MOTU Origins Moss Man In Hand Review

One of the most anticipated and sought after figures of the MOTU Origins Line, Moss Man is a perfect homage to the 1980’s vintage action figure! Moss Man is a stunning example of what Mattel is capable of when they really put all the love, attention and care into executing a stellar version of our beloved pine scented friend! The attention to detail in the careful balance of flocking and muscle definition make this MOTU Origins Moss Man absolutely beautiful and by far my favorite MOTU Origins figure thus far! And if you are wondering, yes he does smell piney fresh! Obviously, I am in love with this figure, and couldn’t be happier with the way he came out! I can’t say enough good things about Mossy, so let’s dive into this MOTU Origins Moss Man In Hand Review!

I want to give a special thanks to Toy Habits crew Member and friend, Rob2023 for finding Moss Man for us and getting him shipped to Michael! Rob thank you so much for finding for us! I also want to thank Mr. Home Arcade for getting another closed example of Mossy to me so that I can display him proudly in my collection in his incredibly gorgeous packaging!

Packaging

This is one of the most widely anticipated releases for the Origins line, so we are excited to see the package design, the art, and the figure and creature teases! Speaking of teases, there are a few Masters of the Universe Classics teases in this art plus teases pointing to a wide Powers of Grayskull line. Could we see the Powers of Grayskull line coming in 2024 with the release of the Eternia playset? We sure hope so! The packaging for Moss Man looks incredible as Mattel is really cranking it up with this special edition release.

Moss Man comes in a gorgeous collector’s edition box, similar to that of Eternian Palace Guard window box. This is just stunningly beautiful art work covering every square inch of the packaging featuring our pine smelly furry friend, and a ton of figure and creature teases which we can’t wait to get into! The artistic team of @manuel_eduardo_caritas, @axel.gimenez and @fetch.franciscoetchart did a spectacular job with this artwork! There is a whole forest scene going on with prehistoric creatures, all sorts of trees and vines, and a ton of new character sprinkled throughout.

Moss Man’s packaging is absolutely stunning, with a beautiful scene within a lush forest complete with waterfalls and in the background yes, it is Eternia! So this scene is taking place in none other than in Preternia! We are just over the moon about how beautifully gorgeous this packaging is! We have been waiting Moss Man for so long and they really did this gentle pine smelling friend of the forest justice with this incredible packaging! Let’s dive in and take a close look at Moss Man’s packaging!

Front and Side Box Art

The front of the box features a stunning prehistoric forest scene with several figure and creature teases. The art wraps around the top flap, front and sides of the packaging. Here we can see the entire panel of images. On the side panel there is a figure tease of Gigantisaur, an unreleased creature from the cancelled 1988 Powers of Grayskull line. You can see Thunder Punch He-Man coming out of the dinosaur’s belly. We will discuss him further below. We also get another tease on the center panel which occurs on the top flap of the package. Flying toward that large Sequoia is none other than Turbodactyl, who was also originally released in 1987 also under the Powers of Grayskull subline! Also that is no ordinary Seqouia tree, if you look closely there is a face on that tree, and it is Sky Tree! Sky tree is a character from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and is the oldest tree on Eternia! In the left panel below, we can see Moss Man front and center, but who is the blue creature standing behind him? That is of course is Red Shadow, yes which I know he is blue, but that is his name. We discuss Red Shadow further below as well. Of course off in the distance is Eternia as this scene is taking place in no other than Preternia!!

Rear Box Art

The rear of the package is a stunning full color illustration of the entire rear of the package with Moss Man poking out of a ferny bush, fully armored up, mace in hand! He is looking over two new foes. There os a beautiful redish orange Eternian sunset sky in the background. Standing in the distance are Nepthu in Snake Form, and

Moss Man looks just incredible inside the packaging! His pack out is beautifully laid out! You can see his brown curved spiked mace and club on one side, and his yellow armor on the other. The curved spiked mace of course is a reuse of Pig Head’s weapon. And the club has been used for several characters like Clawful and Kamo Khan most recently. The yellow armor is an homage to the vintage weapons pack, that came with a set of yellow Beast Man armor, and people used to put this on their Moss Man figures. I think it’s wonderful how Mattel honored that fan made tradition through this figure releases! The best part is the packaging is collector friendly as Moss Man is not tied down and you can place him back in the plastic tray and back in the box if you like.

Moss Man up close and personal

MOTU Origins fans have been asking for Moss Man for the longest time, and now our requests have been answered but with a slight twist. We finally got a freakin’ FLOCKED MOSS MAN in the MOTU Origins line and we personally cannot be more excited!! After all this time, I have been waiting for Moss Man to join the Origins line and now we have him in hand! The Lord of the Forests pine smelling friend is only available through Walmart.

Mossy’s head is based on the Beast Man head, but he is much more friendlier looking with a big smile on his face looking very Filmation like! They nailed it with this head sculpt!

Moss Man also comes with an alternate LOP Style Beast Man head. The head is not flocked and somehow looks like it sits a little lower on his head, or it’s just a squatter looking design. Honestly, Moss Man is a gentle soul, and he would never look this fierce, so this head sculpt just does not match his personally. I don’t know about you, but this head will be staying in my accessory bin!

He also includes his vintage style club, yellow Beast Man armor as an homage to those that used to put this weapons pack armor on their Mossy’s, and also a brown Pig Head club as well.

The attention to detail in the careful balance of flocking and muscle definition make this MOTU Origins Moss Man absolutely stunning and so well executed!

Mini Comic

We have photographed the Poison from the Stars Mini Comic for you. You will see some incredible teases at the Powers of Grayskull dinos, so if you wanna read it, you can read the whole thing below.

Vintage Moss Man

Moss Man is one of He-man’s closest allies, the ever so gentle friend of the forest, Mossman! As his name reveals, he is a man made of moss, who can camouflage himself into foliage and other green vegetation, as well as control all plant life. The figure is essentially a green repaint of Beast Man, flocked with “moss” with the fangs painted over and a pine scent added to the body. He has a mace that is a recast of a weapon from the original Castle Grayskull.

Vintage Comparison

The Vintage 1980’s Moss Man will always have the charm of vintage MOTU Figures, but the new MOTU Origins version is a vast improvement and dare I say much better and perfect version of Moss Man! The vintage figure of course only had 6 points of articulation and was flocked in a much darker colored moss. With a whopping 16 points of articulation, and really beautifully done bright green flocking, the new MOTU Origins figure is a vast improvement on the original. Also this new MOTU Origins Moss Man came packed out with an alternate head, a club, a mace, an additional left hand and yellow Beast Man armor!

Moss Man in the Wild

Photography fun with Mossy in the wild! Also Mossy runs into some old friends!

Fun with old friends!

Where to Buy:

Moss Man MOTU Origins figure revealed himself on the Walmart website!

MOTU Origins Moss Man on eBay

As Moss Man is sowing up in the wild, he is popping up on eBay at ridiculous prices!

Look for more MOTU, be sure to check out our Shop Masters of the Universe shop pages!

Where to Buy