I'll never forget reading the Bio for this one for the first time when it was revealed during SDCC 2011 because, just as I learned about Evil Lyn and Skeletor's son, my wife came into the bedroom to tell me she was pregnant!
As I have mentioned in previous comments, I am a die hard Evil-Lyn fan. The Battleground Evil-Lyn is such a great figure. I loved having her rare hair appearance in a toy. I always found her a sympathetic character. She is vastly more intelligent and capable than the goons around her and has to work under a guy who somehow gets to run the show, despite his many failures. She felt very real and relatable to me even as a child. Lol The sassy/bitchy attitude is all gravy. One of, if not, my all time favorite toy in the line. Thank you. 🖤
One of the main reasons her appearance might have changed in filmation is the advent of goth culture in the early and mid 80ties. Probably took a few years until it caught on in the US. So with the time between the toy line design and the filmation release the influence might have caught on. Filmation Evil Lyn definitly has a bit of a goth style to herself, the 200X version definitly has. The way Evil Sorceresses were depicted definitly changed during the 80ties, many took on similar goth inspired forms.
Before any more current info, I'd always assumed that Evil-Lyn's bright yellow and the blue Gar were just other human ethnicities on Eternia. When I began collecting again as an adult, Commemorative Edition Evil-Lyn and Remco's Warlord were my first figures. Thank you again for all the great content!! 🌈💛💜💙
Great video I'm a huge Evil Lyn fan every time I see her I think of Sarah Douglas. Would have loved to have seen her playing the role of Evil Lyn in a live action movie.
@@carn9507 she was the best character in that film aside from skeletor just that Sarah looks a lot how evil Lyn looks in the filmation cartoon. I also loved her role in They live.
This was a great figure, and I was very happy to add it to my collection. And I'll add my voice to the "wish we could've gotten the full MYP look as a figure" crowd. >SIGH< If only the line could've continued longer . . . . I especially liked the glow-in-the-dark staff crystal on this version of her. I never even knew that the original Evil-Lyn figure from 1983 had a glow-in-the-dark wand until maybe two or three years ago.
I remember on Matty Collector the official story on 200X Evillyn was that Super 7 made the decision to not do the updated dress even though it was budgeted for. I do like they added so much new deco to the old dress, but that 200X version would have been great. Of course I'm still lamenting that Matty Collection and Super 7 both did not give us the 200X Sorceress.
I always preferred this style of Evil Lynn, there is a sophistication to her that really comes across. I think this armour works especially well in purple, though I do like the 200x armour and do think it's a shame we never got that. Oh a movie version would have been cool too, but I know the rights for that weren't there
Wow this was an awesome video- thanks for doing this! Yet another figure I didn't know existed (sorry) but now I wouldn't mind owning. 2 things: With her last name as Powers was this a creator nod to Mike Powers or (like Matt Mason) was there some plan to connect the dots? Also aside from the book & allusions in classics were there any other references to Evil Lynn & company being on that rocket ship from earth? (I find that a fascinating idea.)
Skeletor still loved her of course. She keeps unleashing ultimate evils to thwart his plans and he just face palms and goes "not again...". If Beast Man tried that he'd be a rug.
Origins is REALLY yellow, I agree. I was like...It's Liver Failure Action Evil-Lyn! You think the live action movie influenced anything? She was pretty pale as well, and black suit.
Since all of the molds are already previously done could Mattel reissue all of the MOTU classics figures on the classic style cards at retail as a mass collector line if they wanted to? Meaning Is there anything preventing them from being able to do it legally or physically?
I have all three Mega Construx Evil-Lyns. Vintage yellow skin, Filmation colours and 200X colours. :P I did wonder as a kid why she looked 'healthier' in the cartoon.
I love both versions of the MOTUC Evil Lyn. The Sophia Loren influence really shines through in the yellow version. NECA did actually release a yellow variant of the 200X Evil Lyn, I never picked it up as to me the color didn't translate well to that version of her. As for the Origins Evil Lyn, it's clear they were going for more vivid, almost neon colors with the line, so a bright yellow would be the obvious choice for that aesthetic (Man at Arms and Beast Man are almost neon signs). I'm glad they did the bright colors on Origins, it keeps the line fun and unique. Besides, I think that other series they are doing will be more realistic looking in line with the McFarlane stuff and GI Joe Classified. I'm glad we're getting both lines and I really do miss Classics. MOTUC is such a huge springboard for all of this, it continues to inspire and influence the toy world.
