REVIEW – MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE CHRONICLES TEELA

Posted by Mighty Mike on September 11, 2026
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Amazon MGM’s 2026 Masters of the Universe Live-action movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who returns to Eternia after being hidden away on Earth to embrace his destiny as He-Man, mastering the Power of Grayskull and saving his home world of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor by discovering the courage and responsibility needed to become its greatest hero.


Name: Teela 
Line: MOTU Chronicles 
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $45.00
Scale: 6.5 inches in height
Accessories: Various accessories 

I’m going to state this right now: I’m not the biggest fan of the Teela character. I’ve always found her character design pretty bland and have not really been interested in her character either. In the movie her character was fine, but not necessarily memorable. She was just there. 

So normally I’ve I’m not 100% interested in a character it can make a review like this a bit of a chore. Normally when I’m posing and playing around with a figure, I’ll find more to like about it.

SCULPTING

I think Mattel has done a good job with the sculpting for Teela. The likeness to actress Camila Mendes is quite solid. I think a lot of issues with this figure will be stemming from the costume design which doesn’t necessarily translate the best into action figure form. She’s got the same orange/yellow skin as He-Man which is a little bit off putting as it contrasts with the orange hair badly. 

PAINT

Paint is serviceable on Teela. It’s neat and it matches well. The flesh tone on her chest is a bit too light, but that’s what happens when you paint white plastic. The face printing is good and helps make the head sculpts look like the actress more so.

ARTICULATION

 She has about the same articulation as the male figures, however, my biggest issue is the holster hindering her leg articulation. But I don’t think there is any way around this one. It’s just how it’s going to be. However, the joints don’t feel as solid as the other figures. So I would say it’s not as fun to pose her.

ACCESSORIES

Changing Teela’s hands is a pain. I’m not sure if it’s just because it is winter right now, but I had to heat up the arms to change out the hands. The wrist pegs are very thin and that makes them difficult to change over. I didn’t break anything, but it felt like at times I might. She does come with a good number of accessories, a short sword, pistol and rifle, definitely more accessories than the average Chronicles figure. They all fit in your hands without too much trouble.

You also get two head sculpts as well which is nice as you have the option to have her hair tied up or down. The head is exactly the same on each head.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Just those terrible wrist pegs is the main issue here. Everything else is fine with the figure.

PRICE

I paid $45 from Amazon, but I did see her available in stores initially when these figures were released. She’s not worth anything above the retail price.

OVERALL

I think Mattel has given Teela a lot of accessories and overall the toy by itself is pretty solid. However, I think the character design and orange/yellow skin and bad wrist pegs bring down my  overall enjoyment of the figure, even posing her with her limited leg articulation became a chore too. Definitely only worth buying for completists only in your Chronicles display.

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RETRO REVIEW – NINJA FORCE – SNAKE EYES

Posted by Mighty Mike on September 8, 2026
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Ninja Force was a martial arts-themed sub-line released in the early 1990s. The toys featured built-in spring-loaded “Real Ninja Action” that allowed them to perform kicks or chopping attacks. The toys also featured bright colours and divided fans at the time as it moved away from more realistic military style toys.

Name: Snake Eyes
Line: Ninja Force
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 1993
Price: Then: $4.99 USD, Now: $30 – $100 USD
Scale: 3.75 Inches in height.
Accessories: Multiple weapons

When I was growing up, I didn’t get any GI Joe figures until about 1992/1993. Considered the “worst” years by most GI Joe collectors. I also didn’t get a lot of figures from these two years either. I didn’t have too many characters besides Firefly V2, Night Creeper V2 and Astro Viper V2 that I remember and a few vehicles.

But I did enjoy their small size and articulation. Fast forward to later in life, and my fondness for the Ninja Force figures has grown, so I wanted to collect the whole line and buy a lot of the toys I didn’t have. 

Thankfully at the time, these toys were still very cheap and unloved, making it not too hard to buy and complete the series.

SCULPTING

This is at least the fifth version of Snake Eyes that had been released up until that point. Overall, it’s not a badly sculpted toy in my opinion. He’s not entirely covered in all black for once. This makes it easier to see all the sculpted details on the toy.

Snake Eyes doesn’t come with the standard GI Joe legs either as the legs he does have make it easier to perform his “Ninja Action” feature. I’m curious as to if he came with the standard legs if this would make a lot of difference or not. Other than making it more difficult to use his action feature.

