non forgiving.... and now there are these, another dream crossover line. It is too much at this point. Im glad there is variety but for someone who is on a budget its getting to be to many to want to get. I got into this line cause overall it was very affordable, I could get a figure or 2 a month but with all these sublines and exclusives to track down I find my self worrying where new figures are going to be sold and when.
Da quello che leggo nei commenti, molte persone sembrano amare questa nuova interpretazione dei Thundercats. È difficile capire se sia solo una voglia di avere una nuova occasione di collezionare i Thundercats ad un prezzo conveniente per chiunque o se ci sia un vero interesse per questa versione ibrida tra le 2 serie. Personalmente non so ancora cosa pensare, perché da quello che ho visto e io sono italiano e ho un amore viscerale e nostalgico per entrambe le serie, sia per i Motu che per i Thundercats, questo nuovo design non mi convince al 100% al momento. Ho provato la stessa sensazione per i Turtles of Grayskull, ma non posso negare che mi piacerebbe collezionare alcuni di essi, anche solo per una mera questione di design, vedi Rattlor o Ninjor, ecc. L'idea che si possa avere la possibilità di scegliere di avere entrambe le versioni secondo me è positiva, perché implica una libertà di scelta personale, però guardando le immagini disponibili al momento, non sono ancora pienamente sicuro che siano riusciti nell'intento. Credo che potremmo farci un'idea migliore solo quando queste figure arriveranno nelle mani delle persone, e sono molto curioso di vedere il design degli altri nemici dei Thundercats, perché al momento sono convinto solo a metà per quello che è stato mostrato. Solo il tempo ci dirà se questa serie sia meritevole di essere fatta o meno. Speriamo bene.
I'm happy that they made them able to have their classic look and I've always wanted all my toys to have the same scale and similar style and articulation
Fair enough. Not knowing/having reservations & offering criticisms of designs that don't work in your opinion is way more reasonable than the whole "I don't like these so they should not be produced." stance some people have. Even though the different display options may seem like a requirement for more "traditional" or "classic" looking option, it's likely that some of the strongest figures will be the ones that really just Go For It & do something cool, even if simple. Not sure how the robust the Line will be, so maybe there will be a limitation on variants. Kinda weird to see the wig option rather than an extra head though. Maybe it's just the Reveal Images, but those bucks look different from both standard Origins & the Cartoon Collection to me.
This is what i wanted since the 80's Dan and i can't wait to get them i hope they do a full Thundercats line. I was bugging Mattel about this crossover since the TMNT one. I will always love the LJN line but when Funko came out with there i got a few and loved how they fit with te MOTU collection and i got sad when they cut the line then Super 7 showed there's and i was pumped again. Now that Mattel is doing them i am like yes.
Will you be buying these?
yes
Hope so! It would have been nice for Lion-O to get a blue loincloth and come with his dagger, and Cheetara’s eternian outfit to match her colours scheme, but otherwise I like them.
I don’t mind the slimmer body here, if anything, I felt the turtles were too tall and buff, so a smaller body would have been nice there.
Is this even a question??? Of course. 🤣
@12:04 that's how many MOTU fans have been feeling for a long time, you are just catching up. There's only so often you can go back to the well before they squeezed every ounce of profit and choke the IP in the process. This figure line was designed using the MVP product development process which is Minimum Viable Product, relying on the good will of the two franchises as the unique selling point, drawn up on a Lean Canvas by executives. There isn't an ounce of love or imagination in the designs. Your own custom shown at the beginning although very crude had more effort and love put into it than all of these put together. It'll sell whatever it sells on the name, and the rest will go to Ollies and Ross.
Nah this line is an abomination Dan....
Motu and Thunder Cats seem like a crossover we all ways wanted but never got in animation form
I am all for Battle Cat as a Thunder Cat.
he's the only good figure in the line up !
@@lazer-ape NOPE!!!
This is exactly what I wanted the turtles like to be like I’m so happy they went this way
I don't care about the Eternia gear. I just want the Thundercats characters. I also want the BattleCat
Same!
I never thought I'd see the day that Pixel Dan is overwhelmed with toys. I'm all in on this line!
