There are several carry-over pieces from the previous figure utilized here, and I would call the reuse successful, with nothing feeling shortchanged just for the sake of making use of something that is already there. Like Mumm-Ra, Monkian’s vintage toy look is a significant departure from the animated look, and it has been adapted nicely here. After Slithe, Monkian was (and still is) my guy, so I have a lot of love for a tribute figure of that original that meant so much to me. He was only unleashed when the worst was about to happen, so the Mutants ran the evil show for the most part. I didn’t have all the ThunderCats figures when I was a kid, but I did have several and Monkian was a stalwart. Monkian is no less great, in fact – objectively he might be more successful, he is just literally overshadowed by Mumm-Ra’s presence. It’s not a huge thing, just something that would be fun. Finally, I enjoy both of the heads included here, but I wish that one had a “glowing” eyes pain effect to pay homage to the light-up effect of yore. You can see it in the picture, so while I think it is probably inside the margin of error for most people, I positive some will take issue. Past that, I would say that while it is a fine color, the flesh tone of this new U! figure does not match up perfectly to the vintage LJN. I KNEW when I was putting the sword in the hand that I should have heated it up, so let me hubris be your caution and just heat up the hand before arming Mumm-Ra. The only real gripe I have is that I have some paint flaking on the hilt of the sword due to the hand grip being too tight. So, ensuring joint quality and proper materials are even more important here, and while his knees support his weight effortlessly, the wraps surrounding him are soft enough to not impede any movement. Mumm-Ra is a big chunk of plastic, and while amounts to about the same as the cartoon version, the larger proportion head/etc. Some things aren’t perfect, and we will get to that, but by and large, the joints are strong, the paint is clean, and materials are correct. Now, I don’t need them for the more minor characters, but getting an LJN version of Slithe has just become a high priority on my list of most-wanted from this line.Īs a general statement – the overall quality on this series is very good, and as it is the same for the Invisible Tygra figure, I hope this is the trend going forward. He is such for a lot of reasons, but capturing that very different (from the cartoon) toy look the best out of all of these is certainly high on that list. Lion-O is fantastic, but to cut to the chase: Mumm-Ra is the best of these four. As I mentioned previously, I wasn’t overly jazzed about this series when it was announced, but now, I have been won over that these vintage LJN versions are absolute winners, and there there is room in this line for variations on the main cast just like this. I have been under the weather, so this one is a little later than I originally had hoped, but honestly – the wait has been worth it. In case you missed it, we looked at the heroic half of this wave last week.
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