Monday, May 26, 2014

Battle Lion - MOTUC


This month Mattel released an all new beast for the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line. Battle Lion, the mighty steed to He-Man's ancestor King Grayskull. Both characters were introduced in the 200x cartoon show but did not receive figures in the corresponding toy line. King Grayskull was the first figure in the new Classics line, so it's cool to finally get Battle Lion.


Part sharing was an important part of the vintage He-Man line, and it continues with Classics. Battle Lion is based on the Battle Cat body. Unfortunately that means he is much smaller than he appeared in the cartoon. Still, he is a very nice looking toy.


Battle Lion's armor is just like the 200x Battle Cat armor. I bought an extra Battle Lion to make my own 200x Battle Cat (more photos to come soon). Here you can see Battle Lion with Battle Cat armor, BC with BL armor, and BL all side by side.


 I snapped a photo of King Grayskull on Battle Lion wearing the Battle Cat saddle. King Grayskull's cape gets in the way a little with the real Battle Lion saddle, but it fits worse on Battle Cat's.


Battle Lion's Mask and Claws just snap in place. They fall off a little too easily when you play with the figure. They stay on fine when he's just on display. The saddle has a flexible strap that hold it in place nicely.

7 comments:

  1. I really like this guy! I need to start paying attention to what Matty collector is selling again.

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  2. Love the outdook pics here Kevin they really make the Battle Lion pop!

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    1. Yeah, I love outdoor pics. It's more work, and I'm terrified of loosing accessories. The toys just look so cool outside. I also have to be very careful to shoot so the fence and other "real world" things don't ruin the photos.

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  3. Who doesn't love a Green lion? HAHA

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  4. Kevin, do you have man-at-arms??? if you do ; you know he comes with the 200x He-man sword. That's what my King Grayskull uses.

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    1. Yeah, I do I have Man-At-Arms and the 200x Power Sword. I just like that this one is glowing. I have a 200x He-Man that I've been putting together who uses that sword.

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