Dang it, they're going to get me to buy 2 of each so I can have both versions! Clever girl Mattel, clever girl... As a little kid I thought that MummRa and Skeletor were brothers and I mixed my Thundercats and MOTU figures all the time (I only had Cat's Lair and Snake Mountain as a kid, so MummRa lived in Snake Mountain lol), so this absolutely makes sense to my 5 year old brain hahaha
Dan you said the same thing about the Turtles of Grayskull and now you love them 😆
😂💯
You are crazy. My 12 year old sons love He-man, and they like the idea of Thundercats. But all the TC lines out now are not for kids and out of their price point. This is a perfect entry for them. And the fact that you can get their normal versions here, without spending more on a retool later, is just awesome.
Im a huge Thundercats fan and I have to say im extremely excited for the new Thundercats line I've been all in on origins since the start and I welcome as many lines and characters they make the whole purpose of this line is part swapping and this only brings more and new parts for swapping I mean skies the limit with newer parts being added and newer stories so yeah all are welcome Happy 40th Anniversary Thundercats, Thundercats Hoooooo!!!!!!!!!
These are amazing, affordable Origins styled Thundercats with eternian gear AND mashed-up characters are the perfect way to go. The Bandai figures were always a letdown and the Super7 ones are way too expensive and feel somewhat outdated nowadays.
Crazy that we're getting Turtles and Thundercats crossovers before we get any New Adventures figures.
The thing I like most about these is that I can strip off all the Eternia stuff and just have a MOTU scale Thundercats figure. Under no circumstance will I be using these with Eternia gear. That locked in Eternian look kept me from getting into the Turtles of Grayskull figures, and now I only get certain figures for parts.
I didn't notice until you said it that they appear to be on cartoon collection bodies, and that really bums me out. I don't like the cartoon collection at all minus the female figures because I think those actually look better than the Origins ones. In every other case, though, I think they're too generic looking and a huge step back from Origins. Honestly, them being on cartoon collection bodies kind of took the wind out of my sails.
Very frustrated that I still don't have an Origins Fright Zone and Slime Pit. I just want them to finish the vintage figures in Origins. They seem so focused on cartoon collection, Turtles, Masterverse, and making figures out of concept art and it's concerning me that they're never going to finish doing everyone in Origins.
Did you see that neither Geldor nor Rio Blast sold out on Mattel Creations? I think they killed enthusiasm for the line by broadening out too quickly instead of remaining focused on Origins. Or maybe it's just me who got burnt out by too many figures in too short a time.
I haven't had any Thundercats figures since the mid-80s, so I'm all in on these. The fact that they mesh perfectly with the MotU Cartoon Collection (my current favorite toy line) is just icing on the cake.
I love these! I can't wait. I'm mainly in for the Thundercats. I didn't really get any of the MotU characters from the Turtles of Grayskull like either. I did hear on another channel (Mega Jay Retro I think), that Mattel said these colors aren't final as these are early paint masters. The three dots are likely for alignment of the alternate faceguard/hair and not part of the final paint design. Also Lion-Os nose is incorrectly painted - the nose will not be yellow. All said - we'll have to wait for some images closer to the final production to know for sure. I'm with you in that the Eternia elements aren't really anything major for me. I'm just excited to be getting an Origins style Thundercats line.
I think the best part of these is a solid set of Thundercats with fun play potential in the extra MotU parts at a good price. While there are other Thundercats offerings available, they are at a higher price point and not quite as "playable" as these. No reason for you to apologize if these aren't immediately working for you, as you aren't "yucking anyone's yum" we won't shame you for not being into something. Everyone is entitled to their own preferences. Thanks Dan!
They should make a Filmation style cartoon about BattleCat Man teaming up with the horse Fifty Fifty from Bravestarr.
OH Hella Yes!!
I really wanted to not like these figures so I could take a break from collecting for a bit but I gotta admit these are really good and the ability to remove the motu stuff and just have a basic Thundercats figure is a brilliant move.
A Thundarian style Panthor vs Panthro. All in Baby.
We are probably going to get more variants of the main characters anyway. Looking forward to seeing what this line has in store
I like these. I dont know the THUNDER CATS very well, but I am a big MOTU-fan and I love that we get these for the ORIGINS.
You just can't resist, I knew the intrigue would get the better of you .
