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King Grayskull (Masters of the Universe - Masterverse) Review

King Grayskull
Masters of the Universe - Masterverse (Mattel)Revelations was quite a thrill for me. Really shook things up, gave us nerds a lot to geek out over, and the toys were mostly pretty good. This one hit deep clearance, though, so I assumed it wasn't the best, but it was cheap enough to roll the dice, so here we are.
And y'know what? It's not too bad. This version is pretty dark-skinned, which probably turned off a few people, but oh well. It looks fine, and across a few generations, it's not unheard of to go from this to Little Lord Fauntleroy, so I'll take it. The outfit is roughly what we got in the MYP series, basically He-Man with a few add-ons. This includes a tattered softgoods cape (with bendy wires in the hem!) and a fur mantle. Said mantle is one of my gripes here, as it's nearly impossible to get it to lay down properly. Maybe if it wasn't attached slightly back from the top of the shoulders, that wouldn't be an issue, but it's driving me nuts. Also, the lower buckles of the harness are constantly slipping. It's a bad combination.
The base figure is quite good. The headsculpt(s) are bang-on, a stoic look and gritted teeth, but I'd have traded one for a boisterous laugh. Obviously this is just the standard He-Man body in a reddish brown, so articulation is the standard 18 for this line, and the restricted hips aren't nearly as bad as they could be, at least for a powerhouse like this. Extra hands are a right fist and open left.
Accessory-wise, he makes out all right. Slightly fancier shield, with proper straps that are well anchored. There are also two swords. Neither is the Power Sword, but they seem to be loosely based on MYP Skeletor's: one gold and angelic looking, one purple and harsh. Not sure what the deal is there, but he looks fine wielding one or both.
All in all, I can definitely say he's worth it at half off for the casual collector, but anyone trying for a full display will probably want to do something about that damn fur. Which Xena got right in 5" scale 25 years ago, incidentally. And I'm pretty sure we'll never see his buddies, so he'll be forever alone. I knew I should've gotten that Bionatops when I had the chance...