Comparing him to previous releases, I don’t think any of them strike me as definitive, sculpting-wise. With the exception of V2 Snake Eyes.

PAINT

There’s a little bit of blue and silver paint to break up the black plastic and highlight some details on the toy. I think it looks alright, but perhaps a darker shade of blue might suit the toy instead. However, I’m well aware that these particular GI Joe toys around this time went for brighter, the better colour schemes.

ARTICULATION

Snake Eyes has pretty much the standard GI Joe articulation with the exception of his legs. He’s still pretty easy to pose and I enjoyed playing around with him when taking photos. His “Ninja Action” feature is a  “ Basami Slice” where you squeeze his legs together and his arms will move.

ACCESSORIES

You get a number of swords and other weapons for Snake Eyes and a stand for him too. The weapons mostly fit into his hands without too much trouble, but, sometimes won’t always stay there when played with. For example, the claws don’t really like to stay on. 

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

I don’t think you will have too many issues with Snake Eyes. Unless you are buying a loose version and either he is not complete or his action feature could be broken.

PRICE

I got my Snake Eyes for a reasonable price off eBay, MOC and promptly freed him from his plastic prison. Just pay a price you are happy with.

OVERALL

This is a good figure, but unfortunately could have been better without a “Ninja Action” feature gimmick. I really think it takes away from the play value instead of adding to it. It’s still a very nice Snake Eyes toy, and I wish they had released it in all black at some point, too. I would say not essential to your GI Joe collection, unless you are collecting Ninja Force toys like me.

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REVIEW – MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE CHRONICLES SKELETOR

Posted by Mighty Mike on September 4, 2026
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Amazon MGM’s 2026 Masters of the Universe Live-action movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who returns to Eternia after being hidden away on Earth to embrace his destiny as He-Man, mastering the Power of Grayskull and saving his home world of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor by discovering the courage and responsibility needed to become its greatest hero.


Name: Skeletor
Line: MOTU Chronicles 
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $45.00
Scale: 6.5 inches in height
Accessories: Havoc Staff, Extra hands

Continuing my reviews for Mattel’s Masters Of The Universe Chronicles figures, is Skeletor in all his evil boss, bad guy glory. Much like Man-At-Arms, I wasn’t necessarily going to buy Skeletor to go with my small collection of MOTU Chronicles figures. However, I did cave in and bought the rest of the figures from the series currently available. If not for the sole reason to actually have reviewed a complete lineup of figures for once on my blog.

Skeletor himself is a bit of a mixed bag, unfortunately. Is he a worthy counterpart to He-Man? You can find out below!

SCULPTING

I feel like Mattel has done a great job with the sculpting of this figure, at least. Does it match the source material well? Yes. Even if, in my personal opinion, the character design is a bit lacking. Taken purely on appearance, the figure is an excellent representation of Skeletor from the MOTU movie. However, his hood gets in the way a lot and sits a bit funny, and I feel like his neck is too short. He also suffers from a bit of a loose waist and hips.

My personal opinion is that his boots look out of place and his chest armour looks like it should have matched the original figure a bit more closely – it just looks too sparse.

PAINT

There’s a really nice white wash on Skeletor’s skin that really adds to the look of the figure. It is a bit mismatched on his neck, though, making it stand out a bit too much. The dry brushing on his armour looks great and complements it well. And the wash on the figure’s face is easily the best part of the paint application on the figure.

ARTICULATION

 Just like all the previous MOTU Chronicles figures, the articulation is excellent! However, Skeletor’s soft plastic cape does get in the way of his poseability, and so does his hood. It really makes it hard to pose his head at all, as the hood is constantly getting in the way and making it a chore to even pose his head looking straight on. Furthermore, that short neck is not doing him any favours, and the odd spot where the head does sit makes the jaw articulation feel almost pointless. The rest of the body is very similar to He-Man and is very fun to pose, minus any looseness of joints.

ACCESSORIES

Skeletor comes with his Havoc Staff and some extra fist hands, and that’s it. if any figure needed more hands its this one as you could make him so much more expressive with a few more hand options considering hes not as poseable thanks to that cape of his. The Havoc Staff is definitely a fun accessory and very important for Skeletor to wield; it fits in the one holding hand nice and snug.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing too much to worry about. Like the rest of the figures in this line so far, they are all very well-made figures.

PRICE

I paid $45 from Amazon to get my hands on a copy of Skeletor. Seeing I can’t find him in shops anymore, it was a necessary evil to go through with the purchase. That’s the standard retail price, and it’s still reasonable considering Skeletor seems somewhat popular among the other characters in the line.

