Written by Last month during the San Diego International Comic-Con, Mattel showed off their new Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” action figures on the way including She-Ra (revealed by Filmation actress Melendy Britt), Ram Man, Mantenna, Man-E-Faces, Vultak and Catra!
And now, thanks to the ‘heads up‘ from our awesome community member Craig, the UK retailer Smyths Toys has listed official prototype pictures and product details for these new exciting figures… with a highlight being that the Mantenna’s figure will have button-activated pop-out eyes! Check it all out below:
Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” She-Ra Action Figure
Features
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection She-Ra action figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s TV series
- Vintage look with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses
- Shield and sword accessories inspired by the episode “The Treasure of the First Ones”
- Removable body parts provide mix and match possibilities
- Collect all the Cartoon Collection figures (each sold separately)
- Contents: 1x Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection She-Ra Action Figure, 1x Sword, 1x Shield, 1x Mini Comic
- Dimensions: 14H cm
Product Description
This Masters of the Universe Origins She-Ra action figure from the Cartoon Collection is inspired by the original She-Ra: Princess of Power TV series from the ’80s and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the show! The Most Powerful Woman in the Universe is designed at 14cm scale with a vintage look but the modern poseability of 16 movable joints.
She’s dressed in her classic battle-wear and comes armed with shield and sword accessories inspired by the episode “The Treasure of the First Ones.” A mini comic is included for story context. Makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power fans 6 years and older.
Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” Ram Man Action Figure
Features
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Ram Man action figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s TV series
- Vintage look with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses
- Shokoti idol accessory is inspired by the episode “House of Shokoti”
- Removable body parts provide mix and match possibilities
- Collect all the Cartoon Collection figures (each sold separately)
- Contents: 1x Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Ram Man Action Figure, 1x Idol Accessory, 1x Mini Comic
- Dimensions: 14H cm
Product Description
This Masters of the Universe Origins Ram Man action figure from the Cartoon Collection is inspired by the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV series from the ’80s. The human battering ram has a vintage look at 14cm scale, but with the modern poseability of 16 movable joints.
This Masters of the Universe toy has an idol accessory inspired by the “House of Shokoti” episode. A mini comic is included for story context. Makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe fans 6 years and older.
Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” Mantenna Action Figure
Features
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Mantenna action figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s TV series
- Vintage look with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses
- Mantenna’s appearance and button-activated pop-out eyes are inspired by the Princess of Power episode “A Loss for Words”
- Removable body parts provide mix and match possibilities
- Collect all the Cartoon Collection figures (each sold separately)
- Contents: 1x Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Mantenna Action Figure, 1x Mini Comic
- Dimensions: 14H cm
Product Description
This Masters of the Universe Origins Mantenna action figure from the Cartoon Collection is inspired by the original She-Ra: The Princess of Power TV series from the ’80s and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the show! This Masters of the Universe Evil Horde villain has a vintage look at 14cm scale, but with the modern poseability of 16 movable joints.
He comes with a character-accurate pop-out eye detail as seen in the episode “A Loss for Words.” A mini comic is included for story context. Makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe and She-Ra fans 6 years and older.
Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” Hordak Action Figure
Features
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Hordak action figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s TV series
- Vintage look with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses
- Hordak’s appearance and time-stop device accessory are inspired by the Princess of Power episode “Loo-Kee Lends a Hand”
- Removable body parts provide mix and match possibilities
- Collect all the Cartoon Collection figures (each sold separately)
- Contents: 1x Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Hordak Action Figure, 1x Removable Harness, 1x Time-stop Device Accessory, 1x Mini Comic
- Dimensions: 14H cm
Product Description
This Masters of the Universe Origins Hordak figure from the Cartoon Collection is inspired by the original She-Ra: Princess of Power TV series from the ’80s and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the show! The leader of the Evil Horde is designed with a vintage look at 14cm scale, but the modern poseability of 16 movable joints.
This Masters of the Universe toy comes with a removable harness and a time-stop device accessory inspired by the Princess of Power episode “Loo-Kee Lends a Hand.” A mini comic is included for story context. Makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power fans 6 years and older.
Masters of the Universe: Origins “Cartoon Collection” Man-E-Faces Action Figure
Features
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Man-E-Faces action figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s TV series
- Vintage look with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses
- Inspired by the episode “The Mystery of Man-E-Faces,” the character’s origin story
- Removable body parts provide mix and match possibilities
- Collect all the Cartoon Collection figures (each sold separately)
- Contents: 1x Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Man-E-Faces Action Figure, 1x Removable Helmet/Harness, 1x Mini Comic
- Dimensions: 14H cm
Product Description
This Masters of the Universe Origins Man-E-Faces action figure from the Cartoon Collection is inspired by the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV episodes from the ’80s. The many-faced Heroic Warrior is designed with a vintage look at 14cm scale, but the modern poseability of 16 movable joints.
This Man-E-Faces Masters of the Universe toy comes with his signature rotatable face looming out of a helmeted harness and is inspired by the episode “The Mystery of Man-E-Faces” in which his origin story is told. A mini comic is included for story context. Makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe fans 6 years and older.
There are no additional details yet for the “Cartoon Collection” Catra figure yet, nor Vultak (the latter slated to be a Mattel Creations Website Exclusive release.)
She-Ra, Ram Man, Mantenna, Man-E-Faces, and Hordak are reportedly expected to ship earlier than initially advertised, slated tentatively for October 2024. We will see if that date holds.
And UK collectors be sure to check out Smyths Toys for all their latest pre-order listings. (Thanks again to Craig!)
We’ll see you next time!
Did Mantenna only have boots on his front legs in the cartoon? I hadn’t noticed that before.
So the fact that some of these have modest action features, provided Mattel with the excuse to drop the artifact, while most of them have no weapons, either. Budget planning is tightening the screws…
It’s still amazing to see PoP characters in this line, it will be hard to resist the Horde! Mantenna looks so funny, and Hordak is perfect. I am expecting that they’ll tweak She-Ra a bit, in any case she is a must-buy for me, too!
@cosmic Mantenna must be the most expensive to make because he has four legs and an action feature. If dropping the artifact keeps Mantenna at a normal price then I’m okay with that. She-Ra’s shield takes the space of an artifact. I’m okay with that too. The one that makes the least sense is Man-E-Faces. Building his face changing action feature must be costly.
Yes! Man-E-Faces looks better to me now in this new picture. Ram Man still looks a little strange to me but even he looks improved. I am so pumped! This is how I would rank them so far.
She-Ra
Man-E-Faces
Mantenna
Hordak
Ram Man
My ranking is:
1. She-ra
2. Hordak
3. Man E Faces
4. Ram Man
5. Mantenna
Urgency to purchase:
1. She-ra
2. Ram Man
3.Hordak
4. Man E Faces
5. Mantenna
But ALL the figures look awesome! Mattel keeps knocking it out of the park! (Including The Snake Lair!)
She-Ra looks incredible!
They all look fantastic but especially She-ra! I hope we get as many variants of her as we have of He-Man! Or even as many that we have of Hordak. Please let Adora follow soon!
My collection is Filmation, so I’ve pulled from all the lines to bring it together and I’m so excited to swap out my Super7 5.5 She-ra! It was finally getting that character in the vintage style (along with mustached Man at Arms) that kicked off my adult toy collecting. She’s a great figure but has nothing on this Cartoon Collection version! So hyped to be getting POP in Origins scale. I guess the new tooling for Mantenna and Man E Faces is preventing a cartoon accurate accessory. It’s weird to drop that gimmick now. It’s actually going to prevent me now from getting some of these figures but oh well. They all still look awesome!