WUN-DAR MOTU Origins Mattel Creations Action Figure Review | Masters of the Universe Origins
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Dan, you handsome man. Inform Mattel to sell this figure to the mass, as many fans wish they can have this masterpiece displaying in their stand, eventually these figures will cost over a grand making it impossible to being in our hands
I found out a site that has it . eBay
@@Charmander009 no, eBay doesn’t sell it. It resells it….
@@Charmander009 resells from scalpers for insane prices
Handsome?? 😂
It's back on the site.
I honestly hate how Mattel Creations works with these exclusives. I had Wun-dar in my cart and it sold out while I was waiting for the site to let me check out. That would be like finding a figure at Target and an employee taking it from me and handing it to someone else while I was in line!
I think Wundar is a perfectly cromulent name, its paying tribute to the fandom but it's also giving the character his own identity beyond the Prince Adam incarnation of He Man. Too bad I'm going to miss out on getting him AGAIN when he goes up on MC tomorrow
I had mine taken out of my cart that fateful day after much debate to even bother trying to get one.
I missed out on the TRI-KLOPS fan choice but that's because I opted for the GRAYSKULL set instead.
That said, I kind of want them both now and if had enough spare change lying about, I'd get one of each.
Great stuff, as always, Mr. Dan.
Sold out in three minutes while I was trying to order one; I'm probably gonna have to resort to eBay or repaint an He-Man and make my own.
Congrats on getting one. I knew I wouldn't likely get one myself after Koldarr so I just used a cheap spare he-man, some spare parts and tamiya paint to make my own Wun-dar
I'll also say while I agree about the black Zodac armour, I also think he looks drastically better in it
It's funny that this new version was as hard to get as the original. They really need to make this right with fans. There's no reason why anyone who wants one shouldn't be able to get it. That's throwing away a huge money making opportunity. I was hoping to get two of them because I want to make a "Savage Randy" using one of my Macho Man heads that I have on the Wun-Dar body. It's such a simple but fun custom.
They don't care about the fans. It's a business. All they care about is the $
@@ArmandoOriz_ But wouldn't they just be printing money if they made more of the figures people wanted, instead of Naked Stratos warming pegs for eternity?
Hard agree - this should have been a retail release, period.
@@Goo4You135 Omg, right?? My Target has nothing but Stratos and Jitsu. None of the recent waves....😑
They don't have to make anything right they know as much as people can whine they will always comeback. Also it's called an exclusive for a reason, you are not entitled to getting this figure same goes for me, it's just luck of the draw & that's not always a bad thing. As a collector sometimes u will come across situations where u will have to bite the bullet and pay more that's just life its called paying your dues. & sometimes u get lucky and u get it for retail. They had 2 drops for duplicat and we still had people complaining when they couldn't get it, so I forked out nearly 250 US and moved on with my life. If you lose sleep over a figure then just bite the bullet and fork out the doe.
You're a great guy, Dan. Thanks for making your videos and for keepin the good vibes goin.
A toy shop near me has the mail away figure from the 80's.
Great review and yeah it is a bummer that a lot of us were not able to get that figure. I hope that they will do another release sometime in the future. Thanks for all the little tidbits of info too.
Awesome! Mine should be here today or tomorrow. Can’t wait!
Fun video! Thank you!
The way a lot of these Origins figures are so hard to find or get, it makes me actually miss the days of MattyCollector and Digital River! Heck, all you had to do for the Classics exclusives was wait a week or so after the convention was over, or wait for the end-of-year sale, and you'd get a shot at all of them, and for longer than just two and a half minutes.
9:34 Yesss! that's Pixel Dan's voice in behalf of all the rest of us; and Mattel ought to listen to it and comply. Thanks for all your videos, Mr He-Dan
I feel like Mattel slighted me and several other fans on this one, making it a bitter spot. I had mine in the cart when the first round sold out, then learned moments too late about the second round. Great if you have a bot doing your online shopping for you so you can ultimately flip them, but those of us trying to complete the line of previous He-Men will not be able to without being forced to make a custom one. A lot of us just want another chance to get one, that's all.