OVERALL

Skeletor is not without a few glaring issues – his cape being difficult, his short neck and almost useless jaw articulation and his hood getting in the way of being able to pose his head easily. However, he’s still fun to pose and have standing there looking cool. It would be nice if they made a second movie, and if his costume design could be closer to his original toy, as that would make him a lot more fun to pose. Perhaps Mattel could make a cartoon version using this body as a base, but still in a realistic style?

Is it worth picking up Skeletor to display with your He-Man? Yes, of course it is. But just don’t expect to be blown away by the figure as it has a lot of sticking points. Still, a nice figure that will look good on your display shelf and kinda needed by collectors to go with He-Man after all. Worth picking up as long as you aren’t paying over the retail price for him.

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REVIEW – BANPRESTO ENSHRINED MONSTERS – GODZILLA MINUS ONE (VER. B)

Posted by Mighty Mike on September 2, 2026
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Godzilla is a colossal, radiation-powered monster known for his atomic breath, incredible strength, and near-invulnerability. Over the years, he has been portrayed as both a destructive force and a powerful defender of Earth, making him one of the most iconic monsters in film history.


Name: Godzilla (Minus one VER. B)
Line: Enshrined Monsters 
Manufacturer: Banpresto/Bandai Namco
Released: 2024
Price: 3000 JPY
Scale: 11cm in height.
Accessories: N/A

This particular super deformed “chibi” style Godzilla I’ve had my eye on for a while. I came across them when I was in Japan last September, but didn’t pull the trigger on one. 

This time last May, I finally decided to pick one up. As I’ve been slowly collecting the series of small Godzilla finger puppets, I still wanted a large Chibi version of Godzilla, too.

I happened to pick up the Minus One version of Godzilla. Even though I haven’t seen the movie, just by appearance alone, it still ticks a lot of boxes for a Godzilla toy/figure for me.

SCULPTING

This Godzilla figure has really nice sculpting. There’s a lot of detail on this figure, and it really has nice, if super deformed, proportions. So not only is it detailed, but it’s cute too.

PAINT

Nothing too over the top here, just a nice dry brush to bring out all the sculpted details excellently. The paint really makes this figure look great!

ARTICULATION

 As this is a statue, there’s no articulation.

ACCESSORIES

No accessories either with this figure.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

None that I can see, he’s a great problem-free figure.

PRICE

I paid 3000 JPY for this figure, and I was happy with that. That’s pretty much the standard retail price.

OVERALL

This is a really fun oversized super deformed Chibi Godzilla. If you pick him up, you should get a lot of joy from having him sitting on your display shelf. He’s great and worth picking up.

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REVIEW – MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE CHRONICLES MAN-AT-ARMS

Posted by Mighty Mike on August 28, 2026
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Amazon MGM’s 2026 Masters of the Universe Live-action movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who returns to Eternia after being hidden away on Earth to embrace his destiny as He-Man, mastering the Power of Grayskull and saving his home world of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor by discovering the courage and responsibility needed to become its greatest hero.


Name: Man-At-Arms
Line: MOTU Chronicles 
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $35.00
Scale: 6.5 inches in height
Accessories: Mace, gun, and extra hands

My continuing Masters of the Universe Chronicles figure review tonight will be Man-At-Arms. I picked him up after not being sure if I wanted to get him or not. I’ve never been a big Man-At-Arms fan in general. But Idris Elba’s performance in the movie won me over, plus the armour looks absolutely excellent in the movie. 

Besides looking to pick up Skeletor or the Orko figure. I don’t think Mattel has anything else coming up. (Unless they can make that version of MerMan in the background of the Orko scene – I’d be all over that. Hopefully, Mattel make it happen!

SCULPTING

I think this is a solid likeness of Idris Elba; what lets it down in my opinion is the paint application on the face. I really think that the paint could have been applied a lot better to enhance the sculpt in this instance. Besides this, the rest of the body and armour sculpting is great! I really like all the detail on the armour, and I’d say it’s pretty much a similar body to He-Man, even if there might be some minute differences between both.

PAINT

Paint application overall is good. But like mentioned above, I think the paint application on the face could be a lot better. I think it really lets down the figure and makes it look worse than it should. The paint application on the armour, however, is great! I really like the wash over the orange of the armour it really pops. The green plastic and Man-At-Arms helmet looks great too!

