Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Sketchbook Series Man-at-Arms Figure Listed Online

19 hours ago, MagnaPrime said:

So is 200x dead? I wasn't quite sure what to make of mattels I terriers and frankly, im still eaning more POP cartoon collection

They're pretty much just doing 200X in Origins now. I don't really like that much, but the Mattel rep I talked to in San Diego made it sound like more were coming. I think there might have been some upcoming figures on display, too, but I was so laser focused on one character, I kind of forgot what I saw.

So is 200x dead? I wasn't quite sure what to make of mattels I terriers and frankly, im still eaning more POP cartoon collection

That Man-At-Arms concept is hillarious, I mean there is something sorta lovable about it, but it's also kinda just dumb, I never usually go for these Concept figures, but once in a while it would be nice to have some since they look different enough from what we actually got I can head-canon them into my MOTU collection, I'm not sure if I feel this one is, I guess as a random trooper, the dumb guy who's like always bumbiling LOL.

But sad thing is we don't get these figures in Canada, so it's kinda a moot point, I really wish we did, after all these years MOTU origins distribution in Canada stinks, There have been a few of these figures I'd have liked to have, I end up having to pay a pretty penny for them, so I'm selective, Like I did get Grizzlor and Hordak, they were cool enough to pay double the retail for, this guy not so much. I would have liked to get Spikor and Man-e-Faces, but not for 70 bucks each..

How being that Mattel is basically the #1 action figure company, or #2 depending on how you crunch it, that they wouldn't even bother half the time getting product to Canada.

On 5/1/2026 at 4:52 PM, Faceless said:

It actually was a different character named Paladin "Paladin was actually first intended by Mark Taylor for the never-produced Rob-N & the Space Hoods toyline. When that line failed to be green-lit, the character (eventually named Man-At-Arms) was reused for Masters of the Universe."

For a minute I thought we might be getting a MOTU/Fat Albert crossover!

We are the knights who say NI!

I absolutely love this design, he looks like a bumbling henchman in some animated fantasy adventure movie

You can certainly see the design lineage there! Thanks for the info!

19 hours ago, Faceless said:

It actually was a different character named Paladin "Paladin was actually first intended by Mark Taylor for the never-produced Rob-N & the Space Hoods toyline. When that line failed to be green-lit, the character (eventually named Man-At-Arms) was reused for Masters of the Universe."

Nice knowledge drop there mate!

On 3/15/2026 at 9:09 PM, Admiralty_Entertainment said:

I have never seen any concept art of Man-E-Face like this but I love him! The whole Sketchbook series would be great to collect. If the brand were more active, I'd say they should just be putting these out as new characters in the first place.

It actually was a different character named Paladin "Paladin was actually first intended by Mark Taylor for the never-produced Rob-N & the Space Hoods toyline. When that line failed to be green-lit, the character (eventually named Man-At-Arms) was reused for Masters of the Universe."

They're overflowing because I think they order too much and once everyone who wants the figure gets it, the rest just sit there. It can be so bad that it can kill a line that otherwise sells well. The Simpsons line is probably dead because of the massive amount of series 1 and 2 from both scales at Walmart. Everything after series 3 flies off shelves and can't be kept in stock both at retail and online. If you know where to go to get them online for retail price then it's not an issue, but even those sell out eventually. I know there's a yet to be released Moo Moo Homer placeholder on Amazon and the character list(s) for wave 7 of both scales are online, but if they never get released then I'm blaming it on Walmart. I was able to find almost everything at Target and Gamestop, in person, including the both the deluxe 5" Kong Homer and the more in scale Kong Homer that's closer to 12", but if Walmart only offers early waves and never puts them on clearance to make room for newer figures then that's a huge problem for any line.