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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