I'm gonna try them out as all of the other MOTU lines have slowed down for now , with no new announcements 🤔
These look good, and can't argue with $20! I'm getting Cheetara, and if she's good, will get Lion-O. The Super7 ones were too expensive. Whoever decided to make the Eternia parts optional deserves a raise.
I wish they gave us both photos, all Thundercats and all MOTU. They might be good budget Thundercats figures.
Great overview and analysis of this new collaboration. I agree with you that the armor and colors for Cheetara aren't eye-pleasing. It would be great if she was granted the role of "cat" sorceress since she was the one with visions, and that would allow for more elegant designs. Overall, I would like to see more cat motifs and weapons in the new outfits. I also hope that we can get creature accessory packs from both worlds such as the Third Earth fire bats and the Eternian wolf bats. It would also be fun to see the 2011 ThunderCats mash-up with the recent CGI Masters of the Universe line and see how the unique styles build each other up and keep the two underappreciated cartoons alive in the general zeitgeist, much in the way Transformers reference all their generations after all these years and use them to enrich the lore rather than keeping them separate. I personally would love to see Mattel use the comic book crossover event as an opportunity to give us new Masterverse characters into that line-up. Even if they used Mattel Creations to have collectors order ThunderCats, Ninja Turtles, Street Sharks, WWEternia, and comic based Masters of the Universe action figures in the Masterverse style, it would be well worth the price.
I like these! I think they will probably be better than anything done for ThunderCats.
As somebody who turned up his nose at origins and much preferred super7, the last few months have been an awakening. Pairing up my masterverse with origins filmation counterparts, I’ve picked up splinter and the core turtles in TOG, and now I get thundercats in an affordable way that can be modified to look like the classic ones. We are eating well! And the best part is in 12 months I’ll likely be done, satisfied and happy to close the book on it. Sorry you aren’t feeling it, truly, but I’m excited.
Instant pickup. I've wanted this line for decades.
I ended up passing on the Turtles of Grayskull figures, but I'm digging these quite a bit... in their classic looks.
I’m with you. I’ve been pretty selective with the TMNT stuff so far. I saw this and just kind of didn’t care. I will say the Mumm-Ra has me sold. Like you, I’m interested in Battle Cat. I don’t know that I have it in me to buy all the Thundercats. They weren’t really my thing as a kid. Some of my friends had the figures and playsets, but I was more MOTU, Voltron, TMNT, Joes, and Transformers. The 80s-90s had a lot to offer. Thundercats weren’t my thing. I can say I never owned one.
I wish it wasn’t so hard to collect these lines!! I get tired of over paying for figures to complete these lines, but that’s just me!! I’m saying that, I’m excited for this line!!
Battle Cat and Skeletor look unique, so definitely getting those!
They need to expand the line with Silverhawks and Tiger Sharks.
No 😂
i would love some tigersharks
AGREED.
WHY?
I've never been a fan of mash-ups, so I'm not really a fan of these. That said, it was smart of them to include parts so people can make them more of a traditional T Cat. That move may be this lines saving grace. Also, I do like the Battle Cat-man figure. That works very well. I'm sure they'll make a Panthor-man figure too.
Am I the only one that wanted them to look more like the origins figures? I thought that was the whole point. They look more like masterverse. The bodies aren’t thick and stocky like the origins figures which is a little underwhelming. The choice of part swaps to make them look like their original versions is great but I really do feel like they should look more like the origins figures.
I agree with that. Would be even better if it was done similar to the turtles of grayskull line. I'm still very interested in the battlecat figure.
You have said exactly what I wanted to say perfectly!
I also love how there's some inspiration from the 2011 reboot in these.
I got the turtles-related MOTU figs, because I like the turtles. These are two franchises I really don't have any connection to.
Battle Cat as a Thunder Cat is so awesome. Some of the TMNTxMOTU line are pretty "normal" too but the weird mashups or mutant versions, like the mutant Ninjor, are what makes them awesome. I like Lion-O and Cheetara figs fine enough but I'm diggin' Skell-Ra and Thunder-Battle Cat. I'll definitely cherry pick some of these. I also have the advantage of not knowing so many historical details, lol. I just dig 'em. Good, honest vid, Pixel -- definitely value your views!
