MOTU Origins Cartoon Collection Wave 22 Preorder
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The MOTU Origins Wave 22 Cartoon Collection figure assortment has officially gone up for preorder on Amazon and we fully expect Entertainment Earth and Big Bad Toy Store to follow suit today. This figure assortment consists of Hordak, Man-E-Faces, Tri-Klops. While Hordak and Man-E-Faces were revealed at SDCC 2024 back in July, Tri-Klops was officially revealed during the huge October 2024 MOTU Origins product drop!
Where to Buy
You can preorder the MOTU Origins Wave 22 Cartoon Collection figure assortment at the following retailers. EE is having issues with preorders so we’ve linked to their Drop Zone while they sort everything out.
Hordak
This Masters of the Universe toy comes with a removable harness and a time-stop device accessory inspired by the Princess of Power episode “Loo-Kee Lends a Hand.” He comes packaged on the same new Horde inspired Cartoon Collection Filmation She-Ra 40th anniversary card back.
Official images below
Here you can see the cool animted look of this figure!
This version of Hordak is outstanding! As the Cartoon Collection is known for toning down the details, they really poured a lot of sculpting into the ruthless leader of the evil Horde! He features a cartoon accurate face sculpt and they even remembered to paint his eyes and his teeth red! What is also great about this version is that you can finally swap out just his head sculpt as his head is on a ball joint that is not attached to his collar.
Hordak was the ruthless leader of the Evil Horde and appeared in 72 episodes of the She-Ra, Princess of Power FIlmation cartoon series. He appeared with blue skin and did not resemble his vintage action figure, which had grey skin.
According to Hordak | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom:
Hordak was a Commander in the Horde Empire and was the brother of Horde Prime, the supreme ruler of the Horde. Hordak was trained in the art of sorcery by the Etherian magician, Noah, though as time went on, he would grow to detest magic and embrace technology and science, believing it far superior. Hordak’s preferred method of fighting was to transform his body parts into various weapons, usually favouring a cannon arm.
Hordak | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom
Man E Faces
Man-E-Faces looks like he has an oversized bucked on his head and he also looks unfinished as he is in the prototype phase in the booth. It looks like you might be able to twist the helmet at the top to change his faces as they only showed off his monster face across all of the days at SDCC 2024. In the Filmation cartoon, he has another pink hose that connects to his helmet, which appears to be missing. They nailed the skin tone and it looks like they did not complete his wrist armor on his left side. Official package reveal is below. He comes packaged on the same new Horde inspired Cartoon Collection Filmation She-Ra 40th anniversary card back.
Official images are below. You can see Man E Faces with his 3 different faces displayed. Human, Monster and Robot.
Man E Faces SDCC 2024 Booth Reveal
We also saw Man E Faces Cartoon Collection figure on display at SDCC 2024 at the Mattel Booth back in July.
According to Man-E-Faces | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom:
In He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Filmation, the portrayal of Man-E-Faces is somewhat changed. Rather than being cursed with a split personality, he is an actor who uses his alternate faces primarily for the purpose of playing roles on stage. He is also able to change to numerous other faces alongside his robot and monster faces. This change to his character is probably made in order to make his character less dark and therefore more suitable for the younger audience the show was aimed at.
He is given an origin episode early in the series, in the episode The Mystery of Man-E-Faces. This episode reveals that he was originally a villain who terrorized others with his faces, but not so much out of evil desires as personal insecurity and basic survival needs. He was an outcast feared by virtually everyone for his ability to change his face, which in turn made him “cold and cruel” and so he began to abuse others out of resentment for mistreating him and to compensate for his personal crisis. He was captured by Skeletor, who intended to recruit him as a henchman, but as he was not really evil he had no desire to join Skeletor and was forced into fighting He-Man against his will when his monster face was controlled by Beast Man’s power. He-Man believed that Man-E-Faces was not a villain, and the Sorceress agreed, so with urging from He-Man, the Sorceress used her magic to help Man-E-Faces overcome Skeletor’s influence. Grateful for their help, he returned the favor by helping to thwart Skeletor’s attack on Castle Grayskull and, after telling them his story, feeling he had at last found the friendship and kindness he needed, he joined the Royal court as an actor.
The cartoon’s version of the character seems to use his faces more for the purpose of acting rather than anything significant to battles. He is only used in one subsequent episode, The Shadow of Skeletor, in which he uses his acting abilities to impersonate Beast Man, going undercover in a “Beast Man” disguise to spy on the Evil Warriors. Although initially conceived as one of the main characters of the franchise, his appearances are sparse in all media given that he proved a difficult character to integrate into story-lines no matter what purposes his faces were used for.
The original script for the 1980s episode Into the Abyss was to feature a third appearance in the show by Man-E-Faces, rehearsing for a play in an scene in which Ram Man is made to read out the part of Man-E-Faces’ love interest. But this scene was cut from the script to avoid ruining the atmosphere of a generally dark episode.
Man-E-Faces | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom
Tri-klops Cartoon Collection
Here is the official card front for Tri-Klops and he looks amazing on the new 40th Anniversary Princess of Power card!
You’ll notice that his armor is a lighter green that what appears in the Filmation cartoon but he looks great with his hair hanging down. Looks like he’ll be packed with the Rock Softener featured in the The Royal Cousin Filmation Episode but we are unsure as we have not seen the entire accessory.
More official images of Cartoon Collection Tri-Klops
Here is the official description of the figure from Amazon:
- This Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Tri-Klops figure will bring back fond memories of the 1980s with its content-accurate look from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV series.
- This MOTU toy is a modern execution of the vintage look of the all-seeing character at 5.5-inch scale with 16 points of articulation for battle-ready poses.
- Tri-Klop’s visor turns and clicks into place to reveal his 3 set of eyes. His rock-softener tool accessory is inspired by the episode ‘The Royal Cousin.’
- Removable body parts and a removable harness on the evil warrior provide mix and match possibilities with other MOTU Origins figures.
- Fans will want to collect all the Cartoon Collection figures to form a nostalgic showcase that evokes the childhood wonder of the 1980s.
- This MOTU Origins figure of Tri-Klops makes a great gift for Masters of the Universe fans ages 6 years and older.
Where to buy Waves 21, 23 & 24
Here are what we think are the Waves 23 and 24 Cartoon Collection figures we’ve found on Amazon so far (minus the Invisible Skeletor figure). Check stock status after the jump to view them on Amazon. You can preorder the Wave 21 She-Ra, Ram Man, and Mantenna from the following online retailers below:
Complete Your MOTU Collection
Be sure to check out our Masters of the Universe shop pages where we’ve curated figures from MOTU Origins, Masterverse, Classics, Vintage and more so you can find the figures you need easier!
