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Shadow Weaver (Masters of the Universe - Masterverse) Review

Shadow Weaver
Masters of the Universe - Masterverse (Mattel)Finally!
Evil-Lyn may be a badass goth sorceress, but Shadow Weaver was just spooky as hell. Her private quarters are called Horror Hall, man. The magic, the mannerisms, that voice- it's a crying shame she never made it into the old toyline. I refused to buy into Classics, missed out on the Super 7 release entirely, and finally landed this one. And brother, she doesn't disappoint.
Right off the bat, the sculpt is just detailed enough- it is mostly flowing cloth, after all, with vertical piping. What paint there needs to be is applied well, with nice clean eyes and almost no slop on the nails.
The cloth mantle and sleeves are apparently a point of contention. I don't mind the transition myself, but I do wish we got a skosh more material around the shoulders; one or both ball joints will be exposed unless both arms are up, which looks far uglier. Perhaps if I pleat it along the back....
Speaking of joints, she has plenty. The collar is a floating piece, so the head has a lot of range- not much side tilt, though. Swivel/hinges at the shoulders and wrists, double hinge elbows. Then we have ball joints at the chest, hips and knees of the inner robe. This allows for some seriously fun floaty poses thanks to the sturdy hinge on her flight stand.
Accessories-wise, she's a tad light, but what's there is nice. Clutching and gesturing hands, a Filmation wand tipped with a green orb, and a flame effect that's meant to fit the clutching hands, but can be worked onto the orb as well, doing a decent job of resembling fire in a strong wind.
A few (very) minor issues don't add up to much in the end here. This is a very cool figure of a very cool character, and can blesh with just about anything other than vintage/Origins.