Tri-Klops and Possible Walmart MOTU Origins Wave 4 Reissue
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Could a price tag spotted at a local Walmart and online listing by a helpful viewer be a clue to a Tri-Klops and Possible Walmart MOTU Origins Wave 4 Reissue? Let’s explore!
Building on the reissues of Wave 2 released at Target stores and Wave 3 through BBTS, could wave 4 be next? Well, a helpful viewer “Rob” sent us a photo of a Walmart price tag for MOTU Origins Tri-Klops! Tri-Klops was a Wave 4 release that is getting increasingly hard to find and going for almost $100 on the aftermarket and some collectors are yet to have him in their collection. Could we be getting Tri-Klops and a potential Walmart MOTU Origins Wave 4 reissue? Let’s explore this further!
If you recall, end cap displays with 40th Anniversary logos of Wave 2 which includes Scare Glow, Orko, Man E Faces and Trap Jaw, started showing up in Target stores several months ago. Then shortly after, Wave 3 which included She-Ra, Roboto, Zodac and Mer-Man popped up on BBTS. So it only stands to reason that Wave 4 is next which includes the aforementioned Tri-Klops, Ninjor, Stratos and Hordak! And this photo of the price tag is a clear indicator, that it could be an absolute possibility because the price tag was dated April 6th, 2023. Also when we scanned the tag it does indeed bring up this listing on Walmart.com.
Tri-Klops Walmart listing is below:
Let’s take a look at all of Wave 4:
Tri-Klops
MOTU Origins Tri-Klops was released in 2021 as part of Wave 4 along with Hordak, Stratos and Ninjor. Now Tri-Klops was very hard to find when he was originally released, which has made his value on the aftermarket skyrocket! He is hard to find on eBay, and is selling for upwards of $100! He is a classic homage to the original 1983 vintage Tri-Klops figure that was part of the original Wave 3 of vintage Masters of the Universe action figures!
The vintage Tri-Klops was released in Wave 3 in 1983 and included the signature spinning tri sided eye visor with the 3 different colored eyes. Tri-Klops was also released in his Mini Comic colors as a Mattel Creations exclusive back in 2021!
Ninjor
This theory stands to reason because the past two waves were re-issued and just recently Mattel used the Ninjor mold to make the new Wave 13 Slamurai figure! MOTU Origins Ninjor was also released in 2021 as part of Wave 4 along with Hordak, Stratos and Tri-Klops. The neat thing about Ninjor is that his vintage figure he was originally released nearly at the end of the line, all the way in Wave 6 in 1987. This late release was produced in small numbers which now makes a vintage Ninjor go for a pretty penny!
Slamurai, which is a cool white ninja repaint version of Ninjor! It’s amazing to see another heroic warrior in the mix to fend off the Snake Men. He has a new Ninja heroic logo on his chest which is different than the Evil Warriors ninja logo of Ninjor! This looks like it is going to be the fan favorite of the wave! This figure now comes with a blue bow and arrow, white nunchucks and a silver sword. He also has human boots for his feet, unlike Ninjor who has the monster feet. So since this figure was recently released, we could see a re-issue of Ninjor!
Stratos
MOTU Origins Stratos was also released in 2021 as part of Wave 4. Now Stratos was not as difficult to find as the rest of the Wave when originally released but has since been hard to get as well. This homage to the original vintage 1982 Wave 1 original first 8 is a beautiful example of the simplicity of the Origins line, and how classic characters never lose there charm. The Origins version was released in his red backpack and blue winged variant.
We got our second MOTU Origins release of Stratos with Mini-Comic Stratos in 2022 as part of Wave 7! This time in his bare skin toned variant with a red backpack and bright blue wings.
Hordak
Hordak, the last figure from the original MOTU Origins Wave 4 was also released in 2021. Hordak got two other versions made of him, one of them was a deluxe release, and the second was Power Con exclusive! The original vintage Hordak was released in 1985 as part of Wave 4. Two more vintage versions of Hordak were also released in the original 1980’s MOTU line.
We got subsequent vintage versions of Hordak released in the original 1980’s line. The first was in 1986 as part of wave 5 with Hurricane Hordak. Then the vintage version of Buzz Saw Hordak was released in 1987 as part of wave 7.
In 2021 We we got 2 Deluxe variants of Hordak with Buzz Saw Hordak. Then we got the blue Filmation style Hordak as part of the 2021 Power Con exclusive Horde 4 Pack
Where to Buy
Wave 4
That tag doesn’t say Origins. How do we know it isn’t a Masterverse Triclops?
The bar code on the sticker scans up as MOTU Origins Tri-Klops
Have scoured several Walmarts looking for this wave. No luck, but I did find another endcap of wave 2 at one Target. It’s been 5 months since I last saw one. Is this a lucky find, or is the wave still showing up at Target?