The first collection I would like to share is my Masters of the Universe Classics collection or MOTUC for short.
I grew up on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as a kid and never really grew out of. When I found out about the MOTUC line I knew that I had to collect it because it was something I loved. I first heard about the line debuting at the San Diego International Comic Con in 2008 when the launch figure was King Greyskull. Unfortunately I never obtained that particular figure but what you will see here is the culmination of collecting over the last few years. (from top to bottom, right to left)
Cyclone He-Man and Battle Cat, Dragon Blaster Skeletor and Panthor, NA Skeletor, NA He-Man, Bionic Tyrannosaurus, MOTUC Wind Raider, SDCC Exclusive and MattyCollector.com varient Orko w/ Prince Adam and Queen Marlena w/ Cringer, Battle Armor Skeletor and Panthor, Battle Cat, Bubble Power She-Ra and Swiftwind and vintage Skeletor
I picked up my first subscription to the line in 2010 when a subscription was offered. At that time it was a simple one figure a month and every once in a while they would reissued a figure from the previous year. Now the line has grown to one monthly figure, a quarterly A list varient figure, a large scale beast figure, and again, reissues would pop up from time to time. Other figures would come out in multipacks and even items not even on the subscription such as weapon packs and as most recently, a vehicle. (pictured, separated by factions)
He-Man, Stratos, Teela, Moss Man, Man-E-Faces, Roboto, Buzz-Off, Snout Spout, Sy-clone, King Randor, Skeletor, Beast Man, Evil Lynn, Tri-Klops w/ doom bot, Trap Jaw, Mer-Man, Clawful, Webstor, Whiplash, Scare Glow, Faker, She-Ra, Princess Adora, Bow, the Star Sisters (Gem Star, Starla w/ Glory Bird, and Tall Star) Hordak, Catra, Leach, and Grizlor
the Masters
He-Man
Real Name: Adam of the House Randor
A direct descendant of the legendary King Grayskull, Prince Adam of Eternia was chosen to protect his ancestor's Power Sword from evil. At first, he used a techno vest with a built-in force field to fight evil, but Adam has since learned to combine both halves of the Power Sword, using it to channel the energy of the Elders to become He-Man - The Most Powerful Man in the Universe™! He guards the safety of all Eternia alongside the heroic Masters of the Universe. Battle Cat
A member of the Green Tiger Tribe, Cringer was saved from a parek-narr attack by a young Prince Adam and afterwards became his devoted companion for life. He assisted Adam during his quest to unite both halves of the Power Sword of He and afterwards was enhanced by its power to become Battle Cat, the Fighting Tiger of Eternia. Cringer is one of only a handful of allies who knows Adam’s secret and fights alongside the other Masters of the Universe, carrying He-Man into battle against the forces of evil.
Prince Adam w/ Cringer
The Council of Evil
Skeletor
Mortally wounded in battle with his half-brother Captain Randor, Keldor turned to his dark-arts master Hordak to save his life. Merging Keldor with the extra-dimensional being Demo-Man from Despondos, Keldor was forever changed into Skeletor, Overlord of Evil! He gathered together the greatest outcasts and evil warriors of Eternia in his quest to gain entry into Castle Grayskull and obtain what he believes is the universe's ultimate power source.
Beast Man
After being banished from his home in the Vine Jungle, the beast man named Raqquill Rqazz joined up with a young alchemist named Keldor during a skirmish in the Berserker Islands. Like others of his race, Rqazz has the ability to control beasts and monsters. He currently uses this particular talent as chief henchmen to Skeletor, the Overlord of Evil.
Evil Lynn
Real Name: Evelyn Morgan Powers
Raised alone by her father in the ruins of Zalesia, Evelyn left her home in a fit of teenage rebellion. Taking the name Evil-Lyn, she traveled Eternia, learning from many of its great masters the ways of magic and the dark arts. While searching for new ways to increase her power, she met and fell in love with an ambitious alchemist named Keldor and agreed to join his cause. After Keldor was transformed into Skeletor, he lost all emotional attachments to Evelyn and she began to scheme against him. In a series of miscalculations, she helped release both King Hssss and Hordak from their interdimensional prisons. Evil-Lyn uses her crystal ball to foresee the evil future!
Trap Jaw
An insane criminal from the dimension of Infinita, Kronis was one of several evil warriors freed from an intergalactic prison by Keldor to bolster his ranks during the start of the Great Unrest. After serving Keldor for years, Kronis grew ambitious and raised an army of his own to challenge his master. Now a powerful Overlord of Evil, Skeletor defeated Kronis, breaking his jaw and arm, and leaving him for dead. Found and rebuilt by Tri-Klops, Kronis was transformed by him into Trap Jaw, a man armed with combat weapons and an “iron jaw!”
Tri-Klops
Real Name: Trydor Esooniux ScopeOriginally an inter-dimensional bounty hunter and tracker, Scope was recruited by Skeletor during one of the final battles of the Great Unrest to bolster his weakened forces. As good with a blade as he is crafty, Scope took the name Tri-Klops after an accident left him blind and he was forced to wear a tri-optic visor which granted him expanded tracking abilities including Gammavision, the ability to see around objects, Distavision, a form of Far Vision, Night Vision, and the ability to generate optic blasts. Tri-Klops uses his three different eyes to spy for Skeletor!
Mer-Man
Real Name: Squidish Rex
Ruler of the undersea realms of Eternia, Mer-Man was forced to serve in the armies of Skeletor after his kingdom was destroyed in a battle with rival ocean clans. His allegiance with Skeletor brings him to the surface world more often then he would like. Cowardly on land, Mer-Man prefers to stay in the murky waters of the Sea of Rakash, awaiting the evil call of Skeletor.
