Leaked Masters of the Universe Origins Figure Packs
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The UK website, The Whole Shebang, has leaked a few Masters of the Universe MOTU Origins Figure Packs, which include a pair of 2-Packs and a 4-pack!
Skeletor and Screech 2-Pack
Screeech was the robotic bird that Skeletor sent out to spy on the Heroic Warriors. As mentioned above Screech too came from existing tooling from the 1972 eagle from the Big Jim Line. Released in 1983, the large bird’s color scheme was molded after the colors of the Filmation cartoon, blue and purple. Screech too had a button on his back that activated the flight mode and made the wings flap up and down.
UK Preorder
If you live in the UK, you can preorder the Skeletor and Screeech set from The Whole Shebang:
Vintage Gift Set
Skeletor and Screeech were released as a 2-Pack gift set in the 1980’s so it is apoppos that they would get the same treatment in Origins. Although we are not excted to get yet another Skeletor figure, the news of Screeech is fantastic!
Sceeech has been teased on several box and card arts plus, given how Zoar turned out, this bird will look exactly like the vintage figure!
in package
Screech was first spotted on the Panthor package artwork flying in the background over Skeletor’s shoulder.
The second and most recent iteration of Screech was illustrated on the Origins Stridor package artwork. He is swopping in for the attack and Dragon Blaster Skeletor can be seen swooping in from behind!
Skeleton Warrior 2-Pack
At SDCC 2022, Mattel’s MOTU Brand Manager Josh Graham, and he officially confirmed that the Skeleton Warriors the Eternia Playset display were indeed real and not custom figures. Josh confirmed that these Skeleton Warriors are indeed coming to MOTU Origins in 2023 and that there will be plenty available so that you can army build your Skeleton Warriors! So our prediction was correct, and this is super exciting news! You can watch that interview here: Mattel MOTU 40th Anniversary Product Interview at SDCC 2022
UK Preorder
If you live in the UK, you can preorder the Skeleton Warriors set from The Whole Shebang:
Skeleton Warriors SDCC 2022 Reveal
These Skeleton Warriors look absolutely amazing! They have a light green bone color so I hope that means that they might be glow in the dark?! They are outfitted in Viking Style helmets, and purple and black chest armor with yellow bat symbols on their chest. They are wearing purple battle armor skirting with black belts and black monster type feet. They are equipped with bright green spears and green swords, like the one that came from the Castle Grayskull weapons rack and was also packed with Wun-Dar.
Card Art Teases:
We first saw the appearance of the mysterious green glowing skeleton warriors on the front of the Masters of the Universe Origins Castle Grayskull box art. They were emerging out of the ground by Evil Lyn, Yri-Klops and Ram Man, coming back from the dead and on the attack! They are sporting glowing Viking Helmets, spears, swords and shield. These characters have yet to be made into action figure form, but how cool would it be to get glow in the dark versions!!!
We next saw the glowing green skeletons appear battling the Man At Arms and the Eternian Palace guards on the 2021 Eternian Palace Guard Royal Defender Master of the Universe Origins Packaging art wheedling swords and axes and spears, shown on the front and side of the package! And we also get hint at some vines and Moss Man’s hand coming out of the ground.
On the Wun-Dar comic card back art and the “Lost Legend” comic, Wun-Dar is depicted battling these Viking Horned Helmet Glowing green skeletons and they freakin amazing!! Here seen in the comic below, again they are emerging out of the ground from the un-dead, just like they were from the Origins Castle Grayskull package and the Eterian Palace Guard artwork.
Snake Men 4-Pack
UK Preorder
If you live in the UK, you can preorder the Snake Men 4-Pack from The Whole Shebang:
The description for this set reads: “Expand any Masters of the Universe Origins collection with this 4-pack of retro figures — .TBC……………………………………………………………, each with 16 movable joints, accessories and an exclusive trading card. These four distinctive Snake men character figures celebrate the original He-Man animation and Snake men toy line and are ready for a nostalgic display. Colors and decoration may vary.”
This set is a mystery but could we see a 4-pack of Snake Troopers in Origins? Only time will tell! This would make sense as the rear artwork drawn and illustrated by Axel Giménez & FETCH Francisco Etchart show an amazing scene of Thunder Punch He-Man going at it against two Snake Men Horde Troopers! And you can also spot Viper Tower way in the back ground! It would be so amazing to get some Snake Men themed army builders! WE could also see other new Snake Men join the line as the these Snake Troopers might be coming out as single carded figures, according to this leak!
Snake Troopers History and Leak
The result of a fusion between Snake Men Soldiers and the technology of the Horde Troopers, the Snake Trooper would be another figure that Mattel could easily create as they mostly use the Horde Trooper buck with a new head.
The Snake Troopers were introduced in a three pack that was inspired by the unreleased 1988 vintage concept wave. The price per set that year was $165.00, and surprisingly, it is still available at the Big Bad Toy Store. Here are the promo pics and also the final product from 2019:
Be sure to check out our NEW MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE SHOP PAGES! You can find links to your favorite retailers for all your favorite MOTU figures all in one convenient place from the vintage line all the way up to Origins.
I think they tipped their hand on the Snake Men 4 pack. In the Camo Khan backstory they specifically mention him pulling Terroar, Lord Grassp and Reptillax. I think it will be those 3 with a Snake Trooper. Just my guess.