MOTU Origins Fang-Or Mattel Creations Exclusive Preorder

As we reported back in May in our Masterverse Vykron MOTU Origins Fang-or Lady Slither Coming, our friends over at Adultcullector.org on Facebook confirmed that Masterverse Vykron, MOTU Origins Fan-Or and Lady Slither were officially announced new characters by Mattel! They were said to be Mattel Creations exclusives, coming out in later this year! Well at SDCC, the Mattel team also confirmed that the new “vintage style” Origins figures were going to be Mattel Creations exclusives. According to the Mattel Creations launch calendar, there will be a MOTU drop on August 8th, at 9am. So set your reminders for this MOTU Origins Fang-Or Mattel Creations Exclusive Preorder!

August 8, 2023 Update: Preorders go live today

MOTU Origins Fang-or preorders went live today and sold out in a little under 3 hours, which is actually pretty good considering it was a Mattel Creations exclusive. Perhaps Mattel is now making enough supply to meet the demand!

August 6, 2023 Update: Reminder Preorder hit Tuesday Aug 8th!

Just a reminder that Fang-Or goes up for preorder on August 8th, at 9am for $20.00, limit 3 at Masters of the Universe Origins Fang-Or Action Figure – Mattel Creations. Set a reminder and don’t miss out! If you want to see in hand images, head to: Fang-Or MOTU Origins Mattel Creations In Hand Images. And if you want to check out the package art teases check out: Fang-Or MOTU Origins Mattel Creations Exclusive Card Art Reveal.

August 1, 2023 Update: Official Image and Preorder Page

As suspected, Mattel has put up the official preorder page for Fang-Or, which goes live on August 8, 2023 at 9am PT with a limit of 3 per person. Based on the teases in the mini comic and other art, Mattel was pushing this figure as an army builder so the limit of 3 definitely puts a damper on that.

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Official Images

Mattel also put up Fang-Or’s official images! This figure is looking amazing and dio images are very well done!

Fang-Or comes on the MOTU Origins single carded figure blister with the an extra illustration of the “Fearsome Fanged Snake Scientist.” On the back of the card features an amazing scene with Fang-Or pouncing on He-Ro with Lady Slither lurking in the background. We can also see Lady Slither’s Lair, another concept that was not produced from the MOTU Classics era.

In these images, we can also see Fang-Or’s short fangs, which is an interesting concept! Rather than making an alternate head, the fangs are swappable!

Some other images include a first look at the Fang-Or mini comic art and a cool scene where Fang-Or is tangling with Snake Armor He-Man.

Pixel Dan also reviewed the figure on his YouTube Channel, which you can also view here:

Fang-Or Preorder Tease

MOTU Origins Fangor

When we last reported by Adultcullector.org on Facebook, had confimed back in May that the MOTU Origins Fang-or is set to be released also as a Mattel Creations exclusive, set to be up for preorder in August. So this date on the Mattel Creations launch calendar makes sense! We had previously predicted that Fan-gor was going to be coming to the MOTU Origins line, but what we didnt know is that he was going to be a Mattel Creations exclusive, which is a welcome surprise for fans so that we don’t have to be hunting him down. Hopefully they will supply enough so he doesn’t instantly sell out.

Per Adultcullector.org on Facebook:

ORIGINS FANG-OR**
Availability: Mattel Creations
Page Go-Live Date: August
Pre-Sale Date: August
Product Copy: To be provided later.
Notes from the Team: Both Lady Slither and Fang-Or are original designs created by Axel Gimenez during the Classics era. Ever since they were first revealed, they have been two of the most requested characters, so for us to make them into Origins figures feels epic! As a fan, it is a “checkbox” moment for me that I get to bring these two characters to life through directing the artwork and designing their packaging. When it’s revealed, you will see a direct connection to Preternia. We’ll focus on a lush swamp background, and in the middle of it you’ll be able to see Lady Slither’s Snake Lair.

