@abaddon I was surprised to see that too - it looks identical to the Classics version. Would they keep a mould sitting around for that long?

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@abaddon I was surprised to see that too - it looks identical to the Classics version. Would they keep a mould sitting around for that long?

The same mould but sized smaller?

I don't think they'd have to resize it, those bots were about the right size for Origins. I'd bet money it's just the Classics bot.

@abaddon I didn’t realize this until I saw it on toy habits site. I will most likely buy more than my usual 2. I love the color

@asterstar Hopefully not! 😆 But seriously, I don't think Mattel would bother to shrink it down when it looks great the way it is.

@brasco Me too! I'm expecting to see a few Crimson Horde Troopers on ebay ... but I'm sure they'll be an easy sell to Origins fans. 🙂 Everybody wins!

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I don't think they'd have to resize it, those bots were about the right size for Origins. I'd bet money it's just the Classics bot.

Exactly my thoughts! 

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@abaddon I was surprised to see that too - it looks identical to the Classics version. Would they keep a mould sitting around for that long?

That's a really good question. It's been a while, but they kept molds around for Masters of the WWE accessories, reusing a ton of stuff from Classics.

The Tri-Klops vest was reused for the Undertaker and that thing has been around since 2009. Also, while on the subject of Tri-Klops, the glow in the dark ring was reused for the mini-comics Tri-Klops released in Origins.

So fingers crossed!

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@asterstar Hopefully not! 😆 But seriously, I don't think Mattel would bother to shrink it down when it looks great the way it is.

Is there legal mumbo jumbo involved to reproduce the classics version exactly? I think they will size it down to scale with the 5.5 figures and so you can tell them apart.

I feel like there was some speculation that the origins Keldor head was the same as the classics head, but I don't remember the specifics but he's not a filmation design, so that could be where things are funky.

@asterstar I'm dying to see someone get an in-hand copy of this figure set so we can finally see!

@abaddon I have a feeling we will be waiting a while. 

@asterstar Yeah, sadly I agree.

With the latest news of Mondo delving into 6" figures with Real Ghostbusters, how awesome would it be if they went ahead and did a new Masters of the Universe Classics line? I know it's a fantasy, but man, imagine those figures in 6" scale? Wow.  

@abaddon Well considering Mattel has stubbornly refused to give the license back to Super7 to continue making Classics for 5 years now, I don't see why they would do so for Mondo. We can keep dreaming for a proper Classics return...

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@abaddon Well considering Mattel has stubbornly refused to give the license back to Super7 to continue making Classics for 5 years now, I don't see why they would do so for Mondo. We can keep dreaming for a proper Classics return...

Damn. Is the licensing running out why Club Grayskull stopped? I thought it was because it wasn't selling.

@kraken It's to my understanding that Mattel pulled the license because they wanted to make their own in-house line (which turned out to be Origins and Masterverse).

@kraken Yes, that's the only reason. Super7 already had sculpts done for the next waves when Mattel pulled the license. They've tried to negotiate with Mattel periodically to re-acquire the rights but so far have been unsuccessful.

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Super7 already had sculpts done for the next waves when Mattel pulled the license. 

@chrisa @durendal

You got to be kidding me. Wtf. How come we never stormed the castle over this?

@kraken Because Mattel successfully managed to divide the fandom into various factions by releasing multiple different toylines in different styles, while occasionally giving vague false hopes out to Classics fans that we could possibly see more of them. It's a great strategy to keep latent outrage under a lid. Hell, I was one of the biggest Classics cheerleaders who for years tried to advocate for a resumption of the line, or at the very least let Super7 continue to make deep cut Z-listers (after all, if Hasbro can do that with GI Joe, why can't Mattel with MOTU??), but they've managed to even subdue me slowly over time with their Chinese water torture approach. It's a shame really, but Classics obviously isn't coming back in the form we knew it.