Turtles of Grayskull Wave 1 and 2 In Hand Photo Shoot

The Turtles of Grayskull line from Mattel has been an awesome mash up of two 80s powerhouse toys – Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The line uses the MOTU Origins body style, which is basically vintage He-Man with new added articulation. This is not a straight character swap, the mini-comic inside each figure tells the story of the Turtles and their world of characters getting portaled over to Eternia where they meet the Masters, and the baddies meet Skeletor. Hi-jinks ensue. The Turtles adapt Eternian weapons and armor to their own, then share that with the Eternians who re-suit up, and Shredder/Krang start using OOOZE on the Villains (and some heroes!) The result is each characters gets their own unique looks and feel, mixing up elements from both worlds in their look and gear.

The line has 2 waves officially revealed, and we should have some more MOTU info this week. There are 12 total revealed now and in previous interviews Mattel has said it’s intended for 25 figures. We’ve done a photo shoot showing off most of wave 1 and 2, so read on to check it out. We’re missing two exclusives – Moss Man and Sla’ker. Both are out somewhere in the world and going for premium prices, but I don’t believe have shipped from their exclusive stores (Walmart and Target) yet. Of note – Mattel sent a couple of these as review copies – Mutated He-Man and Krang. The rest we grabbed normally online.

Check out some quick thoughts and our pics below, then stay tuned for more MOTU goodies later in the week!

Turtles of Grayskull Wave 1 and 2 – Overall Thoughts

Love the line so far. Grabbed everything I could at reasonable prices. Hoping Moss Man and Sla’ker hit shelves and can be obtained without a mortgage. I was into both lines as a kid, little more with MOTU. Seeing them mashed up like this, using the MOTU form factor is just perfection. Each figure has thought and care put into it, gets the needed new sculpting where necessary. The mini-comic does a great job of telling the story, giving purpose to the character choices and mash-up decisions. Was a little less hype on the Mutated He-Man and Ram Man, but once I read the comic I was more into them. Of them all, the Turtles are the top of the bunch. They’ve gone through so many looks and so many special gear variants over the years that one more doesn’t throw you off, and they’re all cool looking on their own. Man At Arms also works well, as it’s kinda his default with some Turtle flair. But what really sings is them all together, it’s a great shelf of 80s awesomeness.

This is about half the originally planned line, with more coming later in 24. I plan on grabbing those all too. Perfect way to rep both on a shelf at the same time. I would also be down if they kept going – vehicles, animal partners, more mash ups with gear variants from both lines could be great. Here’s hoping! Anyway, check out our pics below, hit our sponsors to catch up with the line if you need to!

Thanks to Mattel for sending He-Man and Krang through to check out.

Turtles of Grayskull Wave 1 & 2 links:

Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, Amazon (#ad)

Update – Pre-Orders are now live for Wave 3!

Turtles of Grayskull

Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, The Chosen Prime, ToyGeek

Michelangelo – Amazon (#ad)
Skeletor – Amazon (#ad)
Teela – Amazon (#ad)
Casey Jones – Amazon (#ad)

Key shots here, more below!