Lion - o and cheetara look sooooooo good
I like the battlecat.👌👍
100% with you. Such mixed reactions. I really don't think this works as well as TMNT. I feel like WB didn't want them to mess too much with the Thundercats designs. Which is nice because we essentially get TCats: Origins. But the designs feel pretty much like tacked on bits. Love BattleCat Man though.
Tmnt cross over was garabwge , this is lot better
I’ll definitely be picking up Battle Cat-Man
Its perfect for me. I want to have a small collection of Thundercats but right now the Super 7 are kinda pricey but these are suppose to be between $20 and $30. I'll most likely display them in the original Thundercat form but also excited about that battlecat!
I'm digging the Battlecat. I never watched Thundercats. The comic was good.
We've built up a large collection of MOTU Origins for our son, and now I've just gotten him into watching the OG Thundercats cartoon, which he absolutely loves! I was just telling my wife that it's a shame there aren't any TC toys we could buy for him at a reasonable price for him to play with, so when this was announced, I got excited! I'm with you on the MOTU armor bits for the cats and just am not sure how I feel about it and would really like to see them with their base form parts. That being said, I'm more excited about Skele-Ra then Battlecat Man since we're basically getting two figures in one. I say bring it on!
They should be on the Origins body. Mumm-Ra on the Andre the Giant body from Superstars
Battlecat man has the best look by far. Maybe it is because it is such a departure from how we have seen Battlecat before.
I was never a fan of Thundercats, my brother liked them but it never got me. However, this wave is getting me crazy, and the whole Idea that motu, turtles, and thundercats can all share the same playsets and weapons, and looking at my kid playing with all of this together… he saw the concepts, “look dad, its cringer!!”, and I played the intro of thundercats for him, looking at his face totally fascinated “thundercats are loose!!”. I am in for this, 100%.
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I'm happy with the Classics/Ultimates. I have nostalgia for the 80s MOTU toy line but I want modern detailing, sculpting and articulation now with new stuff I collect. Not things the same as what I had 40 years ago. I've also never seen the appeal of making Battle Cat a humanoid any more than I'd want He-man as a horse.
The idea of this is cool to me, though I'm not big enough into either franchise to care to get any. Maybe the Lion-O and Battlecat ones. I do still want to get Raphael from the Turtles of Grayskull line.
Honestly I think out of all of them I’m really excited for Battle Cat and Mumm-Ra/Skeletor mash up.
Personally I think these are pretty cool! But I think so far Mumm-Ra and Thunder Battlecat really execute this idea well.
I understand your feeling in a way. It can get overwhelming!
I remember by the time I got to the Snakemen line I was hit with the TMNT crossover hahah but Mattel has a grip on me, I think out of all of the current lines I collect they been probably the best in both playability and price point.
That Mumm-Ra Skeletor is pretty awesome. That one peaks my interest most. Love how it can be either or.
That thundercats battle cat is pretty sweet!
More ideas for a great cross-over playset/ vehicles. We got those awesome wrestling rings, well kinda i could never find the snake mt one in the wild. I mean, am i the only one who wants an eternian party wagon?
I'm looking forward to these as a hidden Thundercats line.
I love that they can be changed to classic looks. I will be getting if i can find them.
I think these are feeling lack luster because of the TMNT crossover. To much going on at once, just my 2 cents.
I agree the colors seem off other than Battle cat. Hope this line does well so that maybe we could get more Silverhawks.
I am interested in these, but want to see what the final product looks like. I am basically only interested in having them as standard/Classic ThunderCats. I find that they messed up some of the ThunderCat's default details- like the lighter color around Lion-O's mouth being painted over his nose, and him having 3 strange dots on his forehead. Also, I wish Cheetara's leotard and boots were a bit more towards red so they match the show design. Her costume looks like it's too light orange. All said and done, maybe the final production figure will look different and fix some of these oddities? For me it's wait and see -not an instant preorder.
Nope. Wasn’t a fan of the TMNT/MOTU line, not a fan of these. They will most likely also be over priced. 2024 was the year I stopped collecting plastic and got back into collecting cardboard.
Agree, i dont see why everyone thinks they are great, tonnes of better action figures out there to spend money on
I was all in on Turtles of Grayskull and I am all in on these! I really hope we get several waves out of this and fingers crossed for a ghost Jaga!