ARTICULATION

 Just like all the previous MOTU Chronicles figures the articulation is excellent! It’s definitely a joy to pose these figures; I’ve even included a photo of him crouching to demonstrate how good it is. My only complaint is that Man-At-Arms’ legs could have slight drop down hips? So they are a little bit troublesome. I think for whatever reason the hips of these figures could use improvement. Besides that, lots of articulation and fun to pose.

ACCESSORIES

Man-At-Arms comes with the following accessories: his mace, his handgun and grabbing hands and fist hands. All the accessories are made well and fit in his hands without too much trouble. However, it did take a little bit more time to work that handgun into his hands. But, it’s currently winter so I expect the plastic would normally be a little bit more softer. I still think a trigger hand and a splayed out hands would be a good addition for these figures.

I’d still say I’m expecting to break the wrist joints as it can be a bit difficult to swap easily, but it hasn’t happened yet. So that’s a win as far as I’m concerned.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing too much to worry about. Like the rest of the figures in this line so far, they are all very well-made figures.

PRICE

I paid $35 from my local Kmart. I think that’s a pretty good price, as online you are looking  at, at least $46 or more. But, I haven’t seen Man-At-Arms at any other stores, so he might be harder to find.

OVERALL

If you are on the fence about buying this figure, I’d say he’s definitely worth the money. However, the weak paint application on the face does drag the overall enjoyment of the figure down a little bit. Besides this, it’s still a great Man-At-Arms figure from the movie. 

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REVIEW – MATTEL ULTIMATE EDITION 31 JOHN CENA

Posted by Mighty Mike on August 24, 2026
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John Cena is one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars, known for his “Never Give Up” attitude, charisma, and incredible success in WWE. A multiple-time world champion and longtime face of the company, known for his strength, resilience, and connection with fans, he became one of the most popular wrestlers of his generation.


Name: John Cena
Line: Ultimate Edition 31
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $60 AUD
Scale: 1:12
Accessories: Various accessories  

It’s been a long time since I’ve reviewed a wrestling figure, not that I haven’t been buying any. Just not as many as I used to. My collection of wrestling figures is now mainly focused on WCW Ultimate Editions or Mattel’s Coliseum Collection line. 

So I’m not really buying as many as I used to. However, a trip to Kmart to try and pick up the recently released WCW/nWo Bash at the Beach set, I decided to pick up a John Cena figure as well, seeing he was available along with that box set. Having at least three figures to choose the best one was helpful and actually buying some toys from a store in person, in Australia for once was a little bit exciting.

So this is the “bad guy” or “heel turn” version of John Cena. Which is a bit controversial, not only for its factory mistakes (which we’ll cover in the review). It also for the perceived terrible handling of John Cena being a bad guy by WWE. Which in all honesty, the ball was really dropped on that one.

SCULPTING

Cena comes with at least one new head sculpt and a new upper torso. You get three head sculpts included in the box and I think that gives you a good amount of options for this figure. You have a neutral expression, a smiling head and the unhappy/bad guy Cena head. All are excellent sculpting and look great. The new torso looks great as well! I think it really suits the Cena figure. Everything else is good too, the shorts, arms, legs etc are done well and to a standard we except from Mattel. However, yes the heads do look slightly small on the body. It’s not as noticeable in person, but it’s still something to be aware of.

PAINT

Mattel has done a good job here with the paint applications in my opinion. The face printing technology has been used well and Cena looks great for all three head sculpts.

The socks are a little bit dodgy though and have a bit of paint scuffing straight out of the box. 

Otherwise everything else is fine and what you would expect from Mattel.

ARTICULATION

Cena comes with the usual Ultimate Edition figure articulation: ball jointed head, butterfly shoulders, double jointed pin-less arms, swivel/hinge wrists, ball jointed chest, swivel waist, ball jointed and drop down hips, double jointed knees and swivel/hinge ankles with a toe bend. 

You can pretty much get Cena in any wrestling pose you would want to with this amount of articulation. I honestly prefer Ultimate over elite because I think the torso looks so much better than Elite editions. That’s just my personal preference on what I want from my wrestling figures. 

All the joints were nice and tight and held the pose I put Cena in without any problems. Swapping out the hands was fine and hassle free too.

ACCESSORIES

Let’s start with the most obvious problem with Cena’s accessories: the watch isn’t painted. I really don’t know how a company like Mattel can get this so wrong. Hopefully it’s not a more common problem with their toys going forward.

