New Eternia Masterverse Deluxe Ram Man and Clawful Figure Details
New details have emerged concerning Masterverse New Eternia Ram Man and Clawful via the Deep Discount website. These figure were confirmed, by sources close to Toy Habits, to be part of the Wave 9 assortment of figures to be released in June or July 2023. They have updated the descriptions of the figures, which gives us an insight what what we will get getting. Unfortunately, no official images have been revealed yet but this lines up with the information that Jay from Geek Dad Life saw with his own eyes at the German Toy Fair last month.
Masterverse Wave 9 New Eternia Deluxe
You will notice that Two-Bad is also on the list for a May 2023 release, and we think this will be when Target’s (in the United States) exclusivity on the figure runs out and he will be available at mainline retailers. New This is exactly what happened to the New Eternia Beast Man when he showed at Target out of nowhere and then was released to mainline retailers several months later. The following characters are to be part of the Masterverse Wave 9 Deluxe Release assortment set to be released July 2023!
- New Eternia Clawful
- New Eternia Ram-Man
New Eternia Clawful
We have no details on what Clawful could like but in typical New Eternia fashion, they are likely to draw inspiration for the figure from concept art from the vintage line. We usually look to the Battle Ram Blog for the history of MOTU figure concepts and today is no exception.
Masterverse Clawful Deep Discount Product Page
Deep Discount has added some exciting details to their product page, which gives you a sense of how this figure will be designed and what it will come with.
Masterverse Clawful Deep Discount Description
MOTU MASTERVERSE DELUXE FIGURE 4
Summary:
This Masterverse™ New Eternia Clawful™ is a deluxe action figure at 7-inch scale with 30 points of articulation and authentic design details fans and collectors will love.
Bringing home the legendary sea menace, Clawful™ comes with multiple battle-ready accessories for storytelling.
This figure makes a great gift for MOTU™ fans 6 years and older.
Features:
- This deluxe action figure of the villain Clawful™, a Masters of the Universe™ Masterverse™ figure, is a collector must-have, with detailed design, extensive articulation and key storytelling accessories.
- With 30 points of articulation, this New Eternia™ edition of the king of the Claw People can strike virtually any pose for action play or a spectacular MOTU™ display.
- Clawful™ and his huge claw arm are ready to shipwreck an entire vessel with a single snap. He comes with removable shell backpack, chest and arm armor pieces, a staff and shield.
- The Masters of the Universe™ Masterverse™ collection celebrates MOTU™ content from Masters of the Universe™: Revelation™ to New Eternia™.
- Masterverse figures make a great gift for collectors and fans 6 years and older, who will appreciate the preservation of MOTU™ traditions combined with modernized design elements.
- Packaging, colors and accessories subject to change. Subject to availability
Although we did not see the typical concept sketches that we’ve seen for figures from the past, we came across a page from a book that illustrated Clawful with a skirt (vs furry shorts).
A New Eternia Clawful is also referenced in Amazon’s database, giving more confirmation of the figure but no details were released.
New Eternia Ram Man
Referring to the figure as smaller in stature than New Eternia Whiplash, Ram Man was said to come in the extra wide Masterverse window display box. In our heads, we have the iconic, thick stature of the Masters of the Universe Classics Version but this version of Ram Man is slimmed down. The figure comes with multiple heads and he also said the legs articulate, which has only been seen in the MOTU Classics and Origins version. Ram Man is very “classic” looking with respect to the coloring so we are not getting an orange mini comic version but rather the deep red version of Ram Man that we know and love. He will also come with different armor, most likely based on the early concepts of Ram Man so let’s take a look at how Ram Man started!
This figure was also seen at the German Toy Fair and, reported by Jay from Geek Dad Life in the following details:
- The figure is smaller in stature than Whiplash (also seen at the German Toy Fair)
- This is a New Eternia figure in the double wide box
- Has Blue Cross Armor
- Multiple heads and the legs articulate
- Very classic looking Ram Man with respect to coloring
- New Eternia Ram Man
Masterverse Ram Man Deep Discount Product Page
We now have updated details as Ram Man is one of the few named figures on Deep Discount but they have recently updated the description to include some cool details!
Masterverse Ram Man Deep Discount Description
MOTU MASTERVERSE RAM MAN ACTION FIGURE
Summary:
This Masterverse™ Ram-Man™ is a deluxe action figure at 7-inch scale with 30 points of articulation and authentic design details fans will love.
This Masters of the Universe™ New Eternia™ edition of the one-man wrecking crew comes with 2 extra heads, 1 extra set of hands, removable chest armor and axe.
This human battering ram makes a great gift for MOTU™ fans and collectors ages 6 years and older.
Features:
- This Masters of the Universe™ Masterverse™ deluxe action figure of Ram-Man™ is a collector must-have, with detailed design, extensive articulation and swappable parts and accessories.