As a kid I thought "my dear Evil-Lyn" had yellow skin to match Skeletor's face. Either that, or she wasn't "human". 🤷♂️ I prefer the 200X version of her, because she: had a better attitude, was pretty powerful, & was much more attractive. I'm glad that I managed to get a MOTUC "battleground" version of her. She's one of my fav MOTUC figs, mostly because my parents wouldn't allow me to have a "girl toy" (so I just played w/ my sister's Evil-Lyn & Teela as a kid).
@@spectorcreative1872 I knew it. 200X was revolutionary for the brand. Did you see the new Evil-Lyn fig that's coming out? She got long hair, more concealing clothes, & a different staff. W/o the alt. "classic" head, you wouldn't even recognize her as Evil-Lyn.
bought the yellow skin as the hype in message boards & youtube among motuc collectotrs then was high, yeah i was a toy sheep, lol! ... but 200X was my generation's He-man, so i prefer her gray version, don't mind buying both..still look great in my displays.
I've always preferred Evil Lynn with white skin. I was so glad to get this variant of her. The Filmation figure is a bit too simplistic so this was a perfect middle ground between original toy detailing and filmation colour.
200X MOTU was the last time I went “all-in” on Masters as a toy line (I was out of the hobby during the Classics era or else I definitely woulda bought a fair few of those also, but Origins isn’t catching my interest). Evil Lyn was one of the few figures I could never get a hold of (apart from Zodac, the Snake Men, and whatever con exclusives were floating around back then).
I mean, the obvious answer would be that she's almost never NOT using a spell. It's a tradition or an old charter or something that all evil villains use a spell or two for vanity's sake.
Ha! The 2000X Evil-Lyn was IMPOSSIBLE to find in retail ..... through Devine Intervention I only ever saw her once and that’s when I bought her.... around this time it was when we were getting a Gazillion Skeletor and He-Man variants with just 1 side character..... which is odd cause the first few waves were more evenly distributed.....
Yeah, a lot of the Millennial relaunch figures, I only ever saw on the occasion I bought them. And it's not because I stopped looking for them once I got them. The unique characters were really low-ratio compared to the all the Neon Scuba Grappling Hook He-Men and Night-Vision Missile-Launching Skeletors nonsense. To this day, I have still never clapped eyes on a "Battle Fist" Fisto.
I loved how she was always acting loyal to skeleton when she had her own plans in taking over eternia. I just realized another thing- how come she never got her cape in any action figure?.?
Especially since my last name is "Lin", when I was growing up in the 1980s, Evil-Lyn's coloration always made me wonder if she was supposed to be a certain type of evil caricature. I suppose Jitsu was worse (but I owned him anyway).
Personally I would have liked the son of he-man outfit 😉 out of curiosity since it was an adult collectors line would an outfit like that ever be on the table? Or would Mattel put the big red X on it
We got the best version of Evil-Lyn in the comics. It's almost related to that drawing ~4:00 in a metaphysical kind of way. That said, the 200X one is not far behind (when she's not being Chaotic Stupid).
looks great now, was a uninteresting caracter when i was a kid. 200x really did her justice. If they release that 200x version again with modern articulation i would buy that.
What I don´t see is how she would have a son with Skelletor. Obviously one doesn´t have to be in love to make children. However, Skelletor and her despised each other regardless. Was this explained in the comics? PS Love that black/dark skinned Teela? What´s her name? Was she ever used? PS1 Evil Lyn looks great with all her different hair styles!
There's a picture in one of the MOTU Classics mini-comics that shows a flashback to a very happy Pre-Acid-Accident Keldor and Evil-Lyn smiling and holding a purple baby boy, if that helps answer your question.
That's what I said. However, they despised each other that much that I can't see them being intimate regardless. Please, tell me, the dark/gold Teela figure has a name?