Fang-Or will come inside our collector-friendly packaging. The blister bubble is easily removable it can slide off and on, and he will also come with an exclusive mini comic. The artwork teases potential upcoming figure reveals and a very cool easter-egg I had to include in the cardback artwork. Fans will notice that the Snake Lair is surrounded by a moat and a creature. The moat pays homage to The Castle Moat playmat that Mark Taylor originally envisioned, and the sea creature is one of the creatures illustrated in The Castle Moat.

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He-Ro Tease

Seeing He-Ro teased on Fang-Or’s card art gives us hope that we will see a He-Ro figure come to the MOTU Origins line and this lines up with an Instagram post from the amazing Axel Gimenez. Axel Gimenez posted a very intriguing post to Instagram today, with a Super7 5.5″ Vintage Style He-Ro in package next to him and he says “Working, working, and working ??” with a pen sitting next to He-Ro. Now He-Ro holds a very special significance to the Toy Habits family, because it was a friendly trade of the MOTUC He-Ro’s staff that brought the Toy Sorceress and Michael of Toy Habits together to form an amazing partnership of the Toy Habits team you all know and love today! So, if this is a real indication of He-Ro coming to the MOTU Origins line, believe me I would be totally over the moon! that I don’t know about you, but I feel like we have been getting small hints of the Powers of Grayskull for a while now. First with the Camo Khan Card Art Teases, then with the Moss Man MOTU Origins Art Reveal, which both were heavily influenced and teased many Powers of Grayskull characters! If you follow us on YouTube, you know that we have been predicting The Powers of Grayskull to be coming to the MOTU Origins line in 2024! We have had several theories and wish list videos where we discuss our theories on the Powers of Grayskull being the next big theme in the MOTU Origins line, as it naturally follows the Rise of the Snake Men, where the Snake Men originated in Preternia, but we will have more about that for you below.

How cool would it be to get a shiny vac metal gold colored MOTU Origins version of He-Ro, just the thought of it makes me so happy and excited! Also, this opens the door to the Powers of Grayskull characters and dinos! The possibilities are endless! So let’s explore this MOTU Origins He-Ro Tease!

Then a week ago we had the following posted by ¡Yo tengo el Poder! (@yo_tengo_el_poder) | Instagram, coincidence, I think not!

He-Ro has been a very popular yet desired character for many years.
Even though we were introduced to the character in Mattel’s 1987 catalog in the United States as the protagonist of the Powers of Grayskull subliminal, it never saw the light and became a desired figure for years. It finally saw the light inside the Classics collection in 2009, but its vintage version was still highly requested, so Super7 released that version in 2019 to the delight of the fans. A new release has been released in 2022 by Mattel within the Masterverse line, based on his appearance in the Masters of the Universe Revelation series.
And, surely, we won’t be long to see the Origins version.

¡Yo tengo el Poder! (@yo_tengo_el_poder) | Instagram

¡Yo tengo el Poder! then included a series of images from He-Ro from early Mattel Prototypes to the Super7 version, to the MOTUC version to the latest Masterverse verision that was recently released. I don’t know about you, but this does not seem like a coincidence!

Here you can see early prototypes of the never produced He-Ro figure by Mattel.

Here you can see early test shot prototypes of the never produced He-Ro figure by Mattel as well.

And of course, once we got to Masters of the Universe Classics, He-Ro was finally released as a production figure for the first time in MOTU history! It was quickly followed by the Super7 5.5″ vintage style version. Then in 2022, we finally got He-Ro in the Masterverse line!

History of He-Ro

He-Ro was a character that Mattel came up with that was supposed to be the new lead heroic leader in the late 1980’s Powers of Grayskull Line to take the place of He-Man. By that time in the line, interest in Masters of the Universes was waning and kids’ attention was now going elsewhere. Well, the Powers of Grayskull line was very short-lived with only a couple of Dinosaurs and Giants being produced in the oversees markets. Only a prototype was made of He-Ro, with gorgeous gold colored vac-metal armor, but sadly, the He-Ro figure was never produced.

