MOTU Origins ThunderCats Wave 1 Carded Figure and Art Reveal

Roy Juarez revealed the MOTU Origins ThunderCats Wave 1 carded figures today in a stunning 360 video that also showed off some of the amazing art panels that were used to create these masterpieces. An incredible hybrid of both Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats properties, the first wave of MOTU Origins ThunderCats Crossover figures Lion-O, Cheetara, and Battle-Cat Man (absent in the video was Skell-Ra but we are sure he’s cool enough to get his own spotlight! We were treated to the carded figure of Lion-O during the MOTU Origins ThunderCats fall catalog reveal and preorder and it’s cool to see how Cheetara and Battle Cat Man look on card! fetch.franciscoetchart is the amazing artist behind the stellar card art as he blends the classic vibes of the vintage ThunderCats figures with his own MOTU signature style!

The packaging is outstanding and Roy Juarez and team did an amazing job! The illustrations look spectacular and combine the vintage MOTU and ThunderCats feels on the front and back of the card!

Here are some extra angled images we grabbed from the video:

Here is a hi-res image of the front of Lion-O’s card, showing off how he is packed with his extra hair piece on his right, along with the Sword of Omens.

• This Lion-O action figure is a thrilling crossover of the worlds of Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats, two iconic action figure brands from the 1980s whose legacies continue
• His sword and some of his armor pieces have metallic details. An included mini-comic illustrates the crossover storyline

• Lion-O, the Lord of the ThunderCats, battles back the Ancient Forces of Evil from Third Earth to Third Eternia.
• At 5.5-inch scale this figure has 16 movable joints and a Sword of Omens accessory that can be held or sheathed on his back
• The figure comes with 2 completely different hair looks, swappable boots, swappable armor and halter, a logo belt and a “fur”-trimmed belt, and removable shoulder armor, face armor and claw shield

Cheetara

We can see the cool art panel from the video with an up close shot of Cheetara’s face and we can see part of Trap Jaw’s arm.

We can see Cheetara’s full art panel with a very cool tease of Trap Jaw! She is dubbed the “Fastest Feline in the Universe” and the back of her card reads “Beware, forces of evil! Nothing in the universe can match the speed of the ThunderCats ferocious warrior, Cheetara.

Here are some extra angled images we grabbed from the video:

Here is a hi-res image of the front of Cheetara’s card, showing off how she is packed with her extra hair piece on her left along with staff on her right.

• This Cheetara action figure is a thrilling crossover of the worlds of Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats, two iconic action figure brands from the 1980s whose legacies continue
• Beware, forces of evil Nothing in the universe can match the speed of the ThunderCats ferocious warrior, Cheetarah

• At 5.5-inch scale, this figure has 16 movable joints and 2 battle staff accessories for fierce poses. Swappable hair and armor pieces transform her from her traditional ThunderCats look to Eternian-style
• The figure comes with 2 completely different hair looks, a removable battle harness with skirt armor, wrist bracer that sheaths the battle baton and two sets of lower legs – one with “fur”-topped Eternian boots

Battle Cat Man

Battle Cat Man’s art panel shows up a close up his face with a nice shot of Beast Man in the background.

We can see his full art panel and he is dubbed “Most Powerful Cat in the Universe” with a very cool tease of Beast Man on the back of the card, which reads, ” After the destruction of Thundera, Battle Cat-Man crashed on Third Eternia and now proudly protects his adopted home world.”

Here are some extra angled images we grabbed from the video:

Here is a hi-res image of the front of Battle Cat-Man on card, showing off how he is packed all geared up!

Here are the test shots of Battle Cat Man that shows that his loin cloth is removable and all of this armor pieces.

• This Battle Cat-Man action figure is a thrilling crossover of the worlds of Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats, two iconic action figure brands from the 1980s. Battle Cat becomes a human warrior
• After the destruction of Thundera, Battle Cat-Man crashed on Third Eternia and now proudly protects his adopted home world

• This 5.5-inch scale toy figure has 16 movable joints for great battle poses and action moves and comes with battle claw accessories that fit over his wrist bracers. A mini-comic is included for story context
• Battle Cat-Man’s armor is adapted from his feline form and is removable. It includes a helmet, 2 wrist bracers, 2 shoulder armor pieces, a harness, 2 armor claws and “fur”-trimmed belt/skirt armor
• An included mini-comic illustrates the storyline that can ignite creative play and display across two worlds

Preorder pages went live on various online retailers below:

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