Mattel Masters of the Universe: Origins “The Powers of Grayskull” Red Shadow Figure Tease

I like that they are getting creative. But I'm thrilled with the possibility of draego man hinted from the box art.

Done bought it, must have 1 of every single possible character in MOTU Origins......even if it's this guy... *shrug*

From the mists of Preternia a masked enigma emerges: the Masters of the Universe Origins Red Shadow action figure. A beast man shunned by his people, Red Shadow was forced to wear a mask and serve the Great Black Wizard until he was freed by Moss Man. The mask remains, but Red Shadow uses his abilities (and included club, dagger, and spear) to fight for King Grayskull is now available for Club Grakskull Members only on MattelCreations.

59 minutes ago, BB_Shockwave said:

I wonder, is this guy based on some old concept, like the red Beast Man and black-haired Conan looking He-Man? Pretty cool Wolfman design overall.

I believe that he's based on the designs for characters that were going to be in the Powers of Grayskull rebrand/spinoff that MOTU was going to change into back in 1987 and teased in a mini-comic, but was then abandoned.

58 minutes ago, BB_Shockwave said:

Yeah, I too noticed, his arms are weirdly long. Are these new parts, or perhaps they are Beast Man arms?

Looks like Beast Man arms to me - both the original Origins and Turtles of Grayskull seem to have the same looking limbs.

I wonder, is this guy based on some old concept, like the red Beast Man and black-haired Conan looking He-Man? Pretty cool Wolfman design overall.

3 hours ago, RobertD said:

Weird looking arm proportions, they look overly-long to me. Maybe it works because he's so bestial, but the corresponding art doesn't seem to reflect that.

Yeah, I too noticed, his arms are weirdly long. Are these new parts, or perhaps they are Beast Man arms?

Nice to see them developing something new for the MOTU brand rather than relying solely on nostalgia, and I like them slowly bringing Powers of Grayskull to life. Sadly it's not in the form factor I collect but I'm glad they're getting these out there!

1 hour ago, RobertD said:

Weird looking arm proportions, they look overly-long to me. Maybe it works because he's so bestial, but the corresponding art doesn't seem to reflect that.

I'm actually not getting it because it doesn't hit any nostalgia nor the design impresses me. It actually reminds me to the knockoff MOTU figures back in 88-89 I saw at a store...??

Weird looking arm proportions, they look overly-long to me. Maybe it works because he's so bestial, but the corresponding art doesn't seem to reflect that.

I'm really glad they are making more art based original characters, it's good to see new stuff. I don't like this one as much as the scorpion guy but he's still cool.

From the mists of Preternia a masked enigma emerges: the Masters of the Universe Origins Red Shadow action figure. A beast man shunned by his people, Red Shadow was forced to wear a mask and serve the Great Black Wizard until he was freed by Moss Man. The mask remains, but Red Shadow uses his abilities (and included club, dagger, and spear) to fight for King Grayskull will be available November 18th at 12pm EDT only on MattelCreations.Masters of the Universe Origins Red Shadow Action Figure5.5 inches tall, with 16 points of articulation

Newly tooled head and bootsWields club and wrapped spear, while carrying dagger in his sash sheathArrives in updated collector-friendly packaging for in- or out-of-box display