Besides that, you get a good amount of accessories: plenty of hands and a cloth shirt as well. I really wish Mattel included a microphone and some better “you can’t see me” hands to use with Cena. I think that would have made it a bit more fun and better options for posing him.

Also, the hat included really sits quite badly on top of Cena’s head. They really should have just included an alternate head with a hat. At this stage Mattel should be including stuff like that. 

No problem with the T-Shirt or swapping it out. Just remove one arm and head and you won’t have too many problems putting the shirt on.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Let’s cover everything that Mattel got wrong with this figure: most importantly: his legs are assembled incorrectly. Even though they have the correct Left and Right markings, they are around the wrong way and give Cena a bow legged look. 

Best method is to use hot water as the shorts plastic is very thick. Heat them up so they are soft and swap out the pins and reassemble them correctly. I will post a separate photo later, but he looks great after that. The watch accessory not being painted is absolutely ridiculous from a company like Mattel. How did this even happen?

The logo on towel is wrong, this one really isn’t a big deal for me. I’m not gonna use it. His socks are painted the wrong colour too. I’m less fazed by this one. But it’s just more problems on top of the problems at this point.

Apparently the shirt can tear (no problems with mine) and the ankles can be loose (mine are fine too) So the biggest problem is swapping the legs over which can be a little bit difficult. Otherwise you can ignore the smaller issues here.

PRICE

I bought mine from my local Kmart for $60 AUD. That’s not a bad price considering. I also had two other copies to look at and choose the best one and I am happy about that. Just pay a price close to retail and you shouldn’t feel like you paid too much.

OVERALL

This Cena figure does have a few flaws right out of the box. It’s definitely by no means perfect. However, if you can look past these flaws it’s still overall a great figure in its own right with a good amount of accessories and excellent choices for head sculpts. I would recommend picking it up if you are after Cena’s heel turn version as an Ultimate Edition. He’s definitely a great addition to your Ultimate Collection.

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REVIEW – MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE CHRONICLES RAM MAN

Posted by Mighty Mike on August 21, 2026
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Amazon MGM’s 2026 Masters of the Universe Live-action movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who returns to Eternia after being hidden away on Earth to embrace his destiny as He-Man, mastering the Power of Grayskull and saving his home world of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor by discovering the courage and responsibility needed to become its greatest hero.

Name: Ram Man 
Line: MOTU Chronicles 
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $89.99
Scale: 6.5 inches in height
Accessories: Battle axe, leg extensions and extra hands

Ram Man comes included with Fisto as an Amazon exclusive two pack and can be purchased on his own too.

All jokes about Ram Man and Fisto being in a two pack aside. It was nice to include to great characters from the movie together to make it easier to get both at the same time.

SCULPTING

This sculpt of Ram Man is great and the likeness to actor Jon Xue Zhang even underneath the helmet is great too. Ram Man’s costume design is easily my favourite so far. This figure has done an excellent job at translating it from what we see in the movie.

PAINT

No real problems with any of the paint on Ram Man. It’s all nice and neat. With the one exception being that some of the weathering on one of his boots doesn’t match the same amount as on the other boot so it looks a bit odd. Otherwise no other problems.

ARTICULATION

Ram Man’s articulation is about the same as the other figures in this line so far and gives you enough articulation to pose the figure fairly dynamically. Unlike the other figures I have reviewed so far his waist is not loose. I really enjoyed posing Ram Man he was fun to play around with.

ACCESSORIES

You get a battle axe for Ram Man, it looks great and easily fits in his hand. The extra fist hands are good and finally he comes with leg extensions for his ramming effect. I had an issue with mine as the right extension wouldn’t fit on properly. 

I ended up drilling mine out a little bit and eventually got it to fit on snug enough as it was a little bit disappointing only because I was in the middle of taking photos and initially thought perhaps it was two of the same side as they aren’t interchangeable pieces – they are meant for each leg only.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Besides an ill-fitting accessory, no real issues with Ram Man

PRICE

I paid the standard Amazon price of $89.99 plus shipping to get the two pack the very next day. I was happy with that and it was good to get the exclusive two pack so quick.

OVERALL

Ram Man is another great addition to the MOTU Chronicles line and definitely worth picking up. He’s a fun figure and looks just like he did in the movie. Definitely worth having in your collection.