- With 30 points of articulation, this New Eternia™ edition of the one-man wrecking crew can strike virtually any pose for action play or a spectacular MOTU™ display.
- Ram-Man™ is ready to turn a mountain into rubble. His removable chest armor and a choice of 3 heads (all with helmets), 2 sets of hands and a battle axe accessory provide play and display options.
- The Masters of the Universe™ Masterverse™ collection celebrates MOTU™ content from Masters of the Universe™: Revelation™ to New Eternia™.
- Masterverse figures make a great gift for collectors and fans 6 years and older, who will appreciate the preservation of MOTU™ traditions combined with modernized design elements.
- Packaging, colors and accessories subject to change. Subject to availability
The Evolution of Ram Man
The Battle Ram Blog is the go to source for historical Masters of the Universe info and the source of this section so please visiting their website and support them! As we can imagine, the New Eternia version of Ram Man might draw upon inspiration from the early sketches from Mark Taylor. The illustration on the left looks similar to Ram Man that was produced in the vintage line aside from the way the head was rendered. It has very skinny legs and, as you can see in the illustration on the left, the legs and proportions are more true to the Ram Man that released in the Vintage line. A similar head sculpt was also included with the MOTU Origins Ram Man although you can see Rammy’s face through his mask, unlike the concept drawing.
This color illustration is an evolution of the concept art featured above and looks much closer to the Ram Man that was released for the vintage line.
In an entirely different direction for Ram Man, originally, dubbed “Jumping Jack Flash,” you can see that this version is a mashup of the two previous versions but Ram Man now has a dwarf appearance. The action feature is comical on the left as you can imagine how this might work (or not) in actual prodcution.
Ram Man Through the Years
The actions figures for Ram Man span the years 1983 to the present day! Getting his start in the MOTU vintage line, Ram Man’s design has stayed fairly consistent although the MOTU Classics versions really beefed him up!
Vintage 1983
Masters of the Universe Ram Man released in 1983 as part of wave 2 of action figures from Mattel. Although Ram Man had been depicted as large and aggressive in his mini-comic appearance, the 1980s cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Filmation depicts him as a small, dwarfish figure, which is closer in appearance to his action figure with it’s legs retracted.
MOTU 200x
Ram-Man was featured in the modern revival of Masters of the Universe, and his portrayal in the contemporary series is something of a mixture between his Filmation portrayal and his original mini-comic portrayal. Here he is once again drawn as a large and bulky rather than a dwarfish character, and is actually larger than even He-Man in size. In episodes were he removes his helmet, he appears to have a metal plate on top of his head. Instead of leaping at opponents from great distances, Ram-Man runs into them or jumps short distances. The “boing” sound is removed, and his legs never “uncoil” like springs. Ram-Man rarely suffers ill effects from his rams in this series. He is the only Master who routinely fights unarmed. Although this series depicts him in a more macho fashion more in-keeping with the original concept of the character, his slow-wittedness and comic appeal is left intact.
MOTU Classics v1
The MOTU Classics version of Ram Man was released in 2013 and is one chunky and hefty looking figure. They poured a ton of plastic on this figure and it is the most robust Ram Man created! He features a darker roman style outfit with very large and pronounced armor! He came with his signature axe and his legs featured a small amount of articulation.
His bio reads: Growing up just outside the Vine Jungle, Krass’ village was always under threat from the savage Beastmen. During a particularly brutal attack, he donned his family’s ancient mystical armor that magically absorbs raw force. Using it to ram into his enemies and drive off their attack earned Krass the nickname “Ram Man.” These actions were quickly detected by Skeletor who recruited him in a scheme to ram through the Jaw Bridge of Castle Grayskull. Realizing the error of his ways after seeing Skeletor attack He-Man, Ram Man switched sides, helping to defeat the Evil Lord of Destruction and save the Castle. He soon became a core member of the Masters of the Universe using his iron-like body as a battering ram against evil!
MOTU Classics v2
Super7 eventually got handed the reigns for the MOTU Classics line (along with the Four Horsemen working on the design), and they created rebooted renditions of some of the most core and popular characters via the “Ultimate” line. They made He-Man, Skeletor, Teela, Faker, and Ram Man that were released in new packaging and a new paint apps like Ram Man, which is a nod to the mini comics version where he appeared in orange.
MOTU Origins
The Masters of the Universe Origins Ram Man was a deluxe release and the Origins figure really looks like the vintage figure. He is pretty much the same size and painted similarly and he feels faithful to the vintage release but with some improved articulation, especially in the knees.
Ram Man in the Revelation Animated Series
Ram Man appeared briefly in the Masters of the Universe Revelation Netflix animated series in the episode, “Comes with Everything You See Here.” He was delivered via a capsule that revealed who he was when he hit the ground.
When we emerged, we saw in come to He-Man’s aid within Castle Grayskull then immediately jumped out to help fight the battle.
Here is a link to Geed Dad Life’s YT video where they go over what was seen at the German Toy Fair:
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