This was the entire OG MOTU business model. Repaint existing tooling and swap accessories add a new head sculpt and cash checks. Enjoy Coke and synthesizer music.
Always thought 200X's version, with her pale skin, purple eyes, and white hair, had some kind of albinism, inherited from the Faceless One. That might have been kind of neat, sort of an influence from Elric of Melniboné, perhaps. Then again, that'd be the old 'evil albino' trope, which would be a bit problematic.
Y'know, I'd never heard of or realised there was such a thing as an "Evil Albino trope" until someone kicked up a stink about it in the press for the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and even then, I couldn't figure out who they were talking about. Closest I could come up with was Palpatine, but he wasn't an actual albino. Happily, there's Pete White from "The Venture Brothers" to balance things out. 😉
Nah, dude she was much closer to Origins yellow. I don't know where you got your photos from but they don't match up with other images or my childhood.
I assumed as a kid (yes) that Evil-Lyn's figure was just racist, that she had yellow skin because she was Asian. If that sounds ridiculous, remember that Tattoo from TMNT had yellow skin because he was Asian and he came out years later (1991?). In fact this fan theory is so ingrained in me that I'm still surprised that anyone releases Evil-Lyn in yellow anymore because, well, yellow skin is such shorthand for racist stereotype.
Yes, I heard a story that Lou Scheimer was a socially conscious person and nixed the yellow skin as he didn't want to be accused of racism to Asians. I also heard he felt the same way about Jitsu and nixed him after only one appearance. I have no idea if this is true or just urban legend.
@@ShinSeikiEvan I heard this too but...meh.... I find that Lou Scheimer tends to be treated as far more of a saint than he really was by fans. On the other hand he was still a fairly sensible chap and was certainly not racist against African-Americans and not going with the bright yellow skinned villain (or Jitsu) because people might think it's horrendously racist is a very sensible thing so it's possible he did have it changed for 'potentially horrednously racist' reasons.
Also... Grey hair? So, her hair has never been WHITE? Because I've always thought her hair was WHITE. So have most of the people that wrote/write He-Man wikis. If you're telling us her hair was supposed to be grey, as opposed to white... well, that's actually NEWS, in all caps. More so then literally everything else in the video.
I'm an originalist and prefer no origin stories and the introduction of the love interest story, I'm quite happy with the way the original show didn't explain his face being melted off either. just love the characters for their unique design without explaination for everything. I prefer her just being a henchwoman to a skeleton faced villain, thats all you need. but I do love her design even though she is a retooled Teela by original toy standards. I'm just content with that.
Pictures of the figures for the upcoming MOTU Netflix series "Revelation" just dropped, and Evil Lyn looks like Prince Nuada from Hell Boy 2. ... It looks horrible! if someone gave me that figure, I'd throw it in the trash without breaking eye contact. It's actually far worse than I'm making it out to be.
I'll never forget reading the Bio for this one for the first time when it was revealed during SDCC 2011 because, just as I learned about Evil Lyn and Skeletor's son, my wife came into the bedroom to tell me she was pregnant!
Well there are no coincidences in toy collecting!
The in-continuity reason should be that Evil-Lyn is from Springfield.
Clearly.
😂😂😂🤜
As I have mentioned in previous comments, I am a die hard Evil-Lyn fan. The Battleground Evil-Lyn is such a great figure. I loved having her rare hair appearance in a toy.
I always found her a sympathetic character. She is vastly more intelligent and capable than the goons around her and has to work under a guy who somehow gets to run the show, despite his many failures.
She felt very real and relatable to me even as a child. Lol
The sassy/bitchy attitude is all gravy.
One of, if not, my all time favorite toy in the line. Thank you. 🖤
She does get the wrong end of the Havok Staff sometimes...
SC: "She was added for drama."
Skeletor: "Ah. Just like a woman."
muhahaha
One of the best OG bad girls in pop culture out there!
Oh yes indeed!
I liked this version of Evil Lyn, I still have her displayed to this day. I would have loved a proper 200x styled one even more though.
Oh I wish we had time to have gotten to that!
I must admit I’d love that too.
@@nicholasdickens2801 Ditto!