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RETRO REVIEW – TONKA ROCK LORDS GRANITE

Posted by Mighty Mike on August 19, 2026
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Rock Lords were a GoBots spin-off toy line and featured robots that transformed into rocks, with heroes and villains based on different stones and minerals. They were quite an unusual concept at the time, unfortunately being introduced when GoBots’ popularity was waning in favour of Transformers.


Name: Granite
Line: Rock Lords
Manufacturer: Tonka
Released: 1986
Price: $4.00 – $9.00 Now: $50 + MOC
Scale: 3-4.5 inches in height
Accessories: Gun

This is probably the Rock Lord that either everybody had, or everybody knew of. That’s pretty much the case for most of my collector friends. Everyone seemed to have Granite if they only had one Rock Lord – it was him. I’m not sure just how common he really was – I ended up receiving a Granite from my cousin when he gave away some of his toys to my brother and I – which included Granite, Brimstone and Stoneheart. I always thought Rock Lords were a lot cooler than Go Bots, but obviously not as good as Transformers. But they were happily welcomed into the Autobot and Decepticon ranks during playtime.

SCULPTING

Unsurprisingly, Granite looks like a rock – that also happens to be a robot as well. I think Bandai/Tonka did a good job with the sculpting; he’s very detailed, and unlike the Go Bots, the head sculpt has a lot of character and doesn’t look too generic.

PAINT

Not a lot of paint for Granite, mainly just the blue on his legs and head, and pink eyes. I’ve always liked the way the blue and grey worked well together. He really pops.

ARTICULATION

Just like with Transformers, any articulation is part of the transformation process. You can easily move Granite’s arms and legs quite well. His transformation from robot to rock is not too hard and pretty straightforward.

ACCESSORIES

He comes with his gun, which clips into his right hand only. Depending on what version you bought, the gun will be in either red or black plastic. My version is in red.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Not really anything to worry about. He’s a study toy.

PRICE

I bought this particular Rock Lord back when the US dollar was at parity with the Australian dollar; what a time that was. I bought a bunch of Rock Lords MOSC because they were very cheap. So hopefully they are still mostly inexpensive.

OVERALL

Granite isn’t a bad transforming rock robot. He’s got a good design and is fun to play with. He’s also a good size when compared to the much smaller Go Bots. There are definitely more interesting Rock Lord designs, but Granite is still good in his own right.

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REVIEW – MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE CHRONICLES FISTO

Posted by Mighty Mike on August 14, 2026
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Amazon MGM’s 2026 Masters of the Universe Live-action movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who returns to Eternia after being hidden away on Earth to embrace his destiny as He-Man, mastering the Power of Grayskull and saving his home world of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor by discovering the courage and responsibility needed to become its greatest hero.

Name: Fisto
Line: MOTU Chronicles 
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $89.99
Scale: 6.5 inches in height
Accessories: Punch effect and extra hands

My second MOTU Chronicles review is Fisto, who comes in an Amazon exclusive two pack with Ram Man. 

All the fisting jokes aside from the movie, I guess Fisto really does just fist stuff. But in al honestly a lot of the original MOTU characters did have lazy character names in my opinion. 

Fisto comes in an Amazon exclusive two pack with Ram Man and can still be ordered from Amazon and at the moment this is the only way to get your hands on Fisto.

SCULPTING

This sculpt of Fisto is excellent and in my opinion the likeness to actor Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson is great! The rest of the figure does a good job match how the character looks in the movie and is sculpted great too.

PAINT

There is one main issue I have with this figure’s paint and it’s that I feel the hair and beard are too dark. I think a lighter shade of brown would have helped any problems with the overall look of the character in my opinion. Otherwise like other figures from this line there is little to no issue with paint applications.

ARTICULATION

 Fisto’s articulation is about the same as He-Man’s and unfortunately has the same loose waist as He-Man, which is disappointing as it does hinder the enjoyment of posing the figure. All the other joints are nice and tight though.

ACCESSORIES

You get a power effect for Fisto’s fist hand and some alternate hands too. All the accessories are great! But I’d still want some more hand variations in all honesty.

The power effect really makes it fun to take photos of Fisto and helps add a little bit more oomph to the photos and poses.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about with Fisto. 

PRICE

I paid the standard Amazon price of $89.99 plus shipping to get the two pack the very next day. I was happy with that and it was good to get the exclusive two pack so quick.

OVERALL

This is a great live action MOTU Fisto figure and you would be glad you sprang for the two pack. Fisto is an excellent figure and worth the purchase.

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