2023 Skelebration Speculation
2023 is off with a bang! We started out with rumors that MOTU Origins and Masterverse are coming to an end….. and on the same day, the Masters Of The Universe on Instagram page posts that 2023 is the year of Skeletor! And they will be kicking off a Skeletor themed Skelebration and bringing back MOTUesdays! So, I think this Masters Of The Universe on Instagram post is a sign that the line is not going anywhere a this will be the year of Skeletor!! This all lines up with the recent reveal of Snake Mountain, New Adventures Skeletor, and He-Skeletor at the Masters of the Universe 40th Anniversary Press Day Reveals.
UPDATE: 03/17/2023
Well Skelly is up to his old tricks again, and he has something up his sleeve for us this coming Monday March 20th! We don’t know what it is yet, but be sure to check back here and we will update this post as more information is revealed! Our Toy Habits source says it’s going to be BIG and very exciting news! Can’t wait to see what it is!
UPDATE: 01/17/2023
First message of 2023 MOTUesday post from our friend Skelly. He is calling on fans to send in your best art, photography, or anything creative and Skelly will decide which is worthy to post! Make sure to tag @masters and #MOTUesdays to make sure he sees it!
Skeletor says: it’s time for my first fan challenge! I want to see myself victorious over my enemies, whether it’s triumphing over He-Man, or just the house cat. Show me your best art, photography, or anything creative and I will decide which is worthy to post! Make sure to tag @masters and #MOTUesdays to make sure I see it. 📸:@creature_toybox
Masters Of The Universe on Instagram
Skeletor has taken over MOTU for 2023, so what will this year of Skelebration bring us? We can’t wait to see, but let’s have some fun speculating!
Skeletor says: I’ve had enough of He-Man’s fun last year and now ’23 is for ME! My first order of Business? To see all your Eternian creations – drawings, photos, videos, or whatever you can think of! Just make sure to tag @masters and #MOTUesdays to get my attention. Stay tuned for the first challenge!
Masters Of The Universe on Instagram
2023 Speculation
Masterverse Prediction:
So we love to speculate and theorize about things to come in the MOTU Universe, so today it hit me….. What 2023 Skelebration wouldn’t be complete with a 40th Anniversary single release of Skeletor! It makes perfect sense as to why Mattel didnt release a single packaged version of the 40th Anniversary Skeletor that came in the He-Man & Skeletor 40th Anniversary 2-Pack SDCC 2022 Exclusive set!
So our first prediction for 2023 will be a Masterverse 40th Anniversary single release of Skeletor!
Let’s take a look at the SDCC 40th Anniversary Skeletor to see what we are in for! Do you think he will come with the articulated jaw? For sure he would have plastic weapons just like the single release of 40th Anniversary He-Man
Origins Prediction:
Last year Mattel launched a Mattle Creations 40th Anniversary MOTU Origins He-Man 4-Pack. If you recall on the Televsion image of the Packaging, there were 4 diiferent images of He-Man as well as Skeletor! So our second prediction for 2023 is a 40th Anniversary Skeletor throughout the years Origins 4 Pack consisting of a classic Filmation style Skeletor, a New Adventures Skeletor, a 200X Skeletor and a CGI Skeletor!
Skeletor 40th Anniversary Presser Reveals
At the recent Masters of the Universe 40th Anniversary Press Day, we saw the reveal of Snake Mountain, New Adventures Skeletor, and He-Skeletor set to come out in the Spring and Fall of 2023 which totally aligns with the whole 2023 Skelebration theme! Let’s take a closer look at each!
New Adventures Skeletor
The New Adventures Skeletor figure continues the line of New Adventures figures, with this new Skeletor figure! Mattel has done an excellent job translating the New Adventure version of Skletor into the Masterverse line. He comes complete with a removeable helmet, stylized havoc staff, a pair of alternate hands, and a soft goods cape! This second New Adventures figure will open the door for a lot more figures from the New Adventures lin! New Adventures Skeletor is set to be released in the Fall 2023 and will be a Target Exclusive. You can view more photos that Planet Eternia posted in their detailed article.
He-Skeletor
He-Skeletor might seem like a new character to us in the United States, but he is based on the comic series He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse. In this story, the heroic Keldor transforms from Anti-Eternia into He-Man to defeat Anti-He-Man. Known as the “The Most Powerful Keldor in the Multiverse” includes this new He-Skeletor comes with his power sword, axe, and a shield.
Same as the previous Mattel Creations exclusives, he includes an exclusive character illustration on the front of his cardback and full new artwork on the rear of the cardback. The artwork features He-Skeletor raising up his Power Sword with the world of Anti Eternia in the background. He too will also include a new mini comic. He is also set to be released in Spring 2023.
Snake Mountain
Again, another long-awaited fan favorite was revealed today as well! After all this time, we are finally getting a Snake Mountain in the MOTU Origins line! Pictured here was a prototype of Snake Mountain, but so far it looks to be really cool and loaded with brand new play features! There needs to be some more tweaking to the snake design and coloring of the mountain in the front, but what they unveiled today looks so exciting! Let’s take a look at all the goodies it has to offer. At first glance, we can see that they have added the mountain peak to the design so that it resembles the Snake Mountain from the Filmation cartoon a little more closely, but the design still retains those signature features from the vintage playset we all know and love! The classic monster face is still sculpted into the front of the mountain and includes a working jaw. We still have that fun suspension bridge, but this time it looks to have widened so that it can be walkable for your figures! It leads to steps that go up to the gate of Snake Mountain which has that classic wolfs head on the gate. And inside is a ladder similar to that one of Castle Grayskull The cave is also still present near the bottom as well. On the inside we have the wolf speaker but does not include electronics associated with it and instead we got added play features on the inside. We have for the first time in Origins, Skeletor’s bone throne! We also get an all-new weapons rack as well. And next to the rotatable wolf and bone throne is a trap door that leads to a jail cell., so no more safety net to fall into. The coolest part of this new Snake Mountain in my opinion is the new “Acid Lake”. which has 3D removeable creatures into that attach to pegs. It turns out that these pegs work in the peg holes of the torso of the Origins figures, so you can detach you figures at the torso and place them on the lake, so it looks like they are sinking inside! How fun is that??? Snake Mountain is set to be released in the Fall of 2023. You can view more photos that Planet Eternia posted in their detailed article.
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