One of the main reasons her appearance might have changed in filmation is the advent of goth culture in the early and mid 80ties. Probably took a few years until it caught on in the US. So with the time between the toy line design and the filmation release the influence might have caught on. Filmation Evil Lyn definitly has a bit of a goth style to herself, the 200X version definitly has. The way Evil Sorceresses were depicted definitly changed during the 80ties, many took on similar goth inspired forms.
Hey anything is possible. Just look at Kylo Ren
@@spectorcreative1872 Let's don't...
Before any more current info, I'd always assumed that Evil-Lyn's bright yellow and the blue Gar were just other human ethnicities on Eternia.
When I began collecting again as an adult, Commemorative Edition Evil-Lyn and Remco's Warlord were my first figures. Thank you again for all the great content!! 🌈💛💜💙
Thrilled you are enjoy! So much more to come, stay tuned!
Great video I'm a huge Evil Lyn fan every time I see her I think of Sarah Douglas. Would have loved to have seen her playing the role of Evil Lyn in a live action movie.
What can only be!
Yeah Sarah Douglas would have been great but I think Meg Foster was a good choice too in the MotU film.
@@carn9507 she was the best character in that film aside from skeletor just that Sarah looks a lot how evil Lyn looks in the filmation cartoon. I also loved her role in They live.
Yet another great video, thanks 👍👍
Aiming to please!
This was a great figure, and I was very happy to add it to my collection. And I'll add my voice to the "wish we could've gotten the full MYP look as a figure" crowd. >SIGH< If only the line could've continued longer . . . .
I especially liked the glow-in-the-dark staff crystal on this version of her. I never even knew that the original Evil-Lyn figure from 1983 had a glow-in-the-dark wand until maybe two or three years ago.
If only...
I remember on Matty Collector the official story on 200X Evillyn was that Super 7 made the decision to not do the updated dress even though it was budgeted for. I do like they added so much new deco to the old dress, but that 200X version would have been great. Of course I'm still lamenting that Matty Collection and Super 7 both did not give us the 200X Sorceress.
We were so close to that too!
I always preferred this style of Evil Lynn, there is a sophistication to her that really comes across. I think this armour works especially well in purple, though I do like the 200x armour and do think it's a shame we never got that. Oh a movie version would have been cool too, but I know the rights for that weren't there
And I was so glad we got to this version and quickly too
Looks like Motu origins is going to release a 2nd evil Lyn version this year. Hopefully they'll adjust the skin color and maybe give her a cape.
I imagine it will be close to this release, even though the first Evil Lyn in Origins was the wrong Yellow!
Another awesome video!
So many more to come
Wow this was an awesome video- thanks for doing this! Yet another figure I didn't know existed (sorry) but now I wouldn't mind owning. 2 things: With her last name as Powers was this a creator nod to Mike Powers or (like Matt Mason) was there some plan to connect the dots? Also aside from the book & allusions in classics were there any other references to Evil Lynn & company being on that rocket ship from earth? (I find that a fascinating idea.)
So many more to come. We're just getting warmed up
I prefer these colors over the yellow, but I do like that the yellow skin is powered up. Super Saiyan Evil-Lyn 😉
And now everyone can have a choice!
Skeletor still loved her of course. She keeps unleashing ultimate evils to thwart his plans and he just face palms and goes "not again...". If Beast Man tried that he'd be a rug.
Well, he kinda wound up that way on Robot Chicken
Okay now I understand the story behind this version of evil-lyn.
And knowing is half the knowing
Origins is REALLY yellow, I agree. I was like...It's Liver Failure Action Evil-Lyn!
You think the live action movie influenced anything? She was pretty pale as well, and black suit.
It kinda came after
@@spectorcreative1872 ok ty, my childhood brain remembers yellow and "flesh tone" Filmation, not the ash gray color. Selective memory strikes again!
Since all of the molds are already previously done could Mattel reissue all of the MOTU classics figures on the classic style cards at retail as a mass collector line if they wanted to? Meaning Is there anything preventing them from being able to do it legally or physically?
They certainly could. IF the tooling is still in good condition. If has been a few years and it may be past its prime by now.