I’m excited for these. Not 100% sure I’ll collect them, but still excited to see what they can do with the line. When they did the Turtles of Grayskull line, I passed on it. I have many versions of the Turtles, and although the line is cool, I just didn’t feel like I needed it. But with this new ThunderCats crossover line, I’m a bit more interested in collecting them.
I think the fact that you are able to make them basic ThunderCats figures is what’s pulling me in. I haven’t been collecting the Super 7 figures, because they are a bit more expensive than I’m wanting to spend on figures. So it’s cool to get a more affordable ThunderCats line, and even more cool that it’s tied to Masters of The Universe. I really wish these were in the Masterverse line though.
Thanks for the continued coverage of MOTU Dan.
When you next get chance to ask Mattel questions, perhaps at NYTF, can ask them about the Keclar figure that didn't make the stretch goal for Eternia please? I'd love to still see this figure released somehow. Thanks.
These are amazing and look perfect for what they are. Love having my favorite properties all together in one scale. I have super7 Thundercats and MOTU origins, but they don’t mesh. Now I can combine MOTU, Turtles and Thundercats all in one scale. Amazing
As someone who loves MOTU and planned to go "all in" on Origins (even the convention exclusives and Eternia), I find these crossovers annoying because I'm aiming to collect the full run of Origins, and yet I'm winding up with numerous figures of toys that I have no connection with (Stranger Things, TMNT, and now this). I didn't mind the little Sun-man detour, but I wish they'd just focus on awesome MOTU toys, not random franchise mashups.
Finished the video, still going for Battlecat but also the deluxe is a great grab for an awesome Mumra. I never got to own Thundercats as a kid but loved the show, this will be a great way to get scaled figures to add to MOTU and TMNT Grayskull. So yeah, I’m going to grab the first wave and hope for a second
I don't know if I'm "All in" but I do plan on getting these. I don't expect to get obscure Thundercats Characters (if they get to those). And I see this mostly as an extension to the MotU universe over a Thundercats line on its own. If it were only my Thundercats fandom, then I'd be way more picky about these figures.
I feel like these were too close together in the time they came out initially to cross over
I am so glad you said this, I feel so much the same way. I do feel like it's too much at one time. I like the turtles of grayskull, but I don't love them like I thought I would. I don't like the fact that these are in the cartoon bodies either..... And I really really just want Mattel to finish the vintage line, that's what I want them working on the most.
Thanks for your opinion and thoughts, I have a feeling we’ll all be warming up to these as we see more pics. I am surprised about the (CC?) buck. But otherwise, I actually love the colors, and the swappable 2-in-1 option! I am mostly MOTU but I love the TCats toon, so I am very tempted to get a set of these! Much more affordable than S7. If I just had more room!
I'm getting all of them. This wave 1 is crazy 🔥💯 can't wait for wave 2 💯👌🏾
I’m very excited for these! 1985 all over again excited!! MOTU and ThunderCats were always favorites can’t hardly wait to collect them all! 😆
It's because it's not a good mash up and has no good tie ins that make sense like turtles of greyskull
I'm very excited, I haven't picked up any of the recent TC stuff. I probably would have been more indifferent if they didn't have the swappable parts like I was with the TMNT line, but this is really something I can look forward to. I wonder if we'll get a He-Man in armor based on the Eternia playset lion? The only thing I wish was different is I would have liked Battle-Cat-Man to have a mask that covered more of his face based on the normal Battle-Cat mask. As is he looks more like Cringer-Man.
The battle cat reminds me of the Mythic Legions figure. Cowarros?
Still neat though.
The design choices are pretty interesting. Even if some of the colouring is rather odd. Especially for Cheetara's armor.
Though I can see customers repainting that. Likely going to do that myself.
I must say I wasn't expecting Lion-O to have a more slimmer buck, I imagined he'd have the more typical male buck.
The Battle Cat figure looks awesome! Definitely gotta pick that up when these hit my country.
In any case, Wave 1 is looking promising and I certainly plan on getting these. Can't wait to see what He-Man is gonna look like in this line.
I think Mattel learned from the Turtles of Grayskull line that they need to have basic versions as well as MOTU versions, so that is good. But I agree that these are not clicking for me. I have all the classics and Super 7 Ultimates, so I am kind of in the do I really need these in another scale mindset.
