MOTU Origins Sketchbook Series Man At Arms on Target

By the Power of Grayskull! The MOTU Origins Sketchbook Series continues to deliver some really cool surprises, and this one caught a lot of us off guard. Man-At-Arms from the Sketchbook Series has popped up on Target’s website, and if you blinked, you missed it because it sold out almost immediately! We got a great look at this figure not long ago when we shared the official images of the Man-At-Arms Paladin Sketchbook Series release, and now it seems like the figure is starting to make its way out into the wild through our affiliate partner Target, priced at $21.99. This 5.5-inch scale figure features 16 points of articulation, swappable body parts, and a design inspired by original 1980s concept art that was never previously used in the Origins line. I love how Mattel keeps digging into that vintage concept art vault to give us something fresh that still feels rooted in the classic MOTU we grew up with. The deluxe black-and-white sketch-inspired packaging is super exciting too, and it really sets this series apart on the shelf. Now, while it did sell out fast, these Target listings have a habit of going in and out of stock, so it’s absolutely worth keeping an eye on the link and checking back. Will we see a restock soon? Only time will tell, but I’d bookmark that page if I were you. So let’s take a look at the MOTU Origins Sketchbook Series Man-At-Arms on Target!

Where to Buy

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Masters of the Universe Sketch Book Series Man-At-Arms Action Figure

Clad in heavy olive-green armor layered over a dark, shaggy fur cape, Man-At-Arms has a look that feels completely different from any version we’ve gotten before, pulling from that unreleased ’80s concept art in a way that’s immediately striking. His spiked copper shoulder pads, segmented bracers, and riveted skirt all have a rougher, more barbaric flavor, topped off by a pointed blue helmet that barely peeks out above all that bulk, plus a small red crest pinned to the chest plate, a golden spiked mace, and a gray combination weapon that fuses a blaster with an axe-head polearm.

Armed with a full arsenal, Man-At-Arms is seriously loaded here, carrying that gray blaster-polearm hybrid alongside the spiked mace while a separate gray crossbow-style weapon sits at his feet. I like how the copper armor segmenting continues down his legs with layered knee guards over dark brown strapped boots, keeping that rugged, pre-Eternian knight aesthetic consistent from head to toe.

You can see how the fur cape really dominates the silhouette from this angle, with that dense, textured sculpting wrapping around his back and spilling over the shoulders in heavy, uneven clumps that give the figure serious visual weight. The combination of the pointed blue helmet sitting so low against those oversized spiked shoulder pads makes his head almost disappear into the armor, which is a fun design choice that leans hard into that unused concept art origin.

Here’s a closer look at the back of that fur cape, and the sculpt work is genuinely impressive, with each strand individually carved in flowing, overlapping layers that give the whole piece a wild, matted texture you don’t typically see at this scale. The orange spiked shoulder armor just barely pokes through on either side, framing the cape like it’s barely contained underneath all that bulk.

One detail I really like is how the green armor plating on his forearms has that segmented, almost reptilian quality to it, with each overlapping section clearly separated and individually sculpted. The brown strapping on his boots wraps tightly in a way that contrasts nicely against the looser, more chaotic fur cape billowing behind him, and at $21.99 for this level of sculpt density, it’s no surprise he sold out the moment he hit Target’s site.