I recall seeing a ton of people that ordered in the second round getting their orders cancelled. So you probably didn't miss it then, just in the original 2 minutes which is still absurd.
@@YT0091 You're correct, nobody on that second round got them because it was a mistake in their system. At least they released either an email, or a statement saying as much.
I wasn't able to order a Wun-Dar, but it's ok. I made my own using an Origins He-Man I got on clearance, an extra head from Flying Fist He-Man, the black armor from Etsy, and some black and brown paint. Easy custom.
I love Savage He-Man, I preferred when his origin was unknown, it added to his mystique. Mattel should make another run and sell him in a baggie, no armor, ax, sword and unpainted wrist bracers. Great review, thank you.
Agreed. The baggie idea is cool.
I always assumed Wun-Dar and Oo-Larr were separate champions
@@masterfarr8265 They still are, although the mini comic that came with Wun-Dar is eerily similar to the Oo-larr story.
@@carloscaceres9533 yeah I always had this idea that the original He-man, Or-Lar lost the power sword and Wun-dar stumbled upon it years later and was proven worthy to be the He-man of his age. And then he eventually returned it to Castle Greyskull.
You really got on your soap box on this one 😁😁
Love your passion...
I hope they release him 🤞🏽
Thank you Dan. As always on top. Jerry
Nice, if they make a normal priced one I might pick it up... although I'm not too fussed as I never had one as a kid.
There are so many other figures they still need to release!
I'm glad to have learned that this character had nothing to do with Wonder Bread! That's great to know! But I will say I guess because of years of seeing the black zodac armor I've grown fond of this character with the black Zodac armor. I've been hoping to see a review of this figure on your channel, Great video as always!!
Would you happen to know if Wun-dar's leg color match another figure? Mine has a big chunk missing from the knee and I was going to switch it out.
Mine arrived in the mail yesterday I was so stoked to add this to my MOTU collection!
Sweet! Mine doesn't come in until Saturday 😁
@Armando O. they gave me yours so it wont arrive to you.
@@KirksCORNER we got a comedian!!😂
Really nice, well-rounded review, Dan, and I agree with you on the pros and cons on this one. Whilst I totally get the novel "mystery" appeal over Wun-Dar, I confess I've been amazed just how much of a big deal the Origins version of this character seems to have been in the fan community. If it had been based on one of the very early He-Man designs (Vykron, etc.) I could totally understand the hype (and likely be in on it myself) ... In fact I have wondered if more casual fans have misunderstood this "savage He-man" to represent one of those prototype He-Man versions?
I share your feelings in how this release (and the Classics version) kinda "misrepresent" what the original was, from the name to the 'wrong' amour and everything else. And for me personally, where the early "savage" mythos have always been my main MOTU interest and this figure has often understandably been called "Savage He-Man", I feel kinda awkward how Wun-Dar is kinda being sold as that 'original', savage He-Man, when he wasn't really that either (the new accompanying mini-comic even sort of implies this ... But nope, not really he wasn't).
I know there's been a huge issue with orders on this figure... as an international (U.K.) collector I've sadly long since become resigned to having to get such wanted items through other channels anyway, but it does seem slightly convenient for Mattel to "accidentally" generate such demand (and hype!) for what has always been such a mysterious character in the first place ....hmmmm. I do actually kinda like 'Wun-Dar' in his own way, I might pick him up eventually if I see him at a fair price on the collector's market, though it might be nice to see a standard retail version of him at some point - maybe with a different selection of weapons to differentiate the release?
BTW whilst clearly different, those cool Skeletor Warriors do bear similarities with the Skelcons (from the Ladybird books, bought into mainstream canon in Classics)... wonder if there's some planned 'connection' between them?
i really dont get it myself. wun-dar is like he-man but much duller.