I would like to see these in the Masterverse line with more detail.
I haven’t been in love with any of the Lion-O figures to date including my old LJN. This one seems so much closer to something I would have wanted as a kid. I’m probably in the same boat as you on this line though with the MoTU parts just looking off. We shall see.
I think this is just PURRFECT! I love the fact you can get the base Thundercats in a more original form using the, to me, the perfect figure form factor that Origins use. The Sub7 and Maco 5.5 just kind of suck.
The a little bit slimmer body on Lion-O, like you said is more cartoon collection, but I’m guessing Bow will have that same buck, it’s not as thick as MOTU cartoon collection figures.
Having grown up with MOTU and Thundercats in the 80’s I loved both. When 200x came out and they introduced King Carnivous and his tribe I imagined they might be one of the space ships leaving Thunderia but just landed on Eternia and started a new tribe. So I hope they add King Carnivous.
If not, while I don’t like the motu armor stuff it will be good stuff for customizing. 😂 I might triple up on many figures.
Definitely ROSS destined figures 💯
R.I.P. Original He Man voice
I’m excited, it’s a great idea to have the original looks included. Makes it a lot more appealing to me.
I’m definitely not MOTU’d out. I don’t love everything they are doing but over all I’d say all these branches create a possibility of new collectors of MOTU and that is win win. I personally love ORIGINS vintage style releases. I wasn’t into cartoon collection at all but - I am digging the POP stuff (She-Ra, Catra, Frosta) so I’m getting those. Wasn’t into the Stranger Things crossover but was surprised to find the He-Man and Skeletor from those sets to be some of my favorite versions. I also have a Stranger Things friend who is now interested in MOTU because they got those sets simply for the Stranger Things figures. I am not a fan of the Turtles so I skipped that line entirely but again have a Turtles friend who is really loving it and it has sparked some newfound MOTU love from him. I did have Thundercats as a kid - but and while I won’t be collecting these, I am hoping this new line does the same joy sparking 😂 for those into them. If it keeps the Mattel teams vested and interested in spending the money to create more MOTU Origins Vintage style stuff I am on board! I also do love how MOTU Origins is the center access/hub for all these releases. Placing MOTU at the heart of all of it since 2019 now! ❤ who ever would have thought! Love it!
I like these, they are definitely different but I think that's why I find them interesting. Don't worry Dan I still like your custom Thundercat better from many years ago 😅😉
To me these figures feel like they will be better in person, some figures look odd in promo images and these have that vibe, I like them but I'm not like in love with them yet. I think I'd prefer standard origins to cartoon collection but I don't really mind, I am hoping Mum Ra is a larger figure still. But I am excited since I'm a big into making Origins customs there are alot of nice looking new parts coming with these figures.
I kinda like them…especially Cheetara…I just don’t have the space for another line of TCats. I have the main characters from Super7 Ultimates, and that’s all I need. These might fill a nice niche, though.
I’m loving what I’m seeing from the promotional photos. Love the swapping ability, but probably going full on TC. It’s surprising you’re not feeling these. I feel you on the overwhelming feeling you have, which is why I stopped collecting Cartoon Collection and personally never understood Origins as a vintage line collector. Now I’m focusing my motu collecting only on new Horde Snake Men figures and certain Masterverse figures.
Very excited for these! Hope they do all the mutants too
I’m happy that they’re being included in Origins, but I’m inclined to agree about the Eternian gear for Lion-O and Cheetara. I also want to say the yellow-ish paint on Lion-O’s hands and face seems off, and I hope they fix that. Cheetara’s hair/head sculpt is also a little strange for me. Other than that Battle Cat is awesome and the Mumm-Ra/Skeletor hybrid works.