According to He-Ro | Wiki Grayskull | Fandom:

He-Ro is the name of two fictional characters in the Masters of the Universe franchise, both linked to the main character He-Man and both achieving only a “prototype stage”, until 2009, when the initial version was finally released as part of the Masters of the Universe Classics line.

Lady Slither’s Lair Tease

Along with the announcement of the figure, Mattel provide some very juicy details for us to chew and stew on. As Mattel (we think this might be Roy Juarez speaking) was describing the packaging and art direction for for Fang-Or, they said “When it’s revealed, you will see a direct connection to Preternia. We’ll focus on a lush swamp background, and in the middle of it you’ll be able to see Lady Slither’s Snake Lair…The artwork teases potential upcoming figure reveals and a very cool easter-egg I had to include in the cardback artwork. Fans will notice that the Snake Lair is surrounded by a moat and a creature. The moat pays homage to The Castle Moat playmate that Mark Taylor originally envisioned, and the sea creature is one of the creatures illustrated in The Castle Moat. This concept was held over from the MOTU Classics line but would make an amazing MOTU Origins playset!

Also on display was the rest of the new offerings for the MOTU Origins line! The first thing that stands out to us is the all night Night Stalker Horse! Then there was Lady Slither, Fang-or and surprisingly Rokkon! They also had on display the just released Moss-Man, and the latest Rulers of the Sun 3 pack, with Kiktko, Holographo, and Zap-Man! The back of the package features gorgeous artwork featuring all of the Rulers of the Sun! Also on display was the upcoming Skeleton Warriors 2 pack, and the Screech and Skeletor 2 Pack. Let’s take a close look at these exciting new reveals!

We already seen image of the Rulers of the Sun 3 Pack: Kiktko, Holographo, and Zap-Man, but it’s the first time we got to see the actual production figures! The Skeleton Warriors were featured in last year’s 2022 SDCC Eternia display, so we have seen them before, but it’s cool to see them officially on display! One of the most exciting figures in this group is Rokkon and let’s hope they retained his rock transforming action feature! We previously already leaked Lady Slither and Fangor!

Fang-Or Tease

Fang-gor was recently teased on the Diabolical Snake Invasion MOTU Origins 4-Pack. This is the 2nd time Fang-Or has been teased officially and we are aware of the leaked figure but we were asked to remove our our post about it. Fang-Or makes his appearances in the mini comic, Viper’s Vice, and he is being portrayed as an army builder!

Fang-Or MOTU Classics

Fang-Or is a character from the Masters of the Universe franchise, specifically the Masters of the Universe Classics toyline. In the storyline of the Masters of the Universe, Fang-Or is a member of the Snake Men, a group of evil serpent-like creatures who were enemies of He-Man and his allies. Fang-Or was known for his ferociousness and loyalty to his leader, King Hiss.

He was depicted as a green snake-like creature with large fangs and came with a plethora of weapons and accessories, which included an odd assortment of tools like a wrench, hammer, and screwdriver.

His bio reads: A vicious Snake Man who could regrow his massive fangs after projecting them like knives in battle, Fang-Or first beheld the glory and power of technology in an early battle with the Horde Empire. On Eternia, he volunteered to assist the transformed Snake Man-At-Arms so he could learn how to build more advanced weaponry and vehicles like the Rattle Trap for the Viper Lord King Hssss. Quickly becoming a mechanical expert, Fang-Or was able to access the technology of Gwildor’s Cosmic Key, allowing him and several of the Snake Men to survive the Second Ultimate Battleground by journeying to Trolla where they became vassals of Lady Slither, another of the Unnamed One’s Viper Lords. Later, Fang-Or mobilized Lady Slither’s Snake Lair to help them escape capture on Trolla when He-Man defeated the Revenge Squad. After years adrift between dimensions, the Lair settled on Eternia where they set out to use sorcery and science to reverse the Spell of Separation and restore the Snake Men after the Unnamed One’s demise.