I’ve got like 50 alarms set for when this guy goes on sale and you better believe I’m gonna buy two. 😁
Best of both names with the package I guess
So the even more niche Sun Man figures get a retail release while this guy gets a 5(?) minute purchase window. Thanks Matty.
I was logged in at 12:00 when they they went on sale and it was sold out before I finished checking out at 12:02.
actually sold out in 2 minutes
I made a savage cat.. waiting on my ebay purchase wundar, finally snagged one for $50 shipped.. best price I've seen so far.
Do you display this figure with or without the chest gear?
Shout out to all the scalpers (And lots of UA-camrs) that ordered 3 when they should have got 1 as that's enough for any person.
Which is why when I saw 3 Wun-Dars at PowerCon, at the Eternia Dreams Booth, I only bought Wun(one) of them.
I was there when it went live, in line paying, and it sold out! Unfortunately as a last resort I had to go to an eBay pre-sale.
I´d like to see the real savage He-Man, like the very first picture in the comics when he leaves his tribe.
Exactly. Totally. Just posted similar myself. THAT is the savage (or "barbarian") He-Man to me. Wun-Dar (or whatever name!) isn't a bad character, and I like the mystery around him, but it kinda bugs me how Classics and now Origins seem to have tried to retool him to "be" Savage He-Man. When he's totally not.
Pixel DAN can you please ask Mattel if there is also a way to finish off the few MOTU Classics line of vehicles, playsets, characters and weapons packs that we didn't get to?
I love how they went with the legend instead of what really happened
Hi Dan, i have some origins figures (more of a vintage MOTU collector). Pretty much all of them have some sort of imperfections on them. Quality of the original figures was better imo, still when scoring a vintage figure in good condition they are perfect (if no paint loss from playing)
Same thing with mondo and there 24 hour pre orders... some of us have to go to work in the mornings and can't afford to stay up all night!
Good video
I wanted the MC Version of Wun Dar especially of the fantastic Artwork
Maybe if someone has the old skeleton warrior's figures they can be used with Motu for origins figures
Just got the new roton 40th anniversary
Is this the same as the Mattel creations made to order?
Got mine two days ago
Solid figure but easy to pass on. Not because of a bad sculpt, the name, or "inaccuracies". The "exclusivity" is from the low-run alone. Which is why a retail release wouldn't make sense at this point. Would have made sense to start, but the Mattel Creations version was kept as basic as possible. The figure not being readily available was not an error, it was an approach.
How did u actually get it with a 2 minute window and it being offered after Kol-Darr???
Dan, thanks for the review. I was thankfully able to (somehow) get one of these in my cart and check out fast enough. If we didn't know the true origins of Savage/Special Edition He-Man, I'd be content to leave him MIB. However, we do know how he was originally packaged. I'm going to make a custom card for him but I can't decide what to call him: Savage He-Man, The Most Mysterious Man In The Universe? I don't care for the Wun-Dar name at all.
Mine was taken out of my cart when paying, it came back up and I was able to preorder, I paid and then within a few hours it was cancelled. I was reimbursed and the amount I was reimbursed was less than what I paid. I am in Canada so maybe conversion changed? I don't know. So not only did I not get the figure but I lost money too for nothing, very disappointed.
If Mattel make this figure a worldwide release right now I guarantee they would sell they are missing a lot of money
They could pack him with a vehicle that would otherwise not sell as well. Or create a mount for him, Wun-Dar Cat or Jag-u-Dar or something silly.
I was hoping Mattel would include a shield and on the side of the armor to hang his gun. I thought with origins Mattel would make or simplify things. But overall, the figure is almost flawless. Great video dan.
Looks like he comes with the "evil" left hand grip.
Mattel could have included a bread as well. I believe Mattel creations should make ordering easy and simplistic. The white on the armor could be a little more bigger. That would enhance the figure even more
Is I just me, or are the exclusive mini comics longer than the regular ones?
