Masters of the Universe Origins Wave 12 Reveal

Special thanks to Planet Eternia for posting an official image of MOTU Origins Wave 12 reveal. Consisting of Hypno from the Rulers of the Sun line, Tung Lashor, Snake Armor Skeletor, and Mini Comic Roboto, this wave is sure bright and colorful!

Snake Armor Skeletor

First off, let’s take a look at this brand new Origins figure that has never been made before, MOTU Origins Snake Armor Skeletor! Mostly a reuse of the 200x Skeletor, this new version of Skeletor is looking incredible is his amazing snake armor and snake headdress! The snake armor is a reddish orange color with giant green snake eyes on the chest and shaped fangs that make up the front of the chest armor. The shoulder portions of the armor are shaped like the head of a cobra snake’s hood! He has a king cobra shaped headdress on as well with what looks like sitting on the 200X skeletor head sculpt below! They also reused the 200x arm, arm bracers, loin cloth design and shin armor design, but in a darker purple color. Heck, Mattel needs to get it’s money’s worth out of the new parts they used on the 200X Skeletor figure and this was a great way to do it!

Mini Comic Roboto

If you are not familiar with this particular version of Roboto, he comes straight from the MOTU vintage mini comics. As you can see in the comics, Roboto’s translucent chest is actually solid and you can’t see through it. It also appears as Roboto’s heart is displayed on the outside. In the mini comic, there are no gears and in other pictures his heart is not displayed but only because his heart is not inside him.

Mini Comic Roboto MOTU Origins

Mini Comic looks amazing and is packed on the Rise of Snake Men card! He comes with a translucent chest and gray gears and an extra special heart in the center of his chest to pay homage to the vintage mini comic. Could he be part of the next wave with Snake Armor Skeletor and Hypno? Only time will tell!

Mini Comic Roboto on Heo.com

Heo is the first site to reveal this figure and they have set a tentative release date for February 2023!

Tung Lashor

It is now confirmed that Tung Lashor is part of Wave 12!

It is now confirmed that Tung Lashor will not retain his action feature like the vintage Masters of the Universe figure and this seems to be the trend where Mattel is going with this figure line.

As you can see, there is no dial on his back so we get a nice clean sculpt for his MOTU Origins figure.

He looks great all geared up with his crossbow and purple snake staff!

Tung Lashor

Tung Lashor, first introduced by Mattel in 1986, was the first of the Snake Men to be released. He was made of all new parts and resembled the look of a poison dart frog, more than a snake. He featured a unique 3 figured hand design that resembled a tree frog. His bright pink and purple colored body really stood out and he sported a green Snake Men logo on his chest. He come with his own distinct action feature, his signature lashing tongue! This action feature was activated by rolling the wheel on his back and it made the tongue dart in and out of Tung Lashor’s mouth. He came with a purple snake staff and teal colored dragon fly cross bow.

According to the Wiki Grayskull

Tung Lashor was introduced into the MOTU toyline in 1986. He first appears in the “King of the Snake Men” minicomic, in which he and Rattlor are called from another dimension by King Hiss. When they appear, Kobra Khan says they “are from the Evil Horde on Etheria!”, but both Snake Men swear allegiance again to their former leader King Hiss, explaining that after his banishment they felt they had nowhere to go other than to serve the Horde.

Although the Snake Men as a group never appear on the toy-line’s accompanying cartoon series Tung Lashor appears in She-Ra as a member of the Evil Horde. He is one of several newer characters from the toy line to be featured on the She-Ra’s Princess of Power cartoon series in order to promote the toy in the absence of the He-Man series, discontinued to make way for She-Ra.

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Tung Lashor’s action feature is controlled by a ridged dial embedded in the middle of his back. Turning the dial causes his long, flexible tongue to extend from his open mouth, simulating a quick, lashing strike. This feature pairs perfectly with his snake-like head sculpt, bright yellow eyes, and fanged mouth, giving the vintage Masters of the Universe figure an interactive, reptilian attack that adds to his menacing Snake Men persona.

Tung Lashor comes equipped with a blue crossbow styled with insect-like wing details and a dark blue staff topped with a coiled snake, its head raised and mouth open as if ready to strike.

The vintage Masters of the Universe Tung Lashor packaging features a vivid red and orange card with the MOTU logo at the top and the Snake Men emblem beneath it, showing two green serpents flanking a wide-open snake mouth behind the character’s name. The front window displays Tung Lashor in the blister bubble, revealing his bright orange chest with the green snake emblem, purple-and-pink body patterning, and both of his accessories tucked at the bottom. A callout on the left notes his forked tongue feature, which lashes out to strike enemies. On the back, the card art depicts Tung Lashor emerging from swampy reeds, stunning an unsuspecting foe with his extended tongue. Below the scene, illustrated instructions show how to activate his action feature by turning the dial on his back to shoot the tongue out, then turning it in the opposite direction to retract it. The bottom panel highlights his two included weapons—a serpent staff and a dragonfly crossbow—emphasizing his dual attack capabilities.

Hypno

Thanks to yo_tengo_el_poder, we have what appears to be Hypno from the MOTU Origins Rulers of the Sun line leaked by Amazon! This previously unproduced Rulers of the Sun figure is the next to join the MOTU Origins Line in 2023! Hypno, just like the rest of the Ruler’s of the Sun uses shared parts from the rest of the Rulers of the Sun figures, but with different skin tones, a new head sculpt and unique armor, giving Hypno a whole new look while keeping the cost to produce the figure low. But Hypno was never produced as previously stated, so let’s take a closer look at Hypno and the story behind him

Thanks to yo_tengo_el_poder, we have official images of Hypno that are much cleaner and sharper than the original ones that are posted.

Hypno figure for Masters of the Universe Origins, originally from Sun-Man and the Rulers of the Sun, has been leaked by Amazon.

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Hypno

The back story to Hypno is very interesting, Hyno is a member of the Rulers of the Sun who is a Psychic Hypnotist. But little else is known of his backstory, other than a prototype image exist of him, but the figure was never produced by Olmec Toys. So, it begs the question as to why Hypno was selected as the next Rulers of the Sun character to join the Origins Line? Perhaps it’s the air of mystery that the figure was never produced, maybe it’s that he is mysterious in that he is a Psychic Hypnotist in either case, this is an exciting addition to the Origins Line! Hypno seems to come with a hypnotic staff with blue & white curvy pattern and a white bird companion. He is dressed in bright orange armor with matching orange loin cloth, orange arm gauntlets, and orange boots with yellow accents. He also seems to be wearing an orange helmet. It’s hard to tell from this image if the helmet is removable or not.

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