Masters of the Universe Origins Fan Favorite Preorder

MOTU Origins fan favorite figures could be going up for preorder as UK site TheWholeShebang has them up for preorder

The toy seller in the UK dubbed The Whole Shebang has put up half of the MOTU Origins Wave 3 and Wave 4 assortment up for preorder! We saw, in Mattel’s booth ad SDCC 2023, an image of Mer-Man with the “fan favorite” callout in the upper right of the front of the card. We can assume that the entire Wave 3 assortment could come with the callout but Mer-Man is the only figure we have seen with the added info on the card. We reported, back in April 2023 that Tri-Klops had a new listing on Walarmart so we could see other figures getting the Fan Favorite branding to differentiate them from their first release.

Tri-Klops on Walmart

Building on the reissues of Wave 2 released at Target stores and Wave 3 through BBTS, we thought Wave 4 be next as a helpful viewer “Rob” sent us a photo of a Walmart price tag for MOTU Origins Tri-Klops! Tri-Klops was a Wave 4 release that is getting increasingly hard to find and going for almost $100 on the aftermarket and some collectors are yet to have him in their collection. Could we be getting Tri-Klops and a potential Walmart MOTU Origins figure

If you recall, end cap displays with 40th Anniversary logos of Wave 2 which includes Scare Glow, Orko, Man E Faces and Trap Jaw, started showing up in Target stores several months ago. Then shortly after, Wave 3 which included She-Ra, Roboto, Zodac and Mer-Man popped up on BBTS. This could be an absolute possibility because the price tag was dated April 6th, 2023. Also when we scanned the tag it does indeed bring up this listing on Walmart.com.

Tri-Klops Walmart listing is below:

Preorder Dates

Right now, TheWholeShebang has the following preorder dates listed on their website:

She-Ra and Mer-Man are set to arrive in February 2023

Tri-Klops and Zodac are due to arrive in April 2024

Tri-Klops

MOTU Origins Tri-Klops was released in 2021 as part of Wave 4 along with Hordak, Stratos and Ninjor. Now Tri-Klops was very hard to find when he was originally released, which has made his value on the aftermarket skyrocket! He is hard to find on eBay, and is selling for upwards of $100! He is a classic homage to the original 1983 vintage Tri-Klops figure that was part of the original Wave 3 of vintage Masters of the Universe action figures!

The vintage Tri-Klops was released in Wave 3 in 1983 and included the signature spinning tri sided eye visor with the 3 different colored eyes. Tri-Klops was also released in his Mini Comic colors as a Mattel Creations exclusive back in 2021!

Where to Buy

As we have not seen any preorders for these MOTU Origins figures go up for preorder on any US sites aside from Walmart, here is where you can still purchase them