I for one love the history.
Thanks for that.
Now I'm going to jump on my soapbox.
I think it's blatantly obvious to anyone who recognizes Arnold Schwarzenegger who this really was meant to be.
Of course you can't make toys out of a rated r movie unless you count aliens.
The Conan the barbarian movies were extremely popular.
And Mattel had an agreement with the creators of Conan the barbarian to manufacture toys after the likenesses of the movie.
I personally want to believe that they did make those toys..
But as I previously stated you cannot make toys in the '80s based on rated r movies.
So Mattel painted is here yellow called him a viking barbarian and proceeded to produce the toys.
I'm not here to cause a controversy.
I love everything that comes from Masters of the Universe minus anything that has to do with the master verse and Kevin Smith.
To me that was an absolute mistake.
I think they had produced a lot of the brown headed version of this action figure.
You can't exactly sell something that you're going to be sued over but you can give it away.
Just a little toy history for everyone.
I am a huge collector of Masters of the Universe and Masters of the Universe memorabilia since the 1980s.
I am a fan of epic proportions.
I just like to say I did not add this in order to cause any controversy but this too is part of the Masters of the Universe legacy.
And I do believe the brown-headed version of He-Man to be Conan the barbarian.
I also had this conversation with Mark Taylor and his wife Mark told me that He-Man was an amalgamation of a lot of different ideas coming from multiple sources I loved Mark Taylor and his wife is absolutely awesome.
But the evidence is there for the world to see.
And I will say Mark Taylor absolutely created Skeletor.
Because when he was a kid he actually seen a real dead person at an amusement park as a child.
Skeletor was 100,000% Mark Taylor through and through.
He-Man on the other hand was produced originally to be The Savage Conan.
Even me go made a Savage Conan in the 1970s.
I d would have loved to have got one. But that's okay I got my custom origins one at home.
That’s the wonder bread he man
This was #1 for my want list & I only got to put it in checkout. I hope this gets a real relese because I am not going to pay the hundreds of dollors for one of the hundreds of sellers on ebay
How do you spell the name of the female in the art? I can't find her anywhere and never heard of her.
OMG YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FIGURE
Nice story bro but I remember wun-Dar from when I was a kid
Good to see your unboxing! Mine is staying inside its card LOL. BTW, does anybody here knows who's the author of the artwork? It kind of intrigues me that it says "after Frazetta" on the signature; mine being a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy illustration it intrigued me that this was a homage to Frank Frazetta. Cheers!
I was on the last possible step of checkout and then BAM I get the sold out notice. 3 things I think screwed me. the stupid capcha that didn't register correctly so I had to do it twice, the "don't reload this" page that took like 30 seconds, and the fact it didn't save the fact I already was logged in so it made me "log in" by hitting the login in button just to be like "oh yeah, you are logged in" and reload the page. Mattel really screwed the pooch with this release and I hope they make more, cause it was ridiculous
My understanding based on the recent revelations of the original figure's history was that some actually did come with the black Zodac armor after parents complained about the promotional offer and Mattel started throwing in random overstock from the weapons packs. Am I mistaken?
After the complaints they just started giving away regular packaged figures.
I've never heard it properly confirmed; but over the years it has seemed to me that the exact contents with each figure did vary a little over time so I can well believe this (though, of course, the Weapons Pak armour did likely add to the confusion).
I've also heard it plausibly claimed that Faker was originally planned for this mail-away exclusive (a simple mish-mash of He-Man/Skeletor parts on the standard He-Man body) but ended up filling a slot in the second wave instead, at which point "Savage He-Man" (also a mish-mash of parts again with the basic He-Man body) was created instead.
Mine arrive with allot of gashes on that legs that are very obvious too see ., unfortunately quality control on some of these figures is not all that great .sad to say .they need to have back up replacements for the Wun- Dar wish they don't I came to find out
I hate that the new figures dont have the twist punch from the 80s.