I have all three Mega Construx Evil-Lyns. Vintage yellow skin, Filmation colours and 200X colours. :P I did wonder as a kid why she looked 'healthier' in the cartoon.
Well she did take her Flinstones vitamins.
My favourite MOTUC figure!
And now a video just of her!
I love both versions of the MOTUC Evil Lyn. The Sophia Loren influence really shines through in the yellow version. NECA did actually release a yellow variant of the 200X Evil Lyn, I never picked it up as to me the color didn't translate well to that version of her. As for the Origins Evil Lyn, it's clear they were going for more vivid, almost neon colors with the line, so a bright yellow would be the obvious choice for that aesthetic (Man at Arms and Beast Man are almost neon signs). I'm glad they did the bright colors on Origins, it keeps the line fun and unique. Besides, I think that other series they are doing will be more realistic looking in line with the McFarlane stuff and GI Joe Classified. I'm glad we're getting both lines and I really do miss Classics. MOTUC is such a huge springboard for all of this, it continues to inspire and influence the toy world.
It is amazing how much this line has influenced others and the industry!
Evil Lyn has always been my favorite character.
She is a fan of yours too
I love Evil Lyn and in Origins Evil Lyn and Teela are my first figures in the range.
Hopefully Origins will go for years to come!
I was wondering why you left Mattel. I’m not sure if you ever explained it and maybe I missed it.
See the Big Figs video
This is the best evil lyn figure there is.
I agree
My top fave fig from the lines...old/new,she,s my fave.
Yeah one really does warm up to her
I think the Battleground-Evil-Lyn is the best Evil-Lyn ever released. I`m so happy to have her in my collection.
Me too.
I wish Super 7 could have done the Meg Foster movie version of her. But i guess we are luckly to get those few.
Me too.
Hottest Evil-Lyn ever 😍
As a kid I thought "my dear Evil-Lyn" had yellow skin to match Skeletor's face. Either that, or she wasn't "human". 🤷♂️ I prefer the 200X version of her, because she: had a better attitude, was pretty powerful, & was much more attractive. I'm glad that I managed to get a MOTUC "battleground" version of her. She's one of my fav MOTUC figs, mostly because my parents wouldn't allow me to have a "girl toy" (so I just played w/ my sister's Evil-Lyn & Teela as a kid).
Noting the comments, you are not alone in that thought!
@@spectorcreative1872 I knew it. 200X was revolutionary for the brand. Did you see the new Evil-Lyn fig that's coming out? She got long hair, more concealing clothes, & a different staff. W/o the alt. "classic" head, you wouldn't even recognize her as Evil-Lyn.
bought the yellow skin as the hype in message boards & youtube among motuc collectotrs then was high, yeah i was a toy sheep, lol! ... but 200X was my generation's He-man, so i prefer her gray version, don't mind buying both..still look great in my displays.
It is nice to have options
I've always preferred Evil Lynn with white skin. I was so glad to get this variant of her. The Filmation figure is a bit too simplistic so this was a perfect middle ground between original toy detailing and filmation colour.
And now people have a choice
The filmation version was always my favorite. Don't think that I even noticed her skin color changed lol
Should have used color change plastic~
200X MOTU was the last time I went “all-in” on Masters as a toy line (I was out of the hobby during the Classics era or else I definitely woulda bought a fair few of those also, but Origins isn’t catching my interest). Evil Lyn was one of the few figures I could never get a hold of (apart from Zodac, the Snake Men, and whatever con exclusives were floating around back then).
I sold off my 200x after Classics. I wonder how many full MOTU line one needs!
I mean, the obvious answer would be that she's almost never NOT using a spell. It's a tradition or an old charter or something that all evil villains use a spell or two for vanity's sake.
Well... yeah
Ha! The 2000X Evil-Lyn was IMPOSSIBLE to find in retail ..... through Devine Intervention I only ever saw her once and that’s when I bought her.... around this time it was when we were getting a Gazillion Skeletor and He-Man variants with just 1 side character..... which is odd cause the first few waves were more evenly distributed.....
