Despara Coming to the MOTU Masterverse Line

In a surprising and thrilling development for MOTU Masterverse fans, we got a tip from an anonymous source that Despara is coming to the Masterverse line! Best known as Adora’s dark alter ego from the DC Comics MOTU run, she recently made her long-awaited debut recently as a Mattel Creations exclusive in the MOTU Origins line. Now, she’s making the leap to the Masterverse! We are not sure if this figure will be a Mattel Creations excluive or part of a regular wave but it is exciting nonetheless! As collector’s of the Masterverse line, we’re excited to see this powerful and complex version of Adora turns out in a Masterverse sculpt but, for now, let’s review her history and recent MOTU Origins release until we get official images!

MOTU Classics

Dark and deviant, she’s the evil alter ego of She-Ra, who is the alter-ego of Adora. Kidnapped as a baby and raised by Hordak, Adora fights for the Horde until twin brother He-Man reveals her true identity. Later, after the defeat of Hordak, the spirit of Horde Prime possesses her and the evil persona of Despara emerges once again. Despara is armed with two swords, battle staff, and an alternate evil head. Her figure was made for the MOTU Classics line and from what we’ve seen from Mattel lately, they are creating figures in the MOTU Origins line based on MOTU Classics figures. Fang-Or is a great example of a recent figure that was first made for the MOTU Classics line for the Origins line!

MOTU Origins

Official images have been revealed and they are stunning!

As a loyal servant of the Horde, Despara is known for her formidable combat skills and dedication to Hordak. She comes with:

• Interchangeable heads with Adora face and Hordak-style mask  
• Plastic cape includes holders for her two swords 
• Also equipped with body and skirt armour 

The last time we saw her was in the Classics line, and now we’ve brought her to the Origins line in time for the 40th anniversary of She-Ra: Princess of Power. Which is fitting, since (spoiler alert!) Despara was born as Princess Adora, the alter ego of She-Ra and the twin sister of He-Man, who helped her discover her true identity.  

She also comes with a mini comic entitled Phantoms of Despara!

Trademark Renewal

Keeping on top of Mattel’s filing for trademark renewals can give us a window into future figures that could be coming down the line. In addition, there were a slew of trademark figure names that appeared on the Masterverse Motherboard shipper box and Despara was one of those names that appeared on the box! Coincidence? We don’t think so! Also, Toy Habits Crew member Danny Phillips recently asked Mattel on social media about the list of names that appeared on the Motherboard box and their response was, “Stay tuned for future releases.” In fact, we surfaced the trademark renewal for Vykron and a week later the Vykron was announced and is now in the hands of collectors.

Despara Trademark Renewal

On August 22, 2023, Mattel filed to renew the trademark for Despara, which could mean one of two things! First, they could simply be renewing her trademark so that they do not lose the naming rights for the figure and, second, it could mean that a Despara release for the line is in the works!