It would fit perfect with this figure
I'm still furious after Mattel Creations.
I didn’t know you were such a Wun-Dar purist! 😜
I'm with Dan on this one. Although he's okay as a character, I do feel it's misrepresenting what he actually was/wasn't.
I just won a auction for one of these for $27.
Don't really care about it but I like the story behind him so ok
Wow
My gf and I "should" be getting ours next Thurs. I say "should" because it's coming via FedEx. Can't wait though, I always liked Savage He-Man.
For some reason when I see this guy I can't help but think of Nuclear Man from Superman 4 lol
They went from fast sellout to secret November sale. So yeah, so many fans and collectors still haven't gotten this figure. And not Mattel Calendar sale. Secret November sale. There's been a recent push by UA-camrs online to conflate the two. Very disappointing to see.
So if it wasn’t a mail away with wonderbread, where did he come from?
I think it's better that he came with these extra things, and the name "Wun-dar". The thing people like about him is his legend, even if it's exaggerated and embellished with zodac armor
Good news Motu fans, i am going to be an exclusive too!
The only complaint I really have is it's too close to the original oddly enough. I wanted something more in line with the Classics version as far as accessories go, mainly the two-toned black and silver Power Sword.
What armor did he come with
the vintage figure didn't come with armor from what I've heard.
He didn't come with any armor. Just a bag of the maroon weapons. The black zodac armor and gun came from the MotU weapons accessories pack that was sold at the time, and people simply gave these items to him. Over time, it became his look.
i nearly almost had it but then it sold out
I still don't understand this being a limited figure and a preorder. This was going to sell well. They knew it would. Why wouldn't they just make it available for retail or how about this, take orders for everyone that paid for one? Crazy idea that maybe you actually sell one to everyone that has the money and wants one. But again, the resellers get plenty of stock to overprice and sell. And those of us who want to collect get screwed.
The figure went out of stock just when I was filling in my CC info and literally nobody in my circle of friends who bought multiples was able to get even one, much less extra ones to sell to me :(
I decided to do that before it went live and it still sold out while I was in line paying!
I have to say that I have b even ba huhe Pixel Dan fan for years. I completely respect his love for the line, and how he seems to be so genuine. But Dan, let's be honest here. You ha e the research you did for the book. Yet even in the video where you bought your wonderbread heman, you talked about how they were all so diffrent. They put what they had in, so the weapons were not the same for everyone, as far as we know. The wonderbread name, and mythos is the only reason people care about this figure, so why hate on the past?
Please finish the rise of the tmnt toyline.
Fortunately I had a $25 eBay gift card and found someone selling it for $49 with free shipping so I guess I technically paid the retail for it
I kinda want to call BS... As a kid I recall this dude in one of my toy boxes I think his arm or legs were missing and he had the black zodak armor floating around. I had no idea why he man had brown hair.
....Though the Weapons Pak of course came with black Zodac armor, to add to confusion. (As well as a black Zodac pistol... hence many vintage versions of the figure wrongly(?) coming with black pistols.
Sound like a nerd? Yes.
Sound like a passionate toy collector and quality toy reviewer? Also yes!
I don’t think there is anything wrong with still calling it the Wonder Bread He-Man. We have only known it’s true origins for the last couple years and the Wonder Bread legend will always be a part of it. I have an authentic, original Savage He-Man and still call it Wonder Bread He-Man from time to time when I discuss it with other collectors.
The most annoying thing about this being an extremely limited release is that it would've been impossible to get two if you were even able to get *one*. So that means if you wanted to play with it, you would destroy the unique packaging.
I was at work, ready on there website when it went on sale and got just one. I open display my things. But your right the package is so nice that I actually for the first time, took my time to carefully cut the plastic bubble as close to the card as I could and was happy with how I could flip up the bubble to pull him out. I'm keeping the outer box and the package.