I'll bet I'm in the minority, but I'm not a fan of humanoid Battle Cat. There was the painting of a MOTU roundtable with humanoid Battle Cat packaged in the Dark Horse Art of He-Man & MOTU book from 2015 and it didn't do anything for me there either. I get the companies doing the heavy lifting on these crossovers need to do their own spin on licensed characters so they will always have a claim to something from the endeavor, but the gimmick of mashing up EVERY SINGLE character involved gets quickly stale. I don't dislike crossovers either. Look at stuff like Batman vs Predator, Marvel vs Capcom, Mortal Kombat vs DCU. Yes, there are select character mash ups, but they are usually reserved for a handful of character combinations at most. I feel like what gets lost so easily in crossovers is seeing who would win in a fight. When it comes to an actual mash up, DC and Marvel were effective with their one-shots in Amalgam and just created an entire new universe for those characters to exist without using some sort of contrived plot twist to combine two characters just for the sake of one story. I've never wondered what a merged Raphael and Ram Man would look like, nor a Skeletor and Mumm-Ra for that matter, but we're getting a second one of that with an even worse name than what DC published. Let's just hope nobody gets reduced to ashes and ingested as a power up this time around.
I think Thunder BattleCat could've been more impressive too. I'm rather underwhelmed.
I'm definitely in for at least a Lion-O. I'll decide on the others when/if I see them in person. Skel-Ra looks preeeeetty cool, though.
I like them, im also behind on alot of figures so the FOMO is weighing down on me. I had to withdraw on Masterverse to focus on Turtles of Grayskull cause that is a dream line for me. I had to withdraw from most of the Cartoon Collection except for the few figures im cherry picking (mostly female characters and Princess of Power characters) then having to save for Mattel Creations cause if you miss those the aftermarket can be non forgiving.... and now there are these, another dream crossover line.
It is too much at this point. Im glad there is variety but for someone who is on a budget its getting to be to many to want to get. I got into this line cause overall it was very affordable, I could get a figure or 2 a month but with all these sublines and exclusives to track down I find my self worrying where new figures are going to be sold and when.
If they were actually molded like the origins figures I would be a lot more excited.
Da quello che leggo nei commenti, molte persone sembrano amare questa nuova interpretazione dei Thundercats. È difficile capire se sia solo una voglia di avere una nuova occasione di collezionare i Thundercats ad un prezzo conveniente per chiunque o se ci sia un vero interesse per questa versione ibrida tra le 2 serie. Personalmente non so ancora cosa pensare, perché da quello che ho visto e io sono italiano e ho un amore viscerale e nostalgico per entrambe le serie, sia per i Motu che per i Thundercats, questo nuovo design non mi convince al 100% al momento. Ho provato la stessa sensazione per i Turtles of Grayskull, ma non posso negare che mi piacerebbe collezionare alcuni di essi, anche solo per una mera questione di design, vedi Rattlor o Ninjor, ecc. L'idea che si possa avere la possibilità di scegliere di avere entrambe le versioni secondo me è positiva, perché implica una libertà di scelta personale, però guardando le immagini disponibili al momento, non sono ancora pienamente sicuro che siano riusciti nell'intento. Credo che potremmo farci un'idea migliore solo quando queste figure arriveranno nelle mani delle persone, e sono molto curioso di vedere il design degli altri nemici dei Thundercats, perché al momento sono convinto solo a metà per quello che è stato mostrato. Solo il tempo ci dirà se questa serie sia meritevole di essere fatta o meno. Speriamo bene.
This crossover is cool and makes sense mote than the TMNT one.
I'm happy that they made them able to have their classic look and I've always wanted all my toys to have the same scale and similar style and articulation
Fair enough. Not knowing/having reservations & offering criticisms of designs that don't work in your opinion is way more reasonable than the whole "I don't like these so they should not be produced." stance some people have. Even though the different display options may seem like a requirement for more "traditional" or "classic" looking option, it's likely that some of the strongest figures will be the ones that really just Go For It & do something cool, even if simple. Not sure how the robust the Line will be, so maybe there will be a limitation on variants. Kinda weird to see the wig option rather than an extra head though. Maybe it's just the Reveal Images, but those bucks look different from both standard Origins & the Cartoon Collection to me.
The Lion O And Moonskelera I want.
The Cheetarah looks way better than the Super 7 version. I’m tempted by these especially the Battlecat
This is what i wanted since the 80's Dan and i can't wait to get them i hope they do a full Thundercats line. I was bugging Mattel about this crossover since the TMNT one. I will always love the LJN line but when Funko came out with there i got a few and loved how they fit with te MOTU collection and i got sad when they cut the line then Super 7 showed there's and i was pumped again. Now that Mattel is doing them i am like yes.