He-Man/Prince Adamīefore the craze of Wakanda Forever, there was a royal hero with fantastical abilities even greater than that of the Black Panther. To prepare for this upcoming motion picture let’s revisit some of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe heroes from our favorite ‘80s show. This past April, the film was finally green-lit with popular heartthrob Noah Centineo confirming that he will be playing the iconic character He-Man in the 2020 reboot. For the past few years, the He-Man reboot film was rumored to be in development. Just when you think He-Man is on its last leg, by the power of Grayskull he always re-emerges. Not all countries of production adopted the later hard head alteration.He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise is a cultural phenomenon that seems to be woven into the fabric of society. Thunder Punch He-Man and Flying Fists He-Man were released with hard heads Battle Armor He-Man, like the original version, was originally released with a soft head, but later also appeared with a hard head. The soft head version is the far more common of the two, with the hard head version being relatively scarce. In the later days of the line, the He-Man figure, as with a number of the early figures, was altered to have a solid head. It should also be noted that He-Man, along with all of the early figures, was originally released with a hollow rubber 'squeezable' head. This figure is also notable in that, whereas previous alternate versions had stuck to the basic original He-Man head, this new version had a completely new head sculpt, inspired in part by He-Man's appearance in the 1987 movie.

The figure was limited to releases in Italy and Spain, although it also appeared in some major department stores in London, England, and is one of the rarest and most highly sought after figures of the toy-line due to its limited release. In 1988, a final version was released for the original toy line, entitled Laser Power He-Man, which lit up He-Man's Power Sword powered by batteries inserted into the back of the figure. A double-pack was later released containing both Flying Fists He-Man and Terror Claws Skeletor. The figure included a spinning trident mace and a rotating shield. The figure's arms moved as his waist rotated. The same year, Battle Armor He-Man was re-released with Battle Cat, and again in a collector's pack with Man-at-Arms and Man-E-Faces.ġ986 saw the release of another version, named Flying Fists He-Man. The power sword, colored mustard gold with this version of the character, and shield were released with the figure, together with some red caps. The toy was powered with caps to make a bang when he threw a punch. In 1986, the figure was released again, together with Battle Armor Skeletor and Orko.Īnother alternate version was released in 1985, with the name Thunder Punch He-Man. The figure was also re-released the same year, in a two-pack with Battle Armor Skeletor, and the figure was also available packaged with the Road Ripper vehicle. As before, the power sword and battle axe were included. The chest contained a springloaded rotating drum bearing three 'damage indicators'. The first alternate version was entitled Battle Armor He-Man. Starting with the third wave of figures in 1984, a different He-Man variant, and corresponding Skeletor variant, was released with each new wave. The He-Man figure was released again in 1983 together with Teela and Ram-Man and the figure was also released in 1986 together with the Jet Sled vehicle. In 1982 the figure was also released in a set with either Battle Cat or the Wind Raider vehicle. The figure came with the power sword, a battle axe and a shield, together with a removable harness. The first He-Man action figure was released by Mattel in 1981, and had a twist waist and power punch action.

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