You know your love for MOTU is deep when you become annoyed at a figure for coming with too many accessories and armor LOL
did you buy it?
Hm, I thought Oolar was the "savage" He-Man. I really wanted this figure, but didn't get any notice that it was available until after it was sold out. Very disappointing. I do hope they do a retail release of him and maybe give him the original weapons he came with instead of the reused ones. I mean it's a quick and easy recolor to make for them and they would fly off shelves, if they ever got the chance to hit shelves in the first place.
Oo Larr is the Jungle He Man
@@Paulies-dn38416 I guess its because they released the "savage" He-Man figure in the Revelations line and he looks like Oolar. I really want to read the mini comic that comes with Wun-Dar.
You'd think they'd find a better artist for the package art.
So based on the classics figure
Mattel screwed it’s fans
Idk…..Dan is starting to sound like post Marvel Endgame fans “….EVERYTHING ANNOYS ME NOW!”……..
I totally understand the complaints about coming with the black armor from the battle pack but to me part this whole characters deal is the many many years of trying to figure out the whole story behind its release and that armor kind of became synonymous with the legend. So to me, while it's not accurate to the original the armor is still part of the legacy of Savage He-Man just for that alone.
...& it is not an Origins concept. Classics Wun-Dar was a homage to the 80s Mail-In along with the lore that surrounded it. This is essentially the Origins take on the Classics figure. Just happens to look more like the vintage because of the head sculpt & it's in 5.5.
Nothing warms my heart more than influencers being able to snag especially rare items.
Free advice: stop wasting time complaining about it and work on becoming an "influencer" yourself.
@@FANMAN You usually defend people who don't care about you like you're carrying their child?
@@ethanmichaelcrane934 I usually point out when someone is being a douchebag by assuming things they know nothing about. As for whether or not Pixel Dan knows me, I couldn't care less. You were being a prick and I called you out on it. It's as simple as that.
@@FANMAN Also, why should I have to become an influencer when this was released to the public but the public COULD NOT GET IT? Stop being a yes-man; no one cares how much you fellate them.
Mattel needs to stop these online releases. That or limit it 1 per customer.
I absolutely HATE HATE HATE that they're sticking with the Sharella is the Green Goddess crap! They were originally supposed to be, and SHOULD be, two completely different characters! You can thank Toyguru for this. When they released Green Goddess in the Classics line she was going to be named K'yrula but for some reason Scott insisted on using the name Sharella from the unreleased Powers Of Grayskull character. Only after lots of fans, including me, complained about it did he add the bit about her transformation into the Classics storyline but never explained why these two characters were combined into one despite repeated questioning from the fans. And now they're still using this dumb idea and we STILL have never gotten a proper Sharella figure!
As for the Wun-Dar figure, I managed to order one but it hasn't shown up yet. I got a shipping notice but the tracking number isn't working; it just keeps giving me an error message.
Yeah, that whole Sharella thing is annoying me too - even more so that they now seem to using Wun-Dar to represent the early mini-comics savage He-Man (or "Barbarian" He-Man, to differentiate from Wun-Dar's tagline) instead. Needlessly mashing different characters together.
When a bootleg figure jumps in to the lien😂😂😂
"WUN-DAR" is definitely the wrong name for this guy.
The *correct* name for him is "'70s-ERA SCHWARZENEGGER." 😉
Which is ironic when considering the vintage He-Man's head is based on / heavily inspired on Arnie's face. :)
@@pjgathergood6987- Hence the 😉 at the end!
this would be great if you could get him. matel will never get another dime from me until they stop screwing over the people who keep them in business.
Exclusives need to STOP...Just sell the figures at retail / online for customers so everyone who wants them can buy them & not face a giant hassle. We want to give you our money toy companies, why screw with us?
Dan.. the odd story behind Wun-Dar & his look with the black vest is what makes him cool, otherwise he'd be very boring & generic. You need to appreciate this figures wild history.