MOTU Origins ThunderCats Wave 1 found in store at Target

While doing my usual Saturday morning shopping at Target, I wander down the toy aisle, as I usually do not expecting to find anything good, when I turn around and see Battlecat Man hanging on a peg! Then Lion-O and Cheetara were hanging behind him! I know I had these on preorder, but there’s nothing like that excitement of finding new cool figures out in the wild! These are not yet coming up in the Target app, but when they do, we will be sure to update you! The generic DCPI 087-267-998, priced at $19.99 each for these. In the meantime, let’s check out these MOTU Origins ThunderCats Wave 1 found in store at Target!

Here you can see the price tag for the MOTU ThunderCats with DCPI 087-267-998, priced at $19.99.

UPCs for each are below.

Where to Buy

Preorder pages went live on various online retailers below (be sure to check stock status once you make the jump!)

Official Images and Details

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

Skell-Ra

As this is Mattel revealing these images, of course they would focus a shot of just Skeletor!

Skell-Ra features deluxe packaging that is stunning as you can see he is packed in his Skeletor form with the ability to change him into Mumm-Ra! The back of the box illustration shows how Skeletor transforms into Skell-Ra in an iconic scene!

• Skell-Ra, Ever-Living Evil of Eternia, has been created by a crossover of villains from two iconic 80’s brands –Master of the Universe’s Skeletor with ThunderCats’ Mumm-Ra.
• Skeletor discovered the mysterious Black Pyramids on Eternia. Now, with the strength of Mumm-Ra, Skell-Ra the Ever-Living comes after the Power of Grayskull and he’s more dangerous than ever before

• At 5.5-inch scale this figure has 16 movable joints and a double-ended Sword of Plun-Darr accessory. Swappable heads and armor transform Mumm-Ra to Skell-Ra, and back again
• The swappable elements include a Mumm-Ra head and a Skell-Ra head, a cape that reverses from red to purple, a Skeletor-style harness and skirt armor, and a Mumm-Ra style harness, arm wrap and skirt armor
• Character cards are included for Skeletor and Mumm-Ra. They fit together for a fuller picture

Evil awakens with the Skell-Ra Action Figure ($29.99). This is such a cool idea where you get two figures in one! The collaboration of two iconic 80s brands, Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats, yields an action figure of the Ever-Living Evil of Eternia, Skell-Ra! He comes with 2 swappable heads, a reversible purple / red cape, and swappable harness and skirt armor pieces, so he can evolve from Skell-Ra into Mumm-Ra. The Sword of Plun-darr completes the double-edged picture.

You can switch between Skeletor and Mumm-Ra with the figure’s Sword of Plundarr weapon, a reversible cape, swappable heads, and swappable harness and skirt armor pieces. 

A hi res close up of Skell-Ra’s face shows you what an incredible job Mattel did with these sculpts! Skeletor looks super cool with his red eyes and skeleton jaw! Also the face sculpt for Mumm-Ra is so classic looking!