Yeah, a lot of the Millennial relaunch figures, I only ever saw on the occasion I bought them. And it's not because I stopped looking for them once I got them. The unique characters were really low-ratio compared to the all the Neon Scuba Grappling Hook He-Men and Night-Vision Missile-Launching Skeletors nonsense. To this day, I have still never clapped eyes on a "Battle Fist" Fisto.
I found her once. But I was out of state!
I loved how she was always acting loyal to skeleton when she had her own plans in taking over eternia. I just realized another thing- how come she never got her cape in any action figure?.?
The figure came out before the cape was added by filmation
So, Evil-Lyn was inspired by Susan Powter and had a pet named after a nerd from "Saved by the Bell"? 🤯 😉
If only.
Especially since my last name is "Lin", when I was growing up in the 1980s, Evil-Lyn's coloration always made me wonder if she was supposed to be a certain type of evil caricature. I suppose Jitsu was worse (but I owned him anyway).
the 80';s was an odd time of naming.
I had such a crush on her!
I was more of a Teela man but I know how you feel...
Personally I would have liked the son of he-man outfit 😉 out of curiosity since it was an adult collectors line would an outfit like that ever be on the table? Or would Mattel put the big red X on it
Hey we did a "naked" Cheetah figure in DCUC, so...yeah
Why is the 2002 animated series and toyline refered to as "200X"?
Honestly, i have no idea. Try He-Man.org, they can likely tell you
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11:55 I called that her Susan Powter haircut. She was big back then, but I think her 15 minutes of fame are long over.
Every gets 15 min
We got the best version of Evil-Lyn in the comics. It's almost related to that drawing ~4:00 in a metaphysical kind of way.
That said, the 200X one is not far behind (when she's not being Chaotic Stupid).
When is she NOT being Chaotically Stupid?
I always liked the yellow skin version best
And now you can choose!
The 200x sculpts were amazing, but were really hurt by the lack of articulation for me.
See here: ua-cam.com/video/QQcl2k6oRtI/v-deo.html
looks great now, was a uninteresting caracter when i was a kid. 200x really did her justice. If they release that 200x version again with modern articulation i would buy that.
Yeah I think this is her best fig ever
How come no one ever talks about the alternate version of Evil-Lyn who was able to transform into Screeech?
Because she cast a magic spell to keep people from bringing this up
What I don´t see is how she would have a son with Skelletor.
Obviously one doesn´t have to be in love to make children. However, Skelletor and her despised each other regardless. Was this explained in the comics?
PS
Love that black/dark skinned Teela? What´s her name? Was she ever used?
PS1
Evil Lyn looks great with all her different hair styles!
I'd say it's more of a love/hate relationship, except neither is sure which it's supposed to be at any given moment.
You really want me to explain how babies are made? You see when a man/demon loves a witch/woman very much they have a special type of hug...
@@StergiosMekras Like a Liz Taylor/Richard Burton relationship on steroids...
There's a picture in one of the MOTU Classics mini-comics that shows a flashback to a very happy Pre-Acid-Accident Keldor and Evil-Lyn smiling and holding a purple baby boy, if that helps answer your question.
That's what I said. However, they despised each other that much that I can't see them being intimate regardless.
Please, tell me, the dark/gold Teela figure has a name?
I believe the word you are looking for is “Athletic Gold”..... Ha! I work graphic design in apparel embellishment!.....
I am always looking for better words.
This was the entire OG MOTU business model. Repaint existing tooling and swap accessories add a new head sculpt and cash checks. Enjoy Coke and synthesizer music.
Mmmmm a good Coke
I really couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic or not Scott when you said yellow doesn't work in cartoons and then you show Simpsons
Yup, sarcasm all the way
3:56 spicy...mrrowrr!
Always thought 200X's version, with her pale skin, purple eyes, and white hair, had some kind of albinism, inherited from the Faceless One. That might have been kind of neat, sort of an influence from Elric of Melniboné, perhaps. Then again, that'd be the old 'evil albino' trope, which would be a bit problematic.
All ablino types are awesome. Except Powder. That movie creeped me out. On and that guy from DiVinchi Code. He beat himself up
@@spectorcreative1872 The less said about Dan Brown's works, the better!
Y'know, I'd never heard of or realised there was such a thing as an "Evil Albino trope" until someone kicked up a stink about it in the press for the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and even then, I couldn't figure out who they were talking about. Closest I could come up with was Palpatine, but he wasn't an actual albino.
Happily, there's Pete White from "The Venture Brothers" to balance things out. 😉
She woulda been a good opportunity to make a pregnant buck...Evil Lyn carrying Skellys baby. Or a baby sculpt and have a baby Skeleteen come with her
no comment....Although Barbie did that a few times...
I always assumed the yellow was she is related to skelly
Girlfriend, but not a blood relation
Nah, dude she was much closer to Origins yellow. I don't know where you got your photos from but they don't match up with other images or my childhood.
I thought she was a yellow peril caricature (look at that helmet) that Lou Scheimer wisely made Caucasian.
Hey I'd buy that too
Plz upload video about BeastMan seacies
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Another 80’s hottie
One of the hottest. But I am a Teela man myself
I assumed as a kid (yes) that Evil-Lyn's figure was just racist, that she had yellow skin because she was Asian. If that sounds ridiculous, remember that Tattoo from TMNT had yellow skin because he was Asian and he came out years later (1991?). In fact this fan theory is so ingrained in me that I'm still surprised that anyone releases Evil-Lyn in yellow anymore because, well, yellow skin is such shorthand for racist stereotype.
Yes, I heard a story that Lou Scheimer was a socially conscious person and nixed the yellow skin as he didn't want to be accused of racism to Asians. I also heard he felt the same way about Jitsu and nixed him after only one appearance.
I have no idea if this is true or just urban legend.
@@ShinSeikiEvan I heard this too but...meh.... I find that Lou Scheimer tends to be treated as far more of a saint than he really was by fans. On the other hand he was still a fairly sensible chap and was certainly not racist against African-Americans and not going with the bright yellow skinned villain (or Jitsu) because people might think it's horrendously racist is a very sensible thing so it's possible he did have it changed for 'potentially horrednously racist' reasons.
All toys are racist. They are against flesh and blood people because they are made of plastic.
Don’t give him that Incel “she doesn’t love me because my face is gone” story. She doesn’t love him because he’s merged with a demon.
Well yeah!
Rainbow Brite is a different IP, you should be careful there Scott, you might get a cease or decease letter from Hallmark.
Also... Grey hair? So, her hair has never been WHITE? Because I've always thought her hair was WHITE. So have most of the people that wrote/write He-Man wikis. If you're telling us her hair was supposed to be grey, as opposed to white... well, that's actually NEWS, in all caps. More so then literally everything else in the video.
I live every day in fear of Hallmark.
Yellow doesn't work in animation? Simpsons anyone?
Exactly
11:00 *Classifying?* 🤔
Well. yeah
Evil Lyn's last name is Simpson
Only in this comment section
I'm an originalist and prefer no origin stories and the introduction of the love interest story, I'm quite happy with the way the original show didn't explain his face being melted off either. just love the characters for their unique design without explaination for everything. I prefer her just being a henchwoman to a skeleton faced villain, thats all you need. but I do love her design even though she is a retooled Teela by original toy standards. I'm just content with that.
She does have a great design.
Yellow skin doesn't work in animation unless you are on The Simpsons.
Clearly.
Nice choice of fetish art at about 4:00.
I aim to please
magic makes your skin yellow
Just ask the Simpsons
Pictures of the figures for the upcoming MOTU Netflix series "Revelation" just dropped, and Evil Lyn looks like Prince Nuada from Hell Boy 2. ... It looks horrible! if someone gave me that figure, I'd throw it in the trash without breaking eye contact.
It's actually far worse than I'm making it out to be.
Well good thing we have the Classics line!
Evil-Lyn is a human from earth, who has a skin color not remotely related to any actual humans on earth. Hmm.
Well that really isn't her origin anymore. That concept was dropped but I suppose somewhere in Tim Seeley's Masterverse it is there...
Never liked the yellow skin
Well now you have options!
Next stop eBay....
Do not pass Go. Do not collect 200 Schlempecks.
and another benefit of a female in a faction...well someone has to cook and clean up lol just kidding calm down people lol
Oh no, not the SJWers!